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homogeneous | a | a close-knit homogeneous group | all of the same or similar kind or nature | wordnet | [] | "a close-knit homogeneous group" What is the definition of "homogeneous"? |
surrender | v | The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in | to relinquish possession or control over | wordnet | [
"cede",
"sell",
"deliver",
"gift"
] | "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" What is the definition of "surrender"? |
height | n | at the height of her career | the highest level or degree attainable | wordnet | [
"point",
"acme",
"top",
"peak",
"stage",
"degree",
"meridian",
"elevation",
"level"
] | "at the height of her career" What is the definition of "height"? |
height | n | at the height of her career | the highest stage of development | wordnet | [
"point",
"acme",
"top",
"peak",
"stage",
"degree",
"meridian",
"elevation",
"level"
] | "at the height of her career" What is the definition of "height"? |
direct | a | a direct route | proceeding without deviation or interruption | wordnet | [] | "a direct route" What is the definition of "direct"? |
direct | a | a direct route | straight and short | wordnet | [] | "a direct route" What is the definition of "direct"? |
direct | a | a direct question | straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action | wordnet | [] | "a direct question" What is the definition of "direct"? |
direct | s | in direct sunlight | having no intervening persons , agents , conditions | wordnet | [] | "in direct sunlight" What is the definition of "direct"? |
direct | s | a direct result of the accident | being an immediate result or consequence | wordnet | [] | "a direct result of the accident" What is the definition of "direct"? |
direct | s | a direct quotation | in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker | wordnet | [] | "a direct quotation" What is the definition of "direct"? |
direct | r | went direct to the office | without deviation | wordnet | [] | "went direct to the office" What is the definition of "direct"? |
fish | n | the shark is a large fish | any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills | wordnet | [] | "the shark is a large fish" What is the definition of "fish"? |
fish | v | fish for compliments | to seek indirectly | wordnet | [
"search",
"seek",
"angled",
"angle",
"fishing",
"angling"
] | "fish for compliments" What is the definition of "fish"? |
empirically | r | this can be empirically tested | in an empirical manner | wordnet | [] | "this can be empirically tested" What is the definition of "empirically"? |
ceremonial | s | a ceremonial occasion | marked by pomp or ceremony or formality | wordnet | [] | "a ceremonial occasion" What is the definition of "ceremonial"? |
quarterly | a | quarterly report | of or relating to or consisting of a quarter | wordnet | [] | "quarterly report" What is the definition of "quarterly"? |
quarterly | r | two coats of arms borne quarterly | in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon | wordnet | [] | "two coats of arms borne quarterly" What is the definition of "quarterly"? |
quarterly | r | interest is compounded quarterly | in three month intervals | wordnet | [] | "interest is compounded quarterly" What is the definition of "quarterly"? |
worthy | a | a worthy fellow | having worth or merit or value | wordnet | [] | "a worthy fellow" What is the definition of "worthy"? |
worthy | a | a worthy fellow | being honorable or admirable | wordnet | [] | "a worthy fellow" What is the definition of "worthy"? |
worthy | s | behavior worthy of reprobation | having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way | wordnet | [] | "behavior worthy of reprobation" What is the definition of "worthy"? |
fracture | n | it was a nasty fracture | breaking of hard tissue such as bone | wordnet | [
"hurt",
"harm",
"break"
] | "it was a nasty fracture" What is the definition of "fracture"? |
fracture | v | fracture the balance of power | to interrupt , break , or destroy | wordnet | [] | "fracture the balance of power" What is the definition of "fracture"? |
connect | v | The two streets connect to become a highway | to be or become joined or united or linked | wordnet | [
"syndicate",
"link",
"articulate",
"join",
"links",
"interlink",
"interconnect",
"unite"
] | "The two streets connect to become a highway" What is the definition of "connect"? |
connect | v | The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area | to join by means of communication equipment | wordnet | [] | "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area" What is the definition of "connect"? |
longitudinally | r | We studied the development of the children longitudinally | across time | wordnet | [] | "We studied the development of the children longitudinally" What is the definition of "longitudinally"? |
