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oewn-00331161-r,equably,he is an equably cheerful fellow,in an equable manner
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oewn-00908688-v,condemn,He was condemned to ten years in prison,pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
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oewn-01487958-s,maidenly,a maidenly blush,befitting or characteristic of a maiden
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oewn-05835577-n,elicitation,the elicitation of his testimony was not easy,stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
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oewn-01081866-a,unfriendly,user-unfriendly,not easy to understand or use
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oewn-00265770-r,abjectly,she shrugged her shoulders abjectly,in a hopeless resigned manner
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oewn-02075681-s,variant,a variant spelling,differing from a norm or standard
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oewn-02436167-v,split up,My friend and I split up,discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
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oewn-01524000-v,ravel,can you unravel the mystery?,disentangle
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oewn-00855279-n,servicing,the bull was worth good money in servicing fees,the act of mating by male animals
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oewn-00119378-a,animated,became very animated when he heard the good news,having life or vigor or spirit
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oewn-00071450-r,around,the pond is two miles around,in circumference
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oewn-01004599-s,cumbersome,his cumbersome writing style,not elegant or graceful in expression
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oewn-03116586-a,purgatorial,purgatorial rites,serving to purge or rid of sin
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oewn-08663763-n,light,he stepped into the light,an illuminated area
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oewn-02130960-s,elite,elite colleges,selected as the best
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oewn-02402358-s,gaudy,a gaudy costume,tastelessly showy
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oewn-01235171-a,inconsolable,inconsolable when her son died,sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
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oewn-01773890-s,intimate,intimate correspondence,concerning things deeply private and personal
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oewn-00314265-v,dim,Time had dimmed the silver,make dim or lusterless
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oewn-07310247-n,wages,the wages of sin is death,a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
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oewn-03094497-a,Malay,Malayan syllable structure,of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
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oewn-00335537-n,headshake,I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me,the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement
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oewn-00349076-v,take up,take up a matter for consideration,pursue or resume
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oewn-00419286-r,parenterally,the drug is intended to be administered parenterally,by parenteral means
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oewn-00645609-n,search,right of search,boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
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oewn-00399624-r,meanly,this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society,"in a despicable, ignoble manner"
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oewn-00010428-v,act,You should act like an adult,behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
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oewn-01589199-v,play,She played nervously with her wedding ring,manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
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oewn-00857592-s,schmaltzy,a schmaltzy song,effusively or insincerely emotional
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oewn-92417573-n,eye color,"The genetics of eye color, like hair color, are still being worked out, and it's clear that several genes can modify the eventual outcome.",The pigmentation of the eye's iris.
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oewn-01383193-a,aerial,aerial warfare,existing or living or growing or operating in the air
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oewn-10287008-n,little brother,my little brother just had his 50th birthday,a younger brother
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oewn-02062864-s,divine,divine liturgy,devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity
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oewn-00830035-v,sermonize,This man always sermonizes,speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements
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oewn-00883837-n,listening,you can learn a lot by just listening,the act of hearing attentively
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oewn-00845638-v,charge,The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased,make an accusatory claim
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oewn-00246716-s,nutbrown,nutbrown hair,of the color of nuts
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oewn-01734292-s,historical,historical (or historic) times,belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
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oewn-02353564-v,commit,he was committed to prison,cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
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oewn-02745563-v,foil,"In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background",enhance by contrast
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oewn-00166891-r,in line,they waited in line for the tickets,one behind another in a line or queue
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oewn-13993147-n,peace,the roommates lived in peace together,harmonious relations; freedom from disputes
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oewn-03077608-a,Filipino,our Filipino cook,of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs
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oewn-02135744-v,examine,The customs agent examined the baggage,"observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect"
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oewn-02193033-v,whirr,the motor whirred,make a soft swishing sound
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oewn-01589659-v,kick in,kick in the doors,open violently
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oewn-01896254-s,swelled,had a swelled head,feeling self-importance
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oewn-01544013-v,work,work the body onto the flatbed truck,move into or onto
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oewn-00165958-r,in case,in case of trouble call 911,if there happens to be need
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oewn-05949928-n,embodiment,a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life,a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
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oewn-08527687-n,face,they travelled across the face of the continent,a surface forming part of the outside of an object
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oewn-01016371-v,drive home,drive home a point or an argument,make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something
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oewn-13983643-n,cloud,his head was in the clouds,out of touch with reality
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oewn-00611860-n,literature,her place in literature is secure,the profession or art of a writer
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oewn-14711422-n,leaded gasoline,combustion of leaded gasoline released lead into the air where it could cause lead poisoning,gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks
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oewn-00016920-r,bad,the buildings were badly shaken,with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
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oewn-02449665-s,uppermost,the uppermost book in the pile,at or nearest to the top
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oewn-02382549-s,noninterchangeable,"the arguments of the symmetric relation, `is the father of', are noninterchangeable",such that the terms of an expression cannot be interchanged without changing the meaning
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oewn-00879667-v,submit,I submit to you that the accused is guilty,put before
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oewn-01173452-n,scrap,the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap,the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
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oewn-01827099-v,give a hoot,I don't give a hoot,show no concern or interest; always used in the negative
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oewn-01015376-v,emphasize,Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet,"to stress, single out as important"
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oewn-01951594-v,kayak,we kayaked down the river,travel in a small canoe
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oewn-00372476-v,scald,scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled,treat with boiling water
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oewn-00630045-s,physical,physical properties,concerned with material things
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oewn-02018906-a,reverent,maintained a reverent silence,feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
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oewn-02222756-s,unique,certain types of problems have unique solutions,the single one of its kind
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oewn-05711254-n,eye,he tried to catch her eye,attention to what is seen
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oewn-01963786-v,gallop,He was galloping down the road,ride at a galloping pace
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oewn-01947891-s,living,the living image of her mother,true to life; lifelike
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oewn-02646524-v,hesitate,Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures,pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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oewn-01783082-v,frighten,The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me,cause fear in
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oewn-02375042-s,taxpaying,after training they became productive taxpaying citizens,not exempt from paying taxes
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oewn-02287824-s,irreverent,a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner,characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
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oewn-02191956-v,boom,His deep voice boomed through the hall,"make a resonant sound, like artillery"
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oewn-02393240-s,discerning,a discerning editor,unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
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oewn-00913487-s,flatbottom,a flatbottom kettle,having a flat bottom
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oewn-11496082-n,Lorentz force,the Lorentz force can be used to suspend a current-carrying object between two magnets,the force experienced by a point charge moving along a wire that is in a magnetic field; the force is at right angles to both the current and the magnetic field
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oewn-92419741-n,Sovietness,"This chapter explores the concept of Soviet spaces and Sovietness, using film as a guide.",The state or condition of being Soviet
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oewn-00400548-r,meditatively,"round and round, while meditatively, as a cow chewing the cud, he let his eyes rest on the flat water ahead of him",in a meditative manner
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oewn-01002404-s,plumed,the plumed serpent,having or covered with or abounding in plumes
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oewn-00422169-s,grubby,grubby little fingers,thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
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oewn-02673757-v,clash,These colors clash,be incompatible; be or come into conflict
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oewn-01187681-v,reseed,Some plants reseed themselves indefinitely,maintain by seeding without human intervention
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oewn-00009835-r,clean,clean forgot the appointment,completely; used as intensifiers
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oewn-00474253-v,cut,"We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet",weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
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oewn-07342405-n,factor,a number of factors determined the outcome,anything that contributes causally to a result
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oewn-01340439-a,intended,an intended insult,resulting from one's intentions
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oewn-02633015-v,turn,The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold,cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
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oewn-92419766-n,epixylon,"Some studies, however, suggest that wood and wood biofilms (epixylon) may be an important but overlooked resource.",organisms that are attached to submerged wood surfaces in aquatic ecosystems.
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oewn-00943197-v,raise,raise a shout,cause to be heard or known; express or utter
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oewn-02055618-v,pass,One line of soldiers surpassed the other,move past
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oewn-00246377-r,underfoot,trampled the beans underfoot,under the feet
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oewn-00020219-r,always,you could always take a day off,at any time or in any event
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oewn-01483991-s,scarred,a face scarred by anxiety,deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
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oewn-01777154-a,impermeable,impermeable stone,preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
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oewn-00818180-s,earlier,a fashion popular in earlier times,(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
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oewn-00877534-s,rattling,traveling at a rattling rate,quick and energetic
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oewn-00392407-n,removal,he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy,the act of removing
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oewn-05685345-n,sense,a sense of happiness,a general conscious awareness
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oewn-02774832-v,glow,The coals were glowing in the dark,"shine intensely, as if with heat"
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oewn-08401740-n,date,she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date,a meeting arranged in advance
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oewn-00344075-n,twist,it broke off after much twisting,the act of rotating rapidly
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oewn-00663206-a,multidimensional,a multidimensional personality,having or involving or marked by several dimensions or aspects
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oewn-00325967-s,sternutatory,pepper is a sternutatory substance,causing sneezing
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oewn-00096883-r,upwards,prices soared upwards,spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
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oewn-00313770-r,dirtily,a dirtily dressed camel driver,in a filthy unclean manner
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oewn-00263234-v,retrofit,The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes,substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones
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oewn-00101873-r,far,felt far worse than yesterday,to a considerable degree; very much
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oewn-02283641-s,decayed,a decayed foundation,damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
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oewn-00065504-s,discriminatory,a discriminatory tax,manifesting partiality
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oewn-01021481-v,stipulate,They stipulated to release all the prisoners,give a guarantee or promise of
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oewn-07137720-n,screaming,her screaming attracted the neighbors,sharp piercing cry
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oewn-06293304-n,language,the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written,a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
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oewn-01759993-v,map,map one's future,"plan, delineate, or arrange in detail"
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oewn-05216381-n,domesticity,a royal family living in unpretentious domesticity,the quality of being domestic or domesticated
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oewn-03154898-n,curler,a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight,a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
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oewn-02524877-s,irredeemable,irredeemable sinners,insusceptible of reform
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oewn-00024180-s,unfaithful,an unfaithful reproduction,not trustworthy
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oewn-01349603-a,intramural,most of the students participated actively in the college's intramural sports program,carried on within the bounds of an institution or community
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oewn-00125676-r,medically,medically trained nurses,involving medical practice
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oewn-01649617-v,make,Heat makes you sweat,compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
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oewn-01573942-a,interstate,interstate highways,involving and relating to the mutual relations of states especially of the United States
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oewn-00098100-v,boot,boot your computer,cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
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oewn-07537367-n,foreboding,a steadily escalating sense of foreboding,a feeling of evil to come
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oewn-00117340-a,resentful,resentful at the way he was treated,full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will
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oewn-09280855-n,covering,under a covering of dust,a natural object that covers or envelops
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oewn-00401712-r,menacingly,the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly,in a menacing manner
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oewn-01324712-n,baby,baby rabbits,a very young mammal
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oewn-01409166-v,ground,he hit a groundball,(baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
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oewn-01307737-s,consultative,his function was purely consultative,giving advice
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oewn-05691808-n,disorientation,his disorientation was the result of inattention,confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction
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oewn-00531862-s,tranquil,she became more tranquil,not agitated; without losing self-possession
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oewn-01993431-s,closed,a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas,not having an open mind
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oewn-00661773-v,rank,This painting ranks among the best in the Western World,take or have a position relative to others
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oewn-01944939-s,proper,"wanted a proper dinner, not just a snack",having all the qualities typical of the thing specified
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oewn-00407778-r,in return,we get many benefits in return for our taxes,(often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation
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oewn-10134739-n,fugitive,fugitives from the sweatshops,someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
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oewn-02129841-s,elvish,elvish tricks,usually good-naturedly mischievous
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oewn-00893915-s,close,a close election,(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
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oewn-01314038-v,excavate,excavate a cavity,form by hollowing
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oewn-01892340-s,weatherproof,weatherproof electric wiring,able to withstand exposure to weather without damage
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oewn-11536167-n,streamer,streamers of flames,light that streams
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oewn-01430644-v,serve,male animals serve the females for breeding purposes,mate with
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oewn-01924691-v,tramp,We went tramping about the state of Colorado,"travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition"
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oewn-00489314-s,grassroots,a grassroots movement for nuclear disarmament,of or involving the common people as constituting a fundamental political and economic group
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oewn-00533195-v,detract,His bad manners detract from his good character,take away a part from; diminish
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oewn-02176740-v,stridulate,male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate,make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures
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oewn-03004422-a,future,future auxiliary,a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened
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oewn-00440992-s,cagey,a cagey lawyer,showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
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oewn-92427648-n,meltability,It was demonstrated that high homogenization pressures resulted in poor stretchability and meltability of the cheese.,Capability of being reduced from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat.
