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41spiny — [spī′nē] adj. spinier, spiniest 1. covered with or having spines, thorns, or prickles 2. full of difficulties; troublesome; thorny 3. spine shaped …
42sca´brous|ness — sca|brous «SKAY bruhs», adjective. 1. rough with very small points or projections: »scabrous skin. SYNONYM(S): scraggly. 2. full of difficulties; harsh; thorny: »scabrous questions, a scabrous situation. 3. hard to treat with decency; …
43sca´brous|ly — sca|brous «SKAY bruhs», adjective. 1. rough with very small points or projections: »scabrous skin. SYNONYM(S): scraggly. 2. full of difficulties; harsh; thorny: »scabrous questions, a scabrous situation. 3. hard to treat with decency; …
44sca|brous — «SKAY bruhs», adjective. 1. rough with very small points or projections: »scabrous skin. SYNONYM(S): scraggly. 2. full of difficulties; harsh; thorny: »scabrous questions, a scabrous situation. 3. hard to treat with decency; …
45education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
46literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
47Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
48HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
49Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
50Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
