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  • 61luxury — /luk sheuh ree, lug zheuh /, n., pl. luxuries, adj. n. 1. a material object, service, etc., conducive to sumptuous living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living rather than a necessity: Gold cufflinks were a luxury not allowed for …

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  • 62prurient — prurience, pruriency, n. pruriently, adv. /proor ee euhnt/, adj. 1. having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc. 2. causing lasciviousness or lust. 3. having a restless desire or longing. [1630 40; < …

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  • 63satyr — satyric /seuh tir ik/, satyrical, adj. satyrlike, adj. /say teuhr, sat euhr/, n. 1. Class. Myth. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness&#8230; …

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  • 64Adams, Abigail — orig. Abigail Smith born Nov. 22, 1744, Weymouth, Mass. died Oct. 28, 1818, Quincy, Mass., U.S. U.S. first lady. She was the daughter of a Congregational minister. Educated entirely at home, she became an avid reader of history. She married John&#8230; …

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  • 65Ögödei — born 1185, Mongolia died 1241, Karakorum Son of Genghis Khan who succeeded his father in 1229 and greatly expanded the Mongol empire. He established his headquarters in central Mongolia and built the capital city of Karakorum. Like his father, he …

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  • 66dance, Western — Introduction       history of Western dance from ancient times to the present and including the development of ballet, the waltz, and various types of modern dance.       The peoples of the West of Europe and of the countries founded through&#8230; …

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  • 67Alvarez Carillo Gil de Albornoz —     Alvarez Carillo Gil de Albornoz     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Alvarez Carillo Gil de Albornoz     A renowned Cardinal, general, and statesman; b. about 1310 at Cuenca in New Castile; d. 23 Aug., 1367, at the Castle of Bonriposo, near Viterbo …

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  • 68salaciousness — noun The state or characteristic of being salacious. Syn: bawdiness, indecency, lasciviousness, lewdness …

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  • 69bawdiness — noun The state or characteristic of being bawdy. Syn: lasciviousness, wantonness …

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  • 70wantonize — verb /ˈwɒntənaɪz/ To be wanton; to indulge in lewdness, flirtation or lasciviousness. It is women who communicate their parts as much as a man list to wantonize with them …

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