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  • 61smart — adjective 1》 clean, tidy, and stylish. 2》 bright and fresh in appearance. 3》 (of a place) fashionable and upmarket. 4》 informal having a quick intelligence.     ↘(of a device) programmed so as to be capable of independent action.     ↘chiefly N.… …

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  • 62pertly — ad. 1. Briskly, smartly, roundly, promptly. 2. Saucily, boldly, impudently, flippantly, impertinently …

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  • 63impertinent — adjective rude and not respectful, especially to someone who is older or more important: The question about her age was very impertinent. impertinently adverb impertinence noun (U) …

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  • 64pry — verb I m not one to pry, but the goings on at that house are very suspicious Syn: inquire impertinently, be inquisitive, be curious, poke around/about, ferret (about/around), spy, be a busybody; eavesdrop, listen in, tap someone s phone, intrude; …

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  • 65field — field, domain, province, sphere, territory, bailiwick are comparable when they denote the limits in which a person, an institution, or a department of knowledge, of art, or of human endeavor appropriately or necessarily confines his or its… …

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  • 66lightly — adv 1. slightly, a little bit, (in prescriptions) leviter; gently, kissingly, softly; gingerly, carefully, timidly. 2. cheerfully, gaily, sunnily, brightly, blithely, optimistically, positively; buoyantly, breezily, carefreely, debonairly;… …

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  • 67impertinent — UK [ɪmˈpɜː(r)tɪnənt] / US [ɪmˈpɜrt(ə)nənt] adjective formal rude and not showing respect for someone, especially someone older or more senior an impertinent question/child I didn t mean to be impertinent. Derived words: impertinence noun… …

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  • 68impertinent — [ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənt] adj formal rude and not showing respect for someone impertinence noun [U] impertinently adv …

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  • 69answer — an•swer [[t]ˈæn sər, ˈɑn [/t]] n. 1) a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc 2) a correct response to a question 3) an equivalent or approximation; counterpart: the French answer to the Beatles[/ex] 4) an action… …

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  • 70presumptuous — pre•sump•tu•ous [[t]prɪˈzʌmp tʃu əs[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by or showing presumption or readiness to presume; unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward 2) Obs. presumptive • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < LL praesūmptuōsus, var. of L… …

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