Bushman
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Bush·man
/ ˈboŏshmən/
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n.
(pl. -men)
1.
a member of any of several aboriginal peoples of southern Africa, esp. of the Kalahari Desert. They are traditionally nomadic hunter-gatherers. Also called San.
2.
the language of these peoples, now usually called San.
3. (bushman)
a person who lives, works, or travels in the Australian bush.
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A two-factor model of defensive pessimism and its relations with achievement motives.(Report)
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Optimism/Pessimism
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pessimism
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Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle
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