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  • 111absurdity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quality of being absurd Nouns 1. (nonsensical quality) absurdity, absurdness, nonsense; paradox, inconsistency; inanity (See folly); ludicrousness, ridiculousness, comicality; koan, oxymoron, doublethink …

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  • 112bunk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bed, berth, cot; informal, applesauce, nonsense, buncombe, claptrap, humbug, bosh. See support, absurdity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A bed] Syn. bunk bed, berth, cot, pallet; see bed 1 . 2. [*Empty or… …

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  • 113claptrap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nonsense (See unmeaningness). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. empty talk, drivel, bombast, bunk; see nonsense 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [KLAP TRAP] pretentious writing or talk… …

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  • 114gibberish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. jargon, double talk. See absurdity, unmeaningness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jargon, chatter, claptrap; see nonsense 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. babble, gibber, *gobbledegook, mumbo jumbo,… …

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  • 115jargon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lingo, shoptalk, patois, cant, argot, jive (sl.); double talk; gibberish. See concealment, unmeaningness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Unintelligible, trite, or pretentious speech] Syn. gibberish, mumbo… …

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  • 116rubbish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trash, waste, debris, litter, junk. See uselessness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Trash] Syn. litter, debris, waste; see trash 1 . 2. [Nonsense] Syn. drivel, twaddle, rot; see nonsense 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 117trash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rubbish, garbage, refuse, offal, litter, debris; junk, scrap, waste. See uselessness, populace. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Rubbish] Syn. garbage, waste, refuse, dregs, filth, litter, debris, dross,… …

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  • 118rigmarole — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. drivel, red tape, formalities, inanity; see bureaucracy 2 , nonsense 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. babble, blather, gobbledygook, drivel, *bunk, *rot, claptrap, *bilge, hog wash, bull, twaddle. see nonsense III… …

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  • 119babble — v 1. gibber, Sl. gibber jabber, jargon; mutter, mumble, splutter, sputter; stammer, stutter. 2. chatter, chipper, prattle, cackle; twaddle, Brit. twattle, blather, drivel; talk nonsense, Inf. talk through one s hat; jabber, prate, bleat, Inf.… …

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  • 120blather — n 1. drivel, driveling, blether, Inf. blithering; gushing, blabbing, Inf. spouting, excessive talk; babble, babbling, babblement, prate, prating, foolish talk; twaddle, twaddling, Both Brit. twattle, twattling; prattle, prattling, gibber,… …

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