promise

grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

Instruction: "there is little or no promise that he will recover" What is the definition of "promise"?


odorous

Context: odorous jasmine flowers

Instruction: "odorous jasmine flowers" What is the definition of "odorous"?


odorous

Context: odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack

Instruction: "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack" What is the definition of "odorous"?


odorous

Context: the odorous air of the orchard

Instruction: "the odorous air of the orchard" What is the definition of "odorous"?


slouchy

Context: a slouchy sweater

Instruction: "a slouchy sweater" What is the definition of "slouchy"?


wallow

Context: a good wallow in the water

Instruction: "a good wallow in the water" What is the definition of "wallow"?


wallow

Context: wallow in your sorrows

Instruction: "wallow in your sorrows" What is the definition of "wallow"?


wallow

Context: wallow in your sorrows

to indulge in to an immoderate degree , usually with pleasure

Instruction: "wallow in your sorrows" What is the definition of "wallow"?


flying

Instruction: "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" What is the definition of "flying"?


flying

Context: paid a flying visit

Instruction: "paid a flying visit" What is the definition of "flying"?


flying

Instruction: "played the difficult passage with flying fingers" What is the definition of "flying"?


bust

an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

Instruction: "they went on a bust that lasted three days" What is the definition of "bust"?


living

Context: the living image of her mother

Instruction: "the living image of her mother" What is the definition of "living"?


living

Context: the living image of her mother

Instruction: "the living image of her mother" What is the definition of "living"?


living

Context: she is a living doll

Instruction: "she is a living doll" What is the definition of "living"?


living

Context: a living language

Instruction: "a living language" What is the definition of "living"?


grant

Context: grant a degree

Instruction: "grant a degree" What is the definition of "grant"?


grant

Context: grant land

Instruction: "grant land" What is the definition of "grant"?


grant

Context: grant permission

Instruction: "grant permission" What is the definition of "grant"?


pragmatically

Instruction: "we want to build a democratic society , but we must act pragmatically" What is the definition of "pragmatically"?


define

Instruction: "The camera could define the smallest object" What is the definition of "define"?


molten

Context: a mass of molten rock

Instruction: "a mass of molten rock" What is the definition of "molten"?


thereafter

Context: thereafter he never called again

Instruction: "thereafter he never called again" What is the definition of "thereafter"?


ineffable

Context: the ineffable name of the Deity

Instruction: "the ineffable name of the Deity" What is the definition of "ineffable"?


ineffable

Context: ineffable ecstasy

Instruction: "ineffable ecstasy" What is the definition of "ineffable"?


arch

a passageway under a curved masonry construction

Instruction: "they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory" What is the definition of "arch"?


arch

Context: an arch criminal

Instruction: "an arch criminal" What is the definition of "arch"?


rum

Context: what a rum fellow

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

peculiar singular rummy funny queer curious

Instruction: "what a rum fellow" What is the definition of "rum"?


brave

Instruction: "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring " - Herman Melville" What is the definition of "brave"?


brave

able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

Instruction: "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring " - Herman Melville" What is the definition of "brave"?


brave

Context: girls decked out in brave new dresses

Instruction: "girls decked out in brave new dresses" What is the definition of "brave"?


nugatory

Context: a nugatory law

Instruction: "a nugatory law" What is the definition of "nugatory"?


evaporate

Context: evaporate milk

to lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue

Instruction: "evaporate milk" What is the definition of "evaporate"?


outgoing

Context: an outgoing steamship

Instruction: "an outgoing steamship" What is the definition of "outgoing"?


outgoing

Context: the outgoing president

Instruction: "the outgoing president" What is the definition of "outgoing"?


fun

Context: I do it for the fun of it

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

Instruction: "I do it for the fun of it" What is the definition of "fun"?


fun

Context: he became a figure of fun

verbal wit or mockery often at anothers expense but not to be taken seriously

drollery comedy wordplay humor pun witticism play sport

Instruction: "he became a figure of fun" What is the definition of "fun"?


fun

Instruction: "she asked for money and then the fun began" What is the definition of "fun"?


anxious

Instruction: "anxious to see the new show at the museum" What is the definition of "anxious"?


anxious

causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

Instruction: "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results" What is the definition of "anxious"?


end

Context: the end of the pier

either extremity of something that has length

Instruction: "the end of the pier" What is the definition of "end"?


end

Context: the end was exciting

the concluding parts of an event or occurrence

Instruction: "the end was exciting" What is the definition of "end"?


string

Context: a string of islands

a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding

Instruction: "a string of islands" What is the definition of "string"?


infelicitous

Context: an infelicitous remark

Instruction: "an infelicitous remark" What is the definition of "infelicitous"?


infelicitous

Context: an infelicitous remark

Instruction: "an infelicitous remark" What is the definition of "infelicitous"?


infelicitous

Context: infelicitous circumstances

Instruction: "infelicitous circumstances" What is the definition of "infelicitous"?


reference

Instruction: "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer" What is the definition of "reference"?


shortly

Instruction: "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive" What is the definition of "shortly"?


shortly

Context: the hem fell shortly below her knees

Instruction: "the hem fell shortly below her knees" What is the definition of "shortly"?


shortly

Context: the book will appear shortly

Instruction: "the book will appear shortly" What is the definition of "shortly"?


ternary

Context: a ternary operation

having three units or components or elements

Instruction: "a ternary operation" What is the definition of "ternary"?


theater

a region in which active military operations are in progress

Instruction: "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" What is the definition of "theater"?


obtain

Context: How did you obtain the visa ?

Instruction: "How did you obtain the visa ?" What is the definition of "obtain"?


moonlit

Context: the moonlit landscape

Instruction: "the moonlit landscape" What is the definition of "moonlit"?


build

Context: build detergents

Instruction: "build detergents" What is the definition of "build"?


gullible

easily tricked because of being too trusting

Instruction: "gullible tourists taken in by the shell game" What is the definition of "gullible"?


gullible

Instruction: "at that early age she had been gullible and in love" What is the definition of "gullible"?


tonic

Context: a tonic reflex

of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue

Instruction: "a tonic reflex" What is the definition of "tonic"?


tonic

Instruction: "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word" What is the definition of "tonic"?


tonic

Context: tonic harmony

relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale

Instruction: "tonic harmony" What is the definition of "tonic"?


brighten

Context: The paint will brighten the room

Instruction: "The paint will brighten the room" What is the definition of "brighten"?


tutorial

Context: tutorial sessions

Instruction: "tutorial sessions" What is the definition of "tutorial"?


really

Context: they do n't really listen to us

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

Instruction: "they do n't really listen to us" What is the definition of "really"?


blithe

lacking or showing a lack of due concern

Instruction: "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation" What is the definition of "blithe"?


blithe

Context: was loved for her blithe spirit

Instruction: "was loved for her blithe spirit" What is the definition of "blithe"?


devoutly

Context: she was devoutly Catholic

Instruction: "she was devoutly Catholic" What is the definition of "devoutly"?


twinned

parallel agree tally duplicate fit jibe twin

Instruction: "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" What is the definition of "twinned"?


trying

Context: fell upon trying times

Instruction: "fell upon trying times" What is the definition of "trying"?


trying

Context: a trying day at the office

Instruction: "a trying day at the office" What is the definition of "trying"?


polish

Context: they performed with great polish

Instruction: "they performed with great polish" What is the definition of "polish"?


polish

Context: they performed with great polish

Instruction: "they performed with great polish" What is the definition of "polish"?


polish

Context: polish my shoes

shine burnish slick sleek gloss polished beautify

Instruction: "polish my shoes" What is the definition of "polish"?


polish

Context: polish your social manners

to bring to a highly developed , finished , or refined state

Instruction: "polish your social manners" What is the definition of "polish"?


angular

Context: angular momentum

measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle

Instruction: "angular momentum" What is the definition of "angular"?


sordid

Context: sordid avarice

Instruction: "sordid avarice" What is the definition of "sordid"?


sordid

Instruction: "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils " - James Joyce" What is the definition of "sordid"?


sordid

Context: a sordid political campaign

Instruction: "a sordid political campaign" What is the definition of "sordid"?


interfacial

Context: an interfacial layer

Instruction: "an interfacial layer" What is the definition of "interfacial"?


wire

Context: wire the addition to the house

Instruction: "wire the addition to the house" What is the definition of "wire"?


quadruplex

Context: quadruplex wire

Instruction: "quadruplex wire" What is the definition of "quadruplex"?


mousy

Context: a mousy brownish-grey color

of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse

Instruction: "a mousy brownish-grey color" What is the definition of "mousy"?


bloodthirsty

Context: bloodthirsty yells

marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed

Instruction: "bloodthirsty yells" What is the definition of "bloodthirsty"?


unseasonable

Context: a sudden unseasonable blizzard

not in keeping with and usually undesirable for the season

Instruction: "a sudden unseasonable blizzard" What is the definition of "unseasonable"?


unseasonable

Context: you think my intrusion unseasonable

Instruction: "you think my intrusion unseasonable" What is the definition of "unseasonable"?


colloquial

Context: wrote her letters in a colloquial style

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

Instruction: "wrote her letters in a colloquial style" What is the definition of "colloquial"?


