LM-Lexicon/Wordnet · Datasets at Hugging Face

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dying	a	a dying man	in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be	wordnet	[]	"a dying man" What is the definition of "dying"?
dying	s	dying to hear who won	eagerly desirous	wordnet	[]	"dying to hear who won" What is the definition of "dying"?
inverse	n	when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse	something inverted in sequence or character or effect	wordnet	[]	"when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" What is the definition of "inverse"?
inverse	a	a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases ( or decreases ) as the other decreases ( or increases )	opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity	wordnet	[]	"a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases ( or decreases ) as the other decreases ( or increases )" What is the definition of "inverse"?
shady	s	the shady side of the street	filled with shade	wordnet	[]	"the shady side of the street" What is the definition of "shady"?
shady	s	a shady operation	unscrupulous	wordnet	[]	"a shady operation" What is the definition of "shady"?
fateful	s	that fateful meeting of the U.N. when ... it declared war on North Korea " - Saturday Rev	having momentous consequences	wordnet	[]	"that fateful meeting of the U.N. when ... it declared war on North Korea " - Saturday Rev" What is the definition of "fateful"?
fateful	s	that fateful meeting of the U.N. when ... it declared war on North Korea " - Saturday Rev	of decisive importance	wordnet	[]	"that fateful meeting of the U.N. when ... it declared war on North Korea " - Saturday Rev" What is the definition of "fateful"?
fateful	s	a fateful error	having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences	wordnet	[]	"a fateful error" What is the definition of "fateful"?
fateful	s	a fateful error	bringing ruin	wordnet	[]	"a fateful error" What is the definition of "fateful"?
expedite	v	This should expedite the process	to speed up the progress of	wordnet	[ "assist", "aid", "hasten", "help" ]	"This should expedite the process" What is the definition of "expedite"?
expedite	v	This should expedite the process	to facilitate	wordnet	[ "assist", "aid", "hasten", "help" ]	"This should expedite the process" What is the definition of "expedite"?
expedite	v	I will try to expedite the matter	to process fast and efficiently	wordnet	[]	"I will try to expedite the matter" What is the definition of "expedite"?
nominally	r	nominally he is the boss	in name only	wordnet	[]	"nominally he is the boss" What is the definition of "nominally"?
oblige	v	We had to oblige him	to provide a service or favor for someone	wordnet	[ "accommodate", "comply", "obliging" ]	"We had to oblige him" What is the definition of "oblige"?
portmanteau	n	` motel ' is a portmanteau word made by combining ` motor ' and ` hotel '	a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings	wordnet	[ "blend", "neologism", "coinage" ]	"` motel ' is a portmanteau word made by combining ` motor ' and ` hotel '" What is the definition of "portmanteau"?
legislatively	r	legislatively determined	by legislation	wordnet	[]	"legislatively determined" What is the definition of "legislatively"?
patrician	s	a patrician nose	befitting a person of noble origin	wordnet	[]	"a patrician nose" What is the definition of "patrician"?
patrician	s	patrician landholders of the American South	belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy	wordnet	[]	"patrician landholders of the American South" What is the definition of "patrician"?
legendary	s	the legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers	so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend	wordnet	[]	"the legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers" What is the definition of "legendary"?
legendary	s	legendary exploits of Jesse James	celebrated in fable or legend	wordnet	[]	"legendary exploits of Jesse James" What is the definition of "legendary"?
descendent	s	descendent gene	proceeding by descent from an ancestor	wordnet	[]	"descendent gene" What is the definition of "descendent"?
predetermination	n	he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong	a mental determination or resolve in advance	wordnet	[]	"he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong" What is the definition of "predetermination"?
predetermination	n	he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong	an antecedent intention to do something	wordnet	[]	"he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong" What is the definition of "predetermination"?
sanitary	a	sanitary conditions for preparing food	free from filth and pathogens	wordnet	[]	"sanitary conditions for preparing food" What is the definition of "sanitary"?
