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  • 41occasion — n. opportunity 1) to have; take an occasion (to do smt.) 2) a propitious occasion 3) an occasion for 4) an occasion to + inf. (I had no occasion to speak with them; there was no occasion for me to tell her) 5) an occasion arises happening event… …

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  • 42favorable — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. disposed to favor ; partial b. expressing approval ; commendatory c. giving a result that is in one s favor < a favorable comparison > d. affirmative < a …

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  • 45Navadurga — For the goddess Navadurga worshipped in Maharashtra and Goa, see Navadurga (regional goddess). Navadurga, depicted surrounding Durga, worshipped in Varanasi Navadurga (Devanagari:नवदुर्गा), which literally means nine Goddess Durgas, constitute,&#8230; …

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  • 46beneficial — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. useful, helpful, salutary, advantageous. See goodness, utility.Ant., harmful. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. useful, propitious, salubrious, advantageous; see helpful 1 , profitable . III (Roget s 3&#8230; …

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  • 47fortunate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lucky, blest, to be congratulated; auspicious, propitious, opportune, born under a lucky star or with a silver spoon in one s mouth (inf.). See prosperity, success, occasion. II (Roget s IV) modif.&#8230; …

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  • 48timely — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. well timed, seasonable, opportune; auspicious, right. See time, earliness, occasion, expedience. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. opportune, seasonable, in good time, fitting the times, suitable,&#8230; …

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  • 49timely — adjective his refresher course on giving CPR proved to be very timely Syn: opportune, well timed, at the right time, convenient, appropriate, expedient, seasonable, felicitous See note at opportune •• timely, opportune, propitious, seasonable&#8230; …

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  • 50fortuitous — fortuitous, fortuitously 1. The OED and all reputable dictionaries show fortuitous to be a word with only one meaning, ‘caused by chance, accidental’. Addison wrote in the Spectator in 1712 that the highest Degree of [wisdom] which Man can&#8230; …

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