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  • 41dexterous — also dextrous adjective Etymology: Latin dextr , dexter on the right side, skillful Date: 1609 1. mentally adroit and skillful ; clever < her dexterous handling of the crisis > 2. done with dexterity ; a …

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  • 42expertise — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, expertness, from expert Date: 1868 1. expert opinion or commentary 2. the skill of an expert …

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  • 43understand — verb (understood; standing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English understandan, from under + standan to stand Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to grasp the meaning of < understand Russian > b. to grasp the reasonableness of …

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  • 44art — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eart; akin to Old Norse est, ert (thou) art, Old English is is archaic present second singular of be II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin art , ars more at arm Date: 13th …

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  • 45easy — I. adjective (easier; est) Etymology: Middle English esy, from Anglo French eisé, aasié, past participle of eiser, aaisier to ease, from a ad (from Latin ad ) + eise ease Date: 13th century 1. a. causing or involving little difficulty or&#8230; …

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  • 46estimate — I. transitive verb ( mated; mating) Etymology: Latin aestimatus, past participle of aestimare to value, estimate Date: circa 1532 1. archaic a. esteem b. appraise 2. a. to …

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  • 47expert — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French, from Latin expertus, from past participle of experiri Date: 14th century 1. obsolete experienced 2. having, involving, or displaying special skill or knowledge&#8230; …

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  • 48Chariot — For other uses, see Chariot (disambiguation). A fountain in Madrid depicting Cybele in her chariot drawn by lions, in the Plaza de Cibeles …

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  • 49George Henry Boker — (October 6, 1823 ndash; January 2, 1890) was an American poet, playwright, and diplomat.YouthBoker was born in Philadelphia. His father was Charles S. Boker, a wealthy banker, whose financial expertness weathered the Girard National Bank through&#8230; …

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  • 50David Malouf — Born 20 March 1934 (1934 03 20) (age&#160;77) Brisbane, Australia Occupation novelist, short story writer, playwright …

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