separative

referring singly and without exception to the members of a group

Instruction: "whereas ` each , ' ` every , ' ` either , ' ` neither , ' and ` none ' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group , ` which ' in ` which of the men ' is separative" What is the definition of "separative"?


separative

serving to separate or divide into parts

Instruction: "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative" What is the definition of "separative"?


stiff

Context: a lucky stiff

Instruction: "a lucky stiff" What is the definition of "stiff"?


stiff

Instruction: "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river" What is the definition of "stiff"?


stiff

Context: a stiff hinge

Instruction: "a stiff hinge" What is the definition of "stiff"?


stiff

Context: a stiff current

Instruction: "a stiff current" What is the definition of "stiff"?


stiff

Context: the letter was stiff and formal

Instruction: "the letter was stiff and formal" What is the definition of "stiff"?


stiff

Context: a potent cup of tea " , " a stiff drink

having a strong physiological or chemical effect

Instruction: "a potent cup of tea " , " a stiff drink" What is the definition of "stiff"?


stiff

Context: bored stiff

Instruction: "bored stiff" What is the definition of "stiff"?


fitness

Instruction: "they had to prove their fitness for the position" What is the definition of "fitness"?


point

Context: a point is defined by its coordinates

a geometric element that has position but no extension

Instruction: "a point is defined by its coordinates" What is the definition of "point"?


point

Instruction: "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" What is the definition of "point"?


point

Instruction: "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" What is the definition of "point"?


point

Context: get to the point

a brief version of the essential meaning of something

Instruction: "get to the point" What is the definition of "point"?


point

Context: point the letter

Instruction: "point the letter" What is the definition of "point"?


meet

Instruction: "it is only meet that she should be seated first" What is the definition of "meet"?


complaisant

showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

Instruction: "to close one 's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover" What is the definition of "complaisant"?


repose

Context: took his repose by the swimming pool

freedom from activity work or strain or responsibility

dormancy rest relaxation laziness ease leisure inactivity quiescence

Instruction: "took his repose by the swimming pool" What is the definition of "repose"?


leadership

Context: his leadership inspired the team

Instruction: "his leadership inspired the team" What is the definition of "leadership"?


leadership

Instruction: "the national leadership adopted his plan" What is the definition of "leadership"?


leadership

Instruction: "they challenged his leadership of the union" What is the definition of "leadership"?


lacing

Instruction: "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral" What is the definition of "lacing"?


topical

pertaining to the surface of a body part

Instruction: "a drug for topical ( or local ) application" What is the definition of "topical"?


topical

Context: a topical reference

Instruction: "a topical reference" What is the definition of "topical"?


topical

Instruction: "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis" What is the definition of "topical"?


royal

Context: the royal party

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

Instruction: "the royal party" What is the definition of "royal"?


royal

Context: of royal ancestry

Instruction: "of royal ancestry" What is the definition of "royal"?


royal

Context: treated with royal acclaim

belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

Instruction: "treated with royal acclaim" What is the definition of "royal"?


foreboding

boding presage shadow dread presentiment premonition apprehension apprehensiveness

Instruction: "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding" What is the definition of "foreboding"?


explore

Context: explore unknown territory in biology

Instruction: "explore unknown territory in biology" What is the definition of "explore"?


curtail

Context: curtail drinking in school

Instruction: "curtail drinking in school" What is the definition of "curtail"?


aim

Context: he took aim and fired

the action of directing something at an object

Instruction: "he took aim and fired" What is the definition of "aim"?


aim

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

sake end design goal mind idea purpose view

Instruction: "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs" What is the definition of "aim"?


aim

to point or cause to go blows , weapons , or objects such as photographic equipment towards

point pointed hold swing leveling target place direct aim turn sight sighted charge take level

Instruction: "Please do n't aim at your little brother !" What is the definition of "aim"?


aim

Context: I aim to arrive at noon

Instruction: "I aim to arrive at noon" What is the definition of "aim"?


aim

Context: She wanted to aim a pun

to direct a remark toward an intended goal

Instruction: "She wanted to aim a pun" What is the definition of "aim"?


rationality

Context: his rationality may have been impaired

the state of having good sense and sound judgment

Instruction: "his rationality may have been impaired" What is the definition of "rationality"?


union

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

Instruction: "you have to join the union in order to get a job" What is the definition of "union"?


union

Context: there is strength in union

the state of being joined or united or linked

conjunction coalition association connection conjugation fusion link syncretism unification junction marriage

Instruction: "there is strength in union" What is the definition of "union"?


intimately

Instruction: "the two phenomena are intimately connected" What is the definition of "intimately"?


forth

Context: from that time forth

Instruction: "from that time forth" What is the definition of "forth"?


forth

Context: came forth from the crowd

Instruction: "came forth from the crowd" What is the definition of "forth"?


quell

Context: quell my hunger

Instruction: "quell my hunger" What is the definition of "quell"?


playbill

Instruction: "he could n't find her name on the playbill" What is the definition of "playbill"?


operation

Context: that rule is no longer in operation

the state of being in effect or being operative

Instruction: "that rule is no longer in operation" What is the definition of "operation"?


operation

Context: a large-scale farming operation

a business especially one run on a large scale

Instruction: "a large-scale farming operation" What is the definition of "operation"?


operation

Context: they organized a rescue operation

a planned activity involving many people performing various actions

Instruction: "they organized a rescue operation" What is the definition of "operation"?


planetary

of or relating to or characteristic of the planet earth or its inhabitants

Instruction: "planetary rumblings and eructations " - L.C.Eiseley" What is the definition of "planetary"?


planetary

Context: planetary motion

of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets

Instruction: "planetary motion" What is the definition of "planetary"?


planetary

Context: a planetary vagabond

Instruction: "a planetary vagabond" What is the definition of "planetary"?


planetary

Instruction: "neither national nor continental but planetary" What is the definition of "planetary"?


planetary

Instruction: "neither national nor continental but planetary" What is the definition of "planetary"?


deficit

the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

shortage deficiency insufficiency inadequacy

Instruction: "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit" What is the definition of "deficit"?


deficit

a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning

Instruction: "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory" What is the definition of "deficit"?


dozy

Context: a tired dozy child

Instruction: "a tired dozy child" What is the definition of "dozy"?


outspread

Context: outspread wings

Instruction: "outspread wings" What is the definition of "outspread"?


solidly

Context: the unions voted solidly for Roosevelt

Instruction: "the unions voted solidly for Roosevelt" What is the definition of "solidly"?


solidly

Context: a solidly built house

Instruction: "a solidly built house" What is the definition of "solidly"?


glare

Context: a glare of sunlight

a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

Instruction: "a glare of sunlight" What is the definition of "glare"?


glare

Instruction: "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" What is the definition of "glare"?


buy

Context: the stock was a real buy at that price

Instruction: "the stock was a real buy at that price" What is the definition of "buy"?


buy

to acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange

Instruction: "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work" What is the definition of "buy"?


armorial

Context: armorial bearing

of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms

Instruction: "armorial bearing" What is the definition of "armorial"?


critical

Context: a critical attitude

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

Instruction: "a critical attitude" What is the definition of "critical"?


critical

at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction

Instruction: "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C -- its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure" What is the definition of "critical"?


critical

Context: a critical reading

characterized by careful evaluation and judgment

Instruction: "a critical reading" What is the definition of "critical"?


critical

Context: a critical element of the plan

Instruction: "a critical element of the plan" What is the definition of "critical"?


critical

Context: a critical element of the plan

Instruction: "a critical element of the plan" What is the definition of "critical"?


critical

Context: a critical point in the campaign

forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis

Instruction: "a critical point in the campaign" What is the definition of "critical"?


manifestation

Context: a manifestation of great emotion

Instruction: "a manifestation of great emotion" What is the definition of "manifestation"?


manifestation

Context: a manifestation of disease

a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing

Instruction: "a manifestation of disease" What is the definition of "manifestation"?


pursuit

the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

Instruction: "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" What is the definition of "pursuit"?


pursuit

Context: the pursuit of love

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

Instruction: "the pursuit of love" What is the definition of "pursuit"?


brushy

Context: brushy undergrowth

covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets

Instruction: "brushy undergrowth" What is the definition of "brushy"?


measured

Context: with measured irony

Instruction: "with measured irony" What is the definition of "measured"?


measured

Context: walking at the same measured pace

Instruction: "walking at the same measured pace" What is the definition of "measured"?


perilous

Instruction: "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat" What is the definition of "perilous"?


mess

Context: the house was a mess

Instruction: "the house was a mess" What is the definition of "mess"?


mess

Context: a mess of porridge

Instruction: "a mess of porridge" What is the definition of "mess"?


imperative

Instruction: "as nuclear weapons proliferate , preventing war becomes imperative" What is the definition of "imperative"?


hatch

Context: young birds , fish , and reptiles hatch

Instruction: "young birds , fish , and reptiles hatch" What is the definition of "hatch"?


hatch

Context: hatch the sheet

to draw , cut , or engrave lines , usually parallel , on metal , wood , or paper

Instruction: "hatch the sheet" What is the definition of "hatch"?


