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obdurate | s | the child 's misery would move even the most obdurate heart | showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings | wordnet | [] | "the child 's misery would move even the most obdurate heart" What is the definition of "obdurate"? |
unprejudiced | a | an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons | free from undue bias or preconceived opinions | wordnet | [] | "an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons" What is the definition of "unprejudiced"? |
now | n | it worked up to right now | the momentary present | wordnet | [] | "it worked up to right now" What is the definition of "now"? |
now | r | President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard | in the historical present | wordnet | [] | "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard" What is the definition of "now"? |
now | r | President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard | at this point in the narration of a series of past events | wordnet | [] | "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard" What is the definition of "now"? |
now | r | now hear this ! | used to preface a command or reproof or request | wordnet | [] | "now hear this !" What is the definition of "now"? |
now | r | goods now on sale | at the present moment | wordnet | [] | "goods now on sale" What is the definition of "now"? |
welcome | n | the proposal got a warm welcome | a greeting or reception | wordnet | [] | "the proposal got a warm welcome" What is the definition of "welcome"? |
welcome | v | I welcome your proposals | to accept gladly | wordnet | [] | "I welcome your proposals" What is the definition of "welcome"? |
welcome | a | a welcome relief | giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted | wordnet | [] | "a welcome relief" What is the definition of "welcome"? |
discerning | a | a discerning critic | having or revealing keen insight and good judgment | wordnet | [] | "a discerning critic" What is the definition of "discerning"? |
discerning | s | a discerning editor | unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic | wordnet | [
"discreet",
""
] | "a discerning editor" What is the definition of "discerning"? |
discerning | s | discerning taste | able to make or detect effects of great subtlety | wordnet | [] | "discerning taste" What is the definition of "discerning"? |
discerning | s | discerning taste | sensitive | wordnet | [] | "discerning taste" What is the definition of "discerning"? |
share | n | he wanted his share in cash | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group | wordnet | [
"percentage",
"interest",
"piece",
"slice",
"cut",
"way",
"allocation",
"dispensation",
"portion",
"split",
"dole",
"ration",
"stake",
"allotment"
] | "he wanted his share in cash" What is the definition of "share"? |
share | n | death gets more than its share of attention from theologians | the allotment of some amount by dividing something | wordnet | [
"assignation",
"apportionment",
"allocation",
"portion",
"allotment"
] | "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians" What is the definition of "share"? |
share | v | Our children share a love of music | to have in common | wordnet | [] | "Our children share a love of music" What is the definition of "share"? |
reflected | v | Sound is reflected well in this auditorium | to to throw or bend back from a surface | wordnet | [
"mirror",
"reflect",
"reverberate"
] | "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium" What is the definition of "reflected"? |
reflected | a | reflected light | bent or sent back | wordnet | [] | "reflected light" What is the definition of "reflected"? |
resource | n | the local library is a valuable resource | a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed | wordnet | [] | "the local library is a valuable resource" What is the definition of "resource"? |
resource | n | a man of resource | the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems | wordnet | [
"armory",
"imagination",
"inventory"
] | "a man of resource" What is the definition of "resource"? |
leaning | s | the leaning tower of Pisa | departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal | wordnet | [] | "the leaning tower of Pisa" What is the definition of "leaning"? |
deftly | r | Lois deftly removed her scarf | in a deft manner | wordnet | [] | "Lois deftly removed her scarf" What is the definition of "deftly"? |
tangle | n | a tangle of government regulations | something jumbled or confused | wordnet | [
"perplexity",
"snarl",
"maze"
] | "a tangle of government regulations" What is the definition of "tangle"? |
precipitous | s | the precipitous rapids of the upper river | extremely steep | wordnet | [] | "the precipitous rapids of the upper river" What is the definition of "precipitous"? |
