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2. Pronunciation Tips - Short Vowel
3. Pronunciation Tips - Short Vowel
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rejuvenate discuss | |
Definition: | (verb) Return to life; get or give new life or energy. |
Synonyms: | restore, regenerate |
Usage: | He was advised that the Italian climate would rejuvenate him. |
![]() ![]() DerringersThe term "derringer" derives from a misspelling of the last name of Henry Deringer, a famous maker of small pocket pistols in the 1800s. Deringer's popular design was copied by gun makers across the globe, and "derringer" soon became a generic term for any pocket pistol. Derringers, which are usually the smallest handguns of a given caliber, are especially popular among women because they can be easily concealed in a purse or stocking. What notorious assassin used an original Deringer pistol? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() France Declares War on Prussia (1870)The Franco-Prussian War was the outcome of the progressive unification of German states after the Napoleonic Wars. Events came to a head when the Spanish throne was offered to a member of the Prussian Hohenzollern family, raising the possibility of a Prussian-Spanish alliance against France. The French government demanded assurances that no member of the Hohenzollern family would ever rule Spain and declared war when it was refused. What famously insulting telegram prompted France's declaration? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (1853)Lorentz was a Dutch physicist who, in 1902, shared the second Nobel Prize in Physics. A pioneer in formulating the relations between electricity, magnetism, and light, he was one of the first people to postulate the existence of electrons. He developed many of the concepts and equations upon which Einstein based his special theory of relativity, which was originally called the Lorentz-Einstein theory. He also did critical work for the Dutch government on what unprecedented engineering project? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Agatha Christie (1890-1976) Discuss |
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