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  • 91otiose — otiosely, adv. otiosity /oh shee os i tee, oh tee /, otioseness, n. /oh shee ohs , oh tee /, adj. 1. being at leisure; idle; indolent. 2. ineffective or futile. 3. superfluous or useless. [1785 95; < L otiosus at leisure, equiv. to oti(um)&#8230; …

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  • 92profit — profiter, n. profitless, adj. profitlessly, adv. profitlessness, n. /prof it/, n. 1. Often, profits. a. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Cf. gross profit, net profit. b. the ratio of s …

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  • 93thankless — thanklessly, adv. thanklessness, n. /thangk lis/, adj. 1. not likely to be appreciated or rewarded; unappreciated: a thankless job. 2. not feeling or expressing gratitude or appreciation; ungrateful: a thankless child. [1530 40; THANK + LESS] Syn …

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  • 94toilet — /toy lit/, n. 1. a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination. 2. a lavatory. 3. a bathroom. 4. See toilet bowl. 5. a dressing&#8230; …

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  • 95useless — uselessly, adv. uselessness, n. /yoohs lis/, adj. 1. of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him. 2. without useful qualities; of no practical good: a useless person; a useless gadget …

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  • 96Venice — /ven is/, n. 1. Italian, Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice. 361,722. 2. Gulf of, the N arm of the Adriatic Sea. 3. a town in SW Florida. 12,153. * * * I Italian Venezia City (pop., 2001 prelim …

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  • 97World War I — the war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers. Abbr.: WWI Also called Great War, War of the&#8230; …

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  • 98Henry the Navigator — Portuguese Henrique o Navegador orig. Henrique, infante (prince) de Portugal, duque (duke) de Viseu, senhor (lord) da Covilha born March 4, 1394, Porto, Port. died Nov. 13, 1460, Vila do Infante, near Sagres Portuguese prince and patron of&#8230; …

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  • 99Corti, Luigi, Count — ▪ Italian diplomat born October 24, 1823, Gambarana, Lombardy [Italy] died February 19, 1888, Rome, Italy       diplomat, minister of foreign affairs in the cabinet of Benedetto Cairoli (1878–88), and Italian representative at the Congress of&#8230; …

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  • 100Władysław IV Vasa — ▪ king of Poland born June 9, 1595, Kraków, Pol. died May 20, 1648, Merecz  king of Poland (1632–48), a popular monarch who did much to heal the wounds and solve the problems created by his father, Sigismund III Vasa, an obstinate man and&#8230; …

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