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fixture
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n
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a bum who is a Central Park fixture
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a regular patron
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"a bum who is a Central Park fixture" What is the definition of "fixture"?
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modernization
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n
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the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process
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making modern in appearance or behavior
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"the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process" What is the definition of "modernization"?
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concession
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n
|
he got the beer concession at the ball park
|
a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
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wordnet
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[
"grant",
"contract",
"franchise"
] |
"he got the beer concession at the ball park" What is the definition of "concession"?
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bulk
|
n
|
it is cheaper to buy it in bulk
|
the property of something that is great in magnitude
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wordnet
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[
"turnover",
"volume",
"mass",
"magnitude"
] |
"it is cheaper to buy it in bulk" What is the definition of "bulk"?
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bulk
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n
|
the bulk of the work is finished
|
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts
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wordnet
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[
"majority",
"figure",
"numbers",
"number"
] |
"the bulk of the work is finished" What is the definition of "bulk"?
|
bulk
|
n
|
the bulk of the work is finished
|
the main part
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wordnet
|
[
"majority",
"figure",
"numbers",
"number"
] |
"the bulk of the work is finished" What is the definition of "bulk"?
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hydra
|
n
|
we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution
|
trouble that can not be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality
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wordnet
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"we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution" What is the definition of "hydra"?
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prefect
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n
|
the prefect of Paris police
|
a chief officer or chief magistrate
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"the prefect of Paris police" What is the definition of "prefect"?
|
introductory
|
s
|
began the slide show with some introductory remarks
|
serving to open or begin
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wordnet
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[] |
"began the slide show with some introductory remarks" What is the definition of "introductory"?
|
introductory
|
s
|
an introductory art course
|
serving as a base or starting point
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"an introductory art course" What is the definition of "introductory"?
|
imperfect
|
a
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had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities
|
not perfect
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"had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities" What is the definition of "imperfect"?
|
imperfect
|
a
|
had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities
|
defective or inadequate
|
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[] |
"had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities" What is the definition of "imperfect"?
|
indisputable
|
s
|
indisputable ( or sure ) proof
|
impossible to doubt or dispute
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wordnet
|
[
"sure",
""
] |
"indisputable ( or sure ) proof" What is the definition of "indisputable"?
|
indisputable
|
s
|
indisputable evidence of a witness
|
not open to question
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wordnet
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[] |
"indisputable evidence of a witness" What is the definition of "indisputable"?
|
indisputable
|
s
|
indisputable evidence of a witness
|
obviously true
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[] |
"indisputable evidence of a witness" What is the definition of "indisputable"?
|
pay
|
n
|
he wasted his pay on drink
|
something that remunerates
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wordnet
|
[
"salary",
"found",
"remuneration"
] |
"he wasted his pay on drink" What is the definition of "pay"?
|
pay
|
v
|
Does she pay you for the work you are doing ?
|
to do or give something to somebody in return
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wordnet
|
[
"compensate",
"settle"
] |
"Does she pay you for the work you are doing ?" What is the definition of "pay"?
|
solvable
|
s
|
such problems are perfectly solvable
|
capable of being solved
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wordnet
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[] |
"such problems are perfectly solvable" What is the definition of "solvable"?
|
victorious
|
s
|
the victorious entry
|
having won
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wordnet
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[] |
"the victorious entry" What is the definition of "victorious"?
|
painful
|
a
|
worked with painful slowness
|
causing physical or psychological pain
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[] |
"worked with painful slowness" What is the definition of "painful"?
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painful
|
s
|
the painful process of growing up
|
causing misery or pain or distress
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[] |
"the painful process of growing up" What is the definition of "painful"?
|
painful
|
s
|
a painful performance
|
exceptionally bad or displeasing
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wordnet
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[] |
"a painful performance" What is the definition of "painful"?
|
bareback
|
s
|
a bareback rider
|
riding without a saddle
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[] |
"a bareback rider" What is the definition of "bareback"?
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bareback
|
r
|
she prefers to ride her horse bareback
|
without a saddle
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[] |
"she prefers to ride her horse bareback" What is the definition of "bareback"?
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border
|
n
|
the rug had a wide blue border
|
a strip forming the outer edge of something
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[] |
"the rug had a wide blue border" What is the definition of "border"?
