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  • 81Prince Rupert's metal — Metal Met al (? or ?; 277), n. [F. m[ e]tal, L. metallum metal, mine, Gr. ? mine; cf. Gr. ? to search after. Cf. {Mettle}, {Medal}.] 1. (Chem.) An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than …

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  • 82Prince's metal — Metal Met al (? or ?; 277), n. [F. m[ e]tal, L. metallum metal, mine, Gr. ? mine; cf. Gr. ? to search after. Cf. {Mettle}, {Medal}.] 1. (Chem.) An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than …

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  • 83courage — noun Etymology: Middle English corage, from Anglo French curage, from quer, coer heart, from Latin cor more at heart Date: 14th century mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty Synonyms: cour …

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  • 84Supreme (comics) — Superherobox| caption=Supreme, Suprema, and Radar. Art by Alex Ross character name=Supreme publisher=Image Comics Maximum Press Awesome Entertainment Arcade Comics Checker Books debut= Youngblood #3 (1992) creators=Rob Liefeld and Brian Murray… …

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  • 85Blackwing — is the name of two fictional Marvel Comics supervillains and one hero.Blackwing (Joseph Manfredi)Superherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Blackwing real name=Joseph Manfredi species= publisher=Marvel Comics debut=… …

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  • 86Spaced — Seriendaten Originaltitel Spaced Produktionsland Vereinigtes Königreich …

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  • 87Woodrow Wilson: The Fear of Monopoly — ▪ Primary Source              The campaign of 1912 pitted four remarkable men against each other for the presidency, all of them with significant reform backgrounds. William Howard Taft, the incumbent, had the support of the regular Republicans… …

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  • 88Avengers Academy — Cover to Avengers Academy, #1 (June 2010). Art by Mike McKone. Group publication information Publisher Marvel Comics …

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  • 89fortitude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. courage, patience, endurance. See inexcitability. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. firmness, courage, mettle, fearlessness, grit, backbone, determination, pluck, strength, stoicism, guts*; see also… …

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  • 90nerve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. courage, strength, vigor, vitality; grit, determination, resolution. v. t. embolden, steel, strengthen, invigorate. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The path of nervous impulses] Syn. nerve fiber, nerve tissue …

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