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  • 81Ingres, J.-A.-D — ▪ French painter Introduction in full  Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres  born August 29, 1780, Montauban, France died January 14, 1867, Paris  painter and icon of cultural conservatism in 19th century France. Ingres became the principal proponent of …

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  • 82swing — vb 1 Swing, wave, flourish, brandish, shake, thrash are comparable when they mean to wield or to handle something so that it moves alternately backward and forward or upward and downward or around and around. Swing often implies regular… …

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  • 83face — Synonyms and related words: Communist threat, Western imperialism, accept, account, acknowledge, acting, admit, affectation, affront, air, allow, anteriority, anticipate, apparently, appear, appearance, apply paint, approach, arrive, arrogance,… …

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  • 84pag|eant|ry — «PAJ uhn tree», noun, plural ries. 1. a splendid show; gorgeous display; pomp: »The large Stratford company of some 90 odd players manages swordplay and panoplied pageantry with great facility (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S): spectacle. 2. Figurative.… …

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  • 85Sextus of Chaeronea — Sextus of Chaeronea, (lived c. 160 AD), was a Stoic philosopher, a nephew or grandson [Latin nepos indicated grandson in the Augustan age, but by the 3rd century meant nephew .] of Plutarch, [Historia Augusta, Marcus Aurelius 3] and one of the… …

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  • 86strut — vb Strut, swagger, bristle, bridle can all mean to assume an air of dignity or importance. Strut implies a pompous or theatrical affectation of dignity, especially as shown in one s gait or by one s bearing in movement {a poor player that struts… …

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  • 87front — Synonyms and related words: CAT, Charlie McCarthy, DMZ, accented, aceldama, act for, acting, advance, advance guard, aerospace, aerosphere, affectation, affectedness, affront, agent, ahead, air, air hole, air mass, air pocket, airhead, airs, airs …

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  • 88fame — n Fame, renown, honor, glory, celebrity, reputation, repute, notoriety, éclat are comparable when they mean the character or state of being widely known by name for one s deeds and, often, one s achievements. Fame is the most inclusive and in… …

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  • 89profuse — profuse; lavish, prodigal, luxuriant, lush, exuberant carry as their basic meaning giving out or given out in great abundance. What is profuse seems to pour or be poured forth in abundance, without restraint, or in a stream {profuse apologies}… …

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  • 90simple — I. adjective (simpler; simplest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin simplus, alteration of Latin simplic , simplex single, having one ingredient, plain, from sem , sim one + plic , plex fold more at same, fold Date …

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