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DEFINITION: (adjective) Enduring a very short time. SYNONYMS: ephemeral, fugacious, passing, short-lived, transitory. USAGE: The elderly woman was depressed and spent her days lamenting the transient beauty of youth.

Carter served as US President from 1977-1981. While his foreign policy met with some success—Carter mediated the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt and signed an arms treaty with the USSR—his domestic policy was less effective. His administration was unable to control oil-related inflation or reduce unemployment, factors that weakened his 2nd presidential bid. Since leaving office, Carter has been active in a number of human-rights causes. He received what prestigious award in 2002?

The Congress of Vienna was one of the most important international conferences in European history. It was attended by the ambassadors of the major European powers, and its main purpose was to redraw the continent's political map at a time when the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars had swept away the entire structure of Europe. What controversial diplomat wrote his Harvard doctoral dissertation on this Congress?

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This avenue in Paris, France, leads from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe. It is celebrated for its tree-lined beauty, its commodious breadth, the elegance of its cafés, theaters, and shops, and the fountain display at its center. Begun by Louis XIV and completed by Louis XV, it led through open country until the early 19th century. To what does the avenue's name refer?

A new study found that women who gain as little as 7 pounds between pregnancies can put themselves and their babies at medical risk, even if they don't become overweight. Researchers found that gaining weight during that interval — not during the pregnancy itself — raised the risk of such complications as diabetes and high blood pressure during the second pregnancy, and even stillbirth.