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  • 121repel — [c]/rəˈpɛl / (say ruh pel) verb (repelled, repelling) –verb (t) 1. to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.). 2. to thrust back or away; reject: he repelled several useless suggestions. 3. to resist effectually (an attack, onslaught):… …

  • 122disgust — [dis gust′] n. [MFr desgoust, distaste < des (see DIS ) + L gustus, a taste, relish: see GUSTO] a sickening distaste or dislike; deep aversion; repugnance vt. [MFr desgouster < des (see DIS ) + L gustare, to taste] to cause to feel disgust; …

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  • 123repel — [ri pel′] vt. repelled, repelling [ME repellen < L repellere, to drive back < re , back + pellere, to drive: see PULSE1] 1. to drive or force back; hold or ward off [to repel an attack] 2. to refuse to accept, agree to, or submit to; reject …

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  • 124disrelish — n. & v. n. dislike; distaste. v.tr. regard with dislike or distaste …

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  • 125dis|gust — «dihs GUHST», noun, verb. –n. a strong dislike; sickening dislike: »We feel disgust for bad odors or tastes. SYNONYM(S): distaste, loathing, repugnance. See syn. under dislike. (Cf. ↑dislike) –v.t. to cause to feel disgust: »The smell of a pigpen …

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  • 126dis·taste — /dısˈteıst/ noun, pl tastes : a strong feeling of not liking someone or something [count] usually singular I ve developed a real distaste [=dislike] for paperwork. [noncount] “I see you still smoke,” she said with distaste …

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  • 127UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …

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  • 128Angular distance — Distance Dis tance, n. [F. distance, L. distantia.] 1. The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place. [1913 Webster] Every particle …

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