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broadcast
v
broadcast seeds
to sow over a wide area , especially by hand
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"broadcast seeds" What is the definition of "broadcast"?
broadcast
v
broadcast the news
to cause to become widely known
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[ "circulate", "spread", "carry", "diffused", "air", "run", "propagate", "bare", "distribute", "generalized", "disperse", "sow", "diffuse" ]
"broadcast the news" What is the definition of "broadcast"?
handcart
n
he used a handcart to carry the rocks away
wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person
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[ "cart", "barrow" ]
"he used a handcart to carry the rocks away" What is the definition of "handcart"?
handcart
n
he used a handcart to carry the rocks away
may have one or two or four wheels
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[ "cart", "barrow" ]
"he used a handcart to carry the rocks away" What is the definition of "handcart"?
medicine
n
he studied medicine at Harvard
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
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"he studied medicine at Harvard" What is the definition of "medicine"?
latent
s
a latent fingerprint
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
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"a latent fingerprint" What is the definition of "latent"?
latent
s
latent infection
not presently active
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"latent infection" What is the definition of "latent"?
indulgent
a
indulgent grandparents
characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
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"indulgent grandparents" What is the definition of "indulgent"?
indulgent
s
indulgent parents risk spoiling their children
tolerant or lenient
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[ "soft", "" ]
"indulgent parents risk spoiling their children" What is the definition of "indulgent"?
indulgent
s
an indulgent attitude
being favorably inclined
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"an indulgent attitude" What is the definition of "indulgent"?
melodramatic
s
a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea
having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama
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"a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea" What is the definition of "melodramatic"?
melodramatic
s
an attitude of melodramatic despair
characteristic of acting or a stage performance
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"an attitude of melodramatic despair" What is the definition of "melodramatic"?
melodramatic
s
an attitude of melodramatic despair
often affected
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"an attitude of melodramatic despair" What is the definition of "melodramatic"?
thereto
r
with all the appurtenances fitting thereto
to that
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"with all the appurtenances fitting thereto" What is the definition of "thereto"?
cleave
v
cleave the bone
to separate or cut with a tool , such as a sharp instrument
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[ "cloven", "laminate", "clove", "tore", "split", "cleft", "maul", "tear", "rive" ]
"cleave the bone" What is the definition of "cleave"?
cleave
v
The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock
to make by cutting into
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[ "cloven", "make", "clove", "create", "made", "cleft" ]
"The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock" What is the definition of "cleave"?
bull
n
he was a bull of a man
a large and strong and heavyset man
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[ "man", "men", "strapper", "bruiser" ]
"he was a bull of a man" What is the definition of "bull"?
bull
n
he made a bad bull of the assignment
a serious and ludicrous blunder
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"he made a bad bull of the assignment" What is the definition of "bull"?
insidious
s
insidious pleasures
beguiling but harmful
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"insidious pleasures" What is the definition of "insidious"?
insidious
s
glaucoma is an insidious disease
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
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[ "subtle", "", "pernicious" ]
"glaucoma is an insidious disease" What is the definition of "insidious"?
slating
n
the reviewers gave his book a sound slating
a severely critical attack
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"the reviewers gave his book a sound slating" What is the definition of "slating"?
intervention
n
it occurs without human intervention
the act of intervening as to mediate a dispute , etc. .
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[ "engagement", "involvement", "involution", "participation", "intermediation", "mediation", "intercession" ]
"it occurs without human intervention" What is the definition of "intervention"?
intervention
n
the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits
a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress
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"the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits" What is the definition of "intervention"?
intervention
n
the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits
admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings
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"the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits" What is the definition of "intervention"?
conceited
s
a conceited fool
characteristic of false pride
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[ "vain", "", "swollen" ]
"a conceited fool" What is the definition of "conceited"?
conceited
s
a conceited fool
having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
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[ "vain", "", "swollen" ]
"a conceited fool" What is the definition of "conceited"?
eventful
a
the most exhausting and eventful day of my life
full of events or incidents
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"the most exhausting and eventful day of my life" What is the definition of "eventful"?
eventful
s
an eventful decision
having important issues or results
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electrification
n
the electrification of rural Tennessee
the act of providing electricity
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"the electrification of rural Tennessee" What is the definition of "electrification"?
immediacy
n
the immediacy of television coverage
lack of an intervening or mediating agency
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"the immediacy of television coverage" What is the definition of "immediacy"?
immediacy
n
the immediacy of their response
the quickness of action or occurrence
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"the immediacy of their response" What is the definition of "immediacy"?
range
n
range of motion
the limits within which something can be effective
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[ "reach", "limit", "view", "earshot" ]
"range of motion" What is the definition of "range"?
range
n
they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring
a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
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"they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring" What is the definition of "range"?
range
n
the plains lay just beyond the mountain range
a series of hills or mountains
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[ "formation", "chain" ]
"the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" What is the definition of "range"?
range
v
Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $ 2 billion
to change or be different within limits
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[ "run", "" ]
"Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $ 2 billion" What is the definition of "range"?
