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fly
v
Man can not fly
to travel through the air
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[ "hover", "flying", "travel", "traveled", "rack", "buzz", "flighted", "flight", "soar", "going", "winged", "moving" ]
"Man can not fly" What is the definition of "fly"?
fly
v
Man can not fly
to be airborne
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[ "hover", "flying", "travel", "traveled", "rack", "buzz", "flighted", "flight", "soar", "going", "winged", "moving" ]
"Man can not fly" What is the definition of "fly"?
splanchnic
a
a splanchnic nerve
relating to or affecting the viscera
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"a splanchnic nerve" What is the definition of "splanchnic"?
stupid
s
was stupid from fatigue
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
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"was stupid from fatigue" What is the definition of "stupid"?
vivid
s
a vivid recollection
having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience
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"a vivid recollection" What is the definition of "vivid"?
vivid
s
a vivid description
evoking lifelike images within the mind
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"a vivid description" What is the definition of "vivid"?
vivid
s
a bird with vivid plumage
having striking color
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"a bird with vivid plumage" What is the definition of "vivid"?
knobbed
s
a knobbed stick
used of old persons or old trees
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"a knobbed stick" What is the definition of "knobbed"?
knobbed
s
a knobbed stick
covered with knobs or knots
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"a knobbed stick" What is the definition of "knobbed"?
yearly
s
yearly medical examinations
occurring or payable every year
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"yearly medical examinations" What is the definition of "yearly"?
control
n
under control
power to direct or determine
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"under control" What is the definition of "control"?
control
n
measures for the control of disease
a relation of constraint of one entity thing or person or group by another
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"measures for the control of disease" What is the definition of "control"?
control
n
the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired
regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
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"the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired" What is the definition of "control"?
control
v
control your anger
to lessen the intensity of
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[ "thermostat", "deny", "countercheck", "inhibit", "trammel", "mortifying", "bound", "restrain", "subdued", "limit", "bate", "limited", "subdue", "conquer", "hold", "suppress", "catch", "damp", "confine", "bated", "moderate", "keep", "throttle", "contain" ]
"control your anger" What is the definition of "control"?
control
v
control your anger
to temper
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[ "thermostat", "deny", "countercheck", "inhibit", "trammel", "mortifying", "bound", "restrain", "subdued", "limit", "bate", "limited", "subdue", "conquer", "hold", "suppress", "catch", "damp", "confine", "bated", "moderate", "keep", "throttle", "contain" ]
"control your anger" What is the definition of "control"?
control
v
control your anger
to hold in restraint
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[ "thermostat", "deny", "countercheck", "inhibit", "trammel", "mortifying", "bound", "restrain", "subdued", "limit", "bate", "limited", "subdue", "conquer", "hold", "suppress", "catch", "damp", "confine", "bated", "moderate", "keep", "throttle", "contain" ]
"control your anger" What is the definition of "control"?
control
v
control your anger
to hold or keep within limits
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[ "thermostat", "deny", "countercheck", "inhibit", "trammel", "mortifying", "bound", "restrain", "subdued", "limit", "bate", "limited", "subdue", "conquer", "hold", "suppress", "catch", "damp", "confine", "bated", "moderate", "keep", "throttle", "contain" ]
"control your anger" What is the definition of "control"?
inexplicable
a
inexplicable errors
incapable of being explained or accounted for
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"inexplicable errors" What is the definition of "inexplicable"?
hypothesis
n
a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory
a tentative insight into the natural world
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[ "theory", "conjecture", "model", "possibility", "assumption", "speculation", "conception", "framework", "concept", "supposition" ]
"a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory" What is the definition of "hypothesis"?
hypothesis
n
a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory
a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
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[ "theory", "conjecture", "model", "possibility", "assumption", "speculation", "conception", "framework", "concept", "supposition" ]
"a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory" What is the definition of "hypothesis"?
hunger
n
hunger for affection
strong desire for something not food or drink
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"hunger for affection" What is the definition of "hunger"?
assurance
n
his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
freedom from doubt
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[ "confidence", "authority", "sureness", "certainty" ]
"his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular" What is the definition of "assurance"?
assurance
n
his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
belief in yourself and your abilities
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[ "confidence", "authority", "sureness", "certainty" ]
"his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular" What is the definition of "assurance"?
assurance
n
an assurance of help when needed
a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
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"an assurance of help when needed" What is the definition of "assurance"?
run
n
the defensive line braced to stop the run
a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
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[ "rush", "draw", "return", "sweep", "running" ]
"the defensive line braced to stop the run" What is the definition of "run"?
run
n
the ship made its run in record time
a regular trip
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"the ship made its run in record time" What is the definition of "run"?
agreeable
a
Is the plan agreeable to you ?
