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  • 41Earliness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Earliness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,133,} earliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 morning morning &c. 125 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 punctuality punctuality Sgm: N 2 promptitude promptitude …

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  • 42Request — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Request >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 request request requisition Sgm: N 1 claim claim &c.(demand) 741 Sgm: N 1 petition petition suit prayer Sgm: N 1 begging letter begging letter roun …

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  • 43Caution — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Caution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 caution caution Sgm: N 1 cautiousness cautiousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 discretion discretion prudence cautel| heed circumspection calculation deliberation …

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  • 44betoken — v 1. indicate, show, signify, import, point to, denote. See bespeak (def.2). 2. portend, bode, forebode, promise, indicate, Archaic. bespeak, foreshadow, foretoken, foreshow, presage, augur; foretell, predict, forecast, prognosticate, prophesy …

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  • 45book — Ⅰ. book1 (bo͝ok) n. 1. a) A set of written, printed, or blank pages fastened along one side and encased between protective covers. b) An e book or other electronic resource structured like a book. 2. a) A printed or written literary work: » …

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  • 46booker — book1 (bo͝ok) n. 1. a) A set of written, printed, or blank pages fastened along one side and encased between protective covers. b) An e book or other electronic resource structured like a book. 2. a) A printed or written literary work: »Did you… …

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  • 47be|speak — «bih SPEEK», transitive verb, spoke or (Archaic) spake, spo|ken or spoke, speak|ing. 1. to ask for in advance; order; res …

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  • 48Be- — [AS. be, and in accented form b[=i], akin to OS. be and b[=i], OHG. bi, pi, and p[=i], MHG. be and b[=i], G. be and bei, Goth. bi, and perh. Gr. amfi about (cf. AS. bese[ o]n to look about). [root]203. Cf. {By}, {Amb }.] A prefix, originally the… …

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  • 49Bespoke — Be*spoke (b[ e]*sp[=o]k ), imp. & p. p. of {Bespeak}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 50Cite — Cite, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Citing}] [F. citer, fr. L. citare, intens. of cire, ci[=e]re, to put in motion, to excite; akin to Gr.? to go, Skr. ? to sharpen.] 1. To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as… …

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