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noun • witty language used to convey insults or scorn • a genre of literature and performing arts, in which shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming others | ||||||||
| 36% | 7 | Held famous inmates such as Daniel Defoe | ||||||
noun • a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902 | ||||||||
| 36% | 8 | Protagonist in Daniel Defoe's novel 'Robinson Crusoe' | ||||||
noun • English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975) • United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989) • Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958) • United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936) • United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972) • United States poet; author of narrative verse (1869-1935) • United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973) | ||||||||
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