acquisitive	a	an acquisitive mind	eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas	wordnet	[]	"an acquisitive mind" What is the definition of "acquisitive"?
thereby	r	He knocked over the red wine , thereby ruining the table cloth	by that means or because of that	wordnet	[]	"He knocked over the red wine , thereby ruining the table cloth" What is the definition of "thereby"?
humility	n	not everyone regards humility as a virtue	a disposition to be humble	wordnet	[ "trait", "meekness", "humbleness" ]	"not everyone regards humility as a virtue" What is the definition of "humility"?
humility	n	not everyone regards humility as a virtue	a lack of false pride	wordnet	[ "trait", "meekness", "humbleness" ]	"not everyone regards humility as a virtue" What is the definition of "humility"?
humility	n	he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope	a humble feeling	wordnet	[ "submission", "feeling", "meekness", "humbleness" ]	"he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope" What is the definition of "humility"?
proportional	s	the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime	properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics	wordnet	[ "relative", "" ]	"the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime" What is the definition of "proportional"?
proportional	s	the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime	usually followed by to	wordnet	[ "relative", "" ]	"the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime" What is the definition of "proportional"?
impression	n	his impression of her was favorable	a vague idea in which some confidence is placed	wordnet	[ "suspicion", "thought", "feeling", "hunch", "belief", "presence", "idea", "intuition", "opinion" ]	"his impression of her was favorable" What is the definition of "impression"?
impression	n	he made a good impression	an outward appearance	wordnet	[]	"he made a good impression" What is the definition of "impression"?
knocker	n	open the door and see who the knocker is	a person who knocks as seeking to gain admittance	wordnet	[]	"open the door and see who the knocker is" What is the definition of "knocker"?
dainty	s	a dainty teacup	delicately beautiful	wordnet	[]	"a dainty teacup" What is the definition of "dainty"?
dainty	s	a dainty dish to set before a kind	especially pleasing to the taste	wordnet	[]	"a dainty dish to set before a kind" What is the definition of "dainty"?
craft	n	he represented the craft of brewers	people who perform a particular kind of skilled work	wordnet	[ "class", "stratum", "trade" ]	"he represented the craft of brewers" What is the definition of "craft"?
scrubby	s	open scrubby woods	sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush	wordnet	[]	"open scrubby woods" What is the definition of "scrubby"?
scrubby	s	scrubby cut-over pine	inferior in size or quality	wordnet	[]	"scrubby cut-over pine" What is the definition of "scrubby"?
onset	n	the onset of pneumonia	the beginning or early stages	wordnet	[]	"the onset of pneumonia" What is the definition of "onset"?
obligation	n	he is under an obligation to finish the job	the state of being obligated to do or pay something	wordnet	[]	"he is under an obligation to finish the job" What is the definition of "obligation"?
shelling	n	the shelling went on for hours without pausing	the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target	wordnet	[ "battery", "fire", "firing", "barrage" ]	"the shelling went on for hours without pausing" What is the definition of "shelling"?
shelling	v	The enemy has been shelling us all day	to use explosives on	wordnet	[ "bomb", "bombard", "shell", "blast" ]	"The enemy has been shelling us all day" What is the definition of "shelling"?
inextricably	r	motives inspired by Mammon were often inextricably blended with things pertaining to Caesar and to God	in an inextricable manner	wordnet	[]	"motives inspired by Mammon were often inextricably blended with things pertaining to Caesar and to God" What is the definition of "inextricably"?
savage	s	a savage slap	able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering	wordnet	[]	"a savage slap" What is the definition of "savage"?
savage	s	a savage people	without civilizing influences	wordnet	[]	"a savage people" What is the definition of "savage"?
fearfully	r	they were fearfully attacked	in an alarming manner	wordnet	[]	"they were fearfully attacked" What is the definition of "fearfully"?
bluster	n	he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations	noisy confusion and turbulence	wordnet	[]	"he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations" What is the definition of "bluster"?
