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51Scoptical — Scoptic Scop tic, Scoptical Scop tic*al, a. [Gr. skwptiko s, from skw ptein to mock, to scoff at.] Jesting; jeering; scoffing. [Obs.] South. [1913 Webster] {Scop tic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
52Scoptically — Scoptic Scop tic, Scoptical Scop tic*al, a. [Gr. skwptiko s, from skw ptein to mock, to scoff at.] Jesting; jeering; scoffing. [Obs.] South. [1913 Webster] {Scop tic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
53Skimmington — Skim ming*ton, n. [Etymol. uncertain. Perhaps the name of some notorius scold.] A word employed in the phrase, To ride Skimmington; that is to ride on a horse with a woman, but behind her, facing backward, carrying a distaff, and accompanied by a …
54skit — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1727 1. a jeering or satirical remark ; taunt 2. a. a satirical or humorous story or sketch b. (1) a brief burlesque or comic sketch included in a dramatic performance (as a revue) (2) a short serious… …
55bird — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English brid, bird, from Old English bridd Date: before 12th century 1. archaic the young of a feathered vertebrate 2. any of a class (Aves) of warm blooded vertebrates distinguished by having… …
56half — I. noun (plural halves) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healf; akin to Old High German halb half Date: before 12th century 1. a. either of two equal parts that compose something; also a part approximately equal to one of these < half… …
57jeer — I. verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1561 intransitive verb to speak or cry out with derision or mockery transitive verb to deride with jeers ; taunt Synonyms: see scoff • jeerer noun • jeeringly …
58sneer — I. verb Etymology: probably akin to Middle High German snerren to chatter, gossip more at snore Date: 1680 intransitive verb 1. to smile or laugh with facial contortions that express scorn or contempt 2. to speak or write in a scornfully jeering… …
59List of characters in Atlas Shrugged — This is a list of characters in Ayn Rand s novel, Atlas Shrugged. Balph EubankCalled the literary leader of the age , despite the fact that he is incapable of writing anything that people actually want to read. What people want to read, he says,… …
60French Revolution — The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and social upheaval in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic… …
