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rag
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v
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rag that old tune
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to play in ragtime
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wordnet
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[
"play",
"ragged"
] |
"rag that old tune" What is the definition of "rag"?
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rag
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v
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rag ore
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to break into lumps before sorting
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[] |
"rag ore" What is the definition of "rag"?
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consistent
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s
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bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product
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the same throughout in structure or composition
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[] |
"bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product" What is the definition of "consistent"?
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regally
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r
|
a regally appropriate representative
|
in a regal manner
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"a regally appropriate representative" What is the definition of "regally"?
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liable
|
s
|
liable to criminal charges
|
subject to legal action
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wordnet
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[] |
"liable to criminal charges" What is the definition of "liable"?
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liable
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s
|
liable to diabetes
|
likely to be affected with
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[] |
"liable to diabetes" What is the definition of "liable"?
|
liable
|
s
|
men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service
|
held legally responsible
|
wordnet
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[] |
"men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service" What is the definition of "liable"?
|
joker
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n
|
some joker is blocking the driveway
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a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
|
wordnet
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[] |
"some joker is blocking the driveway" What is the definition of "joker"?
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joker
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n
|
when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract
|
an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent
|
wordnet
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[] |
"when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract" What is the definition of "joker"?
|
discernible
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a
|
things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause
|
perceptible by the senses or intellect
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[] |
"things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause" What is the definition of "discernible"?
|
discernible
|
s
|
an essay with a meaning that was not always discernible
|
capable of being perceived clearly
|
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[] |
"an essay with a meaning that was not always discernible" What is the definition of "discernible"?
|
discernible
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s
|
a discernible change in attitude
|
capable of being seen or noticed
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wordnet
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[] |
"a discernible change in attitude" What is the definition of "discernible"?
|
immemorial
|
s
|
time immemorial
|
long past
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wordnet
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[] |
"time immemorial" What is the definition of "immemorial"?
|
immemorial
|
s
|
time immemorial
|
beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history
|
wordnet
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[] |
"time immemorial" What is the definition of "immemorial"?
|
providence
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n
|
divine providence
|
the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
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wordnet
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[] |
"divine providence" What is the definition of "providence"?
|
extempore
|
s
|
an extempore skit
|
with little or no preparation or forethought
|
wordnet
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[] |
"an extempore skit" What is the definition of "extempore"?
|
potency
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n
|
the toxin 's potency
|
capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
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wordnet
|
[
"strength",
"power",
"effectiveness"
] |
"the toxin 's potency" What is the definition of "potency"?
|
potency
|
n
|
a place of potency in the state
|
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
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wordnet
|
[
"control",
"imperium",
"dominance",
"authority",
"authorization",
"lordship",
"sovereignty"
] |
"a place of potency in the state" What is the definition of "potency"?
|
north
|
r
|
they earn more up north
|
in a northern direction
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wordnet
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[] |
"they earn more up north" What is the definition of "north"?
|
rebellion
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n
|
each generation must have its own rebellion
|
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
|
wordnet
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[] |
"each generation must have its own rebellion" What is the definition of "rebellion"?
|
deleterious
|
s
|
deleterious chemical additives
|
harmful to living things
|
wordnet
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[] |
"deleterious chemical additives" What is the definition of "deleterious"?
|
curious
|
s
|
a curious hybrid accent
|
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
|
wordnet
|
[
"peculiar",
"",
"rum",
"singular",
"rummy",
"funny",
"queer"
] |
"a curious hybrid accent" What is the definition of "curious"?
|
curious
|
s
|
a trap door that made me curious
|
having curiosity aroused
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a trap door that made me curious" What is the definition of "curious"?
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curious
|
s
|
a trap door that made me curious
|
eagerly interested in learning more
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a trap door that made me curious" What is the definition of "curious"?
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curious
|
a
|
a curious child is a teacher 's delight
|
eager to investigate and learn or learn more sometimes about others concerns
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a curious child is a teacher 's delight" What is the definition of "curious"?
|
immaterial
|
a
|
an objection that is immaterial after the fact
|
of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
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wordnet
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[] |
"an objection that is immaterial after the fact" What is the definition of "immaterial"?
