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For example, there are persons who are in physical science, in the field of mineralogy, trained in crystallography, who use only X-rays, applying only the powder technique of X-ray diffraction, to clay minerals only, and who have spent the last fifteen years concentrating on the montmorillonites ; or persons in the soc...
Andean
{ "name": "andean", "sense_definitions_list": [ "relating to the Andes and their inhabitants" ] }
[ "relating to the Andes and their inhabitants" ]
[ "andean%3:01:00::" ]
For example, there are persons who are in physical science, in the field of mineralogy, trained in crystallography, who use only X-rays, applying only the powder technique of X-ray diffraction, to clay minerals only, and who have spent the last fifteen years concentrating on the montmorillonites ; or persons in the soc...
Indians
{ "name": "indian", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived", "a native or inhabitant of India", "any of the languages spoken by Amerindians", "of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages o...
[ "a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived" ]
[ "indian%1:18:00::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
see
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[ "perceive or be contemporaneous with" ]
[ "see%2:39:02::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
specialist
{ "name": "specialist", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning", "practices one branch of medicine" ] }
[ "an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning" ]
[ "specialist%1:18:00::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
is
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
man
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[ "an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)" ]
[ "man%1:18:00::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
knows
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[ "know how to do or perform something" ]
[ "know%2:31:03::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
more
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[ "comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent" ]
[ "more%4:02:01::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
more
{ "name": "more", "sense_definitions_list": [ "English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state", "(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or ex...
[ "comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent" ]
[ "more%4:02:01::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
less
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[ "comparative of little" ]
[ "less%4:02:01::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
less
{ "name": "less", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree", "(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality", "(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer", "used to form the ...
[ "comparative of little" ]
[ "less%4:02:01::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
develops
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[ "create by training and teaching" ]
[ "develop%2:31:00::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
contrasted
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[ "put in opposition to show or emphasize differences" ]
[ "contrast%2:31:00::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
generalist
{ "name": "generalist", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests" ] }
[ "a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests" ]
[ "generalist%1:18:00::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
knows
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[ "know how to do or perform something" ]
[ "know%2:31:03::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
less
{ "name": "less", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree", "(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality", "(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer", "used to form the ...
[ "comparative of little" ]
[ "less%4:02:01::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
less
{ "name": "less", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree", "(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality", "(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer", "used to form the ...
[ "comparative of little" ]
[ "less%4:02:01::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
more
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[ "comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent" ]
[ "more%4:02:01::" ]
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
more
{ "name": "more", "sense_definitions_list": [ "English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state", "(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or ex...
[ "comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent" ]
[ "more%4:02:01::" ]
During the last years of Woodrow Wilson 's administration, a red scare developed in our country.
last
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[ "coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining" ]
[ "last%3:00:00::" ]
During the last years of Woodrow Wilson 's administration, a red scare developed in our country.
years
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[ "a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days" ]
[ "year%1:28:01::" ]
During the last years of Woodrow Wilson 's administration, a red scare developed in our country.
Woodrow Wilson
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
During the last years of Woodrow Wilson 's administration, a red scare developed in our country.
administration
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[ "the tenure of a president" ]
[ "administration%1:28:00::" ]
During the last years of Woodrow Wilson 's administration, a red scare developed in our country.
red scare
{ "name": "red_scare", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a period of general fear of communists" ] }
[ "a period of general fear of communists" ]
[ "red_scare%1:26:00::" ]
During the last years of Woodrow Wilson 's administration, a red scare developed in our country.
developed
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[ "come into existence; take on form or shape" ]
[ "develop%2:42:00::" ]
During the last years of Woodrow Wilson 's administration, a red scare developed in our country.
country
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[ "a politically organized body of people under a single government" ]
[ "country%1:14:00::" ]
Many Americans reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russia and turned to the repression of ideas by force.
Many
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[ "a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number" ]
[ "many%3:00:00::" ]
Many Americans reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russia and turned to the repression of ideas by force.
Americans
{ "name": "american", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a native or inhabitant of the United States", "the English language as used in the United States", "a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country", "of or relating to the United States of America or its peo...
