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51Martin Chuzzlewit — The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit Vie et aventures de Martin Chuzzlewit Frontispice de Martin Chuzzlewit par P …
52diligence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. application, industry, assiduity, activity; stagecoach (see vehicle). See attention. Ant., laziness, disregard. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. assiduity, industry, perseverance, persistence, application,… …
53seriousness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The quality of being dangerous] Syn. gravity, weight, enormity; see importance 1 . 2. [The characteristic of being sober] Syn. earnestness, sobriety, solemnity, gravity, calmness, thoughtfulness, coolness, sedateness, sober… …
54Feeling — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Feeling >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 feeling feeling Sgm: N 1 suffering suffering &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 endurance endurance tolerance sufferance supportance experience response Sgm: N …
55earnest — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)nɪst[/t]] 1) PHRASE: PHR after v If something is done or happens in earnest, it happens to a much greater extent and more seriously than before. Campaigning will begin in earnest tomorrow... The two countries can finally start… …
56earnest — earnest1 [ʉr′nist] adj. [ME ernest < OE eornoste < eornost, earnestness, zeal, akin to Ger ernst, seriousness (OHG ernust) < IE base * er , to set oneself in motion, arouse > RUN] 1. serious and intense; not joking or playful; zealous …
57serious — [sir′ē əs] adj. [ME seryows < ML seriosus < L serius, grave, orig., prob. weighty, heavy < ? IE base * swer > OE swær, heavy, sad, Goth swers, important, orig., heavy] 1. of, showing, having, or caused by earnestness or deep thought;… …
58serious-mindedness — noun the trait of being serious a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness Robert Rice • Syn: ↑seriousness, ↑earnestness, ↑sincerity • Ant: ↑frivolity (for: ↑seriousn …
59unc|tion — «UHNGK shuhn», noun. 1. the action of anointing with oil, ointment, or the like, for medical purposes or as a religious rite: »The priest gave the dying man extreme unction. 2. the oil, ointment, or the like, used for anointing. 3. Figurative. a) …
60Addict — Ad*dict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Addicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Addicting}.] [L. addictus, p. p. of addicere to adjudge, devote; ad + dicere to say. See {Diction}.] 1. To apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; with to. They addict themselves to… …
