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Julis

Julis  is a Druze village and local council in the Northern District of Israel. In 2015 it had a population of 6,118.

 

 

Hamlet

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet , is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare at an uncertain date between 1599 and 1602. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatises the revenge Prince Hamlet is called to wreak upon his uncle, Claudius, by the ghost of Hamlet's father, King Hamlet. Claudius had murdered his own brother and seized the throne, also marrying his deceased brother's widow. Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play, and is ranked among the most powerful and influential tragedies in English literature, with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others".

 

 

 

Frailty, thy name is woman

ROES oh yaMeaning:Alluding to the alleged inherent weakness of character of women.

Must I remember? why, she would hang on him,
As if increase of appetite had grown
By what it fed on: and yet, within a month -
Let me not think on't - Frailty, thy name is woman! -
A little month, or ere those shoes were old
With which she follow'd my poor father's body...




Framework(n)

Definition:A structure for supporting or enclosing something else, especially a skeletal support used as the basis for something being constructed.

These political upheavals might well destroy the whole framework of society .



Fragile(adj)

Definition:Easily broken, damaged, or destroyed.

The old lady looks very fragile .  

 

 

Frailty(n)

Definition:The condition or quality of being frail.

Our vanities and frailties.




Cessation(n)

Definition: A bringing or coming to an end;

A momentary cessation of breathing.

 





Compulsive(adj)

Definition:Having the capacity to compel.

He gave the boy a compulsive push

 

 


Abuse(vt)

Definition:To use improperly or excessively.

Child abuse is one of society ' s worst problems

 

 

 

Censor(n)

Definition: A person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable.

The censor - ped the swearing words

 





Coarse(adj)

Definition:Of low, common, or inferior quality.

As hetty concluded, she reverently unrolled a small english bible from its envelope of coarse calico.

 

 

Candid(adj)

Definition:Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression.

I'm candid to a fault, not a diplomat.

 

 

 

Obstacle(n)

Definition:Something that stands in the way of or holds up progress.

The road crew removed the obstacle of the fallen tree limb.

 




Opponent(n)

Definition: One that opposes another or others, as in a battle, contest, or debate.

Men in pubic life are sometimes defamed by opponent.

 

 

 

Proliferation(v)

Definition: To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.

Effect of calcium chloride on proliferation and differentiation of osteoblastic cells.

 

 



Proponent(n)

Definition:One who argues in support of something.

Government may opt to share in the profits of the bot proponent.

 

 



 

Advocate(vt)

Definition:To speak, plead, or argue in favor of.

The group does not advocate the use of violence. 

 

 




Advance(v)

Definition:To cause to move forward.

It is a good idea to place your order well in advance

 





Invocation(n)

Definition:The act or an instance of invoking, especially an appeal to a higher power for assistance.

Neither invocation of the format - Undo would affect the content. 

 





Hubris(n)

Definition:Overbearing pride or presumption.

But the gods are offended by hubris.

 

vestigial (adj.)

1850, "like a mere trace of what has been," originally in biology, from vestige + -al (1).

guise (n.)
late 13c., "style or fashion of attire," from Old French guise "manner, fashion, way," from Frankish *wisa or some similar Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *wison "appearance, form, manner," from *wissaz (source also of Old High German wisa "manner, wise"), from PIE root *weid- "to see" (see vision). Sense of "assumed appearance" is from 1660s, from earlier meaning "mask, disguise" (c. 1500).

guiser (n.)
"masquerader, mummer, one who goes from house to house, whimsically disguised, and making diversion with songs and antics, usually at Christmas," late 15c., agent noun from guise.

nullify (v.)
1590s, from Late Latin nullificare "to esteem lightly, despise," literally "to make nothing," from Latin nullus "not any" (see null) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Related: Nullified; nullifying.

nullification (n.)
in U.S. political sense of "a state's refusing to allow a federal law to be enforced," 1798, in Thomas Jefferson; from Late Latin nullificationem (nominative nullificatio) "a making as nothing," from past participle stem of nullificare (see nullify). Related: Nullificationist.

deluge (v.)
1590s; see deluge (n.). Related: Deluged; deluging.

deluge (n.)
late 14c., from Old French deluge (12c.), earlier deluve, from Latin diluvium "flood, inundation," from diluere "wash away," from dis- "away" (see dis-) + -luere, comb. form of lavere "to wash" (see lave).

