| [ | |
| { | |
| "word": "feed", | |
| "context": "He feeds on her insecurity", | |
| "definition": "profit from in an exploitatory manner", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "snap", | |
| "context": "the waistband had lost its snap", | |
| "definition": "the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "center", | |
| "context": "the center fumbled the handoff", | |
| "definition": "(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dismiss", | |
| "context": "She dismissed his advances", | |
| "definition": "bar from attention or consideration", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "make", | |
| "context": "This makes a fine introduction", | |
| "definition": "to compose or represent:", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "job", | |
| "context": "it is their job to print the truth", | |
| "definition": "the responsibility to do something", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "notice", | |
| "context": "we received a notice to vacate the premises", | |
| "definition": "advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bite", | |
| "context": "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck", | |
| "definition": "a portion removed from the whole", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "subject", | |
| "context": "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject", | |
| "definition": "something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "forward", | |
| "context": "in a forward gear", | |
| "definition": "of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dip", | |
| "context": "dip the sheep", | |
| "definition": "immerse in a disinfectant solution", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "table", | |
| "context": "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks", | |
| "definition": "a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "still", | |
| "context": "it's still warm outside", | |
| "definition": "with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "rush", | |
| "context": "Don't rush me, please!", | |
| "definition": "urge to an unnatural speed", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "winning", | |
| "context": "the winning team", | |
| "definition": "having won", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "pass", | |
| "context": "They passed the amendment", | |
| "definition": "make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "value", | |
| "context": "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds", | |
| "definition": "a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "translate", | |
| "context": "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.", | |
| "definition": "restate (words) from one language into another language", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "melt", | |
| "context": "her resistance melted under his charm", | |
| "definition": "become less intense and fade away gradually", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "help", | |
| "context": "offered his help in unloading", | |
| "definition": "the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fault", | |
| "context": "it was John's fault", | |
| "definition": "responsibility for a bad situation or event", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "material", | |
| "context": "material needs", | |
| "definition": "concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being; ; - T.Roosevelt", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "form", | |
| "context": "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached", | |
| "definition": "the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "know", | |
| "context": "She doesn't know this composer", | |
| "definition": "be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "quiet", | |
| "context": "quiet the dragons of worry and fear", | |
| "definition": "make calm or still", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "cloud", | |
| "context": "The stars are obscured by the clouds", | |
| "definition": "make less visible or unclear", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "capacity", | |
| "context": "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity", | |
| "definition": "the maximum production possible", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "middle", | |
| "context": "the middle of the war", | |
| "definition": "time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "slashed", | |
| "context": "brown iris...slashed with yellow", | |
| "definition": "patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes; - Willa Cather", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "master", | |
| "context": "a master of the violin", | |
| "definition": "an artist of consummate skill", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "cool", | |
| "context": "he's a cool dude", | |
| "definition": "fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "extract", | |
| "context": "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions", | |
| "definition": "get despite difficulties or obstacles", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "present", | |
| "context": "the present leader", | |
| "definition": "temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "capacity", | |
| "context": "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons", | |
| "definition": "the amount that can be contained", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fit", | |
| "context": "in no fit state to continue", | |
| "definition": "(usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "leap", | |
| "context": "a leap of 10 feet", | |
| "definition": "the distance leaped (or to be leaped)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "near", | |
| "context": "as the wedding day drew near", | |
| "definition": "near in time or place or relationship", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bother", | |
| "context": "Don't bother, please", | |
| "definition": "take the trouble to do something; concern oneself", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "order", | |
| "context": "She ordered him to do the shopping", | |
| "definition": "give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "track", | |
| "context": "the track of an animal", | |
| "definition": "a line or route along which something travels or moves", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "stream", | |
| "context": "two streams of development run through American history", | |
| "definition": "dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "run", | |
| "context": "Does this old car still run well?", | |
| "definition": "perform as expected when applied", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "body", | |
| "context": "heavenly body", | |
| "definition": "an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "buzz", | |
| "context": "he buzzed the servant", | |
| "definition": "call with a buzzer", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "touch", | |
| "context": "at his touch the room filled with lights", | |
| "definition": "the act of putting two things together with no space between them", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "scene", | |
| "context": "he painted scenes from everyday life", | |
| "definition": "graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "alive", | |
| "context": "is alive to the moods of others", | |
| "definition": "(followed by `to' or `of') aware of", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "intended", | |
| "context": "your intended trip abroad", | |
| "definition": "resulting from one's intentions", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "controlled", | |
| "context": "controlled emotions", | |
| "definition": "restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "catch", | |
| "context": "Who is catching?", | |
| "definition": "be the catcher", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dress", | |
| "context": "dress the plants in the garden", | |
| "definition": "cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bang", | |
| "context": "The window banged shut", | |
| "definition": "move noisily", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "deep", | |
| "context": "deep carpets", | |
| "definition": "relatively thick from top to bottom", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fresh", | |
| "context": "we are fresh out of tomatoes", | |
| "definition": "very recently", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "good", | |
| "context": "a good night's sleep", | |
| "definition": "tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "separated", | |
| "context": "the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases", | |
| "definition": "no longer connected or joined", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fine", | |
| "context": "a fine film of oil", | |
| "definition": "thin in thickness or diameter", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "spoil", | |
| "context": "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy", | |
| "definition": "(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "indifferent", | |
| "context": "a couple of indifferent hills to climb", | |
| "definition": "neither too great nor too little", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "hold", | |
| "context": "hold in place", | |
| "definition": "keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "terminal", | |
| "context": "freight pickup is a terminal service", | |
| "definition": "of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "idle", | |
| "context": "an idle laborer", | |
| "definition": "not in action or at work", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "soft", | |
| "context": "he was soft on his children", | |
| "definition": "compassionate and kind; conciliatory", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "addition", | |
| "context": "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect", | |
| "definition": "the act of adding one thing to another", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "stretch", | |
| "context": "there were stretches of boredom", | |
| "definition": "an unbroken period of time during which you do something", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "relief", | |
| "context": "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief", | |
| "definition": "the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "sharp", | |
| "context": "a sharp blow", | |
| "definition": "quick and forceful", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "middle", | |
| "context": "in the middle years", | |
| "definition": "between an earlier and a later period of time", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fly", | |
| "context": "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic", | |
| "definition": "travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "lost", | |
| "context": "a lost child", | |
| "definition": "no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "produce", | |
| "context": "produce a movie", | |
| "definition": "bring onto the market or release", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "level", | |
| "context": "spoke in a level voice", | |
| "definition": "not showing abrupt variations; ; - Louis Auchincloss", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "correct", | |
| "context": "Correct the mistakes", | |
| "definition": "make right or correct", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fire", | |
| "context": "Oil fires the furnace", | |
| "definition": "provide with fuel", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "give", | |
| "context": "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?", | |
| "definition": "leave with; give temporarily", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "shock", | |
| "context": "The news of the bombing shocked her", | |
| "definition": "strike with horror or terror", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "march", | |
| "context": "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam", | |
| "definition": "walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "drawing", | |
| "context": "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7", | |
| "definition": "an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "catch", | |
| "context": "Did you catch the thief?", | |
| "definition": "succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "raising", | |
| "context": "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate", | |
| "definition": "increasing in quantity or value", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "report", | |
| "context": "he heard reports that they were causing trouble", | |
| "definition": "the act of informing by verbal report", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "early", | |
| "context": "at an early age", | |
| "definition": "very young", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "open", | |
| "context": "keep your eyes open", | |
| "definition": "used of mouth or eyes", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "young", | |
| "context": "a young hand at plowing", | |
| "definition": "not tried or tested by experience", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "clear", | |
| "context": "as clear as a whistle", | |
| "definition": "clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "plan", | |
| "context": "plan the new wing of the museum", | |
| "definition": "make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "see", | |
