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  • 21sober — so|ber1 [ soubər ] adjective * 1. ) not drunk: We ll talk about this tomorrow, when you re sober. stone cold sober (=completely sober): She still looked stone cold sober. 2. ) with a serious attitude: A sober voice on the radio announced the bad… …

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  • 22Demurely — De*mure ly, adv. In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; now, commonly, with a mere show of gravity or modesty. [1913 Webster] They . . . looked as demurely as they could; for t was a hanging matter to laugh unseasonably. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 23Lightsome — Light some (l[imac]t s[u^]m), a. 1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright. [1913 Webster] White walls make rooms more lightsome than black. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating. [1913 Webster] That lightsome… …

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  • 24Lightsomely — Lightsome Light some (l[imac]t s[u^]m), a. 1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright. [1913 Webster] White walls make rooms more lightsome than black. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating. [1913 Webster] That… …

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  • 25Lightsomeness — Lightsome Light some (l[imac]t s[u^]m), a. 1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright. [1913 Webster] White walls make rooms more lightsome than black. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating. [1913 Webster] That… …

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  • 26Sadly — Sad ly, adv. 1. Wearily; heavily; firmly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] In go the spears full sadly in arest. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Seriously; soberly; gravely. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame Or our neglect, we… …

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  • 27ponder — verb (pondered; pondering) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French ponderer, from Latin ponderare to weigh, ponder, from ponder , pondus weight more at pendant Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to weigh in the mind ; appraise < pondered …

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  • 28sober — I. adjective (soberer; soberest) Etymology: Middle English sobre, from Anglo French, from Latin sobrius; akin to Latin ebrius drunk Date: 14th century 1. a. sparing in the use of food and drink ; abstemious b. not addicted to intoxicating drink c …

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  • 29Alfonso II of Asturias — Alfonso II (759 842), called the Chaste, was the king of Asturias from 791 to his death, the son of Fruela I and the Basque Munia. He was born in Oviedo in 759 or 760. He was put under the guardianship of his aunt Adosinda after his father s&#8230; …

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  • 30Golden ratio — For the Ace of Base album, see The Golden Ratio (album). Not to be confused with Golden number. The golden section is a line segment divided according to the golden ratio: The total length a + b is to the length of the longer segment a as the&#8230; …

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