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  • 22HIGINBOTHAM, George (1826-1892) — chief justice of Victoria was born in Dublin on 19 April 1826. His father, Henry Higinbotham, was a merchant at Dublin who married Sarah, daughter of Joseph Wilson, a man of Scotch ancestry who had gone to America and became an American citizen… …

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  • 24Motive — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Motive >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 motive motive springs of action wellsprings of action GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 reason reason ground call principle Sgm: N 2 by end by end by purpose …

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  • 25persuasive — [[t]pə(r)swe͟ɪsɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is persuasive is likely to persuade a person to believe or do a particular thing. What do you think were some of the more persuasive arguments on the other side?... I can be very… …

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  • 26Persuasion — Per*sua sion, n. [L. persuasio; Cf. F. persuasion.] 1. The act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by arguments or reasons offered, or by anything that moves the mind or passions, or inclines the will to a determination. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 27Wooingly — Woo ing*ly, adv. In a wooing manner; enticingly; with persuasiveness. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 28eloquence — noun Date: 14th century 1. discourse marked by force and persuasiveness; also the art or power of using such discourse 2. the quality of forceful or persuasive expressiveness …

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  • 29persuasion — noun Etymology: Middle English persuasioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French persuasion, from Latin persuasion , persuasio, from persuadēre Date: 14th century 1. a. the act or process or an instance of persuading b. a persuading… …

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  • 30persuasive — adjective Date: 15th century tending to persuade • persuasively adverb • persuasiveness noun …

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