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121Intimidation — (also called cowing) is intentional behavior which would cause a person of ordinary sensibilities fear of injury or harm. It s not necessary to prove that the behavior was so violent as to cause terror or that the victim was actually… …
122Mahakuta Pillar — (Kannada: ಮಹಾಕೂಟ ಸ್ತಂಭ) in the town of Mahakuta in present day Bagalkot district of India s Karnataka state is the source of an important Badami Chalukya inscription called Mahakuta pillar inscription ascribed to king Mangalesa, second son of… …
123Expressionism — Expressionist, n., adj. Expressionistic, adj. Expressionistically, adv. /ik spresh euh niz euhm/, n. 1. Fine Arts. a. (usually l.c.) a manner of painting, drawing, sculpting, etc., in which forms derived from nature are distorted or exaggerated… …
124hyperbole — /huy perr beuh lee/, n. Rhet. 1. obvious and intentional exaggeration. 2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as to wait an eternity. Cf. litotes. [1520 30; < Gk hyperbolé excess, exaggeration,… …
125mannerism — mannerist, n. manneristic, adj. manneristically, adv. /man euh riz euhm/, n. 1. a habitual or characteristic manner, mode, or way of doing something; distinctive quality or style, as in behavior or speech: He has an annoying mannerism of tapping… …
126embellishment — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Decoration] Syn. ornament, adornment, frill; see decoration 1 , 2 . 2. [Exaggeration] Syn. embroidery, hyperbole, elaboration; see exaggeration 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [em BEL ish ment]… …
127exaggerate — [[t]ɪgzæ̱ʤəreɪt[/t]] exaggerates, exaggerating, exaggerated 1) VERB If you exaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is. He thinks I m exaggerating... Don t exaggerate... [V n] Sheila admitted …
128Gold mining — Gold mine redirects here. See Goldmine for other uses of the term. Gold mining consists of the processes and techniques employed in the removal of gold from the ground. There are several techniques by which gold may be extracted from the Earth.… …