cancerous	s	a cancerous growth	relating to or affected with cancer	wordnet	[]	"a cancerous growth" What is the definition of "cancerous"?
cancerous	s	remorse was cancerous within him	like a cancer	wordnet	[]	"remorse was cancerous within him" What is the definition of "cancerous"?
cancerous	s	remorse was cancerous within him	an evil that grows and spreads	wordnet	[]	"remorse was cancerous within him" What is the definition of "cancerous"?
posthumously	r	these piano pieces were published posthumously	after death	wordnet	[]	"these piano pieces were published posthumously" What is the definition of "posthumously"?
worry	n	his worry over the prospect of being fired	a strong feeling of anxiety	wordnet	[ "trouble", "" ]	"his worry over the prospect of being fired" What is the definition of "worry"?
worry	n	it 's a major worry	something or someone that causes anxiety	wordnet	[ "business", "encumbrance", "bugaboo", "burden", "onus", "concern", "headache", "load", "vexation" ]	"it 's a major worry" What is the definition of "worry"?
worry	n	it 's a major worry	a source of unhappiness	wordnet	[ "business", "encumbrance", "bugaboo", "burden", "onus", "concern", "headache", "load", "vexation" ]	"it 's a major worry" What is the definition of "worry"?
worry	v	I worry about my grades	to be concerned with	wordnet	[ "care", "dwell", "minded", "mind" ]	"I worry about my grades" What is the definition of "worry"?
makeup	n	he missed the test and had to take a makeup	an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event	wordnet	[]	"he missed the test and had to take a makeup" What is the definition of "makeup"?
unblemished	a	an unblemished record	free from physical or moral spots or stains	wordnet	[]	"an unblemished record" What is the definition of "unblemished"?
receive	v	receive payment	to get something	wordnet	[]	"receive payment" What is the definition of "receive"?
receive	v	receive payment	to come into possession of	wordnet	[]	"receive payment" What is the definition of "receive"?
atomic	a	atomic structure	of or relating to or comprising atoms	wordnet	[]	"atomic structure" What is the definition of "atomic"?
remote	n	he lost the remote for his TV	a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance	wordnet	[]	"he lost the remote for his TV" What is the definition of "remote"?
remote	s	remote stars	located far away spatially	wordnet	[]	"remote stars" What is the definition of "remote"?
remote	s	a remote possibility	very unlikely	wordnet	[]	"a remote possibility" What is the definition of "remote"?
remote	s	the remote past or future	separate or apart in time	wordnet	[]	"the remote past or future" What is the definition of "remote"?
remote	a	a remote relative	far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship	wordnet	[]	"a remote relative" What is the definition of "remote"?
spray	n	a spray of bullets	a quantity of small objects flying through the air	wordnet	[]	"a spray of bullets" What is the definition of "spray"?
spray	v	spray water on someone	to scatter in a mass or jet of droplets	wordnet	[]	"spray water on someone" What is the definition of "spray"?
heraldic	s	the Beatles were heraldic of a new style of music	indicative of or announcing something to come	wordnet	[]	"the Beatles were heraldic of a new style of music" What is the definition of "heraldic"?
stopover	n	there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago	a stopping place on a journey	wordnet	[]	"there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago" What is the definition of "stopover"?
stopover	n	they made a stopover to visit their friends	a brief stay in the course of a journey	wordnet	[ "stay", "stop", "stand" ]	"they made a stopover to visit their friends" What is the definition of "stopover"?
insatiably	r	she was insatiably hungry	to an insatiable degree	wordnet	[]	"she was insatiably hungry" What is the definition of "insatiably"?
insatiably	r	he clawed insatiably at the traditional precepts	in an insatiable manner	wordnet	[]	"he clawed insatiably at the traditional precepts" What is the definition of "insatiably"?
insatiably	r	he clawed insatiably at the traditional precepts	with persistence but without satisfaction	wordnet	[]	"he clawed insatiably at the traditional precepts" What is the definition of "insatiably"?
imperturbable	s	an imperturbable self-possession	not easily perturbed or excited or upset	wordnet	[]	"an imperturbable self-possession" What is the definition of "imperturbable"?
imperturbable	s	an imperturbable self-possession	marked by extreme calm and composure	wordnet	[]	"an imperturbable self-possession" What is the definition of "imperturbable"?
bestial	s	a bestial nature	resembling a beast	wordnet	[]	"a bestial nature" What is the definition of "bestial"?
