reasonableness

Instruction: "without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter !" What is the definition of "reasonableness"?


ambient

Context: the ambient air

Instruction: "the ambient air" What is the definition of "ambient"?


harsh

Instruction: "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus" What is the definition of "harsh"?


harsh

Context: the harsh cry of a blue jay

Instruction: "the harsh cry of a blue jay" What is the definition of "harsh"?


harsh

Context: had harsh words

Instruction: "had harsh words" What is the definition of "harsh"?


preparatory

Context: preparatory steps

Instruction: "preparatory steps" What is the definition of "preparatory"?


crucial

Context: a crucial moment in his career

Instruction: "a crucial moment in his career" What is the definition of "crucial"?


crucial

Context: a crucial moment in his career

Instruction: "a crucial moment in his career" What is the definition of "crucial"?


crucial

Context: crucial information

Instruction: "crucial information" What is the definition of "crucial"?


toddle

Context: small children toddle

Instruction: "small children toddle" What is the definition of "toddle"?


orient

to determine ones position with reference to another point

Instruction: "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" What is the definition of "orient"?


jovially

Context: he greeted his friend jovially

Instruction: "he greeted his friend jovially" What is the definition of "jovially"?


illicit

contrary to accepted morality especially sexual morality or convention

Instruction: "an illicit association with his secretary" What is the definition of "illicit"?


illicit

Context: illicit trade

Instruction: "illicit trade" What is the definition of "illicit"?


irremediable

Context: an irremediable error

impossible to remedy or correct or redress

Instruction: "an irremediable error" What is the definition of "irremediable"?


reproach

Context: words of reproach

Instruction: "words of reproach" What is the definition of "reproach"?


reproach

Context: he brought reproach upon his family

Instruction: "he brought reproach upon his family" What is the definition of "reproach"?


exportable

Context: exportable cultural achievements

Instruction: "exportable cultural achievements" What is the definition of "exportable"?


trice

Context: trice a window shade

Instruction: "trice a window shade" What is the definition of "trice"?


secretly

Instruction: "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans" What is the definition of "secretly"?


secretly

Instruction: "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans" What is the definition of "secretly"?


secretly

Instruction: "they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment" What is the definition of "secretly"?


secretly

Instruction: "they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment" What is the definition of "secretly"?


notate

to put into notation , as of music or choreography

Instruction: "Nowadays , you can notate an entire ballet" What is the definition of "notate"?


notate

to in the old days , the steps had to be memorized

Instruction: "Nowadays , you can notate an entire ballet" What is the definition of "notate"?


entirely

Context: was entirely to blame

without any others being included or involved

Instruction: "was entirely to blame" What is the definition of "entirely"?


entirely

Context: entirely satisfied with the meal

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent whole is often used informally for wholly

Instruction: "entirely satisfied with the meal" What is the definition of "entirely"?


enigmatic

Instruction: "I did n't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later" What is the definition of "enigmatic"?


enigmatic

resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought

Instruction: "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it" What is the definition of "enigmatic"?


exemplar

Context: an exemplar of success

model example pattern prodigy ideal beauty

Instruction: "an exemplar of success" What is the definition of "exemplar"?


curt

Context: a curt reply

Instruction: "a curt reply" What is the definition of "curt"?


curt

Context: a response so curt as to be almost rude

Instruction: "a response so curt as to be almost rude" What is the definition of "curt"?


curt

Context: a response so curt as to be almost rude

Instruction: "a response so curt as to be almost rude" What is the definition of "curt"?


curt

Context: a response so curt as to be almost rude

Instruction: "a response so curt as to be almost rude" What is the definition of "curt"?


energy

Context: energy can take a wide variety of forms

a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work

Instruction: "energy can take a wide variety of forms" What is the definition of "energy"?


energy

Context: he plays tennis with great energy

Instruction: "he plays tennis with great energy" What is the definition of "energy"?


energy

Instruction: "Europeans often laugh at American energy" What is the definition of "energy"?


dress

Context: battle dress

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

wear garb costume finery habit outfit wearable attire rig getup

Instruction: "battle dress" What is the definition of "dress"?


dress

Context: fastidious about his dress

Instruction: "fastidious about his dress" What is the definition of "dress"?


dress

Context: we had to dress quickly

assume wear underdressed overdress dressing change attire attired dandified dress

