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  • 31honest — adjective 1 CHARACTER someone who is honest does not lie or steal etc: It was very honest of him to give them the money back. | an old woman with a plain, honest face you could trust | scrupulously honest (=always very honest): She is… …

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  • 32scrupulous — adjective 1 careful to be honest and fair: Mr Samuel has always been most scrupulous in his dealings with us. opposite unscrupulous 2 done very carefully so that every detail is correct: scrupulous attention to detail scrupulously adverb:… …

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  • 33fair — I UK [feə(r)] / US [fer] adjective Word forms fair : adjective fair comparative fairer superlative fairest *** 1) a) if a situation is fair, everyone is treated equally and in a reasonable way Life is not always fair. Everyone has a right to a… …

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  • 34conscientiously — adverb with extreme conscientiousness he came religiously every morning at 8 o clock • Syn: ↑scrupulously, ↑religiously • Derived from adjective: ↑religious (for: ↑religiously), ↑ …

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  • 35religiously — adverb 1. by religion (Freq. 3) religiously inspired art • Syn: ↑sacredly • Derived from adjective: ↑sacred (for: ↑sacredly), ↑religious …

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  • 36UNITED NATIONS (UN) — UNITED NATIONS (UN), a worldwide organization of states established in 1945, in the wake of World War II, with a view, primarily, to maintain international peace and security and also bring about cooperation among nations in the economic, social …

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  • 37UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …

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  • 38A feather in the cap — Feather Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and …

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  • 39-ces — Inadvertence In ad*vert ence; pl. { ces}, Inadvertency In ad*vert en*cy; pl. { cies}, n. [Cf. F. inadvertance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes… …

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  • 40-cies — Inadvertence In ad*vert ence; pl. { ces}, Inadvertency In ad*vert en*cy; pl. { cies}, n. [Cf. F. inadvertance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes… …

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