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shakiness
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n
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the shakiness of the present regime
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the quality of being unstable and insecure
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"the shakiness of the present regime" What is the definition of "shakiness"?
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permanent
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a
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permanent secretary to the president
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continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
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permanent
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s
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permanent brain damage
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not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition
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misty
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s
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the misty evening
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wet with mist
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"the misty evening" What is the definition of "misty"?
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jar
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v
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jar the jam
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to place in a cylindrical vessel
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"jar the jam" What is the definition of "jar"?
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conjugal
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a
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conjugal visits
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of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
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"connubial",
""
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cheerfully
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r
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he cheerfully agreed to do it
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in a cheerful manner
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"he cheerfully agreed to do it" What is the definition of "cheerfully"?
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inductive
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a
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inductive reactance
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arising from inductance
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"inductive reactance" What is the definition of "inductive"?
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inductive
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a
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inductive reasoning
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of reasoning
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"inductive reasoning" What is the definition of "inductive"?
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inductive
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a
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inductive reasoning
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proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion
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"inductive reasoning" What is the definition of "inductive"?
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inductive
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s
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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"?
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inductive
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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"?
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chilly
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s
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a female form in marble -- a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues " - C.W.Cunningham
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not characterized by emotion
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"a female form in marble -- a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues " - C.W.Cunningham" What is the definition of "chilly"?
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chilly
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s
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a chilly greeting
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lacking warmth of feeling
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"a chilly greeting" What is the definition of "chilly"?
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mechanical
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a
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a mechanical process
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using or as if using mechanisms or tools or devices
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"a mechanical process" What is the definition of "mechanical"?
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mechanical
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a
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mechanical arts
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relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
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"mechanical arts" What is the definition of "mechanical"?
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mechanical
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a
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a belief that the universe is a mechanical contrivance
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relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics
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"a belief that the universe is a mechanical contrivance" What is the definition of "mechanical"?
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impotent
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a
|
felt impotent rage
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lacking power or ability
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"felt impotent rage" What is the definition of "impotent"?
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historic
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s
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historic victories
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belonging to the past
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"historic victories" What is the definition of "historic"?
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historic
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s
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historic victories
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of what is important or famous in the past
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[] |
"historic victories" What is the definition of "historic"?
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historic
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s
|
the historic first voyage to outer space
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important in history
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"the historic first voyage to outer space" What is the definition of "historic"?
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inevitable
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n
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do n't argue with the inevitable
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an unavoidable event
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"do n't argue with the inevitable" What is the definition of "inevitable"?
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inevitable
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a
|
the inevitable result
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incapable of being avoided or prevented
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"the inevitable result" What is the definition of "inevitable"?
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inevitable
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s
|
the inevitable changes of the seasons
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invariably occurring or appearing
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"the inevitable changes of the seasons" What is the definition of "inevitable"?
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headfirst
|
s
|
a headfirst plunge down the stairs
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with the head foremost
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"a headfirst plunge down the stairs" What is the definition of "headfirst"?
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suppleness
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n
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he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization
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adaptability of mind or character
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"pliability",
"pliancy",
"adaptability"
] |
"he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization" What is the definition of "suppleness"?
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jangle
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n
|
the jangle of spurs
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a metallic sound
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"the jangle of spurs" What is the definition of "jangle"?
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comprehension
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n
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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"?
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quarrel
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n
|
they had a quarrel
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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"?
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extraction
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n
|
the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction
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the action of taking out something especially using effort or force
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"the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction" What is the definition of "extraction"?
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barrage
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n
|
a barrage of questions
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the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication spoken or written
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"a barrage of questions" What is the definition of "barrage"?
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barrage
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n
|
they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
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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"?
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jurisdiction
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n
|
courts having jurisdiction in this district
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the right and power to interpret and apply the law
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"courts having jurisdiction in this district" What is the definition of "jurisdiction"?
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prodigal
|
s
|
prodigal in their expenditures
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recklessly wasteful
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"prodigal in their expenditures" What is the definition of "prodigal"?
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tolerate
|
v
|
We must tolerate the religions of others
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to recognize and respect rights and beliefs of others
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"We must tolerate the religions of others" What is the definition of "tolerate"?
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tolerate
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v
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The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him
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to have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
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"The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him" What is the definition of "tolerate"?
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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"?
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lexical
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a
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lexical decision task
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of or relating to words
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"lexical decision task" What is the definition of "lexical"?
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vicinity
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n
|
the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
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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"?
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gravitation
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n
|
irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps
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movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
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"irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps" What is the definition of "gravitation"?
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gravitation
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n
|
the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs
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a figurative movement toward some attraction
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"the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs" What is the definition of "gravitation"?
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gravitation
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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
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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"?
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gravitation
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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
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especially the attraction of the earths mass for bodies near its surface
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wordnet
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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"?
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shipwreck
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n
|
that was the shipwreck of their romance
|
an irretrievable loss
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"that was the shipwreck of their romance" What is the definition of "shipwreck"?
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citizenship
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n
|
award for good citizenship
|
conduct as a citizen
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"award for good citizenship" What is the definition of "citizenship"?
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studio
|
n
|
she ran a dance studio
|
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
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"she ran a dance studio" What is the definition of "studio"?
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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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"they were waiting on the first tee" What is the definition of "tee"?
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boreal
|
a
|
the boreal signs of the Zodiac
|
toward or located in the north
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"the boreal signs of the Zodiac" What is the definition of "boreal"?
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cognate
|
s
|
cognate languages
|
having the same ancestral language
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"cognate languages" What is the definition of "cognate"?
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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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[] |
"he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" What is the definition of "travel"?
