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  • 61clever — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. adroit, skillful; talented, adept, gifted; smart, cute. See skill, cunning. Ant., dull, witless. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Mentally quick] Syn. smart, bright, intelligent, quick, shrewd, ingenious …

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  • 62sagacious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. penetrating, shrewd, astute. See intelligence.Ant., ignorant. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Intellectually keen] Syn. perceptive, acute, astute, shrewd; see intelligent 1 , witty . 2. [Understanding… …

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  • 63china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 64China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 65France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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  • 66riddle — riddle1 /rid l/, n., v., riddled, riddling. n. 1. a question or statement so framed as to exercise one s ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum. 2. a puzzling question, problem, or matter. 3. a puzzling thing or person. 4 …

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  • 67United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 68sly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cunning, furtive, wily; crafty, deceitful, stealthy, underhand; roguish, mischievous. See concealment. Ant., artless. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Crafty] Syn. wily, tricky, foxy, shifty, insidious,… …

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  • 69keen — adjective 1) his publishers were keen to capitalize on his success Syn: eager, anxious, intent, impatient, determined, ambitious, champing at the bit; informal raring, itching, dying See note at eager Ant …

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  • 70ἐπιφρονέουσι — ἐπιφρονέω to be shrewd pres part act masc/neut dat pl (epic doric ionic) ἐπιφρονέω to be shrewd pres ind act 3rd pl (epic doric ionic) ἐπιφρονέω to be shrewd pres part act masc/neut dat pl (epic doric ionic) ἐπιφρονέω to be shrewd pres ind act… …

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