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nearly | r | he nearly fainted | all but | wordnet | [] | "he nearly fainted" What is the definition of "nearly"? |
nearly | r | the person most nearly concerned | in a close manner | wordnet | [] | "the person most nearly concerned" What is the definition of "nearly"? |
fend | v | The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died | to try to manage without help | wordnet | [] | "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died" What is the definition of "fend"? |
fend | v | The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow | to withstand the force of something | wordnet | [
"defend",
"resist",
"fight",
"stand",
"fighting"
] | "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" What is the definition of "fend"? |
aboriginal | n | the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students | an indigenous person who was born in a particular place | wordnet | [
"individual",
"soul",
"indigene",
"native",
"person"
] | "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students" What is the definition of "aboriginal"? |
aboriginal | a | the aboriginal peoples of Australia | characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning | wordnet | [] | "the aboriginal peoples of Australia" What is the definition of "aboriginal"? |
aboriginal | s | aboriginal forests | having existed from the beginning | wordnet | [
"primordial",
"",
"primeval"
] | "aboriginal forests" What is the definition of "aboriginal"? |
aboriginal | s | aboriginal forests | in an earliest or original stage or state | wordnet | [
"primordial",
"",
"primeval"
] | "aboriginal forests" What is the definition of "aboriginal"? |
pleasurable | s | full of happiness and pleasurable excitement | affording satisfaction or pleasure | wordnet | [] | "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement" What is the definition of "pleasurable"? |
piteous | s | piteous appeals for help | deserving or inciting pity | wordnet | [] | "piteous appeals for help" What is the definition of "piteous"? |
married | v | The minister married us on Saturday | to perform a marriage ceremony | wordnet | [
"officiate",
"splice",
"tie",
"solemnize"
] | "The minister married us on Saturday" What is the definition of "married"? |
married | a | a married man | joined in matrimony | wordnet | [] | "a married man" What is the definition of "married"? |
married | a | married bliss | of or relating to the state of marriage | wordnet | [
"matrimonial",
"",
"marital"
] | "married bliss" What is the definition of "married"? |
complex | n | the complex of shopping malls , houses , and roads created a new town | a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts | wordnet | [
"composite",
"whole",
"syndrome"
] | "the complex of shopping malls , houses , and roads created a new town" What is the definition of "complex"? |
complex | a | a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody | complicated in structure | wordnet | [] | "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody" What is the definition of "complex"? |
complex | a | a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody | consisting of interconnected parts | wordnet | [] | "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody" What is the definition of "complex"? |
whiff | v | whiff out a prayer | to utter with a puff of air | wordnet | [] | "whiff out a prayer" What is the definition of "whiff"? |
fatalist | a | a fatalist person | of or relating to fatalism | wordnet | [] | "a fatalist person" What is the definition of "fatalist"? |
barbarian | s | barbarian invaders | without civilizing influences | wordnet | [] | "barbarian invaders" What is the definition of "barbarian"? |
inexperience | n | procedural inexperience created difficulties | lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience | wordnet | [] | "procedural inexperience created difficulties" What is the definition of "inexperience"? |
recall | n | the recall of our ambassador | a call to return | wordnet | [] | "the recall of our ambassador" What is the definition of "recall"? |
steadily | r | his interest eroded steadily | at a steady rate or pace | wordnet | [] | "his interest eroded steadily" What is the definition of "steadily"? |
steadily | r | he could still walk steadily | in a steady manner | wordnet | [] | "he could still walk steadily" What is the definition of "steadily"? |
revocation | n | the revocation of a law | the act by someone having the authority of annulling something previously done | wordnet | [] | "the revocation of a law" What is the definition of "revocation"? |
lyrically | r | she danced the part of the Black Swan very lyrically | in a lyrical manner | wordnet | [] | "she danced the part of the Black Swan very lyrically" What is the definition of "lyrically"? |
