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unrest | n | social unrest | a state of agitation or turbulent change or development | wordnet | [
"agitation",
"turbulence",
"ferment"
] | "social unrest" What is the definition of "unrest"? |
lowness | n | he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling | the quality of being low | wordnet | [] | "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling" What is the definition of "lowness"? |
lowness | n | he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling | lacking height | wordnet | [] | "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling" What is the definition of "lowness"? |
lowness | n | he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates | a low or small degree of any quality amount or force or temperature etc. . | wordnet | [] | "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates" What is the definition of "lowness"? |
seem | v | I seem to be misunderstood by everyone | to appear to ones own mind or opinion | wordnet | [] | "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone" What is the definition of "seem"? |
classically | r | this exercise develops a classically shaped body | in the manner of greek and roman culture | wordnet | [] | "this exercise develops a classically shaped body" What is the definition of "classically"? |
melancholy | s | growing more melancholy every hour | characterized by or causing or expressing sadness | wordnet | [] | "growing more melancholy every hour" What is the definition of "melancholy"? |
movement | n | he was a charter member of the movement | a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals | wordnet | [] | "he was a charter member of the movement" What is the definition of "movement"? |
movement | n | the second movement is slow and melodic | a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata | wordnet | [] | "the second movement is slow and melodic" What is the definition of "movement"? |
result | n | he computed the result to four decimal places | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem | wordnet | [
"solution",
"answer",
"resolution",
"statement"
] | "he computed the result to four decimal places" What is the definition of "result"? |
result | v | result in tragedy | to issue or terminate in a specified way , state , etc. . | wordnet | [
"ensue",
"come",
"prove"
] | "result in tragedy" What is the definition of "result"? |
result | v | result in tragedy | to end | wordnet | [
"ensue",
"come",
"prove"
] | "result in tragedy" What is the definition of "result"? |
result | v | nothing will result from this meeting | to come about or follow as a consequence | wordnet | [] | "nothing will result from this meeting" What is the definition of "result"? |
skilled | a | only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team | having or showing or requiring special skill | wordnet | [] | "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team" What is the definition of "skilled"? |
legion | s | Palomar 's fans are legion | amounting to a large indefinite number | wordnet | [
"numerous",
""
] | "Palomar 's fans are legion" What is the definition of "legion"? |
restive | s | the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive | impatient especially under restriction or delay | wordnet | [] | "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive" What is the definition of "restive"? |
monogamous | a | monogamous marriage | having one mate | wordnet | [] | "monogamous marriage" What is the definition of "monogamous"? |
eldritch | s | an eldritch screech | suggesting the operation of supernatural influences | wordnet | [
"uncanny",
"weird",
"unearthly",
""
] | "an eldritch screech" What is the definition of "eldritch"? |
fragmentary | s | fragmentary remains | consisting of small disconnected parts | wordnet | [] | "fragmentary remains" What is the definition of "fragmentary"? |
humdrum | n | he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners | the quality of wearisome constancy , routine , and lack of variety | wordnet | [] | "he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners" What is the definition of "humdrum"? |
humdrum | s | a humdrum existence | tediously repetitious or lacking in variety | wordnet | [] | "a humdrum existence" What is the definition of "humdrum"? |
humdrum | s | a humdrum existence | all work and no play | wordnet | [] | "a humdrum existence" What is the definition of "humdrum"? |
impending | v | Changes are impending | to be imminent or about to happen | wordnet | [] | "Changes are impending" What is the definition of "impending"? |
impending | s | his impending retirement | close in time | wordnet | [] | "his impending retirement" What is the definition of "impending"? |
impending | s | his impending retirement | about to occur | wordnet | [] | "his impending retirement" What is the definition of "impending"? |
cryptically | r | we will meet again , " he said cryptically | in a cryptic manner | wordnet | [] | "we will meet again , " he said cryptically" What is the definition of "cryptically"? |
