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  • 11flagrant — I adjective aiming for effect, apparent, arrant, audacious, blatant, bold, brazen, clear, conspicuous, daring, done for effect, enormous, flagitious, flaming into notice, flashy, flaunting, glaring, gross, immodest, impudens, infamous, loud,… …

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  • 12histrionic — I adjective affected, aiming for effect, artificial, dramatic, embroidered, exaggerated, exhibitionistic, insincere, mannered, melodramatic, orotund, ostentatious, overacted, pretentious, scaenicus, self conscious, showy, stagy, stilted, striving …

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  • 13pacification — [pas΄ə fi kā′shən] n. 〚Fr < L pacificatio〛 a pacifying or being pacified * * * pac·i·fi·ca·tion (păs ə fĭ kāʹshən) n. 1. The act of pacifying or the condition of being pacified; appeasement. 2. a. Reduction, as of a rebellious district, to&#8230; …

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  • 14ambitious — a. 1. Aspiring, emulous, eager for superiority, eager for distinction or fame. 2. Eager, strongly desirous, intent, avid. [Followed by of.] 3. Showy, pretentious, aiming at effect …

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  • 15agonistic — /ægəˈnɪstɪk/ (say aguh nistik) adjective 1. combative; striving to overcome in argument. 2. aiming at effect; strained. 3. relating to contests. Also, agonistical. {Greek agōnistikos fit for contest} –agonistically, adverb –agonistics, noun …

  • 16Archery — competition in West Germany in the early 1980s …

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  • 17Glossary of cue sports terms — The following is a glossary of traditional English language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom (or carambole) billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool (pocket&#8230; …

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  • 18Sniper — For other uses, see Sniper (disambiguation). Sniper US Army sniper team shooting from within a room in Afghanistan with M24 SWS, 19 October 2006. Occupation Names Sniper Activity …

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  • 19Telescopic sight — Scope redirects here. For other uses, see Scope (disambiguation). View through a 4x rifle scope. A telescopic sight, commonly called a scope, is a sighting device that is based on an optical refracting telescope. They are equipped with some form&#8230; …

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  • 20Operation Charnwood — Part of Battle for Caen …

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