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  • 71Implausibleness — Implausible Im*plau si*ble, a. [Pref. im not + plausible: cf. F. implausible.] Not plausible; not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed. Implausible harangues. Swift. {Im*plau si*ble*ness}, n. {Im*plau… …

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  • 72Implausibly — Implausible Im*plau si*ble, a. [Pref. im not + plausible: cf. F. implausible.] Not plausible; not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed. Implausible harangues. Swift. {Im*plau si*ble*ness}, n. {Im*plau… …

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  • 73meretriciousness — mer e*tri cious*ness n. 1. an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility. Syn: speciousness. [WordNet 1.5] 2. tasteless showiness. Syn: flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, tawdriness, glitz. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 74Verisimilar — Ver i*sim i*lar, a. [L. verisimilis; verus true + similis like, similar. See {Very}, and {Similar}.] Having the appearance of truth; probable; likely. How verisimilar it looks. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 75Verisimilitude — Ver i*si*mil i*tude, n. [L. verisimilitudo: cf. OF. verisimilitude. See {Verisimilar}.] The quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood. [1913 Webster] Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase;… …

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  • 76Vraisemblance — Vrai sem blance , n. [F.] The appearance of truth; verisimilitude. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 77verisimilar — adjective Etymology: Latin verisimilis Date: 1681 1. having the appearance of truth ; probable 2. depicting realism (as in art or literature) • verisimilarly adverb …

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  • 78Quebec Act — The Quebec Act of 1774 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (citation 14 Geo. III c. 83) setting procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec. Principal components of the act:*Expansion of territory to take over part of the Indian… …

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  • 79Elizabeth Canning — (1734 1773) was an Englishwoman who claimed that she had been abducted and her kidnappers tried to force her to become a prostitute. She ended up being convicted for perjury. She was born on September 17, 1734 in the City of London and began… …

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  • 80Clerks. (comics) — Clerks If this infobox is not supposed to have an image, please add |noimage=yes . Publication information Publisher …

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