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  • 51Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …

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  • 52misadvised — I adjective badly advised, fatuous, ill advised, ill considered, ill judged, illogical, impolitic, imprudent, in error, inadvisable, incautious, indiscreet, inexpedient, infelicitous, injudicious, irrational, irresponsible, misconducted,… …

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  • 53unwise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. foolish, injudicious, imprudent, ill advised; senseless, impolitic, indiscreet. See folly. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ill considered, ill advised, rash; see stupid 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 54Shapeshifting — For other uses, see Shapeshifting (disambiguation). Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales. It is also found in epic poems, science fiction literature, fantasy literature, children s literature, Shakespearean… …

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  • 55advise — verb 1 tell sb what you think they should do ADVERB ▪ strongly ▪ I strongly advise you not to do this. ▪ badly, wrongly ▪ We were badly advised by our lawyer. ▪ …

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  • 56United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 57Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …

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  • 58Becket, Saint Thomas — or Thomas à Becket born с 1118, Cheapside, London, Eng. died Dec. 29, 1170, Canterbury, Kent; canonized 1173; feast day December 29 Archbishop of Canterbury (1162–70). The son of a Norman merchant, he served as chancellor of England (1155–62)… …

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  • 59imprudent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. careless, incautious, rash; unwise, injudicious, ill advised; foolish. See rashness, folly, unpreparedness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. incautious, impulsive, ill advised, indiscreet; see rash . III …

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  • 60Unskillfulness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unskillfulness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unskillfulness unskillfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 want of skill want of skill &c. 698 Sgm: N 1 incompetence incompetence incompentency Sgm: N 1 inability inability infel …

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