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  • 51Ekhof, Konrad — (1720 1778)    Actor, manager. Ekhof directed the first full time subsidized court theater with a repertoire in German, beginning in 1774 at the court in Gotha. Prior to that achievement, Ekhof had toured for decades, having begun his career with …

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  • 52peruvian — South African Slang Origin: South African Jewish slang a low class, unmannered and unsophisticated person regardless of wealth, usually Jewish. The term originated from poor Jewish refugees from Russia who arrived in Cape Town on the SS Peruvian… …

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  • 53genuine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. true, right, real, authentic; sincere, real, unaffected; honest, valid. See goodness, purity, truth. Ant., fake, false. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Real; said of things ] Syn. authentic, true, actual …

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  • 54heartfelt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sincere, earnest; profound; meaningful, cordial; enthusiastic. See feeling. Ant., insincere. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sincere, deep, ardent; see genuine 2 , honest 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 55hearty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. comrade; sailor, tar. See friend, navigation. adj. sturdy, robust, strong, well, vigorous, healthy; friendly, cordial; substantial. See feeling, health. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Cordial] Syn. warm,… …

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  • 56natural — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unaffected, spontaneous, artless, unstudied; unsophisticated, naive, ingenuous; normal, ordinary, regular; unadorned, unadulterated; inherent, innate, inborn. See simpleness, intrinsic, conformity,… …

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  • 57real — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. actual, veritable, true, genuine; certain, sure, authentic. See existence, truth. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Genuine] Syn. true, authentic, original, sincere; see genuine 1 , 2 . 2. [Having physical …

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  • 58sincere — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. honest, genuine; ingenuous, forthright, unreserved, candid; cordial, hearty, earnest. See truth, feeling, probity. Ant., insincere, feigned. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Genuine] Syn. real, actual,… …

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  • 59true — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. faithful, loyal, constant, sincere; certain, correct, accurate; truthful; sure, reliable; actual, genuine; legitimate, rightful; real, straight, undeviating. See probity, truth, straightness. II… …

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  • 60unaffected — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. natural, simple, plain; genuine, sincere; ingenuous, artless; untouched, uninfluenced, unmoved. See insensibility, simpleness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Genuine] Syn. spontaneous, natural, simple,… …

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