| "context": "I can't see him on horseback!", | |
| "definition": "imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "rank", | |
| "context": "the strike was supported by the union rank and file", | |
| "definition": "the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "tease", | |
| "context": "tease wool", | |
| "definition": "disentangle and raise the fibers of", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "man", | |
| "context": "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man", | |
| "definition": "a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "ravening", | |
| "context": "ravening wolves", | |
| "definition": "living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "word", | |
| "context": "he didn't say a word about it", | |
| "definition": "a brief statement", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "second", | |
| "context": "second, we must consider the economy", | |
| "definition": "in the second place", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "green", | |
| "context": "fried green tomatoes", | |
| "definition": "not fully developed or mature; not ripe", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dig", | |
| "context": "Dig we must", | |
| "definition": "turn up, loosen, or remove earth", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "shade", | |
| "context": "they used umbrellas as shades", | |
| "definition": "protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "slick", | |
| "context": "slick seals and otters", | |
| "definition": "having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "thick", | |
| "context": "thick night", | |
| "definition": "(of darkness) very intense", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "go", | |
| "context": "These ugly billboards have to go!", | |
| "definition": "be abolished or discarded", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "still", | |
| "context": "a still wine", | |
| "definition": "not sparkling", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "load", | |
| "context": "load the bags onto the trucks", | |
| "definition": "put (something) on a structure or conveyance", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "big", | |
| "context": "think big", | |
| "definition": "on a grand scale", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "animate", | |
| "context": "the word `dog' is animate", | |
| "definition": "belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "keep", | |
| "context": "Keep the commandments", | |
| "definition": "behave as expected during of holidays or rites", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "hold", | |
| "context": "He can hold his liquor", | |
| "definition": "drink alcohol without showing ill effects", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dominating", | |
| "context": "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside", | |
| "definition": "used of a height or viewpoint", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "hold", | |
| "context": "hold your tongue", | |
| "definition": "lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "arts", | |
| "context": "the college of arts and sciences", | |
| "definition": "studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "pick", | |
| "context": "you can take your pick", | |
| "definition": "the act of choosing or selecting", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "offensive", | |
| "context": "offensive remarks", | |
| "definition": "causing anger or annoyance", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "spread", | |
| "context": "they put out quite a spread", | |
| "definition": "a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "jam", | |
| "context": "Jam the Voice of America", | |
| "definition": "interfere with or prevent the reception of signals", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "understanding", | |
| "context": "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect", | |
| "definition": "the cognitive condition of someone who understands", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "class", | |
| "context": "there are two classes of detergents", | |
| "definition": "a collection of things sharing a common attribute", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "pass", | |
| "context": "The teacher passed the student although he was weak", | |
| "definition": "accept or judge as acceptable", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "trench", | |
| "context": "letters trenched into the stone", | |
| "definition": "cut or carve deeply into", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "certain", | |
| "context": "set aside a certain sum each week", | |
| "definition": "definite but not specified or identified", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "false", | |
| "context": "gave false testimony under oath", | |
| "definition": "not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "lay", | |
| "context": "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease", | |
| "definition": "not of or from a profession", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "tape", | |
| "context": "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview", | |
| "definition": "memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "model", | |
| "context": "a model of clarity", | |
| "definition": "something to be imitated", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "perverted", | |
| "context": "perverted practices", | |
| "definition": "(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "master", | |
| "context": "She mastered Japanese in less than two years", | |
| "definition": "be or become completely proficient or skilled in", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "spell", | |
| "context": "the workers spell every four hours", | |
| "definition": "take turns working", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "command", | |
| "context": "Command the military forces", | |
| "definition": "exercise authoritative control or power over", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "around", | |
| "context": "weighs around a hundred pounds", | |
| "definition": "(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "farther", | |
| "context": "farther north", | |
| "definition": "to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense)", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "cut", | |
| "context": "sold cut whiskey", | |
| "definition": "mixed with water", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "reaction", | |
| "context": "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water", | |
| "definition": "(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "tear", | |
| "context": "Her eyes were tearing", | |
| "definition": "fill with tears or shed tears", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "clear", | |
| "context": "a clear perfect diamond", | |
| "definition": "free from flaw or blemish or impurity", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "collapse", | |
| "context": "the roof is in danger of collapse", | |
| "definition": "a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "stream", | |
| "context": "a stream of people emptied from the terminal", | |
| "definition": "something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "active", | |
| "context": "active volcanos", | |
| "definition": "(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "point", | |
| "context": "he knows my bad points as well as my good points", | |
| "definition": "a distinguishing or individuating characteristic", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "search", | |
| "context": "He searched for information on his relatives on the web", | |
| "definition": "inquire into", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "much", | |
| "context": "we enjoyed ourselves very much", | |
| "definition": "to a very great degree or extent", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "nominal", | |
| "context": "nominal phrase", | |
| "definition": "pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "style", | |
| "context": "the 1920s had a style of their own", | |
| "definition": "the popular taste at a given time", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "operating", | |
| "context": "the company had several operating divisions", | |
| "definition": "being in effect or operation; - Leslie Marmon Silko", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "scratch", | |
| "context": "a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course", | |
| "definition": "(golf) a handicap of zero strokes", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "raise", | |
| "context": "raise my salary", | |
| "definition": "raise the level or amount of something", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "drift", | |
| "context": "the laborers drift from one town to the next", | |
| "definition": "move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fit", | |
| "context": "Can you fit the toy into the box?", | |
| "definition": "insert or adjust several objects or people", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "admit", | |
| "context": "The theater admits 300 people", | |
| "definition": "have room for; hold without crowding", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "swing", | |
| "context": "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's", | |
| "definition": "engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "feel", | |
| "context": "My cold is gone--I feel fine today", | |
| "definition": "be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dull", | |
| "context": "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick", | |
| "definition": "slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "pull", | |
| "context": "it was a long pull but we made it", | |
| "definition": "a sustained effort", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "moon", | |
| "context": "the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers", | |
| "definition": "the natural satellite of the Earth", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "negative", | |
| "context": "ran a negative campaign", | |
| "definition": "having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "under", | |
| "context": "we must keep our disappointment under", | |
| "definition": "in or into a state of subordination or subjugation", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "drifting", | |
| "context": "a drifting double-dealer", | |
| "definition": "continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "warm", | |
| "context": "warm-clad skiers", | |
| "definition": "in a warm manner", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "smooth", | |
| "context": "smooth the surface of the wood", | |
| "definition": "make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "line", | |
| "context": "draw a line", | |
| "definition": "make a mark or lines on a surface", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "connection", | |
| "context": "he has powerful connections", | |
| "definition": "(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "floor", | |
| "context": "he is a floor trader", | |
| "definition": "a large room in a exchange where the trading is done", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "date", | |
| "context": "what is the date today?", | |
| "definition": "the specified day of the month", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "softness", | |
| "context": "softness is not something permitted of good leaders", | |
| "definition": "a disposition to be lenient in judging others", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "expect", | |
| "context": "The are expecting another child in January", | |
| "definition": "be pregnant with", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "like", | |
| "context": "We'll not see his like again", | |
| "definition": "a kind of person", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "march", | |
| "context": "The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria", | |
| "definition": "force to march", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "taste", | |
| "context": "he got a taste of life on the wild side", | |
| "definition": "a brief experience of something", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "factor", | |
| "context": "make things factor into a company's profitability", | |
| "definition": "be a contributing factor", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "purge", | |
| "context": "he died in a purge by Stalin", | |
| "definition": "an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "offer", | |
| "context": "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages", | |
| "definition": "make available; provide", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "divine", | |
| "context": "the divine strength of Achilles", | |
| "definition": "appropriate to or befitting a god; ; ; -R.H.Roveref", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "polished", | |
| "context": "polished rice", | |
| "definition": "(of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "abandon", | |
| "context": "she danced with abandon", | |
| "definition": "the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bury", | |
| "context": "He buried his head in her lap", | |
| "definition": "embed deeply", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "cup", | |