Instruction: "we had to dress quickly" What is the definition of "dress"?


dress

Context: Parents must feed and dress their child

to provide with clothes or put clothes on

shirt garb gown costume habit coat frock shod underdressed garment coating turn shoe raiment shirting dressing jacket turning habited vest overdress cover gowned apparel robe

Instruction: "Parents must feed and dress their child" What is the definition of "dress"?


dress

Context: dress the surface smooth

Instruction: "dress the surface smooth" What is the definition of "dress"?


dress

Context: a dress dinner

Instruction: "a dress dinner" What is the definition of "dress"?


dress

Context: dress shoes

Instruction: "dress shoes" What is the definition of "dress"?


stage

a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience

Instruction: "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box" What is the definition of "stage"?


stage

a section or portion of a journey or course

Instruction: "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" What is the definition of "stage"?


oligarchy

a political system governed by a few people

Instruction: "one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy" What is the definition of "oligarchy"?


consecrate

Context: consecrate your life to the church

to give entirely to a specific person , activity , or cause

devote devoted consecrate dedicate utilize vow employ

Instruction: "consecrate your life to the church" What is the definition of "consecrate"?


evident

Context: evident hostility

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

Instruction: "evident hostility" What is the definition of "evident"?


evident

Instruction: "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript" What is the definition of "evident"?


conducive

Instruction: "working conditions are not conducive to productivity" What is the definition of "conducive"?


conducive

Instruction: "working conditions are not conducive to productivity" What is the definition of "conducive"?


utility

Context: a utility infielder

capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

Instruction: "a utility infielder" What is the definition of "utility"?


stagnate

Instruction: "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy" What is the definition of "stagnate"?


tamp

Instruction: "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso" What is the definition of "tamp"?


actually

Instruction: "to be nominally but not actually independent" What is the definition of "actually"?


actually

used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated

Instruction: "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out" What is the definition of "actually"?


actually

Instruction: "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out" What is the definition of "actually"?


actually

Instruction: "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air" What is the definition of "actually"?


crackle

Context: a crackle glaze

having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks , as in crackleware

Instruction: "a crackle glaze" What is the definition of "crackle"?


atheist

Context: atheist leanings

related to or characterized by or given to atheism

Instruction: "atheist leanings" What is the definition of "atheist"?


unhinge

Context: unhinge the door

Instruction: "unhinge the door" What is the definition of "unhinge"?


watershed

an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend

Instruction: "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations" What is the definition of "watershed"?


props

Instruction: "I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem" What is the definition of "props"?


props

any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie

Instruction: "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" What is the definition of "props"?


sadness

Context: she tired of his perpetual sadness

Instruction: "she tired of his perpetual sadness" What is the definition of "sadness"?


job

a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

Instruction: "estimates of the city 's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars" What is the definition of "job"?


job

Instruction: "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right" What is the definition of "job"?


job

Instruction: "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right" What is the definition of "job"?


flaky

Context: flaky soap

Instruction: "flaky soap" What is the definition of "flaky"?


threadbare

Context: threadbare rugs

having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

Instruction: "threadbare rugs" What is the definition of "threadbare"?


threadbare

Context: repeating threadbare jokes

Instruction: "repeating threadbare jokes" What is the definition of "threadbare"?


threadbare

Context: repeating threadbare jokes

Instruction: "repeating threadbare jokes" What is the definition of "threadbare"?


screaming

Context: her screaming attracted the neighbors

call scream shout yell outcry crying cry shriek screech

Instruction: "her screaming attracted the neighbors" What is the definition of "screaming"?


screaming

Instruction: "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies" What is the definition of "screaming"?


screaming

Context: a screaming farce

marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter

Instruction: "a screaming farce" What is the definition of "screaming"?


everlasting

Context: life everlasting

Instruction: "life everlasting" What is the definition of "everlasting"?


boss

Instruction: "the boss hired three more men for the new job" What is the definition of "boss"?


boss

Context: he is his own boss now

a person who exercises control and makes decisions

Instruction: "he is his own boss now" What is the definition of "boss"?


boss

Context: a boss hand at carpentry

Instruction: "a boss hand at carpentry" What is the definition of "boss"?


station

Context: he started looking for a gas station

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

Instruction: "he started looking for a gas station" What is the definition of "station"?


