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pessimistic and disenchanted

pestilence and famine


petted and indulged


pettiness and prudence


petulance and acrimony


pharisaical and bitter [pharisaical = hypocritically self-righteous and
condemnatory]


pictorial and dramatic


picturesque and illustrative


pilgrim and crusader


pillage and demolish


piquant and palatable [piquant = agreeable pungent taste]


pith and brevity


pitiful and destitute


place and power


plagued and persecuted


plainness and severity


plaintive and mournful


plans and projects


plastic and ductile


plausibility and humbug


pleasant and pungent


pleasurable and wholesome


pliant and submissive


plot and verisimilitude


plunder and sacrilege


poetical and pastoral


pointless and ineffective


polite and elegant


political and sociological


pomp and pageantry


ponderous and unwieldy


poor and barren


possession and dominion


potent and prevailing


power and luxury


praise and commend


precedence and usage


precision and efficiency


preference and prejudice


pregnant and suggestive

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axiomatic discuss

Definition:(adjective) Evident without proof or argument.
Synonyms:self-evident, taken for granted
Usage:It is axiomatic that as people grow older they become less agile.
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The Sabines

The Sabines were members of a tribe that lived in ancient Italy before the founding of Rome. According to legend, Romulus and a group of mostly male followers abducted Sabine women to populate the newly built town of Rome, an incident known as "The Rape of the Sabine Women"—in this context "rape" simply means "kidnapping." This story has been a common theme of art throughout history. How did the Sabine women supposedly end the conflict between the armies of their fathers and their husbands? More... Discuss

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The Battle of Jargeau Begins (1429)

After helping break the English siege of Orléans during the Hundred Years' War, teenage heroine Joan of Arc set her sights on recapturing the Loire River valley, beginning with the town of Jargeau. Though the post was heavily fortified and well defended, the French soon gained the upper hand. After Jargeau, a number of other English strongholds fell in quick succession, paving the way for Charles VII's coronation at Rheims. What nearly killed Joan as she scaled a ladder during the battle? More... Discuss
Today's Birthday

Joseph Warren (1741)

A Boston physician, Warren became a political leader in the American Revolution after the passage of the hated 1765 Stamp Act. In 1774, he drafted the Suffolk Resolves, which advocated forcible resistance to the British and were endorsed by the Continental Congress. In April of the following year, he dispatched William Dawes and Paul Revere to warn fellow patriots that the British were marching on Concord. He was killed months later at Bunker Hill. Why was his body buried four times? More... Discuss

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It was the last night before sorrow touched her life; and no life is ever quite the same again when once that cold, sanctifying touch has been laid upon it.
Lucy Maud Montgomery
(1874-1942)
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