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  • 81Oracular — O*rac u*lar, a. [L. oracularius. See {Oracle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles; forecasting the future; as, an oracular tongue. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling an oracle in some way, as in solemnity, wisdom, authority, obscurity …

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  • 82Oracularly — Oracular O*rac u*lar, a. [L. oracularius. See {Oracle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles; forecasting the future; as, an oracular tongue. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling an oracle in some way, as in solemnity, wisdom, authority,… …

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  • 83Oracularness — Oracular O*rac u*lar, a. [L. oracularius. See {Oracle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles; forecasting the future; as, an oracular tongue. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling an oracle in some way, as in solemnity, wisdom, authority,… …

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  • 84Positiveness — Pos i*tive*ness, n. The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness; certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See {Positive}, a. [1913 Webster] Positiveness, pedantry, and ill manners. Swift. [1913 Webster] The positiveness… …

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  • 85sceptic — Skeptic Skep tic, n. [Gr. skeptiko s thoughtful, reflective, fr. ske ptesqai to look carefully or about, to view, consider: cf. L. scepticus, F. sceptique. See {Scope}.] [Written also {sceptic}.] 1. One who is yet undecided as to what is true;… …

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  • 86Skeptic — Skep tic, n. [Gr. skeptiko s thoughtful, reflective, fr. ske ptesqai to look carefully or about, to view, consider: cf. L. scepticus, F. sceptique. See {Scope}.] [Written also {sceptic}.] 1. One who is yet undecided as to what is true; one who is …

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  • 87-ties — Magistrality Mag is*tral i*ty, n.; pl. { ties}. Magisterialness; arbitrary dogmatism. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 88dictatorial — adjective Date: 1701 1. a. of, relating to, or befitting a dictator < dictatorial power > b. ruled by a dictator 2. oppressive to or arrogantly overbearing toward others • dictatorially adverb …

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  • 89tender-minded — adjective Date: 1593 marked by idealism, optimism, and dogmatism …

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  • 90Andrei Sakharov — Infobox Scientist name = Andrei Sakharov Андрей Сахаров box width = 300px image width = 160px caption = Andrei Sakharov, 1943 birth date = birth date|1921|5|21 birth place = Moscow, USSR death date = death date and age|1989|12|14|1921|5|21 death&#8230; …

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