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
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"Is the plan agreeable to you ?" What is the definition of "agreeable"?
agreeable
s
agreeable to the plan
prepared to agree or consent
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"agreeable to the plan" What is the definition of "agreeable"?
agreeable
s
salaries agreeable with current trends
in keeping
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"salaries agreeable with current trends" What is the definition of "agreeable"?
terminology
n
legal terminology
a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
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[ "word", "nomenclature" ]
"legal terminology" What is the definition of "terminology"?
pendant
s
a pendant bunch of grapes
held from above
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"a pendant bunch of grapes" What is the definition of "pendant"?
mistily
r
the summits of the mountains were mistily purple
in a misty manner
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"the summits of the mountains were mistily purple" What is the definition of "mistily"?
mistily
r
he explained it somewhat mistily
in a vague way
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"he explained it somewhat mistily" What is the definition of "mistily"?
grain
n
a grain of sand
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
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"a grain of sand" What is the definition of "grain"?
indecipherable
s
indecipherable handwriting
not easily deciphered
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"indecipherable handwriting" What is the definition of "indecipherable"?
indecipherable
s
an indecipherable message
impossible to determine the meaning of
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"an indecipherable message" What is the definition of "indecipherable"?
noncommittal
s
her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together
refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like
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"her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together" What is the definition of "noncommittal"?
rightful
s
a rightful inheritance
legally valid
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"a rightful inheritance" What is the definition of "rightful"?
principal
n
she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
the educator who has executive authority for a school
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"she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" What is the definition of "principal"?
principal
s
the principal rivers of America
most important element
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"the principal rivers of America" What is the definition of "principal"?
abstemious
s
abstemious with the use of adverbs
marked by temperance in indulgence
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"abstemious with the use of adverbs" What is the definition of "abstemious"?
notorious
s
a notorious gangster
known widely and usually unfavorably
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"a notorious gangster" What is the definition of "notorious"?
nebular
a
the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system
of or relating to or resembling a nebula
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"the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system" What is the definition of "nebular"?
portly
s
men are portly and women are stout
euphemisms for fat
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"men are portly and women are stout" What is the definition of "portly"?
ventilation
n
she was continually adjusting the ventilation
a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air
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"she was continually adjusting the ventilation" What is the definition of "ventilation"?
policy
n
it was a policy of retribution
a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
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"it was a policy of retribution" What is the definition of "policy"?
policy
n
they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation
a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
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"they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation" What is the definition of "policy"?
policy
n
you should have read the small print on your policy
written contract or certificate of insurance
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[ "insurance", "contract" ]
"you should have read the small print on your policy" What is the definition of "policy"?
wield
v
wield power and authority
to have and exercise
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[ "hold", "exert" ]
"wield power and authority" What is the definition of "wield"?
peptic
a
peptic juices
relating to or promoting digestion
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"peptic juices" What is the definition of "peptic"?
unutterable
s
unutterable contempt
defying expression or description
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"unutterable contempt" What is the definition of "unutterable"?
unutterable
s
unutterable consonant clusters
very difficult to pronounce correctly
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"unutterable consonant clusters" What is the definition of "unutterable"?
inform
v
The principles that inform modern teaching
to give character or essence to
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"The principles that inform modern teaching" What is the definition of "inform"?
moonlight
n
moonlight is the smuggler 's enemy
the light of the moon
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[ "moonshine", "" ]
"moonlight is the smuggler 's enemy" What is the definition of "moonlight"?
calculated
s
a calculated insult
carefully thought out in advance
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"a calculated insult" What is the definition of "calculated"?
capacity
n
among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism
capability to perform or produce
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"among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism" What is the definition of "capacity"?
capacity
n
the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons
the amount that can be contained
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"the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons" What is the definition of "capacity"?
capacity
n
the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity
the maximum production possible
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"the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity" What is the definition of "capacity"?
biology
n
the biology of viruses
characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms
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"the biology of viruses" What is the definition of "biology"?
narration
n
his narration was hesitant
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
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[ "account", "relation", "telling", "yarn", "report", "recital" ]
"his narration was hesitant" What is the definition of "narration"?
pompous
s
a pompous speech
puffed up with vanity
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[ "grandiloquent", "", "pontifical", "portentous" ]
"a pompous speech" What is the definition of "pompous"?
utter
v
utter counterfeit currency
to put into circulation
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"utter counterfeit currency" What is the definition of "utter"?
utter
s
utter nonsense
without qualification
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"utter nonsense" What is the definition of "utter"?
utter
s
utter nonsense
used informally as often pejorative intensifiers
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"utter nonsense" What is the definition of "utter"?