plant

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

Instruction: "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" What is the definition of "plant"?


plant

Context: plant fish

Instruction: "plant fish" What is the definition of "plant"?


plant

to place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive

Instruction: "plant bugs in the dissident 's apartment" What is the definition of "plant"?


sale

Context: he has just made his first sale

Instruction: "he has just made his first sale" What is the definition of "sale"?


sale

Context: laws limit the sale of handguns

Instruction: "laws limit the sale of handguns" What is the definition of "sale"?


sale

an occasion usually brief for buying at specially reduced prices

Instruction: "they held a sale to reduce their inventory" What is the definition of "sale"?


sensible

Context: even amoeba are sensible creatures

Instruction: "even amoeba are sensible creatures" What is the definition of "sensible"?


sensible

Context: a sensible choice

Instruction: "a sensible choice" What is the definition of "sensible"?


sensible

Context: the sensible universe

Instruction: "the sensible universe" What is the definition of "sensible"?


sensible

Context: made sensible of his mistakes

aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed

Instruction: "made sensible of his mistakes" What is the definition of "sensible"?


singular

being a single and separate person or thing

Instruction: "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture ?" What is the definition of "singular"?


singular

Context: a singular example

Instruction: "a singular example" What is the definition of "singular"?


singular

Context: such poise is singular in one so young

Instruction: "such poise is singular in one so young" What is the definition of "singular"?


falsely

Instruction: "a seduction on my part would land us with the necessity to rise , bathe and dress , chat falsely about this and that , and emerge into the rest of the evening as though nothing had happened" What is the definition of "falsely"?


falsely

Instruction: "to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely" What is the definition of "falsely"?


stateliness

Instruction: "she served coffee with great stateliness" What is the definition of "stateliness"?


tremendous

Context: tremendous sweeping plains

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

Instruction: "tremendous sweeping plains" What is the definition of "tremendous"?


tremendous

Context: tremendous sweeping plains

that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology - walter lippman

Instruction: "tremendous sweeping plains" What is the definition of "tremendous"?


tremendous

Context: a tremendous achievement

Instruction: "a tremendous achievement" What is the definition of "tremendous"?


tremendous

Context: a tremendous achievement

Instruction: "a tremendous achievement" What is the definition of "tremendous"?


crate

Instruction: "crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum" What is the definition of "crate"?


sympathy

Context: the two of them were in close sympathy

a relation of affinity or harmony between people

Instruction: "the two of them were in close sympathy" What is the definition of "sympathy"?


sympathy

Context: the two of them were in close sympathy

whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other

Instruction: "the two of them were in close sympathy" What is the definition of "sympathy"?


subjective

Context: a subjective judgment

taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias

Instruction: "a subjective judgment" What is the definition of "subjective"?


nakedly

Instruction: "they were attacked as they huddled nakedly on the bare hill" What is the definition of "nakedly"?


nakedly

Instruction: "they were attacked as they huddled nakedly on the bare hill" What is the definition of "nakedly"?


nakedly

Instruction: "Henriette saw the weaving figure of an Apache warrior reel nakedly on a pony and rush by with a rifle raised" What is the definition of "nakedly"?


final

Context: the final answer

Instruction: "the final answer" What is the definition of "final"?


final

Context: the judge 's decision is final

Instruction: "the judge 's decision is final" What is the definition of "final"?


final

Context: the final chapter

occurring at or forming an end or termination

Instruction: "the final chapter" What is the definition of "final"?


lucid

Context: a lucid moment in his madness

Instruction: "a lucid moment in his madness" What is the definition of "lucid"?


lucid

Context: lucid directions

Instruction: "lucid directions" What is the definition of "lucid"?


lucid

Context: lucid directions

Instruction: "lucid directions" What is the definition of "lucid"?


lucid

Context: a lucid thinker

capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

Instruction: "a lucid thinker" What is the definition of "lucid"?


outlandish

Context: the outlandish clothes of teenagers

conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

Instruction: "the outlandish clothes of teenagers" What is the definition of "outlandish"?


missing

Context: missing in action

Instruction: "missing in action" What is the definition of "missing"?


lame

Context: she wore a gold lame dress

a fabric interwoven with threads of metal

Instruction: "she wore a gold lame dress" What is the definition of "lame"?


lame

Context: a lame argument

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

Instruction: "a lame argument" What is the definition of "lame"?


