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  • 21Lunaria rediva — Honesty Hon es*ty, n. [OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF. honest[ e], onest[ e] (cf. F. honn[^e]tet[ e]), L. honestas. See {Honest}, a.] 1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] She derives… …

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  • 22lunary — Honesty Hon es*ty, n. [OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF. honest[ e], onest[ e] (cf. F. honn[^e]tet[ e]), L. honestas. See {Honest}, a.] 1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] She derives… …

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  • 23moonwort — Honesty Hon es*ty, n. [OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF. honest[ e], onest[ e] (cf. F. honn[^e]tet[ e]), L. honestas. See {Honest}, a.] 1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] She derives… …

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  • 24circuity — noun (plural ities) Etymology: circuitous Date: circa 1626 lack of straightforwardness ; indirection …

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  • 25directness — noun Date: 1598 1. the character of being accurate in course or aim 2. strict pertinence ; straightforwardness < her directness was disarming Robin Cook > …

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  • 26honesty — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. obsolete chastity 2. a. fairness and straightforwardness of conduct b. adherence to the facts ; sincerity 3. any of a genus (Lunaria) of European herbs of the mustard family with toothed leaves and flat&#8230; …

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  • 27sly — adjective (slier or slyer; sliest or slyest) Etymology: Middle English sleighe, sli, from Old Norse slœgr; akin to Old English slēan to strike more at slay Date: 13th century 1. chiefly dialect a. wise in practical affairs b. displaying …

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  • 28straightforward — I. adjective Date: 1790 1. a. free from evasiveness or obscurity ; exact, candid < a straightforward account > b. clear cut, precise 2. proceeding in a straight course or manner ; direct, un …

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  • 29tango — I. noun (plural tangos) Etymology: American Spanish Date: 1913 1. a ballroom dance of Latin American origin in 2/4 time with a basic pattern of step step step step close and characterized by long pauses and stylized body positions; also the music …

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  • 30Haryana — For the town in Hoshiarpur district, see Hariana. Haryana हरियाणा ਹਰਿਆਣਾ &#160;&#160;State&#160;&#160; …

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