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41Boyle Roche — Infobox Politician name = Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Baronet birth date = October 1736 birth place = County Galway death date = death date|1807|6|5|df=y death place = Dublin office = Member, Irish House of Commons term start = 1775 term end = 1801… …
42Richard Challoner — The Right Reverend  Richard Challoner Vicar Apostolic of the London District Church …
43Riposte — For the French Marxist organization, see La Riposte. In fencing, the riposte (French for retort ) is an offensive action with the intent of hitting one s opponent, made by the fencer who has just parried an attack. In everyday language, a riposte …
44Stephen Thomas — For the academic, see Stephen Thomas (professor).Infobox Military Person name= Stephen Thomas born= birth date|1809|12|6 died= death date and age|1903|12|18|1809|12|6 caption= nickname= placeofbirth= Bethel, Vermont placeofdeath= Montpelier,… …
45Jones Very — (August 28, 1813 May 8, 1880) was an American essayist, poet, clergymen, and mystic associated with the American Transcendentalism movement.Born in Salem, Massachusetts to two unwed first cousins, Jones Very became associated with Harvard… …
46repartee — /rep euhr tee , tay , ahr /, n. 1. a quick, witty reply. 2. conversation full of such replies. 3. skill in making such replies. [1635 45; < F repartie retort, n. use of fem. ptp. of repartir, MF, equiv. to re RE + partir to PART] Syn. 2. banter,… …
47repartee — n. Retort, smart or witty reply …
48retort — n. Repartee, smart or witty reply …
49repartee — rep•ar•tee [[t]ˌrɛp ərˈti, ˈteɪ, ɑr [/t]] n. 1) a quick, witty reply 2) conversation full of such replies 3) skill in repartee • Etymology: 1635–45; < F repartie retort, n. use of fem. ptp. of repartir, MF, =re re +partir to part …
50Smart — Smart, a. [Compar. {Smarter}; superl. {Smartest}.] [OE. smerte. See {Smart}, v. i.] 1. Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste. [1913 Webster] How smart lash that speech doth give my conscience. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