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oewn-00188413-s,astir,are they astir yet?,out of bed
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oewn-01631234-v,generate,The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity,produce (energy)
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oewn-07962076-n,damned,he felt he had visited the realm of the damned,people who are condemned to eternal punishment
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oewn-13991994-n,order,order ruled in the streets,established customary state (especially of society)
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oewn-01282436-v,indent,indent the documents,cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication
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oewn-01702684-s,white,a white Christmas,marked by the presence of snow
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oewn-01149515-a,grammatical,spoke in grammatical sentences,conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers
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oewn-00496272-v,weatherstrip,The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in,provide with weatherstripping
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oewn-00509376-a,compatible,her deeds were compatible with her ideology,able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination
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oewn-01057018-v,click,Xhosa speakers click,produce a click
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oewn-02742435-a,fraternal,a fraternal order,of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men
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oewn-05063962-n,infrared,they could sense radiation in the infrared,the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range
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oewn-01079430-s,companionate,a companionate dog,like a companion
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oewn-02827137-a,titular,of titular rank,of or bearing a title signifying status or function
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oewn-02187787-s,honest,my honest opinion,without dissimulation; frank
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oewn-00598456-v,taste,The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died,experience briefly
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oewn-00687584-v,reject,The journal rejected the student's paper,not accept something given or offered
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oewn-01311041-v,replace,replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it,put something back where it belongs
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oewn-00167028-s,yawning,the yawning congregation,showing lack of attention or boredom
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oewn-02064630-s,lay,the lay ministry,characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
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oewn-00810733-v,sound out,I have to sound out the new professor,try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
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oewn-01957020-s,vulgar,appealing to the vulgar taste for violence,lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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oewn-13375036-n,pocketbook,that car is too expensive for my pocketbook,your personal financial means
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oewn-14168983-n,common cold,will they never find a cure for the common cold?,a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
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oewn-01032674-n,quotation,since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation,the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.
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oewn-07158332-n,audience,he requested an audience with the king,a conference (usually with someone important)
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oewn-05741963-n,criticism,constructive criticism is always appreciated,a serious examination and judgment of something
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oewn-01107222-s,ad hoc,a coordinated policy instead of ad hoc decisions,for or concerned with one specific purpose
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oewn-01298602-v,seam,seam a dress,put together with a seam
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oewn-00177994-v,winnow,winnow chaff,blow away or off with a current of air
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oewn-00960855-v,perseverate,The subjects in this study perseverated,repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus
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oewn-09287709-n,delta,the Nile delta,a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
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oewn-01950676-v,jib,The sail jibbed wildly,shift from one side of the ship to the other
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oewn-00948787-v,number,We must number the names of the great mathematicians,enumerate
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oewn-01809309-s,sore,it was a sore trial to him,causing misery or pain or distress
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oewn-02499848-a,up,he lay face up,being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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oewn-01809490-v,miss,He misses his mother,feel or suffer from the lack of
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oewn-00011978-r,badly,he performed badly on the exam,(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
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oewn-00368286-r,impudently,"a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently",in an impudent or impertinent manner
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oewn-00290849-a,broken,broken sleep,"not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly"
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oewn-00519368-v,recharge,recharge a battery,charge anew
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oewn-05828980-n,example,there is an example on page 10,an item of information that is typical of a class or group
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oewn-00045955-s,highly infective,a highly infective organism,(of a microorganism) extremely infective
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oewn-00939566-s,older,the older soldiers,skilled through long experience
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oewn-01315522-s,underpopulated,the richly endowed but underpopulated Ivory Coast,having a lower population density than normal or desirable
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oewn-07451261-n,escape,they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe,the discharge of a fluid from some container
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oewn-00288506-a,narrow,narrow opinions,lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
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oewn-02997941-a,organismic,the organismic theory of the state,of or relating to or belonging to an organism (considered as a whole)
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oewn-02564910-s,thirsty,thirsty fields under a rainless sky,needing moisture
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oewn-02351891-v,espouse,The candidate espouses Republican ideals,"choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans"
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oewn-00453487-r,shamefacedly,"quarrels and dissensions ensued among the cast, most of whom hurriedly and shamefacedly handed over their parts to understudies",in a shamefaced manner
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oewn-02221342-v,absorb,absorb the costs for something,"take up, as of debts or payments"
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oewn-02400142-v,cover,Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself,to take an action to protect against future problems
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oewn-02312003-s,palpitating,my palpitating heart,having a slight and rapid trembling motion
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oewn-02507270-s,ineffectual,the therapy was ineffectual,producing no result or effect
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oewn-02359108-v,index,index the book,provide with an index
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oewn-04640060-n,pertness,there was a pertness about her that attracted him,quality of being lively and confident
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oewn-05199100-n,strength,the strength of his argument settled the matter,the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty
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oewn-01251711-v,shave,shave the radish,make shavings of or reduce to shavings
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oewn-01215141-a,low,low prices,less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
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oewn-00123654-s,attendant,attendant circumstances,occurring with or following as a consequence
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oewn-02081496-a,insane,insane laughter,afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
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oewn-02426521-s,rare,rare gasses,having low density
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oewn-02993720-a,catechistic,the catechistic method,of or relating to or resembling a rigorous catechism
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oewn-02866855-a,contrapuntal,contrapuntal base,relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint
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oewn-00309183-r,distractedly,"`Come in,' he said distractedly",in a distracted manner
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oewn-00412973-v,privatize,The oil industry was privatized,change from governmental to private control or ownership
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oewn-00665160-s,perforated,a perforated steel plate,having a number or series of holes
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oewn-05045406-n,savagery,"a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums",the property of being untamed and ferocious
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oewn-10519802-n,queen,the queen of ocean liners,something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind
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oewn-00526870-s,partial,a partial description of the suspect,being or affecting only a part; not total
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oewn-00910622-s,snide,makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one,expressive of contempt
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oewn-10041617-n,doctor,she is a doctor of philosophy in physics,a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
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oewn-02231162-v,terrasse,We terrassed the country house,provide (a house) with a terrace
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oewn-00498056-r,wide,the arrow went wide of the mark,far from the intended target
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oewn-00420133-r,pathetically,the sick child cried pathetically,in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion
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oewn-01226470-s,beguiling,taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes,misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods
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oewn-00023420-a,inaccurate,the thermometer is inaccurate,erroneous
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oewn-00973047-v,call,He called me a bastard,ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
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oewn-01445077-a,short,a short story,primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
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oewn-01246915-v,dust,dust the cabinets,remove the dust from
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oewn-05855459-n,formula,he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials,(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
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oewn-92408452-n,isophone,To the north of the isophone speakers have a tendency to pronounce triphthongs.,"linguistics, an isogloss marking off an area in which a particular feature of pronunciation is found."