equatorial

Context: equatorial diameter

Instruction: "equatorial diameter" What is the definition of "equatorial"?


equatorial

Context: equatorial heat

of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator

Instruction: "equatorial heat" What is the definition of "equatorial"?


equatorial

Context: equatorial Africa

of or existing at or near the geographic equator

Instruction: "equatorial Africa" What is the definition of "equatorial"?


seminal

Context: seminal fluid

pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen

Instruction: "seminal fluid" What is the definition of "seminal"?


seminal

Instruction: "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another" What is the definition of "seminal"?


birch

Context: my father never spared the birch

Instruction: "my father never spared the birch" What is the definition of "birch"?


hotbed

Context: it was a hotbed of vice

a situation that is ideal for rapid development especially of something bad

Instruction: "it was a hotbed of vice" What is the definition of "hotbed"?


bovine

Context: showed a bovine apathy

Instruction: "showed a bovine apathy" What is the definition of "bovine"?


bovine

Context: showed a bovine apathy

Instruction: "showed a bovine apathy" What is the definition of "bovine"?


nefarious

Context: nefarious schemes

Instruction: "nefarious schemes" What is the definition of "nefarious"?


signification

Context: the signification of Chinese characters

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

significance subtlety connotation moral sense nuance symbolization point intension shade import lesson gist nicety substance essence refinement burden meaning

Instruction: "the signification of Chinese characters" What is the definition of "signification"?


stew

Context: do n't get in a stew

Instruction: "do n't get in a stew" What is the definition of "stew"?


spur

Context: The Academy was formed to spur research

Instruction: "The Academy was formed to spur research" What is the definition of "spur"?


tempter

Context: Satan is the great tempter of mankind

Instruction: "Satan is the great tempter of mankind" What is the definition of "tempter"?


nowadays

Instruction: "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished " - Nancy Mitford" What is the definition of "nowadays"?


aural

Instruction: "an animal with a very sensitive aural apparatus" What is the definition of "aural"?


aural

Instruction: "various aural effects that precede a migraine headache" What is the definition of "aural"?


attachable

Context: a handle attachable by two bolts

capable of being fastened or added to something else

Instruction: "a handle attachable by two bolts" What is the definition of "attachable"?


producer

Context: Maine is a leading producer of potatoes

Instruction: "Maine is a leading producer of potatoes" What is the definition of "producer"?


celestial

Context: celestial map

Instruction: "celestial map" What is the definition of "celestial"?


celestial

Context: celestial beings

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

Instruction: "celestial beings" What is the definition of "celestial"?


celestial

Context: celestial peace

Instruction: "celestial peace" What is the definition of "celestial"?


deafen

Context: deafen a room

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


overdrive

the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration

Instruction: "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given" What is the definition of "overdrive"?


road

Context: the road to fame

Instruction: "the road to fame" What is the definition of "road"?


additional

Context: called for additional troops

Instruction: "called for additional troops" What is the definition of "additional"?


shiny

Instruction: "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet" What is the definition of "shiny"?


shiny

Context: shiny black patents

made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing

Instruction: "shiny black patents" What is the definition of "shiny"?


shiny

Context: shiny black patents

Instruction: "shiny black patents" What is the definition of "shiny"?


anchorage

Context: the plant needs a firm anchorage

the condition of being secured to a base

Instruction: "the plant needs a firm anchorage" What is the definition of "anchorage"?


uniform

Instruction: "a street of uniform tall white buildings" What is the definition of "uniform"?


uniform

showing a single form or character in all occurrences

Instruction: "a street of uniform tall white buildings" What is the definition of "uniform"?


giving

the imparting of news or promises etc. .