neighboring
s
neighboring cities
having a common boundary or edge
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[ "conterminous", "", "adjacent", "contiguous" ]
"neighboring cities" What is the definition of "neighboring"?
neighboring
s
neighboring cities
abutting
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[ "conterminous", "", "adjacent", "contiguous" ]
"neighboring cities" What is the definition of "neighboring"?
neighboring
s
neighboring cities
touching
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[ "conterminous", "", "adjacent", "contiguous" ]
"neighboring cities" What is the definition of "neighboring"?
neighboring
s
neighboring cities
massachusetts and conncecticut
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[ "conterminous", "", "adjacent", "contiguous" ]
"neighboring cities" What is the definition of "neighboring"?
influential
a
an influential newspaper
having or exercising influence or power
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"an influential newspaper" What is the definition of "influential"?
universalize
v
This author 's stories universalize old themes
to make universal
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crying
n
I hate to hear the crying of a child
the process of shedding tears usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds
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[ "weeping", "sob", "activity", "snivel" ]
"I hate to hear the crying of a child" What is the definition of "crying"?
crying
s
a crying shame
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
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"a crying shame" What is the definition of "crying"?
crying
s
a crying need
demanding attention
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"a crying need" What is the definition of "crying"?
cry
n
a cry of rage
a loud utterance of emotion especially when inarticulate
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[ "utterance", "yell", "vocalization", "crying" ]
"a cry of rage" What is the definition of "cry"?
cry
n
had a good cry
a fit of weeping
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"had a good cry" What is the definition of "cry"?
cry
v
before we had newspapers , a town crier would cry the news
to proclaim or announce in public
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"before we had newspapers , a town crier would cry the news" What is the definition of "cry"?
dense
s
dense smoke
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
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dense
s
dense as lead
having high relative density or specific gravity
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overlying
s
an overlying image
placed on or over something else
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rune
n
each rune had its own magical significance
any character from an ancient germanic alphabet used in scandinavia from the 3rd century to the middle ages
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act
v
think before you act
to perform an action , or work out or perform an action
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[ "repay", "carry", "anticipate", "stoop", "try", "presume", "deport", "engaged", "cope", "deign", "approach", "engage", "offering", "evade", "misbehave", "manage", "force", "solicit", "descend", "maneuver", "romance", "behave", "court", "continued", "forestall", "foresee", "pursue", "surprising", "grapple", "seek", "approaching", "react", "daring", "exert", "misconduct", "counter", "take", "engaging", "descending", "rush", "repeat", "coping", "woo", "guard", "play", "surprise", "reward", "dispatch", "offer", "attempt", "deal", "perform", "taking", "conduct", "interact", "finishing", "create", "hurry", "going", "trying", "keep", "essay", "comport", "flirt", "interrupt", "prosecute", "toy", "acting", "dealing", "attack", "race", "volunteer", "perpetrate", "finish", "reciprocate", "begin", "sneak", "aggress", "keeping", "antagonize", "alternate", "acquit", "hasten", "participate", "proceed" ]
"think before you act" What is the definition of "act"?
act
v
You should act like an adult
to behave in a certain manner
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[ "make", "swelling", "freeze", "toy", "acting", "play", "swollen", "presume", "jesting", "menace", "joke", "footless", "wanton", "bungling", "swagger", "bungle", "swell", "act", "trifle", "bluster", "ramp", "blustering", "sauce", "jest", "behave" ]
"You should act like an adult" What is the definition of "act"?
act
v
You should act like an adult
to show a certain behavior
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[ "make", "swelling", "freeze", "toy", "acting", "play", "swollen", "presume", "jesting", "menace", "joke", "footless", "wanton", "bungling", "swagger", "bungle", "swell", "act", "trifle", "bluster", "ramp", "blustering", "sauce", "jest", "behave" ]
"You should act like an adult" What is the definition of "act"?
act
v
You should act like an adult
to conduct or comport oneself
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[ "make", "swelling", "freeze", "toy", "acting", "play", "swollen", "presume", "jesting", "menace", "joke", "footless", "wanton", "bungling", "swagger", "bungle", "swell", "act", "trifle", "bluster", "ramp", "blustering", "sauce", "jest", "behave" ]
"You should act like an adult" What is the definition of "act"?
act
v
She wants to act Lady Macbeth , but she is too young for the role
to play a role or part
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[ "impersonate", "make", "pretend", "represent", "acting", "play", "portray", "parody", "enact" ]
"She wants to act Lady Macbeth , but she is too young for the role" What is the definition of "act"?
glossy
s
a glossy TV series
superficially attractive and stylish
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"a glossy TV series" What is the definition of "glossy"?
glossy
s
a glossy TV series
suggesting wealth or expense
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"a glossy TV series" What is the definition of "glossy"?
glossy
s
the horse 's glossy coat
reflecting light
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"the horse 's glossy coat" What is the definition of "glossy"?
dredge
v
dredge the chicken in flour before frying it
to cover before cooking
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"dredge the chicken in flour before frying it" What is the definition of "dredge"?
salt
s
salt scorn " - Shakespeare
painful or bitter
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"salt scorn " - Shakespeare" What is the definition of "salt"?
