| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Behavior through which one reveals one's personality: air, bearing, demeanor, manner, mien, presence, style. Archaic : port. See BE, STYLE. 2. Romantic attentions. Often used in plural: courtship, suit. See SEEK, SEX. 3. A usually formal oral communication to an audience: allocution, declamation, lecture, oration, prelection, speech, talk. See WORDS. 4. The ability to say and do the right thing at the right time: diplomacy, savoir-faire, tact, tactfulness. See ABILITY, COURTESY. | | VERB: | 1. To bring an appeal or request, for example, to the attention of: appeal, apply, approach, petition. Obsolete : sue. See REQUEST. 2. To direct speech to: speak, talk. See WORDS. 3. To mark (a written communication) with its destination: direct, superscribe. See START. 4. To talk to an audience formally: lecture, prelect, speak. Archaic : bespeak. See WORDS. 5. To devote (oneself or one's efforts): apply, bend, buckle down, concentrate, dedicate, devote, direct, focus, give, turn. See COLLECT, WORK. 6. To cause (something) to be conveyed to a destination: consign, dispatch, forward, route, send, ship, transmit. See MOVE.
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