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31Cash for Honours — (also Cash for Peerages, Loans for Honours or Loans for Peerages) is the name given by some in the media to a political scandal in the United Kingdom in 2006 and 2007 concerning the connection between political donations and the award of life… …
32Wani (dragon) — Wani 鰐 was a dragon or sea monster in Japanese mythology. Since it is written the kanji (from Chinese e 鰐 or crocodile; alligator ) wani is translated as crocodile , or sometimes shark (from wanizame 鰐鮫 shark ). Wani first occurs in two ancient… …
33agnosticism — /ag nos teuh siz euhm/, n. 1. the doctrine or belief of an agnostic. 2. an intellectual doctrine or attitude affirming the uncertainty of all claims to ultimate knowledge. [1870 75; AGNOSTIC + ISM] * * * Doctrine that one cannot know the… …
34sheepish — a. Timid, shame faced, over modest, very bashful, excessively diffident, timorous …
35timid — a. 1. Timorous, fearful, skittish, shy, cowardly, pusillanimous, faint hearted, chicken hearted, easily frightened. 2. Diffident, bashful, retiring, coy, shrinking, blushing, shame faced, over modest …
36literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
37Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
38United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
39performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
40Concerns and controversies over the 2010 Commonwealth Games — 2010 Commonwealth Games Venues Theme song Concerns and controversies Queen s Baton Relay Opening ceremony Participating nations Medal table (medalist …
