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  • 111smooth — adj 1 even, plane, plain, flat, *level, flush Analogous words: *sleek, slick, glossy Antonyms: rough Contrasted words: harsh, uneven, rugged, scabrous (see ROUGH) 2 effortless, *easy, light, simple, facile Analogous words: agreeable, * …

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  • 112worship — n adoration, veneration, reverence (see under REVERE vb) Analogous words: *honor, homage, obeisance: respect, *regard, esteem, admiration Contrasted words: *profanation, desecration, sacrilege: execration, cursing (see corresponding verbs at… …

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  • 113Macdonald, Sir John Alexander — (1815 1891)    H Attends Charlottetown Conference, 1864, and proposes union of all the provinces, 178; premier of first Dominion Cabinet, 198; Tupper writes him as to Howe s political plans, 207; Tilley and Tupper urge him to visit Nova Scotia,… …

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  • 114equity — Justice administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law. It is based on a system of rules and principles which originated in England as an alternative to the harsh rules of common law and which… …

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  • 115equity — Justice administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law. It is based on a system of rules and principles which originated in England as an alternative to the harsh rules of common law and which… …

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  • 116so|na|ta — «suh NAH tuh», noun. 1. a piece of music, for one or two instruments, having three or four movements in contrasted rhythms and keys. 2. (originally) any instrumental composition, as contrasted with a vocal composition or cantata. ╂[< Italian… …

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  • 117sub|ject — «noun, adjective. SUHB jihkt, jehkt; verb. suhb JEHKT», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. something thought about, discussed, or studied: »a subject of discussion or negotiation, the subject of a sermon. The subject for our composition was “An… …

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  • 118Absolute time — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… …

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  • 119anionic — adj. 1. having the character of an anion; negatively charged; containing anions; of atoms, molecules, and groups of atoms. Contrasted with {cationic}. [PJC] 2. of or pertaining to anions. Contrasted with {cationic} [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 120Apparent time — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… …

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