answer | n | I waited several days for his answer | a statement either spoken or written that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation | wordnet | [
"reply",
"rescript",
"statement"
] | "I waited several days for his answer" What is the definition of "answer"? |
answer | v | She did n't want to answer | to react verbally | wordnet | [
"repay",
"saying",
"reply",
"fielding",
"retort",
"rejoin",
"say",
"stated",
"said",
"telling",
"bridle",
"return",
"counter"
] | "She did n't want to answer" What is the definition of "answer"? |
answer | v | answer the door | to respond to a signal | wordnet | [] | "answer the door" What is the definition of "answer"? |
determinable | a | determinable velocities | capable of being determined or limited or fixed | wordnet | [] | "determinable velocities" What is the definition of "determinable"? |
amatory | s | her amatory affairs | expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance | wordnet | [] | "her amatory affairs" What is the definition of "amatory"? |
vexed | s | the vexed issue of priorities | causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution | wordnet | [] | "the vexed issue of priorities" What is the definition of "vexed"? |
vexed | s | the vexed issue of priorities | much disputed | wordnet | [] | "the vexed issue of priorities" What is the definition of "vexed"? |
vexed | s | the vexed parents of an unruly teenager | troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances | wordnet | [] | "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager" What is the definition of "vexed"? |
infrequently | r | in your 1850 church you not infrequently find a dramatic contrast between the sumptuous appointments of the building itself and the inhuman barrack-like living conditions in the church room | not many times | wordnet | [] | "in your 1850 church you not infrequently find a dramatic contrast between the sumptuous appointments of the building itself and the inhuman barrack-like living conditions in the church room" What is the definition of "infrequently"? |
kingdom | n | the untroubled kingdom of reason | a domain in which something is dominant | wordnet | [
"sphere",
"orbit",
"area",
"land",
"arena"
] | "the untroubled kingdom of reason" What is the definition of "kingdom"? |
excrescence | n | the bony excrescence between its horns | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | wordnet | [
"nub",
"swelling",
"bump",
"wart",
"belly",
"mogul",
"protuberance",
"protrusion",
"caput",
"jut",
"prominence"
] | "the bony excrescence between its horns" What is the definition of "excrescence"? |
occasional | s | took an occasional glass of wine | occurring from time to time | wordnet | [] | "took an occasional glass of wine" What is the definition of "occasional"? |
occasional | s | occasional headaches | occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals | wordnet | [] | "occasional headaches" What is the definition of "occasional"? |
occasional | s | an occasional worker | occurring from time to time | wordnet | [] | "an occasional worker" What is the definition of "occasional"? |
leave | n | a ten day 's leave to visit his mother | the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty | wordnet | [] | "a ten day 's leave to visit his mother" What is the definition of "leave"? |
leave | n | she was granted leave to speak | permission to do something | wordnet | [] | "she was granted leave to speak" What is the definition of "leave"? |
leave | n | he took his leave | the act of departing politely | wordnet | [
"farewell",
"valediction",
"going",
"parting"
] | "he took his leave" What is the definition of "leave"? |
leave | v | She did n't leave until midnight | to go away from a place | wordnet | [
"escape",
"quit",
"get",
"depart",
"scat",
"desert",
"lingering",
"parted",
"parting",
"empty",
"left",
"skip",
"vamoose",
"linger",
"vacate",
"running",
"abandon",
"run",
"abandoned",
"bunk",
"emptying",
"tarry"
] | "She did n't leave until midnight" What is the definition of "leave"? |
girlish | s | girlish charm | befitting or characteristic of a young girl | wordnet | [] | "girlish charm" What is the definition of "girlish"? |
beneficent | a | the most beneficent regime in history | doing or producing good | wordnet | [] | "the most beneficent regime in history" What is the definition of "beneficent"? |
thermodynamic | a | the thermodynamic limit | of or concerned with thermodynamics | wordnet | [] | "the thermodynamic limit" What is the definition of "thermodynamic"? |
reversibly | r | reversibly convertible | in a reversible manner | wordnet | [] | "reversibly convertible" What is the definition of "reversibly"? |
