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    in which a word appears means looking at the words‚ sentences‚ and paragraphs that come              before             and        after                   the word in question in order to decide which meaning the author intends. 2.              etymology             refers to the origin and development of words over time. 3.                  acquiesce         is to go along with or comply without protest. 4. A(n)              affray             is a conflict or brawl. 5. To deprive or strip one

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    Ancient Rome and Bravery

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    that he/she is truly brave. Then again‚ sometimes bravery is something that a person has inside him or her and is never shown as an action at all. For thousands of years‚ people have used words that describe the concept of bravery. The history‚ or etymology‚ of the English word bravery is as follows. The word originated in Latin as barbarous. The Romans who spoke Latin were warriors so it is logical they would have a word that talked about their courageous actions. The Vulgar Latin‚ which was spoken

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    Ghadar Party

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    conclusion of the war‚ the party in America split into Communist and Anti-Communist factions. The party was formally dissolved in 1948.[1] Contents   [hide]  • 1 Etymology • 2 Background • 3 The Ghadar Newspaper o 3.1 Members of the Ghadar Party • 4 See also • 5 References • 6 External links Etymology[edit source | editbeta] Ghadar is an Urdu word derived from Arabic

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    Taboo Language

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    Taboo language: FUCK Is it no longer obscene? All languages have words that are considered taboo – words that are not supposed to be said or used. Taboo words or swearwords‚ can be used in many different ways and they can have different meanings depending on what context they appear in. Another aspect of taboo words is the euphemisms that are used in order to avoid obscene speech. This paper will focus on the f-word which replaces the word fuck‚ and as the study will show it also have other meanings

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    Investiture‚ from the Latin (preposition in and verb vestire‚ ’dress’ from vestis ’robe’) is a rather general term for the formal installation of an incumbent as the insignia can include the formal dress and adornment (robes of state‚ headdress etc.) the etymology refers to‚ but also other regalia in the widest sense‚ such as a throne or other seat of office‚ the word is a convenient generic term‚ also for such more specific cases as coronation (see that article and regalia for more on such ceremonies) and

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    Stylistic devises

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    5. The notion of a term.Its characteristics and st. f-s.Scientific prose. T. are w-ds denoting various scientifical & techn. Objects‚ phenomena & processes. They are found in techn. Texts where they are indespensible means of expressing ideas. They directly refer to the o-t they mean. They are emotionally neutral. They are: 1- monosemantic; 2-m-ng doesn’t depend on the context;3-it remains constant until some new invention changes it(wireless set=radio); 4- no emotional colouring‚but it can obtain

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    reduplicates itself yielding the genotypes of 69‚XXY (triploid) or 92‚XXXY (tetraploid).[4] Complete hydatidiform moles have a higher risk of developing into choriocarcinoma — a malignant tumor of trophoblast cells — than do partial moles. The etymology is derived from hydatisia (Greek "a drop of water")‚ referring to the watery contents of the cysts‚ and mole (from Latin mola = millstone/false conception).[5] The term‚ however‚ comes from the similar appearance of the cyst to a hydatid cyst in

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    DRUGS

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    A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ performance enhancing or other effects when taken or put into a human body or the body .For other uses‚ see Drug (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Coffee is the most widely used psychoactive drug beverage in the world. In 1999‚ the average consumption of coffee was 3.5 cups per day per U.S. citizen.[1] Wine is a common alcoholic beverage.[2] A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ performance enhancing or

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    Barking Dog

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    say it differently‚ for Dogs barking or biting are their way of venting out and if they choose former hardly then do they need to choose the later. This is what I conceive but if there is any tale behind this idiom then I do not know. The study of etymology has come a long way and it is very deep but very interesting. By the way where have to provide such material. When I read your question about an idiom‚ I pat chose to answer. Because

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    Heaney In Beowulf

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    Heaney may embellish – thus‚ personalise/claim – the text through translation; however‚ this was not something which came naturally. Initially struggling to translate Beowulf‚ it was not until Heaney located the verb þolian (‘to suffer/endure’) – an Anglo-Saxon etymon of the Ulster verb thole bearing the same definition – within the text that he considered ‘Beowulf to be part of [his] voice-right’. This acknowledgement tying Ulster vernacular to Anglo-Saxon is playful‚ Heaney enacting the same

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