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  • 71airs — n. pl. Pretension, mannerism, affectedness, affected manner, assumed manner. See affectation …

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  • 72affectation — noun 1) the affectations of a prima donna Syn: pretension, pretentiousness, affectedness, artificiality, posturing, posing; airs (and graces) 2) an affectation of calm Syn: facade, front, show, appearance …

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  • 73air — 1. noun 1) hundreds of birds hovered in the air Syn: sky, atmosphere; heavens, ether 2) open the windows to get some air into the room Syn: breeze, draft, wind; breath/blast of air, gust of wind 3) …

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  • 74air — n 1. atmosphere, sky, aerospace, heavens, Literary. welkin, the open; ozone, oxygen, ether; breeze, zephyr, whiff, light wind, puff of wind, draft, ventilation. 2. circulation, dissemination, publication, Archaic. divulgation; revelation,… …

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  • 75art — n 1. skill, skillfulness, dexterity, adroitness, expertness, mastery, artistry; aptitude, facility, address, dispatch, ready skill, Inf. know how; ingenuity, cleverness, talent, flair, knack, genius, way, touch, feel, hang, trick. 2. cunning,… …

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  • 76camp — I n 1. encampment, bivouac, cantonment; military quarters, Sl. the Q; temporary lodgings, tents, shelters, barracks. 2. cabin, cottage, hut, summer home; resort, vacation spot, recreation area. 3. faction, sect, party, group, set, clique; cause,… …

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  • 77feint — n 1. dodge, maneuver, false or deceptive move, mock attack, distraction; jugglery, sleight of hand, legerdemain, prestidigitation; trick, wile, ruse, artifice, deception, pretext, subterfuge, blind; bait, decoy, lure, trap, snare, Sl. plant. 2.… …

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  • 78hauteur — n haughtiness, arrogance, self importance, presumptuousness, overconfidence, fastuousness; pretentiousness, hoity toity, affectedness, pomposity, pompousness; snobbery, snobbishness, airs, conceit, conceitedness, vaingloriousness, bovarism,… …

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  • 79pose — I v 1. affect, attitudinize, act, play to, make a show of; assume, put on airs, Sl. put on the dog, profess; feign, pretend, fake, sham, go through the motions; bluff, deceive, dissemble, posture; show off, swank, be vain, talk big, boast. 2.… …

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  • 80posture — n 1. pose, stance, attitude, set, position, Med. decubitus; carriage, bearing, way of standing or walking; poise, presence, demeanor, body language; appearance, guise, aspect, cast; manner, mode, air, mien. 2. arrangement, position, location,… …

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