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  • 21pare down — verb decrease gradually or bit by bit (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑pare • Hypernyms: ↑decrease, ↑lessen, ↑minify • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …

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  • 22Arabia — /euh ray bee euh/, n. a peninsula in SW Asia, including Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arab Republic, People s Democratic Republic of Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait: divided in ancient times into Arabia Deserta, Arabia Petraea, and …

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  • 23Wisdom tooth — A wisdom tooth, in humans, is any of the usually four third molars. Wisdom teeth usually appear between the ages of 17 and 25.[1] Most adults have four wisdom teeth, but it is possible to have more, in which case they are called supernumerary… …

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  • 24taper — ta|per1 [ˈteıpə US ər] v [I and T] to become gradually narrower towards one end, or to make something become narrower at one end taper to ▪ His wide chest tapers to a small waist. >tapering adj ▪ long tapering fingers taper off phr v to… …

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  • 25Geography of Turkey — Turkey is situated in Anatolia and Southeastern Europe (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosphorus is geographically part of Europe, and Anatolia is part of Southwestern Asia), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and… …

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  • 26Cordillera Province (Bolivia) — Cordillera   Province   San Francisco Church in Camiri …

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  • 27Mandibular third molar — Teeth toothpicture= text=Mandibular third molars of permanent teeth marked in red. There are no third molars in primary teeth. The mandibular third molar, commonly known as a wisdom tooth, is the tooth located distally (away from the midline of… …

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  • 28Welfare trap — The welfare trap theory asserts that taxation and welfare systems can jointly contribute to keep people on social insurance. This is also known as the unemployment trap or poverty trap in the UK.In the UK, there is a distinction between two… …

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  • 29pare — pareable, adj. /pair/, v.t., pared, paring. 1. to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of. 2. to remove (an outer coating, layer, or part) by cutting (often fol. by off or away). 3. to reduce or remove by or as by cutting; diminish or… …

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  • 30menopause — Permanent cessation of the menses; termination of the menstrual life. [meno + G. pausis, cessation] premature m. failure of cyclic ovarian function before age 40. SYN: premature …

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