frivolous | a | a frivolous novel | not serious in content or attitude or behavior | wordnet | [] | "a frivolous novel" What is the definition of "frivolous"? |
stylish | a | a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey | having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress | wordnet | [] | "a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey" What is the definition of "stylish"? |
useful | a | the girl felt motherly and useful | being of use or service | wordnet | [] | "the girl felt motherly and useful" What is the definition of "useful"? |
madcap | s | madcap escapades | characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation | wordnet | [] | "madcap escapades" What is the definition of "madcap"? |
longingly | r | he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word ` Exit ' | in a yearning manner | wordnet | [] | "he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word ` Exit '" What is the definition of "longingly"? |
preferment | n | the preferment went to the younger candidate | the act of preferring | wordnet | [] | "the preferment went to the younger candidate" What is the definition of "preferment"? |
preferment | n | preferment of charges | the act of making accusations | wordnet | [] | "preferment of charges" What is the definition of "preferment"? |
breathe | v | I can breathe better when the air is clean | to draw air into , and expel out of , the lungs | wordnet | [
"expire",
"inhale",
"snoring",
"hiccough",
"choking",
"respire",
"sigh",
"wheeze",
"yawn"
] | "I can breathe better when the air is clean" What is the definition of "breathe"? |
seedless | a | seedless grapefruit | lacking seeds | wordnet | [] | "seedless grapefruit" What is the definition of "seedless"? |
custom | n | I have given this tailor my custom for many years | habitual patronage | wordnet | [] | "I have given this tailor my custom for many years" What is the definition of "custom"? |
dented | v | The bicycle dented my car | to make a depression into | wordnet | [
"deform",
"twist",
"dent",
"turn",
"bend"
] | "The bicycle dented my car" What is the definition of "dented"? |
dented | s | dented fenders | of metal | wordnet | [] | "dented fenders" What is the definition of "dented"? |
osseous | a | osseous tissue | composed of or containing bone | wordnet | [] | "osseous tissue" What is the definition of "osseous"? |
rumination | n | ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination | chewing the cud | wordnet | [] | "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination" What is the definition of "rumination"? |
physically | r | it is physically impossible | in accord with physical laws | wordnet | [] | "it is physically impossible" What is the definition of "physically"? |
especially | r | an especially ( or specially ) cautious approach to the danger | to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common | wordnet | [] | "an especially ( or specially ) cautious approach to the danger" What is the definition of "especially"? |
prideful | s | walked with a prideful swagger | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | wordnet | [] | "walked with a prideful swagger" What is the definition of "prideful"? |
penchant | n | the Irish have a penchant for blarney | a strong liking | wordnet | [
"liking",
"taste",
"weakness",
"preference",
"predilection"
] | "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" What is the definition of "penchant"? |
interchangeable | s | the arguments of the symmetric relation , ` is a sister of , ' are interchangeable | such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged | wordnet | [] | "the arguments of the symmetric relation , ` is a sister of , ' are interchangeable" What is the definition of "interchangeable"? |
interchangeable | s | interchangeable electric outlets " " interchangeable parts | capable of replacing or changing places with something else | wordnet | [
"exchangeable",
""
] | "interchangeable electric outlets " " interchangeable parts" What is the definition of "interchangeable"? |
interchangeable | s | interchangeable electric outlets " " interchangeable parts | permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability | wordnet | [
"exchangeable",
""
] | "interchangeable electric outlets " " interchangeable parts" What is the definition of "interchangeable"? |
fearless | s | fearless reporters and photographers | invulnerable to fear or intimidation | wordnet | [] | "fearless reporters and photographers" What is the definition of "fearless"? |
suer | n | a suer for the hand of the princess | a man who courts a woman | wordnet | [
"admirer",
"wooer"
] | "a suer for the hand of the princess" What is the definition of "suer"? |
diagonal | s | a diagonal line across the page | connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face | wordnet | [] | "a diagonal line across the page" What is the definition of "diagonal"? |
extricate | v | I can not extricate myself from this task | to release from entanglement of difficulty | wordnet | [
