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  • 71sapient — adj wise, sage, sagacious, sound; sensible, rational, reasonable, knowing, intelligent; philosophical, oracular, enlightened, deep, profound; judicious, discreet, circumspect, discriminating, prudent, provident; penetrating, discerning,… …

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  • 72smart — v 1. sting, prick, prickle, bite, nip, pinch, pierce, stab; gripe, burn, chafe, itch, rasp, grate, gall; hurt, pain, ache, throb, tingle. 2. injure, offend, aggrieve, grieve, sorrow, cut to the quick, cut to the heart, wound the feelings; disturb …

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  • 73waggish — adj roguish, puckish, elfish, impish, scampish, mischievous, full of mischief, naughty, bad, arch, Scot. hempy; prankish, tricksy, playful, sportive, clowning, joking, jesting, teasing; witty, quick witted, nimble witted, keen witted, clever,… …

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  • 74wit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Cleverness Nouns 1. wit, wittiness; Atticism; salt; sense of humor, funny bone, esprit, point, fancy, whim, humor, drollery, pleasantry; comedy; jocularity, jocosity, jocoseness; levity, facetiousness;… …

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  • 75jocose — adj jesting, joking, teasing, Inf. kidding, Inf. funning; roguish, arch, mischievous; playful, prankish, sportive, clowning; entertaining, diverting, light, Inf. fun, full of fun; witty, quick witted, nimble witted, waggish, jocular, droll,… …

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  • 76jocular — adj waggish, facetious, tongue in cheek, droll, witty, quick witted, nimble witted, salty; jesting, joking, entertaining, funny, jocose. See jocose …

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  • 77ready — adj 1. prepared, primed, all set, set, in readiness, Latin, semper paratus, Latin, animis opibusque parati; in condition, fit, in shape, in practice, on one s toes; up to, equal to; mature, ripe, seasoned; equipped, booted and spurred, fitted out …

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  • 78canny — [adj] clever, artful able, acute, adroit, astute, cagey, careful, cautious, circumspect, cunning, dexterous, discreet, foxy*, frugal, having fancy footwork*, hep*, ingenious, intelligent, judicious, knowing, nimble witted, perspicacious, prudent …

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  • 79Maud de Braose, Baroness Wigmore — For other people named Maud de Braose, see Maud de Braose (disambiguation). Maud de Braose Baroness Wigmore Spouse(s) Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore Issue Ralph Mortimer, Sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron… …

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  • 80volable — /volˈə bl/ (Shakespeare) adjective Nimble witted ORIGIN: L volāre to fly …

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