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  • 61babble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. chatter, prattle, gossip; rave, gibber; gurgle. See loquacity, unmeaningness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jabber, chatter, twaddle; see nonsense 1 . v. Syn. talk incoherently, chatter, prattle, blab,… …

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  • 62balderdash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nonsense, drivel. See unmeaningness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. senseless talk, gibberish, bombast; see nonsense 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. bunk, rot, poppycock. see nonsense IV (Roget s… …

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  • 63claptrap — 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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  • 64prattle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chitchat, babbling, chatter. v. i. murmur, chatter, babble, jabber. See loquacity, speech. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. twaddle, drivel, chatter; see nonsense 1 . v. Syn. gush, jabber, chatter; see babble …

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  • 65rubbish — 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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  • 66twaddle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gabble, nonsense, fustian. See absurdity. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. nonsense, foolishness, balderdash, *rot, *rubbish, *crap, claptrap, drivel, prattle, tripe, blather, hogwash, *piffle. III… …

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  • 67unmeaningness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of meaning or sense Nouns 1. unmeaningness, meaninglessness, senselessness, etc.; absurdity, inanity; ambiguity (see unintelligibility); oxymoron. 2. nonsense, verbiage, mere words, empty sound, dead… …

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  • 68blather — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. drivel, foolishness, claptrap, twaddle, *bull. see nonsense II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly: babble, chatter, gabble, gibber, jabber, prate, prattle. See WORDS. II… …

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  • 69Insanity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Insanity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disordered reason disordered reason disordered intellect Sgm: N 1 diseased mind diseased mind unsound mind abnormal mind Sgm: N 1 derangement derangement unsoundness GRP: N 2 Sgm …

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  • 70drool — (v.) 1802, apparently dial. variant or contraction of DRIVEL (Cf. drivel). Related: Drooled; drooling. The noun is from 1860s …

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