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  • 71pander —    This word should properly be ‘Pandar’, since it derives from the name ‘Pandarus’. This was the name given by Boccaccio and Chaucer to the man who acted as gobetween for Troilus and Criseyde, though by the time Shakespeare came to write his… …

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  • 72loosen — [lo͞os′ən] vt., vi. to make or become loose or looser; specif., a) to free from confinement or restraint; unbind, unfasten, etc. b) to make less taut, less compact, etc. ☆ loosen up Informal 1. to talk freely 2. to give money generously 3. to… …

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  • 73draw out — verb 1. cause to speak, Can you draw her out she is always so quiet (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑reach out • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody 2. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer (Freq. 1) We prolonged o …

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  • 74loosen — v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become less tight or compact or firm. 2 tr. make (a regime etc.) less severe. 3 tr. release (the bowels) from constipation. 4 tr. relieve (a cough) from dryness. Phrases and idioms: loosen a person s tongue make a person… …

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  • 75truth drug — noun an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely • Syn: ↑truth serum • Hypernyms: ↑intravenous anesthetic • Hyponyms: ↑amobarbital, ↑thiopental …

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  • 76truth serum — noun an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely • Syn: ↑truth drug • Hypernyms: ↑intravenous anesthetic • Hyponyms: ↑amobarbital, ↑thiopental …

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  • 77nondirective — “+ adjective Etymology: non (I) + directive 1. : of or relating to psychotherapy or counseling in which the counselor refrains from interpretive or associative comment but usually by repeating phrases used by the client encourages him to express …

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  • 78shoot off one's mouth — phrasal or shoot off one s face : to talk freely often abusively regardless of the effect …

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  • 79hear|ing — «HIHR ihng», noun. 1. the power to hear; sense by which sound is perceived: »The old man s hearing is poor. 2. the act or process of perceiving sound, of listening, or of receiving information: »Hearing the good news made her happy. SYNONYM(S):… …

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  • 80vo|cal — «VOH kuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of the voice; having to do with the voice or speaking: »vocal power, vocal talents, a vocal message. The tongue is a vocal organ. 2. made with the voice: »I like vocal music better than instrumental. 3.… …

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