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61Berryman, John — born Oct. 25, 1914, McAlester, Okla., U.S. died Jan. 7, 1972, Minneapolis, Minn. U.S. poet. Berryman attended Columbia University and the University of Cambridge and later taught at various universities. Homage to Mistress Bradstreet (1956), one… …
62Schnittke, Alfred — ▪ 1999 Russian composer (b. Nov. 24, 1934, Engels, Volga German Autonomous S.S.R. [now in Saratov oblast, Russia] d. Aug. 3, 1998, Hamburg, Ger.), created serious, dark toned musical works characterized by abrupt juxtapositions of radically …
63Mk43 machine gun — A mounted MK 43 Mod 0 (M60E4) (later model) is crewed by a Seabee of NMCB 15 (Naval Mobile Construction Battalion), on a convoy in Iraq in May 2003. The Mk43/M60E4 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) is a 7.62 mm NATO light machine gun.… …
64manner — noun 1 way of doing sth/behaving ADJECTIVE ▪ conventional, normal, standard, traditional, usual ▪ correct, proper ▪ You are not approaching the proble …
65remark — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, passing ▪ occasional ▪ casual, chance, off the cuff, throwaway ▪ …
66ad lib — Synonyms and related words: a beneplacito, a discretion, ad arbitrium, ad libitum, ad libbing, al piacere, arrangement, at choice, at pleasure, at short notice, at sight, at will, be caught napping, be surprised, be taken unawares, be unprepared …
67manner — n. 1) an arrogant, cavalier, imperious, overbearing; awkward; boorish; businesslike; casual, hit or miss, offhand, relaxed; charming; cloying; coarse, crude, rude, uncouth; courteous, polite; cursory; debonair; flippant; forthcoming; friendly;… …
68unpreparedness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of preparation Nouns 1. unpreparedness, unreadiness, improvidence, imprudence; inadvertence (see inattention); negligence; improvisation, unpremeditation (see impulse); immaturity, prematurity. See… …
69cuff — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Edge of a sleeve or pants leg] Syn. French cuff, fold, wristband; see band 1 , hem . 2. [A blow] Syn. slap, punch, hit; see blow 1 . • off the cuff*, Syn. extemporaneous, extemporaneously, unofficial, offhand; see… …
70extempore — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. offhand, impromptu, unexpectedly; see extemporaneous . See Synonym Study at impromptu . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Spoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought: ad lib,… …
