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  • 111Fortingal —    FORTINGAL, a parish, in the county of Perth, 8½ miles (W. S. W.) from Aberfeldy; containing, with part of the late quoad sacra districts of Foss, Glenlyon, and Rannoch, 2740 inhabitants. This place, of which the name is of very doubtful origin …

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  • 112Walls and Flotta —    WALLS and FLOTTA, a parish, mostly in the island of Hoy, South Isles of the county of Orkney, 9 miles (W. by S.) from South Ronaldshay, and 16 (S. S. W.) from Kirkwall; containing 1558 inhabitants. This parish, of which the name, anciently… …

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  • 113power — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Ability to act Nouns 1. power, potence, potency, potentiality; puissance, might, force, energy, vigor; dint; right hand or arm; ascendancy, sway, control; prepotency; almightiness, omnipotence, authority …

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  • 114resistance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. recalcitrance (see resistance); impedance (see hindrance, electronics). II Active opposition Nouns 1. resistance, opposition, oppugnance, renitence, stand, front; recalcitrance, obstinacy; impeding …

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  • 115spontaneous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. instinctive, automatic, involuntary; extemporaneous, uninhibited, unforced, natural. See impulse, will, freedom. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. involuntary, instinctive, unbidden, unplanned, impromptu …

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  • 116untiring — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tireless, indefatigable, unwearied, unremitting, unrelaxing. See resolution. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. inexhaustible, indefatigable, powerful, unremitting, persevering, strong, unintermitted,… …

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  • 117gravitation — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mutual attraction, agitation, settling together, planetary motion, earthward motion, gravity, resistless tendency …

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  • 118Necessity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Necessity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 involuntariness involuntariness Sgm: N 1 instinct instinct blind impulse Sgm: N 1 inborn proclivity inborn proclivity innate proclivity Sgm: N 1 native tendency native tendency… …

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  • 119cogent — a. Forcible, effective, powerful, urgent, potent, irresistible, resistless, persuasive, convincing, conclusive …

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  • 120ir — ir·bis; ir; ir·gun·ist; ir·i·ar·tea; ir·i·desce; ir·i·des·cence; ir·i·des·cent·ly; ir·kutsk; ir·pex; ir·radiance; ir·radiancy; ir·radiant; ir·ra·di·at·ing·ly; ir·radiation; ir·radiative; ir·radiator; ir·rad·i·ca·ble; ir·rad·i·cate;… …

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