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vocal
a
vocal organs
having or using the power to produce speech or sound
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"vocal organs" What is the definition of "vocal"?
vocal
s
a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children
full of the sound of voices
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"a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children" What is the definition of "vocal"?
vocal
s
a vocal assembly
given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
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"a vocal assembly" What is the definition of "vocal"?
bridal
a
bridal procession
of or relating to a wedding
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"bridal procession" What is the definition of "bridal"?
bridal
a
bridal gown
of or pertaining to a bride
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"bridal gown" What is the definition of "bridal"?
mortifying
s
it was mortifying to know he had heard every word
causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
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"it was mortifying to know he had heard every word" What is the definition of "mortifying"?
experimenter
n
she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry
a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas
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"she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry" What is the definition of "experimenter"?
prominent
s
a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
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"a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book" What is the definition of "prominent"?
prominent
s
a prominent citizen
conspicuous in position or importance
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"a prominent citizen" What is the definition of "prominent"?
therapeutic
s
a therapeutic agent
tending to cure or restore to health
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[ "curative", "", "alterative", "remedial" ]
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therapeutic
a
therapeutic approach to criminality
relating to or involved in therapy
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"therapeutic approach to criminality" What is the definition of "therapeutic"?
calamity
n
the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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[ "apocalypse", "tragedy", "misfortune", "catastrophe" ]
"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity" What is the definition of "calamity"?
livable
a
livable conditions
fit or suitable to live in or with
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"livable conditions" What is the definition of "livable"?
found
n
they worked for $ 30 and found
food and lodging provided in addition to money
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"they worked for $ 30 and found" What is the definition of "found"?
found
a
found art
come upon unexpectedly or after searching
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"found art" What is the definition of "found"?
dinner
n
dinner will be at 8
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
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object
n
the object of the verb
a constituent that is acted upon
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"the object of the verb" What is the definition of "object"?
object
n
the object of my affection
the focus of cognitions or feelings
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interdenominational
s
interdenominational cooperation between Methodists and Presbyterians
occurring between or among or common to different churches or denominations
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nondescript
s
women dressed in nondescript clothes
lacking distinct or individual characteristics
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nondescript
s
women dressed in nondescript clothes
dull and uninteresting
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"women dressed in nondescript clothes" What is the definition of "nondescript"?
hasty
s
made a hasty exit
excessively quick
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"made a hasty exit" What is the definition of "hasty"?
hasty
s
hasty marriage seldom proveth well " - Shakespeare
done with very great haste and without due deliberation
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"hasty marriage seldom proveth well " - Shakespeare" What is the definition of "hasty"?
convincingly
r
he argued convincingly
in a convincing manner
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low
n
a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow
often brings precipitation
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low
a
low prices
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
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low
a
low ceilings
literal meanings
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"low ceilings" What is the definition of "low"?
low
a
low ceilings
being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
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low
s
low comedy
unrefined in character
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low
s
a low stunt to pull
of the most contemptible kind
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"a low stunt to pull" What is the definition of "low"?
low
r
the branches hung low
near the ground
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"the branches hung low" What is the definition of "low"?
reclusive
s
lived an unsocial reclusive life
withdrawn from society
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"lived an unsocial reclusive life" What is the definition of "reclusive"?
reclusive
s
lived an unsocial reclusive life
seeking solitude
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"lived an unsocial reclusive life" What is the definition of "reclusive"?
reclusive
s
sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree
providing privacy or seclusion
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"sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree" What is the definition of "reclusive"?
whet
v
whet my appetite
to make keen or more acute
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[ "stimulate", "exciting", "quicken", "quickening" ]
"whet my appetite" What is the definition of "whet"?
tissue
v
tissue textiles
to create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric , such as wool or cotton
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[ "braid", "lace", "weave", "brocade", "twill", "laced", "webbing", "netting", "lacing", "brocaded", "loom", "weaving", "plait" ]
"tissue textiles" What is the definition of "tissue"?
immense
s
the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
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satanic
s
satanic cruelty
extremely evil or cruel
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[ "diabolic", "fiendish", "hellish", "", "demonic", "infernal" ]
"satanic cruelty" What is the definition of "satanic"?
satanic
s
satanic cruelty
expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
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[ "diabolic", "fiendish", "hellish", "", "demonic", "infernal" ]
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conflicting
s
conflicting opinions
on bad terms
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plausible
a
a plausible excuse
apparently reasonable and valid , and truthful
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plausible
s
a plausible liar
given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments
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religiously
r
religiously inspired art
by religion
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religiously
r
he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock
with extreme conscientiousness
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psychiatric
a
psychiatric disorder
relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry
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"psychiatric disorder" What is the definition of "psychiatric"?
derail
v
they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste
to cause to run off the tracks
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chance
n
you take a chance when you let her drive
a risk involving danger
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"you take a chance when you let her drive" What is the definition of "chance"?
chance
n
now is your chance
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
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[ "crack", "possibility", "room", "say", "street", "opening", "shot", "opportunity" ]
"now is your chance" What is the definition of "chance"?
chance
n
we ran into each other by pure chance
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
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[ "phenomenon", "mishap", "fortune", "mischance", "hazard" ]
"we ran into each other by pure chance" What is the definition of "chance"?
