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  • 91dead — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. deceased, perished, defunct; lifeless, inanimate; obsolete, extinct. See death, nonexistence, insensibility.Ant., alive, living. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Without life] Syn. deceased, departed,… …

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  • 92forthright — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. downright, straightforward, frank, candid, outspoken; unequivocal, explicit, honest, straight from the shoulder (inf.). See probity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. straightforward, direct, candid,… …

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  • 93frank — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ingenuous, candid, straightforward, forthright, sincere, open. See truth. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. candid, straightforward, sincere, open, forthright, outspoken, direct, honest, artless, free,… …

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  • 94out-and-out — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. absolute, complete (see completion). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. complete, entire, total; see absolute 1 , completely . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. outright, complete, thorough, total, utter,… …

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  • 95pure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clean, pollution free; chaste, sinless, immaculate; genuine, sincere; sheer, simple. See purity, virtue, innocence, cleanness, simpleness.Ant., impure, polluted. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not… …

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  • 96sheer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. utter, absolute; mere, simple; thin, diaphanous; perpendicular, precipitous, vertical, steep. See transparency, simpleness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Abrupt] Syn. steep, very steep, precipitous;… …

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  • 97stark — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sheer, downright; rigid; desolate, naked. See completion, hardness, divestment. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stiff, firm, severe; see abrupt 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. bare desolate,… …

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  • 98unreserved — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. frank, outspoken; demonstrative, cordial; unrestricted, absolute. See completion, communication, probity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. outspoken, uninhibited, boisterous, outgoing, lusty; see also… …

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  • 99utter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. total, complete, entire; extreme, unusual; unqualified; stark, sheer, downright, absolute. See completion, greatness, certainty. v. t. speak, voice; pronounce, express, enunciate, deliver; issue,… …

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  • 100Greatness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Greatness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 greatness greatness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 magnitude magnitude Sgm: N 1 size size &c.(dimensions) 192 Sgm: N 1 multitude multitude &c.(number) 102 Sgm: N 1 …

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