undue | a | an undue loan | not yet payable | wordnet | [] | "an undue loan" What is the definition of "undue"? |
undue | a | undue influence | not appropriate or proper or even legal in the circumstances | wordnet | [] | "undue influence" What is the definition of "undue"? |
undue | s | desire for undue private profit | lacking justification or authorization | wordnet | [] | "desire for undue private profit" What is the definition of "undue"? |
undue | s | his dress stops just short of undue elegance | beyond normal limits | wordnet | [
"excessive",
"",
"inordinate",
"unreasonable"
] | "his dress stops just short of undue elegance" What is the definition of "undue"? |
downhill | r | your performance has been going downhill for a long time now | toward a lower or inferior state | wordnet | [] | "your performance has been going downhill for a long time now" What is the definition of "downhill"? |
disservice | n | he did them a disservice | an act intended to help that turns out badly | wordnet | [] | "he did them a disservice" What is the definition of "disservice"? |
budding | v | a budding friendship | to start to grow or develop | wordnet | [
"begin",
"bud"
] | "a budding friendship" What is the definition of "budding"? |
budding | s | a budding genius | beginning to develop | wordnet | [] | "a budding genius" What is the definition of "budding"? |
timorous | s | timorous little mouse | timid by nature or revealing timidity | wordnet | [] | "timorous little mouse" What is the definition of "timorous"? |
guttural | s | a guttural voice | like the sounds of frogs and crows | wordnet | [] | "a guttural voice" What is the definition of "guttural"? |
guttural | a | the glottal stop and uvular ` r ' and ` ch ' in German ` Bach ' are guttural sounds | relating to or articulated in the throat | wordnet | [] | "the glottal stop and uvular ` r ' and ` ch ' in German ` Bach ' are guttural sounds" What is the definition of "guttural"? |
discriminating | a | the discriminating eye of the connoisseur | showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste | wordnet | [] | "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur" What is the definition of "discriminating"? |
detract | v | His bad manners detract from his good character | to take away a part from | wordnet | [] | "His bad manners detract from his good character" What is the definition of "detract"? |
detract | v | His bad manners detract from his good character | to diminish | wordnet | [] | "His bad manners detract from his good character" What is the definition of "detract"? |
binding | n | the book had a leather binding | the protective covering on the front , back , and spine of a book | wordnet | [] | "the book had a leather binding" What is the definition of "binding"? |
binding | s | a binding contract | executed with proper legal authority | wordnet | [] | "a binding contract" What is the definition of "binding"? |
unfavorable | a | unfavorable conditions | not encouraging or approving or pleasing | wordnet | [] | "unfavorable conditions" What is the definition of "unfavorable"? |
unfavorable | a | unfavorable winds | tending to hinder or oppose | wordnet | [] | "unfavorable winds" What is the definition of "unfavorable"? |
unfavorable | s | made an unfavorable impression | not favorable | wordnet | [] | "made an unfavorable impression" What is the definition of "unfavorable"? |
intentional | s | intentional damage | characterized by conscious design or purpose | wordnet | [] | "intentional damage" What is the definition of "intentional"? |
lumbering | s | moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot | slow and laborious because of weight | wordnet | [] | "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot" What is the definition of "lumbering"? |
categorical | s | a categorical denial | not modified or restricted by reservations | wordnet | [] | "a categorical denial" What is the definition of "categorical"? |
ensemble | n | a string ensemble | a group of musicians playing or singing together | wordnet | [] | "a string ensemble" What is the definition of "ensemble"? |
depravity | n | its brothels , its opium parlors , its depravity | moral perversion | wordnet | [
"corruption",
"depravation",
"immorality",
"putrefaction",
"degeneracy"
] | "its brothels , its opium parlors , its depravity" What is the definition of "depravity"? |
depravity | n | its brothels , its opium parlors , its depravity | impairment of virtue and moral principles | wordnet | [
"corruption",
"depravation",
"immorality",
"putrefaction",
"degeneracy"
] | "its brothels , its opium parlors , its depravity" What is the definition of "depravity"? |
pleasantness | n | the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day | the quality of giving pleasure | wordnet | [] | "the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day" What is the definition of "pleasantness"? |
