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  • 71truculence — Synonyms and related words: abruptness, aggression, aggressiveness, animality, antagonism, atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, bearishness, beastliness, bellicism, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, bestiality, bloodiness, bloodlust,… …

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  • 72unmanageability — Synonyms and related words: awkwardness, boorishness, bulkiness, bumblingness, clownishness, clumsiness, contumaciousness, contumacy, cumbersomeness, defiance, fractiousness, gawkiness, gawkishness, gracelessness, ham handedness, handful of… …

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  • 73grace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. delicacy, tact, culture; graciousness, courtesy; attractiveness, charm; compassion, mercy, clemency; saintliness, piety. See permission, gratitude, forgiveness, elegance, pity. v. adorn, honor,… …

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  • 74ingratitude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of appreciation Nouns 1. ingratitude, ungratefulness, unthankfulness. 2. ingrate, wretch, a serpent in one s bosom. Verbs be ungrateful, lack appreciation, look a gift horse in the mouth; bite the… …

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  • 75barbarity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Savagery] Syn. savageness, cruelty, brutality; see cruelty . 2. [Crudity] Syn. boorishness, vulgarity, crudeness; see rudeness . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. barbarism, savagery, ignorance, cloddishness, brutality,… …

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  • 76gaucherie — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. clumsiness, boorishness, blunder; see awkwardness 1 , error 1 …

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  • 77lewdness — 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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  • 78rudeness — 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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  • 79boor — (n.) 13c., from O.Fr. bovier herdsman, from L. bovis, gen. of bos cow, ox. Re introduced 16c. from Du. boer, from M.Du. gheboer fellow dweller, from P.Gmc. *buram dweller, especially farmer, from PIE *bhu , from root *bheue (see BE …

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  • 80boorish — 1560s, from BOOR (Cf. boor) (n.) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Boorishly; boorishness …

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