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oewn-14463211-n,discredit,your actions will bring discredit to your name,the state of being held in low esteem
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oewn-05217802-n,stuff,the stuff of heros,unspecified qualities required to do or be something
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oewn-01626686-s,open,open waters,affording free passage or view
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oewn-05154833-n,rankness,weeds lovely in their rankness,the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
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oewn-01449348-a,lidded,heavy-lidded eyes,having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination
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oewn-13519416-n,indweller,the Holy Spirit is the indweller of the church and its members,activation by an inner spirit or force or principle
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oewn-00295041-a,idle,an idle laborer,not in action or at work
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oewn-01412553-a,like,a limited circle of like minds,resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
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oewn-00179828-r,radically,she took a radically different approach,in a radical manner
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oewn-00886144-n,class,flirting is not unknown in college classes,education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
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oewn-00471459-s,suffusive,suffusive purple light,spreading through
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oewn-01738810-v,copy,copy the genetic information,reproduce or make an exact copy of
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oewn-15180180-n,day,"there are 30,000 passengers per day",time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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oewn-00187878-r,formally,he was dressed rather formally,in a formal manner
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oewn-06641368-n,acknowledgment,she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment,a statement acknowledging something or someone
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oewn-00811581-s,lackluster,a dull lackluster life,lacking brilliance or vitality
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oewn-00238709-r,tragically,"tragically, she contracted AIDS",in a tragic manner; with tragic consequences
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oewn-00688059-s,determinant,the determinative (or determinant) battle,having the power or quality of deciding
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oewn-01565214-s,poignant,poignant grief cannot endure forever,arousing affect
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oewn-01212442-a,ceilinged,the large beam-ceilinged living room,provided with a ceiling especially the overhead interior surface
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oewn-02708189-a,municipal,municipal bonds,relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality
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oewn-00479651-s,homey,a homey little inn,having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
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oewn-09624075-n,Kilroy,Kilroy was here,a nonexistent person popularized by American servicemen during World War II
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oewn-01394303-a,little,a little house,limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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oewn-02651923-v,matter,It does not matter much,"have weight; have import, carry weight"
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oewn-02580114-s,perspicacious,much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument,acutely insightful and wise
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oewn-00133607-r,graphically,graphically interesting designs,with respect to graphic aspects
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oewn-00168839-r,in time,we made it to the party in time,without being tardy
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oewn-01841561-s,serviceable,serviceable low-heeled shoes,intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration
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oewn-07986748-n,kith,all his kith and kin,your friends and acquaintances
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oewn-00440154-v,fishtail,The airplane fishtailed on the runway,slow down by moving the tail sideways
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oewn-00460453-v,rush,We have to rush!,act at high speed
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oewn-00806464-v,differ,I beg to differ!,be of different opinions
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oewn-02896496-a,subatomic,subatomic particles,of or relating to constituents of the atom or forces within the atom
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oewn-00935235-n,art,art does not need to be innovative to be good,the creation of beautiful or significant things
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oewn-00329241-r,eloquently,he expressed his ideas eloquently,with eloquence
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oewn-02310758-a,unsteady,her unsteady walk,subject to change or variation
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oewn-92445971-n,ratio analysis,"When a financial advisor talks to you about your car and house payments in comparison to your alcohol purchases, he or she may use a ratio analysis in order to provide a better example.","Single most important technique of financial analysis in which quantities are converted into ratios for meaningful comparisons, with past ratios and ratios of other firms in the same or different industries."
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oewn-13964976-n,state of the art,the state of the art in space travel,the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time
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oewn-00229617-s,prizewinning,a prizewinning wine,holding first place in a contest
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oewn-14899228-n,fuel,more fuel is needed during the winter months,a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
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oewn-01228271-a,truthful,a truthful person,expressing or given to expressing the truth
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oewn-03099496-a,Montserratian,Montserratian natives,of or relating to Montserrat or the inhabitants of Montserrat
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oewn-00314386-v,dim,the lights dimmed and the curtain rose,become dim or lusterless
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oewn-02449496-s,crowning,the crowning star on a Christmas tree,forming or providing a crown or summit
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oewn-01941393-v,roller skate,"In some fashionable restaurants, the waiters roller skate around",travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to their soles
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oewn-01104324-v,beat,Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship,"come out better in a competition, race, or conflict"
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oewn-09837427-n,astronaut,the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts,a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
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oewn-00250643-r,internally,an internally controlled environment,on or from the inside
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oewn-00052386-r,direct,went direct to the office,without deviation
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oewn-09836941-n,asthmatic,the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic,a person suffering from asthma
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oewn-00452127-r,serenely,"I had the feeling that he was waiting, too--serenely patient",in a peacefully serene manner
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oewn-01952167-a,mutual,mutual respect,concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
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oewn-02167550-s,eyeless,blind as an eyeless beggar,lacking sight
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oewn-92436890-n,Art Informel,Around 1945 a number of European and American painters established a crucial phase in modern art known broadly as Art Informel.,A French school of art originating in the 1950s and characterized by irregular dabs and splotches of color applied haphazardly to the canvas; comparable to American abstract expressionism.
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oewn-00160371-s,pasted,pieces of pasted paper,affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste
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oewn-00775175-s,percipient,a percipient author,characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
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oewn-09408804-n,part,they analyzed the river into three parts,a portion of a natural object
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oewn-00357443-v,crust,The bread crusted in the oven,form a crust or form into a crust
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oewn-00341730-r,figuratively,"figuratively speaking,...",in a figurative sense
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oewn-00998266-n,information warfare,not everyone agrees that information warfare is limited to the realm of traditional warfare,the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries
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oewn-07320525-n,blaze,go to blazes,a cause of difficulty and suffering
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oewn-00436905-s,clear,a complex problem requiring a clear head,free from confusion or doubt
|
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oewn-01280207-s,cardinal,a cardinal rule,serving as an essential component
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oewn-09643964-n,native,the art of the natives of the northwest coast,an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
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oewn-02374468-s,immune,immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda,secure against
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oewn-02330284-s,severe,a severe blow,very strong or vigorous
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oewn-00385934-r,jerkily,"She rose stiffly, jerkily from the window seat",with jerking motions
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oewn-00289255-r,complacently,he complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher,in a self-satisfied manner
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oewn-01216068-v,claw,She clawed the doorknob,clutch as if in panic
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oewn-04058937-n,wall,they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down,an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
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oewn-02058913-v,stretch out,stretch out that piece of cloth,extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
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oewn-01450672-s,clenched,a clenched fist,closed or squeezed together tightly
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oewn-01435587-a,mini,miniskirts,used of women's clothing; very short with hemline above the knee
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oewn-01279534-v,notch,notch the rope,cut or make a notch into
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oewn-04764777-n,dubiousness,the dubiousness of his claim,uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
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oewn-92438037-n,drip painting,"Pollock found drip painting to his liking; later using the technique almost exclusively, he would make use of such unconventional tools as sticks, hardened brushes and even basting syringes to create large and energetic abstract works.",a form of abstract art in which paint is dripped or poured onto the canvas.
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oewn-07340590-n,onset,the onset of pneumonia,the beginning or early stages
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oewn-00126869-r,royally,they were royally treated,in a royal manner
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oewn-00410304-n,operation,they organized a rescue operation,a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
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oewn-01091446-s,plundered,people returned to the plundered village,wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
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oewn-09432081-n,ribbon,a mere ribbon of land,any long object resembling a thin line
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oewn-92447063-n,Babeufism,"But Herzen's attack on its advocacy of terror that frees by 'despotism', on its Babeufism, was quite explicit.",A form of collectivism proposed by François-Noël Babeuf.
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oewn-00641140-v,miscalculate,I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding,calculate incorrectly
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oewn-13326092-n,list price,I got it at 30% off the list price,the selling price of something as stated in a catalogue or price list; often subject to discounts
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oewn-00231184-r,quiet,her hands rested quietly in her lap,with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
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oewn-05901034-n,prerequisite,Latin was a prerequisite for admission,something that is required in advance
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oewn-00505194-r,sharp,the road twists sharply after the light,changing suddenly in direction and degree
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oewn-02571132-s,rich,they kept gorging on rich foods,"containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar"
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oewn-92426914-n,decrepitude,"He is obscurely pleased by this discovery of his decrepitude, and is indulging what he fancies to be a prerogative of old age by talking to himself in public.",The quality or state of being wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age.
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oewn-92464186-n,consonant mutation,Welsh is a language with a rich and productive system of initial consonant mutation.,change in a consonant in a word according to its morphological or syntactic environment.
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oewn-00297220-a,boneless,jellyfish are boneless,being without a bone or bones
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oewn-00549861-s,curt,a response so curt as to be almost rude,brief and to the point; effectively cut short
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oewn-15148279-n,dead,the dead of winter,a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
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oewn-06790941-n,joke,he told a very funny joke,a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
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oewn-06758323-n,redefinition,she provided a redefinition of his duties,the act of giving a new definition
|
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oewn-01047056-s,nominal,the nominal (or titular) head of his party,existing in name only
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oewn-00462737-r,sociably,"sociably, the new neighbors invited everyone on the block for coffee",in a sociable manner
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oewn-02564004-s,shriveled,shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings,(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
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oewn-00657963-v,stereotype,I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European,treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
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oewn-00634756-v,theorize,Galileo theorized the motion of the stars,construct a theory about
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oewn-00813191-s,projectile,a projectile force,impelling or impelled forward
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oewn-00005815-v,cough,The smoker coughs all day,"exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion"
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oewn-00221933-s,pulchritudinous,pulchritudinous movie stars,used of persons only; having great physical beauty
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oewn-00017140-r,badly,he behaved badly in school,in a disobedient or naughty way
|
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oewn-00517831-r,stably,the death rate in Russia has been stably high,in a stable unchanging manner
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oewn-00417060-v,emigrate,Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period,leave one's country of residence for a new one
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oewn-02189556-s,dissimulative,dissimulative arts,concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive
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oewn-11488396-n,incidence,he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light,the striking of a light beam on a surface
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oewn-02680129-v,blow,this blows!,be inadequate or objectionable
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oewn-01581254-s,necromantic,necromantic powders and other weird objects,given to or produced by or used in the art of conjuring up the dead
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oewn-01260684-a,cold,the concert left me cold,extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
|
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oewn-00436434-v,unfurl,unfurl a banner,"unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state"
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oewn-03101611-n,controller,the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly,a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
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oewn-01524446-v,relace,She relaced her boots,lace again
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oewn-07570967-n,zeal,he felt a kind of religious zeal,a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
|
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oewn-02806748-a,seminiferous,seminiferous tubules,bearing or producing seed or semen
|
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oewn-00982222-s,instantaneous,relief was instantaneous,occurring with no delay
|
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oewn-00294391-r,crosswise,things are going crosswise,not in the intended manner
|
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oewn-00061170-r,previously,better than anything previously proposed,at an earlier time or formerly
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oewn-00597095-a,uninterrupted,moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks,continuing in time or space without interruption
|
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oewn-00628097-a,substantial,the substantial world,having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
|
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oewn-01468358-s,attached,she was very attached to her father,fond and affectionate
|
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oewn-01431454-a,hatted,"two old ladies, neatly hatted and gloved",wearing a hat or a hat of a particular kind
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oewn-01674796-v,macrame,macrame a plant holder,make knotted patterns
|
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oewn-00258833-v,bilge,the tanker bilged,take in water at the bilge
|
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oewn-00004170-s,moribund,a moribund patient,being on the point of death; breathing your last
