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creative
s
creative work
promoting construction or creation
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singsong
s
a singsong manner of speaking
uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting
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lone
s
a lone wolf
characterized by or preferring solitude
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"a lone wolf" What is the definition of "lone"?
lone
s
the lone doctor in the entire county
being the only one
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lone
s
the lone doctor in the entire county
single and isolated from others
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lone
s
the lone skier on the mountain
lacking companions or companionship
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inert
s
inert matter
having only a limited ability to react chemically
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inert
s
inert matter
chemically inactive
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inert
s
she was fat and inert
slow and apathetic
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[ "sluggish", "", "torpid", "soggy" ]
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stably
r
the boulder was balanced stably at the edge of the canyon
in a stable solid fixed manner
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stably
r
the death rate in Russia has been stably high
in a stable unchanging manner
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correlative
s
correlative conjunctions
expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation
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history
n
a critical time in the school 's history
the aggregate of past events
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history
n
a history of France
a record or narrative description of past events
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[ "record", "account", "etymology", "story", "recital" ]
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history
n
he teaches Medieval history
the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
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fortuitous
s
profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials
occurring by happy chance
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fortuitous
s
fortuitous encounters -- strange accidents of fortune
having no cause or apparent cause
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aloft
r
climbed aloft to unfurl the sail
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
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aloft
r
the good news sent her spirits aloft
upward
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aloft
r
eagles were soaring aloft
at or to great height
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aloft
r
eagles were soaring aloft
high up in or into the air
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supremely
r
he was supremely confident
to the maximum degree
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mushy
s
mushy effusiveness
effusively or insincerely emotional
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contribution
n
I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project
the part played by a person in bringing about a result
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[ "share", "end", "attempt", "endeavor", "try" ]
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damnable
s
her damnable pride
deserving a curse
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synchronize
v
Let 's synchronize our efforts
to make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
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synchronize
v
synchronize this film
to make motion picture sound exactly simultaneous with the action
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scalar
a
he played some basic scalar patterns on his guitar
of or relating to a musical scale
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scalar
a
scalar quantity
of or relating to a directionless magnitude such as mass or speed etc. that is completely specified by its magnitude
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scavenge
v
hyenas scavenge
to feed on carrion or refuse
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veiled
v
a veiled threat
to make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
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[ "mystify", "obscure", "hide", "change", "alter", "modify", "veil", "obliterate" ]
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veiled
s
veiled sounds
muted or unclear
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unfailing
s
an unfailing source of good stories
always able to supply more
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unfailing
s
unfailing loyalty
unceasing
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unfailing
s
the unfailing sign of an amateur
not liable to failure
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backless
a
a stool is a backless and armless seat
lacking a back
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swelling
v
The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son
to become filled with pride , arrogance , or anger
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[ "act", "behave", "swell" ]
"The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son" What is the definition of "swelling"?
swelling
v
The bellies of the starving children are swelling
to expand abnormally
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[ "belly", "blister", "swell", "expand", "distend" ]
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penitentiary
s
penitentiary institutions
used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
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doctrinal
a
quibbling over doctrinal minutiae
relating to or involving or preoccupied with doctrine
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unilateral
a
unilateral paralysis
involving only one part or side
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fault
n
they built it right over a geological fault
a crack in the earths crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
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[ "shift", "break", "crack", "fracture", "cleft", "fissure", "crevice" ]
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fault
n
it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it
equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc. .
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fault
n
it was John 's fault
responsibility for a bad situation or event
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builder
n
empire builder
a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country
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adventuresome
a
the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
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tightness
n
she felt an alarming tightness in her chest
a tight feeling in some part of the body
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[ "feeling", "constriction" ]
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symbolize
v
These painters believed that artists should symbolize
to represent or identify by using a symbol
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symbolize
v
These painters believed that artists should symbolize
to use symbols
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piracy
n
air piracy
hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts
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piracy
n
air piracy
taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
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untrue
s
unfortunately the statement was simply untrue
not according with the facts
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untrue
s
is untrue to his highest opportunity and duty " - Bruno Laske
not true to an obligation or trust
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untrue
s
off-level floors and untrue doors and windows
not accurately fitted
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untrue
s
off-level floors and untrue doors and windows
not level
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economically
r
economically this proposal makes no sense
with respect to economic science
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economically
r
economically the country is worse off
with respect to the economic system
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bluntness
n
the bluntness of a Yorkshireman
the quality of being direct and outspoken
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well
n
she was a well of information
an abundant source
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well
v
Tears well in her eyes
to come up , as of a liquid
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[ "rise", "swell", "surface" ]
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well
a
appears to be entirely well
in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
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well
s
it would be well to start early
wise or advantageous and hence advisable
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well
s
it is well that no one saw you
resulting favorably
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well
r
The problem is well understood
thoroughly or completely
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well
r
The problem is well understood
fully
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well
r
The problem is well understood
often used as a combining form
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well
r
I might well do it
indicating high probability
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well
r
I might well do it
in all likelihood
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native
n
he is a native of Brazil
a person born in a particular place or country
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native
a
the native North American sugar maple
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
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native
a
my native land
belonging to one by birth
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native
a
native Americans
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
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native
s
native copper
as found in nature in the elemental form
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stint
n
her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her
an individuals prescribed share of work
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archaic
s
archaic forms of life
little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
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archaic
s
archaic laws
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
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panoramic
s
a panoramic view
as from an altitude or distance
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painted
a
brazen painted faces
having makeup applied
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painted
s
the painted desert
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
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wake
n
the motorboat 's wake capsized the canoe
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
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[ "wave", "backwash" ]
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wake
n
there 's no weeping at an Irish wake
a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
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wake
n
in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
the consequences of an event especially a catastrophic event
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[ "upshot", "outcome", "consequence", "result", "issue", "backwash", "event", "aftermath" ]
"in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" What is the definition of "wake"?
joint
a
a joint session of Congress
united or combined
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joint
s
joint income-tax return
affecting or involving two or more
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joint
s
a joint session of Congress
involving both houses of a legislature
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shadiness
n
they acted with such obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable
of questionable honesty or legality
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shadiness
n
there 's too much shadiness to take good photographs
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
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dibble
v
dibble Spring bulbs
to plant with a wooden hand tool
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dibble
v
dibble the ground
to make a hole with a wooden hand tool
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axial
a
axial angle
relating to or attached to the axis
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adduct
v
adduct the thigh muscle
to draw a limb towards the body
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differently
r
very soon you will know differently
in another and different manner
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metamorphosis
n
the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting
a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
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hesitate
v
Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
to pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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[ "vacillating", "hover", "falter", "oscillating", "waver", "vibrate", "boggle", "faltering", "linger", "oscillate" ]
"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" What is the definition of "hesitate"?
unbind
v
unbind the feet of this poor woman
to untie or unfasten
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thespian
a
the movie director had thespian cooperation
of or relating to drama
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spastic
a
a spastic colon
relating to or characterized by spasm
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spastic
s
spastic movements
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions
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spastic
s
spastic movements
resembling a spasm
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rearward
n
his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions
direction toward the rear
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