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transitional
|
a
|
adolescence is a transitional stage between childhood and adulthood
|
of or relating to or characterized by transition
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[] |
"adolescence is a transitional stage between childhood and adulthood" What is the definition of "transitional"?
|
reformatory
|
s
|
reformatory punishment
|
tending to reform
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wordnet
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[] |
"reformatory punishment" What is the definition of "reformatory"?
|
perspicacious
|
s
|
much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument
|
acutely insightful and wise
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[] |
"much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument" What is the definition of "perspicacious"?
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perspicacious
|
s
|
much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument
|
mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
|
wordnet
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[] |
"much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument" What is the definition of "perspicacious"?
|
retrieval
|
n
|
my retrieval of people 's names is very poor
|
the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
|
wordnet
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[] |
"my retrieval of people 's names is very poor" What is the definition of "retrieval"?
|
weld
|
v
|
weld metal
|
to join together by heating
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wordnet
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[] |
"weld metal" What is the definition of "weld"?
|
necking
|
v
|
The couple were necking in the back seat of the car
|
to kiss , embrace , or fondle with sexual passion
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" What is the definition of "necking"?
|
grazing
|
v
|
the herd was grazing
|
to feed as in a meadow or pasture
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wordnet
|
[
"crop",
"range",
"eat",
"browse",
"graze"
] |
"the herd was grazing" What is the definition of "grazing"?
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violative
|
s
|
violative of the principles of liberty
|
violating or tending to violate or offend against
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[] |
"violative of the principles of liberty" What is the definition of "violative"?
|
arrest
|
n
|
the negotiations were in arrest
|
the state of inactivity following an interruption
|
wordnet
|
[
"stop",
"countercheck",
"halt",
"inaction",
"inactivity",
"stoppage",
"stay"
] |
"the negotiations were in arrest" What is the definition of "arrest"?
|
pornographic
|
s
|
pornographic films and magazines
|
designed to arouse lust
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wordnet
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[] |
"pornographic films and magazines" What is the definition of "pornographic"?
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marked
|
s
|
walked with a marked limp
|
easily noticeable
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wordnet
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[] |
"walked with a marked limp" What is the definition of "marked"?
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marked
|
s
|
a marked man
|
singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate
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wordnet
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[] |
"a marked man" What is the definition of "marked"?
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marked
|
a
|
played with marked cards
|
often used in combination
|
wordnet
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[] |
"played with marked cards" What is the definition of "marked"?
|
firm
|
v
|
Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
|
to become taut or tauter
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wordnet
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[] |
"Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly" What is the definition of "firm"?
|
firm
|
s
|
firm convictions
|
not shakable
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wordnet
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[] |
"firm convictions" What is the definition of "firm"?
|
firm
|
s
|
a firm mattress
|
not soft or yielding to pressure
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a firm mattress" What is the definition of "firm"?
|
firm
|
s
|
a firm grasp
|
strong and sure
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a firm grasp" What is the definition of "firm"?
|
firm
|
r
|
you must stand firm
|
with resolute determination
|
wordnet
|
[
"steadfastly",
"",
"firmly"
] |
"you must stand firm" What is the definition of "firm"?
|
subordinate
|
a
|
a subordinate kingdom
|
subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a subordinate kingdom" What is the definition of "subordinate"?
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subordinate
|
a
|
a subordinate ( or dependent ) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence
|
unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a subordinate ( or dependent ) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence" What is the definition of "subordinate"?
|
stratified
|
s
|
stratified areas of the distribution
|
arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"stratified areas of the distribution" What is the definition of "stratified"?
|
stratified
|
s
|
American society is becoming increasingly stratified
|
socially hierarchical
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"American society is becoming increasingly stratified" What is the definition of "stratified"?
|
stratified
|
a
|
stratified rock
|
deposited or arranged in horizontal layers
|
wordnet
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[] |
"stratified rock" What is the definition of "stratified"?
|
laboring
|
s
|
the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton
|
doing arduous or unpleasant work
|
wordnet
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[] |
"the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton" What is the definition of "laboring"?
|
herbal
|
a
|
herbal tea , herbal medicine
|
of or relating to herbs
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"herbal tea , herbal medicine" What is the definition of "herbal"?
