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  • 41supercilious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. disdainful, contemptuous, scornful; arrogant, cavalier. See insolence, contempt. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. disdainful, haughty, contemptuous; see egotistic 2 , proud 2 , scornful 1 . See Synonym… …

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  • 42contemptuous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. disdainful, derisive, disrespectful; see scornful 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. disdainful, scornful, disrespectful, arrogant, sneering, insolent, insulting, derisive, *high and mighty, supercilious,… …

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  • 43disdainful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. scornful, contemptuous, supercilious, dismissive; see egotistic 2 , indifferent 1 , proud 2 , scornful 1 . See Synonym Study at proud . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Showing scorn and disrespect toward (someone or …

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  • 44scorn — 01. She [scorned] my offer to help her, saying she could do better job without me. 02. He is very [scornful] of any suggestion that someone else in the firm might be a better salesman. 03. Management s claim that they needed to cut workers… …

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  • 45howl — [[t]haʊl[/t]] v.i. 1) anb (of a dog, wolf, or the like) to utter a characteristic loud, prolonged, mournful cry 2) anb (of a person or animal) to utter a similar cry, as in pain or rage; wail 3) to make a sound like an animal howling: The wind… …

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  • 46Contemptuous — Con*temp tu*ous (?; 135), a. Manifesting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; haughty; insolent; disdainful. [1913 Webster] A proud, contemptuous behavior. Hammond. [1913 Webster] Savage invective and contemptuous sarcasm. Macaulay. [1913 …

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  • 47The Passion of the Christ — This article is about the film. For the passions of Jesus Christ, see Passion (Christianity). The Passion of the Christ Theatrical release poster Directed by …

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  • 48Francis Beaumont — (1584 ndash; March 6 1616) was a dramatist in the English Renaissance theatre, most famous for his collaborations with John Fletcher. Beaumont was the son of Sir Francis Beaumont of Grace Dieu, Leicestershire, a justice of the common pleas. He… …

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  • 49Beaumont and Fletcher — were the English dramatists Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, who collaborated in their writing during the reign of James I. They became famous as a team early in their association, so much so that their joined names were applied to the total… …

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  • 50John Fletcher (playwright) — John Fletcher (1579 ndash; 1625) was a Jacobean playwright. Following William Shakespeare as house playwright for the King s Men, he was among the most prolific and influential dramatists of his day; both during his lifetime and in the early… …

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