numerically

Instruction: "in ten years ' time the Oxbridge mathematicians , scientists , and engineers will not be much more significant numerically than the Oxbridge medical schools are now" What is the definition of "numerically"?


numerically

Instruction: "in ten years ' time the Oxbridge mathematicians , scientists , and engineers will not be much more significant numerically than the Oxbridge medical schools are now" What is the definition of "numerically"?


subside

Context: the valleys subside

to sink to a lower level or form a depression

Instruction: "the valleys subside" What is the definition of "subside"?


flip

Context: with a flip of the wrist

Instruction: "with a flip of the wrist" What is the definition of "flip"?


flip

to lightly throw to see which side comes up

Instruction: "I do n't know what to do -- I may as well flip a coin !" What is the definition of "flip"?


flip

Context: a flip answer to serious question

Instruction: "a flip answer to serious question" What is the definition of "flip"?


office

Context: he rented an office in the new building

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

Instruction: "he rented an office in the new building" What is the definition of "office"?


dental

Context: dental floss

Instruction: "dental floss" What is the definition of "dental"?


dental

Context: dental student

Instruction: "dental student" What is the definition of "dental"?


military

Context: military law

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

Instruction: "military law" What is the definition of "military"?


military

Context: military police

associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians

Instruction: "military police" What is the definition of "military"?


pupal

Context: the pupal stage

of the insects in the chrysalis cocoon or post larval stage

Instruction: "the pupal stage" What is the definition of "pupal"?


plaza

Context: a good plaza should have a movie house

mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers

Instruction: "a good plaza should have a movie house" What is the definition of "plaza"?


plaza

Context: a good plaza should have a movie house

usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area

Instruction: "a good plaza should have a movie house" What is the definition of "plaza"?


plaza

Context: a good plaza should have a movie house

a modern version of the traditional marketplace

Instruction: "a good plaza should have a movie house" What is the definition of "plaza"?


glaciation

the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice

Instruction: "Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe" What is the definition of "glaciation"?


glaciation

Instruction: "Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe" What is the definition of "glaciation"?


consummate

Context: consummate a marriage

Instruction: "consummate a marriage" What is the definition of "consummate"?


consummate

Context: a consummate artist

having or revealing supreme mastery or skill

Instruction: "a consummate artist" What is the definition of "consummate"?


consummate

Context: consummate happiness

Instruction: "consummate happiness" What is the definition of "consummate"?


consummate

Context: consummate happiness

Instruction: "consummate happiness" What is the definition of "consummate"?


consummate

Context: a consummate fool

Instruction: "a consummate fool" What is the definition of "consummate"?


consummate

Context: a consummate fool

used informally as often pejorative intensifiers

Instruction: "a consummate fool" What is the definition of "consummate"?


cultivate

Context: cultivate the land

Instruction: "cultivate the land" What is the definition of "cultivate"?


culture

Context: the culture of cells in a Petri dish

the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium such as gelatin or agar

Instruction: "the culture of cells in a Petri dish" What is the definition of "culture"?


picayune

Instruction: "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law , but it seems to be a picayune infraction" What is the definition of "picayune"?


shatter

Context: shatter the plate

Instruction: "shatter the plate" What is the definition of "shatter"?


procession

the origination of the holy spirit at pentecost

Instruction: "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" What is the definition of "procession"?


intangible

Context: intangible assets such as good will

not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value

Instruction: "intangible assets such as good will" What is the definition of "intangible"?


intangible

incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch

Instruction: "the intangible constituent of energy " - James Jeans" What is the definition of "intangible"?


intangible

Instruction: "an intangible feeling of impending disaster" What is the definition of "intangible"?


intangible

Context: that intangible thing -- the soul

Instruction: "that intangible thing -- the soul" What is the definition of "intangible"?


intangible

Context: that intangible thing -- the soul

Instruction: "that intangible thing -- the soul" What is the definition of "intangible"?


ignoble

completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose

Instruction: "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude" What is the definition of "ignoble"?


ignoble

Context: of ignoble ( or ungentle ) birth

Instruction: "of ignoble ( or ungentle ) birth" What is the definition of "ignoble"?


operator

Context: the operator of the switchboard

an agent that operates some apparatus or machine

switchman jockey motorman driver engineer manipulator

Instruction: "the operator of the switchboard" What is the definition of "operator"?


operator

Context: who is the operator of this franchise ?

Instruction: "who is the operator of this franchise ?" What is the definition of "operator"?


apathetic

showing little or no emotion or animation

Instruction: "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older" What is the definition of "apathetic"?


apathetic

Context: an apathetic audience

Instruction: "an apathetic audience" What is the definition of "apathetic"?


apathetic

Context: an apathetic audience

Instruction: "an apathetic audience" What is the definition of "apathetic"?


runic

Context: runic inscription

Instruction: "runic inscription" What is the definition of "runic"?


roguish

Context: a roguish grin

Instruction: "a roguish grin" What is the definition of "roguish"?


roguish

Instruction: "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew" What is the definition of "roguish"?


persistent

Instruction: "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity" What is the definition of "persistent"?


persistent

Instruction: "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity" What is the definition of "persistent"?


variety

Context: he goes to France for variety

Instruction: "he goes to France for variety" What is the definition of "variety"?


future

Context: some future historian will evaluate him

Instruction: "some future historian will evaluate him" What is the definition of "future"?


future

Context: future auxiliary

a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened

Instruction: "future auxiliary" What is the definition of "future"?


daring

Instruction: "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers" What is the definition of "daring"?


dateless

Context: the dateless rise and fall of the tides

having no known beginning and presumably no end

Instruction: "the dateless rise and fall of the tides" What is the definition of "dateless"?


dateless

Context: dateless customs

of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date

Instruction: "dateless customs" What is the definition of "dateless"?


dateless

Context: a dateless letter

Instruction: "a dateless letter" What is the definition of "dateless"?


soup

Context: we 're in the soup now

Instruction: "we 're in the soup now" What is the definition of "soup"?


ecclesiastic

Context: ecclesiastic history

of or associated with a church especially a christian church

Instruction: "ecclesiastic history" What is the definition of "ecclesiastic"?


forage

Context: The animals forage in the woods

Instruction: "The animals forage in the woods" What is the definition of "forage"?


sylvan

Context: a shady sylvan glade

relating to or characteristic of wooded regions

Instruction: "a shady sylvan glade" What is the definition of "sylvan"?


untrained

Context: an untrained voice

not disciplined or conditioned or made adept by training

Instruction: "an untrained voice" What is the definition of "untrained"?


vernal

Context: the vernal equinox

of or characteristic of or occurring in spring

Instruction: "the vernal equinox" What is the definition of "vernal"?


bleed

Context: bleed the radiators

Instruction: "bleed the radiators" What is the definition of "bleed"?


process

Context: the process of thinking

the performance of some composite cognitive activity

Instruction: "the process of thinking" What is the definition of "process"?


process

Context: the process of thinking

an operation that affects mental contents

Instruction: "the process of thinking" What is the definition of "process"?


process

Context: a bony process

a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

appendage cirrus eminence spine olecranon flagellum tubercle acromion excrescence ridge hair crest villus tuberosity trochanter tail alas epicondyle horn ala condyle spicule outgrowth

Instruction: "a bony process" What is the definition of "process"?


process

Context: process a loan

Instruction: "process a loan" What is the definition of "process"?


conduct

Context: You can not conduct business like this

handless manage deal handling handle care

Instruction: "You can not conduct business like this" What is the definition of "conduct"?


conduct

Context: You can not conduct business like this

handless manage deal handling handle care

Instruction: "You can not conduct business like this" What is the definition of "conduct"?


conduct

Context: conduct an orchestra

to lead , as in the performance of a composition

Instruction: "conduct an orchestra" What is the definition of "conduct"?


conduct

Context: she can not conduct modern pieces

Instruction: "she can not conduct modern pieces" What is the definition of "conduct"?


euphemistic

Context: ` peepee ' is a common euphemistic term

substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one

Instruction: "` peepee ' is a common euphemistic term" What is the definition of "euphemistic"?


transferability

the quality of being transferable or exchangeable

Instruction: "sterling transferability affords a means of multilateral settlement for .... trade between nondollar countries" What is the definition of "transferability"?


rail

Context: he traveled by rail

Instruction: "he traveled by rail" What is the definition of "rail"?


blasphemous

grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

Instruction: "blasphemous rites of a witches ' Sabbath" What is the definition of "blasphemous"?


blasphemous

Context: foul-mouthed and blasphemous

Instruction: "foul-mouthed and blasphemous" What is the definition of "blasphemous"?


likely

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

Instruction: "these services are likely to be available to us all before long" What is the definition of "likely"?


likely

Context: not a very likely excuse

Instruction: "not a very likely excuse" What is the definition of "likely"?


substitute

exchange shift subrogate alter interchange change modify truncated truncate

Instruction: "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk" What is the definition of "substitute"?


substitute

exchange shift subrogate alter interchange change modify truncated truncate

Instruction: "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk" What is the definition of "substitute"?


substitute

Context: substitute coffee

Instruction: "substitute coffee" What is the definition of "substitute"?


reciprocally

Instruction: "the goals of the negotiators were not reciprocally exclusive" What is the definition of "reciprocally"?


