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clubbish
|
s
|
a clubbish set
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effusively sociable
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[] |
"a clubbish set" What is the definition of "clubbish"?
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navel
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n
|
you were not supposed to show your navel on television
|
a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
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wordnet
|
[
"point",
"umbilicus"
] |
"you were not supposed to show your navel on television" What is the definition of "navel"?
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navel
|
n
|
the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe
|
the center point or middle of something
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wordnet
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[] |
"the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe" What is the definition of "navel"?
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questionably
|
r
|
these were estates his father questionably acquired
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in a questionable and dubious manner
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wordnet
|
[
"dubiously",
""
] |
"these were estates his father questionably acquired" What is the definition of "questionably"?
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translatable
|
a
|
substances readily translatable to the American home table
|
capable of being put into another form or style or language
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[] |
"substances readily translatable to the American home table" What is the definition of "translatable"?
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translatable
|
s
|
ideas translatable into reality
|
capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy
|
wordnet
|
[
"transformable",
"",
"convertible"
] |
"ideas translatable into reality" What is the definition of "translatable"?
|
deliberative
|
s
|
a deliberative body
|
involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination
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[] |
"a deliberative body" What is the definition of "deliberative"?
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flippantly
|
r
|
he answered the reporters ' questions flippantly
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in a flippant manner
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wordnet
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[] |
"he answered the reporters ' questions flippantly" What is the definition of "flippantly"?
|
predominate
|
v
|
Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
|
to be larger in number , quantity , power , status or importance
|
wordnet
|
[
"override",
"reign",
"ruling",
"prevail",
"prevailing"
] |
"Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" What is the definition of "predominate"?
|
concerned
|
a
|
concerned parents of youthful offenders
|
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
|
wordnet
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[] |
"concerned parents of youthful offenders" What is the definition of "concerned"?
|
concerned
|
s
|
a memorandum to those concerned
|
involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in
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wordnet
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[] |
"a memorandum to those concerned" What is the definition of "concerned"?
|
concerned
|
s
|
all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified
|
culpably involved
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wordnet
|
[] |
"all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified" What is the definition of "concerned"?
|
phenomenal
|
a
|
phenomenal science
|
of or relating to a phenomenon
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wordnet
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[] |
"phenomenal science" What is the definition of "phenomenal"?
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secondarily
|
r
|
secondarily affected
|
of secondary import
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wordnet
|
[] |
"secondarily affected" What is the definition of "secondarily"?
|
shunt
|
n
|
an arteriovenus shunt
|
a passage by which a bodily fluid especially blood is diverted from one channel to another
|
wordnet
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[] |
"an arteriovenus shunt" What is the definition of "shunt"?
|
domesticate
|
v
|
domesticate oats
|
to adapt a wild plant or unclaimed land to the environment
|
wordnet
|
[
"adapt",
"tame",
"accommodate",
"cultivate",
"naturalize"
] |
"domesticate oats" What is the definition of "domesticate"?
|
impracticable
|
s
|
refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility
|
not capable of being carried out or put into practice
|
wordnet
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[] |
"refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility" What is the definition of "impracticable"?
|
fancied
|
s
|
a fancied wrong
|
formed or conceived by the imagination
|
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|
[] |
"a fancied wrong" What is the definition of "fancied"?
|
marvelous
|
s
|
a marvelous collection of rare books
|
extraordinarily good or great
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a marvelous collection of rare books" What is the definition of "marvelous"?
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marvelous
|
s
|
a marvelous collection of rare books
|
used especially as intensifiers
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a marvelous collection of rare books" What is the definition of "marvelous"?
|
vestal
|
a
|
vestal virgin
|
of or relating to vesta
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wordnet
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[] |
"vestal virgin" What is the definition of "vestal"?
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vestal
|
s
|
pure and vestal modesty
|
in a state of sexual virginity
|
wordnet
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[] |
"pure and vestal modesty" What is the definition of "vestal"?
|
chivalric
|
s
|
chivalric rites
|
characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the middle ages
|
wordnet
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[] |
"chivalric rites" What is the definition of "chivalric"?
|
restoration
|
n
|
the restoration looked exactly like the original
|
some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed
|
wordnet
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[] |
"the restoration looked exactly like the original" What is the definition of "restoration"?
|
demoralization
|
n
|
his inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff
|
a state of disorder and confusion
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"his inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff" What is the definition of "demoralization"?
|
gray
|
s
|
gray flannel suit
|
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
|
wordnet
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[] |
"gray flannel suit" What is the definition of "gray"?
|
doubtful
|
s
|
the candidate 's doubtful past
|
open to doubt or suspicion
|
wordnet
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[] |
"the candidate 's doubtful past" What is the definition of "doubtful"?
