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shakiness
n
the shakiness of the present regime
the quality of being unstable and insecure
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"the shakiness of the present regime" What is the definition of "shakiness"?
permanent
a
permanent secretary to the president
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
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"permanent secretary to the president" What is the definition of "permanent"?
permanent
s
permanent brain damage
not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition
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"permanent brain damage" What is the definition of "permanent"?
misty
s
the misty evening
wet with mist
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"the misty evening" What is the definition of "misty"?
jar
v
jar the jam
to place in a cylindrical vessel
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"jar the jam" What is the definition of "jar"?
conjugal
a
conjugal visits
of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
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[ "connubial", "" ]
"conjugal visits" What is the definition of "conjugal"?
cheerfully
r
he cheerfully agreed to do it
in a cheerful manner
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"he cheerfully agreed to do it" What is the definition of "cheerfully"?
inductive
a
inductive reactance
arising from inductance
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"inductive reactance" What is the definition of "inductive"?
inductive
a
inductive reasoning
of reasoning
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"inductive reasoning" What is the definition of "inductive"?
inductive
a
inductive reasoning
proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion
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"inductive reasoning" What is the definition of "inductive"?
inductive
s
inductive to the sin of Eve " - John Milton
inducing or influencing
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"inductive to the sin of Eve " - John Milton" What is the definition of "inductive"?
inductive
s
inductive to the sin of Eve " - John Milton
leading on
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"inductive to the sin of Eve " - John Milton" What is the definition of "inductive"?
chilly
s
a female form in marble -- a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues " - C.W.Cunningham
not characterized by emotion
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chilly
s
a chilly greeting
lacking warmth of feeling
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"a chilly greeting" What is the definition of "chilly"?
mechanical
a
a mechanical process
using or as if using mechanisms or tools or devices
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"a mechanical process" What is the definition of "mechanical"?
mechanical
a
mechanical arts
relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
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"mechanical arts" What is the definition of "mechanical"?
mechanical
a
a belief that the universe is a mechanical contrivance
relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics
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impotent
a
felt impotent rage
lacking power or ability
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historic
s
historic victories
belonging to the past
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"historic victories" What is the definition of "historic"?
historic
s
historic victories
of what is important or famous in the past
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"historic victories" What is the definition of "historic"?
historic
s
the historic first voyage to outer space
important in history
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"the historic first voyage to outer space" What is the definition of "historic"?
inevitable
n
do n't argue with the inevitable
an unavoidable event
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"do n't argue with the inevitable" What is the definition of "inevitable"?
inevitable
a
the inevitable result
incapable of being avoided or prevented
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"the inevitable result" What is the definition of "inevitable"?
inevitable
s
the inevitable changes of the seasons
invariably occurring or appearing
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"the inevitable changes of the seasons" What is the definition of "inevitable"?
headfirst
s
a headfirst plunge down the stairs
with the head foremost
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"a headfirst plunge down the stairs" What is the definition of "headfirst"?
suppleness
n
he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization
adaptability of mind or character
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[ "pliability", "pliancy", "adaptability" ]
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jangle
n
the jangle of spurs
a metallic sound
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comprehension
n
how you can do that is beyond my comprehension
an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something or the knowledge acquired as a result
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"how you can do that is beyond my comprehension" What is the definition of "comprehension"?
quarrel
n
they had a quarrel
an angry dispute
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[ "altercation", "wrangle", "squabble", "fuss", "dispute", "spat", "conflict", "tiff", "affray" ]
"they had a quarrel" What is the definition of "quarrel"?
extraction
n
the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction
the action of taking out something especially using effort or force
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barrage
n
a barrage of questions
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication spoken or written
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barrage
n
they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
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[ "battery", "fire", "firing", "shelling" ]
"they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops" What is the definition of "barrage"?
jurisdiction
n
courts having jurisdiction in this district
the right and power to interpret and apply the law
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prodigal
s
prodigal in their expenditures
recklessly wasteful
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tolerate
v
We must tolerate the religions of others
to recognize and respect rights and beliefs of others
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tolerate
v
The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him
to have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
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tolerate
v
he learned to tolerate the heat
to put up with something or somebody unpleasant
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[ "suffer", "countenance", "abiding", "born", "abide", "brook", "endure", "permit", "accept", "bearing", "digest", "stand", "swallow", "pay", "let" ]
"he learned to tolerate the heat" What is the definition of "tolerate"?
lexical
a
lexical decision task
of or relating to words
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vicinity
n
the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
a surrounding or nearby region
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[ "section", "neighborhood", "place", "proximity", "locality", "scenery" ]
"the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville" What is the definition of "vicinity"?
