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  • 81umber — brown earthy pigment, 1560s, from M.Fr. ombre (in terre d ombre), or It. ombra (in terra di ombra), both from either L. umbra shade, shadow (see UMBRAGE (Cf. umbrage)) or from Umbra, fem. of Umber belonging to Umbria, region in central Italy from …

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  • 82umbra — (n.) 1590s, phantom, ghost, a figurative use from L. umbra shade, shadow (see UMBRAGE (Cf. umbrage)). Astronomical sense of shadow cast by the earth or moon during an eclipse is first recorded 1670s. Meaning an uninvited guest accompanying an… …

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  • 83umbrageous — (adj.) shady, 1580s, from Fr. ombrageux, from O.Fr. umbrageus, from umbre shade, from L. umbra (see UMBRAGE (Cf. umbrage)) …

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  • 84umbrella — (n.) c.1600, first attested in Donne s letters, from It. ombrello, from L.L. umbrella, altered (by influence of umbra) from L. umbella sunshade, parasol, dim. of umbra shade, shadow (see UMBRAGE (Cf. umbrage)). A sunshade in the Mediterranean, a… …

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  • 85pique — I. n. 1. Resentment (slight), grudge, umbrage, offence, wounded pride, stinging vexation, displeasure, irritation, spite. 2. Point, nicety, punctilio. II. v. a. 1. Stimulate, incite, urge, instigate, spur, goad, set on, stir up. 2. Offend,… …

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  • 86resent — I. v. a. Take ill, take amiss, take offence at, take umbrage at, be offended at, be indignant at, be provoked at. II. v. n. Be angry, take offence, take umbrage, harbor resentment, be indignant …

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  • 87grudge — 1. noun a former employee with a grudge Syn: grievance, resentment, bitterness, rancor, pique, umbrage, dissatisfaction, disgruntlement, bad feelings, hard feelings, ill feelings, ill will, animosity, antipathy, antagonism, enmity, animus;… …

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  • 88grudge — n 1. resentment, spite, umbrage, offense, pique; grievance, bone to pick, Inf. ax to grind, Brit. crow to pluck; bitterness, ill will, malice, rancor, hard feelings, discontent; hatred, enmity, animosity, hate, virulence; spleen, gall, bile,… …

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  • 89anger — [n] state of being mad, annoyed acrimony, animosity, annoyance, antagonism, blow up*, cat fit*, chagrin, choler, conniption, dander*, disapprobation, displeasure, distemper, enmity, exasperation, fury, gall, hatred, hissy fit*, huff, ill humor,… …

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  • 90shade — [n1] dimness adumbration, blackness, coolness, cover, darkness, dusk, gloominess, obscuration, obscurity, penumbra, screen, semidarkness, shadiness, shadow, shadows, umbra, umbrage; concept 620 Ant. brightness, light shade [n2] blind, shield… …

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