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  • 51stick — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician to stick Date: before 12th century 1. a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: as a. a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or …

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  • 52Crosier — • The Pastoral Staff is an ecclesiastical ornament which is conferred on bishops at their consecration and on mitred abbots at their investiture, and which is used by these prelates in performing certain solemn functions Catholic Encyclopedia.… …

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  • 53Ministry discography — This is the discography of American industrial metal band Ministry. Contents 1 Albums 1.1 Studio albums 1.2 Live albums 1.3 Compilation and remix alb …

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  • 54sting — stingingly, adv. stingless, adj. /sting/, v., stung or (Obs.) stang; stung; stinging; n. v.t. 1. to prick or wound with a sharp pointed, often venom bearing organ. 2. to affect painfully or irritatingly as a result of contact, as certain plants… …

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  • 55propel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. push, force, impel, thrust, shove, drive. See propulsion, rotation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. impel, move, launch, thrust; see drive 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. drive, impel, push, shoot,… …

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  • 56provoke — 1 Provoke, excite, stimulate, pique, quicken, galvanize can all mean to rouse one into doing or feeling something or to call something into existence by so rousing a person. Provoke stresses a power in the agent or agency sufficient to produce… …

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  • 57sting — [c]/stɪŋ / (say sting) verb (stung, stinging) –verb (t) 1. to prick or wound with some sharp pointed, often venom bearing, organ, with which certain animals are equipped: a bee stung me. 2. to affect painfully or irritatingly, especially as a… …

  • 58tempt — v 1. entice, allure, seduce, lure; fascinate, engage, infatuate, carry away, enamor; excite, titillate, magnetize, draw; beguile, captivate, charm, attract, appeal; enthrall, enrapture, bewitch, ensorcel; tease, whet the appetite, tickle. 2.… …

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  • 59rowel — row•el [[t]ˈraʊ əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur 2) to prick or urge with a rowel 3) to goad or prod • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME rowelle < OF röelle… …

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  • 60sting — [[t]stɪŋ[/t]] v. stung, sting•ing, n. 1) zool. to prick or wound with a sharp pointed, often venom bearing organ 2) to affect painfully or irritatingly as a result of contact, as certain plants do 3) to cause to smart or to feel a sharp pain 4)… …

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