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  • 81Stability — Sta*bil i*ty (st[.a]*b[i^]l [i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. stabilitas; cf. F. stabilit[ e]. See {Stable}, a.] 1. The state or quality of being stable, or firm; steadiness; stableness; firmness; strength to stand without being moved or overthrown; as, the… …

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  • 82To dispose of — Dispose Dis*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disposing}.] [F. disposer; pref. dis + poser to place. See {Pose}.] 1. To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a… …

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  • 83vis inertiae — Inertia In*er ti*a, n. [L., idleness, fr. iners idle. See {Inert}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Physics) That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or… …

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  • 84hesitate — verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin haesitatus, past participle of haesitare to stick fast, hesitate, frequentative of haerēre to stick Date: 1598 intransitive verb 1. to hold back in doubt or indecision 2. to delay momentarily ; pause 3 …

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  • 85hover — intransitive verb (hovered; hovering) Etymology: Middle English hoveren, frequentative of hoven to hover Date: 15th century 1. a. to hang fluttering in the air or on the wing b. to remain suspended over a place or object 2. a. to move to and fro… …

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  • 86indecision — noun Etymology: French indécision, from indécis undecided, from Late Latin indecisus, from Latin in + decisus, past participle of decidere to decide Date: circa 1763 a wavering between two or more possible courses of action ; irresolution …

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  • 87irresolute — adjective Date: 1579 uncertain how to act or proceed ; vacillating < irresolute legislators > • irresolutely adverb • irresoluteness noun • irresolution noun …

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  • 88vacillation — noun Date: 15th century 1. an act or instance of vacillating 2. inability to take a stand ; irresolution, indecision …

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  • 89jelly — I. noun (plural jellies) Etymology: Middle English gelly, from Anglo French gelee, from feminine of gelé, past participle of geler to freeze, congeal, from Latin gelare more at cold Date: 14th century 1. a soft somewhat elastic food product made&#8230; …

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  • 90shilly-shally — I. adverb Etymology: irregular reduplication of shall I Date: 1700 in an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner II. adjective Date: 1734 irresolute, vacillating III. intransitive verb (shilly shallied; shilly shallying) …

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