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  • 31ignorant — adjective 1) the plight of these ignorant children should be an international concern Syn: uneducated, unknowledgeable, untaught, unschooled, untutored, untrained, illiterate, unlettered, unlearned, unread, uninformed, unenlightened, benighted;… …

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  • 32Neanderthal — Ne•an•der•thal [[t]niˈæn dərˌθɔl, neɪˈɑn dərˌtɑl[/t]] adj. 1) pan Also, Ne•an′der•tal [[t] ˌtɔl, ˌtɑl[/t]] of or pertaining to Neanderthal man. 2) cvb inf (often l.c.) primitive, unenlightened, or reactionary 3) pan Neanderthal man 4) cvb inf… …

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  • 33heathen — /ˈhiðən / (say heedhuhn) noun (plural heathens or heathen) 1. an unconverted individual of a people who does not acknowledge the god of Christianity, Judaism, or Islam; pagan. 2. an irreligious or unenlightened person. –adjective 3. pagan;… …

  • 34Dark Ages — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) the period in Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages, c.500 1100, regarded as unenlightened. 2) any period regarded as unenlightened …

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  • 35naive — adjective 1. marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience (Freq. 6) a teenager s naive ignorance of life the naive assumption that things can only get better this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes …

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  • 36Annular eclipse — Eclipse E*clipse ([ e]*kl[i^]ps ), n. [F. [ e]clipse, L. eclipsis, fr. Gr. e kleipsis, prop., a forsaking, failing, fr. eklei pein to leave out, forsake; ek out + lei pein to leave. See {Ex }, and {Loan}.] 1. (Astron.) An interception or… …

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  • 37Cycle of eclipses — Eclipse E*clipse ([ e]*kl[i^]ps ), n. [F. [ e]clipse, L. eclipsis, fr. Gr. e kleipsis, prop., a forsaking, failing, fr. eklei pein to leave out, forsake; ek out + lei pein to leave. See {Ex }, and {Loan}.] 1. (Astron.) An interception or… …

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  • 38Eclipse — E*clipse ([ e]*kl[i^]ps ), n. [F. [ e]clipse, L. eclipsis, fr. Gr. e kleipsis, prop., a forsaking, failing, fr. eklei pein to leave out, forsake; ek out + lei pein to leave. See {Ex }, and {Loan}.] 1. (Astron.) An interception or obscuration of… …

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  • 39Heathen — Hea then (h[=e] [th] n), a. 1. Gentile; pagan; as, a heathen author. The heathen philosopher. All in gold, like heathen gods. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Barbarous; unenlightened; heathenish. [1913 Webster] 3. Irreligious; scoffing. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 40Homo sapiens — Neanderthal Ne*an der*thal , prop. n. 1. (Anthropol.) A neanderthal human being; a member of the race {Homo sapiens} neanderthalensis; as, neanderthals were shorter than modern humans. [PJC] 2. One resembling a neanderthal human; a troglodyte; a… …

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