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  • 61ob|lique´ly — ob|lique «uh BLEEK, BLYK», adjective, adverb, verb, liqued, liqu|ing, noun. –adj. 1. not straight up and down; not straight across; slanting: »This terrace or garden…took an oblique view of the open sea (Thomas L. Peacock). Upon others we can… …

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  • 62ob|lique — «uh BLEEK, BLYK», adjective, adverb, verb, liqued, liqu|ing, noun. –adj. 1. not straight up and down; not straight across; slanting: »This terrace or garden…took an oblique view of the open sea (Thomas L. Peacock). Upon others we can look but in… …

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  • 63skew — /skyooh/, v.i. 1. to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course. 2. to look obliquely; squint. v.t. 3. to give an oblique direction to; shape, form, or cut obliquely. 4. Slang. to make conform to a specific concept, attitude, or planned result; …

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  • 64skew — [[t]skyu[/t]] v. i. 1) to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course 2) to look askance; squint 3) to give an oblique direction to; shape, form, or cut obliquely 4) to distort; misrepresent: to skew data[/ex] 5) having an oblique direction or… …

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  • 65skew — /skju / (say skyooh) verb (i) 1. to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course. 2. to look obliquely; squint. 3. to drive a skewnail. –verb (t) 4. to give an oblique direction to; shape or form obliquely. 5. Carpentry to drive (a nail)… …

  • 66backhanded — backhandedly, adv. backhandedness, n. /bak han did/, adj. 1. performed with the hand turned backward, crosswise, or in any oblique direction so that the palm of the hand faces in the direction of the body and the back of the hand faces in the… …

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  • 67renal system — ▪ anatomy Introduction  in humans (human body), organ system that includes the kidneys, where urine is produced, and the ureters, bladder, and urethra for the passage, storage, and voiding of urine.       In many respects the human excretory, or… …

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  • 68Orbicularis oris muscle — Orbicularis coris Latin musculus orbicularis oris Gray s subject #108 384 …

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  • 69slope — I. n. 1. Obliquity, oblique direction, direction downward. 2. Inclination, acclivity or declivity. II. v. a. Incline. III. v. n. Incline, slant, take an oblique direction …

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  • 70Pope Sylvester II — Infobox Pope English name=Sylvester II birth name=Gerbert d Aurillac term start=April 2, 999 term end=May 12, 1003 predecessor=Gregory V successor=John XVII birth date= ca. 950 birthplace=Auvergne, France dead=dead|death date=death… …

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