|
tenor
|
s
|
a tenor sax
|
intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a tenor sax" What is the definition of "tenor"?
|
tenor
|
s
|
tenor voice
|
of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"tenor voice" What is the definition of "tenor"?
|
practical
|
a
|
he is a very practical person
|
concerned with actual use or practice
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he is a very practical person" What is the definition of "practical"?
|
practical
|
s
|
a practical failure
|
being actually such in almost every respect
|
wordnet
|
[
"virtual",
""
] |
"a practical failure" What is the definition of "practical"?
|
file
|
v
|
file for divorce
|
to record in a public office or in a court of law
|
wordnet
|
[
"register",
"filing"
] |
"file for divorce" What is the definition of "file"?
|
serial
|
s
|
serial processing
|
of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"serial processing" What is the definition of "serial"?
|
serial
|
s
|
serial concerts
|
in regular succession without gaps
|
wordnet
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[] |
"serial concerts" What is the definition of "serial"?
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serial
|
a
|
serial monogamy
|
pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series
|
wordnet
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[] |
"serial monogamy" What is the definition of "serial"?
|
manufacturing
|
n
|
manufacturing is vital to Great Britain
|
the act of making something a product from raw materials
|
wordnet
|
[
"manufacture",
"formation",
"fabrication"
] |
"manufacturing is vital to Great Britain" What is the definition of "manufacturing"?
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title
|
n
|
he looked for books with the word ` jazz ' in the title
|
the name of a work of art or literary composition etc. .
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wordnet
|
[] |
"he looked for books with the word ` jazz ' in the title" What is the definition of "title"?
|
drip
|
n
|
there 's a drip through the roof
|
flowing in drops
|
wordnet
|
[
"flowing",
"flow",
"trickle"
] |
"there 's a drip through the roof" What is the definition of "drip"?
|
drip
|
n
|
there 's a drip through the roof
|
the formation and falling of drops of liquid
|
wordnet
|
[
"flowing",
"flow",
"trickle"
] |
"there 's a drip through the roof" What is the definition of "drip"?
|
jolt
|
n
|
the door closed with a jolt
|
a sudden jarring impact
|
wordnet
|
[
"bump",
"shock",
"blow",
"jar",
"jounce"
] |
"the door closed with a jolt" What is the definition of "jolt"?
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minded
|
s
|
I am not minded to answer any questions
|
naturally disposed toward
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"I am not minded to answer any questions" What is the definition of "minded"?
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flowery
|
a
|
a flowery hat
|
of or relating to or suggestive of flowers
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a flowery hat" What is the definition of "flowery"?
|
flowery
|
s
|
a flowery speech
|
marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
|
wordnet
|
[
"ornate",
""
] |
"a flowery speech" What is the definition of "flowery"?
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sloping
|
s
|
an area of gently sloping hills
|
having a slanting form or direction
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an area of gently sloping hills" What is the definition of "sloping"?
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large
|
a
|
a large city
|
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a large city" What is the definition of "large"?
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large
|
s
|
played a large role in the negotiations
|
influential
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wordnet
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[] |
"played a large role in the negotiations" What is the definition of "large"?
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large
|
s
|
taking the large view
|
having broad power and range and scope
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wordnet
|
[] |
"taking the large view" What is the definition of "large"?
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large
|
s
|
a man given to large talk
|
ostentatiously lofty in style
|
wordnet
|
[
"turgid",
"",
"orotund",
"bombastic"
] |
"a man given to large talk" What is the definition of "large"?
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large
|
r
|
a ship sailing large
|
with the wind abaft the beam
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a ship sailing large" What is the definition of "large"?
|
earth
|
n
|
they dug into the earth outside the church
|
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
|
wordnet
|
[
"moraine",
"material",
"dirt",
"soil",
"ground",
"stuff"
] |
"they dug into the earth outside the church" What is the definition of "earth"?
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earth
|
n
|
it was hell on earth
|
the abode of mortals as contrasted with heaven or hell
|
wordnet
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[] |
"it was hell on earth" What is the definition of "earth"?
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sift
|
v
|
sift the flour
|
to separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
|
wordnet
|
[
"winnow",
"riddle",
"strain",
"screen",
"winnowing",
"rice"
] |
"sift the flour" What is the definition of "sift"?
