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  • 51awkward — awkward, clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche mean not adapted by constitution or character to act, operate, or achieve the intended or desired ends with ease, fitness, or grace. Awkward and clumsy are by far the widest of these terms in their range… …

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  • 52Insensitive nuclei enhanced by polarization transfer — (INEPT) is a signal enhancement method used in NMR spectroscopy which involves the transfer of nuclear spin polarization from spins with large Boltzmann population differences to nuclear spins of interest with low Boltzmann population differences …

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  • 53List of Merriam–Webster's Words of the Year — Merriam Webster s Words of the Year, a list published annually by the American dictionary publishing company Merriam Webster, features the ten words of the year from the English language. This list started in 2003, and is published at the end of… …

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  • 54inapt — inapt, inept These two words are often confused because they overlap in their basic meanings ‘inappropriate, unsuitable’ and ‘unskilful’. Inapt tends to mean rather the first of these, and applies only to actions and circumstances, whereas inept… …

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  • 55clumsy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. awkward, lumbering; bungling, bumbling, left handed; cumbersome, unwieldy. See unskillfulness, gravity, ugliness. Ant., adroit, facile. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ungainly, inept, tactless,… …

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  • 56maladroit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clumsy, inexpert, awkward, inept. See unskillfulness. Ant., skillful, expert. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. clumsy, gauche, inept; see awkward 1 . See Synonym Study at awkward . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 57awkward — adjective Etymology: Middle English awkeward in the wrong direction, from awke turned the wrong way, from Old Norse ǫfugr; akin to Old High German abuh turned the wrong way Date: 1530 1. obsolete perverse 2. archaic unfavorable …

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  • 58Inspector Clouseau — This article is about the character. For the film of the same title, see Inspector Clouseau (film). Clouseau redirects here. For the Belgian pop group, see Clouseau (band). Peter Sellers as Chief Inspector Clouseau Chief Inspector Jacques… …

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  • 59Yuuzhan Vong invasion — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Yuuzhan Vong Invasion date=25 30 ABY place=Galaxy wide conflict; primary locations include Coruscant, Borleias, Ithor, Dubrillion, Helska IV, and many more. result=formation of the Galactic Federation of Free… …

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  • 60Police of The Wire — The Police Of The Wire includes many starring characters who play a major role in the fictional HBO drama series The Wire. This fictionalized version of the Baltimore Police Department has been examined in great detail across several departments… …

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