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51predicament — predicamental /pri dik euh men tl, pred i keuh /, adj. predicamentally, adv. /pri dik euh meuhnt/ for 1, 3; /pred i keuh meuhnt/ for 2, n. 1. an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation. 2. a class or category of logical or… …
52United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
53logic, history of — Introduction the history of the discipline from its origins among the ancient Greeks to the present time. Origins of logic in the West Precursors of ancient logic There was a medieval tradition according to which the Greek philosopher …
54Conscience — • The individual, as in him customary rules acquire ethical character by the recognition of distinct principles and ideals, all tending to a final unity or goal, which for the mere evolutionist is left very indeterminate, but for the Christian… …
55quandary — noun /ˈkwɑːn.dərɪ/ a) A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a pickle; a predicament. To quote the oracle of Delphi, / Love thou thy neighbor as thyself, aye,… …
56bother — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nuisance, annoyance; trouble; perplexity, worry. v. t. irritate, pester, worry. See pain, adversity, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Trouble or worry] Syn. vexation, fuss, inconvenience, anxiety;… …
57dilemma — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. predicament, perplexity, quandary. See doubt, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. quandary, perplexity, predicament, double bind; see difficulty 1 , predicament . See Synonym Study at predicament .… …
58doubt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Indecision Nouns 1. doubt, dubiousness, dubiety; unbelief, skepticism, pyrrhonism, disbelief; agnosticism, irreligion; incredulity, discredit; credibility gap, image spill. See improbability, dejection.… …
59enigma — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. riddle, mystery, puzzle, conundrum, secret. See difficulty, unintelligibility. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Puzzle] Syn. problem, riddle, parable; see puzzle 2 , 3 . 2. [Anything or anyone inexplicable] Syn …
60fog — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mist, smog, vapor, haze, cloud; uncertainty, obscurity. See cloudiness, moisture. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Vapor near the earth] Syn. mist, haze, smog, exhalation, murk, cloud, nebula, film, steam, wisp …