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sift
|
v
|
sift the information
|
to check and sort carefully
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"sift the information" What is the definition of "sift"?
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shoeless
|
s
|
shoeless Joe Jackson
|
without shoes
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"shoeless Joe Jackson" What is the definition of "shoeless"?
|
makeshift
|
s
|
the rock served as a makeshift hammer
|
done or made using whatever is available
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the rock served as a makeshift hammer" What is the definition of "makeshift"?
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offset
|
v
|
offset deposits and withdrawals
|
to compensate for or counterbalance
|
wordnet
|
[
"countervail",
"balance",
"equilibrate"
] |
"offset deposits and withdrawals" What is the definition of "offset"?
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sturdiness
|
n
|
sturdiness of moral principle
|
resoluteness evidenced by strength of character
|
wordnet
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[] |
"sturdiness of moral principle" What is the definition of "sturdiness"?
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building
|
n
|
there was a three-story building on the corner
|
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"there was a three-story building on the corner" What is the definition of "building"?
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building
|
n
|
his hobby was the building of boats
|
the act of constructing something
|
wordnet
|
[
"construction",
"leveling",
"shipbuilding",
"grading",
"assembly",
"fabrication"
] |
"his hobby was the building of boats" What is the definition of "building"?
|
building
|
v
|
Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
|
to form or accumulate steadily
|
wordnet
|
[
"develop",
"progress",
"build"
] |
"Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" What is the definition of "building"?
|
nucleated
|
v
|
Some cells had nucleated
|
to form into a nucleus
|
wordnet
|
[
"become",
"nucleate",
"turn"
] |
"Some cells had nucleated" What is the definition of "nucleated"?
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nucleated
|
a
|
nucleated cells
|
having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus
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wordnet
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[] |
"nucleated cells" What is the definition of "nucleated"?
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ripe
|
a
|
ripe peaches
|
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
|
wordnet
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[] |
"ripe peaches" What is the definition of "ripe"?
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ripe
|
s
|
the colonists were ripe for revolution
|
fully prepared or eager
|
wordnet
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[] |
"the colonists were ripe for revolution" What is the definition of "ripe"?
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ripe
|
s
|
a ripe mind
|
at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a ripe mind" What is the definition of "ripe"?
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ripe
|
s
|
the time is ripe for great sociological changes
|
most suitable or right for a particular purpose
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wordnet
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[] |
"the time is ripe for great sociological changes" What is the definition of "ripe"?
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sally
|
n
|
a sally into the wide world beyond his home
|
a venture off the beaten path
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wordnet
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[] |
"a sally into the wide world beyond his home" What is the definition of "sally"?
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debarment
|
n
|
they achieved his debarment from holding public office
|
the act of prevention by legal means
|
wordnet
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[] |
"they achieved his debarment from holding public office" What is the definition of "debarment"?
|
foulness
|
n
|
he understood the foulness of sin
|
disgusting wickedness and immorality
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he understood the foulness of sin" What is the definition of "foulness"?
|
foulness
|
n
|
they were wearied with the foulness of the weather
|
the badness of the weather
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"they were wearied with the foulness of the weather" What is the definition of "foulness"?
|
floor
|
n
|
we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent
|
the inside lower horizontal surface as of a room , hallway , tent , or other structure
|
wordnet
|
[
"parquet",
"flooring",
"level"
] |
"we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent" What is the definition of "floor"?
|
floor
|
n
|
the government established a wage floor
|
a lower limit
|
wordnet
|
[
"control",
"base"
] |
"the government established a wage floor" What is the definition of "floor"?
|
extraordinary
|
a
|
extraordinary authority
|
beyond what is ordinary or usual
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"extraordinary authority" What is the definition of "extraordinary"?
|
extraordinary
|
a
|
extraordinary authority
|
highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"extraordinary authority" What is the definition of "extraordinary"?
|
extraordinary
|
s
|
an extraordinary desire for approval
|
far more than usual or expected
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an extraordinary desire for approval" What is the definition of "extraordinary"?
|
extraordinary
|
s
|
an ambassador extraordinary
|
serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an ambassador extraordinary" What is the definition of "extraordinary"?
|
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