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111intelligent — adjective Etymology: Latin intelligent , intelligens, present participle of intelligere, intellegere to understand, from inter + legere to gather, select more at legend Date: 1509 1. a. having or indicating a high or satisfactory degree of… …
112List of Heartbeat characters — This is a list of characters from the British period police drama Heartbeat. The 18th and final series ended on 12 September 2010. Within each category, characters are listed in order of first appearance. Only regular and recurring characters are …
113Malcolm Adiseshiah — Malcolm Sathiyanathan Adiseshiah (April 18, 1910 – November 21, 1994), was an Indian development economist and educator. He was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India for his outstanding services to the country in 1976. UNESCO has… …
114wise — Synonyms and related words: MO, abstruse, acute, advantageous, advisable, alert, algorithm, all knowing, angle, apperceptive, appercipient, apprehending, apprehensive, approach, appropriate, arrogant, artful, aspect, astute, attack, aware,… …
115witty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See wit. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Cleverly amusing] Syn. humorous, droll, jocose, jocular, sarcastic, facetious, amusing, funny; see also humorous . 2. [*Intelligent] Syn. sparkling, keen, quick… …
116penetrating — adjective 1) a penetrating wind Syn: piercing, cutting, biting, stinging, keen, sharp, harsh, raw, freezing, chill, wintry, cold See note at keen Ant …
117sagacious — adj 1. shrewd, astute, Sl. savvy, keen, clever, canny, subtle, Inf. cute, Archaic. parlous; calculating, cunning, sly, wily, foxy; acute, sharp, sharp witted, sharp as a tack; discerning, perspicacious, penetrating, perceptive, percipient,… …
118smart — v 1. sting, prick, prickle, bite, nip, pinch, pierce, stab; gripe, burn, chafe, itch, rasp, grate, gall; hurt, pain, ache, throb, tingle. 2. injure, offend, aggrieve, grieve, sorrow, cut to the quick, cut to the heart, wound the feelings; disturb …
119sharp — [adj1] knifelike, cutting aciculate, acuate, acuminate, acuminous, acute, apical, barbed, briery, cuspate, cuspidate, edged, fine, ground fine, honed, horned, jagged, keen, keen edged, knife edged, needlelike, needle pointed, peaked, pointed,… …
120Shrewd — Shrewd, a. [Compar. {Shrewder}; superl. {Shrewdest}.] [Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.] 1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish. [Obs.]… …