[ "a native or inhabitant of the United States" ]
[ "american%1:18:00::" ]
Many Americans reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russia and turned to the repression of ideas by force.
reacted
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[ "show a response or a reaction to something" ]
[ "react%2:31:00::" ]
Many Americans reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russia and turned to the repression of ideas by force.
irrationally
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[ "in an irrational manner" ]
[ "irrationally%4:02:00::" ]
Many Americans reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russia and turned to the repression of ideas by force.
challenge
{ "name": "challenge", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a demanding or stimulating situation", "a call to engage in a contest or fight", "questioning a statement and demanding an explanation", "a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror", "a demand by a sentry for a passwo...
[ "a demanding or stimulating situation" ]
[ "challenge%1:26:00::" ]
Many Americans reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russia and turned to the repression of ideas by force.
Russia
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[ "a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991" ]
[ "russia%1:15:00::" ]
Many Americans reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russia and turned to the repression of ideas by force.
turned to
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[ "direct one's interest or attention towards; go into" ]
[ "turn_to%2:30:00::" ]
Many Americans reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russia and turned to the repression of ideas by force.
repression
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[ "a state of forcible subjugation" ]
[ "repression%1:26:00::" ]
Many Americans reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russia and turned to the repression of ideas by force.
ideas
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[ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about" ]
[ "idea%1:09:00::" ]
Many Americans reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russia and turned to the repression of ideas by force.
force
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[ "an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)" ]
[ "force%1:04:01::" ]
Postmaster General Burleson set about to protect the American people against radical propaganda that might be spread through the mails.
Postmaster General
{ "name": "postmaster_general", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the official in charge of the national postal service" ] }
[ "the official in charge of the national postal service" ]
[ "postmaster_general%1:18:00::" ]
Postmaster General Burleson set about to protect the American people against radical propaganda that might be spread through the mails.
Burleson
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Postmaster General Burleson set about to protect the American people against radical propaganda that might be spread through the mails.
set about
{ "name": "set_about", "sense_definitions_list": [ "begin to deal with", "enter upon an activity or enterprise", "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" ] }
[ "begin to deal with" ]
[ "set_about%2:41:00::" ]
Postmaster General Burleson set about to protect the American people against radical propaganda that might be spread through the mails.
protect
{ "name": "protect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage", "use tariffs to favor domestic industry" ] }
[ "shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage" ]
[ "protect%2:33:00::" ]
Postmaster General Burleson set about to protect the American people against radical propaganda that might be spread through the mails.
American
{ "name": "american", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a native or inhabitant of the United States", "the English language as used in the United States", "a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country", "of or relating to the United States of America or its peo...
[ "of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture" ]
[ "american%3:01:01::" ]
Postmaster General Burleson set about to protect the American people against radical propaganda that might be spread through the mails.
people
{ "name": "people", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively", "the body of citizens of a state or country", "members of a family line", "the common people generally", "fill with people", "furnish with people" ] }
[ "the body of citizens of a state or country" ]
[ "people%1:14:01::" ]
Postmaster General Burleson set about to protect the American people against radical propaganda that might be spread through the mails.
radical
{ "name": "radical", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule", "an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by...
[ "(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm" ]
[ "radical%5:00:00:immoderate:00" ]
Postmaster General Burleson set about to protect the American people against radical propaganda that might be spread through the mails.
propaganda
{ "name": "propaganda", "sense_definitions_list": [ "information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause" ] }
[ "information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause" ]
[ "propaganda%1:10:00::" ]
Postmaster General Burleson set about to protect the American people against radical propaganda that might be spread through the mails.
spread
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[ "cause to become widely known" ]
[ "spread%2:32:00::" ]
Postmaster General Burleson set about to protect the American people against radical propaganda that might be spread through the mails.
mails
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[ "the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office" ]
[ "mail%1:10:00::" ]
Attorney General Palmer made a series of raids that sent more than 4000 so-called radicals to the jails, in direct violation of their constitutional rights.
