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  • 31wittedness — n. quick perception, intelligence …

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  • 32insight — n. 1. Deep view, thorough knowledge, discerning look, intelligent grasp. 2. Discernment, penetration, penetrating vision or judgment, spontaneous understanding, quick perception …

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  • 33wit — n. 1. Intellect, understanding, mind, sense, reason, genius, mental power, intellectual faculties, thinking principle, mother wit. 2. Quick perception (as of partial resemblance in things mostly unlike), keen discernment, acumen, penetration,… …

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  • 34synesis — [sin′ə sis] n. [ModL < Gr, sagacity, quick perception < synienai, to perceive, lit., to bring together < syn , together + hienai, to set in motion: see JET1] a grammatical construction which conforms to the meaning rather than to strict… …

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  • 35literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 36dance — dancingly, adv. /dans, dahns/, v., danced, dancing, n. v.i. 1. to move one s feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, esp. to the accompaniment of music. 2. to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or… …

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  • 37United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 38Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

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  • 39Søren Kierkegaard — Søren Aabye Kierkegaard Sketch of Søren Kierkegaard by Niels Christian Kierkegaard, c. 1840 Full name Søren Aabye Kierkegaard Born 5 May 1813 Copenhagen, Denmark Died 11 November 1855 …

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  • 40United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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