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11war — {{11}}war (n.) late O.E. (c.1050), wyrre, werre, from O.N.Fr. werre war (Mod.Fr. guerre), from Frankish *werra, from P.Gmc. *werso (Cf. O.S. werran, O.H.G. werran, Ger. verwirren to confuse, perplex ). Cognates suggest the original sense was to… …
12affront — I. v. a. 1. Insult, abuse, outrage. 2. Offend, displease, irritate, provoke, chafe, fret, vex, annoy, pique, nettle, anger, gall, miff (colloq.), give offence to, make angry, put to shame, confound, bring to confusion, put out of countenance,… …
13flum´mox|er — flum|mox «FLUHM uhks», transitive verb. Informal. to bring to confusion; confound; bewilder. ╂[apparently from dialectal flummocks to maul, mangle] –flum´mox|er, noun …
14flum|mox — «FLUHM uhks», transitive verb. Informal. to bring to confusion; confound; bewilder. ╂[apparently from dialectal flummocks to maul, mangle] –flum´mox|er, noun …
15Balls up — confusion arising from a mistake; a mess; mistake itself; bring to a state of hopeless confusion or difficulty …
16biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
17international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
18United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
19china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
20China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
