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disheveled
s
her clothing was disheveled
in disarray
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"her clothing was disheveled" What is the definition of "disheveled"?
disheveled
s
her clothing was disheveled
extremely disorderly
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"her clothing was disheveled" What is the definition of "disheveled"?
voluntary
a
man is a voluntary agent
of your own free will or design
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"man is a voluntary agent" What is the definition of "voluntary"?
voluntary
a
man is a voluntary agent
done by choice
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"man is a voluntary agent" What is the definition of "voluntary"?
voluntary
a
man is a voluntary agent
not forced or compelled
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"man is a voluntary agent" What is the definition of "voluntary"?
voluntary
a
voluntary motions
controlled by individual volition
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"voluntary motions" What is the definition of "voluntary"?
unknown
a
an unknown amount
not known
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"an unknown amount" What is the definition of "unknown"?
unknown
s
things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths
not known to exist
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"things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths" What is the definition of "unknown"?
invariable
a
an invariable temperature
not liable to or capable of change
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ducal
a
ducal palace
of or belonging to or suitable for a duke
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dew
n
in the morning the grass was wet with dew
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
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lucidly
r
this is a lucidly written book
in a clear and lucid manner
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whole
n
Europe considered as a whole
all of something including all its component elements or parts
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"Europe considered as a whole" What is the definition of "whole"?
whole
a
gave his whole attention
including all components without exception
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"gave his whole attention" What is the definition of "whole"?
whole
a
gave his whole attention
being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration
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"gave his whole attention" What is the definition of "whole"?
whole
a
gave his whole attention
complete
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"gave his whole attention" What is the definition of "whole"?
whole
a
whole brothers and sisters
having the same parents
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"whole brothers and sisters" What is the definition of "whole"?
whole
s
whole in mind and body
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
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"whole in mind and body" What is the definition of "whole"?
valor
n
he received a medal for valor
the qualities of a hero or heroine
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[ "gallantry", "courage", "braveness", "courageousness" ]
"he received a medal for valor" What is the definition of "valor"?
valor
n
he received a medal for valor
exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger especially in battle
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censorious
s
was censorious of petty failings
harshly critical or expressing censure
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"was censorious of petty failings" What is the definition of "censorious"?
tart
s
a tart remark
harsh
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"a tart remark" What is the definition of "tart"?
confounded
s
a cloudy and confounded philosopher
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
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"a cloudy and confounded philosopher" What is the definition of "confounded"?
confounded
s
a cloudy and confounded philosopher
filled with bewilderment
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"a cloudy and confounded philosopher" What is the definition of "confounded"?
foliate
v
foliate metal
to hammer into thin flat foils
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"foliate metal" What is the definition of "foliate"?
foliate
v
foliate glass
to coat or back with metal foil
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"foliate glass" What is the definition of "foliate"?
foliate
a
foliate tracery
ornamented with foliage or foils
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"foliate tracery" What is the definition of "foliate"?
mixture
n
he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade
any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
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[ "dough", "concoction", "roux", "dressing", "stuffing", "mix", "filling" ]
"he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" What is the definition of "mixture"?
fortunately
r
fortunately the weather was good
by good fortune
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"fortunately the weather was good" What is the definition of "fortunately"?
abiding
s
an abiding belief
unceasing
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mint
s
in mint condition
as if new
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penalty
n
neglected his health and paid the penalty
the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
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symptomatic
s
a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever
characteristic or indicative of a disease
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"a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever" What is the definition of "symptomatic"?
symptomatic
a
symptomatic relief
relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms
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"symptomatic relief" What is the definition of "symptomatic"?
prototype
n
he is the prototype of good breeding
a standard or typical example
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[ "imago", "example", "epitome", "model" ]
"he is the prototype of good breeding" What is the definition of "prototype"?
indiscriminate
a
indiscriminate reading habits
not marked by fine distinctions
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"indiscriminate reading habits" What is the definition of "indiscriminate"?
trivially
r
we can prove trivially that this theorem is false
with little effort
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"we can prove trivially that this theorem is false" What is the definition of "trivially"?
trivially
r
trivially motivated requests
in a frivolously trivial manner
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"trivially motivated requests" What is the definition of "trivially"?
attributive
a
` red ' is an attributive adjective in ` a red apple '
of adjectives
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"` red ' is an attributive adjective in ` a red apple '" What is the definition of "attributive"?
attributive
a
` red ' is an attributive adjective in ` a red apple '
placed before the nouns they modify
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"` red ' is an attributive adjective in ` a red apple '" What is the definition of "attributive"?
reformed
v
The Church reformed me
to bring , lead , or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life , conduct , and adopt a right one
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[ "modify", "reclaim", "change", "alter" ]
"The Church reformed me" What is the definition of "reformed"?
reformed
s
a reformed drunkard
caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one
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"a reformed drunkard" What is the definition of "reformed"?
chair
n
he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down
a seat for one person , with a support for the back
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"he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down" What is the definition of "chair"?
chair
n
he is second chair violin
a particular seat in an orchestra
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"he is second chair violin" What is the definition of "chair"?
chair
n
he was awarded an endowed chair in economics
the position of professor
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[ "professorship", "billet", "berth", "office", "spot", "post", "place", "situation" ]
"he was awarded an endowed chair in economics" What is the definition of "chair"?
wreckage
n
they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
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inflated
v
The charges were inflated
to exaggerate or make bigger
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[ "amplify", "increase", "expand" ]
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inflated
v
The war inflated the economy
to cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
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pubescent
s
the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy
having arrived at the onset of puberty the age at which sex glands become functional but not yet fully mature
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"the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy" What is the definition of "pubescent"?
