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  • 101unwillingness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Indisposition Nouns unwillingness, indisposition, disinclination, aversion, dislike; nolleity, nolition, renitence; reluctance; indocility, obstinacy, noncompliance, refusal; scrupulousness,… …

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  • 102Care — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Vigilance. < N PARAG:Care >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 care care solicitude heed Sgm: N 1 heedfulness heedfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 scruple scruple &c.(conscientiousness) 939 GRP: N 2 …

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  • 103Unbelief — (Roget s Thesaurus) Doubt. < N PARAG:Unbelief >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unbelief unbelief disbelief misbelief Sgm: N 1 discredit discredit miscreance Sgm: N 1 infidelity infidelity &c.(irreligion) 989 Sgm: N 1 dissent dissent …

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  • 104Unwillingness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unwillingness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unwillingness unwillingness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 indisposition indisposition indisposedness Sgm: N 1 disinclination disinclination aversation Sgm: N 1 nolleity nolleity no …

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  • 105Absence of Motive — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Absence of Motive >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 absence of motive absence of motive aimlessness Sgm: N 1 caprice caprice &c. 608 Sgm: N 1 chance chance &c.(absence of design) 621 PARAG:Absence of Motive >V GRP: V 1 …

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  • 106Probity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Probity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 probity probity integrity rectitude Sgm: N 1 uprightness uprightness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 honesty honesty faith Sgm: N 1 honor honor Sgm …

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  • 107scrupulous — mid 15c., from Anglo Fr. scrupulus, O.Fr. scrupulos (Mod.Fr. scrupuleux) or directly from L. scrupulosus, from scrupulus (see SCRUPLE (Cf. scruple)). Related: Scrupulously …

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  • 108make no bones — Have no scruple, make no scruple …

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  • 109demur — v 1. object, take exception, be unwilling, dissent, disapprove; protest, remonstrate, expostulate, wrangle, dispute, contest. 2. hesitate, scruple, boggle, cavil, hang back, doubt; waver, waffle, fudge, dodge, duck; hold fire, shrink from, shy at …

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  • 110protest — n 1. objection, exception, disagreement; demur, demurral, scruple, qualm, compunction; challenge; negation, denial, disclaimer; complaint, grievance, Inf. beef, Inf. kick, Sl. squawk, Sl. bitch, peeve, Inf. pet peeve, Inf. gripe, Inf. grouse. 2.… …

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