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doubtful
|
s
|
they were doubtful that the cord would hold
|
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
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[] |
"they were doubtful that the cord would hold" What is the definition of "doubtful"?
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mock
|
s
|
boys in mock battle
|
constituting a copy or imitation of something
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"boys in mock battle" What is the definition of "mock"?
|
delete
|
v
|
Please delete my name from your list
|
to remove or make invisible
|
wordnet
|
[
"erase",
"strike",
"efface",
"expunge",
"remove",
"cancel",
"excise",
"take",
"removed"
] |
"Please delete my name from your list" What is the definition of "delete"?
|
playbook
|
n
|
the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene
|
a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays
|
wordnet
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[] |
"the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene" What is the definition of "playbook"?
|
playbook
|
n
|
they borrowed a page from the playbook of the opposition
|
a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign
|
wordnet
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[] |
"they borrowed a page from the playbook of the opposition" What is the definition of "playbook"?
|
serpentine
|
s
|
a serpentine wall
|
resembling a serpent in form
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a serpentine wall" What is the definition of "serpentine"?
|
pursuance
|
n
|
life is more than the pursuance of fame
|
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
|
wordnet
|
[
"pursuit",
"search"
] |
"life is more than the pursuance of fame" What is the definition of "pursuance"?
|
writing
|
n
|
the writing in her novels is excellent
|
the work of a writer
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wordnet
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[] |
"the writing in her novels is excellent" What is the definition of "writing"?
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writing
|
n
|
the writing in her novels is excellent
|
anything expressed in letters of the alphabet especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the writing in her novels is excellent" What is the definition of "writing"?
|
sly
|
s
|
sly as a fox
|
marked by skill in deception
|
wordnet
|
[
"knavish",
"",
"foxy",
"tricky",
"slick",
"tricksy",
"guileful",
"cunning"
] |
"sly as a fox" What is the definition of "sly"?
|
booked
|
v
|
Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo
|
to engage for a performance
|
wordnet
|
[
"book",
"schedule"
] |
"Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo" What is the definition of "booked"?
|
booked
|
v
|
The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family
|
to arrange for and reserve something for someone else in advance
|
wordnet
|
[
"hold",
"book",
"request",
"keep",
"bespeak",
"reserve"
] |
"The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family" What is the definition of "booked"?
|
booked
|
v
|
The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man
|
to record a charge in a police register
|
wordnet
|
[
"book",
"record",
"enter",
"ticket"
] |
"The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" What is the definition of "booked"?
|
wriggle
|
v
|
The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt 's embrace
|
to to move in a twisting or contorted motion , especially when struggling
|
wordnet
|
[
"wrestle",
"writhe",
"twisted",
"twist",
"moving",
"squirm"
] |
"The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt 's embrace" What is the definition of "wriggle"?
|
virtual
|
s
|
the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin
|
being actually such in almost every respect
|
wordnet
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[] |
"the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin" What is the definition of "virtual"?
|
virtual
|
s
|
a virtual dependence on charity
|
existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a virtual dependence on charity" What is the definition of "virtual"?
|
boarding
|
v
|
she rooms in an old boarding house
|
to live and take ones meals at or in
|
wordnet
|
[
"dwell",
"room",
"populate",
"live"
] |
"she rooms in an old boarding house" What is the definition of "boarding"?
|
debauch
|
v
|
debauch the young people with wine and women
|
to corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
|
wordnet
|
[
"corrupt",
"debased",
"bastardize",
"pervert",
"change",
"profane",
"debase",
"subvert",
"deprave",
"vitiate",
"infect",
"alter",
"modify",
"debauched",
"demoralize"
] |
"debauch the young people with wine and women" What is the definition of "debauch"?
|
diluted
|
a
|
diluted alcohol
|
reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"diluted alcohol" What is the definition of "diluted"?
