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  • 61Proverbs 15 — 1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. 3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. 4 A …

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  • 62Bosch, Hieronymus — (1450 1516)    Flemish master whose unique style has earned him placement among the most inventive painters in history. Bosch s lack of interest in the rendition of realistic forms and choice of bizarre themes have fascinated art historians who… …

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  • 63Newbigin , Janes E. Lesslie — ( 1909 1998)    Indian bishop and ecumenical statesman    James E. Lesslie Newbigin was born on December 8, 1909, at Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He attended Westminster College at Cambridge University; following his graduation in 1936 he was… …

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  • 64drivel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. drool, slaver, slobber; nonsense, babble. v. i. drool, slobber, babble, talk nonsense, dote. See absurdity, loquacity, unmeaningness, excretion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nonsense, twaddle, blather,… …

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  • 65imbecility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. idiocy. See insanity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Folly] Syn. foolishness, idiocy, silliness, absurdity; see stupidity 1 , 2 . 2. [Feeble mindedness] Syn. moronity, retardation, cretinism; see insanity 1 …

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  • 66insanity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of mental soundness Nouns 1. insanity, lunacy, derangement, craziness, feeblemindedness; abnormal behavior, pathology; affective disorder; nervous breakdown; antisocial, compulsive, cyclothymic,… …

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  • 67poppycock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nonsense, idle talk, foolishness. See absurdity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. humbug, gibberish, foolishness; see nonsense 1 , stupidity 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. *bull, rot, baloney, hogwash,… …

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  • 68foolery — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. foolishness, folly, shenanigans*; see joke 1 , nonsense 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Foolish behavior: absurdity, folly, foolishness, idiocy, imbecility, insanity, lunacy, madness, nonsense, preposterousness,… …

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  • 69lunacy — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insanity, madness, dementia, mania; see insanity 1 . See Synonym Study at insanity . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. craziness, insanity, psychosis, madness, dementia, folly, foolishness, idiocy, *wackiness, *nuttiness,… …

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  • 70stupidity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Dullness of mind] Syn. stupor, stupefaction, apathy, slowness, inertia, heaviness, obtuseness, sluggishness, stolidity, feeble mindedness, folly, weakness, silliness, nonsense, absurdity, imbecility, imprudence, lunacy,… …

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