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immaterial
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a
|
immaterial apparitions
|
not consisting of matter
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[] |
"immaterial apparitions" What is the definition of "immaterial"?
|
immaterial
|
s
|
whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial ( or indifferent )
|
lacking importance
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wordnet
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[] |
"whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial ( or indifferent )" What is the definition of "immaterial"?
|
immaterial
|
s
|
whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial ( or indifferent )
|
not mattering one way or the other
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wordnet
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[] |
"whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial ( or indifferent )" What is the definition of "immaterial"?
|
immaterial
|
s
|
the price was immaterial
|
not pertinent to the matter under consideration
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[] |
"the price was immaterial" What is the definition of "immaterial"?
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tabulation
|
n
|
the tabulation of the results
|
the act of putting into tabular form
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wordnet
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[] |
"the tabulation of the results" What is the definition of "tabulation"?
|
crash
|
n
|
they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane
|
a serious accident usually involving one or more vehicles
|
wordnet
|
[
"wreck",
"accident"
] |
"they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane" What is the definition of "crash"?
|
crash
|
n
|
his crash through the window
|
the act of colliding with something
|
wordnet
|
[
"smash",
"impaction",
"impingement",
"hit",
"striking"
] |
"his crash through the window" What is the definition of "crash"?
|
meekly
|
r
|
meekly bowed to his wishes
|
in a submissive or spiritless manner
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"meekly bowed to his wishes" What is the definition of "meekly"?
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hatless
|
a
|
stood hatless in the rain with water dripping down his neck
|
not wearing a hat
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"stood hatless in the rain with water dripping down his neck" What is the definition of "hatless"?
|
hallucination
|
n
|
he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination
|
an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode
|
wordnet
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[] |
"he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination" What is the definition of "hallucination"?
|
hallucination
|
n
|
his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination
|
a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
|
wordnet
|
[
"misconception",
"delusion"
] |
"his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination" What is the definition of "hallucination"?
|
impregnation
|
n
|
the impregnation of wood with preservative
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the process of totally saturating something with a substance
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wordnet
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[] |
"the impregnation of wood with preservative" What is the definition of "impregnation"?
|
restraint
|
n
|
the unlawful restraint of trade
|
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the unlawful restraint of trade" What is the definition of "restraint"?
|
restraint
|
n
|
he was a model of polite restraint
|
discipline in personal and social activities
|
wordnet
|
[
"continence",
"temperance",
"inhibition",
"control",
"discipline",
"moderation"
] |
"he was a model of polite restraint" What is the definition of "restraint"?
|
thundering
|
s
|
a thundering success
|
extraordinarily big or impressive
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a thundering success" What is the definition of "thundering"?
|
likewise
|
r
|
some people have little power to do good , and have likewise little strength to resist evil " - Samuel Johnson
|
in like or similar manner
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"some people have little power to do good , and have likewise little strength to resist evil " - Samuel Johnson" What is the definition of "likewise"?
|
roundabout
|
s
|
a roundabout paragraph
|
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a roundabout paragraph" What is the definition of "roundabout"?
|
roundabout
|
s
|
a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
|
deviating from a straight course
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" What is the definition of "roundabout"?
|
dreamless
|
s
|
a sound and dreamless sleep
|
untroubled by dreams
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a sound and dreamless sleep" What is the definition of "dreamless"?
|
complexity
|
n
|
he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers
|
the quality of being intricate and compounded
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers" What is the definition of "complexity"?
|
perfectly
|
r
|
She performed perfectly on the balance beam
|
in a perfect or faultless way
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"She performed perfectly on the balance beam" What is the definition of "perfectly"?
