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21grave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sepulcher, tomb, mausoleum; death.See interment. adj. important, weighty, serious; sedate, dignified; momentous, solemn; dull, somber. See dejection, importance, inexcitability. II (Roget s IV) modif …
22serious — a. 1. Grave, solemn, sedate, staid, sober, earnest, demure. 2. Important, weighty, great, momentous, grave. 3. In earnest. 4. Dangerous …
23truly — ad. 1. Really, verily, in truth, with truth, in fact, in deed, actually. 2. Truthfully, veraciously. 3. Honestly, candidly, plainly, sincerely, really, faithfully, in good earnest, in sober earnest, sooth to say, without equivocation, in plain… …
24English As She Is Spoke — Titel des Buchs English as She Is Spoke ist der verbreitete Name eines im 19. Jahrhundert fälschlicherweise José da Fonseca zugeschriebenen, 1853 erschienenen portugiesisch englischen Sprachführers von Pedro Carolino. Es gilt wegen seiner… …
25austere — *severe, stern, ascetic Analogous words: bald, *bare: unembellished, unadorned, unornamented, undecorated (see affirmative verbs at ADORN): dispassionate (see FAIR): rigorous, strict (see RIGID): grave, somber, *serious, sober, earnest Antonyms:… …
26somber — *serious, grave, solemn, sedate, staid, sober, earnest Analogous words: gloomy, *dark, murky: *dismal, bleak, cheerless: melancholy (see MELANCHOLIC) Antonyms: garish …
27staid — sedate, grave, *serious, somber, sober, earnest Analogous words: *decorous, decent, seemly: *cool, collected, composed: smug, priggish, self complacent, *complacent Antonyms: jaunty …
28serious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. grave, momentous, solemn; earnest, resolute; important, weighty; alarming, critical. See importance. Ant., lightweight, insignificant. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Involving danger] Syn. grave, severe …
29English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
30performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
