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  • 11scintillating — adjective 1. brilliantly clever scintillating wit a play full of scintillating dialogue • Similar to: ↑intelligent 2. marked by high spirits or excitement his fertile effervescent mind scintillating personality …

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  • 12sparkly — adjective 1. having brief brilliant points or flashes of light bugle beads all aglitter glinting eyes glinting water his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent shop window full of glittering Christmas trees glittery costume jewelry scintillant… …

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  • 13Glister — Glis ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glistered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glistering}.] [OE. glistren; akin to G. glistern,glinstern, D. glinsteren, and E. glisten. See {Glisten}.] To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to glitter.… …

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  • 14Glister — Glis ter, n. [Cf. OF. glistere.] Same as {Clyster}. [1913 Webster] Glisteringly Glis ter*ing*ly, adv. In a glistering manner. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15Glistered — Glister Glis ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glistered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glistering}.] [OE. glistren; akin to G. glistern,glinstern, D. glinsteren, and E. glisten. See {Glisten}.] To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to… …

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  • 16Glisteringly — Glister Glis ter, n. [Cf. OF. glistere.] Same as {Clyster}. [1913 Webster] Glisteringly Glis ter*ing*ly, adv. In a glistering manner. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17Manage — Man age, n. [F. man[ e]ge, It. maneggio, fr. maneggiare to manage, fr. L. manushand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by F. m[ e]nage housekeeping, OF. mesnage, akin to E. mansion. See {Manual}, and cf. {Manege}.] The handling or government of… …

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  • 18Pinnacle — Pin na*cle, n. [OE. pinacle, F. pinacle, L. pinnaculum, fr. pinna pinnacle, feather. See {Pin} a peg.] 1. (Arch.) An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a… …

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  • 19Renowned — Re*nowned (r? nound ), a. Famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king. Some renowned metropolis with glistering spires. Milton. [1913 Webster] These were the renowned of… …

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  • 20Spire — Spire, n. [OE. spire, spir, a blade of grass, a young shoot, AS. sp[=i]r; akin to G. spier a blade of grass, Dan. spire a sprout, sprig, Sw. spira a spar, Icel. sp[=i]ra.] 1. A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass or of wheat.… …

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