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Subject: PERHAPS ENLIGHTENMENT

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Date Posted: Friday, January 30 2004, 18:08:23 GMT ( - 8 )

SOME DEFINITIONS & SYNONYMS FROM WEBSTER'S NEW WORLD DICTIONARY & THESAURUS
presumption n. 1 the act of presuming; specif., a) an overstepping of proper bounds; forwardness; *effrontery* b) the taking of *something for granted* c) an assumption � Syn. conjecture, *guess, hypothesis; see assumption See assurance, belief, egotism, guessing , inference,* *insolence,* opinion, *pomposity* , precipitation, probability, prospect, *snobbery, temerity* , tenet, thought
temerity n. � Syn. audacity, effrontery, boldness, hardihood, rashness, presumption, overconfidence, gall, nerve, cheek, recklessness, venturesomeness, precipitancy, precipitation, *hastiness, heedlessness, foolhardiness, thoughtlessness,* *carelessness, indiscretion, imprudence, impetuosity; � Ant.* PRUDENCE, CAUTION, DELIBERATION
inference n. 1. an act or the *process of inferring* 2. a *conclusion or opinion* arrived at by inferring � Syn. *presumption,* conjecture, surmise; see assumption, *opinion, thought. See allusion, belief, guess,* guessing, hint, hypothesis, *implication*
insolence n. � Syn. *effrontery, impertinence, presumption* , audacity; see rudeness. See *arrogance* , assurance, back talk, disrespect,egotism,* gall, haughtiness, impudence, insult,** patronage, pertness
pomposity n. 1 the quality of being pompous; ostentation; *self-importance* � Syn. *presumption* , conceit, *overconfidence*; see arrogance.
*knowledge* knowledge knowledge *Knowledge* knowledge knowledgeknowledge knowledgeKnowledge knowledge knowledge knowledge knowledge *Knowledge* *knowledge* n. 1 the act, fact, or state of knowing; specif., a) acquaintance or familiarity (with a fact, place, etc.) b) awareness c) understanding 2 all that has been perceived or grasped by the mind; learning; enlightenment 3 the body of facts, principles, etc. accumulated by mankind knowledge n. [That which is known] � Syn. information, learning, wisdom, scholarship, facts, cognizance, understanding, comprehension, enlightenment, expertise, intelligence, principles, awareness, insight
*2. � Ant.* *emptiness, IGNORANCE, pretension.*

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