Instruction: "he gave us the news and made a great show of the giving" What is the definition of "giving"?


giving

disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return

Instruction: "the alumni followed a program of annual giving" What is the definition of "giving"?


frictional

Context: frictional electricity

pertaining to or worked or produced by friction

Instruction: "frictional electricity" What is the definition of "frictional"?


gossip

Context: the divorce caused much gossip

a report often malicious about the behavior of other people

rumor account talk dirt scandal report comment

Instruction: "the divorce caused much gossip" What is the definition of "gossip"?


denude

Context: denude a forest

Instruction: "denude a forest" What is the definition of "denude"?


distance

Context: I could see it in the distance

Instruction: "I could see it in the distance" What is the definition of "distance"?


distance

Context: the distance from New York to Chicago

Instruction: "the distance from New York to Chicago" What is the definition of "distance"?


forever

Context: she took forever to write the paper

for a very long or seemingly endless time

Instruction: "she took forever to write the paper" What is the definition of "forever"?


forever

Context: no one can live forever

Instruction: "no one can live forever" What is the definition of "forever"?


management

Instruction: "he was given overall management of the program" What is the definition of "management"?


plug

Context: Students must plug away at this problem

Instruction: "Students must plug away at this problem" What is the definition of "plug"?


economy

Context: economy of effort

Instruction: "economy of effort" What is the definition of "economy"?


economy

Context: the Scots are famous for their economy

frugality in the expenditure of money or resources

Instruction: "the Scots are famous for their economy" What is the definition of "economy"?


negative

Context: he answered in the negative

Instruction: "he answered in the negative" What is the definition of "negative"?


negative

Context: a negative outlook on life

characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance

Instruction: "a negative outlook on life" What is the definition of "negative"?


negative

Context: a negative outlook on life

Instruction: "a negative outlook on life" What is the definition of "negative"?


negative

Context: the HIV test was negative

not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition

Instruction: "the HIV test was negative" What is the definition of "negative"?


negative

Context: ran a negative campaign

having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant

Instruction: "ran a negative campaign" What is the definition of "negative"?


negative

Context: a negative number

Instruction: "a negative number" What is the definition of "negative"?


bugbear

Context: Germany was always a bugbear for France

Instruction: "Germany was always a bugbear for France" What is the definition of "bugbear"?


loyalty

Context: they felt no loyalty to a losing team

the act of binding yourself intellectually or emotionally to a course of action

consecration communalism dedication faith commitment devotion enlistment

Instruction: "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" What is the definition of "loyalty"?


equanimity

calmness cool repose temperament composure disposition poise serenity calm assuredness quiet

Instruction: "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" What is the definition of "equanimity"?


gruff

Context: gruff voices

deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

Instruction: "gruff voices" What is the definition of "gruff"?


gruff

Context: gruff manner

Instruction: "gruff manner" What is the definition of "gruff"?


whimsy

Instruction: "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon" What is the definition of "whimsy"?


intramural

carried on within the bounds of an institution or community

Instruction: "most of the students participated actively in the college 's intramural sports program" What is the definition of "intramural"?


elegiac

Context: an elegiac poem on a friend 's death

resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy

Instruction: "an elegiac poem on a friend 's death" What is the definition of "elegiac"?


elegiac

Context: an elegiac lament for youthful ideals

expressing sorrow often for something past

Instruction: "an elegiac lament for youthful ideals" What is the definition of "elegiac"?


inquisitorial

Instruction: "the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism" What is the definition of "inquisitorial"?


inquisitorial

especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor

Instruction: "the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism" What is the definition of "inquisitorial"?


inquisitorial

Context: the inquisitorial power of the Senate

having the authority to conduct official investigations

Instruction: "the inquisitorial power of the Senate" What is the definition of "inquisitorial"?


infrared

electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range

Instruction: "they could sense radiation in the infrared" What is the definition of "infrared"?


infrared

Context: infrared radiation

having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves

Instruction: "infrared radiation" What is the definition of "infrared"?


infrared

Context: infrared radiation

lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end

Instruction: "infrared radiation" What is the definition of "infrared"?


dire

Context: a dire emergency

Instruction: "a dire emergency" What is the definition of "dire"?


dire

Context: a dire emergency

Instruction: "a dire emergency" What is the definition of "dire"?


dire

Context: dire news

Instruction: "dire news" What is the definition of "dire"?


bicolor

Context: a bicolor flower

Instruction: "a bicolor flower" What is the definition of "bicolor"?


impressionable

Context: an impressionable youngster

Instruction: "an impressionable youngster" What is the definition of "impressionable"?


accused

accuse impeach file lodge incriminate reproach arraign charge upbraid

Instruction: "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" What is the definition of "accused"?


accused

accuse impeach file lodge incriminate reproach arraign charge upbraid

Instruction: "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" What is the definition of "accused"?


axiomatic

Context: an axiomatic truth

Instruction: "an axiomatic truth" What is the definition of "axiomatic"?


