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  • 111determination — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. resolution, will, firmness; judgment; measurement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of determining] Syn. ascertainment, perception, measurement, resolution; see judgment 2 , 3 . 2. [Firmness of mind]… …

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  • 112fight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. battle, affray, brawl, quarrel; contest, struggle; pugnacity. Slang, scrap. See contention, irascibility, resolution. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A violent struggle] Syn. strife, conflict, contention, feud …

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  • 113guts — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. bowels, entrails, innards, viscera; substance, gist, essence; slang, determination, endurance, intestinal fortitude, courage. See interior. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [*Bowels] Syn. viscera, insides,… …

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  • 114health — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Physical wellbeing Nouns 1. health, healthiness; mental health, sanity; soundness; vim, vigor, and vitality; strength, robustness; bloom, prime; mens sana in corpore sano; hygeia; clean bill of health;… …

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  • 115insolence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Rudeness Nouns 1. (overbearing behavior) insolence, arrogance; hauteur, haughtiness, airs; overbearance; presumption, assertiveness, bravado, pomposity, snobbery; defiance. 2. (impertinent behavior)… …

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  • 116mettle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spirit, temperament, courage, disposition, vigor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Spirit] Syn. animation, energy, spunk; see force 3 , life 1 , vitality . 2. [Hardihood] Syn. stamina, bravery, pluck; see… …

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  • 117temerity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rashness, boldness, audacity, recklessness, daring, nerve, gall, brass (sl.), cheek (sl.). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. audacity, effrontery, boldness, hardihood, rashness, presumption, overconfidence,… …

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  • 118valor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. courage, intrepidity, fearlessness; prowess, heroism, gallantry; daring, derring do. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bravery, courage, prowess, intrepidity, boldness, gallantry, heroism, fearlessness,… …

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  • 119boldly — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [ Said of animate beings ] Syn. impetuously, headlong, intrepidly, fearlessly, with hardihood, recklessly, courageously, bravely, dauntlessly, daringly, forwardly, venturesomely, valiantly, stoutly, resolutely, brazenly,… …

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  • 120boldness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. audacity, hardihood, self reliance; see courage 1 , rudeness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Willingness to take risks: adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audaciousness, audacity, daredevilry, daredeviltry, daring,… …

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