architectural

Context: architectural history

of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture

Instruction: "architectural history" What is the definition of "architectural"?


prolongation

Instruction: "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" What is the definition of "prolongation"?


savory

Context: a past that was scarcely savory

Instruction: "a past that was scarcely savory" What is the definition of "savory"?


drift

Context: drift the boats downstream

Instruction: "drift the boats downstream" What is the definition of "drift"?


sensitize

Instruction: "Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen" What is the definition of "sensitize"?


theory

Context: true in fact and theory

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world

Instruction: "true in fact and theory" What is the definition of "theory"?


theory

Context: true in fact and theory

an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

Instruction: "true in fact and theory" What is the definition of "theory"?


theory

Instruction: "the architect has a theory that more is less" What is the definition of "theory"?


theory

a tentative insight into the natural world

model conjecture possibility assumption speculation conception framework hypothesis concept supposition

Instruction: "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory" What is the definition of "theory"?


theory

a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

model conjecture possibility assumption speculation conception framework hypothesis concept supposition

Instruction: "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory" What is the definition of "theory"?


inefficient

Context: an inefficient campaign against drugs

Instruction: "an inefficient campaign against drugs" What is the definition of "inefficient"?


inefficient

Context: an inefficient campaign against drugs

Instruction: "an inefficient campaign against drugs" What is the definition of "inefficient"?


inefficient

Context: inefficient workers

lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively

Instruction: "inefficient workers" What is the definition of "inefficient"?


inefficient

Context: inefficient workers

Instruction: "inefficient workers" What is the definition of "inefficient"?


provocation

Instruction: "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation" What is the definition of "provocation"?


forcibly

Instruction: "keep in mind the dangers of imposing our own values and prejudices too forcibly" What is the definition of "forcibly"?


authentically

Context: it is authentically British

Instruction: "it is authentically British" What is the definition of "authentically"?


authentically

Context: it is authentically British

Instruction: "it is authentically British" What is the definition of "authentically"?


streaming

Context: She was streaming with sweat

Instruction: "She was streaming with sweat" What is the definition of "streaming"?


streaming

Context: his streaming face

exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts

Instruction: "his streaming face" What is the definition of "streaming"?


streaming

Context: streaming audio

using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport

Instruction: "streaming audio" What is the definition of "streaming"?


streaming

Context: streaming audio

used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data

Instruction: "streaming audio" What is the definition of "streaming"?


factitious

Instruction: "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks" What is the definition of "factitious"?


flagrantly

Context: he is flagrantly disregarding the law

Instruction: "he is flagrantly disregarding the law" What is the definition of "flagrantly"?


persnickety

Instruction: "they 're snobs -- stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" What is the definition of "persnickety"?


persnickety

Context: a persnickety job

characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details

Instruction: "a persnickety job" What is the definition of "persnickety"?


mutely

Context: he sat mutely next to her

Instruction: "he sat mutely next to her" What is the definition of "mutely"?


vision

Context: he had a vision of his own death

Instruction: "he had a vision of his own death" What is the definition of "vision"?


vision

Instruction: "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision" What is the definition of "vision"?


vision

Context: he had a vision of the Virgin Mary

a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance

Instruction: "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary" What is the definition of "vision"?


complacently

Instruction: "he complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher" What is the definition of "complacently"?


commensurate

corresponding in size or degree or extent

Instruction: "pay should be commensurate with the time worked" What is the definition of "commensurate"?


digression

Context: a digression into irrelevant details

a turning aside of your course or attention or concern

Instruction: "a digression into irrelevant details" What is the definition of "digression"?


golden

Context: a golden era

Instruction: "a golden era" What is the definition of "golden"?


golden

Context: a golden voice

Instruction: "a golden voice" What is the definition of "golden"?


teacher

Context: experience is a demanding teacher

Instruction: "experience is a demanding teacher" What is the definition of "teacher"?


piece

Context: an important piece of the evidence

Instruction: "an important piece of the evidence" What is the definition of "piece"?


piece

Context: he designed a new piece of equipment

an item that is an instance of some type

Instruction: "he designed a new piece of equipment" What is the definition of "piece"?


piece

Context: it was a nice piece of work

Instruction: "it was a nice piece of work" What is the definition of "piece"?


piece

Instruction: "piece the broken pieces of thread , slivers , and rovings" What is the definition of "piece"?


prominence

Context: he stood on the rocky prominence

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

nub swelling bump wart belly mogul protuberance protrusion caput excrescence jut

Instruction: "he stood on the rocky prominence" What is the definition of "prominence"?


angelic

Context: angelic beneficence

Instruction: "angelic beneficence" What is the definition of "angelic"?


angelic

Context: angelic beneficence

resembling or befitting an angel or saint

Instruction: "angelic beneficence" What is the definition of "angelic"?


angelic

Context: an angelic smile

having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

Instruction: "an angelic smile" What is the definition of "angelic"?


angelic

Context: angelic messenger

Instruction: "angelic messenger" What is the definition of "angelic"?


similarly

Context: He was similarly affected

Instruction: "He was similarly affected" What is the definition of "similarly"?


demonstrable

Context: demonstrable truths

Instruction: "demonstrable truths" What is the definition of "demonstrable"?


demonstrable

Instruction: "a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare" What is the definition of "demonstrable"?


men

an adult person who is male as opposed to a woman

male stiff guy adonis bull fop man swain gentleman gallant beau dandy adult widower bruiser castrate swell strapper patriarch sir shaver buster boy cat paterfamilias signor sheik clotheshorse geezer eunuch bey stud fellow

Instruction: "there were two women and six men on the bus" What is the definition of "men"?


men

Context: two men stood sentry duty

sailor officer cannoneer ranger volunteer commander conscript gunner occupier artilleryman man leatherneck veteran voluntary

Instruction: "two men stood sentry duty" What is the definition of "men"?


men

Context: two men stood sentry duty

sailor officer cannoneer ranger volunteer commander conscript gunner occupier artilleryman man leatherneck veteran voluntary

Instruction: "two men stood sentry duty" What is the definition of "men"?


confidence

Context: I have confidence in our team

a feeling of trust in someone or something

Instruction: "I have confidence in our team" What is the definition of "confidence"?


confidence

Context: public confidence in the economy

a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable

Instruction: "public confidence in the economy" What is the definition of "confidence"?


confidence

Context: he took me into his confidence

Instruction: "he took me into his confidence" What is the definition of "confidence"?


severity

Context: severity of character

rigor stiffness strictness inclemency hardness sternness harshness

Instruction: "severity of character" What is the definition of "severity"?


devout

Context: devout wishes for their success

Instruction: "devout wishes for their success" What is the definition of "devout"?


efficiently

Context: he functions efficiently

Instruction: "he functions efficiently" What is the definition of "efficiently"?


efficiently

Context: he functions efficiently

Instruction: "he functions efficiently" What is the definition of "efficiently"?


flaring

streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air

Instruction: "ran quickly , her flaring coat behind her" What is the definition of "flaring"?


explain

to serve as a reason or cause or justification of

Instruction: "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again" What is the definition of "explain"?


communicative

Context: communicative arts

Instruction: "communicative arts" What is the definition of "communicative"?


communicative

Instruction: "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew " - W.M.Thackeray" What is the definition of "communicative"?


incandescent

Context: an incandescent bulb

emitting light as a result of being heated

Instruction: "an incandescent bulb" What is the definition of "incandescent"?


incandescent

Context: an incandescent performance

characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance

Instruction: "an incandescent performance" What is the definition of "incandescent"?


weatherproof

Context: weatherproof electric wiring

able to withstand exposure to weather without damage

Instruction: "weatherproof electric wiring" What is the definition of "weatherproof"?


structure

counterbalance establishment coil tower complex shelter porch bowl body housing superstructure defense platform span lookout arena wellhead arch monument lamination building artifact helix masonry bridge fountain corner lodging area signboard vaulting door obstruction guide equipoise construction entablature floor boarding balance balcony sail offset spiral hill cross level stadium divider impediment bascule sign altar catchment arcade colonnade column landing whorl story

Instruction: "the structure consisted of a series of arches" What is the definition of "structure"?


structure

a complex entity constructed of many parts

counterbalance establishment coil tower complex shelter porch bowl body housing superstructure defense platform span lookout arena wellhead arch monument lamination building artifact helix masonry bridge fountain corner lodging area signboard vaulting door obstruction guide equipoise construction entablature floor boarding balance balcony sail offset spiral hill cross level stadium divider impediment bascule sign altar catchment arcade colonnade column landing whorl story

Instruction: "the structure consisted of a series of arches" What is the definition of "structure"?


structure

the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts

Instruction: "artists must study the structure of the human body" What is the definition of "structure"?


structure

Context: his lectures have no structure

the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations

Instruction: "his lectures have no structure" What is the definition of "structure"?


thermostatic

Context: thermostatic control

Instruction: "thermostatic control" What is the definition of "thermostatic"?


trillion

the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros

Instruction: "in England they call a quintillion a trillion" What is the definition of "trillion"?


trillion

the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros

Instruction: "in England they call a trillion a billion" What is the definition of "trillion"?


