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  • 61Deception — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Deception >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 deception deception Sgm: N 1 falseness falseness &c. 544 Sgm: N 1 untruth untruth &c. 546 Sgm: N 1 imposition imposition imposture Sgm: N 1 fraud …

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  • 62similar — [17] Similar comes via French similaire from medieval Latin *similāris, a derivative of Latin similis ‘like, similar’. This or the closely related simul ‘at the same time’ have also given English assemble [13], dissemble [15], ensemble [15],… …

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  • 63dissembler — 1520s, agent noun from DISSEMBLE (Cf. dissemble) …

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  • 64dissimulate — [c]/dəˈsɪmjəleɪt / (say duh simyuhlayt) verb (dissimulated, dissimulating) –verb (t) 1. to disguise or conceal under a false semblance; dissemble. –verb (i) 2. to use dissimulation; dissemble: *Even those who don t go to war are licensed to lie,… …

  • 65similar — [17] Similar comes via French similaire from medieval Latin *similāris, a derivative of Latin similis ‘like, similar’. This or the closely related simul ‘at the same time’ have also given English assemble [13], dissemble [15], ensemble [15],… …

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  • 66dis|sim|u|late — «dih SIHM yuh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.t. to disguise or hide under a pretense; hide the truth about; dissemble: »He dissimulated his cowardice by bragging about how brave he was. –v.i. to hide the truth; dissemble: »He could neither… …

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  • 67Act — Act, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acting}.] [L. actus, p. p. of agere to drive, lead, do; but influenced by E. act, n.] 1. To move to action; to actuate; to animate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Self love, the spring of motion, acts the …

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  • 68Acted — Act Act, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acting}.] [L. actus, p. p. of agere to drive, lead, do; but influenced by E. act, n.] 1. To move to action; to actuate; to animate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Self love, the spring of motion, acts …

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  • 69Acting — Act Act, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acting}.] [L. actus, p. p. of agere to drive, lead, do; but influenced by E. act, n.] 1. To move to action; to actuate; to animate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Self love, the spring of motion, acts …

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  • 70Boggle — Bog gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boggling}.] [ See {Bogle}, n.] 1. To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision.… …

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