Attorney General
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[ "the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States" ]
[ "attorney_general%1:04:00::" ]
Attorney General Palmer made a series of raids that sent more than 4000 so-called radicals to the jails, in direct violation of their constitutional rights.
Palmer
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Attorney General Palmer made a series of raids that sent more than 4000 so-called radicals to the jails, in direct violation of their constitutional rights.
made
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Attorney General Palmer made a series of raids that sent more than 4000 so-called radicals to the jails, in direct violation of their constitutional rights.
series
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Attorney General Palmer made a series of raids that sent more than 4000 so-called radicals to the jails, in direct violation of their constitutional rights.
raids
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Attorney General Palmer made a series of raids that sent more than 4000 so-called radicals to the jails, in direct violation of their constitutional rights.
sent
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Attorney General Palmer made a series of raids that sent more than 4000 so-called radicals to the jails, in direct violation of their constitutional rights.
so-called
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[ "so-called%5:00:00:questionable:00" ]
Attorney General Palmer made a series of raids that sent more than 4000 so-called radicals to the jails, in direct violation of their constitutional rights.
radicals
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[ "a person who has radical ideas or opinions" ]
[ "radical%1:18:01::" ]
Attorney General Palmer made a series of raids that sent more than 4000 so-called radicals to the jails, in direct violation of their constitutional rights.
jails
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[ "a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)" ]
[ "jail%1:06:00::" ]
Attorney General Palmer made a series of raids that sent more than 4000 so-called radicals to the jails, in direct violation of their constitutional rights.
direct
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[ "direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short" ]
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Attorney General Palmer made a series of raids that sent more than 4000 so-called radicals to the jails, in direct violation of their constitutional rights.
violation
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[ "violation%1:04:01::" ]
Attorney General Palmer made a series of raids that sent more than 4000 so-called radicals to the jails, in direct violation of their constitutional rights.
rights
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Then, not many years later, the Un-American Activities Committee, under the leadership of Martin Dies, pilloried hundreds of decent, patriotic citizens.
Then
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[ "subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)" ]
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Then, not many years later, the Un-American Activities Committee, under the leadership of Martin Dies, pilloried hundreds of decent, patriotic citizens.
not
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[ "not%4:02:00::" ]
Then, not many years later, the Un-American Activities Committee, under the leadership of Martin Dies, pilloried hundreds of decent, patriotic citizens.
many
{ "name": "many", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number" ] }
[ "a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number" ]
[ "many%3:00:00::" ]
Then, not many years later, the Un-American Activities Committee, under the leadership of Martin Dies, pilloried hundreds of decent, patriotic citizens.
years
{ "name": "year", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days", "a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity", "the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution ...
[ "a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days" ]
[ "year%1:28:01::" ]
Then, not many years later, the Un-American Activities Committee, under the leadership of Martin Dies, pilloried hundreds of decent, patriotic citizens.
later
{ "name": "later", "sense_definitions_list": [ "coming at a subsequent time or stage", "at or toward an end or late period or stage of development", "being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time", "after the expected or usual time; delayed", "of the immediat...
[ "happening at a time subsequent to a reference time" ]
[ "later%4:02:01::" ]
Then, not many years later, the Un-American Activities Committee, under the leadership of Martin Dies, pilloried hundreds of decent, patriotic citizens.
Un-American Activities Committee
{ "name": "group", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit", "(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule", "a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse", "arra...
[ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit" ]
[ "group%1:03:00::" ]
Then, not many years later, the Un-American Activities Committee, under the leadership of Martin Dies, pilloried hundreds of decent, patriotic citizens.
leadership
{ "name": "leadership", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the activity of leading", "the body of people who lead a group", "the status of a leader", "the ability to lead" ] }
[ "the activity of leading" ]
[ "leadership%1:04:00::" ]
Then, not many years later, the Un-American Activities Committee, under the leadership of Martin Dies, pilloried hundreds of decent, patriotic citizens.
