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  • 51skill — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, consummate (esp. BrE), extraordinary, great, remarkable ▪ He is a negotiator of considerable skill. ▪ With consummate skill, she steered the conversation away from any embarra …

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  • 52focus — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. point; focal or central point; concentration, convergence; center, hub, core, heart, nucleus; sharpness. v. concentrate, converge; centralize, contract; rally, gather, meet. See middle, vision. II… …

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  • 53Sharpness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sharpness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sharpness sharpness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 acuity acuity acumination Sgm: N 1 spinosity spinosity GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 point point spike …

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  • 54k̂ē(i)- : k̂ō(i)- : k̂ǝ(i)- —     k̂ē(i) : k̂ō(i) : k̂ǝ(i)     English meaning: to sharpen, whet     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schärfen, wetzen”     Note: probably further formations from ak ̂ ‘sharp” (see 18 ff.)     Material: O.Ind. si sü ti (si sī tē), sy áti ‘schärft,… …

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  • 55whet — [hwet, wet] vt. whetted, whetting [ME whetten < OE hwettan, to make keen < hwæt, sharp, keen, bold < IE base * kwed , to pierce, sharpen, whet > prob. L (tri)quetrus, (three )cornered] 1. to sharpen by rubbing or grinding (the edge of …

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  • 56Time management — is commonly defined as the various means by which people effectively use their time and other closely related resources in order to make the most out of it. [The Concise Dictionary of Business Management, by David A. Statt, Taylor Francis Group… …

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  • 57Thomas Tusser — (1524 ndash;1580) was an English poet and farmer, best known for his instructional poem Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry , published in 1557, and for the oft repeated proverb, A fool and his money are soon parted. BiographyEarly LifeHe was… …

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  • 58Razor — For other uses, see Razor (disambiguation). Razor A Gillette Mach 3 razor …

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  • 59Sharpening stone — Waterstone redirects here. For the British bookstore chain, see Waterstone s. An oil stone Sharpening stones, water stones or whetstones are used to grind and hone the edges of steel tools and implements. Examples of items that may be sharpened… …

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  • 60WoTMUD — The Wheel of Time MUD or WoTMUD is an online role playing game based on The Wheel of Time fantasy fiction books by Robert Jordan. Players can hone their skills to be a heroic warrior, wield angreal as an Aes Sedai with the One Power, sharpen… …

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