fiery

Context: a fiery desert wind

Instruction: "a fiery desert wind" What is the definition of "fiery"?


fiery

Context: a fiery temper

Instruction: "a fiery temper" What is the definition of "fiery"?


fiery

Context: fiery oratory

Instruction: "fiery oratory" What is the definition of "fiery"?


jingling

Context: The keys were jingling in his pocket

to make a sound typical of metallic objects

Instruction: "The keys were jingling in his pocket" What is the definition of "jingling"?


jingling

Context: jingling sleigh bells

having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells

Instruction: "jingling sleigh bells" What is the definition of "jingling"?


astringent

Context: astringent cosmetic lotions

tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue

Instruction: "astringent cosmetic lotions" What is the definition of "astringent"?


success

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

Instruction: "let 's call heads a success and tails a failure" What is the definition of "success"?


success

Instruction: "his success in the marathon was unexpected" What is the definition of "success"?


success

Context: he is enjoying great success

Instruction: "he is enjoying great success" What is the definition of "success"?


security

the state of being free from danger or injury

Instruction: "we support the armed services in the name of national security" What is the definition of "security"?


security

Instruction: "his pension gave him security in his old age" What is the definition of "security"?


security

Instruction: "his pension gave him security in his old age" What is the definition of "security"?


security

Instruction: "the watch dog gave her a feeling of security" What is the definition of "security"?


professionally

Context: professionally trained staff

Instruction: "professionally trained staff" What is the definition of "professionally"?


liveried

Instruction: "liveried footmen stood on the palace steps" What is the definition of "liveried"?


replication

the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion

Instruction: "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication" What is the definition of "replication"?


racy

Context: a racy literary style

Instruction: "a racy literary style" What is the definition of "racy"?


surrounding

Context: the surrounding countryside

Instruction: "the surrounding countryside" What is the definition of "surrounding"?


lustily

Context: the young plants grew lustily

Instruction: "the young plants grew lustily" What is the definition of "lustily"?


removable

Context: a removable cord

capable of being removed or taken away or dismissed

Instruction: "a removable cord" What is the definition of "removable"?


damascene

Context: damascene city gates

of or relating to or characteristic of damascus or its people

Instruction: "damascene city gates" What is the definition of "damascene"?


redound

Instruction: "Her efforts will redound to the general good" What is the definition of "redound"?


antennal

Context: antennal senses of insects

Instruction: "antennal senses of insects" What is the definition of "antennal"?


condescension

affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank

Instruction: "the queen 's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable" What is the definition of "condescension"?


cartridge

a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment

Instruction: "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck" What is the definition of "cartridge"?


cultivation

Context: her cultivation was remarkable

socialization through training and education to develop ones mind or manners

Instruction: "her cultivation was remarkable" What is the definition of "cultivation"?


cultivation

Context: the cultivation of bees for honey

the process of fostering the growth of something

Instruction: "the cultivation of bees for honey" What is the definition of "cultivation"?


ponderousness

an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency

Instruction: "a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness" What is the definition of "ponderousness"?


frontal

Context: a frontal appendage

Instruction: "a frontal appendage" What is the definition of "frontal"?


frontal

Context: a frontal attack

Instruction: "a frontal attack" What is the definition of "frontal"?


frontal

Context: frontal rainfall

of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air

Instruction: "frontal rainfall" What is the definition of "frontal"?


inactive

Context: desired amounts of inactive chlorine

not participating in a chemical reaction

Instruction: "desired amounts of inactive chlorine" What is the definition of "inactive"?


inactive

Context: desired amounts of inactive chlorine

Instruction: "desired amounts of inactive chlorine" What is the definition of "inactive"?


inactive

Context: an inactive mine

Instruction: "an inactive mine" What is the definition of "inactive"?


inactive

Context: an inactive mine

Instruction: "an inactive mine" What is the definition of "inactive"?


pontifical

Instruction: "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey " - Newsweek" What is the definition of "pontifical"?


sprinkling

Context: a sprinkling of grey at his temples

a small number of something dispersed haphazardly

Instruction: "a sprinkling of grey at his temples" What is the definition of "sprinkling"?


surly

Context: a surly waiter

inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

Instruction: "a surly waiter" What is the definition of "surly"?


awe

an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

Instruction: "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe" What is the definition of "awe"?


offing

Context: there was a wedding in the offing

Instruction: "there was a wedding in the offing" What is the definition of "offing"?


offing

Context: there was a ship in the offing

the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area

Instruction: "there was a ship in the offing" What is the definition of "offing"?


accessorial

Instruction: "accessorial services included sorting and packing" What is the definition of "accessorial"?


meagerly

to a meager degree or in a meager manner

Instruction: "these voices are meagerly represented at the conference" What is the definition of "meagerly"?


corporeal

having material or physical form or substance

Instruction: "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible " - Benjamin Jowett" What is the definition of "corporeal"?


corporeal

Context: corporeal suffering

affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

Instruction: "corporeal suffering" What is the definition of "corporeal"?


piano

Context: the piano passages in the composition

used chiefly as a direction or description in music

Instruction: "the piano passages in the composition" What is the definition of "piano"?


proclaim

Context: The King will proclaim an amnesty

clarion exclaim trumpet trumpets declare

Instruction: "The King will proclaim an amnesty" What is the definition of "proclaim"?


godly

Context: a godly man

Instruction: "a godly man" What is the definition of "godly"?


teaching

tuition pedagogy tutelage indoctrination lesson schooling tutorship

Instruction: "he prepared for teaching while still in college" What is the definition of "teaching"?


teaching

the activities of educating or instructing

pedagogy class extension didactics activity

Instruction: "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" What is the definition of "teaching"?


teaching

activities that impart knowledge or skill

pedagogy class extension didactics activity

Instruction: "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" What is the definition of "teaching"?


execute

Context: execute a will or a deed

Instruction: "execute a will or a deed" What is the definition of "execute"?


diametric

Instruction: "in diametric contradiction to his claims" What is the definition of "diametric"?


diametric

Instruction: "in diametric contradiction to his claims" What is the definition of "diametric"?


combat

to battle or contend against in or as if in a battle

Instruction: "We must combat the prejudices against other races" What is the definition of "combat"?


increasingly

Context: she became increasingly depressed

Instruction: "she became increasingly depressed" What is the definition of "increasingly"?


saturated

Context: a saturated solution

being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature

Instruction: "a saturated solution" What is the definition of "saturated"?


saturated

Context: a saturated solution

unable to dissolve still more of a substance

Instruction: "a saturated solution" What is the definition of "saturated"?


saturated

Context: saturated fats

Instruction: "saturated fats" What is the definition of "saturated"?


saturated

Context: saturated fats

having all available valence bonds filled

Instruction: "saturated fats" What is the definition of "saturated"?


reconstruct

Context: reconstruct the events of 20 years ago

conjecture suppose theorize retrace speculate

Instruction: "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" What is the definition of "reconstruct"?


spry

Instruction: "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" What is the definition of "spry"?


breezy

Context: her breezy nature

Instruction: "her breezy nature" What is the definition of "breezy"?


thunderous

Context: world events of thunderous import

Instruction: "world events of thunderous import" What is the definition of "thunderous"?


southwesterly

Context: the winds are southwesterly

Instruction: "the winds are southwesterly" What is the definition of "southwesterly"?


believing

Context: seeing is believing

the cognitive process that leads to convictions

Instruction: "seeing is believing" What is the definition of "believing"?


brainy

Context: some men dislike brainy women

having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence

Instruction: "some men dislike brainy women" What is the definition of "brainy"?


lazy

Context: up a lazy river

Instruction: "up a lazy river" What is the definition of "lazy"?


lazy

Context: too lazy to wash the dishes

Instruction: "too lazy to wash the dishes" What is the definition of "lazy"?


ruminant

Context: ruminant mammals

related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud

Instruction: "ruminant mammals" What is the definition of "ruminant"?


densely

Instruction: "old houses are often so densely packed that perhaps three or four have to be demolished for every new one built" What is the definition of "densely"?


liaison

a channel for communication between groups

Instruction: "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas" What is the definition of "liaison"?


insolvent

Context: an insolvent person

unable to meet or discharge financial obligations

Instruction: "an insolvent person" What is the definition of "insolvent"?


choking

the act of suffocating someone by constricting the windpipe

Instruction: "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused" What is the definition of "choking"?


choking

Context: This neckband is choking the cat

contract constrict press compact compress fret

Instruction: "This neckband is choking the cat" What is the definition of "choking"?


choking

Context: This neckband is choking the cat

contract constrict press compact compress fret

Instruction: "This neckband is choking the cat" What is the definition of "choking"?


outlaw

Context: an outlaw strike

Instruction: "an outlaw strike" What is the definition of "outlaw"?


squarely

Context: to face a problem squarely

Instruction: "to face a problem squarely" What is the definition of "squarely"?


squarely

Context: to face a problem squarely

Instruction: "to face a problem squarely" What is the definition of "squarely"?


squarely

Context: looked him squarely in the eye

Instruction: "looked him squarely in the eye" What is the definition of "squarely"?


