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Abroad
by J. R. Practix Abroad: (adv.): 1. in or to a foreign country or countries: we usually go abroad for a week in June 2. in different directions; over a wide area: the seeds were scattered abroad. I...
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Acculturate
by J. R. Practix Acculturate: (v.) to assimilate or cause to assimilate to a different culture, typically the dominate one: e.g. an acculturated Cherokee. What IS a dominate culture? I guess in this...
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Antic
Antic: (adj) grotesque or bizarre What happens when you use two words to define one word and the two words you apply–which were meant to be synonyms–have absolutely nothing to do with each other?...
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Anti-static
Anti-static: (adj) of preventing the presence of static electricity or reducing its effect. I will ask you in the forefront to please forgive this pensman for taking liberties with this word in order...
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Continent
Continent: (n) one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number It is 25,000 miles around the Earth. I suppose if you are accustomed to driving four blocks to the grocery...
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Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia (Prop Noun): a former republic in central Europe formed after World War I It was usually right before lunch in our fifth-grade class that the teacher asked us to open up our geography...
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Da Gama, Vasco
Da Gama, Vasco: (c.1469–1524), Portuguese explorer There was a hundred-year time span in Europe when explorers were as plentiful as singers auditioning for American Idol. It suddenly became popular to...
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