Martin Dies
{ "name": "person", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a human body (usually including the clothing)", "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" ] }
[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Then, not many years later, the Un-American Activities Committee, under the leadership of Martin Dies, pilloried hundreds of decent, patriotic citizens.
pilloried
{ "name": "pillory", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn", "expose to ridicule or public scorn", "punish by putting in a pillory", "criticize harshly or violently" ] }
[ "expose to ridicule or public scorn" ]
[ "pillory%2:41:01::" ]
Then, not many years later, the Un-American Activities Committee, under the leadership of Martin Dies, pilloried hundreds of decent, patriotic citizens.
hundreds
{ "name": "hundred", "sense_definitions_list": [ "ten 10s", "being ten more than ninety" ] }
[ "ten 10s" ]
[ "hundred%1:23:00::" ]
Then, not many years later, the Un-American Activities Committee, under the leadership of Martin Dies, pilloried hundreds of decent, patriotic citizens.
decent
{ "name": "decent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous", "according with custom or propriety", "conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; - George Santayana", "sufficient for the purpose", "decently clothed", "observing conventional sexua...
[ "socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous" ]
[ "decent%5:00:00:respectable:00" ]
Then, not many years later, the Un-American Activities Committee, under the leadership of Martin Dies, pilloried hundreds of decent, patriotic citizens.
patriotic
{ "name": "patriotic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "inspired by love for your country" ] }
[ "inspired by love for your country" ]
[ "patriotic%3:00:00::" ]
Then, not many years later, the Un-American Activities Committee, under the leadership of Martin Dies, pilloried hundreds of decent, patriotic citizens.
citizens
{ "name": "citizen", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community" ] }
[ "a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community" ]
[ "citizen%1:18:00::" ]
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
tried
{ "name": "try", "sense_definitions_list": [ "earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something", "make an effort or attempt", "put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to", "put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of", "take a s...
[ "make an effort or attempt" ]
[ "try%2:41:00::" ]
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
remedy
{ "name": "remedy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil", "a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain", "set straight or right", "provide relief for" ] }
[ "set straight or right" ]
[ "remedy%2:30:00::" ]
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
most
{ "name": "most", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number", "the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or ex...
[ "used to form the superlative" ]
[ "most%4:02:00::" ]
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
glaring
{ "name": "glaring", "sense_definitions_list": [ "look at with a fixed gaze", "be sharply reflected", "shine intensely", "shining intensely", "conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible" ] }
[ "conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible" ]
[ "glaring%5:00:00:conspicuous:00" ]
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
defects
{ "name": "defect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an imperfection in a bodily system", "a failing or deficiency", "an imperfection in an object or machine", "a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)", "desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in ...
[ "a failing or deficiency" ]
[ "defect%1:07:01::" ]
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
form
{ "name": "form", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something", "a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality", "a perceptual structure", "any spatial attributes (especia...
[ "a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality" ]
[ "form%1:09:01::" ]
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
democracy
{ "name": "democracy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives", "a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them", "the doctrine that the numeri...
[ "a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them" ]
[ "democracy%1:14:00::" ]
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
denounced
{ "name": "denounce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "speak out against", "to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful", "announce the termination of, as of treaties", "give away information about somebody" ] }
[ "to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful" ]
[ "denounce%2:41:00::" ]
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
traitorous
{ "name": "traitorous", "sense_definitions_list": [ "having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor" ] }
[ "having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor" ]
[ "traitorous%5:00:00:disloyal:00" ]
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
red
{ "name": "red", "sense_definitions_list": [ "red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood", "a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana", "emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme r...
[ "emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries" ]
[ "red%1:18:00::" ]
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
real
{ "name": "real", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any rational or irrational number", "the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos", "an old small silver Spanish coin", "being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; ; ; ; ; ; - Longfellow", "no less ...
[ "being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; ; - G.K.Chesterton" ]
[ "real%5:00:00:true:00" ]
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
purpose
{ "name": "purpose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions", "what something is used for", "the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose", "propose or intend", "reach a decision" ] }
[ "an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions" ]
[ "purpose%1:09:00::" ]
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
was
{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...
