| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | Actions taken as a joke: fun, play, sport. See WORK. | | VERB: | To make a bet: bet, gamble, lay1, play, wager. Idioms: put one's money on something. See GAMBLING. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Having or showing courage: audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous. Informal : spunky. Slang : gutsy, gutty. See FEAR. 2. Disposed to accept or agree: acquiescent, agreeable, minded, ready, willing. Archaic : fain. See WILLING.
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