axiomatic

Context: axiomatic wisdom

Instruction: "axiomatic wisdom" What is the definition of "axiomatic"?


axiomatic

Context: axiomatic physics

of or relating to or derived from axioms

Instruction: "axiomatic physics" What is the definition of "axiomatic"?


bender

Context: he used pliers as a bender

Instruction: "he used pliers as a bender" What is the definition of "bender"?


phallic

Context: a phallic cult

relating to a phallus especially as an embodiment of generative power

Instruction: "a phallic cult" What is the definition of "phallic"?


phallic

Context: a phallic symbol

Instruction: "a phallic symbol" What is the definition of "phallic"?


scrupulous

Instruction: "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance" What is the definition of "scrupulous"?


scrupulous

Instruction: "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance" What is the definition of "scrupulous"?


scrupulous

Instruction: "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance" What is the definition of "scrupulous"?


scrupulous

Context: scrupulous attention to details

characterized by extreme care and great effort

Instruction: "scrupulous attention to details" What is the definition of "scrupulous"?


salaried

Context: salaried members of the staff

Instruction: "salaried members of the staff" What is the definition of "salaried"?


salaried

Context: salaried workers

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


salaried

Context: salaried employment

Instruction: "salaried employment" What is the definition of "salaried"?


repayable

Instruction: "business loans are usually repayable in regular installments" What is the definition of "repayable"?


presidency

billet berth office spot presidentship post place situation

Instruction: "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time" What is the definition of "presidency"?


jurisdictional

Context: the jurisdictional limits of a state

restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction

Instruction: "the jurisdictional limits of a state" What is the definition of "jurisdictional"?


improbability

Instruction: "impossibility should never be confused with improbability" What is the definition of "improbability"?


amendable

Context: an amendable flaw

Instruction: "an amendable flaw" What is the definition of "amendable"?


unfit

Context: an unfit parent

below the required standards for a purpose

Instruction: "an unfit parent" What is the definition of "unfit"?


unfit

Context: fat and very unfit

not in good physical or mental condition

Instruction: "fat and very unfit" What is the definition of "unfit"?


unfit

Context: fat and very unfit

Instruction: "fat and very unfit" What is the definition of "unfit"?


vituperative

Context: her vituperative railing

Instruction: "her vituperative railing" What is the definition of "vituperative"?


free

Context: free enterprise

Instruction: "free enterprise" What is the definition of "free"?


free

Context: free enterprise

Instruction: "free enterprise" What is the definition of "free"?


free

Context: free enterprise

Instruction: "free enterprise" What is the definition of "free"?


free

Context: free expansion

unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion

Instruction: "free expansion" What is the definition of "free"?


free

Context: after the Civil War he was a free man

Instruction: "after the Civil War he was a free man" What is the definition of "free"?


free

Context: a free locker

Instruction: "a free locker" What is the definition of "free"?


free

Context: a free translation of the poem

Instruction: "a free translation of the poem" What is the definition of "free"?


free

Context: free admission

Instruction: "free admission" What is the definition of "free"?


eccentricity

a ratio describing the shape of a conic section

Instruction: "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity" What is the definition of "eccentricity"?


eccentricity

the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis

Instruction: "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity" What is the definition of "eccentricity"?


liquid

Instruction: "water and milk and blood are liquid substances" What is the definition of "liquid"?


liquid

Instruction: "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid" What is the definition of "liquid"?


liquid

Context: the liquid air of a spring morning

Instruction: "the liquid air of a spring morning" What is the definition of "liquid"?


liquid

Context: the liquid song of a robin

Instruction: "the liquid song of a robin" What is the definition of "liquid"?


liquid

Context: the liquid song of a robin

Instruction: "the liquid song of a robin" What is the definition of "liquid"?


unbolt

Context: unbolt the door

Instruction: "unbolt the door" What is the definition of "unbolt"?


reputation

Context: his reputation for promiscuity

notoriety for some particular characteristic

Instruction: "his reputation for promiscuity" What is the definition of "reputation"?


reputation

the general estimation that the public has for a person

Instruction: "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing" What is the definition of "reputation"?


territorial

Instruction: "the territorial government of the Virgin Islands" What is the definition of "territorial"?


