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  • 41Manifestation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Manifestation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,527,} manifestation Sgm: N 1 plainness plainness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 plain speaking plain speaking Sgm: N 1 expression expression Sgm: N 1 showing …

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  • 42lie — lie1 W1S2 [laı] v past tense lay [leı] past participle lain [leın] present participle lying third person singular lies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flat position)¦ 2¦(exist)¦ 3¦(place)¦ 4¦(future)¦ …

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  • 43effrontery — [18] The notion of ‘audacity’ or ‘impudence’ is often expressed in terms of ‘exposing or pushing forward the face’: a ‘barefaced lie’ or ‘putting on a bold front’, for instance. And effrontery is no exception. It comes ultimately from late Latin… …

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  • 44effrontery — [18] The notion of ‘audacity’ or ‘impudence’ is often expressed in terms of ‘exposing or pushing forward the face’: a ‘barefaced lie’ or ‘putting on a bold front’, for instance. And effrontery is no exception. It comes ultimately from late Latin… …

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  • 45bald-faced — adjective 1. (of animals) having white markings on the face • Similar to: ↑faced 2. unrestrained by convention or propriety an audacious trick to pull a barefaced hypocrite the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim Los Angeles… …

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  • 46bodacious — adjective 1. incorrigible a bodacious gossip • Similar to: ↑unmitigated • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism 2. unrestrained by convention or propriety an audacious trick to pull a barefaced hypocrite …

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  • 47brazen-faced — adjective unrestrained by convention or propriety an audacious trick to pull a barefaced hypocrite the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim Los Angeles Times bald faced lies brazen arrogance the modern world with its quick… …

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  • 48bare´fac|ed´ness — bare|faced «BAIR FAYST», adjective. 1. Figurative. impudent in its obviousness; shameless: »a barefaced lie. SYNONYM(S): brazen, audacious. 2. with the face bare. 3. not disguised: »Figurative. I could with barefaced power sweep him from my sight …

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  • 49bare´fac|ed´ly — bare|faced «BAIR FAYST», adjective. 1. Figurative. impudent in its obviousness; shameless: »a barefaced lie. SYNONYM(S): brazen, audacious. 2. with the face bare. 3. not disguised: »Figurative. I could with barefaced power sweep him from my sight …

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  • 50bare|faced — «BAIR FAYST», adjective. 1. Figurative. impudent in its obviousness; shameless: »a barefaced lie. SYNONYM(S): brazen, audacious. 2. with the face bare. 3. not disguised: »Figurative. I could with barefaced power sweep him from my sight… …

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