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  • 21rigour — Rigor Rig or, n. [OE. rigour, OF. rigour, F. rigueur, from L. rigor, fr. rigere to be stiff. See {Rigid}.] [Written also {rigour}.] 1. The becoming stiff or rigid; the state of being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; hardness. [1913 Webster] The rest… …

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  • 22Conditional preservation of the saints — The Five Articles of Remonstrance Conditional election Unlimited atonement Total depravity …

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  • 23Jun Akiyama — Vue du catcheur Nom(s) de ring Jun Akiyama Taille 1,88 m Poids 110 kg Naissance 2 octobre  …

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  • 24The Church —     The Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church     The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …

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  • 25austerity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sternness, severity, strictness, harshness, asperity, hardness, grimness, stiffness, seriousness, rigidity, uncompromisingness, formality, gravity, rigor, asceticism, self denial, self discipline, abstemiousness, puritanism …

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  • 26Discourtesy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Discourtesy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discourtesy discourtesy Sgm: N 1 ill breeding ill breeding Sgm: N 1 ill manners ill manners bad manners ungainly manners Sgm: N 1 insuavity insuavity Sgm: N 1 uncourteousness …

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  • 27hardness — noun 1. the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale • Ant: ↑softness • Derivationally related forms: ↑hard • Hypernyms: ↑consistency, ↑consistence, ↑eubstance, ↑ …

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  • 28harshness — noun 1. the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑abrasiveness, ↑scratchiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑scratchy (for: ↑scratchiness), ↑abrasiv …

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  • 29inclemency — noun 1. weather unsuitable for outdoor activities • Syn: ↑bad weather, ↑inclementness • Ant: ↑good weather (for: ↑bad weather) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 30stiffness — noun 1. the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑stiff • Hypernyms: ↑inelasticity 2. the property of moving with pain or difficulty (Freq. 1) he awoke with a painful stiffness in his… …

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