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sloppy
|
s
|
a sloppy room
|
lacking neatness or order
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"a sloppy room" What is the definition of "sloppy"?
|
sloppy
|
s
|
a sloppy floor
|
wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
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[] |
"a sloppy floor" What is the definition of "sloppy"?
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lineal
|
a
|
lineal ancestors
|
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
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"lineal ancestors" What is the definition of "lineal"?
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militant
|
s
|
militant nations
|
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
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"militant nations" What is the definition of "militant"?
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militant
|
s
|
militant in fighting for better wages for workers
|
showing a fighting disposition
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"militant in fighting for better wages for workers" What is the definition of "militant"?
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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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[] |
"a binary digit" What is the definition of "binary"?
|
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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[] |
"a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other" What is the definition of "binary"?
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flood
|
n
|
a flood of requests
|
an overwhelming number or amount
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[] |
"a flood of requests" What is the definition of "flood"?
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flood
|
v
|
flood the market with tennis shoes
|
to supply with an excess of
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wordnet
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[
"provide",
"rendering",
"furnish",
"flooding",
"oversupply",
"supply"
] |
"flood the market with tennis shoes" What is the definition of "flood"?
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distant
|
a
|
distant villages
|
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
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"distant villages" What is the definition of "distant"?
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distant
|
a
|
a distant cousin
|
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
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[] |
"a distant cousin" What is the definition of "distant"?
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distant
|
s
|
distant events
|
separate or apart in time
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[] |
"distant events" What is the definition of "distant"?
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distant
|
s
|
distant lands
|
located far away spatially
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"distant lands" What is the definition of "distant"?
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distant
|
s
|
a distant smile
|
remote in manner
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[] |
"a distant smile" What is the definition of "distant"?
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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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"riparian land" What is the definition of "riparian"?
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abusive
|
s
|
abusive punishment
|
characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
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"abusive punishment" What is the definition of "abusive"?
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dun
|
n
|
she wore dun
|
a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
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"she wore dun" What is the definition of "dun"?
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dun
|
v
|
dun codfish
|
to cure by salting
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[] |
"dun codfish" What is the definition of "dun"?
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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"?
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orbital
|
a
|
orbital revolution
|
of or relating to an orbit
|
wordnet
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[] |
"orbital revolution" What is the definition of "orbital"?
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orbital
|
a
|
orbital scale
|
of or relating to the eye socket
|
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[] |
"orbital scale" What is the definition of "orbital"?
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toe
|
v
|
toe a nail
|
to drive obliquely
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wordnet
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[
"ram",
"toed",
"force"
] |
"toe a nail" What is the definition of "toe"?
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semiotic
|
a
|
semiotic analysis
|
of or relating to semiotics
|
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[] |
"semiotic analysis" What is the definition of "semiotic"?
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engaged
|
v
|
They engaged in a discussion
|
to carry out or participate in an activity
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wordnet
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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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wordnet
|
[
"engage",
"pursue",
"practice",
"prosecute",
"act",
"close"
] |
"They engaged in a discussion" What is the definition of "engaged"?
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engaged
|
s
|
the desperately engaged ships continued the fight
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involved in military hostilities
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[] |
"the desperately engaged ships continued the fight" What is the definition of "engaged"?
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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"?
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hew
|
v
|
hew out a path in the rock
|
to make or shape as with an axe
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wordnet
|
[
"carve",
"hewn"
] |
"hew out a path in the rock" What is the definition of "hew"?
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hew
|
v
|
hew an oak
|
to strike with an axe
|
wordnet
|
[
"strike",
"striking",
"hewn"
] |
"hew an oak" What is the definition of "hew"?
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hew
|
v
|
hew an oak
|
to cut down , strike
|
wordnet
|
[
"strike",
"striking",
"hewn"
] |
"hew an oak" What is the definition of "hew"?
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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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wordnet
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[] |
"a Boston brahman" What is the definition of "brahman"?
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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 islands" What is the definition of "tropical"?
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tropical
|
s
|
tropical weather
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of weather or climate
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[] |
"tropical weather" What is the definition of "tropical"?
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tropical
|
s
|
tropical weather
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hot and humid as in the tropics
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[] |
"tropical weather" What is the definition of "tropical"?
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tropical
|
a
|
tropical year
|
of or relating to the tropics , or either tropic
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wordnet
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"tropical year" What is the definition of "tropical"?
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multifarious
|
s
|
multifarious interests
|
having many aspects
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wordnet
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[] |
"multifarious interests" What is the definition of "multifarious"?
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infirm
|
s
|
infirm of purpose
|
lacking firmness of will or character or purpose
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[] |
"infirm of purpose" What is the definition of "infirm"?
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infirm
|
s
|
infirm of purpose
|
give me the daggers - shakespeare
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[] |
"infirm of purpose" What is the definition of "infirm"?
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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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wordnet
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[] |
"a right is not something that somebody gives you" What is the definition of "right"?
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right
|
n
|
a right is not something that somebody gives you
|
it is something that nobody can take away
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wordnet
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[] |
"a right is not something that somebody gives you" What is the definition of "right"?
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right
|
n
|
he stood on the right
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i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
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[] |
"he stood on the right" What is the definition of "right"?
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right
|
v
|
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
|
to make reparations or amends for
|
wordnet
|
[
"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
|
wordnet
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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
|
wordnet
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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
|
wordnet
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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
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a right angle" What is the definition of "right"?
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right
|
r
|
stand right here !
|
precisely , exactly
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"stand right here !" What is the definition of "right"?
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right
|
r
|
she called right after dinner
|
immediately
|
wordnet
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[] |
"she called right after dinner" What is the definition of "right"?
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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"?
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