|
economize
|
v
|
I try to economize my spare time
|
to use cautiously and frugally
|
wordnet
|
[
"conserve",
"preserve"
] |
"I try to economize my spare time" What is the definition of "economize"?
|
economize
|
v
|
The less fortunate will have to economize now
|
to spend sparingly , avoid the waste of
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"The less fortunate will have to economize now" What is the definition of "economize"?
|
crop
|
n
|
the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas
|
a collection of people or things appearing together
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas" What is the definition of "crop"?
|
suckling
|
v
|
the infant was suckling happily
|
to suck milk from the mothers breasts
|
wordnet
|
[
"suckle",
"eat"
] |
"the infant was suckling happily" What is the definition of "suckling"?
|
restful
|
a
|
she spent a restful night at home
|
affording physical or mental rest
|
wordnet
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[] |
"she spent a restful night at home" What is the definition of "restful"?
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regurgitation
|
n
|
he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation
|
recall after rote memorization
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation" What is the definition of "regurgitation"?
|
priority
|
n
|
national independence takes priority over class struggle
|
status established in order of importance or urgency
|
wordnet
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[] |
"national independence takes priority over class struggle" What is the definition of "priority"?
|
crispness
|
n
|
crispness of new dollar bills
|
a pleasing firmness and freshness
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"crispness of new dollar bills" What is the definition of "crispness"?
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crispness
|
n
|
the crispness of his reply
|
an expressive style that is direct and to the point
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the crispness of his reply" What is the definition of "crispness"?
|
handling
|
n
|
the handling of prisoners
|
the management of someone or something
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the handling of prisoners" What is the definition of "handling"?
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definitive
|
s
|
a definitive verdict
|
supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a definitive verdict" What is the definition of "definitive"?
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definitive
|
s
|
the definitive work on Greece
|
of recognized authority or excellence
|
wordnet
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[] |
"the definitive work on Greece" What is the definition of "definitive"?
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clever
|
s
|
a clever gadget
|
showing inventiveness and skill
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a clever gadget" What is the definition of "clever"?
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clever
|
s
|
too clever to be sound
|
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
|
wordnet
|
[
"canny",
""
] |
"too clever to be sound" What is the definition of "clever"?
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clever
|
s
|
you are a clever man ... you reason well and your wit is bold " - Bram Stoker
|
mentally quick and resourceful
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"you are a clever man ... you reason well and your wit is bold " - Bram Stoker" What is the definition of "clever"?
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whiz
|
n
|
he heard the whiz of bullets near his head
|
a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
|
wordnet
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[] |
"he heard the whiz of bullets near his head" What is the definition of "whiz"?
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prostration
|
n
|
the commander 's prostration demoralized his men
|
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
|
wordnet
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[] |
"the commander 's prostration demoralized his men" What is the definition of "prostration"?
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inherent
|
s
|
shortcomings inherent in our approach
|
in the nature of something though not readily apparent
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"shortcomings inherent in our approach" What is the definition of "inherent"?
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obedience
|
n
|
their children were never very strong on obedience
|
behavior intended to please your parents
|
wordnet
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[] |
"their children were never very strong on obedience" What is the definition of "obedience"?
|
motive
|
s
|
a motive force
|
causing or able to cause motion
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a motive force" What is the definition of "motive"?
|
motive
|
s
|
motive pleas
|
impelling to action
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"motive pleas" What is the definition of "motive"?
|
earthen
|
a
|
an earthen pot
|
made of earth or baked clay
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an earthen pot" What is the definition of "earthen"?
|
truculent
|
s
|
a truculent speech against the new government
|
defiantly aggressive
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a truculent speech against the new government" What is the definition of "truculent"?
|
careworn
|
s
|
looking careworn as she bent over her mending
|
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
|
wordnet
|
[
"haggard",
""
] |
"looking careworn as she bent over her mending" What is the definition of "careworn"?
|
restorative
|
s
|
restorative effects of exercise
|
promoting recuperation
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"restorative effects of exercise" What is the definition of "restorative"?
|
inversely
|
r
|
inversely related
|
in an inverse or contrary manner
|
wordnet
|
[
"reciprocally",
""
] |
"inversely related" What is the definition of "inversely"?
|
rigidly
|
r
|
the body was rigidly erect
|
in a rigid manner
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the body was rigidly erect" What is the definition of "rigidly"?