utter
s
utter seriousness
complete
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"utter seriousness" What is the definition of "utter"?
fusillade
n
our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
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[ "firing", "fire", "volley", "salvo" ]
"our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" What is the definition of "fusillade"?
trite
s
his remarks were trite and commonplace
repeated too often
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"his remarks were trite and commonplace" What is the definition of "trite"?
trite
s
his remarks were trite and commonplace
overfamiliar through overuse
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"his remarks were trite and commonplace" What is the definition of "trite"?
infallible
a
an infallible antidote
incapable of failure or error
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"an infallible antidote" What is the definition of "infallible"?
hazard
n
drinking alcohol is a health hazard
a source of danger
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[ "peril", "endangerment", "danger" ]
"drinking alcohol is a health hazard" What is the definition of "hazard"?
hazard
n
drinking alcohol is a health hazard
a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
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[ "peril", "endangerment", "danger" ]
"drinking alcohol is a health hazard" What is the definition of "hazard"?
ferocious
s
a ferocious beating
marked by extreme and violent energy
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"a ferocious beating" What is the definition of "ferocious"?
sharpness
n
the sharpness of her loss
the quality of being keenly and painfully felt
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"the sharpness of her loss" What is the definition of "sharpness"?
dissatisfaction
n
he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received
the feeling of being displeased and discontent
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"he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received" What is the definition of "dissatisfaction"?
ambassador
n
an ambassador of good will
an informal representative
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"an ambassador of good will" What is the definition of "ambassador"?
adoptable
a
a shortage of adoptable babies
suitable or eligible for adoption
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"a shortage of adoptable babies" What is the definition of "adoptable"?
inspired
v
The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work
to supply the inspiration for
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"The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work" What is the definition of "inspired"?
inspired
s
an inspired performance
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
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"an inspired performance" What is the definition of "inspired"?
discriminate
v
I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish
to distinguish
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[ "discerning", "recognize", "discriminating", "spot", "spotted", "discern" ]
"I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish" What is the definition of "discriminate"?
discriminate
a
discriminate judgments
marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
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"discriminate judgments" What is the definition of "discriminate"?
projectile
s
a projectile force
impelling or impelled forward
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"a projectile force" What is the definition of "projectile"?
rekindle
v
rekindle hopes
to arouse again
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"rekindle hopes" What is the definition of "rekindle"?
untoward
s
moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
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"moved to curb their untoward ribaldry" What is the definition of "untoward"?
untoward
s
made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
contrary to your interests or welfare
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"made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions" What is the definition of "untoward"?
eternal
s
eternal truths
continuing forever or indefinitely
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[ "ageless", "", "perpetual", "everlasting" ]
"eternal truths" What is the definition of "eternal"?
eternal
s
the wait seemed eternal
tiresomely long
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"the wait seemed eternal" What is the definition of "eternal"?
eternal
s
the wait seemed eternal
seemingly without end
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"the wait seemed eternal" What is the definition of "eternal"?
digest
v
I can not digest milk products
to convert food into absorbable substances
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"I can not digest milk products" What is the definition of "digest"?
digest
v
I can not digest all this information
to arrange and integrate in the mind
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"I can not digest all this information" What is the definition of "digest"?
possibly
r
we may possibly run into them at the concert
by chance
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"we may possibly run into them at the concert" What is the definition of "possibly"?
possibly
r
they ca n't possibly get here in time for the funeral ?
to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means
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"they ca n't possibly get here in time for the funeral ?" What is the definition of "possibly"?
virginal
a
virginal white dresses
characteristic of a virgin or virginity
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"virginal white dresses" What is the definition of "virginal"?
virginal
s
nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage " - L.P.Smith
untouched or undefiled
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"nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage " - L.P.Smith" What is the definition of "virginal"?
virginal
s
men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal
in a state of sexual virginity
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[ "vestal", "virtuous", "", "pure", "virgin" ]
"men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" What is the definition of "virginal"?
sedate
s
a quiet sedate nature
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
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"a quiet sedate nature" What is the definition of "sedate"?
brazenly
r
he spoke brazenly
in a brazen manner
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"he spoke brazenly" What is the definition of "brazenly"?
arid
s
an arid climate
lacking sufficient water or rainfall
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"an arid climate" What is the definition of "arid"?
arid
s
a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata
lacking vitality or spirit
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"a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata" What is the definition of "arid"?
arid
s
a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata
lifeless
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"a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata" What is the definition of "arid"?
quotidian
s
there 's nothing quite like a real ... train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute " - Anita Diamant
found in the ordinary course of events
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[ "everyday", "", "mundane" ]
"there 's nothing quite like a real ... train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute " - Anita Diamant" What is the definition of "quotidian"?