gravitation
n
irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps
movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
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gravitation
n
the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs
a figurative movement toward some attraction
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gravitation
n
the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
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[ "gravity", "attraction" ]
"the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them" What is the definition of "gravitation"?
gravitation
n
the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
especially the attraction of the earths mass for bodies near its surface
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[ "gravity", "attraction" ]
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shipwreck
n
that was the shipwreck of their romance
an irretrievable loss
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citizenship
n
award for good citizenship
conduct as a citizen
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studio
n
she ran a dance studio
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
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tee
n
they were waiting on the first tee
the starting place for each hole on a golf course
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boreal
a
the boreal signs of the Zodiac
toward or located in the north
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cognate
s
cognate languages
having the same ancestral language
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travel
n
he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel
the act of going from one place to another
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sloppy
s
a sloppy room
lacking neatness or order
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sloppy
s
a sloppy floor
wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
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lineal
a
lineal ancestors
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
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militant
s
militant nations
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
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militant
s
militant in fighting for better wages for workers
showing a fighting disposition
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binary
a
a binary digit
of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base
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binary
s
a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other
consisting of two units or components or elements or terms
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flood
n
a flood of requests
an overwhelming number or amount
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flood
v
flood the market with tennis shoes
to supply with an excess of
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[ "provide", "rendering", "furnish", "flooding", "oversupply", "supply" ]
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distant
a
distant villages
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
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distant
a
a distant cousin
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
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distant
s
distant events
separate or apart in time
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distant
s
distant lands
located far away spatially
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distant
s
a distant smile
remote in manner
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riparian
a
riparian land
of or relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream
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abusive
s
abusive punishment
characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
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dun
n
she wore dun
a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
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dun
v
dun codfish
to cure by salting
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dun
s
the dun and dreary prairie
of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color
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"the dun and dreary prairie" What is the definition of "dun"?
orbital
a
orbital revolution
of or relating to an orbit
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"orbital revolution" What is the definition of "orbital"?
orbital
a
orbital scale
of or relating to the eye socket
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"orbital scale" What is the definition of "orbital"?
toe
v
toe a nail
to drive obliquely
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[ "ram", "toed", "force" ]
"toe a nail" What is the definition of "toe"?
semiotic
a
semiotic analysis
of or relating to semiotics
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"semiotic analysis" What is the definition of "semiotic"?
engaged
v
They engaged in a discussion
to carry out or participate in an activity
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[ "engage", "pursue", "practice", "prosecute", "act", "close" ]
"They engaged in a discussion" What is the definition of "engaged"?
engaged
v
They engaged in a discussion
to be involved in
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engaged
s
the desperately engaged ships continued the fight
involved in military hostilities
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engaged
s
the gears are engaged
interlocked and interacting
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"the gears are engaged" What is the definition of "engaged"?
hew
v
hew out a path in the rock
to make or shape as with an axe
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[ "carve", "hewn" ]
"hew out a path in the rock" What is the definition of "hew"?
hew
v
hew an oak
to strike with an axe
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"hew an oak" What is the definition of "hew"?
hew
v
hew an oak
to cut down , strike
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brahman
n
a Boston brahman
a member of a social and cultural elite especially a descendant of an old new england family
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tropical
s
tropical islands
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics the region on either side of the equator
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tropical
s
tropical weather
of weather or climate
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tropical
s
tropical weather
hot and humid as in the tropics
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tropical
a
tropical year
of or relating to the tropics , or either tropic
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multifarious
s
multifarious interests
having many aspects
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infirm
s
infirm of purpose
lacking firmness of will or character or purpose
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infirm
s
infirm of purpose
give me the daggers - shakespeare
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right
n
a right is not something that somebody gives you
an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
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"a right is not something that somebody gives you" What is the definition of "right"?
right
n
a right is not something that somebody gives you
it is something that nobody can take away
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right
n
he stood on the right
i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
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right
v
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
to make reparations or amends for
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[ "compensate", "expiate", "atone", "correct", "change", "alter", "modify", "abyss", "redress" ]
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" What is the definition of "right"?
right
a
my right hand
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
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"my right hand" What is the definition of "right"?
right
a
do the right thing and confess
in conformance with justice or law or morality
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"do the right thing and confess" What is the definition of "right"?
right
a
time proved him right
correct in opinion or judgment
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"time proved him right" What is the definition of "right"?
right
s
things are right again now
in or into a satisfactory condition
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"things are right again now" What is the definition of "right"?
right
s
a right angle
having the axis perpendicular to the base
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"a right angle" What is the definition of "right"?
right
r
stand right here !
precisely , exactly
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"stand right here !" What is the definition of "right"?
right
r
she called right after dinner
immediately
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"she called right after dinner" What is the definition of "right"?
resourceful
s
someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations
having inner resources
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"someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations" What is the definition of "resourceful"?