| "context": "he put the cup back in the saucer", | |
| "definition": "a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "minor", | |
| "context": "suffered only minor injuries", | |
| "definition": "of lesser seriousness or danger", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "impulse", | |
| "context": "profound religious impulses", | |
| "definition": "an instinctive motive", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "melt", | |
| "context": "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk", | |
| "definition": "become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bad", | |
| "context": "a bad report card", | |
| "definition": "having undesirable or negative qualities", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "honest", | |
| "context": "my honest opinion", | |
| "definition": "without dissimulation; frank", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dress", | |
| "context": "a full-dress uniform", | |
| "definition": "suitable for formal occasions", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "outer", | |
| "context": "outer reality", | |
| "definition": "located outside", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "rotate", | |
| "context": "Rotate the handle", | |
| "definition": "cause to turn on an axis or center", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "go", | |
| "context": "how did your interview go?", | |
| "definition": "follow a certain course", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "melt", | |
| "context": "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene", | |
| "definition": "lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dust", | |
| "context": "the furniture was covered with dust", | |
| "definition": "fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "present", | |
| "context": "that is enough for the present", | |
| "definition": "the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "issue", | |
| "context": "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room", | |
| "definition": "one of a series published periodically", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "wet", | |
| "context": "a wet bathing suit", | |
| "definition": "covered or soaked with a liquid such as water", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "roll", | |
| "context": "The cameras were rolling", | |
| "definition": "begin operating or running", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "cut", | |
| "context": "The baby cut a tooth", | |
| "definition": "have grow through the gums", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "train", | |
| "context": "She is training for the Olympics", | |
| "definition": "exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "help", | |
| "context": "there's no help for it", | |
| "definition": "a means of serving", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "gentle", | |
| "context": "a gentle reprimand", | |
| "definition": "soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "winning", | |
| "context": "a winning personality", | |
| "definition": "very attractive; capturing interest", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "ahead", | |
| "context": "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring", | |
| "definition": "toward the future; forward in time", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "knowing", | |
| "context": "knowing instructors", | |
| "definition": "highly educated; having extensive information or understanding", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "save", | |
| "context": "This move will save money", | |
| "definition": "spend sparingly, avoid the waste of", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "heavily", | |
| "context": "she hit her arm heavily against the wall", | |
| "definition": "with great force", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "block", | |
| "context": "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably", | |
| "definition": "(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "quality", | |
| "context": "quality paper", | |
| "definition": "of superior grade", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "house", | |
| "context": "the children were playing house", | |
| "definition": "play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "work", | |
| "context": "work equals force times distance", | |
| "definition": "(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fall", | |
| "context": "in the fall of 1973", | |
| "definition": "the season when the leaves fall from the trees", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "train", | |
| "context": "Train your tastebuds", | |
| "definition": "teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "shock", | |
| "context": "he had an unruly shock of black hair", | |
| "definition": "a bushy thick mass (especially hair)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "report", | |
| "context": "One student reported the other to the principal", | |
| "definition": "make known to the authorities", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "heart", | |
| "context": "in your heart you know it is true", | |
| "definition": "the locus of feelings and intuitions", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "way", | |
| "context": "make way for", | |
| "definition": "space for movement", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dead", | |
| "context": "this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here", | |
| "definition": "devoid of activity", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "trouble", | |
| "context": "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday", | |
| "definition": "take the trouble to do something; concern oneself", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "desiccated", | |
| "context": "shredded and desiccated coconut meat", | |
| "definition": "preserved by removing natural moisture", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "record", | |
| "context": "he tied the Olympic record", | |
| "definition": "an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "return", | |
| "context": "the return of spring", | |
| "definition": "happening again (especially at regular intervals)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "cold", | |
| "context": "a cold audience", | |
| "definition": "feeling or showing no enthusiasm", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "prime", | |
| "context": "prime number", | |
| "definition": "of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "corrupt", | |
| "context": "`corrupt' is archaic", | |
| "definition": "touched by rot or decay", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "drift", | |
| "context": "caught the general drift of the conversation", | |
| "definition": "the pervading meaning or tenor", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "crop", | |
| "context": "This land crops well", | |
| "definition": "yield crops", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "critical", | |
| "context": "a critical element of the plan", | |
| "definition": "urgently needed; absolutely necessary", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "middle", | |
| "context": "Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500", | |
| "definition": "of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "quiet", | |
| "context": "the street was quiet", | |
| "definition": "the absence of sound", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "ascend", | |
| "context": "We ascended the mountain", | |
| "definition": "travel up,", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "course", | |
| "context": "if you persist in that course you will surely fail", | |
| "definition": "a mode of action", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "state", | |
| "context": "the state has lowered its income tax", | |
| "definition": "the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "common", | |
| "context": "a common friend", | |
| "definition": "common to or shared by two or more parties", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "break", | |
| "context": "then there was a break in her voice", | |
| "definition": "an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "pool", | |
| "context": "a car pool", | |
| "definition": "an organization of people or resources that can be shared", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "national", | |
| "context": "national interests", | |
| "definition": "limited to or in the interests of a particular nation", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "ball", | |
| "context": "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded", | |
| "definition": "the people assembled at a lavish formal dance", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "home", | |
| "context": "the United States is the home of basketball", | |
| "definition": "place where something began and flourished", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "sweep", | |
| "context": "Please sweep the floor", | |
| "definition": "clean by sweeping", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "stress", | |
| "context": "he put the stress on the wrong syllable", | |
| "definition": "the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dark", | |
| "context": "a dark scowl", | |
| "definition": "showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "parts", | |
| "context": "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years", | |
| "definition": "the local environment", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "remit", | |
| "context": "remit $25", | |
| "definition": "send (money) in payment", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "wide", | |
| "context": "stand with legs wide apart", | |
| "definition": "with or by a broad space", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "hunt", | |
| "context": "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland", | |
| "definition": "pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "screen", | |
| "context": "screen the blood for the HIV virus", | |
| "definition": "test or examine for the presence of disease or infection", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "patch", | |
| "context": "The field was patched with snow", | |
| "definition": "provide with a patch; also used metaphorically", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "gain", | |
| "context": "Gain an understanding of international finance", | |
| "definition": "win something through one's efforts", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "clipped", | |
| "context": "a clipped upper-class accent", | |
| "definition": "(of speech) having quick short sounds", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bag", | |
| "context": "he scrambled to get back to the bag", | |
| "definition": "a place that the runner must touch before scoring", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "last", | |
| "context": "I had to miss the last of the movie", | |
| "definition": "the concluding parts of an event or occurrence", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "lap", | |
| "context": "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches", | |
| "definition": "a flap that lies over another part", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "stiff", | |
| "context": "the letter was stiff and formal", | |
| "definition": "rigidly formal", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "touch", | |
| "context": "He could not touch the meaning of the poem", | |
| "definition": "comprehend", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "baby", | |
| "context": "the baby began to cry again", | |
| "definition": "a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "plain", | |
| "context": "a plain hair style", | |
| "definition": "lacking embellishment or ornamentation", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "pack", | |
| "context": "The crowd packed the auditorium", | |
| "definition": "press tightly together or cram", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "mastering", | |
| "context": "his mastering the art of cooking took a long time", | |
| "definition": "becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "energy", | |
| "context": "he plays tennis with great energy", | |
| "definition": "forceful exertion", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "break", | |
| "context": "break a branch from a tree", | |
| "definition": "break a piece from a whole", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "certain", | |
| "context": "a quick and certain remedy", | |
| "definition": "reliable in operation or effect", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "head", | |
| "context": "a head of steam", | |
| "definition": "the pressure exerted by a fluid", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "release", | |
| "context": "release a hormone into the blood stream", | |
| "definition": "generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "burn", | |
| "context": "Maple wood burns well", | |
| "definition": "undergo combustion", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "ascending", | |
| "context": "the ascending plane", | |
| "definition": "moving or going or growing upward", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "round", | |
| "context": "the doctor made his rounds", | |
| "definition": "the usual activities in your day", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "crawl", | |
