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  • 71contemplate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. consider, meditate, ponder, muse, reflect; view, be hold; propose, purpose, plan, mean, aim, intend, design. See thought, vision, expectation, intention, learning. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To look at]… …

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  • 72deliberate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. intentional, studied; cool, careful, thoughtful, unhurried, See care, slowness. v. i. ponder, consider, think, weigh. See thought, advice, caution, plan. Ant., hasty, rash; pass over. II (Roget s… …

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  • 73derive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. get, obtain; deduce, originate, arise; infer. See receiving, cause, reasoning, attribution, extraction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To draw a conclusion] Syn. determine, work out, conclude; see assume 1 ,… …

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  • 74educe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. draw forth, bring out, develop, elicit; deduce, infer, evoke. See extraction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. evoke, elicit, extract; see obtain 1 . See Synonym Study at extract . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 75entertain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. receive, welcome; amuse, divert, regale; harbor, shelter, cherish; maintain, keep up; consider, dwell upon, heed. See attention, thought, amusement. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To keep amused] Syn. amuse,… …

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  • 76imagination — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Mental imagery Nouns 1. imagination, imaginativeness, originality, invention, fancy, creativeness, inspiration; mind s eye; verve, improvisation. 2. (image of perfection) ideality, idealism; romanticism …

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  • 77meditate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. muse, ponder, cogitate; plan, intend, contemplate, purpose. See thought. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To muse] Syn. ponder, study, contemplate, ruminate, muse, revolve, say to oneself, reflect, view, brood… …

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  • 78mull — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. think, reflect, consider, ruminate, ponder. See thought. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reflect, meditate, ponder; see think 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. ponder, reflect, think, consider, meditate,… …

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  • 79muse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. ponder, meditate, dream, ruminate. See thought. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ponder, meditate, reflect; see think 1 . n. Syn. inspiration, stimulus, creative impulse, creative spirit, genius, poetic… …

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  • 80ponder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. think, muse, cogitate; reflect, meditate, weigh, deliberate, consider. See thought. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. meditate, deliberate, consider, reflect; see think 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …

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