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  • 111Invincibleness — Invincible In*vin ci*ble, a. [L. invincibilis: cf. F. invincible. See {In } not, and {Vincible}.] Incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued; unconquerable; insuperable; as, an invincible army, or obstacle. [1913 Webster] Lead forth to… …

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  • 112Invincibly — Invincible In*vin ci*ble, a. [L. invincibilis: cf. F. invincible. See {In } not, and {Vincible}.] Incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued; unconquerable; insuperable; as, an invincible army, or obstacle. [1913 Webster] Lead forth to… …

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  • 113Ne plus ultra — Ne plus ul tra [L., no further; ne no, not + plus more + ultra beyond.] 1. The uttermost point to which one can go or attain; hence, the summit of achievement; the highest point or degree; the acme. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A prohibition against… …

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  • 114Nonplus — Non plus, n. [L. non not + plus more, further. See {Plural}.] A state or condition which baffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficulty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary. [1913 Webster] Both of them are a perfect… …

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  • 115Swamp — Swamp, v. i. 1. To sink or stick in a swamp; figuratively, to become involved in insuperable difficulties. [1913 Webster] 2. To become filled with water, as a boat; to founder; to capsize or sink; figuratively, to be ruined; to be wrecked. [1913… …

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  • 116insurmountable — adjective Date: 1690 incapable of being surmounted ; insuperable < insurmountable problems > • insurmountably adverb …

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  • 117soubrette — noun Etymology: French, from Occitan soubreto, feminine of soubret coy, from soubra to surmount, exceed, from Latin superare more at insuperable Date: 1753 1. a. a coquettish maid or frivolous young woman in comedies b. an actress who plays such&#8230; …

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  • 118superable — adjective Etymology: Latin superabilis, from superare to surmount more at insuperable Date: 1629 capable of being overcome or conquered • superableness noun • superably adverb …

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  • 119insuperably — adverb see insuperable …

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  • 120Creation science — or scientific creationism is a movement within creationism which attempts to use scientific means to disprove the accepted scientific theories on the history of the Earth, cosmology and biological evolution and prove the Genesis account of&#8230; …

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