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pi x r^2

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formula for calculating area of circle

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folderol

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nonsense

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conker

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the hollowed-out shell of a horse chestnut used in a children’s game called “conkers” (Britain)

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Fenchurch Street

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street in the City of London

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20 Fenchurch Street

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London skyscraper on Fenchurch Street and nicknamed “The Walkie-Talkie” for its appearance

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to gull

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to deceive, trick, cheat

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Lammas

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Christian holiday celebrated on August 1 in England and Canada celebrating first fruits of the harvest

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Leamington Spa

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spa town in Warwickshire

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The Jew of Malta

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Christopher Marlowe play

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radian

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standard unit of angular measure equivalent to the angle covered on the circumference of a circle when the length of the radius is made into an arc of that circle

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William “Boss” Tweed

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Tammany Hall boss in N.Y. in the 1870’s, sent to jail by Samuel Tilden

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Samuel Tilden

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Democratic candidate for president in 1876

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“waving the bloody shirt”

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post-Civil War political accusation (bringing up the past for political purposees)

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Minnesota North Stars

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former Minnesota NHL team that left in 1993 and became the Dallas Stars

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Minnesota Wild

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NHL team in Minnesota

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dribble glass

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prank glass with holes to make the drink spill on the person drinking from it

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The Gold Diggers

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showgirl-type musical group of the 60s and 70s

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balloon juice

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“hot air” (metaphorical)

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goalie, midfielder, attacking midfielder, defense

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4 soccer positions

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Jujube

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(pron. “joo joob”) a gummy type of candy drop

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jujube

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a type of tree also called the “Chinese jujube”

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Nancy

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comic strip by Ernie Bushmiller

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Sluggo

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Nancy’s friend in the comic strip Nancy

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Erbschleicherin

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gold digger (Ger.)

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der Kittel, -
labcoat (Ger.)
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der Uhu, -s
eagle owl
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Tails
Linux privacy OS
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contumacious
stubbornly rebellious, willfully disobedient
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Qubes
Linux OS that works on the basis of self-contained domains
30
tony
high-toned, stylish
31
Rosow (yes, "Rosow" and not "Rostow") Report
report written by Nixon's assistant containing recommendations for using culture to exploit white working class alienation and turn them to the Republican party
32
_The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care_
1946 Dr. Benjamin Spock book
33
Neil Sheehan
NYT reporter who published the Pentagon Papers
34
_The Coven_
1971 by David St. John about a senator (meant to portray Edward Kennedy) and his wife, devil-worshippers who commit murder
35
E. Howard Hunt (as author)
actual identity of pseudonym David St. John
36
Attica
site of 1971 prison riot
37
"shoo-in"
(not "shoe in") a sure thing
38
_The Front_
1976 political movie about Hollywood blacklisting, starring Woody Allen, written by Walter Bernstein
39
Zamboni (as brand name)
genericized trademark for ice resurfacer
40
mens rea
mental state or guilty mind, required for conviction of a crime
41
photostat
genericized trademark for early type of photo copy
42
2/3 vote of Senate
required for removal of impeached President
43
Statuary Hall
hall of statues in U.S. Capitol
44
come a cropper
to fall down; to fail miserably
45
antimacassar
doily draped over back of chair
46
PBP
payback period loan (paid back at certain amount for certain number of periods rather than with stipulated interest)
47
Kashrut
dietary laws of Judaism
48
pareve/parve
neutral (in Kashrut, no milk and no meat)
49
Pramila Jayapal
U.S. representative from Washington
50
Charles Sumner
MA senator caned in 1856
51
formula for calculating area of circle
pi x r^2
52
nonsense
folderol
53
the hollowed-out shell of a horse chestnut used in a children's game called "conkers" (Britain)
conker
54
street in the City of London
Fenchurch Street
55
London skyscraper on Fenchurch Street and nicknamed "The Walkie-Talkie" for its appearance
20 Fenchurch Street
56
to deceive, trick, cheat
to gull
57
Christian holiday celebrated on August 1 in England and Canada celebrating first fruits of the harvest
Lammas
58
spa town in Warwickshire
Leamington Spa
59
Christopher Marlowe play
_The Jew of Malta_
60
standard unit of angular measure equivalent to the angle covered on the circumference of a circle when the length of the radius is made into an arc of that circle
radian
61
Tammany Hall boss in N.Y. in the 1870's, sent to jail by Samuel Tilden
William "Boss" Tweed
62
Democratic candidate for president in 1876
Samuel Tilden
63
post-Civil War political accusation (bringing up the past for political purposees)
"waving the bloody shirt"
64
former Minnesota NHL team that left in 1993 and became the Dallas Stars
Minnesota North Stars
65
NHL team in Minnesota
Minnesota Wild
66
prank glass with holes to make the drink spill on the person drinking from it
dribble glass
67
showgirl-type musical group of the 60s and 70s
The Gold Diggers
68
"hot air" (metaphorical)
balloon juice
69
4 soccer positions
goalie, midfielder, attacking midfielder, defense
70
(pron. "joo joob") a gummy type of candy drop
Jujube
71
a type of tree also called the "Chinese jujube"
jujube
72
comic strip by Ernie Bushmiller
_Nancy_
73
Nancy's friend in the comic strip _Nancy_
Sluggo
74
gold digger (Ger.)
Erbschleicherin
75
labcoat (Ger.)
der Kittel, -
76
eagle owl
der Uhu, -s
77
Linux privacy OS
Tails
78
stubbornly rebellious, willfully disobedient
contumacious
79
Linux OS that works on the basis of self-contained domains
Qubes
80
high-toned, stylish
tony
81
report written by Nixon's assistant containing recommendations for using culture to exploit white working class alienation and turn them to the Republican party
Rosow Report
82
1946 Dr. Benjamin Spock book
_The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care_
83
NYT reporter who published the Pentagon Papers
Neil Sheehan
84
1971 by David St. John about a senator (meant to portray Edward Kennedy) and his wife, devil-worshippers who commit murder
_The Coven_
85
actual identity of pseudonym David St. John
E. Howard Hunt (as author)
86
site of 1971 prison riot
Attica
87
(not "shoe in") a sure thing
"shoo-in"
88
1976 political movie about Hollywood blacklisting, starring Woody Allen, written by Walter Bernstein
_The Front_
89
genericized trademark for ice resurfacer
Zamboni (as brand name)
90
mental state or guilty mind, required for conviction of a crime
mens rea
91
genericized trademark for early type of photo copy
photostat
92
required for removal of impeached President
2/3 vote of Senate
93
hall of statues in U.S. Capitol
Statuary Hall
94
to fall down; to fail miserably
come a cropper
95
doily draped over back of chair
antimacassar
96
payback period loan (paid back at certain amount for certain number of periods rather than with stipulated interest)
PBP
97
dietary laws of Judaism
Kashrut
98
neutral (in Kashrut, no milk and no meat)
pareve/parve
99
U.S. representative from Washington
Pramila Jayapal
100
MA senator caned in 1856
Charles Sumner

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