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  • 41Absurd — Ab*surd ([a^]b*s[^u]rd ), a. [L. absurdus harsh sounding; ab + (prob) a derivative fr. a root svar to sound; not connected with surd: cf. F. absurde. See {Syringe}.] Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; …

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  • 42Beck v. Eiland-Hall — WIPO headquarters in Geneva Court World Intellectual Property Organization Full case name Mercury Radio Arts, Inc. and Glenn Beck v. Isaac Eiland Hall …

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  • 43absurd — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous, foolish, silly, laughable, crazy, irrational, senseless, pointless, meaningless, nonsensical, illogical, unreasonable, self contradictory, impossible, implausible, outlandish,… …

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  • 44absurd — adjective what an absurd idea! Syn: preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous, farcical, laughable, risible, idiotic, stupid, foolish, silly, inane, imbecilic, insane, harebrained, cockamamie; unreasonable, irrational, illogical …

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  • 45foolish — 1 *simple, silly, fatuous, asinine Analogous words: idiotic, imbecilic, moronic (see corresponding nouns at FOOL) Contrasted words: intelligent, clever, quick witted, bright, smart 2 Foolish, silly, absurd, preposterous, as applied to a person,… …

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  • 46Captain Underpants — The first Captain Underpants book. Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey is a series of American children s books about two fourth graders, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, and the aptly named superhero they accidentally create by hypnotizing their… …

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  • 47I, Ludicrous — is a two piece popular music ensemble formed in London in 1985 by John Procter (b. 1957) and David Rippingale ( Will Hung ) (b. 1956). The band sprang to notoriety at the end of 1987 when their debut flexi release ( Preposterous Tales ) reached… …

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  • 48Stipulatio — was the basic form of contract in Roman law. It was made in the format of question and answer. The precise nature of the contract was disputed, as can be seen below.CapacityIn order to contract parties must have intellectus (understanding) and… …

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  • 49absurd — absurdly, adv. absurdness, n. /ab serrd , zerrd /, adj. 1. utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation. n. 2. the quality or condition of existing …

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  • 50cockeyed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cross eyed, strabismic; slang, drunk (see drinking), twisted. See vision, distortion. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Tilted] Syn. crooked, awry, askew, twisted; see crooked 1 , oblique 1 . 2. [Foolish]… …

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