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  • 111naive — or naïve adjective (naiver; est) Etymology: French naïve, feminine of naïf, from Old French, inborn, natural, from Latin nativus native Date: 1654 1. marked by unaffected simplicity ; artless, ingenuous 2. a. deficient in worldly wisdom or… …

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  • 112upend — Date: 1823 transitive verb 1. to set or stand on end; also overturn 1 2. a. to affect to the point of being upset or flurried < a…literary shocker, designed to upend the credulous matrons Wolcott Gibbs > b. defeat, beat intransitive verb to rise&#8230; …

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  • 113credulously — adverb see credulous …

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  • 114credulousness — noun see credulous …

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  • 115Alfred Russel Wallace — Infobox Scientist name = Alfred Russel Wallace image width = 200px caption = Alfred Russel Wallace birth date = birth date|1823|1|8|df=yes birth place = Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales death date = death date and age|1913|11|7|1823|1|8|df=yes death&#8230; …

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  • 116Blackbeard — Infobox Pirate name=Edward Teach lived=c. 1680 November 22, 1718 caption=Blackbeard (1734 engraving) nickname=Blackbeard type=Pirate placeofbirth=Bristol, England placeofdeath=Ocracoke, Province of Carolina allegiance=None serviceyears=1712 –&#8230; …

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  • 117Claudius Aelianus — Aelianus Tacticus, Greek military writer of the 2nd century, resident at Rome, is sometimes confused with Claudius Aelianus. Claudius Aelianus (ca. 175 – ca. 235) (Greek: Κλαύδιος Αἰλιανός)[1], often seen as just Aelian, born at Praeneste, was a&#8230; …

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  • 118Deism — For other uses, see Deism (disambiguation). Part of a series on God General c …

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  • 119Edward Gibbon — Infobox Person caption = Edward Gibbon (1737–1794) birth date = April 27, 1737 death date = death date and age|1794|1|16|1737|4|27 birth place = Putney, England, UK death place = London, England, UKEdward Gibbon (April 27, 1737 [Gibbon s birthday …

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  • 120Faith healing — Faith healer redirects here. For the play by Brian Friel, see Faith Healer. Faith healing is healing through spiritual means. The healing of a person is brought about by religious faith through prayer and/or rituals that, according to adherents,&#8230; …

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