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  • 51angle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. corner (See angularity); aspect, guise, point of view; approach. See appearance. v. i. fish. See pursuit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Figure or plane formed at an intersection] Syn. notch, flare, crotch,… …

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  • 52fish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. angle; pull out, dredge; solicit; search. See pursuit, desire, fish, food. II Aquatic vertebrate animal Nouns 1. fish, denizen of the deep, Pisces; anadromous, freshwater or saltwater fish, tropical …

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  • 53hint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. intimation, suggestion, allusion, reference, implication; tip, trace, reminder, insinuation. v. i. suggest, allude, imply, intimate. See information, memory, disclosure. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An… …

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  • 54dishonesty — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deceit, deception, falsehood, trickery, infidelity, faithlessness, falsity, craft, artifice, duplicity, wiliness, untrustworthiness, insidiousness, cunning, guile, perfidiousness, slyness, perfidy, double dealing,… …

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  • 55Magnan, Jacques-Joseph Valentin —    (1835–1916)    Born in the Mediterranean French city of Perpignan, Magnan studied medicine at Montpellier, then interned in Lyon. In 1863, he went to Paris for a further internship, where he was taught by psychiatrist Prosper Jean Aimé Lucas… …

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  • 56subtle — [ sʌt(ə)l] adjective (subtler, subtlest) 1》 so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe: a subtle distinction.     ↘capable of making fine distinctions.     ↘delicately complex and understated: subtle lighting. 2》 making use… …

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  • 57subtlety — n. 1. Craft, craftiness, cunning, artifice, astuteness, artfulness, subtleness, guile. 2. Acuteness, acumen, keenness, shrewdness, discernment, intelligence, cleverness, sagacity …

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  • 58adroitness — n 1. dexterity, ambidexterity, deftness, sleight, sleight of hand, legerdemain; nimbleness, agility, quickness, rapidity, briskness, swiftness, liveliness; handiness, right handedness, neatness; skillfulness, skill, faculty, knack, talent;… …

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  • 59cleverness — n 1. brightness, brilliance, keenness, acuteness, sharpness, sharp wittedness, braininess; gift, giftedness, endowment, genius, precocity, parts; talent, flair, bent, turn, forte; intelligence, aptness, smartness, agility, quickness, quick… …

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  • 60dexterity — n 1. adroitness, deftness, sleight, sleight of hand, legerdemain; nimbleness, agility, quickness; handiness, right handedness, neatness, skillfulness, skill, faculty, knack, talent; finesse, felicity, ambidexterity, facility, readiness; artistry …

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