longitudinally | r | longitudinally measured | with respect to longitude | wordnet | [] | "longitudinally measured" What is the definition of "longitudinally"? |
ease | n | he rose through the ranks with apparent ease | freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort | wordnet | [
"simpleness",
"quality",
"easiness"
] | "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease" What is the definition of "ease"? |
ease | n | a life of luxury and ease | a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state | wordnet | [] | "a life of luxury and ease" What is the definition of "ease"? |
ease | n | I am never at ease with strangers | freedom from constraint or embarrassment | wordnet | [] | "I am never at ease with strangers" What is the definition of "ease"? |
ease | v | ease the pain in your legs | to lessen pain or discomfort | wordnet | [] | "ease the pain in your legs" What is the definition of "ease"? |
ease | v | ease the pain in your legs | to alleviate | wordnet | [] | "ease the pain in your legs" What is the definition of "ease"? |
explicitly | r | in his foreword Professor Clark puts it explicitly | in an explicit manner | wordnet | [] | "in his foreword Professor Clark puts it explicitly" What is the definition of "explicitly"? |
dubiousness | n | the dubiousness of his claim | uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something | wordnet | [
"question",
"uncertainty"
] | "the dubiousness of his claim" What is the definition of "dubiousness"? |
integrity | n | the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development | an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting | wordnet | [
"incompleteness",
"wholeness",
"completeness"
] | "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development" What is the definition of "integrity"? |
integrity | n | he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business | moral soundness | wordnet | [] | "he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business" What is the definition of "integrity"? |
salacious | s | a salacious rooster of a little man | characterized by lust | wordnet | [] | "a salacious rooster of a little man" What is the definition of "salacious"? |
salacious | s | salacious limericks | suggestive of or tending to moral looseness | wordnet | [] | "salacious limericks" What is the definition of "salacious"? |
expedition | n | an expedition was sent to explore Mars | an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose | wordnet | [] | "an expedition was sent to explore Mars" What is the definition of "expedition"? |
iridescent | s | an iridescent oil slick | having a play of lustrous rainbow colors | wordnet | [] | "an iridescent oil slick" What is the definition of "iridescent"? |
iridescent | s | a dragonfly hovered , vibrating and iridescent | varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles | wordnet | [
"changeable",
"",
"shot"
] | "a dragonfly hovered , vibrating and iridescent" What is the definition of "iridescent"? |
glaze | v | Her eyes glaze over when she is bored | to become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance | wordnet | [
"glass",
"change"
] | "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored" What is the definition of "glaze"? |
incumbent | s | an incumbent geological formation | lying or leaning on something else | wordnet | [] | "an incumbent geological formation" What is the definition of "incumbent"? |
incumbent | s | it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts | necessary for someone as a duty or responsibility | wordnet | [] | "it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts" What is the definition of "incumbent"? |
incumbent | s | it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts | morally binding | wordnet | [] | "it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts" What is the definition of "incumbent"? |
incumbent | s | the incumbent governor | currently holding an office | wordnet | [] | "the incumbent governor" What is the definition of "incumbent"? |
transfuse | v | transfuse love of music into the students | to impart gradually | wordnet | [
"add",
"impart",
"lend",
"instill",
"contribute",
"breathe",
"lending"
] | "transfuse love of music into the students" What is the definition of "transfuse"? |
ponderously | r | the play was staged with ponderously realistic sets | in an uninterestingly ponderous manner | wordnet | [] | "the play was staged with ponderously realistic sets" What is the definition of "ponderously"? |
ponderously | r | he moves ponderously | in a heavy ponderous manner | wordnet | [] | "he moves ponderously" What is the definition of "ponderously"? |
