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evident
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s
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a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript
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capable of being seen or noticed
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conducive
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s
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working conditions are not conducive to productivity
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tending to bring about
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"working conditions are not conducive to productivity" What is the definition of "conducive"?
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conducive
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s
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working conditions are not conducive to productivity
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being partly responsible for
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"working conditions are not conducive to productivity" What is the definition of "conducive"?
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utility
|
s
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a utility infielder
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capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
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"substitute",
""
] |
"a utility infielder" What is the definition of "utility"?
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stagnate
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v
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Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy
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to stand still
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"Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy" What is the definition of "stagnate"?
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tamp
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v
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tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso
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to press down tightly
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"compact",
"pack",
"compressed",
"compress"
] |
"tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso" What is the definition of "tamp"?
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actually
|
r
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to be nominally but not actually independent
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in actual fact
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"to be nominally but not actually independent" What is the definition of "actually"?
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actually
|
r
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you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out
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used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated
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"you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out" What is the definition of "actually"?
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actually
|
r
|
you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out
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surprisingly
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"you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out" What is the definition of "actually"?
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actually
|
r
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the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air
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at the present moment
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"the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air" What is the definition of "actually"?
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crackle
|
s
|
a crackle glaze
|
having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks , as in crackleware
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"a crackle glaze" What is the definition of "crackle"?
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atheist
|
a
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atheist leanings
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related to or characterized by or given to atheism
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"atheist leanings" What is the definition of "atheist"?
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unhinge
|
v
|
unhinge the door
|
to remove the hinges from
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"unhinge the door" What is the definition of "unhinge"?
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watershed
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n
|
the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations
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an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
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"the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations" What is the definition of "watershed"?
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props
|
n
|
I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem
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proper respect
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"I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem" What is the definition of "props"?
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props
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n
|
before every scene he ran down his checklist of props
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any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
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"prop",
"object",
"property"
] |
"before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" What is the definition of "props"?
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sadness
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n
|
she tired of his perpetual sadness
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the state of being sad
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"she tired of his perpetual sadness" What is the definition of "sadness"?
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job
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n
|
estimates of the city 's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars
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a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
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[
"chore",
"stint",
"duty"
] |
"estimates of the city 's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars" What is the definition of "job"?
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job
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n
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he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right
|
an object worked on
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"he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right" What is the definition of "job"?
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job
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n
|
he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right
|
a result produced by working
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"he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right" What is the definition of "job"?
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flaky
|
a
|
flaky soap
|
made of or resembling flakes
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"flaky soap" What is the definition of "flaky"?
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threadbare
|
s
|
threadbare rugs
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having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
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"threadbare rugs" What is the definition of "threadbare"?
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threadbare
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s
|
repeating threadbare jokes
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repeated too often
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"repeating threadbare jokes" What is the definition of "threadbare"?
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threadbare
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s
|
repeating threadbare jokes
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overfamiliar through overuse
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"repeating threadbare jokes" What is the definition of "threadbare"?
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screaming
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n
|
her screaming attracted the neighbors
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sharp piercing cry
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[
"call",
"scream",
"shout",
"yell",
"outcry",
"crying",
"cry",
"shriek",
"screech"
] |
"her screaming attracted the neighbors" What is the definition of "screaming"?
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screaming
|
v
|
Fighter planes are screaming through the skies
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to make a loud , piercing sound
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[
"noise",
"scream",
"resound"
] |
"Fighter planes are screaming through the skies" What is the definition of "screaming"?
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screaming
|
s
|
a screaming farce
|
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
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"a screaming farce" What is the definition of "screaming"?
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everlasting
|
s
|
life everlasting
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continuing forever or indefinitely
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[
"ageless",
"",
"eternal",
"perpetual"
] |
"life everlasting" What is the definition of "everlasting"?
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boss
|
n
|
the boss hired three more men for the new job
|
a person responsible for hiring workers
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"the boss hired three more men for the new job" What is the definition of "boss"?
