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Word: venomous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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THERE WERE WALLS, invisible walls, everywhere. He was a man. A maaaaan, standing with other real men, like him, between an army of picketers who chided him, mocked him, and a movie which tickled his most secret dreams. Their chants were full of spirit and venom, like so many football fans who had once cheered him. But much different...these people hated him, and he hated them, his eyes wandering nervously about in their sockets, half hate, half humiliation, so he drank more beer, and laughed at them. The beer made it easy...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Sympathy for the Devil | 5/23/1980 | See Source »

...substance, known as slow reacting substance (SRS) of anaphylaxis, is a potent muscle-contractant. When foreign substances, such as insect venom, enter the body, antibodies trigger the release...

Author: By Steven Wolfe, | Title: Researchers Synthesize Asthma-Causing Substance | 2/19/1980 | See Source »

...century B.C. and by Genghis Khan in the 13th century A.D., Afghanistan in the Victorian era served as a buffer between Imperial Russia and the British raj. The Afghans accepted it all, but they exacted a bloody price. For generations, the Hindus of India prayed for deliverance from "the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger and the vengeance of the Afghan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: How the Soviet Army Crushed Afghanistan | 1/14/1980 | See Source »

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