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perfectly
|
r
|
a perfectly idiotic idea
|
completely and without qualification
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a perfectly idiotic idea" What is the definition of "perfectly"?
|
perfectly
|
r
|
a perfectly idiotic idea
|
used informally as intensifiers
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a perfectly idiotic idea" What is the definition of "perfectly"?
|
unbeknown
|
s
|
a crisis unbeknown to me
|
occurring or existing without the knowledge of
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a crisis unbeknown to me" What is the definition of "unbeknown"?
|
freeze
|
n
|
a nuclear freeze
|
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
|
wordnet
|
[
"pause",
"halt"
] |
"a nuclear freeze" What is the definition of "freeze"?
|
freeze
|
v
|
I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on
|
to be cold
|
wordnet
|
[
"freezing",
"suffer"
] |
"I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on" What is the definition of "freeze"?
|
breeding
|
s
|
the breeding population
|
producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the breeding population" What is the definition of "breeding"?
|
name
|
n
|
his name really is George Washington
|
a language unit by which a person or thing is known
|
wordnet
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[] |
"his name really is George Washington" What is the definition of "name"?
|
name
|
n
|
he wanted to protect his good name
|
a persons reputation
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he wanted to protect his good name" What is the definition of "name"?
|
name
|
n
|
he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name
|
family based on male descent
|
wordnet
|
[
"gens",
"folk",
"sept",
"kinfolk",
"kinsfolk",
"family"
] |
"he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name" What is the definition of "name"?
|
exemplary
|
s
|
exemplary behavior
|
worthy of imitation
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"exemplary behavior" What is the definition of "exemplary"?
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exemplary
|
s
|
an action exemplary of his conduct
|
being or serving as an illustration of a type
|
wordnet
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[] |
"an action exemplary of his conduct" What is the definition of "exemplary"?
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exemplary
|
s
|
an exemplary jail sentence
|
serving to warn
|
wordnet
|
[
"monitory",
"",
"admonitory",
"cautionary"
] |
"an exemplary jail sentence" What is the definition of "exemplary"?
|
redeye
|
n
|
he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning
|
a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep
|
wordnet
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[] |
"he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning" What is the definition of "redeye"?
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reorganization
|
n
|
a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum
|
the imposition of a new organization
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wordnet
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[] |
"a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum" What is the definition of "reorganization"?
|
reorganization
|
n
|
a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum
|
organizing differently often involving extensive and drastic changes
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum" What is the definition of "reorganization"?
|
reorganization
|
n
|
after the takeover there was a thorough reorganization
|
an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government
|
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[] |
"after the takeover there was a thorough reorganization" What is the definition of "reorganization"?
|
imprudent
|
a
|
very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas
|
not prudent or wise
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas" What is the definition of "imprudent"?
|
imprudent
|
s
|
an imprudent remark
|
lacking wise self-restraint
|
wordnet
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[] |
"an imprudent remark" What is the definition of "imprudent"?
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unspeakable
|
s
|
unspeakable happiness
|
defying expression or description
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"unspeakable happiness" What is the definition of "unspeakable"?
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unspeakable
|
s
|
an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
|
exceptionally bad or displeasing
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" What is the definition of "unspeakable"?
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tributary
|
s
|
a tributary colony
|
paying tribute
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a tributary colony" What is the definition of "tributary"?
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telephonic
|
a
|
telephonic connection
|
of or relating to telephony
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"telephonic connection" What is the definition of "telephonic"?
|
cathedral
|
a
|
a cathedral church
|
relating to or containing or issuing from a bishops office or throne
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a cathedral church" What is the definition of "cathedral"?
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seek
|
v
|
seek a position
|
to try to get or reach
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"seek a position" What is the definition of "seek"?