"free",
"disentangle"
] | "I can not extricate myself from this task" What is the definition of "extricate"? |
perturbed | v | She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill | to disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed | wordnet | [
"worry",
"unhinge",
"upset",
"disorder",
"perturb",
"trouble",
"disquiet"
] | "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" What is the definition of "perturbed"? |
perturbed | v | The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion | to disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom | wordnet | [
"perturb",
"deviate"
] | "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion" What is the definition of "perturbed"? |
perturbed | v | The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet | to cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion , especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull | wordnet | [
"perturb",
"deviate"
] | "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet" What is the definition of "perturbed"? |
ambrosial | s | ambrosial food | extremely pleasing to the taste | wordnet | [] | "ambrosial food" What is the definition of "ambrosial"? |
ambrosial | s | ambrosial food | sweet and fragrant | wordnet | [] | "ambrosial food" What is the definition of "ambrosial"? |
bag | n | he stuffed his laundry into a large bag | a flexible container with a single opening | wordnet | [] | "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" What is the definition of "bag"? |
bag | n | his bag included two deer | the quantity of game taken in a particular period usually by one person | wordnet | [] | "his bag included two deer" What is the definition of "bag"? |
bag | n | she reached into her bag and found a comb | a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories especially by women | wordnet | [
"pocketbook",
"clutch",
"reticule",
"container"
] | "she reached into her bag and found a comb" What is the definition of "bag"? |
bag | v | bag a few pheasants | to capture or kill , as in hunting | wordnet | [
"bagging",
"catch"
] | "bag a few pheasants" What is the definition of "bag"? |
people | n | old people | any group of human beings men or women or children collectively | wordnet | [] | "old people" What is the definition of "people"? |
people | n | his people have been farmers for generations | members of a family line | wordnet | [] | "his people have been farmers for generations" What is the definition of "people"? |
people | n | the Spanish people | the body of citizens of a state or country | wordnet | [] | "the Spanish people" What is the definition of "people"? |
dumbly | r | I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope | in an inarticulate manner | wordnet | [] | "I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope" What is the definition of "dumbly"? |
flagrant | s | flagrant violation of human rights | conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible | wordnet | [] | "flagrant violation of human rights" What is the definition of "flagrant"? |
confidentially | r | spoke to him intimately and confidentially | in a confidential manner | wordnet | [] | "spoke to him intimately and confidentially" What is the definition of "confidentially"? |
appreciable | s | appreciable amounts of noxious wastes are dumped into the harbor | enough to be estimated or measured | wordnet | [] | "appreciable amounts of noxious wastes are dumped into the harbor" What is the definition of "appreciable"? |
amply | r | these voices were amply represented | to an ample degree or in an ample manner | wordnet | [] | "these voices were amply represented" What is the definition of "amply"? |
amply | r | the evidence amply ( or fully ) confirms our suspicions | sufficiently | wordnet | [] | "the evidence amply ( or fully ) confirms our suspicions" What is the definition of "amply"? |
amply | r | the evidence amply ( or fully ) confirms our suspicions | more than adequately | wordnet | [] | "the evidence amply ( or fully ) confirms our suspicions" What is the definition of "amply"? |
reversionary | a | reversionary annuity | of or relating to or involving a reversion especially a legal reversion | wordnet | [] | "reversionary annuity" What is the definition of "reversionary"? |
strict | s | a strict vegetarian | rigidly accurate | wordnet | [] | "a strict vegetarian" What is the definition of "strict"? |
strict | s | a strict vegetarian | allowing no deviation from a standard | wordnet | [] | "a strict vegetarian" What is the definition of "strict"? |
fortune | n | whatever my fortune may be | your overall circumstances or condition in life including everything that happens to you | wordnet | [
"destiny",
"failure",
"lot",
"fate",
"misfortune",
"condition",
"portion",
"providence"
] | "whatever my fortune may be" What is the definition of "fortune"? |
telltale | s | a telltale panel of lights | disclosing unintentionally | wordnet | [] | "a telltale panel of lights" What is the definition of "telltale"? |
