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  • 31Phinehas —    Mouth of brass, or from old Egypt, the negro.    1) Son of Eleazar, the high priest (Ex. 6:25). While yet a youth he distinguished himself at Shittim by his zeal against the immorality into which the Moabites had tempted the people (Num. 25:1… …

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  • 32reprove — v. a. Censure, lecture, blame, reprehend, condemn, reprimand, chide, rebuke, upbraid, admonish, find fault with, remonstrate with, expostulate with …

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  • 33Kidnap — Kid nap (k[i^]d n[a^]p ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kidnaped} (k[i^]d n[a^]pt ) or {Kidnapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kidnaping} or {Kidnapping}.] [Kid a child + Prov. E. nap to seize, to grasp. Cf. {Knab}, {Knap}, {Nab}.] To take (any one) by force or… …

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  • 34Kidnaped — Kidnap Kid nap (k[i^]d n[a^]p ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kidnaped} (k[i^]d n[a^]pt ) or {Kidnapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kidnaping} or {Kidnapping}.] [Kid a child + Prov. E. nap to seize, to grasp. Cf. {Knab}, {Knap}, {Nab}.] To take (any one) by force …

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  • 35Kidnaping — Kidnap Kid nap (k[i^]d n[a^]p ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kidnaped} (k[i^]d n[a^]pt ) or {Kidnapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kidnaping} or {Kidnapping}.] [Kid a child + Prov. E. nap to seize, to grasp. Cf. {Knab}, {Knap}, {Nab}.] To take (any one) by force …

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  • 36Kidnapped — Kidnap Kid nap (k[i^]d n[a^]p ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kidnaped} (k[i^]d n[a^]pt ) or {Kidnapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kidnaping} or {Kidnapping}.] [Kid a child + Prov. E. nap to seize, to grasp. Cf. {Knab}, {Knap}, {Nab}.] To take (any one) by force …

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  • 37Kidnapping — Kidnap Kid nap (k[i^]d n[a^]p ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kidnaped} (k[i^]d n[a^]pt ) or {Kidnapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kidnaping} or {Kidnapping}.] [Kid a child + Prov. E. nap to seize, to grasp. Cf. {Knab}, {Knap}, {Nab}.] To take (any one) by force …

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  • 38remonstrate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. protest, expostulate, demur, criticize, find fault, pick flaws, animadvert, censure, scold, nag, deprecate, recriminate, decry, frown upon, disparage, disapprove, object, argue, reason with; see also complain 1 , object ,… …

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  • 39object# — object n 1 *thing, article Analogous words: *affair, concern, matter, thing: *form, figure, shape, configuration 2 objective, goal, end, aim, design, purpose, *intention, intent Analogous words: * …

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  • 40object — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. thing, item; goal, aim, purpose, objective. See substance, intention. v. i. disapprove, demur, challenge, protest, resist, kick. See disapprobation, dissent, unity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A corporeal… …

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