| "context": "My skin crawled--I was terrified", | |
| "definition": "feel as if crawling with insects", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "chair", | |
| "context": "he is second chair violin", | |
| "definition": "a particular seat in an orchestra", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "knock", | |
| "context": "Don't knock the food--it's free", | |
| "definition": "find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "complete", | |
| "context": "a complete meal", | |
| "definition": "having every necessary or normal part or component or step", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bubble", | |
| "context": "bubble to the surface", | |
| "definition": "rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "start", | |
| "context": "they got an early start", | |
| "definition": "the time at which something is supposed to begin", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "turn", | |
| "context": "The water turned into ice", | |
| "definition": "undergo a change or development", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bright", | |
| "context": "bright dress", | |
| "definition": "having striking color", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "rough", | |
| "context": "they were rough and determined fighting men", | |
| "definition": "ready and able to resort to force or violence; - Herman Melville", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "wind", | |
| "context": "trees bent under the fierce winds", | |
| "definition": "air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "rolled", | |
| "context": "his rolled umbrella hanging on his arm", | |
| "definition": "rolled up and secured", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "best", | |
| "context": "the White House thought it best not to respond", | |
| "definition": "(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "subdued", | |
| "context": "a subdued whisper", | |
| "definition": "in a softened tone", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "award", | |
| "context": "the referee awarded a free kick to the team", | |
| "definition": "give as judged due or on the basis of merit", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "gentle", | |
| "context": "the gentle touch of her hand", | |
| "definition": "having or showing a kindly or tender nature", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "consume", | |
| "context": "this car consumes a lot of gas", | |
| "definition": "use up (resources or materials)", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "ending", | |
| "context": "his death marked the ending of an era", | |
| "definition": "event whose occurrence ends something", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "mind", | |
| "context": "the great minds of the 17th century", | |
| "definition": "an important intellectual", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "touch", | |
| "context": "Touch the stone for good luck", | |
| "definition": "make physical contact with, come in contact with", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "material", | |
| "context": "writing materials", | |
| "definition": "things needed for doing or making something", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "shower", | |
| "context": "a little shower of rose petals", | |
| "definition": "a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "function", | |
| "context": "the function of a teacher", | |
| "definition": "the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fast", | |
| "context": "fast friends", | |
| "definition": "unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; ; ; - Campaign song for William Henry Harrison", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "take", | |
| "context": "I don't take sugar in my coffee", | |
| "definition": "serve oneself to, or consume regularly", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "regular", | |
| "context": "following the regular procedure of the legislature", | |
| "definition": "conforming to a standard or pattern", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "secret", | |
| "context": "their secret communications", | |
| "definition": "(of information) given in confidence or in secret", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "continue", | |
| "context": "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles", | |
| "definition": "span an interval of distance, space or time", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "distribute", | |
| "context": "Values distribute", | |
| "definition": "be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "lighting", | |
| "context": "an interior decorator must understand lighting", | |
| "definition": "the craft of providing artificial light", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "slip", | |
| "context": "he blamed his slip on the ice", | |
| "definition": "an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "position", | |
| "context": "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils", | |
| "definition": "a condition or position in which you find yourself", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "planted", | |
| "context": "a deeply planted need", | |
| "definition": "(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "turn", | |
| "context": "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion", | |
| "definition": "to send or let go", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "about", | |
| "context": "about face", | |
| "definition": "in or to a reversed position or direction", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "sound", | |
| "context": "a sound title to the property", | |
| "definition": "having legal efficacy or force", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "offer", | |
| "context": "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal", | |
| "definition": "threaten to do something", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "actual", | |
| "context": "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West", | |
| "definition": "being or existing at the present moment", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "name", | |
| "context": "name your accomplices!", | |
| "definition": "mention and identify by name", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "reason", | |
| "context": "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house", | |
| "definition": "decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "sure", | |
| "context": "a sure way to distinguish the two", | |
| "definition": "reliable in operation or effect", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "rule", | |
| "context": "he knew the rules of chess", | |
| "definition": "directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fall", | |
| "context": "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall", | |
| "definition": "a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "reflected", | |
| "context": "reflected light", | |
| "definition": "(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "push", | |
| "context": "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman", | |
| "definition": "make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "show", | |
| "context": "She showed her talent for cooking", | |
| "definition": "make visible or noticeable", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "blue", | |
| "context": "the Union army was a vast blue", | |
| "definition": "any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "hand", | |
| "context": "the big hand counts the minutes", | |
| "definition": "a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "trench", | |
| "context": "trench the fallen soldiers", | |
| "definition": "set, plant, or bury in a trench", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "sharpen", | |
| "context": "sharpen the knives", | |
| "definition": "make sharp or sharper", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "flow", | |
| "context": "Her long black hair flowed down her back", | |
| "definition": "fall or flow in a certain way", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "develop", | |
| "context": "develop land", | |
| "definition": "change the use of and make available or usable", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "outside", | |
| "context": "developing nations need outside help", | |
| "definition": "from or between other countries", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "course", | |
| "context": "the government took a firm course", | |
| "definition": "a connected series of events or actions or developments", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "interest", | |
| "context": "they have interests all over the world", | |
| "definition": "(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "catch", | |
| "context": "the catch was only 10 fish", | |
| "definition": "the quantity that was caught", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "practice", | |
| "context": "practice makes perfect", | |
| "definition": "systematic training by multiple repetitions", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "far", | |
| "context": "we come from a far country", | |
| "definition": "located at a great distance in time or space or degree", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "get", | |
| "context": "did you get it?", | |
| "definition": "grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "pick", | |
| "context": "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks", | |
| "definition": "a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "arrange", | |
| "context": "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?", | |
| "definition": "make arrangements for", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "wild", | |
| "context": "wild colors", | |
| "definition": "(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "rage", | |
| "context": "his rage for fame destroyed him", | |
| "definition": "something that is desired intensely", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "relief", | |
| "context": "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta", | |
| "definition": "the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "charge", | |
| "context": "his charge was deliver a message", | |
| "definition": "a special assignment that is given to a person or group", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "patched", | |
| "context": "patched jeans", | |
| "definition": "mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "black", | |
| "context": "black deeds", | |
| "definition": "stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; ; ; ; ; ; ; -Thomas Hardy", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "good", | |
| "context": "the experience was good for her", | |
| "definition": "promoting or enhancing well-being", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "yet", | |
| "context": "he was a stern yet fair master", | |
| "definition": "despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "make", | |
| "context": "what make of car is that?", | |
| "definition": "a recognizable kind", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "size", | |
| "context": "that's the size of the situation", | |
| "definition": "the actual state of affairs", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "acquired", | |
| "context": "acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on", | |
| "definition": "gotten through environmental forces", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "pump", | |
| "context": "Pump money into a project", | |
| "definition": "supply in great quantities", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "critical", | |
| "context": "a critical point in the campaign", | |
| "definition": "forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "shift", | |
| "context": "Shift one's position", | |
| "definition": "change place or direction", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "accepted", | |
| "context": "several accepted techniques for treating the condition", | |
| "definition": "generally approved or compelling recognition", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "twist", | |
| "context": "it broke off after much twisting", | |
| "definition": "the act of rotating rapidly", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "thrust", | |
| "context": "he made a thrusting motion with his fist", | |
| "definition": "a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "cut", | |
| "context": "The employer wants to cut back health benefits", | |
| "definition": "cut down on; make a reduction in", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "head", | |
| "context": "he stuck his head out the window", | |
| "definition": "the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "late", | |
| "context": "a late development", | |
| "definition": "of the immediate past or just previous to the present time", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "unknown", | |
| "context": "don't let anyone unknown into the house", | |
| "definition": "not known before", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dead", | |
| "context": "they buried the dead", | |
| "definition": "people who are no longer living", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "go", | |
| "context": "This sofa won't go with the chairs", | |
| "definition": "blend or harmonize", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "process", | |
