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11Unembarrassed — Un em*bar rassed, a. Not embarrassed. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Not perplexed in mind; not confused; as, the speaker appeared unembarrassed. [1913 Webster] (b) Free from pecuniary difficulties or encumbrances; as, he and his property are… …
12Shirley Brooks — Charles William Shirley Brooks From The History of Punch (1895) Born 29 April 1816(1816 04 29) London, England Died …
13Cornificius — Quintus Cornificius was a Roman author of a work on rhetorical figures, and perhaps of a general treatise (ars, or techne) on the art of rhetoric[1]. Contents 1 Auctor ad Herennium 1.1 Cicero s De inventione 2 …
14Russian Ballet (book) — Russian Ballet is an artist s book by the English artist David Bomberg published in 1919. The work describes the impact of seeing a performance of Diaghilev s Ballets Russes , and is based on a series of drawings Bomberg had done around 1914… …
15elliptical — ellipticalness, n. /i lip ti keuhl/, adj. Also, elliptic. 1. pertaining to or having the form of an ellipse. 2. pertaining to or marked by grammatical ellipsis. 3. (of speech or writing) expressed with extreme or excessive economy; relieved of… …
16surplusage — n. 1. See surplus. 2. (Law.) Irrelevant matter …
17drag — v 1. haul, hale, lug, draw, pull, strain; tow, take in tow, tug; trawl, troll, trail. 2. dredge; rake, harrow, grade. 3.(all usu. in reference to irrelevant matter) introduce, insert, bring in, put in, stick in, pop in, slip in, work in, worm in …
18drag — [c]/dræg / (say drag) verb (dragged, dragging) –verb (t) 1. to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail. 2. to search with a drag, grapnel, or the like. 3. Computers to move (text, a file, etc.) across a… …
19scintilla rule — The rule, now very generally rejected or abandoned in most jurisdictions, that a verdict is never directed for a party if there is any evidence, slight though it may be, in favor of the other party. 53 Am J1st Trial § 356. The rule that if there… …
20substantial evidence — Evidence beyond a scintilla; evidence affording a substantial basis of fact from which the fact in issue can reasonably be inferred. 31 Am J Rev ed Lab § 338. Such relevant evidence as a reasonable man would accept as adequate to support the… …
