In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Noun
accomplishments
plural of accomplishment
Source: Wiktionary
ACCOMPLISHMENT
Ac*com"plish*ment, n. Etym: [F. accomplissement, fr. accomplir.]
1. The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc.
2. That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training. "My new accomplishment of dancing." Churchill. "Accomplishments befitting a station." Thackeray. Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, And wisdom falls before exterior grace. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CERTAIN
(adjective) reliable in operation or effect; “a quick and certain remedy”; “a sure way to distinguish the two”; “wood dust is a sure sign of termites”
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