punctilious
s
punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette
marked by precise accordance with details
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"punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette" What is the definition of "punctilious"?
supernatant
s
the supernatant fat was skimmed off
of a liquid
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supernatant
s
the supernatant fat was skimmed off
floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate
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curmudgeonly
s
his curmudgeonly temper
brusque and surly and forbidding
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insistent
s
the bluejay 's insistent cry
repetitive and persistent
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insistent
s
insistent hunger
demanding attention
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"insistent hunger" What is the definition of "insistent"?
frigid
s
a frigid greeting
devoid of warmth and cordiality
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[ "icy", "frosty", "", "wintry" ]
"a frigid greeting" What is the definition of "frigid"?
frigid
s
a frigid greeting
expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
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"a frigid greeting" What is the definition of "frigid"?
frigid
s
a frigid woman
sexually unresponsive
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frigid
s
a frigid day
extremely cold
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"a frigid day" What is the definition of "frigid"?
loiter
v
The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
to be about
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[ "lurk", "tarry", "lingering", "footless", "loaf", "lurch", "linger" ]
"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square" What is the definition of "loiter"?
metaphysical
a
metaphysical philosophy
pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics
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metaphysical
s
metaphysical forces
without material form or substance
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metaphysical
s
metaphysical reasoning
highly abstract and overly theoretical
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conditional
a
conditional acceptance of the terms
imposing or depending on or containing a condition
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dive
v
I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool
to plunge into water
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[ "dove", "diving", "submerse", "jackknife", "submersed", "submerge" ]
"I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool" What is the definition of "dive"?
sourly
r
he complained sourly that the new rules only benefitted the managers
in a sour manner
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crazy
s
a crazy scheme
foolish
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"a crazy scheme" What is the definition of "crazy"?
crazy
s
a crazy scheme
totally unsound
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crazy
s
the crowd went crazy
possessed by inordinate excitement
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"the crowd went crazy" What is the definition of "crazy"?
crazy
s
had a crazy dream
bizarre or fantastic
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"had a crazy dream" What is the definition of "crazy"?
rejection
n
his proposals were met with rejection
the act of rejecting something
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"his proposals were met with rejection" What is the definition of "rejection"?
rejection
n
rejection of the transplanted liver
an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign
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"rejection of the transplanted liver" What is the definition of "rejection"?
slice
n
a slice of the company 's revenue
a share of something
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[ "percentage", "piece", "portion", "share" ]
"a slice of the company 's revenue" What is the definition of "slice"?
feeling
n
she had a feeling of euphoria
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
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feeling
n
he had a queasy feeling
a physical sensation that you experience
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feeling
n
he had a great feeling for music
an intuitive understanding of something
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"he had a great feeling for music" What is the definition of "feeling"?
acoustically
r
acoustically ill-equipped studios
with respect to acoustics
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"acoustically ill-equipped studios" What is the definition of "acoustically"?
conquest
n
the conquest of space
success in mastering something difficult
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"the conquest of space" What is the definition of "conquest"?
contradiction
n
the statement ` he is brave and he is not brave ' is a contradiction
a statement that is necessarily false
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"the statement ` he is brave and he is not brave ' is a contradiction" What is the definition of "contradiction"?
contradiction
n
he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction
the speech act of contradicting someone
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"he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction" What is the definition of "contradiction"?
thereof
r
a problem and the solution thereof
of or concerning this or that
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"a problem and the solution thereof" What is the definition of "thereof"?
serried
s
in serried ranks
pressed together
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"in serried ranks" What is the definition of "serried"?
constitutionally
r
this was constitutionally ruled out
according to the constitution
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"this was constitutionally ruled out" What is the definition of "constitutionally"?
voluminous
s
a voluminous skirt
large in volume or bulk
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"a voluminous skirt" What is the definition of "voluminous"?
voluminous
s
a subject of voluminous legislation
large in number or quantity especially of discourse
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oracular
a
able by oracular means to expose a witch
of or relating to an oracle
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"able by oracular means to expose a witch" What is the definition of "oracular"?
oracular
s
an oracular message
obscurely prophetic
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"an oracular message" What is the definition of "oracular"?
oracular
s
the oracular sayings of Victorian poets
resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
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"the oracular sayings of Victorian poets" What is the definition of "oracular"?
bluff
n
his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted
pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
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bluff
s
a bluff headland
very steep
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"a bluff headland" What is the definition of "bluff"?
bluff
s
a bluff headland
having a prominent and almost vertical front
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bluff
s
a bluff but pleasant manner
bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
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laterally
r
such women carry in their heads kinship knowledge of six generations depth and extending laterally among consanguineal kin as far as the grandchildren of second cousin
to or by or from the side
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"such women carry in their heads kinship knowledge of six generations depth and extending laterally among consanguineal kin as far as the grandchildren of second cousin" What is the definition of "laterally"?
laterally
r
the body is spindle-shaped and only slightly compressed laterally
in a lateral direction or location
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tessellation
n
a tessellation of hexagons
the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern
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"a tessellation of hexagons" What is the definition of "tessellation"?
sober
s
as sober as a judge
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
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"as sober as a judge" What is the definition of "sober"?
sober
s
sober Puritan grey
lacking brightness or color
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"sober Puritan grey" What is the definition of "sober"?
sober
s
sober Puritan grey
dull
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"sober Puritan grey" What is the definition of "sober"?
white
a
as white as fresh snow
being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness
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"as white as fresh snow" What is the definition of "white"?
white
a
as white as fresh snow
having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
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"as white as fresh snow" What is the definition of "white"?