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oewn-07096390-n,tongue,he spoke with a thick tongue,a manner of speaking
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oewn-06870314-n,slide,the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides,(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
|
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oewn-01065621-n,halt,a halt in the arms race,an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
|
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oewn-00258608-a,bordered,black-bordered handkerchief,having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term
|
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oewn-00810082-a,dull,a dull political campaign,lacking in liveliness or animation
|
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oewn-00309668-s,untended,untended garden was soon overgrown with weeds,lacking care and attention
|
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oewn-00695997-s,shoaly,shoaly waters,full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals
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oewn-00186907-s,purchasable,purchasable goods,available for purchase
|
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oewn-01115129-s,giving,Saturday's child is loving and giving,given or giving freely
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oewn-02083926-v,whisk,The President was whisked away in his limo,move somewhere quickly
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oewn-01345592-v,bar,He barred the door,"secure with, or as if with, bars"
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oewn-01407199-s,misbranded,confiscated the misbranded drugs,branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements
|
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oewn-01594057-s,mean,taking a mean advantage,having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
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oewn-01194178-v,indulge,She indulges in ice cream,enjoy to excess
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oewn-01734676-s,recent,a recent issue of the journal,of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
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oewn-02695890-a,celestial,celestial map,of or relating to the sky
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oewn-07665191-n,loaf,sugar loaf,a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape
|
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oewn-01496784-s,mellow,a mellow port,having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
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oewn-13348698-n,loss,loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt,something that is lost
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oewn-10779650-n,votary,a votary of Aphrodite,a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
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oewn-00417926-v,equal,let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office,"make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching"
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oewn-01273814-s,headlong,a headlong rush to sell,excessively quick
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oewn-01140041-s,fractious,an incorrigibly fractious young man,easily irritated or annoyed
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oewn-00049200-v,underdress,She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia,dress without sufficient warmth
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oewn-01435927-v,bring,Could you bring the wine?,go or come after and bring or take back
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oewn-01539365-s,radical,radical opinions on education,(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
|
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oewn-01661555-s,besieged,the besieged town,surrounded by hostile forces
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oewn-00478596-v,deform,The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake,become misshapen
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oewn-01191646-v,need,always needing friends and money,have or feel a need for
|
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oewn-00377031-s,green,a green tree,of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
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oewn-02421528-s,bladed,bladed arsenopyrite,composed of thin flat plates resembling a knife blade
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oewn-00738880-s,burned,a burned-over site in the forest,destroyed or badly damaged by fire
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oewn-02462670-a,tracked,tracked vehicles,having tracks
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oewn-07524811-n,astonishment,he looked at me in astonishment,the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
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oewn-08481612-n,movement,he was a charter member of the movement,a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
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oewn-01876271-a,unprofessional,unprofessional repairs,not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
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oewn-00305034-n,maiden flight,the Stealth bomber made its maiden flight in 1989,the first flight of its kind
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oewn-01435956-a,maxi,wanted a maxi-length coat,used of women's clothing having a hemline at the ankle
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oewn-00117196-n,raise,fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up,the act of raising something
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oewn-01173263-v,lap,The cat lapped up the milk,take up with the tongue
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oewn-07152793-n,discussion,the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic,an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
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oewn-01611230-a,southern,southern hospitality,in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
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oewn-05057530-n,currency,the currency of a slang term,the property of belonging to the present time
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oewn-00208339-r,restlessly,he cracked his knuckles restlessly,in a restless manner
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oewn-02776080-a,miotic,a miotic drug,of or relating to or causing constriction of the pupil of the eye
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oewn-05990115-n,object,the sole object of her trip was to see her children,the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
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oewn-00865005-s,notional,a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs,not based on fact or investigation
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oewn-01455372-a,loud,loud thunder,characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
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oewn-02188116-s,wholehearted,wholehearted commitment,with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion
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oewn-00653312-n,visitation,the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese,an official visit for inspection or supervision
|
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oewn-00021629-s,disobliging,the action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging,intentionally unaccommodating
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oewn-01231893-a,hopeless,with a hopeless sigh he sat down,without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
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oewn-01028839-n,ceremony,he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball,any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
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oewn-00165213-s,wrapped,enwrapped in dreams,giving or marked by complete attention to
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oewn-01345290-a,interested,an interested audience,having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
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oewn-02339849-s,roaring,doing a roaring trade,very lively and profitable
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oewn-00981390-s,swift,a swift runner,moving very fast
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oewn-02483910-v,set aside,the court set aside the conviction,annul (a legal decision)
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oewn-01003090-s,unfledged,shot an unfledged arrow,(of an arrow) not equipped with feathers
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oewn-02350569-s,brag,his brag cornfield,exceptionally good
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oewn-02119388-s,conjunct,the conjunctive focus of political opposition,involving the joint activity of two or more
|
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oewn-01314769-s,occupied,not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up,resided in; having tenants
|
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oewn-00098759-s,murdered,the murdered woman,killed unlawfully
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oewn-00439592-a,inclement,the harsh sentence of an inclement judge,used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy
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oewn-07026095-n,line,that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk,persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
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oewn-02457671-v,hobble,The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean,hamper the action or progress of
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oewn-00329932-s,compartmentalized,most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized,divided up into compartments or categories
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oewn-01266223-v,strip,strip tobacco,strip the cured leaves from
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oewn-01515272-s,extreme,extreme pleasure,of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
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oewn-00033383-r,hereafter,hereafter you will no longer receive an allowance,following this in time or order or place; after this
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oewn-01656984-v,fabricate,the company fabricates plastic chairs,put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
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oewn-01380414-s,unbeknownst,"she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family",(usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of
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oewn-01178529-v,treat,Don't worry about the expensive wine
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oewn-00332776-n,move,an impatient move of his hand,a change of position that does not entail a change of location
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oewn-01183907-s,providential,providential care,resulting from divine providence
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oewn-00283263-r,captiously,he was captiously pedantic,"in a captious, carping manner"
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oewn-06560662-n,tax return,his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return,document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
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oewn-00068768-r,along,move along,with a forward motion
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oewn-01708250-s,scapose,a scapose stalk,resembling or consisting of a scape; having a bare leafless stalk growing directly from the ground
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oewn-01707054-v,spondaize,spondaize verses,make spondaic
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oewn-01531539-a,metallic,metallic luster,containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
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oewn-07421365-n,stream,the hose ejected a stream of water,a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
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oewn-02337757-s,ruled,the ruled mass,subject to a ruling authority
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oewn-00024432-r,not,he does not speak French,negation of a word or group of words
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oewn-02758306-v,osculate,These species osculate,be intermediate between two taxonomic groups
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oewn-03514169-n,heating system,the heating system wasn't working,utility to warm a building
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oewn-01163199-a,harmless,harmless bacteria,not causing or capable of causing harm
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oewn-01046603-s,dress,a full-dress ceremony,(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
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oewn-02155170-v,rubberneck,The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident,strain to watch; stare curiously
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oewn-00556318-s,discrepant,widely discrepant statements,not in accord
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oewn-03101611-n,control,the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly,a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
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oewn-05257118-n,orifice,the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart,an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
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oewn-00439909-v,deaden,deaden a ship's headway,lessen the momentum or velocity of
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oewn-02242526-a,slippy,the streets are still slippy from the rain,causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
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oewn-01871058-v,transit,The comet will transit on September 11,pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)
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oewn-13369242-n,malpractice insurance,obstetricians have to pay high rates for malpractice insurance,insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpractice
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oewn-13877574-n,conflict,this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing,opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
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oewn-06783960-n,bargain,he made a bargain with the devil,an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
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oewn-13370677-n,deposit,his deposit was refunded when he returned the car,money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
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oewn-11535238-n,stress,the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area,(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
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oewn-00536749-v,rusticate,rusticate the house in the country,lend a rustic character to
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oewn-00134054-n,clip,he gave me a clip on the ear,a sharp slanting blow
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oewn-02426889-s,cogitable,space flight to other galaxies becomes more cogitable,capable of being thought about
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oewn-14453034-n,step,keep in step with the fashions,relative position in a graded series
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oewn-00789728-s,inseparable,inseparable pieces of rock,not capable of being separated
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oewn-02874746-a,mystical,mystical theories about the securities market,relating to or resembling mysticism
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oewn-00679122-v,cull out,cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence,select desirable parts from a group or list
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oewn-00106819-s,good,a good mile from here,having the normally expected amount
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oewn-00582748-v,vascularize,The egg yolk vascularized,become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids
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oewn-02937501-a,magnetic,magnetic forces,of or relating to or caused by magnetism
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oewn-02391530-v,vest,They vested the council with special rights,provide with power and authority
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oewn-00163131-r,publicly,she admitted publicly to being a communist,in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly
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oewn-01817195-v,overjoy,the economic growth overjoyed the German industry,cause to feel extremely joyful or happy
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oewn-01066082-s,sovereign,a sovereign state,(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
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oewn-08196797-n,population,the population seemed to be well fed and clothed,the people who inhabit a territory or state
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oewn-07536164-n,swivet,it threw her into a swivet,a panic or extreme discomposure
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oewn-07434560-n,remission,his cancer is in remission,an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
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oewn-03078406-a,Gallic,Ancient Gallic dialects,of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls
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oewn-04358311-n,suit,a flush is five cards in the same suit,playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color
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oewn-01596302-s,monarchal,monarchal pomp,having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch
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oewn-00803627-n,sally,a sally into the wide world beyond his home,a venture off the beaten path
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oewn-00295445-s,slothful,slothful employees,disinclined to work or exertion
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oewn-01016876-a,last,waited until the last minute,coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
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oewn-00258945-r,sotto voce,he uttered a curse sotto voce,in an undertone
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oewn-01123184-a,glazed,glazed fabrics,having a shiny surface or coating
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oewn-01918661-s,housebroken,housebroken pets,(of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place
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oewn-00671045-s,ongoing,an ongoing economic crisis,currently happening
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oewn-02249287-s,seamed,a seamed face,(used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams
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oewn-00711461-a,breakable,earthenware pottery is breakable,capable of being broken or damaged
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oewn-00825411-n,defense,sanitation is the best defense against disease,protection from harm
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oewn-07457610-n,run,she got a run in her stocking,a row of unravelled stitches
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oewn-92445972-n,financial analysis,It was clear to the investment banker after reviewing the company's financial analysis that the annual loan renewal would be denied.,"Assessment of the (1) effectiveness with which funds (investment and debt) are employed in a firm, (2) efficiency and profitability of its operations, and (3) value and safety of debtors' claims against the firm's assets."
