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  • 51Augustine — Gerard O’Daly 1 LIFE AND PHILOSOPHICAL READINGS Augustine was born in Thagaste (modern Souk Ahras in Algeria) in Roman North Africa in AD 354. He died as bishop of Hippo (now Annaba, Algeria) in 430. His education followed the standard Roman… …

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  • 52blab — I blab, blabber (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. babble, chatter; tattle, gossip. See loquacity, disclosure. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To reveal] Syn. disclose, tell, divulge, give away; see inform 2 , reveal 1 . 2. [To chatter] Syn.… …

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  • 53tattletale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gossip, blabbermouth; informer, snitch. See loquacity, disclosure. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gossipy, garrulous, revealing; see talkative . n. Syn. informer, talebearer, tattler, busybody,… …

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  • 54telltale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. significant, revealing. n. tattler, talebearer. See information. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tattletale, significant, revealing; see important 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. revealing,… …

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  • 55newsmonger — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gossip, gossipmonger, scandalmonger, busybody; see gossip 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others: blab, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, tabby,… …

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  • 56tattler — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. muckraker, busybody, snoop; see gossip 2 , tattletale n. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others: blab, gossip, gossiper, gossip monger, newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger …

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  • 57gossiper — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others: blab, gossip, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, tabby, talebearer, taleteller, tattle, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whisperer. Slang: yenta.… …

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  • 58gossipmonger — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others: blab, gossip, gossiper, newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, tabby, talebearer, taleteller, tattle, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whisperer. Slang: yenta. See… …

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  • 59rumormonger — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others: blab, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, scandalmonger, tabby, talebearer, taleteller, tattle, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whisperer. Slang: yenta. See …

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  • 60scandalmonger — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others: blab, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, tabby, talebearer, taleteller, tattle, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whisperer. Slang: yenta. See… …

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