[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
destruction
{ "name": "destruction", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists", "an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something", "a final state" ] }
[ "an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something" ]
[ "destruction%1:11:00::" ]
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
government
{ "name": "government", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit", "the act of governing; exercising authority", "(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed", "the study of government of states and...
[ "the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit" ]
[ "government%1:14:00::" ]
This hysteria reached its height under the leadership of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
hysteria
{ "name": "hysteria", "sense_definitions_list": [ "state of violent mental agitation", "excessive or uncontrollable fear", "neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions" ] }
[ "excessive or uncontrollable fear" ]
[ "hysteria%1:12:01::" ]
This hysteria reached its height under the leadership of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
reached
{ "name": "reach", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the limits within which something can be effective", "an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:", "the act of physically reaching or thrusting out", "the limit of capability", "reach a destination, either real or abstract...
[ "reach a destination, either real or abstract" ]
[ "reach%2:38:01::" ]
This hysteria reached its height under the leadership of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
height
{ "name": "height", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top", "the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development", "(of a standing person) the distance from head to foot", "elevation especially above sea ...
[ "the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development" ]
[ "height%1:26:00::" ]
This hysteria reached its height under the leadership of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
leadership
{ "name": "leadership", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the activity of leading", "the body of people who lead a group", "the status of a leader", "the ability to lead" ] }
[ "the activity of leading" ]
[ "leadership%1:04:00::" ]
This hysteria reached its height under the leadership of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Senator Joseph McCarthy
{ "name": "person", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a human body (usually including the clothing)", "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" ] }
[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Demagogues of this sort found communist bogeys lurking behind any new idea that would run counter to stereotyped notions.
Demagogues
{ "name": "demagogue", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices" ] }
[ "a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices" ]
[ "demagogue%1:18:00::" ]
Demagogues of this sort found communist bogeys lurking behind any new idea that would run counter to stereotyped notions.
sort
{ "name": "sort", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality", "an approximate definition or example", "a person of a particular character or nature", "an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion", ...
[ "a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality" ]
[ "sort%1:09:00::" ]
Demagogues of this sort found communist bogeys lurking behind any new idea that would run counter to stereotyped notions.
found
{ "name": "find", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a productive insight", "the act of discovering something", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with", "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost", ...
[ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of" ]
[ "find%2:39:02::" ]
Demagogues of this sort found communist bogeys lurking behind any new idea that would run counter to stereotyped notions.
communist
{ "name": "communist", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a member of the communist party", "a socialist who advocates communism", "relating to or marked by communism" ] }
[ "relating to or marked by communism" ]
[ "communist%3:01:00::" ]
Demagogues of this sort found communist bogeys lurking behind any new idea that would run counter to stereotyped notions.
bogeys
{ "name": "bogey", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an evil spirit", "(golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole", "an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft", "to shoot in one stroke over par" ] }
[ "an evil spirit" ]
[ "bogey%1:18:00::" ]
Demagogues of this sort found communist bogeys lurking behind any new idea that would run counter to stereotyped notions.
lurking
{ "name": "lurk", "sense_definitions_list": [ "lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner", "be about", "wait in hiding to attack" ] }
[ "lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner" ]
[ "lurk%2:42:01::" ]
Demagogues of this sort found communist bogeys lurking behind any new idea that would run counter to stereotyped notions.
new
{ "name": "new", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered", "original and of a kind not seen before", "lacking training or experience", "having no previous example or precedent or parallel", "ot...
[ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered" ]
[ "new%3:00:00::" ]
Demagogues of this sort found communist bogeys lurking behind any new idea that would run counter to stereotyped notions.
idea
{ "name": "idea", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about", "your intention; what you intend to do", "a personal view", "an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth", "(music) melodic subject of a musical composition" ] }
[ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about" ]
[ "idea%1:09:00::" ]
Demagogues of this sort found communist bogeys lurking behind any new idea that would run counter to stereotyped notions.
run
{ "name": "run", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely", "the act of testing something", "a race run on foot", "an unbroken series of events", "(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the o...
[ "have a particular form" ]
[ "run%2:42:04::" ]