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  • 31East African lakes — ▪ lake system, East Africa Introduction  group of lakes in East Africa (eastern Africa). The majority of the East African lakes lie within the East African Rift System, which forms a part of a series of gigantic fissures in the Earth s crust… …

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  • 32ignorance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of knowledge Nouns 1. ignorance, nescience; illiteracy; darkness, blindness; incomprehension, inexperience, simplicity, simpleness, innocence; stupidity; unawareness. See folly, insanity,… …

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  • 33shallow — [[t]ʃæ̱loʊ[/t]] shallower, shallowest 1) ADJ GRADED A shallow container, hole, or area of water measures only a short distance from the top to the bottom. Put the milk in a shallow dish... The water is quite shallow for some distance. ...the… …

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  • 34depth — noun 1) the depth of the caves Syn: deepness, distance downward, distance inward; drop, vertical extent; archaic profundity Ant: shallowness 2) the depth of his knowledge Syn: extent, ra …

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  • 35deepness — noun 1. the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas • Syn: ↑astuteness, ↑profundity, ↑profoundness, ↑depth • Derivationally related forms: ↑deep, ↑profound (for: ↑ …

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  • 36Deepness — Deep ness, n. 1. The state or quality of being deep, profound, mysterious, secretive, etc.; depth; profundity; opposed to shallowness. [1913 Webster] Because they had no deepness of earth. Matt. xiii. 5. [1913 Webster] 2. Craft; insidiousness. [R …

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  • 37Shoaliness — Shoal i*ness, n. The quality or state of being shoaly; little depth of water; shallowness. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 38inanity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1603 1. the quality or state of being inane: as a. lack of substance ; emptiness b. vapid, pointless, or fatuous character ; shallowness 2. something that is inane …

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  • 39easy — I. adjective (easier; est) Etymology: Middle English esy, from Anglo French eisé, aasié, past participle of eiser, aaisier to ease, from a ad (from Latin ad ) + eise ease Date: 13th century 1. a. causing or involving little difficulty or… …

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  • 40shallow — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English schalowe; probably akin to Old English sceald shallow more at skeleton Date: 14th century 1. having little depth < shallow water > 2. having little extension inward or backward < office buildings have taken&#8230; …

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