militia
n
their troops were untrained militia
the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service
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"their troops were untrained militia" What is the definition of "militia"?
receivable
s
accounts receivable
awaiting payment
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"accounts receivable" What is the definition of "receivable"?
stater
n
Keystone stater
a resident of a particular state or group of states
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"Keystone stater" What is the definition of "stater"?
demonstrably
r
his documentary sources are demonstrably wrong
in an obvious and provable manner
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"his documentary sources are demonstrably wrong" What is the definition of "demonstrably"?
craftsman
n
as an actor he was a consummate craftsman
a professional whose work is consistently of high quality
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"as an actor he was a consummate craftsman" What is the definition of "craftsman"?
gravity
n
the more remote the body the less the gravity
the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
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[ "gravitation", "attraction" ]
"the more remote the body the less the gravity" What is the definition of "gravity"?
gravity
n
the more remote the body the less the gravity
especially the attraction of the earths mass for bodies near its surface
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[ "gravitation", "attraction" ]
"the more remote the body the less the gravity" What is the definition of "gravity"?
gush
n
there was a little gush of blood
a sudden rapid flow as of water
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[ "flowing", "flow", "flush" ]
"there was a little gush of blood" What is the definition of "gush"?
expressible
a
an expressible emotion
capable of being expressed
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defiant
a
brought up to be aggressive and defiant
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
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terminable
s
terminable employees
capable of being terminated after a designated time
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cleavage
n
there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members
the state of being split or cleft
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flair
n
he has a flair for mathematics
a natural talent
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[ "genius", "endowment", "talent", "gift" ]
"he has a flair for mathematics" What is the definition of "flair"?
provable
s
practical truth provable to all men " - Walter Bagehot
capable of being demonstrated or proved
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"practical truth provable to all men " - Walter Bagehot" What is the definition of "provable"?
audit
n
he made an audit of all the plants on his property
a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation
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"he made an audit of all the plants on his property" What is the definition of "audit"?
audit
v
audit accounts and tax returns
to examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
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[ "canvass", "analyze", "inspect", "studied", "examine", "canvas", "study", "scrutinize" ]
"audit accounts and tax returns" What is the definition of "audit"?
freshly
r
a freshly cleaned floor
very recently
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fiscal
a
fiscal responsibility
involving financial matters
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"fiscal responsibility" What is the definition of "fiscal"?
mathematical
a
a mathematical textbook
of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics
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"a mathematical textbook" What is the definition of "mathematical"?
mathematical
a
a mathematical whiz
relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers
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"a mathematical whiz" What is the definition of "mathematical"?
mathematical
s
a mathematical certainty
beyond question
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mathematical
s
have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs
statistically possible though highly improbable
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mathematical
s
mathematical precision
characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics
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visibility
n
low visibility caused by fog
quality or fact or degree of being visible
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"low visibility caused by fog" What is the definition of "visibility"?
visibility
n
low visibility caused by fog
perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye
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visibility
n
that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election
degree of exposure to public notice
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visibility
n
a windshield with good visibility
capability of providing a clear unobstructed view
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"a windshield with good visibility" What is the definition of "visibility"?
acquainted
s
they were acquainted
having fair knowledge of
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"they were acquainted" What is the definition of "acquainted"?
beggarly
s
a beggarly existence in the slums
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
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"a beggarly existence in the slums" What is the definition of "beggarly"?
nobly
r
she has behaved nobly
in a noble manner
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"she has behaved nobly" What is the definition of "nobly"?
insert
v
insert a picture into the text
to put or introduce into something
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[ "graft", "imbed", "grafting", "transplant", "connect", "attach", "implant", "sandwich", "instill", "planting", "planted", "plant", "enter" ]
"insert a picture into the text" What is the definition of "insert"?
insert
v
insert your ticket into the slot
to fit snugly into
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[ "enclose", "tuck" ]
"insert your ticket into the slot" What is the definition of "insert"?
venturesome
s
a venturesome investor
disposed to venture or take risks
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"a venturesome investor" What is the definition of "venturesome"?
consequence
n
decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself
having important effects or influence
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[ "moment", "significance", "matter", "import" ]
"decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself" What is the definition of "consequence"?
leap
n
a successful leap from college to the major leagues
an abrupt transition
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"a successful leap from college to the major leagues" What is the definition of "leap"?
leap
v
leap into fame
to pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
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[ "switch", "shift", "change", "jump", "leaping" ]
"leap into fame" What is the definition of "leap"?
categorize
v
Children learn early on to categorize
to place into or assign to a category
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"Children learn early on to categorize" What is the definition of "categorize"?
moodily
r
in the bar , a youngish , sharp-eyed man was staring moodily into a gin and tonic
in a moody manner
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"in the bar , a youngish , sharp-eyed man was staring moodily into a gin and tonic" What is the definition of "moodily"?
nil
n
reduced to nil all the work we had done
a quantity of no importance
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[ "cipher", "zero", "nihil", "nix" ]
"reduced to nil all the work we had done" What is the definition of "nil"?