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  • 101mad — adj 1. insane, crazy, crazed, demented, lunatic, deranged; of unsound mind, Latin, non compos mentis; daft, Inf. daffy, unbalanced, touched, Inf. unglued, Inf. half baked, Brit. Sl. bonkers, unhinged, distracted; eccentric, flighty, odd,… …

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  • 102Moron (psychology) — Moron is a term once used in psychology to denote mild mental retardation.[1] The term was closely tied with the American eugenics movement.[2] Once the term became popularized, it fell out of use by the psychological community, as it was used… …

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  • 103imbecile — (adj.) 1540s, imbecille weak, feeble (especially in reference to the body), from M.Fr. imbecile (15c.), from L. imbecillus weak, feeble (see IMBECILITY (Cf. imbecility)). Sense shifted to mental weakness from mid 18c. As a noun, feeble minded… …

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  • 104soft — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) lacking hardness or firmness; yielding to pressure; easily cut. 2 (of cloth etc.) having a smooth surface or texture; not rough or coarse. 3 (of air etc.) mellow, mild, balmy; not… …

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  • 105Margaret Sanger — Margaret Higgins Sanger Sanger in 1922 Born September 14, 1879(1879 09 14) Corning, New York, United States Died …

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  • 106backward — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. retarded, slow, underdeveloped; third world; delayed, tardy; unwilling, loath, shy. See rear, unwillingness, lateness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [To the rear] Syn. rearward, astern, behind, aback,… …

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  • 107retarded — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. delayed; mentally deficient or handicapped, braindamaged, moronic; backward, slow. See slowness, insanity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [ Said of people ] Syn. backward, slow, developmentally disabled; …

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  • 108simple — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. elementary, uncomplicated; plain, common; unassuming, humble, unaffected; pure, absolute; gullible, silly. See simpleness, humility, folly, purity.Ant., complex, complicated, difficult. II (Roget s… …

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  • 109slow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. time consuming; dull witted, dense (sl.); tardy, sluggish; slack, leisurely; tedious, boring. See slowness, ignorance, lateness, weariness.Ant., fast, quick witted, bright. v. slacken, moderate,… …

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  • 110soft — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. supple, pliant; faint, low; kind, lenient; easy. See softness, faintness, leniency, facility. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Pliable] Syn. malleable, pliant, elastic; see flexible 1 . 2. [Soft to the… …

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