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  • 81trick — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. artifice, stratagem, craft; illusion; wile, ruse, subterfuge, fraud, imposture, deception; tour, shift, turn; trait, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity. See unconformity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A deceit] Syn.… …

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  • 82wile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stratagem, subterfuge, ploy; trick, dodge. See cunning. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. trickery, deceit, cunning, stratagem, trick, chicanery, dishonesty, plot, ruse, hoax, deception, scheming, dodge,… …

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  • 83trick — n 1 Trick, ruse, stratagem, maneuver, gambit, ploy, artifice, wile, feint are comparable when they mean an act or an expedient whereby one seeks to gain one s ends by indirection and ingenuity and often by cunning. Trick implies cheating or… …

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  • 84Plot — Plot, n. [Abbrev. from complot.] 1. Any scheme, stratagem, secret design, or plan, of a complicated nature, adapted to the accomplishment of some purpose, usually a treacherous and mischievous one; a conspiracy; an intrigue; as, the Rye house… …

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  • 85trick — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trikke, from Anglo French *trik, from trikier to deceive, cheat, from Vulgar Latin *triccare, alteration of Latin tricari to behave evasively, shuffle, from tricae complications, trifles Date: 15th century 1. a.… …

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  • 86Second Punic War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Second Punic War partof= the Punic Wars caption= Borders of Roman and Punic zone of influence in 218 BC, just prior to the war date= 218 to 201 BC place= Italia, Sicily, Hispania, Cisalpine Gaul, Transalpine… …

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  • 87Hannah Cowley — (14 March 1743 – 11 March 1809) was an English dramatist and poet. Although Cowley’s plays and poetry did not enjoy wide popularity after the nineteenth century, critic Melinda Finberg rates Cowley as “one of the foremost playwrights of the late… …

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  • 88Nigel Dodds — The Right Honourable Nigel Dodds OBE MP BL Minister of Finance and Personnel …

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  • 89WorldsAway — Infobox Software name = WorldsAway caption = A wedding taking place inside the world of Dreamscape. developer = Fujitsu, LucasArts released = September 1995 frequently updated = yes programming language = ? operating system = Microsoft Windows,… …

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  • 90Martha Jones — Doctor Who character Martha Jones Affiliated Tenth Doctor UNIT Torchwood Spe …

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