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  • 121unblinking — emotionless e*mo tion*less adj. 1. unsusceptible to, destitute of, or showing no emotion; unmoved by feeling. Opposite of {emotional}; as, he kept his emotionless objectivity and faith in the cause he served. [Narrower terms: {matter of fact,… …

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  • 122prosaist — noun Etymology: Latin prosa prose Date: 1803 1. a prose writer 2. a prosaic person …

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  • 123terrestrial — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin terrestris, from terra earth more at terrace Date: 15th century 1. a. of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants < terrestrial magnetism > b. mundane in scope or character ; prosaic 2. a …

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  • 124workaday — adjective Etymology: alteration of earlier workyday, from obsolete workyday, noun workday Date: 1554 1. of, relating to, or suited for working days < workaday clothes > 2. ordinary, prosaic < workaday activities > < a workaday life > …

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  • 125lowly — I. adverb Date: 14th century 1. in a humble or meek manner 2. in a low position, manner, or degree 3. not loudly II. adjective (lowlier; est) Date: 14th century 1. humble in manner or spirit ; fr …

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  • 126prosaically — adverb see prosaic …

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  • 127Bachelor — This article is about the term for an unmarried man. For other uses, see Bachelor (disambiguation). A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married (see single person). Unlike his female counterpart, the spinster, a&#8230; …

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  • 128History of Cuba — 1736 map by Herman Moll of the West Indies and Mexico, together comprising New Spain , with Cuba visible in the center. The known history of Cuba, the largest of the Caribbean islands, predates Christopher Columbus sighting of the island during&#8230; …

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