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  • 11ponderous — [[t]pɒ̱ndərəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Ponderous writing or speech is very serious, uses more words than necessary, and is rather dull. He had a dense, ponderous style. Derived words: ponderously ADV GRADED ADV with v ...the rather ponderously titled… …

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  • 12Show Your Hand — Infobox Single Name = Show Your Hand Artist = Super Furry Animals from Album = Hey Venus! Released = 16 July, 2007 (Download only) 13 August, 2007 Format = Digipack CD, 7 picture disc, download Recorded = Miraval Studios, France Genre = Indie… …

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  • 13lightly — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [With lightness] Syn. delicately, airily, buoyantly, daintily, readily, gently, subtly, exquisitely, ethereally, mildly, softly, tenderly, carefully, leniently, tenuously, unsubstantially, effortlessly, nimbly, agilely,… …

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  • 14ponderous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French ponderus, from Latin ponderosus, from ponder , pondus weight Date: 15th century 1. of very great weight 2. unwieldy or clumsy because of weight and size 3. oppressively or unpleasantly dull ; …

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  • 15portentous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or constituting a portent < suspense, portentous foreshadowing, hints of sinister and violent mysteries Francine Prose > 2. eliciting amazement or wonder ; prodigious 3. a. being a grave or serious …

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  • 16barge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin barca Date: 14th century any of various boats: as a. a roomy usually flat bottomed boat used chiefly for the transport of goods on inland waterways and usually propelled by&#8230; …

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  • 17hulk — I. noun Etymology: Middle English hulke, from Old English hulc, probably from Medieval Latin holcas, from Greek holkas, from helkein to pull more at sulcus Date: before 12th century 1. a. a heavy clumsy ship b. (1) the body of an old ship unfit&#8230; …

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  • 18lumber — I. intransitive verb (lumbered; lumbering) Etymology: Middle English lomeren Date: 14th century 1. to move ponderously 2. rumble II. noun Etymology: perhaps from Lombard; from the use of pawnshops as storehouses of disused property …

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  • 19Heinrich Heine — This article is about the poet. For the mathematician, see Eduard Heine. Heinrich Heine A painting of Heine, by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim Born Christian Johann Heinrich Heine 13 December 1797(1797 12 13) …

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  • 20USS Utah (BB-31) — Infobox nrhp2 | name =UTAH, USS (Battleship) (Shipwreck) nhl = yes caption = location= Ford Island, Honolulu, Hawaii [ [http://www.nr.nps.gov/writeups/89001084.nl.pdf NHL Summary Doc] ] lat degrees = 21 lat minutes = 22 lat seconds = 18 lat&#8230; …

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