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  • 31Ridiculousness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ridiculousness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ridiculousness ridiculousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 comicality comicality oddity &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 extravagance extravagance drollery GRP: N 2 Sgm: N …

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  • 32Fal-lals — n. pl. Gay ornaments; frippery; gewgaws. [Colloq.] Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 33Fribble — Frib ble, a. [Cf. F. frivole, L. frivolus, or E. frippery.] Frivolous; trifling; silly. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 34Fripper — Frip per, n. [F. fripier, fr. friper to rumple, fumble, waste.] One who deals in frippery or in old clothes. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 35Plunder — Plun der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plundering}.] [G. pl[ u]ndern to plunder, plunder frippery, baggage.] 1. To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder… …

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  • 36Plundered — Plunder Plun der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plundering}.] [G. pl[ u]ndern to plunder, plunder frippery, baggage.] 1. To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to… …

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  • 37Plundering — Plunder Plun der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plundering}.] [G. pl[ u]ndern to plunder, plunder frippery, baggage.] 1. To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to… …

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  • 38William James — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy and Psychology era = 19th/20th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = name = William James birth = January 11, 1842 New York City, New York death = August 26, 1910 (aged 68) Chocorua,… …

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  • 39She Stoops to Conquer — is a comedy by the Irish author Oliver Goldsmith, son of an Anglo Irish vicar, first performed in London in 1773. The play is a great favourite for study by English literature and theatre classes in Britain and the United States. It is one of the …

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  • 40Mrs Craddock —   Author(s) William Somerset Maugham Country …

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