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oewn-01892090-s,snug,a snug hideout,offering safety; well protected or concealed
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oewn-07540606-n,sinking feeling,a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach,a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
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oewn-02262190-s,broadloom,a broadloom rug,(of rugs or carpets) woven full width
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oewn-02329581-s,powerful,powerful arms,(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
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oewn-02830158-a,tuberculoid,tuberculoid leprosy,resembling tuberculosis
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oewn-00599155-s,straight,sick for five straight days,successive (without a break)
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oewn-14428014-n,funk,he was in a funk,a state of nervous depression
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oewn-07455217-n,onrush,the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts,a forceful forward rush or flow
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oewn-04936599-n,idiom,an imaginative orchestral idiom,the style of a particular artist or school or movement
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oewn-02088253-s,all right,the passengers were shaken up but are all right,being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
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oewn-00221532-r,amiably,"`Come and visit me,' he said amiably",in an affable manner
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oewn-02694850-v,imbricate,The roof tiles imbricate,overlap
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oewn-92418094-n,right to candidacy,"The condition of previous political experience enhances the exclusiveness of the intra-party competition and limits the right to candidacy to a group of politically active members; thus, the competition is closed off to other interested parties, for example, party newcomers or sympathisers.",The legal right to stand for election.
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oewn-02735694-v,go,This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go,be ranked or compare
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oewn-01027688-a,flexible,flexible schedules,capable of being changed
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oewn-02070074-a,same,two girls of the same age,closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree
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oewn-00121594-s,unknown,a poem by an unknown author,being or having an unknown or unnamed source
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oewn-10435184-n,perfecter,although not the inventor he must be recognized as the perfecter of this technique,a skilled worker who perfects something
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oewn-02465209-s,unquiet,an unquiet mind,causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
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oewn-01626686-s,clear,a clear path to victory,affording free passage or view
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oewn-02884958-a,burlesque,burlesque theater,relating to or characteristic of a burlesque
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oewn-00367501-n,tension,tension holds the belt in the pulleys,the action of stretching something tight
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oewn-03145662-a,rupestral,rupestral drawings in the caves of Northern Spain,composed of or inscribed on rock
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oewn-00350861-s,incurable,an incurable optimist,unalterable in disposition or habits
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oewn-01125269-s,divine,her pies were simply divine,being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
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oewn-01072383-s,warm,a warm trail,freshly made or left
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oewn-05691387-n,confusion,a confusion of impressions,a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
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oewn-01495405-s,ripe,a ripe mind,at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge
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oewn-14568817-n,muscle tone,exercise improves muscle tone,normal tonicity of the muscles
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oewn-01488708-s,womanlike,a womanlike stone image,resembling a woman
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oewn-00509461-r,first,let's do this job first,"before another in time, space, or importance"
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oewn-13960760-n,size,that's the size of the situation,the actual state of affairs
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oewn-01493965-s,larval,larval societies,immature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly hatched wormlike feeding stage
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oewn-01764521-v,infatuate,His new car has infatuated him,arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
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oewn-05742854-n,ascription,the ascription to me of honors I had not earned,assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
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oewn-01613894-v,cut,This bread cuts easily,allow incision or separation
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oewn-01739680-v,triplicate,triplicate the letter for the committee,reproduce threefold
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oewn-00464282-s,leaden,the sky was leaden and thick,darkened with overcast
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oewn-13963489-n,summit,the summit of his ambition,the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
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oewn-01451898-s,stenosed,a stenosed coronary artery,abnormally constricted body canal or passage
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oewn-01318471-n,vermin,cereals must be protected from mice and other vermin,any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats
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oewn-00383235-s,rose,the roseate glow of dawn,of something having a dusty purplish pink color
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oewn-02076350-s,selfsame,saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers,being the exact same one; not any other:
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oewn-01217934-s,tenor,a tenor sax,(of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
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oewn-00415192-n,habit,she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair,(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
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oewn-04047920-n,humidifier,The humidifier assures the appropriate moisture level for our paintings,an appliance designed to add moisture to the air in a building
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oewn-03127892-a,sericultural,sericultural industry,of or relating to sericulture
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oewn-01269202-s,ironic,an ironical smile,humorously sarcastic or mocking
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oewn-03072187-a,demagogic,demagogic speeches,characteristic of or resembling a demagogue
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oewn-02474866-v,paragraph,This story is well paragraphed,"divide into paragraphs, as of text"
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oewn-06754000-n,alibi,every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job,a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
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oewn-00777318-a,indiscriminate,an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles,not marked by fine distinctions
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oewn-00513958-v,enable,The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain,render capable or able for some task
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oewn-00758943-v,contend,He contended that Communism had no future,maintain or assert
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oewn-02520937-a,violent,a violent person,acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
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oewn-02052765-s,bowfront,a bowfront dresser,having an outward curving front
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oewn-07304867-n,feast,a feast for the eyes,something experienced with great delight
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oewn-04557205-n,ward,they put her in a 4-bed ward,block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
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oewn-02495166-s,upward,a general upward movement of fish,extending or moving toward a higher place
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oewn-04782596-n,slackness,he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope,the quality of being loose (not taut)
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oewn-00285441-a,dim,dimmed headlights,made dim or less bright
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oewn-01006312-s,unfertilized,an unfertilized egg,not having been fertilized
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oewn-07201488-n,appeal,an appeal to the public to keep calm,earnest or urgent request
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oewn-02977097-a,paradigmatic,paradigmatic inflection,of or relating to a grammatical paradigm
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oewn-01587942-v,brecciate,brecciated rock,form into breccia
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oewn-01132550-s,pretty,a pretty kettle of fish,(used ironically) unexpectedly bad
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oewn-04939014-n,hang,he adjusted the hang of his coat,the way a garment hangs
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oewn-01466149-v,disentangle,Can you disentangle the cord?,extricate from entanglement
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oewn-01292018-s,developed,condominiums were built on the developed site,(of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads
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oewn-02406951-v,oust,The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds,remove from a position or office
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oewn-00468568-a,crannied,a crannied wall,having small chinks or crannies (especially in or between rocks or stones)
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oewn-03042761-a,Einsteinian,the Einsteinian universe,of or relating to Albert Einstein or his theories
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oewn-02383125-s,actinoid,"starfish are actinoid--that is, they are radially symmetrical",having a radial form
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oewn-09474647-n,surface,three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water,the outermost level of the land or sea
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oewn-00208693-r,today,I can't meet with you today,on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow
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oewn-00438402-v,specialize,She specializes in Near Eastern history,become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
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oewn-00910465-s,dyslogistic,dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag',expressing disapproval
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oewn-00512066-r,painfully,she moved painfully forward,in or as if in pain
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oewn-00915402-s,scraggy,scraggy cliffs,having a sharply uneven surface or outline
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oewn-02363453-s,adjuvant,an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism,furnishing added support
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oewn-01394460-v,ruffle,the bird ruffled its feathers,erect or fluff up
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oewn-00837276-s,down,we can't work because the computer is down,not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
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oewn-00351206-n,digression,a digression into irrelevant details,a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
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oewn-00750978-v,give,I give you two minutes to respond,allow to have or take
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oewn-00964384-s,adulterous,adulterous husbands and wives,not faithful to a spouse or lover
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oewn-00024080-r,unconventionally,she always behaves rather unconventionally,in an unconventional manner
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oewn-00252905-v,develop,The country developed into a mighty superpower,"grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment"
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oewn-02746552-n,art,an art exhibition,the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
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oewn-02529837-v,succeed,The enterprise succeeded,attain success or reach a desired goal
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oewn-02533251-s,vegetative,vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation,relating to involuntary bodily functions
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oewn-15289418-n,in time,the dancers moved in time with the music,in the correct rhythm
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oewn-02661949-a,autobiographic,they compiled an autobiographical history of the movement,relating to or in the style of an autobiography
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oewn-02685509-a,calendric,solstice is a time of calendric importance,relating to or characteristic of or used in a calendar or time measurement
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oewn-00184024-v,include,We must include this chemical element in the group,"add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category"
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oewn-00995188-a,fatty,fatty food,containing or composed of fat
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oewn-01120599-s,assumed,an assumed cheerfulness,adopted in order to deceive
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oewn-01626064-v,pulse,pulse waves,produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
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oewn-02428989-s,deliberative,a deliberative body,involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination
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oewn-08261267-n,nest,a nest of thieves,a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
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oewn-00283541-s,silky,silky skin,"having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk"
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oewn-01613238-s,neglected,"Shaw's neglected one-act comedy, `A Village Wooing'",disregarded
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oewn-00190512-v,concatenate,concatenate characters,add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
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oewn-02168847-a,significant,a significant change in the Constitution,important in effect or meaning
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oewn-00933814-v,mean,An example sentence would show what this word means,denote or connote
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oewn-00779170-s,good,good taste,generally admired
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oewn-02535891-s,bombproof,bombproof shelter,able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells
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oewn-00305748-s,boisterous,boisterous winds and waves,violently agitated and turbulent
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oewn-00817158-s,primeval,the forest primeval,having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
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oewn-92462256-n,perfective verb,"Perfective verbs are commonly formed from imperfective ones by the addition of a prefix, or else the imperfective verb is formed from the perfective one by modification of the stem or ending.","a verb form expressing action as complete or as implying the notion of completion, conclusion, or result."
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oewn-02018098-s,vibrant,the men's vibrant voices,of sounds that are strong and resonating
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oewn-07372279-n,refinement,he described a refinement of this technique,the result of improving something
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oewn-00765140-n,domestic terrorism,the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City was an instance of domestic terrorism,terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people
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oewn-01657344-a,open,open drains,affording free passage or access
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oewn-00011555-r,well,a well-planned party,(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')
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oewn-01113291-v,outmarch,This guy can outmarch anyone!,march longer distances and for a longer time than
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oewn-02681743-a,broadband,a broadband antenna,responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies
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oewn-01875584-s,recreational,recreational golfers,engaged in as a pastime
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oewn-07977280-n,swad,a thick swad of plants,a bunch
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oewn-05105107-n,lowness,he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates,a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.)
