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  • 91defect — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin defectus lack, from deficere to desert, fail, from de + facere to do more at do Date: 15th century 1. a. an imperfection that impairs worth or utility ; shortcoming < the grave defects in our foreign&#8230; …

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  • 92fault — 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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  • 93nit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu; akin to Old High German hniz nit, Greek konid , konis Date: before 12th century 1. the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect; also the insect itself when young 2. a minor&#8230; …

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  • 94shame — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scamu; akin to Old High German scama shame Date: before 12th century 1. a. a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety b. the susceptibility to such emotion < …

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  • 95sin — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sinne, from Old English synn; akin to Old High German sunta sin and probably to Latin sont , sons guilty, est is more at is Date: before 12th century 1. a. an offense against religious or moral law b. an action&#8230; …

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  • 96vice — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin vitium fault, vice Date: 14th century 1. a. moral depravity or corruption ; wickedness b. a moral fault or failing c. a habitual and usually trivial defect or shortcoming ; foible …

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  • 97Climate — For other uses, see Climate (disambiguation). Worldwide Climate Classifications Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature …

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  • 98Cruiser — For other uses, see Cruiser (disambiguation). USS&#160;Port Royal&#160;(CG 73), a Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1992. A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had&#8230; …

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  • 100Equation of state — In physics and thermodynamics, an equation of state is a relation between state variables.cite book | author=Perrot, Pierre | title=A to Z of Thermodynamics | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=1998 | id=ISBN 0 19 856552 6] More&#8230; …

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