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Reflections |
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REMINISCENCES |
Reflections on the past |
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SKIT |
To cast reflections on; to asperse. |
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MORALIZATION |
The act of moralizing; moral reflections or
discourse. |
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SOMBRE |
Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person;
somber reflections. |
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GNOMOLOGY |
A collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave
sentences, or reflections. |
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MORALIZE |
To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events
as involving a moral. |
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SENTIMENTAL |
Having, expressing, or containing a sentiment or
sentiments; abounding with moral reflections; containing a moral
reflection; didactic. |
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LEAVE |
To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his
reflections; I leave my hearers to judge. |
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SQUIB |
To throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections;
to contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate. |
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SOLEMN |
Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by
seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn
earnestness. |
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REPROACH |
The act of reproaching; censure mingled with contempt;
contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person; abusive
reflections; as, severe reproach. |
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ADULARIA |
A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar,
or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; --
called by lapidaries moonstone. |
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PERSONAL |
Relating to an individual, his character, conduct,
motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner; as,
personal reflections or remarks. |
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JEER |
To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with
mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at
a speaker. |
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LUMACHELLA |
A grayish brown limestone, containing fossil shells,
which reflect a beautiful play of colors. It is also called fire
marble, from its fiery reflections. |
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MOONSTONE |
A nearly pellucid variety of feldspar, showing pearly or
opaline reflections from within. It is used as a gem. The best
specimens come from Ceylon. |
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CAT'S-EYE |
A variety of quartz or chalcedony, exhibiting opalescent
reflections from within, like the eye of a cat. The name is given to
other gems affording like effects, esp. the chrysoberyl. |
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KIRUMBO |
...nly
living type of a family allied to the rollers. It has a pair of loral
plumes. The male is glossy green above, with metallic reflections; the... |
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RUBYTHROAT |
...nging
to Trochilus, Calypte, Stellula, and allies, in which the male has on
the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers having metallic
refl... |
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ROOK |
...e crow, but
smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of
the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, sc... |
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DIPLEIDOSCOPE |
...t
noon. It consists of two mirrors and a plane glass disposed in the form
of a prism, so that, by the reflections of the sun's rays from their
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SQUETEAGUE |
... abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as
a food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent
reflecti... |
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FLUORESCENCE |
... when green crystals of fluor
spar afford blue reflections. It is due not to the difference in the
color of a distinct surface layer, but to the... |