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oewn-00193091-a,unaware,unaware of the newborn hope,(often followed by `of') not aware
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oewn-01906776-v,drift,the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore,be in motion due to some air or water current
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oewn-02304841-a,nonstandard,nonstandard lengths of board,varying from or not adhering to a standard
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oewn-11516364-n,overpressure,the overpressure of the blast kills by lethal concussion,a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure
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oewn-01625449-s,clogged,clogged up freeways,stopped up; clogged up
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oewn-01237294-n,return,in return we gave them as good as we got,a reciprocal group action
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oewn-00086892-r,tight,held tight,firmly or closely
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oewn-00113522-r,fresh,a freshly cleaned floor,very recently
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oewn-00373611-v,warm,The blanket will warm you,make warm or warmer
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oewn-01478425-a,unmanageable,an unmanageable situation,hard to control
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oewn-01108582-s,proper,the city proper,limited to the thing specified
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oewn-00971199-s,funny,her speech has a funny twang,beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
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oewn-00296373-s,unengaged,the cancellation left her unengaged a good part of the afternoon,not busy or occupied; free
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oewn-01675814-s,unformed,an as yet unformed government,not formed or organized
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oewn-01692666-v,portray,The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting,"represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture"
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oewn-03128477-a,Thai,Thai tones,of or relating to the languages of the Thai people
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oewn-00230033-r,ineptly,this function is ineptly left to a small voice,in a maladroit manner
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oewn-01242426-v,down,The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet,cause to come or go down
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oewn-00800854-a,intoxicated,a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors,stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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oewn-00426998-r,pitifully,"wages were pitifully low, particularly the wages of women",to a pitiful degree
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oewn-02458316-v,forbid,My sense of tact forbids an honest answer,keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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oewn-02416399-a,relaxed,gave the impression of being quite relaxed,without strain or anxiety
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oewn-00344828-v,materialize,Her dream really materialized,come into being; become reality
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oewn-01648983-s,of age,ten years of age,having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
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oewn-00537141-s,impenetrable,impenetrable jargon,impossible to understand
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oewn-01660471-v,tack,He tacked together some verses,create by putting components or members together
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oewn-02410532-v,replace,Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school,take the place or move into the position of
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oewn-02119388-s,concerted,concerted action,involving the joint activity of two or more
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oewn-00822398-s,incipient,incipient civil disorder,only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
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oewn-00542243-v,expand,expand the house by adding another wing,"make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity"
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oewn-00680696-v,book,Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo,engage for a performance
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oewn-04524506-n,Uzi,the Uzi is used throughout the world as a police and special forces firearm,a type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel
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oewn-13793544-n,drop,a drop of each sample was analyzed,a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
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oewn-00365131-v,punctuate,Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone,interrupt periodically
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oewn-00348805-r,garishly,the temple was garishly decorated with bright plastic flowers,in a tastelessly garish manner
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oewn-02163627-v,orient,We had to orient ourselves in the forest,determine one's position with reference to another point
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oewn-07512937-n,fancy,"she had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less",a predisposition to like something
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oewn-01364330-a,glad,glad you are here,showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
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oewn-01281361-s,grand,grand ballroom,the most important and magnificent in adornment
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oewn-01158857-a,hard,took a hard look,dispassionate
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oewn-02121107-a,septic,septic sewage,containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
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oewn-00113764-r,anew,wanted to write the story anew,again but in a new or different way
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oewn-00039000-n,course,once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place,a mode of action
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oewn-07866059-n,curd,lemon curd,a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
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oewn-02881619-a,suborbital,a suborbital bone,situated on or below the floor of the eye socket
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oewn-05912039-n,bail,he is out on bail,the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)
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oewn-01198517-s,facultative,a facultative enactment,granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something
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oewn-02073324-v,regurgitate,The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle,pour or rush back
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oewn-13587738-n,thawing,the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours,the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
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oewn-02864031-a,resinated,resinated wine,impregnated or flavored with resin
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oewn-00001740-v,breathe,I can breathe better when the air is clean,"draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs"
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oewn-01561513-a,most,most people like eggs,(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number
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oewn-03131991-a,stereoscopic,stereoscopic lenses,of or relating to a stereoscope
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oewn-00985856-v,let out,She let out a big heavy sigh,express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
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oewn-00873540-n,minus,four minus three equals one,an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
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oewn-02559590-s,damp,clothes damp with perspiration,slightly wet
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oewn-07311046-n,change,the change was intended to increase sales,an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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oewn-02988226-a,epidemiological,epidemiological studies,of or relating to epidemiology
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oewn-00800905-v,misstate,You misstated my position,state something incorrectly
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oewn-00800854-a,inebriated,helplessly inebriated,stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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oewn-15295848-n,absence,he visited during my absence,the time interval during which something or somebody is away
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oewn-01062062-a,free,free expansion,unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
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oewn-06477924-n,Upanishad,the Vedanta philosophy developed from the pantheistic views of the Upanishads,a later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions
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oewn-00193180-v,liven,let's liven up this room a bit,make lively
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oewn-00223800-v,bolster,bolster morale,support and strengthen
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oewn-00399255-v,reintegrate,Russia must be reintegrated into Europe,integrate again
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oewn-00285441-a,dim,we like dimmed lights when we have dinner,made dim or less bright
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oewn-05012060-n,stiffness,he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck,the property of moving with pain or difficulty
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oewn-14571935-n,disability,reading disability,the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
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oewn-02171017-s,remarkable,a remarkable achievement,worthy of attention
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oewn-02097241-s,shady,a shady part of town,"quiet, dark, or concealed"
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oewn-92417409-n,guerrilla warfare,Separatists appeared to be entrenching themselves for potential guerrilla warfare.,"Combat using groups of irregular, light, mobile troops within areas occupied by an enemy force, usually through hit-and-run tactics."
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oewn-00427259-s,lewd,lewd pictures,suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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oewn-00046337-r,beyond,a pond with a hayfield beyond,on the farther side from the observer
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oewn-00469307-r,still,he sat still as a statue,without moving or making a sound
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oewn-02997650-a,logistic,logistic requirements,of or relating to logistics
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oewn-00632042-v,excogitate,The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate,reflect deeply on a subject
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oewn-01731973-s,unimpassioned,the unimpassioned intellect,free from emotional appeal; marked by reasonableness
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oewn-02058608-s,arcadian,a country life of arcadian contentment,(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
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oewn-02539339-s,undesired,an undesired result,not desired
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oewn-02375284-a,scheduled,the scheduled meeting,planned or scheduled for some certain time or times
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oewn-01173484-a,inoperable,metastasis has rendered the tumor inoperable,not suitable for surgery
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oewn-00807038-v,hold,I hold with those who say life is sacred,be in accord; be in agreement
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oewn-01089970-v,rearm,"After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm",arm anew
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oewn-00044573-a,possible,possible uses of nuclear power,existing in possibility
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oewn-05910921-n,pattern,a pattern for a skirt,something intended as a guide for making something else
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oewn-01788114-v,snap,"When her baby died, she snapped",lose control of one's emotions
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oewn-00162696-a,attachable,a handle attachable by two bolts,capable of being fastened or added to something else
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oewn-01129296-a,bad,his sloppy appearance made a bad impression,having undesirable or negative qualities
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oewn-06655816-n,latest,have you heard the latest?,the most recent news or development
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oewn-01215404-s,devalued,The worth of citizenship is devalued when information is censored,lowered in value
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oewn-04188779-n,shade,they used umbrellas as shades,protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
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oewn-01230419-s,inglorious,inglorious defeat,(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
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oewn-07369794-n,conversion,his conversion to the Catholic faith,a change of religion
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oewn-00476516-r,tastily,the meal was tastily cooked,in a tasty manner
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oewn-09993808-n,cracker,crackers are often mistakenly called hackers,"a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things"
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oewn-00363921-v,nolle pros,They nolle prossed the charge,drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records
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oewn-01052105-s,happy,a happy outcome,marked by good fortune
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oewn-06399623-n,text,they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech,the words of something written
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oewn-02458770-v,avert,avert a strike,prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
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oewn-00474503-v,perfect,perfect your French in Paris!,make perfect or complete
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oewn-07323507-n,case,it was a case of bad judgment,an occurrence of something
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oewn-02236443-v,communicate,communicate a disease,transfer to another
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oewn-01196589-a,light,light infantry,of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
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oewn-01456329-v,shlep,Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?,"pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance"
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oewn-01268218-s,buffoonish,a buffoonish walk,like a clown
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oewn-01522004-a,civilian,civilian life,associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military
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oewn-02161949-v,pop,The farm popped into view as we turned the corner,appear suddenly or unexpectedly; happen unexpectedly
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oewn-04322052-n,step,he paused on the bottom step,support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
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oewn-02638588-a,antecubital,blood was drawn from the antecubital region,of or relating to the region of the arm in front of the elbow
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oewn-01012940-s,initiative,the initiative phase in the negotiations,serving to set in motion
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oewn-02838835-a,hydroelectric,hydroelectric power,of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower
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oewn-03121833-a,resistive,resistive load,exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance
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oewn-00173351-v,withdraw,This machine withdraws heat from the environment,"remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract"
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oewn-00212815-r,spiritually,the ninth century was the spiritually freest period,in a spiritual manner
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oewn-02990212-n,catwalk,models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show,narrow platform extending out into an auditorium
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oewn-92423940-n,skillessness,"Here he lays his skillessness, or his vaulting laziness, one or the other, right in front of you and dares you to not see what is there.",Lack of skill; ineptness.