compulsively | r | he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk | in a compulsive manner | wordnet | [] | "he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk" What is the definition of "compulsively"? |
deprivation | n | losing him is no great deprivation | the disadvantage that results from losing something | wordnet | [
"disadvantage",
"loss"
] | "losing him is no great deprivation" What is the definition of "deprivation"? |
deprivation | n | deprivation of civil rights | act of depriving someone of food or money or rights | wordnet | [] | "deprivation of civil rights" What is the definition of "deprivation"? |
toll | n | she heard the distant toll of church bells | the sound of a bell being struck | wordnet | [
"bell",
"knell",
"angelus"
] | "she heard the distant toll of church bells" What is the definition of "toll"? |
valuable | a | a valuable diamond | having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange | wordnet | [] | "a valuable diamond" What is the definition of "valuable"? |
valuable | s | a valuable friend | having worth or merit or value | wordnet | [] | "a valuable friend" What is the definition of "valuable"? |
guard | n | the left guard was injured on the play | the person who plays that position on a football team | wordnet | [] | "the left guard was injured on the play" What is the definition of "guard"? |
guard | v | guard my possessions while I 'm away | to watch over or shield from danger or harm | wordnet | [
"shepherd",
"shepherdess",
"guarded",
"protect"
] | "guard my possessions while I 'm away" What is the definition of "guard"? |
guard | v | guard my possessions while I 'm away | to protect | wordnet | [
"shepherd",
"shepherdess",
"guarded",
"protect"
] | "guard my possessions while I 'm away" What is the definition of "guard"? |
guard | v | guard against becoming too friendly with the staff | to take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence | wordnet | [] | "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff" What is the definition of "guard"? |
surround | n | the country -- the flat agricultural surround | the area in which something exists or lives | wordnet | [
"environs",
"medium",
"habitat",
"environment",
"setting"
] | "the country -- the flat agricultural surround" What is the definition of "surround"? |
retinal | a | retinal cells | in or relating to the retina of the eye | wordnet | [] | "retinal cells" What is the definition of "retinal"? |
consumptive | a | water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses | tending to consume or use often wastefully | wordnet | [] | "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses" What is the definition of "consumptive"? |
consumptive | s | a consumptive patient | afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis | wordnet | [] | "a consumptive patient" What is the definition of "consumptive"? |
joyless | a | a joyless man | not experiencing or inspiring joy | wordnet | [] | "a joyless man" What is the definition of "joyless"? |
delinquent | s | delinquent minors | guilty of a misdeed | wordnet | [] | "delinquent minors" What is the definition of "delinquent"? |
delinquent | s | a delinquent account | past due | wordnet | [] | "a delinquent account" What is the definition of "delinquent"? |
delinquent | s | a delinquent account | not paid at the scheduled time | wordnet | [] | "a delinquent account" What is the definition of "delinquent"? |
palace | n | the palace issued an order binding on all subjects | the governing group of a kingdom | wordnet | [] | "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects" What is the definition of "palace"? |
privy | s | a privy place to rest and think | hidden from general view or use | wordnet | [] | "a privy place to rest and think" What is the definition of "privy"? |
privy | s | privy to the details of the conspiracy | informed about something secret or not generally known | wordnet | [] | "privy to the details of the conspiracy" What is the definition of "privy"? |
dab | n | a dab of paint | a small quantity of something moist or liquid | wordnet | [] | "a dab of paint" What is the definition of "dab"? |
dab | v | dab the wall with paint | to apply usually a liquid to a surface | wordnet | [] | "dab the wall with paint" What is the definition of "dab"? |
contusion | n | the bruise resulted from a contusion | the action of bruising | wordnet | [] | "the bruise resulted from a contusion" What is the definition of "contusion"? |
perception | n | Luther had a new perception of the Bible | a way of conceiving something | wordnet | [] | "Luther had a new perception of the Bible" What is the definition of "perception"? |
perception | n | a man admired for the depth of his perception | knowledge gained by perceiving | wordnet | [] | "a man admired for the depth of his perception" What is the definition of "perception"? |