explanation | n | the explanation was very simple | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. . | wordnet | [
"definition",
"account",
"exposition",
"interpretation",
"statement",
"simplification",
"derivation",
"explication",
"reason",
"gloss",
"justification"
] | "the explanation was very simple" What is the definition of "explanation"? |
explanation | n | I heard his explanation of the accident | the act of explaining | wordnet | [] | "I heard his explanation of the accident" What is the definition of "explanation"? |
explanation | n | I heard his explanation of the accident | making something plain or intelligible | wordnet | [] | "I heard his explanation of the accident" What is the definition of "explanation"? |
sundry | s | sundry sciences commonly known as social " - I.A.Richards | consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds | wordnet | [] | "sundry sciences commonly known as social " - I.A.Richards" What is the definition of "sundry"? |
glaucoma | n | contrary to popular belief , glaucoma is not always caused by elevated intraocular pressure | an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision sometimes progressing to blindness | wordnet | [] | "contrary to popular belief , glaucoma is not always caused by elevated intraocular pressure" What is the definition of "glaucoma"? |
toss | n | a toss of his head | an abrupt movement | wordnet | [] | "a toss of his head" What is the definition of "toss"? |
toss | v | toss the salad | to agitate | wordnet | [] | "toss the salad" What is the definition of "toss"? |
kindly | s | a kindly climate | pleasant and agreeable | wordnet | [] | "a kindly climate" What is the definition of "kindly"? |
kindly | s | kindly criticism | showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity | wordnet | [
"benevolent",
"",
"sympathetic",
"charitable"
] | "kindly criticism" What is the definition of "kindly"? |
kindly | r | He spoke kindly to the boy | in a kind manner or out of kindness | wordnet | [] | "He spoke kindly to the boy" What is the definition of "kindly"? |
fluid | s | a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty | subject to change | wordnet | [] | "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty" What is the definition of "fluid"? |
fluid | s | a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty | variable | wordnet | [] | "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty" What is the definition of "fluid"? |
meddle | v | Do n't meddle in my affairs ! | to intrude in other peoples affairs or business | wordnet | [
"meddling",
"intervene",
"tamper",
"interpose",
"interfere"
] | "Do n't meddle in my affairs !" What is the definition of "meddle"? |
meddle | v | Do n't meddle in my affairs ! | to interfere unwantedly | wordnet | [
"meddling",
"intervene",
"tamper",
"interpose",
"interfere"
] | "Do n't meddle in my affairs !" What is the definition of "meddle"? |
tapering | n | the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose | the act of gradually lowering the size or amount | wordnet | [] | "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose" What is the definition of "tapering"? |
tapering | s | long tapering fingers | becoming gradually narrower | wordnet | [] | "long tapering fingers" What is the definition of "tapering"? |
petrify | v | slogans petrify our thinking | to make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | wordnet | [
"ossify",
"stiffening",
"ossified"
] | "slogans petrify our thinking" What is the definition of "petrify"? |
rampantly | r | weeds grew rampantly around here | in an uncontrolled and rampant manner | wordnet | [] | "weeds grew rampantly around here" What is the definition of "rampantly"? |
province | n | it was his province to take care of himself | the proper sphere or extent of your activities | wordnet | [] | "it was his province to take care of himself" What is the definition of "province"? |
lightness | n | the lightness of balsa wood | the property of being comparatively small in weight | wordnet | [] | "the lightness of balsa wood" What is the definition of "lightness"? |
avail | n | of no avail | a means of serving | wordnet | [] | "of no avail" What is the definition of "avail"? |
avail | v | It will avail them to dispose of their booty | to be of use to , be useful to | wordnet | [] | "It will avail them to dispose of their booty" What is the definition of "avail"? |
springboard | n | he uses other people 's ideas as a springboard for his own | a beginning from which an enterprise is launched | wordnet | [] | "he uses other people 's ideas as a springboard for his own" What is the definition of "springboard"? |
god | n | he was a god among men | a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people | wordnet | [] | "he was a god among men" What is the definition of "god"? |
god | n | money was his god | a material effigy that is worshipped | wordnet | [
"joss",
"idol",
"simulacrum",
"juggernaut",
"effigy"
] | "money was his god" What is the definition of "god"? |
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