| "context": "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech", | |
| "definition": "perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "tested", | |
| "context": "a tested method", | |
| "definition": "tested and proved useful or correct", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "buy", | |
| "context": "This sum will buy you a ride on the train", | |
| "definition": "be worth or be capable of buying", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "blast", | |
| "context": "the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us", | |
| "definition": "apply a draft or strong wind to to", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "up", | |
| "context": "they moved the meeting date up", | |
| "definition": "to a later time", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "brush", | |
| "context": "Her long skirt brushed the floor", | |
| "definition": "sweep across or over", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "crashing", | |
| "context": "a crashing bore", | |
| "definition": "informal intensifiers", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "positive", | |
| "context": "positive increase in graduating students", | |
| "definition": "reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fail", | |
| "context": "Where do today's public schools fail?", | |
| "definition": "be unsuccessful", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "hang", | |
| "context": "This dress hangs well", | |
| "definition": "fall or flow in a certain way", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "addition", | |
| "context": "he was a new addition to the staff", | |
| "definition": "something added to what you already have", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "roll", | |
| "context": "She rolls her r's", | |
| "definition": "pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "rolling", | |
| "context": "she used rolling r's as in Spanish", | |
| "definition": "uttered with a trill", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "basin", | |
| "context": "she mixed the dough in a large basin", | |
| "definition": "a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bar", | |
| "context": "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar", | |
| "definition": "a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "develop", | |
| "context": "Report the news as it develops", | |
| "definition": "happen", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "average", | |
| "context": "average people", | |
| "definition": "lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "rent", | |
| "context": "Let's rent a car", | |
| "definition": "engage for service under a term of contract", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "play", | |
| "context": "On weekends I play", | |
| "definition": "engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "harsh", | |
| "context": "a harsh penalty", | |
| "definition": "severe", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "blaze", | |
| "context": "the blaze spread rapidly", | |
| "definition": "a strong flame that burns brightly", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "organization", | |
| "context": "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality", | |
| "definition": "an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "compact", | |
| "context": "This powder compacts easily", | |
| "definition": "have the property of being packable or of compacting easily", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "moved", | |
| "context": "too moved to speak", | |
| "definition": "being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "small", | |
| "context": "a small car", | |
| "definition": "limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "respect", | |
| "context": "be sure to give my respects to the dean", | |
| "definition": "a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "help", | |
| "context": "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself", | |
| "definition": "help to some food; help with food or drink", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "touch", | |
| "context": "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone", | |
| "definition": "a suggestion of some quality", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "detached", | |
| "context": "she felt detached from the group", | |
| "definition": "being or feeling set or kept apart from others; ; - Sherwood Anderson", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "well", | |
| "context": "took the joke well", | |
| "definition": "without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "tonic", | |
| "context": "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word", | |
| "definition": "used of syllables", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "buzz", | |
| "context": "This office is buzzing with activity", | |
| "definition": "be noisy with activity", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "do", | |
| "context": "What makes her do this way?", | |
| "definition": "behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "loop", | |
| "context": "he's no longer in the loop", | |
| "definition": "an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "block", | |
| "context": "block the signals emitted by this station", | |
| "definition": "interfere with or prevent the reception of signals", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bound", | |
| "context": "bound and gagged hostages", | |
| "definition": "confined by bonds", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "solitary", | |
| "context": "a man of a solitary disposition", | |
| "definition": "characterized by or preferring solitude", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "influence", | |
| "context": "she was the most important influence in my life", | |
| "definition": "one having power to influence another", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "play", | |
| "context": "play a hooked fish", | |
| "definition": "exhaust by allowing to pull on the line", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "back", | |
| "context": "we paid back everything we had borrowed", | |
| "definition": "in repayment or retaliation", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "major", | |
| "context": "a major earthquake", | |
| "definition": "of greater seriousness or danger", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "hurt", | |
| "context": "Were you hurting after the accident?", | |
| "definition": "feel physical pain", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "badly", | |
| "context": "the venture turned out badly for the investors", | |
| "definition": "in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "twist", | |
| "context": "they liked to dance the twist", | |
| "definition": "social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "excuse", | |
| "context": "excuse someone's behavior", | |
| "definition": "excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bright", | |
| "context": "the room was bright and airy", | |
| "definition": "having lots of light either natural or artificial", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "correct", | |
| "context": "the stock market corrected", | |
| "definition": "go down in value", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "lean", | |
| "context": "We can lean on this man", | |
| "definition": "rely on for support", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "upset", | |
| "context": "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers", | |
| "definition": "used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "time", | |
| "context": "he had a time holding back the tears", | |
| "definition": "a person's experience on a particular occasion", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "mature", | |
| "context": "I need to mature my thoughts", | |
| "definition": "develop and work out fully in one's mind", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "father", | |
| "context": "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor", | |
| "definition": "a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "staring", | |
| "context": "staring eyes", | |
| "definition": "(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "spoiling", | |
| "context": "her spoiling my dress was deliberate", | |
| "definition": "the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "see", | |
| "context": "I see that you have been promoted", | |
| "definition": "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "works", | |
| "context": "the reward for good works", | |
| "definition": "performance of moral or religious acts", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "looking", | |
| "context": "he gave it a good looking at", | |
| "definition": "the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "sympathetic", | |
| "context": "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion", | |
| "definition": "having similar disposition and tastes", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "double", | |
| "context": "an egg with a double yolk", | |
| "definition": "consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "intimate", | |
| "context": "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife", | |
| "definition": "involved in a sexual relationship", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "white", | |
| "context": "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs", | |
| "definition": "the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "heavy", | |
| "context": "a heavy grade", | |
| "definition": "sharply inclined", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "raised", | |
| "context": "raised temperature", | |
| "definition": "increased in amount or degree", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "writing", | |
| "context": "the writing in her novels is excellent", | |
| "definition": "the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "follow", | |
| "context": "Can you follow her argument?", | |
| "definition": "grasp the meaning", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "compound", | |
| "context": "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; ", | |
| "definition": "composed of more than one part; compound flower heads\"", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "shot", | |
| "context": "he trained at putting the shot", | |
| "definition": "sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "kill", | |
| "context": "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods", | |
| "definition": "destroy a vitally essential quality of or in", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "identified", | |
| "context": "the identified bodies were released for burial", | |
| "definition": "having the identity known or established", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bond", | |
| "context": "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them", | |
| "definition": "a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "rate", | |
| "context": "the literacy rate", | |
| "definition": "a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "go", | |
| "context": "His knowledge doesn't go very far", | |
| "definition": "stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "beat", | |
| "context": "he could feel the beat of her heart", | |
| "definition": "the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "knock", | |
| "context": "knock on the door", | |
| "definition": "rap with the knuckles", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "place", | |
| "context": "he lost his place on the page", | |
| "definition": "the passage that is being read", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "neglected", | |
| "context": "Shaw's neglected one-act comedy, `A Village Wooing'", | |
| "definition": "disregarded", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "beat", | |
| "context": "I beat the traffic", | |
| "definition": "beat through cleverness and wit", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fly", | |
| "context": "Man cannot fly", | |
| "definition": "travel through the air; be airborne", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "yielding", | |
| "context": "a deep yielding layer of foam rubber", | |
| "definition": "lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "building", | |
| "context": "the entire building complained about the noise", | |
| "definition": "the occupants of a building", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "hand", | |
| "context": "give the little lady a great big hand", | |
| "definition": "a round of applause to signify approval", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "substitute", | |
| "context": "substitute coffee", | |
| "definition": "artificial and inferior", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "result", | |
| "context": "result in tragedy", | |
| "definition": "issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "treat", | |
| "context": "The doctor treated my broken leg", | |
| "definition": "provide treatment for", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "small", | |
| "context": "small beginnings", | |
| "definition": "low or inferior in station or quality", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "handle", | |
| "context": "Handle the press reporters gently", | |
| "definition": "interact in a certain way", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "box", | |