bestial	s	a bestial nature	showing lack of human sensibility	wordnet	[]	"a bestial nature" What is the definition of "bestial"?
suck	v	suck the poison from the place where the snake bit	to draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth	wordnet	[ "drinking", "sucking", "drunk", "drink" ]	"suck the poison from the place where the snake bit" What is the definition of "suck"?
suggestive	s	a suggestive nod	tending to suggest something improper or indecent	wordnet	[]	"a suggestive nod" What is the definition of "suggestive"?
suggestive	s	artifacts suggestive of an ancient society	tending to suggest or imply	wordnet	[]	"artifacts suggestive of an ancient society" What is the definition of "suggestive"?
person	n	there was too much for one person to do	a human being	wordnet	[ "player", "rectifier", "being", "tempter", "venturer", "cashier", "snuffer", "contestant", "visionary", "worker", "restrainer", "peer", "biter", "survivor", "straight", "anomaly", "weasel", "spoiler", "abstinent", "effector", "machine", "riser", "repeater", "pursuer", ...	"there was too much for one person to do" What is the definition of "person"?
person	n	a weapon was hidden on his person	a human body usually including the clothing	wordnet	[]	"a weapon was hidden on his person" What is the definition of "person"?
person	n	stop talking about yourself in the third person	a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns , possessive determiners , and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker , the addressee , or a third party	wordnet	[]	"stop talking about yourself in the third person" What is the definition of "person"?
indulgence	n	too much indulgence spoils a child	a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone	wordnet	[ "tolerance", "lenience", "softness" ]	"too much indulgence spoils a child" What is the definition of "indulgence"?
privileged	s	a privileged statement	not subject to usual rules or penalties	wordnet	[]	"a privileged statement" What is the definition of "privileged"?
privileged	s	privileged information	confined to an exclusive group	wordnet	[]	"privileged information" What is the definition of "privileged"?
independent	a	an independent mind	free from external control and constraint	wordnet	[]	"an independent mind" What is the definition of "independent"?
genital	a	genital herpes	of or relating to the external sex organs	wordnet	[]	"genital herpes" What is the definition of "genital"?
maximum	a	maximum pressure	the greatest or most complete or best possible	wordnet	[]	"maximum pressure" What is the definition of "maximum"?
violence	n	he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he can not do by force and violence in the short one	an act of aggression as one against a person who resists	wordnet	[ "hostility", "aggression", "riot", "force" ]	"he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he can not do by force and violence in the short one" What is the definition of "violence"?
violence	n	the storm 's violence	the property of being wild or turbulent	wordnet	[ "vehemence", "savageness", "savagery", "fury", "intensiveness" ]	"the storm 's violence" What is the definition of "violence"?
exterminate	v	Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews , Gypsies , Communists , and homosexuals of Europe	to kill en masse	wordnet	[]	"Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews , Gypsies , Communists , and homosexuals of Europe" What is the definition of "exterminate"?
exterminate	v	Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews , Gypsies , Communists , and homosexuals of Europe	to kill on a large scale	wordnet	[]	"Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews , Gypsies , Communists , and homosexuals of Europe" What is the definition of "exterminate"?
exterminate	v	Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews , Gypsies , Communists , and homosexuals of Europe	to kill many	wordnet	[]	"Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews , Gypsies , Communists , and homosexuals of Europe" What is the definition of "exterminate"?
ridiculous	s	her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous	incongruous	wordnet	[]	"her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" What is the definition of "ridiculous"?
ridiculous	s	her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous	inviting ridicule	wordnet	[]	"her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" What is the definition of "ridiculous"?
deceased	s	he is deceased	dead	wordnet	[]	"he is deceased" What is the definition of "deceased"?
odds	n	he offered odds of two to one	the ratio by which one betters wager is greater than that of another	wordnet	[]	"he offered odds of two to one" What is the definition of "odds"?

