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  • 81Changeableness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Changeableness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 changeableness changeableness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 mutability mutability inconstancy Sgm: N 1 versatility versatility mobility Sgm: N 1 instability instability unstable e …

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  • 82waver — wa|ver [ weıvər ] verb intransitive 1. ) if a person wavers, they are not certain about what to say or do: HESITATE: waver between: Cynthia was wavering between visiting her parents and going to Mexico. not waver in something: Sarah didn t once… …

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  • 83flicker — {{11}}flicker (n.) woodpecker, 1808, American English, possibly echoic of bird s note, or from white spots on plumage that seem to flicker as it flits from tree to tree. {{12}}flicker (v.) O.E. flicorian to flutter, flap quickly and lightly,… …

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  • 84waver — (v.) late 13c., weyveren, to show indecision, probably related to O.E. wæfre restless, wavering, from P.Gmc. *wæbraz (Cf. M.H.G. wabern to waver, O.N. vafra to hover about ), a frequentative form from the root of WAVE (Cf. wave) (v.). Related:… …

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  • 85bleat — verb 1》 (of a sheep or goat) make a characteristic weak, wavering cry. 2》 speak or complain in a weak or foolish way. noun 1》 the weak, wavering cry of a sheep or goat. 2》 a weak or foolish cry or complaint. Derivatives bleater noun Origin OE… …

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  • 86glimmer — verb shine faintly with a wavering light. noun 1》 a faint or wavering light. 2》 a faint sign of a feeling or quality: a glimmer of hope. Derivatives glimmering adjective &noun glimmeringly adverb Origin ME: prob. of Scand. origin; related to Swed …

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  • 87unsteady — a. 1. Unsettled, fluctuating, oscillating. 2. Inconstant, fickle, unstable, changeable, wavering, mutable, variable, ever changing. 3. Tottering, wavering, vacillating …

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  • 88waver — verb (I) 1 to be or become weak and uncertain: His voice wavered. | waver in sth: Harris never wavered in his loyalty to the cause. 2 to not make a decision because you have doubts: wavering voters | waver between (doing): Maya wavered between… …

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  • 89doubtful — adjective 1) I was doubtful about going Syn: irresolute, hesitant, vacillating, dithering, wavering, in doubt, unsure, uncertain, of two minds, shilly shallying, undecided, in a quandary, in a dilemma, blowing hot and cold Ant …

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  • 90uncertainty — noun 1) the uncertainty of the stock market Syn: unpredictability, unreliability, riskiness, chanciness, precariousness, changeability, variability, inconstancy, fickleness, caprice Ant: predictability 2) uncer …

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