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oewn-00020278-s,trackless,trackless wilderness,lacking pathways
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oewn-03085601-a,Icelandic,the Icelandic president is a woman,of or relating to Iceland or its people or culture and language
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oewn-04528994-n,variation,he patented a variation on the sandal,an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
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oewn-00935453-s,carpetbag,a carpetbag stranger,presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
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oewn-00733874-n,scut work,the hospital hired him to do scut work,"trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores"
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oewn-13377435-n,bank,he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo,the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
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oewn-02342965-s,out,now the Democrats are out,out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
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oewn-15192953-n,evening,an evening at the opera,the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way
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oewn-02490911-v,burn,Witches were burned in Salem,execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
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oewn-02298446-a,quantitative,The medieval transition from classical quantitative verse to accentual verse,(of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables
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oewn-14480034-n,raw,in the raw,informal terms for nakedness
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oewn-02691317-a,carnivorous,the lion and other carnivorous animals,relating to or characteristic of carnivores
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oewn-02883370-a,connubial,connubial bliss,of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
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oewn-14940947-n,impregnation,"the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue",material with which something is impregnated
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oewn-01582720-a,ultimate,the ultimate insult,furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
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oewn-00546231-n,drumming,he practiced his drumming several hours every day,the act of playing drums
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oewn-01500913-s,purposeful,led a happy purposeful life,having meaning through having an aim
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oewn-05829462-n,apology,it was an apology for a meal,a poor example
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oewn-00259453-s,fringed,a large suburban community...fringed by an industrial area,surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination
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oewn-00185843-v,mercerize,mercerize cotton,treat to strengthen and improve the luster
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oewn-00872604-v,forewarn,I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house,warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
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oewn-00737286-s,preferable,coffee is preferable to tea,more desirable than another
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oewn-02630209-v,head,The wheat headed early this year,form a head or come or grow to a head
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oewn-01532849-s,golden,the golden calf,made from or covered with gold
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oewn-00709755-s,exquisite,an exquisite cameo,delicately beautiful
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oewn-01791774-v,irritate,It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves,"cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations"
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oewn-00061477-r,earlier,I mentioned that problem earlier,earlier in time; previously
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oewn-03071916-n,collage,he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map,a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image
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oewn-01889838-v,crawl,The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed,move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
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oewn-00047177-r,deadly,deadly dull,(used as intensives) excessively
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oewn-01308279-s,telltale,a telltale panel of lights,disclosing unintentionally something concealed
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oewn-02205012-v,give,Can I give you the children for the weekend?,leave with; give temporarily
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oewn-13298667-n,personal expense,some personal expenses are tax deductible,the cost of personal or family living
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oewn-00944022-v,talk,She talks a lot of nonsense,express in speech
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oewn-01003339-v,set forth,set forth one's reasons,state
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oewn-02141007-s,leering,leering drugstore cowboys,(of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious
|
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oewn-13315786-n,annuity in advance,rent payable in advance constitutes an annuity in advance for the landlord,an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the beginning of equally spaced periods
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oewn-01277535-v,puncture,puncture a tire,pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
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oewn-00352791-v,close,The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning,finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
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oewn-00625328-v,mythicize,mythicize the ancient stories,interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology
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oewn-07188610-n,construction,they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct,an interpretation of a text or action
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oewn-07226034-n,jeremiad,a jeremiad against any form of government,a long and mournful complaint
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oewn-13877824-n,contrast,by contrast,the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
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oewn-01678145-s,nondescript,women dressed in nondescript clothes,lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting
|
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oewn-01735158-s,prehistoric,prehistoric peoples,belonging to or existing in times before recorded history
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oewn-00410304-n,operation,the biggest police operation in French history,a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
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oewn-06416841-n,endorsement,the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement,a signature that validates something
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oewn-00435407-r,promisingly,the afternoon had begun so promisingly,in a manner that gives hope
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oewn-02188949-v,bong,the big bell bonged,ring loudly and deeply
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oewn-00628527-v,dictate,He dictated a report to his secretary,say out loud for the purpose of recording
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oewn-02001504-s,honorific,honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession,conferring or showing honor or respect
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oewn-05799610-n,wish,it was his last wish,the particular preference that you have
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oewn-01825607-a,positive,positive increase in graduating students,"reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion"
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oewn-13556464-n,perspiration,perspiration is a homeostatic process,the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
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oewn-01655911-a,off,the oven is off,not in operation or operational
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oewn-02628315-v,join,Our paths joined,be or become joined or united or linked
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oewn-00505100-v,vellicate,smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth,"irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear"
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oewn-00098271-v,resurrect,"Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected",cause to become alive again
|
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oewn-01360590-s,renewing,the renewing warmth of the sunshine,tending to impart new life and vigor to
|
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oewn-02316152-s,tranquilizing,valium has a tranquilizing effect,tending to soothe or tranquilize
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oewn-05679169-n,matter,several matters to attend to,a vaguely specified concern
|
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oewn-01108402-s,particularized,particularized thinking as distinct from stereotyped sloganeering,directed toward a specific object
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oewn-02395981-s,stocky,stocky legs,having a short and solid form or stature
|
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oewn-00339715-a,confident,his manner is more confident these days,having or marked by confidence or assurance
|
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oewn-01184093-s,translunar,high translunary dreams,unworldly or ethereal
|
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oewn-01495744-s,jejune,jejune responses to our problems,displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
|
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oewn-04739307-n,point,he knows my bad points as well as my good points,a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
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oewn-00455142-r,short,he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash,without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
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oewn-01624121-v,fracture,fracture the balance of power,"interrupt, break, or destroy"
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oewn-13930429-n,crease,a crease in his trousers,an angular or rounded shape made by folding
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oewn-00235558-v,rule,rule one's temper,keep in check
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oewn-02968822-a,Russian,Russian dancing,of or pertaining to or characteristic of Russia or its people or culture or language
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oewn-00603217-v,adopt,They adopted the Jewish faith,"take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own"
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oewn-14004756-n,clash,her dress was a disturbing clash of colors,a state of conflict between colors
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oewn-02110761-a,sensitive,sensitive to light,responsive to physical stimuli
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oewn-01316883-a,inheritable,inheritable traits such as eye color,capable of being inherited
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oewn-08245586-n,chapter,he joined the Atlanta chapter,a local branch of some fraternity or association
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oewn-02376902-v,exert,exert oneself,make a great effort at a mental or physical task
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oewn-00934824-a,expedient,was merciful only when mercy was expedient,serving to promote your interest
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oewn-00259374-r,verbatim,he repeated her remarks verbatim,using exactly the same words
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oewn-05682974-n,consciousness,he lost consciousness,an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
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oewn-00937663-v,unmask,The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician,reveal the true nature of
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oewn-07144758-n,speech,he could hear them uttering merry speeches,something spoken
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oewn-02494832-v,inmarry,The inhabitants of this isolated village tend to inmarry,marry within one's own tribe or group
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oewn-05124030-n,wilderness,a wilderness of masts in the harbor,a bewildering profusion
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oewn-00183062-r,gently,a gently sloping terrain,gradually
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oewn-14442374-n,federalization,the federalization of postal service,the state of being under federal control
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oewn-00721128-s,despotic,despotic rulers,characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
|
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oewn-01475494-a,major,his major field was mathematics,of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
|
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oewn-02601687-a,unwebbed,a primitive frog with unwebbed toes,(of the feet of some animals) not webbed
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oewn-01999981-v,trace,The women traced the pasture,"make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along"
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oewn-01154355-v,turn,She turned a smile on me,direct at someone
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oewn-00158333-r,deadpan,she told the joke deadpan,without betraying any feeling
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oewn-00790634-n,struggle,getting through the crowd was a real struggle,an energetic attempt to achieve something
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oewn-01947430-v,poise,The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked,"be motionless, in suspension"
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oewn-00380195-r,sincerely,she praised him sincerely for his victory,with sincerity; without pretense
|
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oewn-01333259-s,occluded,large volumes of occluded hydrogen in palladium,(of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance
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oewn-01673499-s,confused,a confused mass of papers on the desk,thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
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oewn-04058937-n,rampart,they stormed the ramparts of the city,an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
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oewn-01862869-a,incident,the road will bring other incidental advantages,(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
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oewn-00556318-s,at variance,desires at variance with his duty,not in accord
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oewn-00932296-n,adoxography,"Elizabethan schoolboys were taught adoxography, the art of eruditely praising worthless things",fine writing in praise of trivial or base subjects
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oewn-02476331-a,tucked,tightly tucked blankets,having tucked or being tucked
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oewn-01579610-v,drift,drift the cattle herds westwards,drive slowly and far afield for grazing
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oewn-04957513-n,sleekness,the sleekness of his appearance reminded me of his financial successes,the quality of being well-groomed and neatly tailored
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oewn-01148201-n,collar,asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market,a figurative restraint
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oewn-00513028-r,soughingly,the branches of the trees moved soughingly in the breeze,with a soft sound
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oewn-00748164-n,turpitude,the various turpitudes of modern society,a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
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oewn-02400702-a,tangible,tangible assets such as machinery,(of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value
|
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oewn-00213156-s,glabrous,a glabrous scalp,having no hair or similar growth; smooth
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oewn-15316435-n,culmination,their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development,a final climactic stage
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oewn-00666706-v,show,The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture,"establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment"
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oewn-00295007-v,bloom,The cherry tree bloomed,produce or yield flowers
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oewn-02687703-a,camphoric,camphoric liniments,relating to or derived from or containing camphor
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oewn-07238295-n,word of mouth,the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth,gossip spread by spoken communication
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oewn-00446005-s,farther,farther from our expectations,more distant in especially degree
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oewn-00049569-n,advent,the advent of the computer,arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
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oewn-06569576-n,gag order,imposing a gag order on members of the press violates the First Amendment,a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit
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oewn-00020071-r,always,I will always love you,forever; throughout all time
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oewn-02697331-v,intervene,Eight days intervened,be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events
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oewn-02095549-a,concealed,a concealed weapon,hidden on any grounds for any motive
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oewn-00341137-a,certain,he faced certain death,certain to occur; destined or inevitable
|
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oewn-00117555-s,acrimonious,an acrimonious dispute,marked by strong resentment or cynicism
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oewn-00362205-s,vestal,pure and vestal modesty,in a state of sexual virginity
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oewn-04351324-n,studio,the music department provided studios for their students,workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
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oewn-09890770-n,boyfriend,"When the law changed, Pet could finally married his long-time boyfriend Jim",a man who is the lover of a man or woman
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oewn-00661929-s,rectilinear,rectilinear patterns in wallpaper,characterized by a straight line or lines
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oewn-00644859-v,analyze,I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist,subject to psychoanalytic treatment
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oewn-13803376-n,function,height is a function of age,a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
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oewn-02460087-s,nonvenomous,nonvenomous snakes,not producing venom
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oewn-00739843-s,finished,after the revolution the aristocracy was finished,brought to ruin
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oewn-00850096-n,adultery,adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce,extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
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oewn-00626700-a,considerable,went to considerable trouble for us,large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
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oewn-01065210-v,provide,The will provides that each child should receive half of the money,"determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation"
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oewn-13906151-n,box,the flowchart contained many boxes,a rectangular drawing
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oewn-14023148-n,hold,the prisoner is on hold,a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
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oewn-00899848-a,unequivocal,unequivocal evidence,admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
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oewn-01090092-n,relief,he has been on relief for many years,aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
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oewn-13324337-n,terms,he got his new car on excellent terms,the amount of money needed to purchase something
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oewn-14432050-n,predicament,finds himself in a most awkward predicament,a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
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oewn-01512216-v,drive,drive the ball far out into the field,cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
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oewn-00406827-s,lurid,moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence,ghastly pale
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oewn-00177994-v,fan,The speaker ceased to be an amusing little gnat to be fanned away and was kicked off the forum,blow away or off with a current of air
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oewn-00989957-s,plump,pleasingly plump,sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
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oewn-05222119-n,snootiness,he disliked his neighbors' snootiness,the quality of being snooty
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oewn-00004032-v,sigh,She sighed sadly,heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
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oewn-00720661-v,respond,The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy,respond favorably or as hoped
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oewn-00195958-s,ominous,ominous rumblings of discontent,threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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oewn-03102397-a,Nicaraguan,Nicaraguan earthquakes,of or relating to Nicaragua or is people
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oewn-00916245-s,ragged,text set with ragged right margins,having an irregular outline
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oewn-01919858-v,cut,We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner,pass directly and often in haste
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oewn-02531409-a,involuntary,involuntary manslaughter,not subject to the control of the will
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oewn-00023157-s,dead on target,he was dead on target,accurately placed or thrown
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oewn-02919548-a,geophysical,geophysical sciences,of or concerned with geophysics
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oewn-01966104-a,regular,regular meals,in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
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oewn-00642312-v,factor,You must factor in the recent developments,consider as relevant when making a decision
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oewn-00337268-r,exuberantly,the exuberantly baroque decoration of the church,in an exuberant manner
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oewn-00282402-r,bureaucratically,it's bureaucratically complicated,with respect to bureaucracy
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oewn-00023695-s,outside,an outside pitch,(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
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oewn-02945795-a,lobate,a lobate tongue,having or resembling a lobe or lobes
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oewn-00039730-r,evidently,she was in bed and evidently in great pain,unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
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oewn-02310758-a,unsteady,his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine,subject to change or variation
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oewn-02347190-s,high,people in high places,standing above others in quality or position
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oewn-01757051-s,flawed,a flawed diamond,having a blemish or flaw
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oewn-01017848-a,intermediate,an intermediate range plane,lying between two extremes in time or space or state
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oewn-02068286-v,swoop,The teacher swooped down upon the new students,move down on as if in an attack
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oewn-00530075-s,large,a large effect,having broad power and range and scope
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oewn-01179790-s,pathologic,pathological bodily processes,caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
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oewn-02452975-s,tropic,tropical islands,relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
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oewn-01028015-s,negotiable,negotiable demands,able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
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oewn-01149964-n,containment,the containment of the AIDS epidemic,the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
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oewn-00742137-a,determinable,matters determinable by law,capable of being determined or limited or fixed
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oewn-07532236-n,rage,his face turned red with rage,a feeling of intense anger
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oewn-05052532-n,rotation,the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation,a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)
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oewn-92462965-n,hardsub,"Also, since you're not really encoding the video itself, the quality of the subbed version is a lot better for softsubs than hardsubs.",(often plural) a subtitle whose text is irreversibly merged in original video frames.