carnage (n.)
c. 1600, from Middle French carnage (16c.), from Old Italian carnaggio "slaughter, murder," from Medieval Latin carnaticum "flesh," from Latin carnaticum "slaughter of animals," from carnem (nominative caro) "flesh," originally "a piece of flesh," from PIE root *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see shear (v.)). In English always used more of slaughters of men than beasts. Southey (1795) tried to make a verb of it.

technology (n.)
1610s, "a discourse or treatise on an art or the arts," from Greek tekhnologia "systematic treatment of an art, craft, or technique," originally referring to grammar, from tekhno- (see techno-) + -logy. The meaning "study of mechanical and industrial arts" (Century Dictionary, 1902, gives examples of "spinning, metal-working, or brewing") is first recorded 1859. High technology attested from 1964; short form high-tech is from 1972.

libel (v.)
mid-15c., "make an initial statement setting out a plaintiff's case," from libel (n.), which see for sense development. Meaning "defame or discredit by libelous statements" is from c. 1600. Related: Libeled; libelled; libeling; libelling; libellant; libellee.


libel (n.)
c. 1300, "formal written statement, a writing of any kind," especially, in civil law, "plaintiff's statement of charges" (mid-14c.); from Old French libelle (fem.) "small book; (legal) charge, claim; writ; written report" (13c.), from Latin libellus "a little book, pamphlet; petition, written accusation, complaint," diminutive of liber "book" (see library). Meaning "false or defamatory statement" is from 1610s. Specific legal sense of "any published or written statement likely to harm a person's reputation" is first attested 1630s.

defamatory (adj.)
1590s, from Middle French diffamatoire, Medieval Latin diffamatorius "tending to defame," from diffamat-, past participle stem of diffamare (see defame).
Plaintiff

canard (n.)
before 1850, from French canard "a hoax," literally "a duck" (from Old French quanart, probably echoic of a duck's quack); said by Littré to be from the phrase vendre un canard à moitié "to half-sell a duck," thus, from some long-forgotten joke, "to cheat."

deprecate (v.)
1620s, "to pray against or for deliverance from," from Latin deprecatus, past participle of deprecari "to pray (something) away" (see deprecation). Meaning "to express disapproval" is from 1640s. Related: Deprecated, deprecating.

reputed (adj.)
1540s, "held in repute," past participle adjective from repute (v.). Meaning "supposed to be" is from 1570s. Related: Reputedly.

repute (v.)
late 14c., from Middle French reputer (late 13c.) or directly from Latin reputare "to count over, reckon; think over" (see reputation). Related: Reputed; reputing.

frail (adj.)
mid-14c., "morally weak," from Old French fraile, frele "weak, frail, sickly, infirm" (12c., Modern French frêle), from Latin fragilis "easily broken" (see fragility). It is the Frenchified form of fragile. Sense of "easily destroyed, liable to break" in English is from late 14c. The U.S. slang noun meaning "a woman" is attested from 1908; perhaps with awareness of Shakespeare's "Frailty, thy name is woman."

potent (adj.)
early 15c., from Latin potentem (nominative potens) "powerful," present participle of *potere "be powerful," from potis "powerful, able, capable; possible;" of persons, "better, preferable; chief, principal; strongest, foremost," from PIE root *poti- "powerful; lord" (source also of Sanskrit patih "master, husband," Greek posis, Lithuanian patis "husband"). Meaning "having sexual power" is first recorded 1899.

potentate (n.)
c. 1400, from Old French potentat and directly from Late Latin potentatus "a ruler," also "political power," from Latin potentatus "might, power, rule, dominion," from potentem (nominative potens) "powerful" (see potent).

potential (adj.)
late 14c., "possible" (as opposed to actual), from Old French potenciel and directly from Late Latin potentialis "potential," from Latin potentia "power, might, force;" figuratively "political power, authority, influence," from potens "powerful" (see potent). The noun, meaning "that which is possible," is first attested 1817, from the adjective.

potency (n.)
mid-15c., from Latin potentia "power," from potentem "potent" (see potent).

potence (n.)
"potency," early 15c., from Old French potence "power," from Latin potentia (see potent).

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