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European nations began World War I with a glamorous vision of war, only to be psychologically shattered by the realities of the trenches. The experience changed the way people referred to the glamour of battle; they treated it no longer as a positive quality but as a dangerous illusion.
Virginia Postrel positive experience vision

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CREDIT 187 clues
DEPRAVITY 162 clues
COMMUNICATION 150 clues
DISASTER 134 clues
EXPERIENCE 89 clues
AUTHENTICITY 61 clues
VISION 61 clues
NATIONS 56 clues
POSITIVE 54 clues
IDEALISM 42 clues
EVANGELISM 6 clues

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Unscramble VIRGINIA8-letter words that start with V8-letter words that end in A8-letter words containing IR8-letter words containing IA8-letter words with V and I
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Hint 1 meaning
The old plural of Eye.
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NEE
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AND STILL ___
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