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  • 101affectation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Artificiality of manner Nouns 1. (affected quality) affectation, affectedness, artificiality, insincerity, histrionics, ostentation; charlatanism, quackery (See deception); pretense, gloss, veneer,… …

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  • 102glory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. aureole, halo, nimbus; radiance, brilliance; fame, dignity; effulgence; honor, kudos, renown. See beauty, light, repute. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Renown] Syn. honor, distinction, reputation; see fame 1 …

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  • 103primness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. prudery, prudishness, priggishness; formality; preciousness, stiffness. See affectation …

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  • 104prudery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. propriety; prudishness, stiffness, coyness, primness, preciousness. See affectation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stuffiness, primness, priggishness, strictness; see behavior 1 , courtesy 1 …

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  • 105precious — pre|cious1 [ˈpreʃəs] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: precios, from Latin pretiosus, from pretium; PRICE1] 1.) something that is precious is valuable and important and should not be wasted or used without care precious… …

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  • 106Raphael — b. 1946, Linares (Jaén)    Singer    At the age of 16, Rafael Martos arrived at the studio of his present manager in search of fame and fortune and this was start of his artistic career. His preciousness earned him the sobriquet El niño de… …

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  • 107Pretiosen — (auch Preziosen) Spl Kostbarkeiten per. Wortschatz fremd. Erkennbar fremd (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. pretiōsa n. Pl., zu l. pretiōsus kostbar , zu l. pretium n. Preis .    Ebenso nndl. preciosa, ne. preciousness, nfrz. précieux, nschw …

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  • 108adorableness — n. likableness, preciousness, cuteness …

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  • 109dearness — dear·ness || dɪrnɪs n. importance; preciousness …

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  • 110valuableness — n. greatness of value, preciousness, costliness, pricelessness …

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