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81Cessation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Change from action to rest. < N PARAG:Cessation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cessation cessation discontinuance desistance desinence GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 intermission intermission remission Sgm: N 2 suspense suspense …
82stop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. close; obstruct; stanch; arrest, halt, impede; inhibit; delay, hold up, detain; discontinue, suspend; end, terminate, conclude; cease, desist. Ant., go, continue, encourage. n. halt, standstill,… …
83Repose — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Repose >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 repose repose rest silken repose Sgm: N 1 sleep sleep &c. 683 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 relaxation relaxation breathing time Sgm: N 2 halt …
84abstain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. forbear, refrain. See avoidance, moderation, asceticism, disuse.Ant., indulge. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. refrain, forbear, renounce, desist, forgo, withhold, avoid, stop, deny oneself, hold aloof… …
85Relinquishment — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Relinquishment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 relinquishment relinquishment abandonment Sgm: N 1 desertion desertion defection secession withdrawal Sgm: N 1 cave of Adullam cave of Adullam Sgm: N 1 nolle prosequi …
86lip — n 1.Usu. lips labia, mouth. 2.Slang. impudence, insolence, sauciness, Inf. sauce, Inf. sassiness, Inf. back talk, Dial. sass, Inf. cheek, Sl. mouth, Sl. mouthing off, Sl. smarting off; discourtesy, rudeness, incivility, impertinence, flippancy,… …
87hesitate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. falter, waiver, shrink, demur; pause. See doubt, stammering, unwillingness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. falter, stutter, fluctuate, vacillate, pause, stop, hold off, hold back, be dubious, be uncertain …
88abstain — v. n. Refrain, forbear, desist, deny one s self, hold or keep one s self back, stay one s hand, keep one s self from indulgence …
89POLAND — POLAND, republic in E. Central Europe; the kingdom of Poland and the grand duchy of Lithuania united formally (Poland Lithuania) in 1569. This article is arranged according to the following outline: the early settlements jewish legal status… …
90Bicycle frame — Steel frame of 2000 LeMond Zurich road racing bicycle mounted in a work stand …