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boss
|
n
|
he is his own boss now
|
a person who exercises control and makes decisions
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[] |
"he is his own boss now" What is the definition of "boss"?
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boss
|
s
|
a boss hand at carpentry
|
exceptionally good
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[] |
"a boss hand at carpentry" What is the definition of "boss"?
|
station
|
n
|
he started looking for a gas station
|
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
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"he started looking for a gas station" What is the definition of "station"?
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plant
|
n
|
they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles
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buildings for carrying on industrial labor
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"they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" What is the definition of "plant"?
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plant
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v
|
plant fish
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to place into a river
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[] |
"plant fish" What is the definition of "plant"?
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plant
|
v
|
plant bugs in the dissident 's apartment
|
to place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
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"plant bugs in the dissident 's apartment" What is the definition of "plant"?
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sale
|
n
|
he has just made his first sale
|
a particular instance of selling
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"he has just made his first sale" What is the definition of "sale"?
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sale
|
n
|
laws limit the sale of handguns
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the general activity of selling
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"laws limit the sale of handguns" What is the definition of "sale"?
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sale
|
n
|
they held a sale to reduce their inventory
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an occasion usually brief for buying at specially reduced prices
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"they held a sale to reduce their inventory" What is the definition of "sale"?
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sensible
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a
|
even amoeba are sensible creatures
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able to feel or perceive
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"sensitive",
""
] |
"even amoeba are sensible creatures" What is the definition of "sensible"?
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sensible
|
a
|
a sensible choice
|
showing reason or sound judgment
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[] |
"a sensible choice" What is the definition of "sensible"?
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sensible
|
s
|
the sensible universe
|
readily perceived by the senses
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[] |
"the sensible universe" What is the definition of "sensible"?
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sensible
|
s
|
made sensible of his mistakes
|
aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed
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"made sensible of his mistakes" What is the definition of "sensible"?
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singular
|
s
|
can the singular person be understood apart from his culture ?
|
being a single and separate person or thing
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"can the singular person be understood apart from his culture ?" What is the definition of "singular"?
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singular
|
s
|
a singular example
|
the single one of its kind
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"a singular example" What is the definition of "singular"?
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singular
|
s
|
such poise is singular in one so young
|
unusual or striking
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[] |
"such poise is singular in one so young" What is the definition of "singular"?
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falsely
|
r
|
a seduction on my part would land us with the necessity to rise , bathe and dress , chat falsely about this and that , and emerge into the rest of the evening as though nothing had happened
|
in an insincerely false manner
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[] |
"a seduction on my part would land us with the necessity to rise , bathe and dress , chat falsely about this and that , and emerge into the rest of the evening as though nothing had happened" What is the definition of "falsely"?
|
falsely
|
r
|
to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely
|
in an incorrect manner
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"to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely" What is the definition of "falsely"?
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stateliness
|
n
|
she served coffee with great stateliness
|
an elaborate manner of doing something
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[] |
"she served coffee with great stateliness" What is the definition of "stateliness"?
|
tremendous
|
s
|
tremendous sweeping plains
|
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
|
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[] |
"tremendous sweeping plains" What is the definition of "tremendous"?
|
tremendous
|
s
|
tremendous sweeping plains
|
that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology - walter lippman
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"tremendous sweeping plains" What is the definition of "tremendous"?
|
tremendous
|
s
|
a tremendous achievement
|
extraordinarily good or great
|
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[] |
"a tremendous achievement" What is the definition of "tremendous"?
|
tremendous
|
s
|
a tremendous achievement
|
used especially as intensifiers
|
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[] |
"a tremendous achievement" What is the definition of "tremendous"?
|
crate
|
v
|
crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum
|
to as for protection
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[] |
"crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum" What is the definition of "crate"?
