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  • 11be prepossessed — index predetermine Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 12Prepossess — Pre pos*sess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prepossessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prepossessing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to… …

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  • 13Prepossessing — Prepossess Pre pos*sess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prepossessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prepossessing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as …

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  • 14prejudiced — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. biased, preconceived, prepossessed, directed against, influenced, inclined, leaning, conditioned, presupposing, predisposed, dogmatic, doctrinaire, pedantic, opinionated, partisan, extreme, intransigent, hidebound,… …

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  • 15Obstinacy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Obstinacy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 obstinateness obstinateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy tenacity Sgm: N 1 cussedness cussedness =>(U.S.) Sgm: N 1 perseverance perseverance &c. 604a …

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  • 16Forepossessed — Fore pos*sessed , a. 1. Holding or held formerly in possession. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Preoccupied; prepossessed; pre[ e]ngaged. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Not extremely forepossessed with prejudice. Bp. Sanderson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll — For other persons of the same name, see John Campbell (disambiguation) or Duke of Argyll. His Grace The Duke of Argyll KG, KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC …

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  • 18John Brampston — Sir John Brampston (or Bramston) the elder (1577 1654) was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench.Early life and careerBrampston, eldest son of Roger Brampston by Priscilla, daughter of Francis Clovile of West Hanningfield Hall,… …

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  • 19Guitar Method — Infobox Album | Name = Guitar Method Type = album Artist = Kid Kilowatt Released = March 9, 2004 Recorded = 1996–1999, GodCity Studios Genre = Indie rock Length = 55:09 Label = Second Nature (vinyl) (SN020) Hydra Head Records (CD) (HH666 48)… …

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  • 20prepossession — prepossessionary, adj. /pree peuh zesh euhn/, n. 1. the state of being prepossessed. 2. a prejudice, esp. one in favor of a person or thing. [1640 50; PRE + POSSESSION] Syn. 2. predilection, liking, bias, interest. * * * …

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