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  • 121ýðgian — wv/t2 to fluctuate, flow, surge; roar, rage; wv/i2 to overflow, (1) literal; (2) figurative, to be filled; to move in waves, to toss, roll, (1) of the sea (2) of movement like that of the sea, to wave, (3) figurative, to fluctuate …

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  • 122alternate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. substitute, stand in, proxy. v. take turns, change, vacillate. See oscillation, interchange, discontinuance. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Alternative] Syn. alternative, substitute, makeshift, other; see …

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  • 123oscillate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. vibrate (see oscillation); hesitate, shilly shally, hem and haw, blow hot and cold. See doubt, changeableness II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To swing] Syn. palpitate, vibrate, sway; see swing 1 , wave 3 ,… …

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  • 124range — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. row, series, chain; scope, extent; habitat; limit, span, latitude; compass, register; Distance; stove[top], cooktop. See continuity, space, business, freedom, direction, degree. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …

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  • 125shilly-shally — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. vacillate, waver; dawdle, loiter. See uncertainty, inactivity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. falter, waver, fluctuate; see hesitate , pause . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. hesitate, wave, vacillate,… …

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  • 126sway — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. swing, rock; influence, direct, control, rule, bias, prejudice, warp; lurch, rock, roll, reel, dangle. See cause, agitation. n. domination, rule; influence; oscillation. See authority, power. II… …

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  • 127swing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. oscillate, sway, wag; depend, dangle; pivot, turn; informal, be hanged; slang, [wife or husband ]swap. See oscillation,punishment, impurity, sex. n. sweep, sway, oscillation; rhythm, lilt, scope,… …

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  • 128vacillate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To totter] Syn. waver, sway, stagger; see reel , totter 2 . 2. [To hesitate] Syn. fluctuate, dawdle, falter; see hesitate , pause . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [VAS uh LATE] to waver or be indecisive.… …

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