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  • 111flashy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. gaudy, showy, garish. See ornament.Ant., plain, dull. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gaudy, showy, ostentatious; see ornate 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. showy, loud, flamboyant, gaudy,… …

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  • 112garish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. showy, gaudy. See ostentation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. showy, gaudy, loud, ostentatious; see ornate 1 , vulgar 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. flashy, showy, gaudy, glaring, loud,… …

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  • 113gaudy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. garish, showy, cheap, blatant, tawdry; gay, bright, flashy. See color, ostentation, vulgarity. Ant., plain. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. showy, flashy, tawdry; see ornate 1 , vulgar 1 . III (Roget s… …

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  • 114gross — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bulky, large, fat, obese; coarse, crass; brutish, callous, unrefined, insensitive; vulgar, crude, obscene; total, whole; flagrant. See vulgarity, size, impurity, inelegance. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1 …

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  • 115obvious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. manifest, patent, clear, evident, plain; undisguised, unconcealed. See visibility, shallowness. Ant., obscure, hidden. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Clearly apparent to the eye] Syn. clear, visible,… …

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  • 116Greatness — (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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  • 117Color — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Color >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 color color hue tint tinge dye complexion shade tincture cast livery coloration glow flush Sgm: N 1 tone …

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  • 118Visibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Visibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 visibility visibility perceptibility Sgm: N 1 conspicuousness conspicuousness distinctness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 conspicuity conspicuity conspicuousness Sgm: N 1 appearance ap …

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  • 119glare — 01. The [glare] of the car s headlights on the rainy streets made it difficult to see. 02. The old woman [glared] at the children when they ran across her lawn, but she said nothing. 03. The old cat [glared] at the kitten, and hissed when it… …

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  • 120omission — o|mis|sion [ ou mıʃn ] noun * count someone or something that has not been included, either deliberately or because someone forgot: There are one or two surprising omissions from the list. glaring/serious/notable omission: One pretty glaring… …

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