|
arbiter
|
n
|
she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion
|
someone with the power to settle matters at will
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion" What is the definition of "arbiter"?
|
arbiter
|
n
|
the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature
|
someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
|
wordnet
|
[
"arbitrator",
"judge",
"umpire"
] |
"the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature" What is the definition of "arbiter"?
|
ineptly
|
r
|
he performed his functions ineptly
|
with ineptitude
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he performed his functions ineptly" What is the definition of "ineptly"?
|
ineptly
|
r
|
he performed his functions ineptly
|
in an incompetent manner
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he performed his functions ineptly" What is the definition of "ineptly"?
|
ineptly
|
r
|
this function is ineptly left to a small voice
|
in an infelicitous manner
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"this function is ineptly left to a small voice" What is the definition of "ineptly"?
|
remuneration
|
n
|
adequate remuneration for his work
|
the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
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wordnet
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[] |
"adequate remuneration for his work" What is the definition of "remuneration"?
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precede
|
v
|
Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
|
to come before
|
wordnet
|
[
"predate",
"lie"
] |
"Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" What is the definition of "precede"?
|
testicular
|
a
|
testicular cancer
|
of or involving the testes
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"testicular cancer" What is the definition of "testicular"?
|
keenness
|
n
|
I admired the keenness of his mind
|
a quick and penetrating intelligence
|
wordnet
|
[
"acuteness",
"acuity",
"intelligence",
"sharpness"
] |
"I admired the keenness of his mind" What is the definition of "keenness"?
|
windward
|
a
|
the windward islands
|
on the side exposed to the wind
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the windward islands" What is the definition of "windward"?
|
windward
|
r
|
they were sailing windward
|
away from the wind
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"they were sailing windward" What is the definition of "windward"?
|
oafish
|
s
|
her stupid oafish husband
|
ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"her stupid oafish husband" What is the definition of "oafish"?
|
somatic
|
s
|
a somatic symptom or somatic illness
|
affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a somatic symptom or somatic illness" What is the definition of "somatic"?
|
unblushing
|
s
|
an unblushing apologist for fascism
|
feeling no shame
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an unblushing apologist for fascism" What is the definition of "unblushing"?
|
actively
|
r
|
he participated actively in the war
|
in an active manner
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he participated actively in the war" What is the definition of "actively"?
|
bye
|
n
|
he had a bye in the first round
|
you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he had a bye in the first round" What is the definition of "bye"?
|
transatlantic
|
a
|
transatlantic flight
|
crossing the atlantic ocean
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"transatlantic flight" What is the definition of "transatlantic"?
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metabolic
|
a
|
metabolic rate
|
of or relating to metabolism
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"metabolic rate" What is the definition of "metabolic"?
|
linguistically
|
r
|
linguistically interesting data
|
with respect to the science of linguistics
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"linguistically interesting data" What is the definition of "linguistically"?
|
linguistically
|
r
|
linguistically impaired children
|
with respect to language
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"linguistically impaired children" What is the definition of "linguistically"?
|
prolong
|
v
|
prolong the treatment of the patient
|
to lengthen or extend in duration or space
|
wordnet
|
[
"continued",
"keep",
"preserve",
"retain",
"sustain",
"sustained"
] |
"prolong the treatment of the patient" What is the definition of "prolong"?
|
patriotism
|
n
|
they rode the same wave of popular patriotism
|
love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
|
wordnet
|
[
"nationalism",
"chauvinism",
"loyalty"
] |
"they rode the same wave of popular patriotism" What is the definition of "patriotism"?
|
melancholic
|
s
|
her melancholic smile
|
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"her melancholic smile" What is the definition of "melancholic"?
|
intrude
|
v
|
The colors do n't intrude on the viewer
|
to thrust oneself in as if by force
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"The colors do n't intrude on the viewer" What is the definition of "intrude"?
|
notch
|
n
|
mandibular notch
|
a v-shaped indentation
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"mandibular notch" What is the definition of "notch"?
|
polished
|
a
|
his polished prose
|
perfected or made shiny and smooth
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"his polished prose" What is the definition of "polished"?
|
polished
|
s
|
his polished manner
|
showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
|
wordnet
|
[
"refined",
"",
"urbane"
] |
"his polished manner" What is the definition of "polished"?
|
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