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  • 11painfully — adverb 1. unpleasantly (Freq. 6) his ignorance was painfully obvious • Syn: ↑distressingly • Derived from adjective: ↑distressing (for: ↑distressingly), ↑ …

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  • 12earsplitting — adjective Date: 1835 distressingly loud or shrill Synonyms: see loud …

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  • 13garish — adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1545 1. clothed in vivid colors 2. a. excessively or disturbingly vivid < garish colors > < garish imagery > b. offensively or distressingly bright ; glaring 3. tastelessly showy …

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  • 14distress — I. noun Etymology: Middle English destresse, from Anglo French destresce, from Vulgar Latin *districtia, from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere Date: 13th century 1. a. seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge or to&#8230; …

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  • 15gaudy — I. adjective (gaudier; est) Date: 1582 1. ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented 2. marked by extravagance or sometimes tasteless showiness ; outlandish < gaudy lies > < gaudy claims >; also exceptional …

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  • 16Emma Goldman — Goldman circa 1911 Full name Emma Goldman Born June 27, 1869(1869 06 27) Kovno, Russian Empire Died May 14 …

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  • 18Bette Davis — This article is about the actress. For the song by Kim Carnes, see Bette Davis Eyes. For other people, see Elizabeth Davis (disambiguation). Bette Davis Born Ruth Elizabeth Davis April 5, 1908( …

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  • 19Kerry Wendell Thornley — Kerry Thornley From Open City, ca. 1970 Born April 17, 1938(1938 04 17) California Died November 28, 1998( …

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  • 20People Like Us — Infobox Radio Show show name = People Like Us imagesize = 150px caption = Chris Langham as Roy Mallard other names = format = Mockumentary runtime = 30 minutes country = flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom language = English home station = BBC …

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