| "context": "I gave him a good box on the ear", | |
| "definition": "a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "consider", | |
| "context": "consider the possibility of moving", | |
| "definition": "give careful consideration to", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "broken", | |
| "context": "a broken man", | |
| "definition": "subdued or brought low in condition or status", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "sweep", | |
| "context": "a sweep of his arm", | |
| "definition": "a movement in an arc", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "spot", | |
| "context": "they changed his spot on the program", | |
| "definition": "a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "beat", | |
| "context": "I'm beat", | |
| "definition": "wear out completely", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "gray", | |
| "context": "gray flannel suit", | |
| "definition": "of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "drift", | |
| "context": "they dug a drift parallel with the vein", | |
| "definition": "a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "seating", | |
| "context": "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom", | |
| "definition": "an area that includes places where several people can sit", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "stain", | |
| "context": "the wine left a dark stain", | |
| "definition": "a soiled or discolored appearance", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "needs", | |
| "context": "we must needs by objective", | |
| "definition": "in such a manner as could not be otherwise", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "square", | |
| "context": "a square peg in a round hole", | |
| "definition": "having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "approach", | |
| "context": "approach a task", | |
| "definition": "begin to deal with", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dead", | |
| "context": "came to a dead stop", | |
| "definition": "complete", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "running", | |
| "context": "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays", | |
| "definition": "of advancing the ball by running", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "motion", | |
| "context": "he made a motion to adjourn", | |
| "definition": "a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "go", | |
| "context": "Ready, set, go!", | |
| "definition": "begin or set in motion", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "stock", | |
| "context": "stock a rifle", | |
| "definition": "equip with a stock", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "profess", | |
| "context": "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt", | |
| "definition": "state insincerely", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "decent", | |
| "context": "from a decent family", | |
| "definition": "socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "good", | |
| "context": "a good mechanic", | |
| "definition": "having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "outside", | |
| "context": "in summer we play outside", | |
| "definition": "outside a building", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "loss", | |
| "context": "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather", | |
| "definition": "the experience of losing a loved one", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "material", | |
| "context": "she measured off enough material for a dress", | |
| "definition": "artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "tight", | |
| "context": "a tight roof", | |
| "definition": "of such close construction as to be impermeable", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "booking", | |
| "context": "the play had bookings throughout the summer", | |
| "definition": "employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "extend", | |
| "context": "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro", | |
| "definition": "use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "exhausting", | |
| "context": "an exhausting march", | |
| "definition": "producing exhaustion", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "lick", | |
| "context": "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast", | |
| "definition": "take up with the tongue", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "burn", | |
| "context": "The sun burned off the fog", | |
| "definition": "cause to burn or combust", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dark", | |
| "context": "dark green", | |
| "definition": "(used of color) having a dark hue", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "new", | |
| "context": "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew", | |
| "definition": "used of a living language; being the current stage in its development", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "stick", | |
| "context": "he collected dry sticks for a campfire", | |
| "definition": "an implement consisting of a length of wood", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "appeal", | |
| "context": "I appealed to the law of 1900", | |
| "definition": "cite as an authority; resort to", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "hunt", | |
| "context": "The King used to hunt these forests", | |
| "definition": "search (an area) for prey", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "place", | |
| "context": "If you were in my place what would you do?", | |
| "definition": "a particular situation", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "support", | |
| "context": "his support kept the family together", | |
| "definition": "the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "right", | |
| "context": "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern", | |
| "definition": "(of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "occult", | |
| "context": "The beam of light occults every so often", | |
| "definition": "become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "ready", | |
| "context": "he seems to have ample ready money", | |
| "definition": "(of especially money) immediately available", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "uprise", | |
| "context": "The dead are to uprise", | |
| "definition": "return from the dead", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "foot", | |
| "context": "curled up on the foot of the bed", | |
| "definition": "the lower part of anything", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "awful", | |
| "context": "the awful war", | |
| "definition": "causing fear or dread or terror", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "opening", | |
| "context": "there was a small opening between the trees", | |
| "definition": "an open or empty space in or between things", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "down", | |
| "context": "was sent down to work at the regional office", | |
| "definition": "away from a more central or a more northerly place", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "burn", | |
| "context": "Witches were burned in Salem", | |
| "definition": "burn at the stake", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "occupy", | |
| "context": "he occupies the position of manager", | |
| "definition": "assume, as of positions or roles", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "prime", | |
| "context": "the prime minister", | |
| "definition": "first in rank or degree", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "full", | |
| "context": "a full glass", | |
| "definition": "containing as much or as many as is possible or normal", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "preserve", | |
| "context": "preserve the forest and the lakes", | |
| "definition": "keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "utter", | |
| "context": "He uttered a curse", | |
| "definition": "articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "term", | |
| "context": "a prison term", | |
| "definition": "a limited period of time", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "well", | |
| "context": "she dances well", | |
| "definition": "with skill or in a pleasing manner", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "mention", | |
| "context": "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention", | |
| "definition": "make reference to", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "drift", | |
| "context": "drift the cattle herds westwards", | |
| "definition": "drive slowly and far afield for grazing", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "spill", | |
| "context": "The former employee spilled all the details", | |
| "definition": "reveal information", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "material", | |
| "context": "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography", | |
| "definition": "information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "cast", | |
| "context": "Who cast this beautiful movie?", | |
| "definition": "assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "deciding", | |
| "context": "cast the deciding vote", | |
| "definition": "having the power or quality of deciding", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "strike", | |
| "context": "strike fire from the flintstone", | |
| "definition": "produce by ignition or a blow", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "straining", | |
| "context": "his final, straining burst of speed", | |
| "definition": "taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; ; ; - F.D.Roosevelt", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "carry", | |
| "context": "Sound carries well over water", | |
| "definition": "transmit or serve as the medium for transmission", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "heavy", | |
| "context": "heavy fog", | |
| "definition": "permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "smash", | |
| "context": "the fullback's smash into the defensive line", | |
| "definition": "the act of colliding with something", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "check", | |
| "context": "he asked the waiter for the check", | |
| "definition": "the bill in a restaurant", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "strike", | |
| "context": "strike coins", | |
| "definition": "form by stamping, punching, or printing", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "play", | |
| "context": "there was heavy play at the blackjack table", | |
| "definition": "the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "life", | |
| "context": "he got life for killing the guard", | |
| "definition": "a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "stay", | |
| "context": "The smell stayed in the room", | |
| "definition": "stay behind", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "refine", | |
| "context": "refine one's style of writing", | |
| "definition": "improve or perfect by pruning or polishing", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "give", | |
| "context": "This student gives promise of real creativity", | |
| "definition": "manifest or show", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "yield", | |
| "context": "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram", | |
| "definition": "end resistance, as under pressure or force", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "raise", | |
| "context": "he got a 3% raise", | |
| "definition": "the amount a salary is increased", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "report", | |
| "context": "Snow reported on China in the 1950's", | |
| "definition": "be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "name", | |
| "context": "he wanted to protect his good name", | |
| "definition": "a person's reputation", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dress", | |
| "context": "dress the salads", | |
| "definition": "put a dressing on", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fellow", | |
| "context": "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown", | |
| "definition": "one of a pair", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "douse", | |
| "context": "Douse the lights", | |
| "definition": "put out, as of a candle or a light", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "comforts", | |
| "context": "all the comforts of home", | |
| "definition": "things that make you comfortable and at ease", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "single", | |
| "context": "sex and the single girl", | |
| "definition": "not married or related to the unmarried state", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "gather", | |
| "context": "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders", | |
| "definition": "draw and bring closer", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "indifferent", | |
| "context": "an indifferent chemical in a reaction", | |
| "definition": "having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "stuff", | |
| "context": "it was stuff I had heard before", | |
| "definition": "information in some unspecified form", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "minded", | |
| "context": "civic-minded", | |
| "definition": "(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dig", | |
| "context": "dig the oars into the water", | |
| "definition": "thrust down or into", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "treat", | |
