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  • 21Cheerlessness — Cheerless Cheer less, a. Without joy, gladness, or comfort. {Cheer less*ly}, adv. {Cheer less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] My cheerful day is turned to cheerless night. Spenser. Syn: Gloomy; sad; comfortless; dispiriting; disconsolate; dejected;… …

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  • 22Chill — Chill, a. 1. Moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly; raw. [1913 Webster] Noisome winds, and blasting vapors chill. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Affected by cold. My veins are chill. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Characterized by coolness of… …

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  • 23demoralizing — adj. 1. discouraging. Opposite of {encouraging}. Syn: demoralising, disheartening, dispiriting. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …

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  • 24disheartening — adj. Causing loss of hope or enthusiasm. Syn: demoralizing, demoralising, dispiriting. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …

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  • 25Dispirit — Dis*pir it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispirited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispiriting}.] [Pref. dis + spirit.] 1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage. [1913 Webster] Not dispirited with my afflictions.… …

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  • 26Dispirited — Dispirit Dis*pir it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispirited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispiriting}.] [Pref. dis + spirit.] 1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage. [1913 Webster] Not dispirited with my… …

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  • 27Kill-joy — n. One who causes gloom or grief; a dispiriting person; a spoilsport. W. Black. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 28chill — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chile chill, frost, from Old English ciele; akin to Old English ceald cold Date: before 12th century 1. a. a sensation of cold accompanied by shivering b. a disagreeable sensation of coldness 2. a moderate but… …

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  • 29Groucho Marx — Groucho redirects here. For other uses, see Groucho (disambiguation). Groucho Marx Groucho Marx, circa 1931 Birth name Julius Henry Marx Born October 2 …

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  • 30History of Russia — The history of Russia begins with that of the East Slavs. The first East Slavic state, Kievan Rus , adopted Christianity from the Byzantine Empire in 988, [cite web|title=Kievan Rus and Mongol Periods|url=http://www.shsu.edu/ his… …

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