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  • 51cool — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. chill, refrigerate, ice, freeze, harden; calm, allay. See dissuasion, refreshment. adj. cold, chilly, frigid; inexcitable, self controlled, calm, deliberate, composed; indifferent, unemotional, self… …

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  • 52stabilize — stabilize, steady, poise, balance, ballast, trim are comparable when they mean to maintain or cause to maintain position or equilibrium. Despite their agreement in basic meaning they vary widely in their implications and in their range of… …

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  • 53balance — n 1. scale, scales, steelyard, measure; beam, lever. 2. equilibrium, equipoise, equipollence, equipollen cy, equiponderance, equiponderancy; equivalence, equality, parity, par; equalization, uniformity, symmetry. 3. poise, composure, aplomb,… …

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  • 54Washington, George — born Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland county, Va. died Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Va., U.S. American Revolutionary commander in chief (1775–83) and first president of the U.S. (1789–97). Born into a wealthy family, he was educated privately. In 1752 …

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  • 55Child beauty pageant — A child beauty pageant is a beauty contest featuring contestants up to 18 years of age.[citation needed] Divisions include talent, interview, sportswear, casual wear, swim wear, western wear, theme wear, outfit of choice, decade wear, and evening …

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  • 5613 Going on 30 — Infobox Film name =13 Going on 30 writer =Josh Goldsmith Cathy Yuspa starring =Jennifer Garner Judy Greer Mark Ruffalo Kathy Baker director =Gary Winick producer = Gina Matthews distributor =Revolution Studios/Columbia Pictures for Sony Pictures… …

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  • 57Be Bench / The Model Search — Be Bench/ The Model Search Format Reality television Presented by Piolo Pascual Kris Aquino Judges Romina Urra Gonzalez Lulu Tan Gan Noel Manapat Jun De Leon Ariel Lozada …

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  • 58tact — tact, *address, poise, savoir faire can all mean the skill and grace with which a well bred person conducts himself in his relations with others. Tact stresses skill and consider ateness in one s association with or handling of others, whether… …

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  • 59confidence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. assurance, certainty, positiveness; spirit, boldness, self reliance; communication; privacy, secret; faith, trust. See belief, courage, hope. Ant.,doubt, uncertainty. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Faith] …

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  • 60cool — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English col, from Old English cōl; akin to Old High German kuoli cool, Old English ceald cold more at cold Date: before 12th century 1. moderately cold ; lacking in warmth 2. a. marked by steady dispassionate… …

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