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  • 51nonfictional prose — Introduction       any literary work that is based mainly on fact, even though it may contain fictional elements. Examples are the essay and biography.       Defining nonfictional prose literature is an immensely challenging task. This type of… …

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  • 52ladylike — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. womanly, feminine; genteel, well bred. See female. Ant., unladylike. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. womanly, cultured, genteel; see polite 1 , refined 2 . See Synonym Study at female . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 53urbane — adjective the urbane English professor Syn: suave, sophisticated, debonair, worldly, cultivated, cultured, civilized, cosmopolitan; smooth, polished, refined, self possessed; courteous, polite, well mannered, mannerly, civil, charming …

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  • 54civilised — adjective 1. having a high state of culture and development both social and technological terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world • Syn: ↑civilized • Ant: ↑noncivilized (for: ↑civilized) …

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  • 55civilized — adjective 1. having a high state of culture and development both social and technological (Freq. 3) terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world • Syn: ↑civilised • Ant: ↑noncivilized • Similar to: ↑advance …

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  • 56cultivated — adjective 1. (of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing cultivated land • Ant: ↑uncultivated 2. no longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use cultivated roses cultivated blackberries •… …

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  • 57jaun´ti|ness — jaun|ty «JAWN tee, JAHN », adjective, ti|er, ti|est, noun, plural ties. –adj. 1. easy and lively; carefree; sprightly: »The happy children walked with jaunty steps. SYNO …

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  • 58jaun´ti|ly — jaun|ty «JAWN tee, JAHN », adjective, ti|er, ti|est, noun, plural ties. –adj. 1. easy and lively; carefree; sprightly: »The happy children walked with jaunty steps. SYNO …

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  • 59jaun|ty — «JAWN tee, JAHN », adjective, ti|er, ti|est, noun, plural ties. –adj. 1. easy and lively; carefree; sprightly: »The happy children walked with jaunty steps. SYNO …

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  • 60Jonathan Swift — For the high speed ferry operated by Irish Ferries, see HSC Jonathan Swift. Jonathan Swift …

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