dying

a

a dying man

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

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"a dying man" What is the definition of "dying"?

dying

s

dying to hear who won

eagerly desirous

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"dying to hear who won" What is the definition of "dying"?

inverse

n

when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse

something inverted in sequence or character or effect

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"when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" What is the definition of "inverse"?

inverse

a

a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases ( or decreases ) as the other decreases ( or increases )

opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity

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"a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases ( or decreases ) as the other decreases ( or increases )" What is the definition of "inverse"?

shady

s

the shady side of the street

filled with shade

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"the shady side of the street" What is the definition of "shady"?

shady

s

a shady operation

unscrupulous

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"a shady operation" What is the definition of "shady"?

fateful

s

that fateful meeting of the U.N. when ... it declared war on North Korea " - Saturday Rev

having momentous consequences

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"that fateful meeting of the U.N. when ... it declared war on North Korea " - Saturday Rev" What is the definition of "fateful"?

fateful

s

that fateful meeting of the U.N. when ... it declared war on North Korea " - Saturday Rev

of decisive importance

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"that fateful meeting of the U.N. when ... it declared war on North Korea " - Saturday Rev" What is the definition of "fateful"?

fateful

s

a fateful error

having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences

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"a fateful error" What is the definition of "fateful"?

fateful

s

a fateful error

bringing ruin

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"a fateful error" What is the definition of "fateful"?

expedite

v

This should expedite the process

to speed up the progress of

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[ "assist", "aid", "hasten", "help" ]

"This should expedite the process" What is the definition of "expedite"?

expedite

v

This should expedite the process

to facilitate

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[ "assist", "aid", "hasten", "help" ]

"This should expedite the process" What is the definition of "expedite"?

expedite

v

I will try to expedite the matter

to process fast and efficiently

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"I will try to expedite the matter" What is the definition of "expedite"?

nominally

r

nominally he is the boss

in name only

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"nominally he is the boss" What is the definition of "nominally"?

oblige

v

We had to oblige him

to provide a service or favor for someone

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[ "accommodate", "comply", "obliging" ]

"We had to oblige him" What is the definition of "oblige"?

portmanteau

n

` motel ' is a portmanteau word made by combining ` motor ' and ` hotel '

a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings

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[ "blend", "neologism", "coinage" ]

"` motel ' is a portmanteau word made by combining ` motor ' and ` hotel '" What is the definition of "portmanteau"?

legislatively

r

legislatively determined

by legislation

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"legislatively determined" What is the definition of "legislatively"?

patrician

s

a patrician nose

befitting a person of noble origin

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"a patrician nose" What is the definition of "patrician"?

patrician

s

patrician landholders of the American South

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

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"patrician landholders of the American South" What is the definition of "patrician"?

legendary

s

the legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers

so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend

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"the legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers" What is the definition of "legendary"?

legendary

s

legendary exploits of Jesse James

celebrated in fable or legend

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"legendary exploits of Jesse James" What is the definition of "legendary"?

descendent

s

descendent gene

proceeding by descent from an ancestor

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"descendent gene" What is the definition of "descendent"?

predetermination

n

he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong

a mental determination or resolve in advance

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"he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong" What is the definition of "predetermination"?

predetermination

n

he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong

an antecedent intention to do something

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"he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong" What is the definition of "predetermination"?

