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  • 41faintness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Weakness of sound Nouns 1. faintness, softness, lowness, indistinctness; decrescendo, diminuendo. See sound, silence, weakness. 2. (faint sound) murmur, mumble, mutter, whisper, undertone, muffled tone(s); …

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  • 42expectant — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Characterized by anticipation] Syn. expecting, hoping, hopeful, waiting, awaiting, anticipating, anticipative, in expectation, watchful, vigilant, eager, ready, looking forward to, prepared, in suspense, gaping,… …

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  • 43Aphony — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Aphony >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 aphony aphony aphonia Sgm: N 1 dumbness dumbness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 obmutescence obmutescence Sgm: N 1 absence of voice absence of voice want of voice Sgm: N …

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  • 44bat·ed — /ˈbeıtəd/ adj with bated breath : in a nervous and excited state because you do not know what will happen They waited for the answer with bated breath. [=they nervously waited for the answer] …

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  • 45bate — /beɪt / (say bayt) verb (t) (bated, bating) 1. to moderate or restrain (the breath): to wait with bated breath. 2. to lessen; abate. {aphetic variant of abate} …

  • 46bate — I. verb (bated; bating) Etymology: Middle English, short for abaten to abate Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to reduce the force or intensity of ; restrain < with bated breath > 2. to take away …

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  • 47Aleksandr Kamensky — Aleksander Abramovich Kamensky (Александр Абрамович Каменский) (1922 – 1992) was a prominent Russian art critic and art historian who coined the term tough style. Aleksander was the son of Abram Kamensky, a temperamental party functionary who&#8230; …

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  • 48breathless — adjective 1) Will arrived flushed and breathless Syn: out of breath, panting, puffing, gasping, wheezing, hyperventilating; winded, short of breath 2) the crowd was breathless with anticipation Syn: agog, open mouthed …

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  • 49underground — Synonyms and related words: Amtrak, Charley, L, Trojan horse, VC, Vietcong, abstruse, agreement to disagree, alienated, alienation, alternative, antiestablishment, apostasy, at odds with, at rest, at variance with, avant garde, back door, back&#8230; …

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  • 50expectation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Expectancy Nouns 1. expectation, expectancy, anticipation, reckoning, calculation, foresight, prediction, imminence, contingency; contemplation, lookout, prospect, outlook, perspective, horizon. See&#8230; …

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