mediate | v | mediate between the old and the new | to occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others | wordnet | [] | "mediate between the old and the new" What is the definition of "mediate"? |
mediate | a | the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact | acting through or dependent on an intervening agency | wordnet | [] | "the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact" What is the definition of "mediate"? |
mediate | s | in a mediate position | being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series | wordnet | [] | "in a mediate position" What is the definition of "mediate"? |
sulk | n | stayed home in a sulk | a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal | wordnet | [] | "stayed home in a sulk" What is the definition of "sulk"? |
superstitious | s | finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin | showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance | wordnet | [] | "finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin" What is the definition of "superstitious"? |
son | n | their son became a famous judge | a male human offspring | wordnet | [] | "their son became a famous judge" What is the definition of "son"? |
freely | r | the painting featured freely brushed strokes | in a free manner | wordnet | [] | "the painting featured freely brushed strokes" What is the definition of "freely"? |
junior | n | she is two years my junior | the younger of two persons | wordnet | [] | "she is two years my junior" What is the definition of "junior"? |
junior | s | the junior class | used of the third or next to final year in united states high school or college | wordnet | [] | "the junior class" What is the definition of "junior"? |
junior | s | a junior sports league | including or intended for youthful persons | wordnet | [] | "a junior sports league" What is the definition of "junior"? |
bureaucratic | a | his bureaucratic behavior annoyed his colleagues | of or relating to or resembling a bureaucrat or bureaucracy | wordnet | [] | "his bureaucratic behavior annoyed his colleagues" What is the definition of "bureaucratic"? |
tear | v | tear the paper | to separate or cause to separate abruptly | wordnet | [
"rend",
"rip",
"disunite",
"divide",
"tore",
"rupture",
"bust",
"rive"
] | "tear the paper" What is the definition of "tear"? |
expand | v | expand the house by adding another wing | to make bigger or wider in size , volume , or quantity | wordnet | [] | "expand the house by adding another wing" What is the definition of "expand"? |
night | n | I had a restless night | the period spent sleeping | wordnet | [] | "I had a restless night" What is the definition of "night"? |
typographic | a | the typographic art | relating to or occurring or used in typography | wordnet | [] | "the typographic art" What is the definition of "typographic"? |
sup | n | a sup of ale | a small amount of liquid food | wordnet | [
"taste",
"swallow"
] | "a sup of ale" What is the definition of "sup"? |
unaccountable | s | perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress | not to be accounted for or explained | wordnet | [] | "perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress" What is the definition of "unaccountable"? |
public | n | the reading public | a body of people sharing some common interest | wordnet | [] | "the reading public" What is the definition of "public"? |
public | n | he is a hero in the eyes of the public | people in general considered as a whole | wordnet | [
"world",
"populace",
"people"
] | "he is a hero in the eyes of the public" What is the definition of "public"? |
public | a | the public good | not private | wordnet | [] | "the public good" What is the definition of "public"? |
public | a | the public good | open to or concerning the people as a whole | wordnet | [] | "the public good" What is the definition of "public"? |
public | s | the public welfare | affecting the people or community as a whole | wordnet | [] | "the public welfare" What is the definition of "public"? |
revocable | a | a revocable order | capable of being revoked or annulled | wordnet | [] | "a revocable order" What is the definition of "revocable"? |
bankable | s | without bankable stars the film script aroused no interest | guaranteed to bring a profit | wordnet | [] | "without bankable stars the film script aroused no interest" What is the definition of "bankable"? |
bankable | s | bankable funds | acceptable to or at a bank | wordnet | [] | "bankable funds" What is the definition of "bankable"? |
invalid | a | invalid reasoning | having no cogency or legal force | wordnet | [] | "invalid reasoning" What is the definition of "invalid"? |
invalid | s | the license is invalid | no longer valid | wordnet | [] | "the license is invalid" What is the definition of "invalid"? |
truss | v | truss the roofs | to support structurally | wordnet | [] | "truss the roofs" What is the definition of "truss"? |