argillaceous | a | argillaceous rocks | resembling or containing clay | wordnet | [] | "argillaceous rocks" What is the definition of "argillaceous"? |
sleekly | r | the wet road was shining sleekly | in a sleek glossy manner | wordnet | [] | "the wet road was shining sleekly" What is the definition of "sleekly"? |
urbanity | n | there is an important difference between rusticity and urbanity | the quality or character of life in a city or town | wordnet | [] | "there is an important difference between rusticity and urbanity" What is the definition of "urbanity"? |
obscure | s | an obscure turn of phrase | not clearly understood or expressed | wordnet | [] | "an obscure turn of phrase" What is the definition of "obscure"? |
obscure | s | an obscure family | not famous or acclaimed | wordnet | [] | "an obscure family" What is the definition of "obscure"? |
obscure | s | an obscure flaw | not drawing attention | wordnet | [] | "an obscure flaw" What is the definition of "obscure"? |
weight | n | his opinion carries great weight | the relative importance granted to something | wordnet | [
"weightiness",
"importance"
] | "his opinion carries great weight" What is the definition of "weight"? |
skill | n | the skill of a well-trained boxer | ability to produce solutions in some problem domain | wordnet | [
"science",
"power",
"ability",
"nose"
] | "the skill of a well-trained boxer" What is the definition of "skill"? |
tack | v | The sailors decided to tack the boat | to turn into the wind | wordnet | [
"sail",
"sailing",
"tacking"
] | "The sailors decided to tack the boat" What is the definition of "tack"? |
exhaustive | s | an exhaustive study | performed comprehensively and completely | wordnet | [] | "an exhaustive study" What is the definition of "exhaustive"? |
provincially | r | provincially controlled | by the province | wordnet | [] | "provincially controlled" What is the definition of "provincially"? |
provincially | r | provincially controlled | through the province | wordnet | [] | "provincially controlled" What is the definition of "provincially"? |
mute | s | a mute appeal | expressed without speech | wordnet | [
"wordless",
""
] | "a mute appeal" What is the definition of "mute"? |
gallantly | r | he gallantly offered to take her home | in a gallant manner | wordnet | [] | "he gallantly offered to take her home" What is the definition of "gallantly"? |
dignify | v | I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer | to raise the status of | wordnet | [
"elevate",
"raise",
"dignified",
"lift"
] | "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer" What is the definition of "dignify"? |
idyllic | s | an idyllic spot for a picnic | excellent and delightful in all respects | wordnet | [] | "an idyllic spot for a picnic" What is the definition of "idyllic"? |
idyllic | s | his idyllic life in Tahiti | suggestive of an idyll | wordnet | [] | "his idyllic life in Tahiti" What is the definition of "idyllic"? |
idyllic | s | his idyllic life in Tahiti | charmingly simple and serene | wordnet | [] | "his idyllic life in Tahiti" What is the definition of "idyllic"? |
damp | s | clothes damp with perspiration | slightly wet | wordnet | [
"dampish",
"",
"moist"
] | "clothes damp with perspiration" What is the definition of "damp"? |
genteel | s | a genteel old lady | marked by refinement in taste and manners | wordnet | [] | "a genteel old lady" What is the definition of "genteel"? |
purgatorial | a | purgatorial rites | serving to purge or rid of sin | wordnet | [] | "purgatorial rites" What is the definition of "purgatorial"? |
purgatorial | a | purgatorial fires | of or resembling purgatory | wordnet | [] | "purgatorial fires" What is the definition of "purgatorial"? |
disorder | n | the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder | a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning | wordnet | [
"failure",
"upset",
"disturbance",
"ailment",
"impaction",
"hydrocele",
"choking",
"dysuria",
"sprue"
] | "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder" What is the definition of "disorder"? |
disorder | n | the files are in complete disorder | a condition in which things are not in their expected places | wordnet | [
"status",
"disorderliness",
"condition",
"mess",
"muddle",
"disorganization",
"smother",
"clutter",
"fuddle",
"welter"
] | "the files are in complete disorder" What is the definition of "disorder"? |
former | n | Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today | the first of two or the first mentioned of two | wordnet | [] | "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today" What is the definition of "former"? |
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