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  • 71humanly — adverb Date: 15th century 1. a. with regard to human needs and emotions < provide humanly for those who are not needed in the economy E. F. Bacon > b. with regard to or in keeping with human proneness to error or weakness < humanly inaccurate > 2 …

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  • 72leaning — noun Date: 15th century a definite but not decisive attraction or tendency often used in plural < radical leanings > Synonyms: leaning, propensity, proclivity, penchant mean a strong instinct or liking for something. leaning suggests a liking or&#8230; …

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  • 73prone — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pronus bent forward, tending; akin to Latin pro forward more at for Date: 14th century 1. having a tendency or inclination ; being likely < prone to forget names > < accident prone > 2. a. having&#8230; …

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  • 74tendency — noun (plural cies) Etymology: Medieval Latin tendentia, from Latin tendent , tendens, present participle of tendere Date: 1628 1. a. direction or approach toward a place, object, effect, or limit b. a proneness to a particular kind of thought or&#8230; …

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  • 75fault — I. noun Etymology: Middle English faute, falte, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, from feminine of fallitus, past participle of Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint Date: 13th century 1. obsolete lack 2. a. weakness, failing;&#8230; …

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  • 76temper — I. transitive verb (tempered; tempering) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English & Anglo French; Old English temprian & Anglo French temprer, from Latin temperare to moderate, mix, temper; probably akin to Latin tempor , tempus time Date:&#8230; …

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  • 77Carl von Clausewitz — Clausewitz redirects here. For the part of defense of Berlin during the World War II, see Operation Clausewitz. Carl Philipp Gottfried von[1] Clausewitz …

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  • 78Darwin Awards — For the movie with the same name, see The Darwin Awards (film). Not to be confused with the Darwin Medal. DarwinAwards.com logo The Darwin Awards are a tongue in cheek honor, created by Wendy Northcutt to recognize individuals who contribute to&#8230; …

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  • 79Guilt — Guilty redirects here. For other uses, see Guilty (disambiguation). Guilt is the state of being responsible for the commission of an offense.[1] It is also a cognitive or an emotional experience that occurs when a person realizes or believes&#8230; …

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  • 80Edward the Confessor — St. Edward the Confessor EDWARD(US) REX. Edward the Confessor enthroned , opening scene of the Bayeux Tapestry King of England Reign 8 June 1042 – 5 January 1066 …

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