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  • 81INDIA — regio Asiae amplissima, inter Indum fluv. Plin. l. 5. c. 28. et l. 6. c. 20. Strabo l. 1. p. 64. l. 2. p. 87. l. 15. p. 680. 690. et 697. Herod. l. 4. c. 44. ad Occ. a quo nomen habet, et Serum ad Ort. a Sinis separantem, inlongum extensa Oceano… …

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  • 82remark — I n. 1) to drop, make a remark 2) a biting, catty, caustic, cutting, nasty, scathing remark 3) a casual; complimentary; cryptic; derogatory; facetious; flattering; impertinent; inane; indiscreet; off the cuff; passing; pithy; pointed; reassuring; …

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  • 83empty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. void, deplete, exhaust, evacuate, drain, deflate, discharge, unload. See contraction, ejection. adj. hollow, vacant, depleted, untenanted, devoid; hungry; vain, insubstantial, useless, foolish,… …

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  • 84silly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. witless, foolish, stupid, childish; fatuous, inane; senseless, absurd, ridiculous; stunned. See absurdity, credulity, folly. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. senseless, ridiculous, nonsensical, foolish,… …

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  • 85stupid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. slow witted, dull, obtuse; benumbed, bemused; absurd, inane; banal, tiresome, tedious, dull. See ignorance, credulity, folly.Ant., smart, witty. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Foolish] Syn. senseless,… …

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  • 86vacuous — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Empty] Syn. void, emptied, drained; see depleted , empty 1 . 2. [Dumb] Syn. inane, blank, unreasoning; see dull 3 , 4 . See Synonym Study at empty . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. stupid, empty headed, dumb, dense,… …

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  • 87Unsubstantiality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unsubstantiality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unsubstantiality unsubstantiality insubstantiality Sgm: N 1 nothingness nothingness nihility Sgm: N 1 no degree no degree no part no quantity no thing GRP: N 2 …

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  • 88vacuity —   n. emptiness; void; inanity, fatuousness; inane thing, thought or saying.    ♦ vacuole,   n. small air or fluid containing cavity.    ♦ vacuous, a. empty; inane, fatuous …

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  • 89inanity — [in an′i tē] n. [Fr inanité < L inanitas, emptiness] 1. the quality or condition of being inane; specif., a) emptiness b) lack of sense or meaning; silliness 2. pl. inanities something inane; senseless or silly act, remark, etc …

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  • 90in|ane´ness — in|ane «ihn AYN», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. without sense or ideas; silly or foolish; senseless: »It is inane to use the city universities as depositories for inferior students (New York Times). SYNONYM(S): emptyheaded, frivolous, puerile,… …

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