poetically | r | poetically expressed | in a poetic manner | wordnet | [] | "poetically expressed" What is the definition of "poetically"? |
pellucid | s | a pellucid brook | transmitting light | wordnet | [] | "a pellucid brook" What is the definition of "pellucid"? |
pellucid | s | a pellucid brook | able to be seen through with clarity | wordnet | [] | "a pellucid brook" What is the definition of "pellucid"? |
pellucid | s | pellucid prose | transparently clear | wordnet | [
"limpid",
"",
"lucid",
"perspicuous"
] | "pellucid prose" What is the definition of "pellucid"? |
pellucid | s | pellucid prose | easily understandable | wordnet | [
"limpid",
"",
"lucid",
"perspicuous"
] | "pellucid prose" What is the definition of "pellucid"? |
horizon | n | It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge | the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated | wordnet | [
"ambit",
"range",
"compass",
"orbit",
"view",
"reach",
"scope"
] | "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" What is the definition of "horizon"? |
thoroughgoing | s | thoroughgoing research | performed comprehensively and completely | wordnet | [] | "thoroughgoing research" What is the definition of "thoroughgoing"? |
thoroughgoing | s | a thoroughgoing villain | without qualification | wordnet | [] | "a thoroughgoing villain" What is the definition of "thoroughgoing"? |
thoroughgoing | s | a thoroughgoing villain | used informally as often pejorative intensifiers | wordnet | [] | "a thoroughgoing villain" What is the definition of "thoroughgoing"? |
trustworthy | a | a trustworthy report | worthy of trust or belief | wordnet | [] | "a trustworthy report" What is the definition of "trustworthy"? |
trustworthy | s | trustworthy public servants | taking responsibility for ones conduct and obligations | wordnet | [] | "trustworthy public servants" What is the definition of "trustworthy"? |
communicate | v | Please communicate this message to all employees | to transmit information | wordnet | [] | "Please communicate this message to all employees" What is the definition of "communicate"? |
class | n | the working class | people having the same social , economic , or educational status | wordnet | [
"center",
"woman",
"estate",
"caste",
"stratum",
"commons",
"people",
"world",
"fraternity",
"proletariat",
"bourgeoisie",
"yeomanry",
"womanhood",
"trade",
"sodality",
"craft",
"underworld"
] | "the working class" What is the definition of "class"? |
unwell | s | is unwell and ca n't come to work | somewhat ill or prone to illness | wordnet | [] | "is unwell and ca n't come to work" What is the definition of "unwell"? |
mannered | s | brief , mannered and unlifelike idiom | having unnatural mannerisms | wordnet | [] | "brief , mannered and unlifelike idiom" What is the definition of "mannered"? |
preferably | r | clean it well , preferably with warm water | more readily or willingly | wordnet | [] | "clean it well , preferably with warm water" What is the definition of "preferably"? |
certainty | n | his certainty reassured the others | the state of being certain | wordnet | [] | "his certainty reassured the others" What is the definition of "certainty"? |
certainty | n | his victory is a certainty | something that is certain | wordnet | [] | "his victory is a certainty" What is the definition of "certainty"? |
lyric | a | a lyric soprano | used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range | wordnet | [] | "a lyric soprano" What is the definition of "lyric"? |
lyric | a | the lyric stage | relating to or being musical drama | wordnet | [] | "the lyric stage" What is the definition of "lyric"? |
lyric | a | lyric poetry | of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion often in a songlike way | wordnet | [] | "lyric poetry" What is the definition of "lyric"? |
systematize | v | systematize our scientific knowledge | to arrange according to a system or reduce to a system | wordnet | [
"order",
"systemize",
"digest",
"codify"
] | "systematize our scientific knowledge" What is the definition of "systematize"? |
inconspicuous | a | he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole | not prominent or readily noticeable | wordnet | [] | "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole" What is the definition of "inconspicuous"? |
volition | n | the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt " - George Meredith | the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention | wordnet | [] | "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt " - George Meredith" What is the definition of "volition"? |
volition | n | followed my father of my own volition | the act of making a choice | wordnet | [] | "followed my father of my own volition" What is the definition of "volition"? |
futurist | a | futurist art | of or relating to futurism | wordnet | [] | "futurist art" What is the definition of "futurist"? |