| "context": "Grandmother always treated us to the circus", | |
| "definition": "provide with a gift or entertainment", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "grind", | |
| "context": "grind the spices in a mortar", | |
| "definition": "reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "box", | |
| "context": "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box", | |
| "definition": "any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "spread", | |
| "context": "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread", | |
| "definition": "the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "product", | |
| "context": "that store offers a variety of products", | |
| "definition": "commodities offered for sale", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "quick", | |
| "context": "a quick inspection", | |
| "definition": "hurried and brief", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "piece", | |
| "context": "it was a nice piece of work", | |
| "definition": "an instance of some kind", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "level", | |
| "context": "the water reached ankle level", | |
| "definition": "height above ground", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "integrated", | |
| "context": "society as an integrated whole", | |
| "definition": "resembling a living organism in organization or development", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "touch", | |
| "context": "he watched the beggar trying to make a touch", | |
| "definition": "the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "stake", | |
| "context": "stake out the path", | |
| "definition": "mark with a stake", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "snap", | |
| "context": "children can manage snaps better than buttons", | |
| "definition": "a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "base", | |
| "context": "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage", | |
| "definition": "debased; not genuine", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "structure", | |
| "context": "his lectures have no structure", | |
| "definition": "the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "exchange", | |
| "context": "exchange prisoners", | |
| "definition": "hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "beat", | |
| "context": "The boat beat in the strong wind", | |
| "definition": "sail with much tacking or with difficulty", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "date", | |
| "context": "they are up to date", | |
| "definition": "the present", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "drink", | |
| "context": "We were up drinking all night", | |
| "definition": "consume alcohol", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "one", | |
| "context": "spoke with one voice", | |
| "definition": "having the indivisible character of a unit", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "deal", | |
| "context": "I can deal with this crew of workers", | |
| "definition": "be in charge of, act on, or dispose of", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "clear", | |
| "context": "a clear winner", | |
| "definition": "free of restrictions or qualifications", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "third", | |
| "context": "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement", | |
| "definition": "one of three equal parts of a divisible whole", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "rear", | |
| "context": "the chair's rear legs", | |
| "definition": "located in or toward the back or rear", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "break", | |
| "context": "he made a break for the open door", | |
| "definition": "a sudden dash", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "hostile", | |
| "context": "hostile naval and air forces", | |
| "definition": "not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "mire", | |
| "context": "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president", | |
| "definition": "a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "shift", | |
| "context": "his constant shifting disrupted the class", | |
| "definition": "the act of moving from one place to another", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "space", | |
| "context": "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether", | |
| "definition": "any location outside the Earth's atmosphere", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "alert", | |
| "context": "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries", | |
| "definition": "warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "shock", | |
| "context": "loss of blood is an important cause of shock", | |
| "definition": "(pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "acceptance", | |
| "context": "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club", | |
| "definition": "the state of being acceptable and accepted", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "around", | |
| "context": "He came all the way around the base", | |
| "definition": "by a circular or circuitous route", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "roll", | |
| "context": "roll out the paper", | |
| "definition": "flatten or spread with a roller", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "completed", | |
| "context": "a completed forward pass", | |
| "definition": "caught", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "rough", | |
| "context": "rough gemstones", | |
| "definition": "not shaped by cutting or trimming", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "battered", | |
| "context": "a battered old car", | |
| "definition": "damaged by blows or hard usage", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bed", | |
| "context": "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed", | |
| "definition": "a depression forming the ground under a body of water", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "cut", | |
| "context": "he took a vicious cut at the ball", | |
| "definition": "in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "grave", | |
| "context": "he went to his grave without forgiving me", | |
| "definition": "death of a person", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "number", | |
| "context": "a number 13 shoe", | |
| "definition": "a clothing measurement", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bump", | |
| "context": "My car bumped into the tree", | |
| "definition": "knock against with force or violence", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "voice", | |
| "context": "I gave voice to my feelings", | |
| "definition": "expressing in coherent verbal form", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "deal", | |
| "context": "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions", | |
| "definition": "the act of apportioning or distributing something", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bite", | |
| "context": "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite", | |
| "definition": "(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "build", | |
| "context": "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation", | |
| "definition": "found or ground", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "list", | |
| "context": "the ship developed a list to starboard", | |
| "definition": "the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "lost", | |
| "context": "a lost battle", | |
| "definition": "not gained or won", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "make", | |
| "context": "I make the height about 100 feet", | |
| "definition": "calculate as being", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "rare", | |
| "context": "what is so rare as a day in June", | |
| "definition": "marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; -J.R.Lowell", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "quarter", | |
| "context": "a quarter of a pound", | |
| "definition": "one of four equal parts", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "haunted", | |
| "context": "her expression became progressively more haunted", | |
| "definition": "showing emotional affliction or disquiet", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "painted", | |
| "context": "in public he wore a painted smile", | |
| "definition": "lacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "waters", | |
| "context": "before a woman gives birth her waters break", | |
| "definition": "the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "apart", | |
| "context": "These towns are many miles apart", | |
| "definition": "separated or at a distance in place or position or time", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "drop", | |
| "context": "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height", | |
| "definition": "a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "testing", | |
| "context": "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons", | |
| "definition": "the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "out", | |
| "context": "the cat came out from under the bed", | |
| "definition": "moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fit", | |
| "context": "How does this shirt fit?", | |
| "definition": "conform to some shape or size", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "stick", | |
| "context": "The door sticks--we will have to plane it", | |
| "definition": "be or become fixed", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "work", | |
| "context": "he is working his servants hard", | |
| "definition": "cause to work", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "stop", | |
| "context": "his next stop is Atlanta", | |
| "definition": "a spot where something halts or pauses", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "whipping", | |
| "context": "some sharp and whipping lines", | |
| "definition": "smart and fashionable", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "contain", | |
| "context": "This can contains water", | |
| "definition": "contain or hold; have within", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dull", | |
| "context": "a dull throbbing", | |
| "definition": "not keenly felt", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "lay", | |
| "context": "lay a responsibility on someone", | |
| "definition": "impose as a duty, burden, or punishment", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "near", | |
| "context": "near beer", | |
| "definition": "closely resembling the genuine article", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "general", | |
| "context": "general studies", | |
| "definition": "not specialized or limited to one class of things", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "alive", | |
| "context": "keep hope alive", | |
| "definition": "in operation", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "action", | |
| "context": "a man of action", | |
| "definition": "the trait of being active and energetic and forceful", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "medium", | |
| "context": "medium bombers", | |
| "definition": "around the middle of a scale of evaluation", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "slick", | |
| "context": "a slick commercial", | |
| "definition": "having only superficial plausibility", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "low", | |
| "context": "low comedy", | |
| "definition": "unrefined in character", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "extend", | |
| "context": "extend a loan", | |
| "definition": "make available; provide", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "box", | |
| "context": "he rummaged through a box of spare parts", | |
| "definition": "a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "loose", | |
| "context": "a loose ball", | |
| "definition": "(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "irregular", | |
| "context": "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface", | |
| "definition": "(of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "excuse", | |
| "context": "Please excuse me from this class", | |
| "definition": "grant exemption or release to", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "association", | |
| "context": "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association", | |
| "definition": "the act of consorting with or joining with others", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dirty", | |
| "context": "foul (or dirty) copy", | |
| "definition": "(of a manuscript) defaced with changes", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "little", | |
| "context": "what a big little boy you are", | |
| "definition": "(of children and animals) young, immature", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "stroke", | |
| "context": "You have to stroke the boss", | |
| "definition": "treat gingerly or carefully", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "design", | |
| "context": "design a new sales strategy", | |
| "definition": "make or work out a plan for; devise", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "clean", | |
| "context": "a clean (or uninfected) wound", | |
| "definition": "free from sepsis or infection", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "claim", | |
| "context": "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day", | |