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seek
|
v
|
seek directions from a local
|
to inquire for
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"seek directions from a local" What is the definition of "seek"?
|
engineering
|
n
|
he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study
|
the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
|
wordnet
|
[
"bailiwick",
"subject",
"discipline",
"study",
"technology"
] |
"he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study" What is the definition of "engineering"?
|
recombine
|
v
|
The DNA can recombine
|
to undergo genetic recombination
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"The DNA can recombine" What is the definition of "recombine"?
|
recombine
|
v
|
should scientists recombine DNA ?
|
to cause genetic recombination
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"should scientists recombine DNA ?" What is the definition of "recombine"?
|
fortuity
|
n
|
it was due to an accident or fortuity
|
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
|
wordnet
|
[
"break",
"hap",
"accident",
"coincidence",
"lottery",
"stroke"
] |
"it was due to an accident or fortuity" What is the definition of "fortuity"?
|
aquatic
|
a
|
an aquatic environment
|
relating to or consisting of or being in water
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an aquatic environment" What is the definition of "aquatic"?
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aquatic
|
a
|
boats are aquatic vehicles
|
operating or living or growing in water
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"boats are aquatic vehicles" What is the definition of "aquatic"?
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chart
|
v
|
chart the data
|
to represent by means of a graph
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"chart the data" What is the definition of "chart"?
|
fender
|
n
|
in Britain they call a fender a wing
|
a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
|
wordnet
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[] |
"in Britain they call a fender a wing" What is the definition of "fender"?
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unearned
|
a
|
accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism
|
not gained by merit or labor or service
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism" What is the definition of "unearned"?
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tight
|
a
|
tight skirts
|
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
|
wordnet
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[] |
"tight skirts" What is the definition of "tight"?
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tight
|
a
|
a tight roof
|
of such close construction as to be impermeable
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a tight roof" What is the definition of "tight"?
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tight
|
s
|
in tight formation
|
set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
|
wordnet
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[] |
"in tight formation" What is the definition of "tight"?
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tight
|
s
|
tight money
|
affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
|
wordnet
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[] |
"tight money" What is the definition of "tight"?
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tight
|
s
|
the bolts are tight
|
securely or solidly fixed in place
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the bolts are tight" What is the definition of "tight"?
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tight
|
s
|
the bolts are tight
|
rigid
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the bolts are tight" What is the definition of "tight"?
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tight
|
r
|
held tight
|
firmly or closely
|
wordnet
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[] |
"held tight" What is the definition of "tight"?
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cynically
|
r
|
Larsen 's frost-blackened lips curved cynically
|
with cynicism
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wordnet
|
[] |
"Larsen 's frost-blackened lips curved cynically" What is the definition of "cynically"?
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cynically
|
r
|
Larsen 's frost-blackened lips curved cynically
|
in a cynical manner
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"Larsen 's frost-blackened lips curved cynically" What is the definition of "cynically"?
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volume
|
n
|
the gas expanded to twice its original volume
|
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
|
wordnet
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[] |
"the gas expanded to twice its original volume" What is the definition of "volume"?
|
volume
|
n
|
the third volume was missing
|
a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the third volume was missing" What is the definition of "volume"?
|
volume
|
n
|
mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water
|
a relative amount
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water" What is the definition of "volume"?
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countable
|
s
|
countable sins
|
that can be counted
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"countable sins" What is the definition of "countable"?
|
computable
|
s
|
computable odds
|
may be computed or estimated
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"computable odds" What is the definition of "computable"?
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chafe
|
n
|
he had a nasty chafe on his knee
|
soreness and warmth caused by friction
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he had a nasty chafe on his knee" What is the definition of "chafe"?
|
apostle
|
n
|
an apostle of revolution
|
an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an apostle of revolution" What is the definition of "apostle"?
|
die
|
v
|
Martyrs may die every day for their faith
|
to suffer or face the pain of death
|
wordnet
|
[
"suffer",
"endure",
"dying",
"suffering"
] |
"Martyrs may die every day for their faith" What is the definition of "die"?
|
boggy
|
s
|
the ground was boggy under foot
|
soft and watery
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the ground was boggy under foot" What is the definition of "boggy"?
|
rude
|
s
|
bales of rude cotton
|
being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
|
wordnet
|
[
"raw",
"",
"natural"
] |
"bales of rude cotton" What is the definition of "rude"?
|
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