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  • 71prudent — adj 1. sensible, level headed, judicious, sagacious, sage, discreet, circumspect; thoughtful, reflecting, sapient, sober, sane, moderate, reasonable, rational, sound, full of common sense; cool, wary, heedful, vigilant, advertent, attentive,… …

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  • 72wary — adjective 1) he was trained to be wary Syn: cautious, careful, circumspect, on one s guard, chary, alert, on the lookout, attentive, heedful, watchful, vigilant, observant 2) we are wary of strangers Syn …

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  • 73care — [OE] Care goes back ultimately to a prehistoric Indo European *gar , source of a wide range of words in other Indo European languages, two of which, garrulous and slogan, have also reached English. In the case of care, the route was via Germanic… …

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  • 74Assonance — As so*nance, n. [Cf. F. assonance. See {Assonant}.] 1. Resemblance of sound. The disagreeable assonance of sheath and sheathed. Steevens. [1913 Webster] 2. (Pros.) A peculiar species of rhyme, in which the last accented vowel and those which… …

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  • 75Care — (k[^a]r), n. [AS. caru, cearu; akin to OS. kara sorrow, Goth. kara, OHG chara, lament, and perh. to Gr. gh^rys voice. Not akin to cure. Cf. {Chary}.] 1. A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern;… …

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  • 76Charily — Char i*ly, adv. In a chary manner; carefully; cautiously; frugally. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 77Chariness — Char i*ness, n. The quality of being chary. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 78Choice — Choice, a. [Compar. {Choicer}; superl. {Choicest}.] 1. Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable. [1913 Webster] My choicest hours of life are lost. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Preserving or using with care, as… …

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  • 79Choicer — Choice Choice, a. [Compar. {Choicer}; superl. {Choicest}.] 1. Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable. [1913 Webster] My choicest hours of life are lost. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Preserving or using with care,… …

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  • 80Choicest — Choice Choice, a. [Compar. {Choicer}; superl. {Choicest}.] 1. Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable. [1913 Webster] My choicest hours of life are lost. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Preserving or using with care,… …

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