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rag
v
rag that old tune
to play in ragtime
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[ "play", "ragged" ]
"rag that old tune" What is the definition of "rag"?
rag
v
rag ore
to break into lumps before sorting
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"rag ore" What is the definition of "rag"?
consistent
s
bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product
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"?
regally
r
a regally appropriate representative
in a regal manner
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"a regally appropriate representative" What is the definition of "regally"?
liable
s
liable to criminal charges
subject to legal action
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"liable to criminal charges" What is the definition of "liable"?
liable
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
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"men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service" What is the definition of "liable"?
joker
n
some joker is blocking the driveway
a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
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"some joker is blocking the driveway" What is the definition of "joker"?
joker
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
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"when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract" What is the definition of "joker"?
discernible
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
s
a discernible change in attitude
capable of being seen or noticed
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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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"time immemorial" What is the definition of "immemorial"?
immemorial
s
time immemorial
beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history
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"time immemorial" What is the definition of "immemorial"?
providence
n
divine providence
the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
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"divine providence" What is the definition of "providence"?
extempore
s
an extempore skit
with little or no preparation or forethought
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"an extempore skit" What is the definition of "extempore"?
potency
n
the toxin 's potency
capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
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[ "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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[ "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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"they earn more up north" What is the definition of "north"?
rebellion
n
each generation must have its own rebellion
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
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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
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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
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[ "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
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"a trap door that made me curious" What is the definition of "curious"?
curious
s
a trap door that made me curious
eagerly interested in learning more
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"a trap door that made me curious" What is the definition of "curious"?
curious
a
a curious child is a teacher 's delight
eager to investigate and learn or learn more sometimes about others concerns
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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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"an objection that is immaterial after the fact" What is the definition of "immaterial"?
immaterial
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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"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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"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"?
tabulation
n
the tabulation of the results
the act of putting into tabular form
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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
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[ "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
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[ "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
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"meekly bowed to his wishes" What is the definition of "meekly"?
hatless
a
stood hatless in the rain with water dripping down his neck
not wearing a hat
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"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
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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
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[ "misconception", "delusion" ]
"his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination" What is the definition of "hallucination"?
impregnation
n
the impregnation of wood with preservative
the process of totally saturating something with a substance
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restraint
n
the unlawful restraint of trade
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
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restraint
n
he was a model of polite restraint
discipline in personal and social activities
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[ "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
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"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
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"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
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"a roundabout paragraph" What is the definition of "roundabout"?
roundabout
s
a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
deviating from a straight course
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"a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" What is the definition of "roundabout"?
dreamless
s
a sound and dreamless sleep
untroubled by dreams
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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
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"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
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"She performed perfectly on the balance beam" What is the definition of "perfectly"?
perfectly
r
a perfectly idiotic idea
completely and without qualification
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"a perfectly idiotic idea" What is the definition of "perfectly"?
perfectly
r
a perfectly idiotic idea
used informally as intensifiers
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"a perfectly idiotic idea" What is the definition of "perfectly"?
unbeknown
s
a crisis unbeknown to me
occurring or existing without the knowledge of
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"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
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[ "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
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[ "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
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"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
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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
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"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
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[ "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
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"exemplary behavior" What is the definition of "exemplary"?
exemplary
s
an action exemplary of his conduct
being or serving as an illustration of a type
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"an action exemplary of his conduct" What is the definition of "exemplary"?
exemplary
s
an exemplary jail sentence
serving to warn
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[ "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
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"he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning" What is the definition of "redeye"?
reorganization
n
a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum
the imposition of a new organization
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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
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"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
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"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
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"an imprudent remark" What is the definition of "imprudent"?
unspeakable
s
unspeakable happiness
defying expression or description
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"unspeakable happiness" What is the definition of "unspeakable"?
unspeakable
s
an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
exceptionally bad or displeasing
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"an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" What is the definition of "unspeakable"?
tributary
s
a tributary colony
paying tribute
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"a tributary colony" What is the definition of "tributary"?
telephonic
a
telephonic connection
of or relating to telephony
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"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
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"a cathedral church" What is the definition of "cathedral"?
seek
v
seek a position
to try to get or reach
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"seek a position" What is the definition of "seek"?
seek
v
seek directions from a local
to inquire for
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"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
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[ "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
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"The DNA can recombine" What is the definition of "recombine"?
recombine
v
should scientists recombine DNA ?
to cause genetic recombination
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"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
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[ "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
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"an aquatic environment" What is the definition of "aquatic"?
aquatic
a
boats are aquatic vehicles
operating or living or growing in water
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"boats are aquatic vehicles" What is the definition of "aquatic"?
chart
v
chart the data
to represent by means of a graph
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"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
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"in Britain they call a fender a wing" What is the definition of "fender"?
unearned
a
accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism
not gained by merit or labor or service
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"accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism" What is the definition of "unearned"?
tight
a
tight skirts
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
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"tight skirts" What is the definition of "tight"?
tight
a
a tight roof
of such close construction as to be impermeable
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"a tight roof" What is the definition of "tight"?
tight
s
in tight formation
set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
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"in tight formation" What is the definition of "tight"?
tight
s
tight money
affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
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"tight money" What is the definition of "tight"?
tight
s
the bolts are tight
securely or solidly fixed in place
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"the bolts are tight" What is the definition of "tight"?
tight
s
the bolts are tight
rigid
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"the bolts are tight" What is the definition of "tight"?
tight
r
held tight
firmly or closely
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"held tight" What is the definition of "tight"?
cynically
r
Larsen 's frost-blackened lips curved cynically
with cynicism
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"Larsen 's frost-blackened lips curved cynically" What is the definition of "cynically"?
cynically
r
Larsen 's frost-blackened lips curved cynically
in a cynical manner
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"Larsen 's frost-blackened lips curved cynically" What is the definition of "cynically"?
volume
n
the gas expanded to twice its original volume
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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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
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"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
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"mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water" What is the definition of "volume"?
countable
s
countable sins
that can be counted
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"countable sins" What is the definition of "countable"?
computable
s
computable odds
may be computed or estimated
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"computable odds" What is the definition of "computable"?
chafe
n
he had a nasty chafe on his knee
soreness and warmth caused by friction
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"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
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"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
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[ "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
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"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
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[ "raw", "", "natural" ]
"bales of rude cotton" What is the definition of "rude"?