squarely

Context: hit the ball squarely

Instruction: "hit the ball squarely" What is the definition of "squarely"?


rheumy

Context: rheumy with age and grief

Instruction: "rheumy with age and grief" What is the definition of "rheumy"?


turbulently

Context: the river rolls turbulently boiling

Instruction: "the river rolls turbulently boiling" What is the definition of "turbulently"?


turbulently

Context: the river rolls turbulently boiling

Instruction: "the river rolls turbulently boiling" What is the definition of "turbulently"?


flatly

Context: he flatly denied the charges

Instruction: "he flatly denied the charges" What is the definition of "flatly"?


discredit

Instruction: "your actions will bring discredit to your name" What is the definition of "discredit"?


blown

Context: blown clouds of dust choked the riders

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

Instruction: "blown clouds of dust choked the riders" What is the definition of "blown"?


amniotic

Context: amniotic membrane

of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion

Instruction: "amniotic membrane" What is the definition of "amniotic"?


naive

Context: a teenager 's naive ignorance of life

marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

Instruction: "a teenager 's naive ignorance of life" What is the definition of "naive"?


version

an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

Instruction: "his version of the fight was different from mine" What is the definition of "version"?


version

something a little different from others of the same type

Instruction: "an experimental version of the night fighter" What is the definition of "version"?


corrugate

Context: corrugate iron

Instruction: "corrugate iron" What is the definition of "corrugate"?


coursing

Context: ships coursing the Atlantic

Instruction: "ships coursing the Atlantic" What is the definition of "coursing"?


subaquatic

Context: a marginal subaquatic flora

Instruction: "a marginal subaquatic flora" What is the definition of "subaquatic"?


subaquatic

Context: a marginal subaquatic flora

living or growing partly on land and partly in water

Instruction: "a marginal subaquatic flora" What is the definition of "subaquatic"?


foul

Context: a foul odor

Instruction: "a foul odor" What is the definition of "foul"?


foul

Context: used foul means to gain power

Instruction: "used foul means to gain power" What is the definition of "foul"?


tole

enameled or lacquered metalware usually gilded and elaborately painted

Instruction: "the Pennsylvania Dutch tole watering can might be a reproduction but it looks convincing" What is the definition of "tole"?


tole

Instruction: "the Pennsylvania Dutch tole watering can might be a reproduction but it looks convincing" What is the definition of "tole"?


savageness

the property of being untamed and ferocious

Instruction: "the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters" What is the definition of "savageness"?


mounted

Context: They mounted the aerator on a floating

Instruction: "They mounted the aerator on a floating" What is the definition of "mounted"?


senior

Context: senior officer

Instruction: "senior officer" What is the definition of "senior"?


senior

Context: senior officer

Instruction: "senior officer" What is the definition of "senior"?


senior

Context: senior officer

Instruction: "senior officer" What is the definition of "senior"?


senior

Context: the senior prom

used of the fourth and final year in united states high school or college

Instruction: "the senior prom" What is the definition of "senior"?


senior

Context: senior citizen

Instruction: "senior citizen" What is the definition of "senior"?


cathodic

Context: cathodic deposition of metals

Instruction: "cathodic deposition of metals" What is the definition of "cathodic"?


emergent

Context: emergent repair of an aorta

occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action

Instruction: "emergent repair of an aorta" What is the definition of "emergent"?


emergent

Context: an emergent republic

Instruction: "an emergent republic" What is the definition of "emergent"?


springy

Context: he walked away with a springy step

Instruction: "he walked away with a springy step" What is the definition of "springy"?


springy

Context: springy turf

Instruction: "springy turf" What is the definition of "springy"?


springy

Context: springy turf

Instruction: "springy turf" What is the definition of "springy"?


dissolve

molten run cut resolve melt dissolving melting

Instruction: "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" What is the definition of "dissolve"?


pawn

Context: pawn your grandfather 's gold watch

to leave as a guarantee in return for money

Instruction: "pawn your grandfather 's gold watch" What is the definition of "pawn"?


tearful

Context: tearful eyes

Instruction: "tearful eyes" What is the definition of "tearful"?


optically

Context: optically distorted

Instruction: "optically distorted" What is the definition of "optically"?


annuity

income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments

Instruction: "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity" What is the definition of "annuity"?


jimmy

Context: in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy

Instruction: "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy" What is the definition of "jimmy"?


record

the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had

Instruction: "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league" What is the definition of "record"?


record

Context: the lawyer has a good record

Instruction: "the lawyer has a good record" What is the definition of "record"?


grimly

Context: he was grimly satisfied

Instruction: "he was grimly satisfied" What is the definition of "grimly"?


strapping

Context: a strapping boy of eighteen

Instruction: "a strapping boy of eighteen" What is the definition of "strapping"?


flagitious

Context: a flagitious crime

Instruction: "a flagitious crime" What is the definition of "flagitious"?


newborn

Context: a newborn infant

Instruction: "a newborn infant" What is the definition of "newborn"?


newborn

Context: with newborn fears

having just or recently arisen or come into existence

Instruction: "with newborn fears" What is the definition of "newborn"?


heedless

marked by or paying little heed or attention

Instruction: "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals" What is the definition of "heedless"?


heedless

we know now that it is bad economics -- franklin d. roosevelt

Instruction: "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals" What is the definition of "heedless"?


heedless

Instruction: "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes " - Edith Wharton" What is the definition of "heedless"?


indisposition

hesitancy hesitation disinclination sloth reluctance

Instruction: "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition" What is the definition of "indisposition"?


prescription

Instruction: "I tried to follow her prescription for success" What is the definition of "prescription"?


prescription

the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions

Instruction: "I tried to follow her prescription for success" What is the definition of "prescription"?


nauseous

Context: nauseous offal

Instruction: "nauseous offal" What is the definition of "nauseous"?


incessant

uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

Instruction: "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city" What is the definition of "incessant"?


wry

Context: a wry neck

Instruction: "a wry neck" What is the definition of "wry"?


wry

Context: with a wry Scottish wit

Instruction: "with a wry Scottish wit" What is the definition of "wry"?


wizardly

Context: wizardly powers

possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers

Instruction: "wizardly powers" What is the definition of "wizardly"?


conserve

to keep in safety and protect from harm , decay , loss , or destruction

Instruction: "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage" What is the definition of "conserve"?


conserve

Instruction: "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" What is the definition of "conserve"?


bake

Context: bake the potatoes

to cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven

Instruction: "bake the potatoes" What is the definition of "bake"?


bake

Context: bake a cake

Instruction: "bake a cake" What is the definition of "bake"?


gratitude

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

Instruction: "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help" What is the definition of "gratitude"?


notation

cite mention credit footnote quotation acknowledgment commentary reference note comment citation

Instruction: "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" What is the definition of "notation"?


hand

Context: he wanted to try his hand at singing

Instruction: "he wanted to try his hand at singing" What is the definition of "hand"?


hand

Context: objections were voiced on every hand

a position given by its location to the side of an object

Instruction: "objections were voiced on every hand" What is the definition of "hand"?


hand

Context: hand the elderly lady into the taxi

lead taking leading conduct handed direct take guide

Instruction: "hand the elderly lady into the taxi" What is the definition of "hand"?


celebrate

Context: celebrate Christmas

to behave as expected during of holidays or rites

solemnize mark commemorate observe keep mourn

Instruction: "celebrate Christmas" What is the definition of "celebrate"?


poster

a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

Instruction: "a poster advertised the coming attractions" What is the definition of "poster"?


reverberant

Context: a reverberant room

having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected

Instruction: "a reverberant room" What is the definition of "reverberant"?


incurable

Context: an incurable disease

Instruction: "an incurable disease" What is the definition of "incurable"?


incurable

Context: an incurable optimist

Instruction: "an incurable optimist" What is the definition of "incurable"?


rate

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

Instruction: "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour" What is the definition of "rate"?


rate

amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis

Instruction: "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $ 5" What is the definition of "rate"?


rate

Context: the literacy rate

a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure

Instruction: "the literacy rate" What is the definition of "rate"?


rate

Instruction: "How would you rate his chances to become President ?" What is the definition of "rate"?


gratuitous

Context: a gratuitous insult

Instruction: "a gratuitous insult" What is the definition of "gratuitous"?


sere

Instruction: "the desert was edged with sere vegetation" What is the definition of "sere"?


exaggerated

Context: an exaggerated opinion of oneself

represented as greater than is true or reasonable

Instruction: "an exaggerated opinion of oneself" What is the definition of "exaggerated"?


exaggerated

Instruction: "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes" What is the definition of "exaggerated"?


funky

Context: she likes funky clothes

stylish and modern in an unconventional way

Instruction: "she likes funky clothes" What is the definition of "funky"?


component

Instruction: "jealousy was a component of his character" What is the definition of "component"?


component

an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up

addition accessory crystal hardware improver portion spare supplement constituent

Instruction: "a component or constituent element of a system" What is the definition of "component"?


component

especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

addition accessory crystal hardware improver portion spare supplement constituent

Instruction: "a component or constituent element of a system" What is the definition of "component"?


component

Context: the smaller component is hard to reach

something determined in relation to something that includes it

rest point item residual base balance relation portion basis butt member detail remainder substance constituent unit residuum