| "definition": "demand for something as rightful or due", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "grey", | |
| "context": "he was dressed in grey", | |
| "definition": "clothing that is a grey color", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "long", | |
| "context": "took a long view of the geopolitical issues", | |
| "definition": "planning prudently for the future", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "carry", | |
| "context": "Do you carry kerosene heaters?", | |
| "definition": "have on hand", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "smash", | |
| "context": "He smashed a 3-run homer", | |
| "definition": "hit hard", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "drive", | |
| "context": "We drive the turnpike to work", | |
| "definition": "proceed along in a vehicle", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "reference", | |
| "context": "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic", | |
| "definition": "a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "life", | |
| "context": "he hoped for a new life in Australia", | |
| "definition": "the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "root", | |
| "context": "communism's Russian root", | |
| "definition": "the place where something begins, where it springs into being", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "cool", | |
| "context": "cool greens and blues and violets", | |
| "definition": "(color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "sweet", | |
| "context": "sweet revenge", | |
| "definition": "pleasing to the mind or feeling", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "loosen", | |
| "context": "loosen the soil", | |
| "definition": "make less dense", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "sign", | |
| "context": "Have you signed your contract yet?", | |
| "definition": "approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "house", | |
| "context": "the House of York", | |
| "definition": "aristocratic family line", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "keen", | |
| "context": "keen winds", | |
| "definition": "painful as if caused by a sharp instrument", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "engaged", | |
| "context": "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight", | |
| "definition": "involved in military hostilities", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "back", | |
| "context": "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back", | |
| "definition": "the part of a garment that covers the back of your body", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "built", | |
| "context": "the built liquid detergents", | |
| "definition": "(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "color", | |
| "context": "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors", | |
| "definition": "(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fret", | |
| "context": "fret a guitar", | |
| "definition": "provide (a musical instrument) with frets", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "scale", | |
| "context": "scale the gold", | |
| "definition": "measure with or as if with scales", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "show", | |
| "context": "I showed the customer the glove section", | |
| "definition": "indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "practice", | |
| "context": "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner", | |
| "definition": "knowledge of how something is usually done", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "grant", | |
| "context": "Funds are granted to qualified researchers", | |
| "definition": "give as judged due or on the basis of merit", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "lowest", | |
| "context": "the branch with the big peaches on it hung lowest", | |
| "definition": "in the lowest position; nearest the ground", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "system", | |
| "context": "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system", | |
| "definition": "the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "change", | |
| "context": "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic", | |
| "definition": "a difference that is usually pleasant", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "use", | |
| "context": "he put his knowledge to good use", | |
| "definition": "a particular service", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "follow", | |
| "context": "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano", | |
| "definition": "perform an accompaniment to", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "thing", | |
| "context": "a thing of the spirit", | |
| "definition": "a special abstraction", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "service", | |
| "context": "the Sunday service", | |
| "definition": "the act of public worship following prescribed rules", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "head", | |
| "context": "The list was headed by the name of the president", | |
| "definition": "be in the front of or on top of", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "touch", | |
| "context": "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy", | |
| "definition": "affect emotionally", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dealing", | |
| "context": "he has always been honest is his dealings with me", | |
| "definition": "the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "verbal", | |
| "context": "you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal", | |
| "definition": "prolix; - Shakespeare", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "narrow", | |
| "context": "won by a narrow margin", | |
| "definition": "very limited in degree", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "visit", | |
| "context": "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month", | |
| "definition": "stay with as a guest", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "pursued", | |
| "context": "running and leaping like a herd of pursued antelopes", | |
| "definition": "followed with enmity as if to harm", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "beaten", | |
| "context": "beaten gold", | |
| "definition": "formed or made thin by hammering", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "suit", | |
| "context": "This time suits me", | |
| "definition": "be agreeable or acceptable", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "last", | |
| "context": "the last time I saw Paris", | |
| "definition": "coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "lick", | |
| "context": "the dog licked her hand", | |
| "definition": "pass the tongue over", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "leak", | |
| "context": "The news were leaked to the paper", | |
| "definition": "tell anonymously", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "close", | |
| "context": "kept under close custody", | |
| "definition": "strictly confined or guarded", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "book", | |
| "context": "they run things by the book around here", | |
| "definition": "a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "card", | |
| "context": "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate", | |
| "definition": "(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "latest", | |
| "context": "have you heard the latest?", | |
| "definition": "the most recent news or development", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "hot", | |
| "context": "you are hot", | |
| "definition": "of a seeker; very near to the object sought", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "system", | |
| "context": "he tried to understand their system of classification", | |
| "definition": "an organized structure for arranging or classifying", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "dead", | |
| "context": "passersby were dead to our plea for help", | |
| "definition": "(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "deep", | |
| "context": "a deep dark secret", | |
| "definition": "of an obscure nature; ; ; ; - Rachel Carson", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "value", | |
| "context": "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light", | |
| "definition": "relative darkness or lightness of a color; -Joe Hing Lowe", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "field", | |
| "context": "the set of all rational numbers is a field", | |
| "definition": "(mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "hang", | |
| "context": "This worry hangs on my mind", | |
| "definition": "be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "longer", | |
| "context": "a longer for money", | |
| "definition": "a person with a strong desire for something", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "bite", | |
| "context": "the bite of satire", | |
| "definition": "wit having a sharp and caustic quality", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "tough", | |
| "context": "a tough all-weather fabric", | |
| "definition": "substantially made or constructed", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "out", | |
| "context": "in our house dancing and playing cards were out", | |
| "definition": "excluded from use or mention", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "play", | |
| "context": "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop", | |
| "definition": "a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "man", | |
| "context": "the army will make a man of you", | |
| "definition": "an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "exposure", | |
| "context": "his exposure to ridicule", | |
| "definition": "the state of being vulnerable or exposed", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "model", | |
| "context": "his car was an old model", | |
| "definition": "a type of product", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "standard", | |
| "context": "standard procedure", | |
| "definition": "commonly used or supplied", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "park", | |
| "context": "they went for a walk in the park", | |
| "definition": "a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "shock", | |
| "context": "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response", | |
| "definition": "a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "slick", | |
| "context": "slick one's hair", | |
| "definition": "give a smooth and glossy appearance", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "hold", | |
| "context": "please hold a table at Maxim's", | |
| "definition": "arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "buy", | |
| "context": "the stock was a real buy at that price", | |
| "definition": "an advantageous purchase", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "trim", | |
| "context": "a trim beard", | |
| "definition": "neat and smart in appearance", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "high", | |
| "context": "he lives high", | |
| "definition": "in a rich manner", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "down", | |
| "context": "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect", | |
| "definition": "cause to come or go down", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "set", | |
| "context": "before the set of sun", | |
| "definition": "the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "carry", | |
| "context": "The civil war carried into the neighboring province", | |
| "definition": "continue or extend", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "tell", | |
| "context": "I tell you that man is a crook!", | |
| "definition": "inform positively and with certainty and confidence", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "form", | |
| "context": "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility", | |
| "definition": "a particular mode in which something is manifested", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "party", | |
| "context": "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day", | |
| "definition": "an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "deep", | |
| "context": "penetrated deep into enemy territory", | |
| "definition": "to a great distance", | |
| "pos": "r" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "extend", | |
| "context": "The war extended over five years", | |
| "definition": "span an interval of distance, space or time", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "regular", | |
| "context": "the regular army", | |
| "definition": "(used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces", | |
| "pos": "a" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "house", | |
| "context": "the house gets a percentage of every bet", | |
| "definition": "the management of a gambling house or casino", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "foul", | |
| "context": "a foul pond", | |
| "definition": "disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter", | |
| "pos": "s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "fall", | |
| "context": "fall into a category", | |
| "definition": "come under, be classified or included", | |
| "pos": "v" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "word": "deal", | |
| "context": "a deal of trouble", | |
| "definition": "(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent", | |
| "pos": "n" | |
| } | |
| ] |