sanitary

a

sanitary conditions for preparing food

free from filth and pathogens

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"sanitary conditions for preparing food" What is the definition of "sanitary"?

acquisitive

a

an acquisitive mind

eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas

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"an acquisitive mind" What is the definition of "acquisitive"?

thereby

r

He knocked over the red wine , thereby ruining the table cloth

by that means or because of that

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"He knocked over the red wine , thereby ruining the table cloth" What is the definition of "thereby"?

humility

n

not everyone regards humility as a virtue

a disposition to be humble

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[ "trait", "meekness", "humbleness" ]

"not everyone regards humility as a virtue" What is the definition of "humility"?

humility

n

not everyone regards humility as a virtue

a lack of false pride

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[ "trait", "meekness", "humbleness" ]

"not everyone regards humility as a virtue" What is the definition of "humility"?

humility

n

he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope

a humble feeling

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[ "submission", "feeling", "meekness", "humbleness" ]

"he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope" What is the definition of "humility"?

proportional

s

the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime

properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics

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[ "relative", "" ]

"the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime" What is the definition of "proportional"?

proportional

s

the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime

usually followed by to

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[ "relative", "" ]

"the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime" What is the definition of "proportional"?

impression

n

his impression of her was favorable

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

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[ "suspicion", "thought", "feeling", "hunch", "belief", "presence", "idea", "intuition", "opinion" ]

"his impression of her was favorable" What is the definition of "impression"?

impression

n

he made a good impression

an outward appearance

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"he made a good impression" What is the definition of "impression"?

knocker

n

open the door and see who the knocker is

a person who knocks as seeking to gain admittance

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"open the door and see who the knocker is" What is the definition of "knocker"?

dainty

s

a dainty teacup

delicately beautiful

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"a dainty teacup" What is the definition of "dainty"?

dainty

s

a dainty dish to set before a kind

especially pleasing to the taste

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"a dainty dish to set before a kind" What is the definition of "dainty"?

craft

n

he represented the craft of brewers

people who perform a particular kind of skilled work

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[ "class", "stratum", "trade" ]

"he represented the craft of brewers" What is the definition of "craft"?

scrubby

s

open scrubby woods

sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush

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"open scrubby woods" What is the definition of "scrubby"?

scrubby

s

scrubby cut-over pine

inferior in size or quality

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"scrubby cut-over pine" What is the definition of "scrubby"?

onset

n

the onset of pneumonia

the beginning or early stages

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"the onset of pneumonia" What is the definition of "onset"?

obligation

n

he is under an obligation to finish the job

the state of being obligated to do or pay something

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"he is under an obligation to finish the job" What is the definition of "obligation"?

shelling

n

the shelling went on for hours without pausing

the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target

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[ "battery", "fire", "firing", "barrage" ]

"the shelling went on for hours without pausing" What is the definition of "shelling"?

shelling

v

The enemy has been shelling us all day

to use explosives on

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[ "bomb", "bombard", "shell", "blast" ]

"The enemy has been shelling us all day" What is the definition of "shelling"?

inextricably

r

motives inspired by Mammon were often inextricably blended with things pertaining to Caesar and to God

in an inextricable manner

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"motives inspired by Mammon were often inextricably blended with things pertaining to Caesar and to God" What is the definition of "inextricably"?

savage

s

a savage slap

able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

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"a savage slap" What is the definition of "savage"?

savage

s

a savage people

without civilizing influences

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"a savage people" What is the definition of "savage"?

fearfully

r

they were fearfully attacked

in an alarming manner

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bluster

n

he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations

noisy confusion and turbulence

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cancerous

s

a cancerous growth

relating to or affected with cancer

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cancerous

s

remorse was cancerous within him

like a cancer

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cancerous

s

remorse was cancerous within him

an evil that grows and spreads

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posthumously

r

these piano pieces were published posthumously

after death

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"these piano pieces were published posthumously" What is the definition of "posthumously"?

