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11egg-and-tongue — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… …
12quick — 1 fleet, swift, rapid, *fast, speedy, expeditious, hasty Analogous words: brisk, nimble, *agile: abrupt, impetuous, *precipitate, headlong 2 Quick, prompt, ready, apt are comparable when they apply to persons, their mental operations, their acts …
13glib — I. a. 1. Smooth, slippery. 2. Voluble, fluent, ready, talkative, nimble of speech, ready in speech, of a ready tongue. II. v. a. Castrate, geld, emasculate, deprive of virility …
14voluble — a. 1. Rolling. 2. Nimble, active. 3. Fluent, glib, loquacious, talkative, of a ready tongue, ready in speech, nimble of speech. 4. (Bot.) Twining, volubile …
15Symeon the New Theologian — Saint Symeon the New Theologian Born 949 Galatia Died March 12, 1022 Paloukiton …
16DICKSON, Sir James Robert (1832-1901) — premier of Queensland was born at Plymouth, England, on 30 November 1832. His family having removed to Glasgow, Dickson was educated at the high school and became a junior clerk in the City of Glasgow Bank. He emigrated to Victoria in 1854, and… …
17Chunyu Kun — (Chinese: 淳于髡; pinyin: chúnyú kūn; Wade–Giles: Ch un yü K un, variant: Shun yü K wan) (4th century BC) was a wit, Confucian philosopher, emissary, and official during the Chinese Warring States Period. He was a contemporary and colleague of… …
18caustic — caustic, mordant, acrid, scathing are comparable when they mean stingingly incisive. Caustic usually implies a biting wit, a ready tongue or pen, and the power to drive disagreeable truths home { I really do not know what to do with my books, he… …
19India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
20education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
