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  • 91curiosity — [n1] intense desire to know, understand concern, eagerness, inquiring mind, inquiringness, inquisitiveness, interest, interestingness, intrusiveness, investigation, meddlesomeness, meddling, mental acquisitiveness, nosiness, officiousness, prying …

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  • 92temerity — [n] nerve, audacity assurance, boldness, brass*, carelessness, daring, effrontery, foolhardiness, forwardness, gall, hardihood, hastiness, heedlessness, impertinence, impetuosity, imprudence, impudence, impulsiveness, indiscretion, intrepidity,… …

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  • 93intrusive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) intruding or tending to intrude. 2) (of igneous rock) that has been forced when molten into cracks in neighbouring strata. DERIVATIVES intrusively adverb intrusiveness noun …

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  • 94intrusively — intrusive ► ADJECTIVE 1) intruding or tending to intrude. 2) (of igneous rock) that has been forced when molten into cracks in neighbouring strata. DERIVATIVES intrusively adverb intrusiveness noun …

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  • 95intrusive — [in tro͞osiv] adj. [< L intrusus, pp. of intrudere (see INTRUDE) + IVE] 1. intruding or tending to intrude 2. Geol. designating or of igneous rock formed from magma that hardened while still within the earth, moon, etc.: cf. EXTRUSIVE (sense… …

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  • 96aggressiveness — noun 1. the quality of being bold and enterprising (Freq. 3) • Derivationally related forms: ↑aggressive • Hypernyms: ↑drive • Hyponyms: ↑competitiveness, ↑fight, ↑ …

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  • 97intrusive — adj. 1 that intrudes or tends to intrude. 2 characterized by intrusion. Derivatives: intrusively adv. intrusiveness n …

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  • 98not intrusive — adjective not interfering or meddling • Syn: ↑unintrusive • Ant: ↑intrusive (for: ↑unintrusive) • Attrubites: ↑intrusiveness, ↑meddlesomeness, ↑ …

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  • 99unintrusive — adjective not interfering or meddling • Syn: ↑not intrusive • Ant: ↑intrusive • Attrubites: ↑intrusiveness, ↑meddlesomeness, ↑officiousness * * * adj.; unintrusively, adv …

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  • 100MENDELSSOHN, MOSES — (Moses ben Menahem, acronym RaMbeMaN, or Moses of Dessau; 1729–1786), philosopher of the German Enlightenment in the pre Kantian period, early Maskil, and a renowned Jewish figure in the 18th century. Born in Dessau, son of a Torah scribe,… …

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