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pacification
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n
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a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants
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the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined
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"a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants" What is the definition of "pacification"?
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colonization
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n
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the British colonization of America
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the act of colonizing
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[
"establishment",
"population",
"settlement",
"formation",
"constitution"
] |
"the British colonization of America" What is the definition of "colonization"?
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colonization
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n
|
the British colonization of America
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the establishment of colonies
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[
"establishment",
"population",
"settlement",
"formation",
"constitution"
] |
"the British colonization of America" What is the definition of "colonization"?
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pitcher
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n
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our pitcher has a sore arm
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the person who does the pitching
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[
"thrower",
"reliever",
"hurler",
"fireman"
] |
"our pitcher has a sore arm" What is the definition of "pitcher"?
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ionic
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a
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ionic charge
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containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions
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"ionic charge" What is the definition of "ionic"?
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sentence
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n
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his sentence was 5 to 10 years
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the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
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[
"time",
"term"
] |
"his sentence was 5 to 10 years" What is the definition of "sentence"?
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plenty
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n
|
there was plenty of food for everyone
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a full supply
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[
"plenitude",
"abundance"
] |
"there was plenty of food for everyone" What is the definition of "plenty"?
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plenty
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n
|
it must have cost plenty
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a large number or amount or extent
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[
"mint",
"haymow",
"lot",
"deal",
"wad",
"batch",
"heap",
"mass",
"spate",
"mess",
"pile",
"raft",
"sight",
"flood",
"mountain"
] |
"it must have cost plenty" What is the definition of "plenty"?
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hardheaded
|
s
|
a hardheaded appraisal of our position
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guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
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"a hardheaded appraisal of our position" What is the definition of "hardheaded"?
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starless
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a
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dark starless nights
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not starry
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"dark starless nights" What is the definition of "starless"?
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starless
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a
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dark starless nights
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having no stars or starlike objects
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"dark starless nights" What is the definition of "starless"?
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drunken
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s
|
a drunken binge
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given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
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"a drunken binge" What is the definition of "drunken"?
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bend
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n
|
a bend in the road
|
a circular segment of a curve
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[
"bight",
"turn",
"twist"
] |
"a bend in the road" What is the definition of "bend"?
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bend
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v
|
The stick does not bend
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to form a curve
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[
"cower",
"angled",
"grovel",
"bent",
"curling",
"stoop",
"arch",
"slant",
"arching",
"arched",
"bend",
"groveling",
"slanting",
"deform",
"angle",
"arc",
"tip",
"bow",
"doubling",
"creep",
"tilt",
"curl",
"fawn",
"crawl",
"leaning",
"angling",
"cringe"
] |
"The stick does not bend" What is the definition of "bend"?
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bend
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v
|
bend the rod
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to cause a plastic object to assume a crooked or angular form
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[
"deform",
"dented",
"gnarl",
"twisted",
"crank",
"twist",
"dent",
"bent",
"turn",
"deformed",
"convoluted",
"gnarled"
] |
"bend the rod" What is the definition of "bend"?
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coagulated
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v
|
coagulated blood
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to change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
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[
"clot",
"turn",
"coagulate"
] |
"coagulated blood" What is the definition of "coagulated"?
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coagulated
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s
|
coagulated blood
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transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
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"coagulated blood" What is the definition of "coagulated"?
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payable
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s
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a note payable on demand
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subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
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"a note payable on demand" What is the definition of "payable"?
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room
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n
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room to pass
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space for movement
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wordnet
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[
"clearance",
"way",
"seating",
"headway"
] |
"room to pass" What is the definition of "room"?
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room
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n
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room for improvement
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opportunity for
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"room for improvement" What is the definition of "room"?
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diminutive
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s
|
diminutive in stature
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very small
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"diminutive in stature" What is the definition of "diminutive"?
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strip
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n
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he felt a flat strip of muscle
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a relatively long narrow piece of something
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"he felt a flat strip of muscle" What is the definition of "strip"?
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strip
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v
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strip wood
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to remove the surface from
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[
"skin",
"tear",
"pluck",
"remove",
"paring",
"stripping",
"bark",
"take",
"removed"
] |
"strip wood" What is the definition of "strip"?