fluency | n | fluency in spoken and written English is essential | powerful and effective language | wordnet | [] | "fluency in spoken and written English is essential" What is the definition of "fluency"? |
salvo | n | there was a salvo of approval | a sudden outburst of cheers | wordnet | [] | "there was a salvo of approval" What is the definition of "salvo"? |
canonically | r | the deacon was canonically inducted | in a canonical manner | wordnet | [] | "the deacon was canonically inducted" What is the definition of "canonically"? |
conscious | s | a conscious effort to speak more slowly | intentionally conceived | wordnet | [] | "a conscious effort to speak more slowly" What is the definition of "conscious"? |
conscious | s | few voters seem conscious of the issue 's importance | showing realization or recognition of something | wordnet | [] | "few voters seem conscious of the issue 's importance" What is the definition of "conscious"? |
conscious | a | remained conscious during the operation | knowing and perceiving | wordnet | [] | "remained conscious during the operation" What is the definition of "conscious"? |
conscious | a | remained conscious during the operation | having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts | wordnet | [] | "remained conscious during the operation" What is the definition of "conscious"? |
teething | v | The little one is teething now | to grow teeth | wordnet | [] | "The little one is teething now" What is the definition of "teething"? |
teething | v | The little one is teething now | to cut the baby teeth | wordnet | [] | "The little one is teething now" What is the definition of "teething"? |
dumb | s | dumb animals | lacking the power of human speech | wordnet | [] | "dumb animals" What is the definition of "dumb"? |
dumb | s | dumb officials make some really dumb decisions | slow to learn or understand | wordnet | [] | "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions" What is the definition of "dumb"? |
dumb | s | dumb officials make some really dumb decisions | lacking intellectual acuity | wordnet | [] | "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions" What is the definition of "dumb"? |
structural | a | structural unemployment in a technological society | relating to or caused by structure , especially political or economic structure | wordnet | [] | "structural unemployment in a technological society" What is the definition of "structural"? |
structural | a | structural engineer | relating to or having or characterized by structure | wordnet | [] | "structural engineer" What is the definition of "structural"? |
structural | a | structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth 's surface | pertaining to geological structure | wordnet | [] | "structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth 's surface" What is the definition of "structural"? |
structural | s | the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters | affecting or involved in structure or construction | wordnet | [] | "the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters" What is the definition of "structural"? |
structural | s | the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters | not ornamental elements | wordnet | [] | "the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters" What is the definition of "structural"? |
timely | s | the timely filing of his income tax return | before a time limit expires | wordnet | [] | "the timely filing of his income tax return" What is the definition of "timely"? |
timely | s | a timely warning | done or happening at the appropriate or proper time | wordnet | [
"seasonable",
""
] | "a timely warning" What is the definition of "timely"? |
uneasy | a | farmers were uneasy until rain finally came | lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance | wordnet | [] | "farmers were uneasy until rain finally came" What is the definition of "uneasy"? |
uneasy | a | she fell into an uneasy sleep | lacking or not affording physical or mental rest | wordnet | [] | "she fell into an uneasy sleep" What is the definition of "uneasy"? |
uneasy | s | was always uneasy with strangers | socially uncomfortable | wordnet | [] | "was always uneasy with strangers" What is the definition of "uneasy"? |
uneasy | s | was always uneasy with strangers | unsure and constrained in manner | wordnet | [] | "was always uneasy with strangers" What is the definition of "uneasy"? |
marshal | v | marshal the troops | to place in proper rank | wordnet | [] | "marshal the troops" What is the definition of "marshal"? |
marshal | v | marshal facts or arguments | to arrange in logical order | wordnet | [] | "marshal facts or arguments" What is the definition of "marshal"? |
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