L
laugh to scorn
left to conjecture
lost to remembrance
O
obedience to conscience
oblivious to criticism
offensive to modesty
open to reason
opposed to innovation
p
pander to prejudice
pertaining to fashion
prone to melancholy
propose to undertake
provoke to laughter
put to confusion
R
recourse to falsehood
reduced to impotence
related to eternity
repeat to satiety
repugnant to justice
requisite to success
resort to violence
run to seed
S
seek to overawe
serve to embitter
spur to action
stimulus to ambition
stirred to remonstrance
subject to scrutiny
succumb to fascination
superior to circumstances
susceptible to argument
T
temptation to doubt
tend to frustrate
trust to chance
U
utilize to advantage
V
venture to say
vital to success
W
wedded to antiquity
Y
yield to reason
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| Definition: | (verb) Place in a grave or tomb. |
| Synonyms: | inhume, inter, lay to rest, bury |
| Usage: | He was entombed here in this crypt alongside his predecessors. |
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 US Secretary of State George Marshall Announces the Marshall Plan (1947)World War II left the finances and industry of Europe crippled. In 1947, Marshall proposed a plan for the US to finance the European recovery. From 1948 to 1952, it provided almost $13 billion in grants and loans to 17 countries and was a key factor in reviving their economies and stabilizing their political structures. While most of Europe embraced the plan, it was strongly opposed by the Soviet Union and some Eastern European nations. How, according to Marshall, would this plan benefit the US? More... Discuss |
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 John Couch Adams (1819)Before the planet Neptune was discovered, Adams—an English astronomer and mathematician—correctly predicted its existence and position based on irregularities in the motion of Uranus. However, the credit for the discovery went to Urbain Leverrier, who had come to the same conclusion later but published his findings earlier. In 1846, the planet was first observed by a German astronomer using Leverrier's calculations. A modest man, Adams also declined to publish what other findings? More... Discuss |
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 It is kindness that makes one strong and brave; and so we are kind to our prisoners.L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) Discuss |
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