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attribution
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n
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the attribution of language to birds
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assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
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[
"classification",
"ascription"
] |
"the attribution of language to birds" What is the definition of "attribution"?
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attribution
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n
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the attribution of lighting to an expression of God 's wrath
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assigning to a cause or source
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[
"classification",
"ascription"
] |
"the attribution of lighting to an expression of God 's wrath" What is the definition of "attribution"?
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supple
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s
|
a supple mind
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readily adaptable
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"a supple mind" What is the definition of "supple"?
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ornateness
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n
|
an excessive ornateness of language
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high-flown style
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[
"fustian",
"bombast",
"grandiloquence",
"grandiosity",
"flourish",
"claptrap"
] |
"an excessive ornateness of language" What is the definition of "ornateness"?
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ornateness
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n
|
an excessive ornateness of language
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excessive use of verbal ornamentation
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wordnet
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[
"fustian",
"bombast",
"grandiloquence",
"grandiosity",
"flourish",
"claptrap"
] |
"an excessive ornateness of language" What is the definition of "ornateness"?
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adequately
|
r
|
he was adequately prepared
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in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
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"he was adequately prepared" What is the definition of "adequately"?
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facile
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s
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too facile a solution for so complex a problem
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arrived at without due care or effort
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"too facile a solution for so complex a problem" What is the definition of "facile"?
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facile
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s
|
too facile a solution for so complex a problem
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lacking depth
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"too facile a solution for so complex a problem" What is the definition of "facile"?
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facile
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s
|
a facile hand
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performing adroitly and without effort
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"a facile hand" What is the definition of "facile"?
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facile
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s
|
able to dazzle with his facile tongue
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expressing yourself readily , clearly , effectively
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"able to dazzle with his facile tongue" What is the definition of "facile"?
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unwilling
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a
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an unwilling assistant
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not disposed or inclined toward
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"an unwilling assistant" What is the definition of "unwilling"?
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accommodation
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n
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they reached an accommodation with Japan
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a settlement of differences
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"they reached an accommodation with Japan" What is the definition of "accommodation"?
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conceit
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n
|
he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit
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a witty or ingenious turn of phrase
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[] |
"he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit" What is the definition of "conceit"?
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conceit
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n
|
the architect 's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree
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an artistic device or effect
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[] |
"the architect 's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree" What is the definition of "conceit"?
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gutter
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n
|
his career was in the gutter
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misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
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[
"sewer",
"misfortune",
"toilet"
] |
"his career was in the gutter" What is the definition of "gutter"?
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gutter
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v
|
The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground
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to burn unsteadily , feebly , or low
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"The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground" What is the definition of "gutter"?
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gutter
|
v
|
The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground
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to flicker
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"The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground" What is the definition of "gutter"?
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clammy
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s
|
a clammy handshake
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unpleasantly cool and humid
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[] |
"a clammy handshake" What is the definition of "clammy"?
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countless
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s
|
countless hours
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too numerous to be counted
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"countless hours" What is the definition of "countless"?
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facet
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n
|
he studied every facet of the question
|
a distinct feature or element in a problem
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"he studied every facet of the question" What is the definition of "facet"?
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lavishly
|
r
|
lavishly decorated
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in a rich and lavish manner
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"lavishly decorated" What is the definition of "lavishly"?
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differentiate
|
v
|
cells differentiate
|
to become different during development
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"cells differentiate" What is the definition of "differentiate"?
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nakedness
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n
|
the nakedness of the landscape
|
a bleak and desolate atmosphere
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[
"glumness",
"desolation",
"bareness",
"gloominess"
] |
"the nakedness of the landscape" What is the definition of "nakedness"?
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augury
|
n
|
he hoped it was an augury
|
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
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[
"omen",
"presage",
"sign",
"portent",
"prognostic",
"prodigy"
] |
"he hoped it was an augury" What is the definition of "augury"?
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emphasis
|
n
|
the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis
|
special importance or significance
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[
"accent",
"stress",
"focus",
"grandness",
"importance"
] |
"the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis" What is the definition of "emphasis"?
