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RE: Cash equivalent
a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less than three months
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cardinal vein
any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates
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theodosius
the last emperor of a united Roman Empire, he took control of the eastern empire and ended the war with the Visigoths; he became a Christian and in 391 banned all forms of pagan worship (346-395)
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RE: Springboard
Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something.
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humboldt current
a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west
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RE: Rugby
A corruption of the Saxon Rothby, “red village,” in allusion to its soil.
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RE: Rugby
Rugby is a team sport that originated in England, characterized by running with an oval ball in hand which is often kicked, carried, or passed from hand to hand. Points are scored by grounding the ball behind the opponents goal line, or by kicking it between goalposts and over a crossbar. It consists of two types - Rugby Union and Rugby League, each with its distinct rules and regulations. It is played by both men and women, with teams typically composed of 15 players (in Rugby Union) or 13 players (in Rugby League).
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RE: swertia
Swertia is a genus in the gentian family containing plants sometimes referred to as the felworts. Some species bear very showy purple and blue flowers. Many members of this genus have medicinal and cultural purposes.Plants of genus Frasera are sometimes considered part of this genus, sometimes as a separate genus, and sometimes as synonymous.
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RE: miasm
Such particles or atoms as are supposed to arise from distempered, putrefying, or poisonous bodies, and to affect people at a distance.
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RE: charles menninger
Charles Menninger was an American physician who, along with his sons Karl and William, founded the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, an innovative clinic for the treatment of mental illness. He is noted for establishing a medical approach to mental health that incorporated concepts of individual psychology, preventive psychiatry, and community mental health. His work significantly contributed to the development of psychiatric health care systems in the United States.
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RE: Enervate
en-ėr′vāt, v.t. to deprive of nerve, strength, or courage: to weaken.—adj. weakened: spiritless.—n. Enervā′tion.—adj. Ener′vative.—v.t. Enerve′ (obs.), to enervate. [L. enervāre, -ātum—e, out of, nervus, a nerve.]
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RE: salt marsh
A marsh of saline water, found in the intertidal zone between land and sea, characterized by halophytic plants such as grasses and sedges adapted to periodic flooding with salt water.
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RE: pivot shot
A pivot shot is a type of shot usually used in sports like basketball or soccer, where the player with the ball plants one foot, rotates their body around that foot, and then takes a shot. In cinematography, it refers to a shot where the camera is rotated around a fixed point, similar to the sports technique.
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RE: pydna
(now Kitron). A town of Macedonia, in the district Pieria, was situated at a small distance west of the Thermaic Gulf, on which it had a harbor. It was originally a Greek colony, but was subdued by the Macedonian kings, from whom, however, it frequently revolted. Toward the end of the Peloponnesian war it was taken after a long siege by Archelaus. It again revolted from the Macedonians, and was subdued by Philip, who enlarged and fortified the place. It was here that Olympias sustained a long siege against Cassander, 317-16 B.C. It is especially memorable on account of the victory gained under its walls by Æmilius Paulus over Perseus, the last king of Macedonia, 168 B.C.