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31cul´ture|less — cul|ture «KUHL chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. fineness of feelings, thoughts, tastes, or manners; refinement: »He is a man of culture who appreciates the great art and fine sculpture in the museum. SYNONYM(S): breeding. See syn. under …
32knot´less — knot1 «not», noun, verb, knot|ted, knot|ting. –n. 1. a) a fastening made by tying or twining together pieces of one or more ropes, strings, or cords: »a square knot, a slipknot, a knot in a shoelace. b) …
33speck´less — speck «spehk», noun, verb. –n. 1. a small spot or mark; stain: »Can you clean the specks off this wallpaper? In beauty faults conspicuous grow, The smallest speck is seen on snow (John Gay). SYNONYM(S): speckle. 2. a tiny bit; particle: »a speck… …
34sun|less — «SUHN lihs», adjective. without sun; without sunlight: »Most flowers will not grow in a sunless place. SYNONYM(S): dark, shady …
35Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
36human development — ▪ biology Introduction the process of growth and change that takes place between birth and maturity. Human growth is far from being a simple and uniform process of becoming taller or larger. As a child (child development) gets bigger,… …
37heredity — /heuh red i tee/, n., pl. heredities. Biol. 1. the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new… …
38decrease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Diminution Nouns 1. (decrease in amount) decrease, diminution; lessening, subtraction (see deduction); reduction, abatement; shrinking, contraction, extenuation; cut back, discount. See shortness. 2.… …
39Portugal — /pawr cheuh geuhl, pohr /; Port. /pawrdd too gahl /, n. a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 9,867,654; 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Cap.: Lisbon. * * * Portugal… …
40Economy of Africa — The economy of Africa consists of the trade, industry, and resources of the peoples of Africa. As of July 2005, approximately 887 million people were living in 54 different states. Africa is the world s poorest inhabited continent. Though parts… …
