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  • 71happy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fortunate, lucky; gay, contented, joyous, ecstatic; felicitous, apt; glad. See agreement, cheerfulness, pleasure, occasion. Ant., sad, II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In good humor] Syn. joyous, joyful,… …

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  • 72Light — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Light >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 light light ray beam stream gleam streak pencil Sgm: N 1 sunbeam sunbeam moonbeam Sgm: N 1 aurora aurora GRP: N 2 …

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  • 73Irresolution — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Irresolution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 irresolution irresolution infirmity of purpose indecision Sgm: N 1 indetermination indetermination undetermination Sgm: N 1 unsettlement unsettlement Sgm: N 1 uncertainty… …

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  • 74Cheerfulness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Cheerfulness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cheerfulness cheerfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 geniality geniality gayety l allegro cheer good humor spirits Sgm: N 1 high spirits high spirits animal spirits …

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  • 75cheerful — a. 1. Glad, lively, sprightly, animated, joyful, joyous, happy, light hearted, lightsome, blithe, mirthful, buoyant, gleeful, gay, cheery, airy, sunny, jocund, jolly, in good spirits, of good cheer, in high feather. 2. Gladdening, cheery,… …

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  • 76cheery — a. 1. Blithe, hearty, gay, lightsome, sprightly, lively, buoyant, sunny, joyous, merry. 2. Cheering, heartening, animating, enlivening, brightening …

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  • 77debonair — a. 1. Courteous, affable, polite, refined, civil, urbane, complaisant, obliging, gracious, easy, kind, well bred. 2. Light hearted, buoyant, vivacious, sparkling, sprightly, cheery, bright, lightsome. 3. Elegant, graceful, lithe, easy, of fine… …

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  • 78agile — adjective 1) she was as agile as a monkey Syn: nimble, lithe, supple, limber, acrobatic, fleet footed, light footed, light on one s feet; literary fleet, lightsome Ant: clumsy, stiff 2) an agile mind …

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  • 79light — I 1. noun 1) the light of candles Syn: illumination, brightness, luminescence, luminosity, shining, gleaming, gleam, brilliance, radiance, luster, glowing, glow, blaze, glare, dazzle; sunlight, moonlig …

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  • 80nimble — adjective 1) he was nimble on his feet Syn: agile, sprightly, light, spry, lively, quick, graceful, lithe, limber; skillful, deft, dexterous, adroit; informal nippy, twinkle toed; literary lightsome Ant …

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