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  • 51flair — /flair/, n. 1. a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack: a flair for writing rhymes. 2. smartness of style, manner, etc.: Their window display has absolutely no flair at all. 3. keen perception or discernment. 4. Hunting. scent; sense… …

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  • 52perspicacity — /perr spi kas i tee/, n. 1. keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration. 2. Archaic. keen vision. [1540 50; earlier perspicacite < LL perspicacitas sharpness of sight, equiv. to perspicaci (s. of perspicax sharp&#8230; …

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  • 53garden and landscape design — Introduction       the development and decorative planting of gardens, yards, grounds, parks, and other types of areas. Gardening and landscape design is used to enhance the settings for buildings and public areas and in recreational areas and&#8230; …

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  • 54History of Physics —     History of Physics     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Physics     The subject will be treated under the following heads: I. A Glance at Ancient Physics; II. Science and Early Christian Scholars; III. A Glance at Arabian Physics; IV.&#8230; …

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  • 55St. Thomas Becket —     St. Thomas Becket     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Thomas Becket     Martyr, Archbishop of Canterbury, born at London, 21 December, 1118 (?); died at Canterbury, 29 December, 1170. St. Thomas was born of parents who, coming from Normandy,&#8230; …

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  • 56sagaciously — adverb In a sagacious manner, in a way that is clever, shrewd, observant, keen of intellect or discernment, cunning or with ability and aptitude. Sagely …

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  • 57perspicacious — adjective /ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs,ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/ Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive. See Also: perspicacity, perspicuity, perspicuous, perspicuously, perspicuousness …

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  • 58Masatada Yamasaki — (山崎 正董, Yamasaki Masatada?, June 16, 1872 May 29, 1950) was a gynecologist and president of Kumamoto Medical College (1925 1932). He wrote The history of medical education in Higo (Kumamoto) and Yokoi Shōnan. After retirement, he travelled in&#8230; …

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  • 59Seventeenth-century materialism: Gassendi and Hobbes — T.Sorell In the English speaking world Pierre Gassendi is probably best known as the author of a set of Objections to Descartes’s Meditations. These Objections, the fifth of seven sets collected by Mersenne, are relatively long and full, and&#8230; …

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  • 60acuity — Synonyms and related words: acridity, acumen, acumination, acuteness, adroitness, agility, alertness, apperception, aptitude, aptness, astuteness, attention, attentiveness, braininess, brightness, brilliance, clear thinking, cleverness, cogency,&#8230; …

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