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  • 121Catherine Trotter Cockburn — Catharine Trotter Cockburn (16 August 1679 11 May 1749) was a novelist, dramatist, and philosopher. LifeBorn to Scottish parents living in London, Trotter was raised Protestant but converted to Roman Catholicism at an early age. She finally… …

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  • 122belligerent — adj Belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, combative, quarrelsome, contentious mean having or taking an aggressive or fighting attitude. Belligerent usually implies actual engagement in hostilities {the belligerent powers in the World War} {define a …

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  • 123shrewishness — noun a nature given to nagging or scolding • Derivationally related forms: ↑shrewish • Hypernyms: ↑ill nature * * * noun ( es) : the quality or state of being shrewish * * * shrewˈish …

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  • 124Cloudier — Cloudy Cloud y (kloud [u^]), a. [Compar. {Cloudier}; superl. {Cloudiest}.] [From Cloud, n.] 1. Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of a cloud or clouds. [1913 Webster] As Moses entered into… …

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  • 125Cloudiest — Cloudy Cloud y (kloud [u^]), a. [Compar. {Cloudier}; superl. {Cloudiest}.] [From Cloud, n.] 1. Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of a cloud or clouds. [1913 Webster] As Moses entered into… …

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  • 126Cloudy — Cloud y (kloud [u^]), a. [Compar. {Cloudier}; superl. {Cloudiest}.] [From Cloud, n.] 1. Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of a cloud or clouds. [1913 Webster] As Moses entered into the… …

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  • 127Critic — Crit ic (kr[i^]t [i^]k), n. [L. criticus, Gr. kritiko s, a critic; prop., an adj. meaning able to discuss, from kri nein to judge, discern. See {Certain}, and cf. {Critique}.] 1. One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or artistic works; …

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  • 128Melancholy — Mel an*chol*y, n. [OE. melancolie, F. m[ e]lancolie, L. melancholia, fr. Gr. ?; me las, me lanos, black + ? gall, bile. See {Malice}, and 1st {Gall}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep… …

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