|
sympathy
|
n
|
the two of them were in close sympathy
|
a relation of affinity or harmony between people
|
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[] |
"the two of them were in close sympathy" What is the definition of "sympathy"?
|
sympathy
|
n
|
the two of them were in close sympathy
|
whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
|
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[] |
"the two of them were in close sympathy" What is the definition of "sympathy"?
|
subjective
|
a
|
a subjective judgment
|
taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
|
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[] |
"a subjective judgment" What is the definition of "subjective"?
|
nakedly
|
r
|
they were attacked as they huddled nakedly on the bare hill
|
in an exposed manner
|
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|
[] |
"they were attacked as they huddled nakedly on the bare hill" What is the definition of "nakedly"?
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nakedly
|
r
|
they were attacked as they huddled nakedly on the bare hill
|
without protection or defense
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|
[] |
"they were attacked as they huddled nakedly on the bare hill" What is the definition of "nakedly"?
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nakedly
|
r
|
Henriette saw the weaving figure of an Apache warrior reel nakedly on a pony and rush by with a rifle raised
|
without clothing
|
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"Henriette saw the weaving figure of an Apache warrior reel nakedly on a pony and rush by with a rifle raised" What is the definition of "nakedly"?
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final
|
s
|
the final answer
|
conclusive in a process or progression
|
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[] |
"the final answer" What is the definition of "final"?
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final
|
s
|
the judge 's decision is final
|
not to be altered or undone
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[] |
"the judge 's decision is final" What is the definition of "final"?
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final
|
s
|
the final chapter
|
occurring at or forming an end or termination
|
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[] |
"the final chapter" What is the definition of "final"?
|
lucid
|
s
|
a lucid moment in his madness
|
having a clear mind
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wordnet
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[] |
"a lucid moment in his madness" What is the definition of "lucid"?
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lucid
|
s
|
lucid directions
|
transparently clear
|
wordnet
|
[
"limpid",
"",
"pellucid",
"perspicuous"
] |
"lucid directions" What is the definition of "lucid"?
|
lucid
|
s
|
lucid directions
|
easily understandable
|
wordnet
|
[
"limpid",
"",
"pellucid",
"perspicuous"
] |
"lucid directions" What is the definition of "lucid"?
|
lucid
|
s
|
a lucid thinker
|
capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
|
wordnet
|
[
"coherent",
"",
"logical"
] |
"a lucid thinker" What is the definition of "lucid"?
|
outlandish
|
s
|
the outlandish clothes of teenagers
|
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
|
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[] |
"the outlandish clothes of teenagers" What is the definition of "outlandish"?
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missing
|
s
|
missing in action
|
not able to be found
|
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[] |
"missing in action" What is the definition of "missing"?
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lame
|
n
|
she wore a gold lame dress
|
a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
|
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[] |
"she wore a gold lame dress" What is the definition of "lame"?
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lame
|
s
|
a lame argument
|
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
|
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[] |
"a lame argument" What is the definition of "lame"?
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equatorial
|
a
|
equatorial diameter
|
of or relating to or at an equator
|
wordnet
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[] |
"equatorial diameter" What is the definition of "equatorial"?
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equatorial
|
a
|
equatorial heat
|
of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator
|
wordnet
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[] |
"equatorial heat" What is the definition of "equatorial"?
|
equatorial
|
a
|
equatorial Africa
|
of or existing at or near the geographic equator
|
wordnet
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[] |
"equatorial Africa" What is the definition of "equatorial"?
|
seminal
|
a
|
seminal fluid
|
pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen
|
wordnet
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[] |
"seminal fluid" What is the definition of "seminal"?
|
seminal
|
s
|
seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another
|
containing seeds of later development
|
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[] |
"seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another" What is the definition of "seminal"?
