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  • 111Calle Mayor — Main street (1956)    Juan Antonio Bardem s Calle mayor is one of the best examples of an attempt to introduce some aspects of neorealism (and an awareness of social ethics) into Spanish cinema, during a time of political and economic pressures… …

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  • 112Calle Mayor — Main street (1956)    Juan Antonio Bardem s Calle mayor is one of the best examples of an attempt to introduce some aspects of neorealism (and an awareness of social ethics) into Spanish cinema, during a time of political and economic pressures… …

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  • 113Drack — 1. unattractive; dressed in a slovenly manner: drack sort ; 2. (obsolete) police officer; 3. unattractive person, especially a woman (perhaps from Drac, short for Dracula) …

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  • 114drack — I Australian Slang 1. unattractive; dressed in a slovenly manner: drack sort ; 2. (obsolete) police officer; 3. unattractive person, especially a woman (perhaps from Drac, short for Dracula) II North Country (Newcastle) Words to saturate with… …

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  • 115becoming — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fit, proper, seemly; attractive, ornamental. See beauty, rightness, expedience.Ant., unbecoming, unsuitable. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Appropriate] Syn. suitable, proper, fitting, seemly; see fit 1 …

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  • 116unbecoming — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indecorous, unseemly, unfitting; ugly, unattractive, ill suited, inharmonious. See ugliness, disagreement. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Indecent] Syn. improper, salacious, unworthy; see lewd 1 , 2 . 2 …

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  • 117unsightly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ugly, unattractive. See ugliness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. hideous, deformed, homely; see repulsive 1 , ugly 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. ugly, unattractive, *an eyesore, repulsive,… …

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  • 118beautiful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having qualities of beauty] Syn. lovely, attractive, appealing, pleasing, pretty, fair, fine, nice, dainty, good looking, delightful, charming, enticing, fascinating, admirable, rich, graceful, sightly, ideal, delicate,… …

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  • 119Indifference — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Indifference >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 indifference indifference neutrality Sgm: N 1 coldness coldness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 anaphrodisia anaphrodisia Sgm: N 1 unconcern unconcern insouciance nonchalance …

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  • 120attract — 01. The meat they ve been putting in the garbage is starting to [attract] rats. 02. His wife is very [attractive], and always gets lots of attention from the men at parties. 03. We put a rotten fish head in the trap to [attract] the shrimp. 04.… …

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