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  • 1broken — brokenly, adv. brokenness, n. /broh keuhn/, v. 1. pp. of break. adj. 2. reduced to fragments; fragmented. 3. ruptured; torn; fractured. 4. not functioning properly; out of working order. 5. Meteorol. (of sky cove …

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  • 2broken — bro•ken [[t]ˈbroʊ kən[/t]] v. 1) pp. of break 2) reduced to fragments; fragmented 3) ruptured; torn; fractured 4) not functioning properly; out of working order 5) infringed or violated: a broken promise[/ex] 6) interrupted, disrupted, or… …

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  • 3The Fortunes of Nigel —   …

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  • 4The Fortunes of Richard Mahony — infobox Book | name = The Fortunes of Richard Mahony title orig = translator = image caption = author = Henry Handel Richardson illustrator = cover artist = Sheila Perry (1954) country = Australia language = English series = genre = Novel… …

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  • 5impoverished — adjective 1. destroyed financially the broken fortunes of the family • Syn: ↑broken, ↑wiped out • Similar to: ↑destroyed 2. poor enough to need help from others • Syn: ↑ …

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  • 6wiped out — adjective 1. destroyed completely (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑annihilated, ↑exterminated • Similar to: ↑destroyed 2. destroyed financially the broken fortunes of the family …

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  • 7Adversity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Adversity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 adversity adversity evil &c. 619 Sgm: N 1 failure failure &c. 732 Sgm: N 1 bad luck bad luck ill luck evil luck adverse luck hard fortune …

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  • 8adversity — n. Misfortune, calamity, affliction, trouble, suffering, woe, disaster, distress, misery, ill luck, bad luck, broken fortunes, hard life, frowns of fortune, reverses of fortune, hard times, ill fate, ills of life, a sea of troubles …

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  • 9china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 10China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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