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birch
|
n
|
my father never spared the birch
|
used to hit people as punishment
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"my father never spared the birch" What is the definition of "birch"?
|
hotbed
|
n
|
it was a hotbed of vice
|
a situation that is ideal for rapid development especially of something bad
|
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[] |
"it was a hotbed of vice" What is the definition of "hotbed"?
|
bovine
|
s
|
showed a bovine apathy
|
dull and slow-moving and stolid
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"showed a bovine apathy" What is the definition of "bovine"?
|
bovine
|
s
|
showed a bovine apathy
|
like an ox
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"showed a bovine apathy" What is the definition of "bovine"?
|
nefarious
|
s
|
nefarious schemes
|
extremely wicked
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"nefarious schemes" What is the definition of "nefarious"?
|
signification
|
n
|
the signification of Chinese characters
|
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
|
wordnet
|
[
"significance",
"subtlety",
"connotation",
"moral",
"sense",
"nuance",
"symbolization",
"point",
"intension",
"shade",
"import",
"lesson",
"gist",
"nicety",
"substance",
"essence",
"refinement",
"burden",
"meaning"
] |
"the signification of Chinese characters" What is the definition of "signification"?
|
stew
|
n
|
do n't get in a stew
|
agitation resulting from active worry
|
wordnet
|
[
"agitation",
"lather",
"fret",
"sweat"
] |
"do n't get in a stew" What is the definition of "stew"?
|
spur
|
v
|
The Academy was formed to spur research
|
to incite or stimulate
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"The Academy was formed to spur research" What is the definition of "spur"?
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tempter
|
n
|
Satan is the great tempter of mankind
|
a person who tempts others
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"Satan is the great tempter of mankind" What is the definition of "tempter"?
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nowadays
|
r
|
it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished " - Nancy Mitford
|
in these times
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wordnet
|
[] |
"it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished " - Nancy Mitford" What is the definition of "nowadays"?
|
aural
|
a
|
an animal with a very sensitive aural apparatus
|
of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
|
wordnet
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[] |
"an animal with a very sensitive aural apparatus" What is the definition of "aural"?
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aural
|
a
|
various aural effects that precede a migraine headache
|
relating to or characterized by an aura
|
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[] |
"various aural effects that precede a migraine headache" What is the definition of "aural"?
|
attachable
|
a
|
a handle attachable by two bolts
|
capable of being fastened or added to something else
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[] |
"a handle attachable by two bolts" What is the definition of "attachable"?
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producer
|
n
|
Maine is a leading producer of potatoes
|
something that produces
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[] |
"Maine is a leading producer of potatoes" What is the definition of "producer"?
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celestial
|
a
|
celestial map
|
of or relating to the sky
|
wordnet
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[] |
"celestial map" What is the definition of "celestial"?
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celestial
|
a
|
celestial beings
|
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
|
wordnet
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[] |
"celestial beings" What is the definition of "celestial"?
|
celestial
|
s
|
celestial peace
|
of heaven or the spirit
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"celestial peace" What is the definition of "celestial"?
|
deafen
|
v
|
deafen a room
|
to make soundproof
|
wordnet
|
[
"break",
"weaken",
"dampen",
"deafening",
"damp"
] |
"deafen a room" What is the definition of "deafen"?
|
overdrive
|
n
|
Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given
|
the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given" What is the definition of "overdrive"?
|
road
|
n
|
the road to fame
|
a way or means to achieve something
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the road to fame" What is the definition of "road"?
|
additional
|
s
|
called for additional troops
|
further or added
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"called for additional troops" What is the definition of "additional"?
|
shiny
|
s
|
saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet
|
reflecting light
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet" What is the definition of "shiny"?
|
shiny
|
s
|
shiny black patents
|
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"shiny black patents" What is the definition of "shiny"?
|
shiny
|
s
|
shiny black patents
|
reflecting a sheen or glow
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"shiny black patents" What is the definition of "shiny"?
|
anchorage
|
n
|
the plant needs a firm anchorage
|
the condition of being secured to a base
|
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[] |
"the plant needs a firm anchorage" What is the definition of "anchorage"?
|
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