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  • 35roughness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quality of not being smooth or even Nouns 1. roughness, unevenness, ruggedness, asperity, rugosity, corrugation, nodosity, nodulation, hairiness, arborescence, tooth, grain, texture, ripple. 2. (hairlike …

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  • 36lewdness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. indecency, unchastity, incontinence, fleshliness, vulgarity, lechery, wantonness, lubricity, lasciviousness, aphrodisia, bodily appetite, libidinousness, sensuality, licentiousness, voluptuousness, lecherousness, profligacy …

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  • 37rudeness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. discourtesy, bad manners, vulgarity, incivility, impoliteness, impudence, disrespect, misbehavior, barbarity, unmannerliness, ill breeding, crudity, brutality, barbarism, tactlessness, boorishness, unbecoming conduct, lack… …

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  • 38scurrility — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. coarseness, indecency, vulgarity, slander, sarcasm, defilement; see also abuse 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The quality or state of being obscene: bawdiness, coarseness, dirtiness, filthiness, foulness, grossness,… …

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  • 39Texture — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Structure. < N PARAG:Texture >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 structure structure =>(form) ???>240 organization anatomy frame mold fabric construction Sgm: N 1 framework framework carcass …

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  • 40coarse — [[t]kɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] coarser, coarsest 1) ADJ GRADED Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces. ...a jacket made of very coarse cloth. ...a beach of coarse sand. Syn: rough Ant: fine …

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