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  • 91farsighted — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hypermetropic, eagle eyed; foresighted, farseeing, longheaded, prudent, provident. See prediction, vision.Ant., nearsighted, myopic. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Seeing better at a distance] Syn.… …

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  • 92sane — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rational (see sanity). Ant., insane. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sound in mind] Syn. rational, normal, lucid, right minded, sober, sound minded, sound, in one s right mind, self possessed, with a… …

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  • 93intelligent — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [ Said of persons or beings ] Syn. clever, bright, astute, acute, smart, brilliant, perceptive, well informed, resourceful, profound, penetrating, original, exceptional, perspicacious, keen, imaginative, inventive,… …

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  • 94Foresight — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Foresight >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 foresight foresight prospicience prevision long sightedness Sgm: N 1 anticipation anticipation Sgm: N 1 providence providence &c.(preparation) 673 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 …

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  • 95seek — [OE] Seek has several Germanic relatives – German suchen, Swedish söka, Danish søge, etc – which point back to a prehistoric Germanic ancestor *sōkjan. The base from which this was derived, *sōk , went back to an Indo European *sāg , which also… …

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  • 96presage — {{11}}presage (n.) late 14c., something that portends, from L. praesagium a foreboding, from praesagire to perceive beforehand, forebode, from praesagus foreboding, from prae before + sagus prophetic, related to sagire perceive (see SAGACIOUS (Cf …

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  • 97sagacity — sa•gac•i•ty [[t]səˈgæs ɪ ti[/t]] n. the quality of being sagacious • Etymology: 1540–50; < L sagācitās keenness of scent, der. of sagāc , s. of sagāx (see sagacious) …

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  • 98seek — [OE] Seek has several Germanic relatives – German suchen, Swedish söka, Danish søge, etc – which point back to a prehistoric Germanic ancestor *sōkjan. The base from which this was derived, *sōk , went back to an Indo European *sāg , which also… …

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  • 99shrewd — [shro͞od] adj. [ME schrewed, pp. of schrewen, to curse < schrewe: see SHREW] 1. Obs. a) evil, bad, wicked, mischievous, shrewish, etc. b) artful, cunning, wily, etc. in one s dealings with others 2. keen witted, clever, or sharp in practical… …

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  • 100judgment — noun 1. an opinion formed by judging something (Freq. 19) he was reluctant to make his judgment known she changed her mind • Syn: ↑judgement, ↑mind • Derivationally related forms: ↑judgmental …

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