English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With Copious Illustrations and Examples Drawn from the Best Writers |
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... relation of our own name . CUMBERLAND . TO ACCELERATE , V . To hasten . Accent , v . Stress . To Accept , v . To Receive . ACCEPTABLE , GRATEFUL , WELCOME . ACCEPTABLE signifies worthy to be accepted . GRATEFUL , from the Latin gra- tus ...
... relation of our own name . CUMBERLAND . TO ACCELERATE , V . To hasten . Accent , v . Stress . To Accept , v . To Receive . ACCEPTABLE , GRATEFUL , WELCOME . ACCEPTABLE signifies worthy to be accepted . GRATEFUL , from the Latin gra- tus ...
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... relation to things , ac- companiment implies a necessary con- nexion ; companion an incidental con- nexion : the former is as a part to a whole , the latter is as one whole to another : the accompaniment belongs to the thing accompanied ...
... relation to things , ac- companiment implies a necessary con- nexion ; companion an incidental con- nexion : the former is as a part to a whole , the latter is as one whole to another : the accompaniment belongs to the thing accompanied ...
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... therefore , bear a comparative relation to each other ; exact expresses mora than accurate , and precise more than tract . An account is accurate in which there is no misrepresentation ; it is exact when ACCOUNT. ...
... therefore , bear a comparative relation to each other ; exact expresses mora than accurate , and precise more than tract . An account is accurate in which there is no misrepresentation ; it is exact when ACCOUNT. ...
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... relation to the part that is acted , the latter to the profession that is followed . We may be actors occa- sionally without being players pro- fessionally , but we may be players without deserving the name of actors . Those who ...
... relation to the part that is acted , the latter to the profession that is followed . We may be actors occa- sionally without being players pro- fessionally , but we may be players without deserving the name of actors . Those who ...
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... relation to our Maker ; it is here employed in an improper and extended application to express in the strongest possible manner the devotion of the mind towards sensible objects . Reverence is equally engendered by the contemplation of ...
... relation to our Maker ; it is here employed in an improper and extended application to express in the strongest possible manner the devotion of the mind towards sensible objects . Reverence is equally engendered by the contemplation of ...
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action ADDISON admit affections animals applied bad sense BLAIR body BURKE cation cause cerned character Christian Cicero circum circumstances civil comes common compounded comprehends conduct confined CUMBERLAND degree denotes disposition distinction Divine DRYDEN employed endeavour epithets evil exer express feeling figurative former French frequently friends German give Greek habit happy heart Hebrew honor human idea implies individual indulge JOHNSON judgement Latin latter lence less look low German manner marks means ment MILTON mind mode moral nature neral ness never nexion nifies object offended one's opposed ourselves pain participle particular party passion perly person pleasure POPE principles produce proper sense properly racter regard religion respects Saxon sentiment serve SHAKSPEARE signifies literally signifies the thing sion society sometimes speak species spects spirit STEELE superior temper THOMSON thought tion truth vice vidual virtue wish words
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