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  • 42Religion (Philosophies of) — Philosophies of religion Marcel, Jaspers, Levinas William Desmond Gabriel Marcel (1889–1973), Karl Jaspers (1883–1969) and Emmanuel Levinas (1906–) seem like a mere aggregate of thinkers. Jaspers, a German thinker who coined the phrase Existenz… …

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  • 43sincerity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. honor, earnestness, innocence, trustworthiness, guilelessness, veracity, justice, impartiality, openness, frankness, candor, truthfulness, genuineness; see also honesty 1 , reliability . Ant. cunning*, guile, deceit. II… …

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  • 44number —    Errors of number the failure to maintain agreement between the subject and verb in a sentence are probably the most common grammatical fault in English and often the least excusable. In a language where so much is so complicated, the rule is… …

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  • 45frank — [[t]fræ̱ŋk[/t]] franker, frankest, franks, franking, franked 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about/with n If someone is frank, they state or express things in an open and honest way. It is clear that my client has been less than frank with me, said his… …

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  • 46New American Poetry, 1945-1960, The —    Donald Allen, ed. (1960)    This landmark anthology, edited by Donald M(erriam) Allen (1912–2004), introduced Beat poets and other avant garde post–World War II poets to a wide reading audience on its publication by Grove Press in 1960. It… …

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  • 47suggest — 1 Suggest, imply, hint, intimate, insinuate can all mean to convey an idea or the thought of something by indirect means. Suggest emphasizes a putting into the mind as the result of an association of ideas, an awakening of a desire, or an… …

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  • 48artifice — [n1] hoax; clever act con, contrivance, device, dodge, expedient, gambit, gimmick*, machination, maneuver, play, ploy, racket*, ruse, savvy, scam*, stratagem, subterfuge, tactic, wile; concept 59 Ant. candor, frankness, honesty, honor,… …

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  • 49frank — Ⅰ. frank [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) honest and direct, especially when dealing with unpleasant matters. 2) open or undisguised: frank admiration. DERIVATIVES frankness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «free»: from Latin francus free , from Francus… …

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  • 50franker — Ⅰ. frank [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) honest and direct, especially when dealing with unpleasant matters. 2) open or undisguised: frank admiration. DERIVATIVES frankness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «free»: from Latin francus free , from Francus… …

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