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   500 (card game)

   A Misère (also called Nullo, Nula or Nello) bid means the bidding player is trying to lose all ten tricks. ... Misère is the French word meaning "poverty".
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   Poverty

   In this context of religious vows, poverty may be understood as a means of self-denial in order to place oneself at the service of others; Pope Honorius III wrote in 1217 that the Dominicans "lived a life of voluntary poverty, exposing themselves to innumerable dangers and sufferings, for the salvation of others". Following Jesus' warning that riches can be like thorns that choke up the good seed of the word (Matthew 13:22), voluntary poverty is often understood by Christians as of benefit to the individual - a form of self-discipline by which one distances oneself from distractions from God.
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   List of French words and phrases used by English speakers

   for want of better ... In French, the word means author, but some expressions like "cinéma d'auteur" are also in use.
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   Poverty in the United States

   This means that 36.5 million people (approx 1 in 8 Americans) were below the official poverty thresholds in 2006, compared to 31.1 million in 2000, and that there was an increase of 4.9 million poor from 2000 to 2006 while the total population grew by 17.5 million.
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   Glossary of spirituality-related terms (S)

   Simple living: (also known as voluntary simplicity or voluntary poverty) A lifestyle considered by its adherents to be an alternative to Western consumerism. ... The term "word" means the “Sound Current,” the “Audible Life Stream” or the “Essence of the Absolute Supreme Being,” that is, the dynamic force of creative energy that was sent out, as sound vibration, from the Supreme Being into the abyss of space at the dawn of the universe's manifestation, and that is being sent forth, through the ages, framing all things that constitute and inhabit the universe.
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   Infinitive

   So, "The word 'amble' means 'to walk slowly.'" ... The Seri language of northwestern Mexico has infinitival forms which are used in two constructions (with the verb meaning 'want' and with the verb meaning 'be able').
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   Origin of the Romanians

   “Ard” as an Indo-European root-word means “hill, forested heights, mountain” and appears in hundreds of geographic locations, all sharing these topographic characteristics.
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   List of self-contradicting words in English

   When used as a general concept, this word is the noun form of oversee, which means "to manage and be in charge of". ... A system of government regarded as perfect, often without war, poverty, hunger and the like, as in "It would be great if we could live in a utopia" : or a system of government bound to fall into a dystopia due to imperfect humans, or carelessness in design, or other factors, as in "His idea is naively utopian!"
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   Word ladder

   Usually, the best and quickest way to change one word into another is to simplify the start word into a three-letter word (there are many in the English language), change that three-letter word into a word that suits the needs of the player and then build on it until the end word is achieved.
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    Nonce word

    Nonce words frequently arise through the combination of an existing word with a familiar prefix or suffix, in order to meet a particular need (or as a joke).

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• 500 (card game),
• Poverty,
• List of French words and phrases used by English speakers,
• Poverty in the United States,
• Glossary of spirituality-related terms (S),
• Infinitive,
• Origin of the Romanians,
• List of self-contradicting words in English,
• Word ladder,
• Nonce word