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  • 101acceptable — adjective Date: 14th century 1. capable or worthy of being accepted < no compromise would be acceptable > 2. a. welcome, pleasing < compliments are always acceptable > b. barely satisfactory or …

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  • 102barbarism — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. a barbarian or barbarous social or intellectual condition ; backwardness b. the practice or display of barbarian acts, attitudes, or ideas 2. an idea, act, or expression …

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  • 103criterion — noun (plural criteria; also rions) Etymology: Greek kritērion, from krinein to judge, decide more at certain Date: 1622 1. a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based 2. a characterizing mark or trait Synonyms: see standard …

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  • 104hypothetico-deductive — adjective Date: 1912 relating to, being, or making use of the method of proposing hypotheses and testing their acceptability or falsity by determining whether their logical consequences are consistent with observed data …

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  • 105marginal — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin marginalis, from Latin margin , margo Date: 1573 1. written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet < marginal notes > 2. a. of, relating to, or situated at a margin or border b. not of central importance < …

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  • 106underwriter — noun Date: 1622 1. one that underwrites ; guarantor 2. a. one that underwrites a policy of insurance ; insurer b. one who selects risks to be solicited or rates the acceptability of risks solicited 3. one that underwrites a security issue …

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  • 107demur — I. intransitive verb (demurred; demurring) Etymology: Middle English demuren, demeren to linger, from Anglo French demurer, demoerer, from Latin demorari, from de + morari to linger, from mora delay more at mora Date: 13th century 1. archaic&#8230; …

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  • 108Демчук, Артур Леонович — (р. 1966) спец. в обл. соц. полит. наук; канд. филос. наук. Род. в Калининграде. Окончил филос. ф т МГУ (1988) и асп. там же (1991). Канд. дисс. &quot;Эволюция военной политики в странах Латинской Америки&quot; (1922). С 1991 работает на&#8230; …

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  • 109Aquaculture — installations in southern Chile Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants …

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  • 110Anal sex — This article is about the human sexual act. For anal sex in non human animals, see Animal sexual behaviour. Depiction of anal sex on 510 BC Attic red figure …

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