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  • 21Frances Clarke Sayers — (1897 1989) An innovator of children s literature, a monumental librarian, and memorable lecturer. Biography Early Years Frances Clarke was born on September 4, 1897 in Topeka, Kansas. When she was just a child she moved with her family to… …

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  • 22bother — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nuisance, annoyance; trouble; perplexity, worry. v. t. irritate, pester, worry. See pain, adversity, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Trouble or worry] Syn. vexation, fuss, inconvenience, anxiety;… …

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  • 23annoyance — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A feeling of annoyance] Syn. vexation, irritation, pique, uneasiness, disgust, displeasure, provocation, nervousness, irascibility, exasperation, ferment, indignation, sullenness, sulkiness, bad humor, touchiness,… …

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  • 24irritation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Sensitivity] Syn. soreness, susceptibility, tenderness, inflammation, excitability, rawness, tenseness, irritability, oversensitiveness, hypersensitivity, oversensitivity, extreme sensibility, susceptibleness; see also… …

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  • 25vexation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A vexed feeling] Syn. uneasiness, irritation, bother; see annoyance 1 . 2. [A cause of vexation, sense 1] Syn. worry, trouble, misfortune; see difficulty 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. irritation, annoyance,… …

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  • 26exasperation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act of annoying: annoyance, botheration, bothering, harassment, irritation, pestering, provocation, vexation. See FEELINGS, PAIN. 2. The feeling of being annoyed: aggravation, annoyance, bother, botheration,… …

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  • 27irritation — noun 1. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑annoyance, ↑vexation, ↑botheration • Derivationally related forms: ↑bother (for: ↑botheration), ↑ …

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  • 28pain in the ass — noun something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer a bit of a bother he s not a friend, he s an infliction • Syn: ↑annoyance, ↑bother, ↑botheration, ↑pain, ↑ …

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  • 29pain in the neck — noun 1. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer a bit of a bother he s not a friend, he s an infliction • Syn: ↑annoyance, ↑bother, ↑botheration, ↑pain, ↑ …

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  • 30both·er·ation — /ˌbɑːðəˈreıʃən/ noun, pl tions [count] old fashioned : something that is annoying : something that bothers you I hadn t realized what a botheration putting up a tent in the dark could be! sometimes used as an interjection Oh botheration. The… …

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