worry

n

his worry over the prospect of being fired

a strong feeling of anxiety

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"his worry over the prospect of being fired" What is the definition of "worry"?

worry

n

it 's a major worry

something or someone that causes anxiety

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"it 's a major worry" What is the definition of "worry"?

worry

n

it 's a major worry

a source of unhappiness

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"it 's a major worry" What is the definition of "worry"?

worry

v

I worry about my grades

to be concerned with

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"I worry about my grades" What is the definition of "worry"?

makeup

n

he missed the test and had to take a makeup

an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event

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unblemished

a

an unblemished record

free from physical or moral spots or stains

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receive

v

receive payment

to get something

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receive

v

receive payment

to come into possession of

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atomic

a

atomic structure

of or relating to or comprising atoms

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remote

n

he lost the remote for his TV

a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance

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remote

s

remote stars

located far away spatially

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remote

s

a remote possibility

very unlikely

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remote

s

the remote past or future

separate or apart in time

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remote

a

a remote relative

far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship

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spray

n

a spray of bullets

a quantity of small objects flying through the air

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spray

v

spray water on someone

to scatter in a mass or jet of droplets

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heraldic

s

the Beatles were heraldic of a new style of music

indicative of or announcing something to come

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stopover

n

there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago

a stopping place on a journey

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stopover

n

they made a stopover to visit their friends

a brief stay in the course of a journey

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"they made a stopover to visit their friends" What is the definition of "stopover"?

insatiably

r

she was insatiably hungry

to an insatiable degree

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insatiably

r

he clawed insatiably at the traditional precepts

in an insatiable manner

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insatiably

r

he clawed insatiably at the traditional precepts

with persistence but without satisfaction

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imperturbable

s

an imperturbable self-possession

not easily perturbed or excited or upset

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imperturbable

s

an imperturbable self-possession

marked by extreme calm and composure

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bestial

s

a bestial nature

resembling a beast

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bestial

s

a bestial nature

showing lack of human sensibility

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suck

v

suck the poison from the place where the snake bit

to draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth

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"suck the poison from the place where the snake bit" What is the definition of "suck"?

suggestive

s

a suggestive nod

tending to suggest something improper or indecent

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suggestive

s

artifacts suggestive of an ancient society

tending to suggest or imply

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person

n

there was too much for one person to do

a human being

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"there was too much for one person to do" What is the definition of "person"?

person

n

a weapon was hidden on his person

a human body usually including the clothing

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person

n

stop talking about yourself in the third person

a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns , possessive determiners , and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker , the addressee , or a third party

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indulgence

n

too much indulgence spoils a child

a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

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privileged

s

a privileged statement

not subject to usual rules or penalties

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privileged

s

privileged information

confined to an exclusive group

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independent

a

an independent mind

free from external control and constraint

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genital

a

genital herpes

of or relating to the external sex organs

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maximum

a

maximum pressure

the greatest or most complete or best possible

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violence

n

he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he can not do by force and violence in the short one

an act of aggression as one against a person who resists

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"he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he can not do by force and violence in the short one" What is the definition of "violence"?

violence

n

the storm 's violence

the property of being wild or turbulent

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"the storm 's violence" What is the definition of "violence"?

exterminate

v

Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews , Gypsies , Communists , and homosexuals of Europe

to kill en masse

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"Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews , Gypsies , Communists , and homosexuals of Europe" What is the definition of "exterminate"?

exterminate

v

Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews , Gypsies , Communists , and homosexuals of Europe

to kill on a large scale

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exterminate

v

Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews , Gypsies , Communists , and homosexuals of Europe

to kill many

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ridiculous

s

her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous

incongruous

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ridiculous

s

her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous

inviting ridicule

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deceased

s

he is deceased

dead

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odds

n

he offered odds of two to one

the ratio by which one betters wager is greater than that of another

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"he offered odds of two to one" What is the definition of "odds"?