Instruction: "the smaller component is hard to reach" What is the definition of "component"?


seize

Context: Birds of prey often seize small mammals

coping clawed seizing get clutch rack grapple arrest collar claw catch grab clasp take snatch nail clinch cop arresting

Instruction: "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" What is the definition of "seize"?


seize

Context: Birds of prey often seize small mammals

coping clawed seizing get clutch rack grapple arrest collar claw catch grab clasp take snatch nail clinch cop arresting

Instruction: "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" What is the definition of "seize"?


seize

snatch commandeer kidnap wrest abduct seizing raven take ravening pirate

Instruction: "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" What is the definition of "seize"?


recuperate

Context: recuperate one 's losses

Instruction: "recuperate one 's losses" What is the definition of "recuperate"?


stole

Context: Someone stole my wallet on the train

thieve rustle swipe abstract loot steal hook purloin misappropriate embezzle pinch sneak pirate bag take plagiarize plunder roll lift filch pluck pilfer cop

Instruction: "Someone stole my wallet on the train" What is the definition of "stole"?


crashing

Context: a crashing bore

Instruction: "a crashing bore" What is the definition of "crashing"?


multitude

Context: a multitude of TV antennas

Instruction: "a multitude of TV antennas" What is the definition of "multitude"?


rhythm

Context: the piece has a fast rhythm

the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

Instruction: "the piece has a fast rhythm" What is the definition of "rhythm"?


rhythm

Context: the rhythm of Frost 's poetry

the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements

Instruction: "the rhythm of Frost 's poetry" What is the definition of "rhythm"?


ultra

Context: an ultra conservative

Instruction: "an ultra conservative" What is the definition of "ultra"?


quick

Context: was quick to make friends

Instruction: "was quick to make friends" What is the definition of "quick"?


quick

Context: a quick mind

apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

Instruction: "a quick mind" What is the definition of "quick"?


quick

Context: a quick temper

Instruction: "a quick temper" What is the definition of "quick"?


aberrant

Context: aberrant behavior

markedly different from an accepted norm

Instruction: "aberrant behavior" What is the definition of "aberrant"?


highflying

moving upward or along at a considerable height

Instruction: "some highflying fighter pilot fired a cannon shell into it" What is the definition of "highflying"?


highflying

extravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions

Instruction: "they did not understand what had happend at the once highflying company" What is the definition of "highflying"?


arduous

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

Instruction: "worked their arduous way up the mining valley" What is the definition of "arduous"?


arduous

Instruction: "worked their arduous way up the mining valley" What is the definition of "arduous"?


arduous

Instruction: "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here " - F.D.Roosevelt" What is the definition of "arduous"?


arduous

Instruction: "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here " - F.D.Roosevelt" What is the definition of "arduous"?


arduous

Instruction: "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary" What is the definition of "arduous"?


arduous

demanding considerable mental effort and skill

Instruction: "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary" What is the definition of "arduous"?


phase

Instruction: "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system" What is the definition of "phase"?


expiatory

Context: expiatory ( or propitiatory ) sacrifice

having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation

Instruction: "expiatory ( or propitiatory ) sacrifice" What is the definition of "expiatory"?


abstruse

Instruction: "the professor 's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them" What is the definition of "abstruse"?


abstruse

incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

Instruction: "the professor 's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them" What is the definition of "abstruse"?


links

a fastener that serves to join or connect

holdfast link bridge fastening fastener tie fixing

Instruction: "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" What is the definition of "links"?


ready

Context: their guns were at the ready

Instruction: "their guns were at the ready" What is the definition of "ready"?


ready

Context: get ready

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

Instruction: "get ready" What is the definition of "ready"?


ready

Context: he seems to have ample ready money

Instruction: "he seems to have ample ready money" What is the definition of "ready"?


ready

Context: he was ready to believe her

Instruction: "he was ready to believe her" What is the definition of "ready"?


ready

Context: dinner is ready

made suitable and available for immediate use

Instruction: "dinner is ready" What is the definition of "ready"?


broken

Context: a broken mirror

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

Instruction: "a broken mirror" What is the definition of "broken"?


broken

Context: broken lines of defense

not continuous in space , time , or sequence or varying abruptly

Instruction: "broken lines of defense" What is the definition of "broken"?


broken

Context: broken ( or unkept ) promises

Instruction: "broken ( or unkept ) promises" What is the definition of "broken"?


broken

Context: a broken man

subdued or brought low in condition or status

Instruction: "a broken man" What is the definition of "broken"?


broken

Context: a horse broken to the saddle

Instruction: "a horse broken to the saddle" What is the definition of "broken"?


broken

Context: broken terrain

Instruction: "broken terrain" What is the definition of "broken"?


unanimous

Context: a unanimous decision

Instruction: "a unanimous decision" What is the definition of "unanimous"?


suffering

Context: suffering refugees

Instruction: "suffering refugees" What is the definition of "suffering"?


suffering

Instruction: "a message of hope for suffering humanity" What is the definition of "suffering"?


suffering

Instruction: "a message of hope for suffering humanity" What is the definition of "suffering"?


mainly

Context: he is mainly interested in butterflies

Instruction: "he is mainly interested in butterflies" What is the definition of "mainly"?


florid

Context: the senator 's florid speech

Instruction: "the senator 's florid speech" What is the definition of "florid"?


sleet

to precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow

Instruction: "If the temperature rises above freezing , it will probably sleet" What is the definition of "sleet"?


officer

a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

Instruction: "he is the officer in charge of the ship 's engines" What is the definition of "officer"?


officer

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

Instruction: "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" What is the definition of "officer"?


officer

Context: he is an officer of the court

someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust

holder functionary officeholder official

Instruction: "he is an officer of the court" What is the definition of "officer"?


foursquare

Context: a foursquare refusal to yield

characterized by firm and unwavering conviction

Instruction: "a foursquare refusal to yield" What is the definition of "foursquare"?


foursquare

Context: the building stood foursquare

Instruction: "the building stood foursquare" What is the definition of "foursquare"?


foursquare

Instruction: "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration " - C.G.Bowers" What is the definition of "foursquare"?


foursquare

Instruction: "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration " - C.G.Bowers" What is the definition of "foursquare"?


purulent

Context: a purulent wound

Instruction: "a purulent wound" What is the definition of "purulent"?


cowardly

Instruction: "cowardly dogs , ye will not aid me then " - P.B.Shelley" What is the definition of "cowardly"?


cowardly

Instruction: "cowardly dogs , ye will not aid me then " - P.B.Shelley" What is the definition of "cowardly"?


microscope

Instruction: "the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell" What is the definition of "microscope"?


burdensome

Instruction: "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return" What is the definition of "burdensome"?


burdensome

Instruction: "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return" What is the definition of "burdensome"?


burdensome

Instruction: "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return" What is the definition of "burdensome"?


solely

Context: did it solely for money

without any others being included or involved

Instruction: "did it solely for money" What is the definition of "solely"?


deadness

the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity

Instruction: "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls" What is the definition of "deadness"?


deadness

Instruction: "in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away" What is the definition of "deadness"?


deadness

Instruction: "in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away" What is the definition of "deadness"?


deadness

as a quality of people , it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events

Instruction: "in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away" What is the definition of "deadness"?


friendly

Context: friendly advice

Instruction: "friendly advice" What is the definition of "friendly"?


friendly

Context: in friendly territory

of or belonging to your own countrys forces or those of an ally

Instruction: "in friendly territory" What is the definition of "friendly"?


friendly

Context: a government friendly to our interests

Instruction: "a government friendly to our interests" What is the definition of "friendly"?


friendly

Context: a government friendly to our interests

Instruction: "a government friendly to our interests" What is the definition of "friendly"?


horizontal

Context: a horizontal surface

parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line

Instruction: "a horizontal surface" What is the definition of "horizontal"?


momentous

Context: a momentous event

Instruction: "a momentous event" What is the definition of "momentous"?


tired

to lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

weary degenerate fatigue tire drop jade devolve pall

Instruction: "I 'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" What is the definition of "tired"?


tired

Context: tired mothers with crying babies

Instruction: "tired mothers with crying babies" What is the definition of "tired"?


impassioned

Context: an impassioned appeal

Instruction: "an impassioned appeal" What is the definition of "impassioned"?


solemnly

Context: the judge sat there solemnly

Instruction: "the judge sat there solemnly" What is the definition of "solemnly"?


premium

Context: they paid a premium for access to water

the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value

Instruction: "they paid a premium for access to water" What is the definition of "premium"?


premium

a prize , bonus , or award given as an inducement to purchase products , enter competitions initiated by business interests , etc. .

