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  • 111Burdensome — Bur den*some, a. Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive. [1913 Webster] The debt immense of endless gratitude So burdensome. Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn: Heavy; weighty; cumbersome; onerous; grievous; oppressive;… …

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  • 112Burdensomely — Burdensome Bur den*some, a. Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive. [1913 Webster] The debt immense of endless gratitude So burdensome. Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn: Heavy; weighty; cumbersome; onerous; grievous;… …

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  • 113Burdensomeness — Burdensome Bur den*some, a. Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive. [1913 Webster] The debt immense of endless gratitude So burdensome. Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn: Heavy; weighty; cumbersome; onerous; grievous;… …

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  • 114Nightmare — Night mare (n[imac]t m[^a]r ), n. [Night + mare incubus. See {Mare} incubus.] 1. A fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in sleep. [archaic] [1913 Webster] 2. A trerrifying or oppressive dream characterized by a sense of… …

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  • 115Sultrier — Sultry Sul try (s[u^]l tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Sultrier} (s[u^]l tr[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Sultriest}.] [From {Sweltry}.] 1. Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya s sultry deserts. [1913 Webster] Such as, born beneath the burning sky And… …

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  • 116Sultriest — Sultry Sul try (s[u^]l tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Sultrier} (s[u^]l tr[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Sultriest}.] [From {Sweltry}.] 1. Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya s sultry deserts. [1913 Webster] Such as, born beneath the burning sky And… …

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  • 117Sultry — Sul try (s[u^]l tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Sultrier} (s[u^]l tr[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Sultriest}.] [From {Sweltry}.] 1. Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya s sultry deserts. [1913 Webster] Such as, born beneath the burning sky And sultry sun,… …

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  • 118tyranny — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Middle English tyrannie, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Latin tyrannus tyrant Date: 14th century 1. oppressive power < every form of tyranny over the mind of man Thomas Jefferson >; especially …

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  • 119heavy — I. adjective (heavier; est) Etymology: Middle English hevy, from Old English hefig; akin to Old High German hebīc heavy, Old English hebban to lift more at heave Date: before 12th century 1. a. having great weight; also characterized by mass or&#8230; …

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  • 120Artistic revolution — Throughout history, forms of art have gone through periodic abrupt changes called artistic revolutions. Movements have come to an end to be replaced by a new movement markedly different in striking ways. See also cultural movements. Artistic&#8230; …

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