commitment | n | his long commitment to public service | the act of binding yourself intellectually or emotionally to a course of action | wordnet | [
"consecration",
"communalism",
"dedication",
"loyalty",
"faith",
"devotion",
"enlistment"
] | "his long commitment to public service" What is the definition of "commitment"? |
encounter | n | there was a brief encounter in the hallway | a casual or unexpected convergence | wordnet | [
"meeting",
"convergence",
"conjunction"
] | "there was a brief encounter in the hallway" What is the definition of "encounter"? |
conscientious | s | conscientious application to the work at hand | characterized by extreme care and great effort | wordnet | [] | "conscientious application to the work at hand" What is the definition of "conscientious"? |
conscientious | a | a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice | guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong | wordnet | [] | "a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice" What is the definition of "conscientious"? |
oily | s | oily puddles in the streets | coated or covered with oil | wordnet | [] | "oily puddles in the streets" What is the definition of "oily"? |
oily | s | oily fried potatoes | containing an unusual amount of grease or oil | wordnet | [] | "oily fried potatoes" What is the definition of "oily"? |
oily | s | an oily sycophantic press agent | unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech | wordnet | [] | "an oily sycophantic press agent" What is the definition of "oily"? |
despotic | s | moved from a feudal to a despotic order | ruled by or characteristic of a despot | wordnet | [] | "moved from a feudal to a despotic order" What is the definition of "despotic"? |
despotic | s | despotic rulers | characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule | wordnet | [] | "despotic rulers" What is the definition of "despotic"? |
despotic | s | despotic rulers | having absolute sovereignty | wordnet | [] | "despotic rulers" What is the definition of "despotic"? |
flagging | n | there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place | flagstones collectively | wordnet | [] | "there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place" What is the definition of "flagging"? |
flagging | n | the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative | a walk of flagstones | wordnet | [] | "the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative" What is the definition of "flagging"? |
murine | a | a murine plague | of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family muridae rats and mice | wordnet | [] | "a murine plague" What is the definition of "murine"? |
tintinnabulation | n | the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells " -- E. A. Poe | the sound of a bell ringing | wordnet | [] | "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells " -- E. A. Poe" What is the definition of "tintinnabulation"? |
extensive | s | an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England | large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity | wordnet | [] | "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England" What is the definition of "extensive"? |
extensive | a | producing wheat under extensive conditions | of agriculture | wordnet | [] | "producing wheat under extensive conditions" What is the definition of "extensive"? |
extensive | a | producing wheat under extensive conditions | increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor | wordnet | [] | "producing wheat under extensive conditions" What is the definition of "extensive"? |
bounden | s | my bounden duty | morally obligatory | wordnet | [] | "my bounden duty" What is the definition of "bounden"? |
corrupt | a | a corrupt and incompetent city government | lacking in integrity | wordnet | [] | "a corrupt and incompetent city government" What is the definition of "corrupt"? |
corrupt | s | a corrupt text | containing errors or alterations | wordnet | [] | "a corrupt text" What is the definition of "corrupt"? |
compressible | a | compressible packing materials | capable of being compressed or made more compact | wordnet | [] | "compressible packing materials" What is the definition of "compressible"? |
acquiescent | s | too acquiescent to challenge authority | willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest | wordnet | [] | "too acquiescent to challenge authority" What is the definition of "acquiescent"? |
importantly | r | for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts , particularly upon festive occasion | in an important way | wordnet | [] | "for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts , particularly upon festive occasion" What is the definition of "importantly"? |
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