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oewn-01581736-s,talismanic,a talismanic amulet,possessing or believed to possess magic power especially protective power
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oewn-03067063-a,cockney,cockney vowels,characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect
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oewn-01194226-a,heavy,heavy casualties,unusually great in degree or quantity or number
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oewn-02770670-n,back,they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back,the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
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oewn-02324046-s,hooklike,hooklike thorns,having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)
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oewn-06905066-n,number,it was one of the best numbers he ever did,a short performance that is part of a longer program
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oewn-02292225-v,pinpoint,can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?,locate exactly
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oewn-00067988-s,best,the White House thought it best not to respond,(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
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oewn-01673499-s,disordered,the small disordered room,thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
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oewn-02488224-a,divided,opinions are divided,separated into parts or pieces
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oewn-04398656-n,tape,he wrapped a tape around the package,a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
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oewn-01269951-s,hilarious,hilarious broad comedy,marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
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oewn-00326893-s,gingerly,they proceeded with gingerly footwork over the jagged stones,with extreme care or delicacy
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oewn-00747956-v,place,place a bet,to arrange for
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oewn-03687515-n,location,they shot the film on location in Nevada,a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made
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oewn-02441196-v,manage,She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old,"be in charge of, act on, or dispose of"
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oewn-00250855-v,mature,Age matures a good wine,cause to ripen or develop fully
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oewn-01183091-s,divine,divine guidance,emanating from God
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oewn-07328414-n,break,they hoped to avoid a break in relations,a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
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oewn-02258956-s,lonely,a lonely soul,lacking companions or companionship
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oewn-02697196-v,nestle,The little cottage nestles in the forest,lie in a sheltered position
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oewn-01922372-s,valued,triple-valued,(usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind
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oewn-00551194-v,switch,switch to a different brand of beer,"lay aside, abandon, or leave for another"
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oewn-01256372-v,chafe,This leash chafes the dog's neck,tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
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oewn-01828678-v,like,Would you like to come along to the movies?,"to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something"
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oewn-08896662-n,Westminster Abbey,Distinguished English subjects are buried in Westminster Abbey,"a famous Gothic church of St. Peter in Westminster, London on the site of a former Benedictine monastery"
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oewn-00397094-r,maniacally,he was maniacally obsessed with jealousy,in a maniacal manner or to a maniacal degree
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oewn-00967294-n,meat grinder,the meat grinder of politics destroyed his reputation,any action resulting in injury or destruction
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oewn-08965960-n,Ghana,Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British,a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea
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oewn-01708311-v,author,She authored this play,be the author of
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oewn-02429499-v,oppress,The government oppresses political activists,come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
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oewn-01249022-s,opponent,opponent (or opposing) armies,characterized by active hostility
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oewn-02329474-v,lend,Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company,bestow a quality on
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oewn-01254201-a,cold,a cold room,having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
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oewn-01618017-a,disobedient,disobedient children,not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
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oewn-02496079-v,pair,The two old friends paired off,form a pair or pairs
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oewn-02279294-a,naive,the naive assumption that things can only get better,marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
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oewn-00731071-v,trace,trace the student's progress,"follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something"
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oewn-01876050-a,professional,a thoroughly professional performance,characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
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oewn-01184239-a,earthly,our earthly home,of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
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oewn-00893915-s,tight,a tight game,(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
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oewn-00122456-v,crackle,The blazing sun crackled the desert sand,"to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks"
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oewn-00962433-s,fast,fast friends,unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
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oewn-00847527-s,chewy,chewy caramels,(of a consistency) requiring chewing
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oewn-00730583-n,lesson,he did the lesson for today,a task assigned for individual study
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oewn-01292824-a,cleared,cleared streets free of fallen trees and debris,rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
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oewn-00137973-s,payable,a check payable to John Doe,subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
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oewn-00144670-v,form,the water formed little beads,assume a form or shape
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oewn-00255481-a,unlaced,teenagers slopping around in unlaced sneakers,with laces not tied
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oewn-00940267-s,fledgling,a fledgling skier,young and inexperienced
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oewn-06288456-n,picture,they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone,the visible part of a television transmission
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oewn-00459480-n,bat,he got four hits in four at-bats,(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
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oewn-02126996-s,real,statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems,not to be taken lightly
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oewn-01413335-a,unlike,for twins they are very unlike,marked by dissimilarity
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oewn-01536503-v,GI,the soldiers GIed the barracks,clean in preparation for inspection
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oewn-00514412-a,competitive,competitive games,involving competition or competitiveness
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oewn-00985365-v,accent,"In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word",put stress on; utter with an accent
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oewn-01590750-a,nice,a nice dress,pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
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oewn-00591299-v,catch,did you catch that allusion?,grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
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oewn-04014270-n,product,they export most of their agricultural production,an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
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oewn-06426015-n,text,the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy,a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
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oewn-01093754-s,underemployed,migrants are likely to be poor and underemployed,employed only part-time when one needs full-time employment or not making full use of your skills
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oewn-03137038-a,Tobagonian,Tobagonian beaches,of or relating to Tobago or its people
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oewn-00448330-r,scathingly,she criticized him scathingly,in a scathing and unsparing manner
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oewn-00482872-v,finalize,let's finalize the proposal,make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
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oewn-02708368-v,cost,These shoes cost $100,be priced at
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oewn-00878543-s,strenuous,strenuous exercise,characterized by or performed with much energy or force
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oewn-01562778-a,motivated,a group of politically motivated men,provided with a motive or given incentive for action
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oewn-05276464-n,fat,fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold,a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
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oewn-00363972-s,beaming,a beaming smile,cheerful and bright
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oewn-00275995-n,tinting,the hairdresser gave her hair a modest tinting,the act of adding a tinge of color
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oewn-01078866-s,cordial,a cordial greeting,diffusing warmth and friendliness
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oewn-09245313-n,full radiator,a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium,a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
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oewn-05846685-n,determination,satisfied with the panel's determination,a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
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oewn-02957286-n,canvas,the boxer picked himself up off the canvas,the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
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oewn-02159120-a,unformed,unformed clay,not having form or shape
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oewn-01045986-v,murmur,She murmured softly to the baby in her arms,speak softly or indistinctly
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oewn-01869369-v,bob,her rucksack bobbed gently on her back,"move up and down repeatedly in a quick, short movement"
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oewn-00147630-r,so,I love you so,to a very great extent or degree
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oewn-02083102-v,insinuate,He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table,introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
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oewn-00133456-a,ventral,ventral (or pelvic) fins correspond to the hind limbs of a quadruped,toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal)
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oewn-03340545-n,figure,he made a figure of Santa Claus,a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
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oewn-00063627-r,accordingly,she acted accordingly,in accordance with
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oewn-00102340-v,harm,These pills won't harm your system,cause or do harm to
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oewn-01208145-s,soaring,the soaring spires of the cathedral,of imposing height; especially standing out above others
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oewn-01520097-s,entangled,felt unwilling entangled in their affairs,deeply involved especially in something complicated
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oewn-00266316-n,facelift,give your home a facelift,a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
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oewn-02293473-s,longhand,longhand writing,having words written out in full by hand
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oewn-00135394-n,whip,the whip raised a red welt,a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
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oewn-00444856-r,reticently,she answered the questions reticently,with reticence; in a reticent manner
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oewn-00277092-s,semidark,semidark room,partially devoid of light or brightness
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oewn-09493473-n,Vela,because of its configuration Vela is sometimes called `the Sails',a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis
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oewn-01049262-n,revival,the revival of trade,bringing again into activity and prominence
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oewn-02161837-a,sheared,naked as a sheared sheep,having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers
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oewn-02060234-s,urbanized,the urbanized Eastern states,made urban in nature; taking on urban characteristics
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