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emphasis
|
n
|
his emphasis on civil rights
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intensity or forcefulness of expression
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[
"vehemence",
"intensiveness"
] |
"his emphasis on civil rights" What is the definition of "emphasis"?
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fecal
|
a
|
fecal matter
|
of or relating to feces
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"fecal matter" What is the definition of "fecal"?
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mince
|
n
|
a mince of mushrooms
|
food chopped into small bits
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[] |
"a mince of mushrooms" What is the definition of "mince"?
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mince
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v
|
mince the garlic
|
to cut into small pieces
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[] |
"mince the garlic" What is the definition of "mince"?
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toleration
|
n
|
all people should practice toleration and live together in peace
|
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
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[
"acceptance",
"tolerance",
"sufferance"
] |
"all people should practice toleration and live together in peace" What is the definition of "toleration"?
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quadruple
|
s
|
quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure
|
having four units or components
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wordnet
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[
"fourfold",
"",
"quadruplex"
] |
"quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure" What is the definition of "quadruple"?
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distortion
|
n
|
heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion
|
a change usually undesired in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal
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[] |
"heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion" What is the definition of "distortion"?
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distortion
|
n
|
heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion
|
the difference between two measurements of a signal as between the input and output signal
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"heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion" What is the definition of "distortion"?
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attendant
|
s
|
an excessive growth of bureaucracy , with attendant problems
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following or accompanying as a consequence
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"an excessive growth of bureaucracy , with attendant problems" What is the definition of "attendant"?
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sustained
|
v
|
We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
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to lengthen or extend in duration or space
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[
"prolong",
"keep",
"preserve",
"retain",
"sustain"
] |
"We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible" What is the definition of "sustained"?
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sustained
|
v
|
We sustained ourselves on bread and water
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to provide with nourishment
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[
"supply",
"carry",
"provide",
"nourish",
"cater",
"ply",
"nurture",
"sustain"
] |
"We sustained ourselves on bread and water" What is the definition of "sustained"?
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sustained
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s
|
sustained flight
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maintained at length without interruption or weakening
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"sustained flight" What is the definition of "sustained"?
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distinct
|
s
|
plants of several distinct types
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not alike
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"plants of several distinct types" What is the definition of "distinct"?
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distinct
|
s
|
plants of several distinct types
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different in nature or quality
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"plants of several distinct types" What is the definition of "distinct"?
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distinct
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s
|
noticed a distinct improvement
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recognizable
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"noticed a distinct improvement" What is the definition of "distinct"?
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distinct
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s
|
noticed a distinct improvement
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marked
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"noticed a distinct improvement" What is the definition of "distinct"?
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distinct
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s
|
on two distinct occasions
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constituting a separate entity or part
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"on two distinct occasions" What is the definition of "distinct"?
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distinct
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a
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a distinct flavor
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easy to perceive
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"a distinct flavor" What is the definition of "distinct"?
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distinct
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a
|
a distinct flavor
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especially clearly outlined
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[] |
"a distinct flavor" What is the definition of "distinct"?
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cochlear
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a
|
cochlear implant
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of or relating to the cochlea of the ear
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[] |
"cochlear implant" What is the definition of "cochlear"?
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borrow
|
v
|
May I borrow your lawn mower ?
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to get temporarily
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[] |
"May I borrow your lawn mower ?" What is the definition of "borrow"?
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contradictory
|
s
|
` perfect ' and ` imperfect ' are contradictory terms
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of words or propositions so related that both can not be true and both can not be false
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"` perfect ' and ` imperfect ' are contradictory terms" What is the definition of "contradictory"?
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toy
|
n
|
a toy stove
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a nonfunctional replica of something else frequently used as a modifier
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[] |
"a toy stove" What is the definition of "toy"?
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toy
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n
|
private airplanes are a rich man 's toy
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a device regarded as providing amusement
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[] |
"private airplanes are a rich man 's toy" What is the definition of "toy"?
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toy
|
v
|
toy with an idea
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to engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
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[
"act",
"behave",
"acting",
"play"
] |
"toy with an idea" What is the definition of "toy"?