recruit
v
recruit new soldiers
to cause to assemble or enlist in the military
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[ "raise", "levy", "draft", "enlist" ]
"recruit new soldiers" What is the definition of "recruit"?
diversification
n
my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments
the act of introducing variety especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered
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[ "variegation", "change" ]
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diversification
n
that restaurant 's menu lacks diversification
the condition of being varied
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diversification
n
that restaurant 's menu lacks diversification
every day it is the same
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disposed
v
She disposed of her parents ' possessions
to give , sell , or transfer to another
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[ "dispose", "sell" ]
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enlarged
v
She enlarged the flower beds
to make larger
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enlarged
s
enlarged joints
larger than normal
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enlarged
s
the enlarged photograph revealed many details
as of a photograph
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enlarged
s
the enlarged photograph revealed many details
made larger
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aforementioned
s
works of all the aforementioned authors
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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[ "said", "", "aforesaid" ]
"works of all the aforementioned authors" What is the definition of "aforementioned"?
sequestered
v
the estate was sequestered
to requisition forcibly , as of enemy property
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[ "take", "sequester" ]
"the estate was sequestered" What is the definition of "sequestered"?
sequestered
v
The cations were sequestered
to undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
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[ "change", "sequester" ]
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sequestered
s
a sequestered jury
kept separate and secluded
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sequestered
s
sat close together in the sequestered pergola
providing privacy or seclusion
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[ "reclusive", "", "cloistered" ]
"sat close together in the sequestered pergola" What is the definition of "sequestered"?
summer
n
they spent a lazy summer at the shore
the warmest season of the year
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summer
n
the golden summer of his life
the period of finest development , happiness , or beauty
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hoop
n
there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse
a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
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leaf
v
leaf through a book
to turn over pages
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visual
a
visual powers
relating to or using sight
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[ "optic", "", "ocular" ]
"visual powers" What is the definition of "visual"?
visual
s
a visual presentation
visible
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visual
s
a visual presentation
give me the ocular proof - shakespeare
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fussy
s
a fussy design
overcrowded or cluttered with detail
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fussy
s
fussy about clothes
exacting especially about details
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"fussy about clothes" What is the definition of "fussy"?
mad
s
she gets mad when you wake her up so early
roused to anger
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"she gets mad when you wake her up so early" What is the definition of "mad"?
mad
s
a man who had gone mad
affected with madness or insanity
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mad
s
a mad whirl of pleasure
marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
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reasonable
s
reasonable prices
not excessive or extreme
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"reasonable prices" What is the definition of "reasonable"?
drumbeat
n
the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq
a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause
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"the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq" What is the definition of "drumbeat"?
remiss
s
remiss of you not to pay your bills
failing in what duty requires
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osmotic
a
osmotic pressure
of or relating to osmosis
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suborbital
a
the first manned suborbital flight
having or involving a trajectory of less than one orbit
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"the first manned suborbital flight" What is the definition of "suborbital"?
suborbital
a
a suborbital bone
situated on or below the floor of the eye socket
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postulate
v
This intervention does not postulate a patient 's consent
to require as useful , just , or proper
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[ "require", "exacting", "ask", "demand", "exact", "necessitate", "compel", "draw", "govern", "take", "involve", "cost" ]
"This intervention does not postulate a patient 's consent" What is the definition of "postulate"?
agnosticism
n
agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God 's existence
a religious orientation of doubt
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"agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God 's existence" What is the definition of "agnosticism"?
agnosticism
n
agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God 's existence
a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of god
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biennially
r
this festival takes places biennially
every two years
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"this festival takes places biennially" What is the definition of "biennially"?
differentiation
n
cell differentiation in the developing embryo
the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
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[ "specialization", "adaptation", "adjustment", "adaption" ]
"cell differentiation in the developing embryo" What is the definition of "differentiation"?
creak
n
the creak of the floorboards gave him away
a squeaking sound
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[ "noise", "creaking" ]
"the creak of the floorboards gave him away" What is the definition of "creak"?
charnel
s
a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men 's bones
gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
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"a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men 's bones" What is the definition of "charnel"?
tightly
r
a tightly packed pub
in a tight or constricted manner
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tightly
r
the window was tightly sealed
securely fixed or fastened
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"the window was tightly sealed" What is the definition of "tightly"?
circus
n
he ran away from home to join the circus
a travelling company of entertainers
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circus
n
he ran away from home to join the circus
including trained animals
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circus
n
the children always love to go to the circus
a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats , clowns , and trained animals
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circus
n
it was so funny it was a circus
a frenetic disorganized and often comic disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
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[ "carnival", "disturbance" ]
"it was so funny it was a circus" What is the definition of "circus"?
gymnastic
s
gymnastic exercises
vigorously active
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"gymnastic exercises" What is the definition of "gymnastic"?
gymnastic
a
gymnastic horse
of or relating to or used in exercises intended to develop strength and agility
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"gymnastic horse" What is the definition of "gymnastic"?
officious
s
bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
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"bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself" What is the definition of "officious"?
headlong
s
a headlong rush to sell
excessively quick
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"a headlong rush to sell" What is the definition of "headlong"?
headlong
s
a headlong dive into the pool
with the head foremost
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"a headlong dive into the pool" What is the definition of "headlong"?
headlong
r
the runner slid headlong into third base
with the head foremost
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"the runner slid headlong into third base" What is the definition of "headlong"?