Instruction: "they encouraged customers with a premium for loyal patronage" What is the definition of "premium"?


premium

Context: premium gasoline at a premium price

having or reflecting superior quality or value

Instruction: "premium gasoline at a premium price" What is the definition of "premium"?


humiliation

an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect

Instruction: "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" What is the definition of "humiliation"?


late

Context: late evening

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

Instruction: "late evening" What is the definition of "late"?


late

Context: a late development

of the immediate past or just previous to the present time

Instruction: "a late development" What is the definition of "late"?


late

Context: her late husband

Instruction: "her late husband" What is the definition of "late"?


late

Context: I 'm late for the plane

Instruction: "I 'm late for the plane" What is the definition of "late"?


late

Context: I 'm late for the plane

Instruction: "I 'm late for the plane" What is the definition of "late"?


late

Context: she married late

Instruction: "she married late" What is the definition of "late"?


late

Context: talked late into the evening

Instruction: "talked late into the evening" What is the definition of "late"?


nurture

helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

Instruction: "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" What is the definition of "nurture"?


nurture

Context: nurture his talents

patronize foster patronage encouraging encourage

Instruction: "nurture his talents" What is the definition of "nurture"?


contiguous

Context: contiguous events

very close or connected in space or time

Instruction: "contiguous events" What is the definition of "contiguous"?


contiguous

Context: the contiguous 48 states

Instruction: "the contiguous 48 states" What is the definition of "contiguous"?


contiguous

Context: the contiguous 48 states

Instruction: "the contiguous 48 states" What is the definition of "contiguous"?


contiguous

Context: Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho

Instruction: "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho" What is the definition of "contiguous"?


contiguous

Context: Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho

Instruction: "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho" What is the definition of "contiguous"?


contiguous

Context: Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho

Instruction: "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho" What is the definition of "contiguous"?


contiguous

Context: Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho

Instruction: "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho" What is the definition of "contiguous"?


sweetheart

Context: he 's a sweetheart

Instruction: "he 's a sweetheart" What is the definition of "sweetheart"?


sweetheart

privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation sometimes unethically

Instruction: "another sweetheart deal based on political influence" What is the definition of "sweetheart"?


assortment

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

miscellanea hodgepodge mixture sampler motley selection range gallimaufry farrago potpourri variety assemblage

Instruction: "a great assortment of cars was on display" What is the definition of "assortment"?


drove

to travel or be transported in a vehicle

Instruction: "We drove to the university every morning" What is the definition of "drove"?


birthright

a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth

Instruction: "free public education is the birthright of every American child" What is the definition of "birthright"?


judicious

Context: judicious use of one 's money

marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters

Instruction: "judicious use of one 's money" What is the definition of "judicious"?


suburban

Context: suburban population

relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs

Instruction: "suburban population" What is the definition of "suburban"?


adventitious

associated by chance and not an integral part

Instruction: "they had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw in his character" What is the definition of "adventitious"?


ashamed

Context: are you ashamed for having lied ?

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

Instruction: "are you ashamed for having lied ?" What is the definition of "ashamed"?


richness

the quality of having high intrinsic value

Instruction: "the richness of the mines and pastureland" What is the definition of "richness"?


richness

Context: he praised the richness of the soil

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth

Instruction: "he praised the richness of the soil" What is the definition of "richness"?


richness

Instruction: "the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room" What is the definition of "richness"?


eye

Context: she has an eye for fresh talent

good discernment either visually or as if visually

Instruction: "she has an eye for fresh talent" What is the definition of "eye"?


eye

Context: he tried to catch her eye

Instruction: "he tried to catch her eye" What is the definition of "eye"?


sometime

Context: let 's get together sometime

Instruction: "let 's get together sometime" What is the definition of "sometime"?


provincial

Context: provincial government

Instruction: "provincial government" What is the definition of "provincial"?


provincial

Context: deeply provincial and conformist

characteristic of the provinces or their people

Instruction: "deeply provincial and conformist" What is the definition of "provincial"?


gay

Context: when hearts were young and gay

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

Instruction: "when hearts were young and gay" What is the definition of "gay"?


gay

Context: led a gay Bohemian life

given to social pleasures often including dissipation

Instruction: "led a gay Bohemian life" What is the definition of "gay"?


gay

Context: gay and exciting night life

Instruction: "gay and exciting night life" What is the definition of "gay"?


arbitration

Instruction: "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration" What is the definition of "arbitration"?


arbitration

Instruction: "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration" What is the definition of "arbitration"?


harmonic

of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm

Instruction: "subtleties of harmonic change and tonality " - Ralph Hill" What is the definition of "harmonic"?


harmonic

of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds

Instruction: "the sound of the resonating cavity can not be the only determinant of the harmonic response" What is the definition of "harmonic"?


slothful

Context: slothful employees

Instruction: "slothful employees" What is the definition of "slothful"?


regret

Context: he wrote a note expressing his regret

sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

Instruction: "he wrote a note expressing his regret" What is the definition of "regret"?


regret

Context: I regret I ca n't come to the party

Instruction: "I regret I ca n't come to the party" What is the definition of "regret"?


insecure

Context: the hinge is insecure

Instruction: "the hinge is insecure" What is the definition of "insecure"?


insecure

Context: the hinge is insecure

Instruction: "the hinge is insecure" What is the definition of "insecure"?


insecure

Context: his fortune was increasingly insecure

Instruction: "his fortune was increasingly insecure" What is the definition of "insecure"?


insecure

Instruction: "an insecure person lacking mental stability" What is the definition of "insecure"?


granulation

Context: the granulation of medicines

the act of forming something into granules or grains

Instruction: "the granulation of medicines" What is the definition of "granulation"?


topmost

Context: on the topmost step

Instruction: "on the topmost step" What is the definition of "topmost"?


asexually

Context: plants that reproduce asexually

Instruction: "plants that reproduce asexually" What is the definition of "asexually"?


barren

Context: a barren woman

Instruction: "a barren woman" What is the definition of "barren"?


barren

Context: writing barren of insight

Instruction: "writing barren of insight" What is the definition of "barren"?


barren

Context: barren lands

Instruction: "barren lands" What is the definition of "barren"?


beaming

Context: a beaming smile

Instruction: "a beaming smile" What is the definition of "beaming"?


beaming

Context: beaming parents

Instruction: "beaming parents" What is the definition of "beaming"?


beaming

Context: the beaming sun

Instruction: "the beaming sun" What is the definition of "beaming"?


conclusively

Context: we settled the problem conclusively

Instruction: "we settled the problem conclusively" What is the definition of "conclusively"?


annually

Context: they travel to China annually

Instruction: "they travel to China annually" What is the definition of "annually"?


countenance

Context: a pleasant countenance

the appearance conveyed by a persons face

Instruction: "a pleasant countenance" What is the definition of "countenance"?


halo

Context: a halo of smoke

Instruction: "a halo of smoke" What is the definition of "halo"?


flawless

Context: a flawless gemstone

Instruction: "a flawless gemstone" What is the definition of "flawless"?


deserving

worthy of being treated in a particular way

Instruction: "the deserving poor " ( often used ironically )" What is the definition of "deserving"?


puddle

Instruction: "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" What is the definition of "puddle"?


puddle

Context: puddle young plants

Instruction: "puddle young plants" What is the definition of "puddle"?


vacate

Context: You must vacate your office by tonight

abandon abandoned left emptying leave empty

Instruction: "You must vacate your office by tonight" What is the definition of "vacate"?


vacate

Context: You must vacate your office by tonight

abandon abandoned left emptying leave empty

Instruction: "You must vacate your office by tonight" What is the definition of "vacate"?


vacate

Context: vacate a death sentence

renege countermand lift cancel revoke overturn annul

Instruction: "vacate a death sentence" What is the definition of "vacate"?


overnight

Context: an overnight trip

lasting , open , or operating through the whole night

Instruction: "an overnight trip" What is the definition of "overnight"?


overnight

Context: the fish marinates overnight

Instruction: "the fish marinates overnight" What is the definition of "overnight"?


churlish

Context: churlish as a bear " - Shakespeare

Instruction: "churlish as a bear " - Shakespeare" What is the definition of "churlish"?


churlish

Context: churlish as a bear " - Shakespeare

Instruction: "churlish as a bear " - Shakespeare" What is the definition of "churlish"?


chimeric

Instruction: "his Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists " - Douglas Bush" What is the definition of "chimeric"?


belated

Context: a belated birthday card

Instruction: "a belated birthday card" What is the definition of "belated"?


belated

Context: a belated birthday card

Instruction: "a belated birthday card" What is the definition of "belated"?


phantom

Context: seemed to hear faint phantom bells

something apparently sensed but having no physical reality

Instruction: "seemed to hear faint phantom bells" What is the definition of "phantom"?


agency

Context: the agency of providence

the state of being in action or exerting power

Instruction: "the agency of providence" What is the definition of "agency"?


enable

Instruction: "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street" What is the definition of "enable"?


felicitous

Context: a felicitous speaker

exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style

Instruction: "a felicitous speaker" What is the definition of "felicitous"?


felicitous

Context: a felicitous life

Instruction: "a felicitous life" What is the definition of "felicitous"?


two

Context: he received two messages

Instruction: "he received two messages" What is the definition of "two"?


envious

Context: envious of their art collection

Instruction: "envious of their art collection" What is the definition of "envious"?


envious

Context: envious of their art collection

painfully desirous of anothers advantages

Instruction: "envious of their art collection" What is the definition of "envious"?


thinly

Context: smiled thinly

Instruction: "smiled thinly" What is the definition of "thinly"?


thinly

Instruction: "spread the margarine thinly over the meat" What is the definition of "thinly"?