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flatness
|
n
|
the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway 's style
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a want of animation or brilliance
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"the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway 's style" What is the definition of "flatness"?
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flatness
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n
|
it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils
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a deficiency in flavor
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"it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils" What is the definition of "flatness"?
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physics
|
n
|
his favorite subject was physics
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the science of matter and energy and their interactions
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"his favorite subject was physics" What is the definition of "physics"?
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physics
|
n
|
he studied the physics of radiation
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the physical properties , phenomena , and laws of something
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[] |
"he studied the physics of radiation" What is the definition of "physics"?
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passionless
|
a
|
passionless observation of human nature
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not passionate
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"passionless observation of human nature" What is the definition of "passionless"?
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passionless
|
s
|
this passionless girl was like an icicle in the sunshine " - Margaret Deland
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unmoved by feeling
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"this passionless girl was like an icicle in the sunshine " - Margaret Deland" What is the definition of "passionless"?
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camp
|
n
|
wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
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wordnet
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[
"bivouac",
"lager",
"laager",
"cantonment",
"encampment"
] |
"wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" What is the definition of "camp"?
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camp
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n
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level ground is best for parking and camp areas
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temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
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"level ground is best for parking and camp areas" What is the definition of "camp"?
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camp
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v
|
The houseguests had to camp in the living room
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to live in or as if in a tent
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wordnet
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[
"bivouac",
"tent",
"living",
"populate",
"dwell",
"live"
] |
"The houseguests had to camp in the living room" What is the definition of "camp"?
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camp
|
s
|
they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect
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providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially and vulgarly mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
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"they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect" What is the definition of "camp"?
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confidently
|
r
|
we have to do what is right confidently
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with confidence
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"we have to do what is right confidently" What is the definition of "confidently"?
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confidently
|
r
|
we have to do what is right confidently
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in a confident manner
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"we have to do what is right confidently" What is the definition of "confidently"?
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seemly
|
s
|
seemly behavior
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according with custom or propriety
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[
"comely",
"",
"decent",
"decorous"
] |
"seemly behavior" What is the definition of "seemly"?
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effeminacy
|
n
|
the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy
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the trait of being effeminate derogatory of a man
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wordnet
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[
"emasculation",
"softness",
"femininity"
] |
"the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy" What is the definition of "effeminacy"?
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convenience
|
n
|
chairs arranged for his own convenience
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the state of being suitable or opportune
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"chairs arranged for his own convenience" What is the definition of "convenience"?
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convenience
|
n
|
they offered the convenience of an installment plan
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the quality of being useful and convenient
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"they offered the convenience of an installment plan" What is the definition of "convenience"?
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rudiment
|
n
|
Meckel 's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac
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the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life
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"Meckel 's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac" What is the definition of "rudiment"?
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costly
|
s
|
costly jewelry
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having a high price
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"costly jewelry" What is the definition of "costly"?
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loamy
|
a
|
richy loamy soil
|
consisting of or having the character of loam
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"richy loamy soil" What is the definition of "loamy"?
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glow
|
n
|
the glow of new love
|
a feeling of considerable warmth
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"the glow of new love" What is the definition of "glow"?
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glow
|
v
|
Make the people 's hearts glow
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to be exuberant or high-spirited
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"Make the people 's hearts glow" What is the definition of "glow"?
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magnetic
|
a
|
magnetic forces
|
of or relating to or caused by magnetism
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"magnetic forces" What is the definition of "magnetic"?
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magnetic
|
a
|
the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material
|
having the properties of a magnet
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"the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material" What is the definition of "magnetic"?
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magnetic
|
a
|
the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material
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i.e. of attracting iron or steel
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"the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material" What is the definition of "magnetic"?
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magnetic
|
s
|
a magnetic personality
|
possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
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"a magnetic personality" What is the definition of "magnetic"?
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cere
|
v
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cere a corpse
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to wrap up in a cerecloth
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derivation
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he prefers shoes of Italian derivation
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the source or origin from which something derives i.e. comes or issues
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