territorial

Context: territorial behavior

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


territorial

Context: territorial behavior

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


territorial

Context: territorial rights

belonging to the territory of any state or ruler

Instruction: "territorial rights" What is the definition of "territorial"?


murmuring

Context: like murmuring waves

making a low continuous indistinct sound

Instruction: "like murmuring waves" What is the definition of "murmuring"?


mutable

Context: a mutable substance

capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature

Instruction: "a mutable substance" What is the definition of "mutable"?


responsive

Context: responsive reading

Instruction: "responsive reading" What is the definition of "responsive"?


responsive

Context: responsive reading

Instruction: "responsive reading" What is the definition of "responsive"?


responsive

readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli

Instruction: "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience" What is the definition of "responsive"?


responsive

Instruction: "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience" What is the definition of "responsive"?


scale

Context: judging on a scale of 1 to 10

Instruction: "judging on a scale of 1 to 10" What is the definition of "scale"?


scale

Context: they entertained on a grand scale

Instruction: "they entertained on a grand scale" What is the definition of "scale"?


scale

Context: the scale of the map

the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it

Instruction: "the scale of the map" What is the definition of "scale"?


hotfoot

Instruction: "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks " - Francis Hackett" What is the definition of "hotfoot"?


hotfoot

Instruction: "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks " - Francis Hackett" What is the definition of "hotfoot"?


agony

Context: an agony of doubt

Instruction: "an agony of doubt" What is the definition of "agony"?


agony

Context: an agony of doubt

Instruction: "an agony of doubt" What is the definition of "agony"?


rag

Context: rag that old tune

Instruction: "rag that old tune" What is the definition of "rag"?


rag

Context: rag ore

Instruction: "rag ore" What is the definition of "rag"?


consistent

the same throughout in structure or composition

Instruction: "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product" What is the definition of "consistent"?


regally

Context: a regally appropriate representative

Instruction: "a regally appropriate representative" What is the definition of "regally"?


liable

Context: liable to criminal charges

Instruction: "liable to criminal charges" What is the definition of "liable"?


liable

Context: liable to diabetes

Instruction: "liable to diabetes" What is the definition of "liable"?


liable

Instruction: "men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service" What is the definition of "liable"?


joker

Context: some joker is blocking the driveway

a person who does something thoughtless or annoying

Instruction: "some joker is blocking the driveway" What is the definition of "joker"?


joker

an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent

Instruction: "when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract" What is the definition of "joker"?


discernible

Instruction: "things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause" What is the definition of "discernible"?


discernible

Instruction: "an essay with a meaning that was not always discernible" What is the definition of "discernible"?


discernible

Context: a discernible change in attitude

Instruction: "a discernible change in attitude" What is the definition of "discernible"?


immemorial

Context: time immemorial

Instruction: "time immemorial" What is the definition of "immemorial"?


immemorial

Context: time immemorial

beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history

Instruction: "time immemorial" What is the definition of "immemorial"?


providence

Context: divine providence

the guardianship and control exercised by a deity

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


extempore

Context: an extempore skit

with little or no preparation or forethought

Instruction: "an extempore skit" What is the definition of "extempore"?


potency

Context: the toxin 's potency

capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

Instruction: "the toxin 's potency" What is the definition of "potency"?


potency

Context: a place of potency in the state

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

control imperium dominance authority authorization lordship sovereignty

Instruction: "a place of potency in the state" What is the definition of "potency"?


north

Context: they earn more up north

Instruction: "they earn more up north" What is the definition of "north"?


rebellion

refusal to accept some authority or code or convention

Instruction: "each generation must have its own rebellion" What is the definition of "rebellion"?


deleterious

Context: deleterious chemical additives

Instruction: "deleterious chemical additives" What is the definition of "deleterious"?


curious

Context: a curious hybrid accent

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

Instruction: "a curious hybrid accent" What is the definition of "curious"?


curious

Context: a trap door that made me curious

Instruction: "a trap door that made me curious" What is the definition of "curious"?


curious

Context: a trap door that made me curious

Instruction: "a trap door that made me curious" What is the definition of "curious"?


curious

Context: a curious child is a teacher 's delight

eager to investigate and learn or learn more sometimes about others concerns

Instruction: "a curious child is a teacher 's delight" What is the definition of "curious"?


immaterial

of no importance or relevance especially to a law case

Instruction: "an objection that is immaterial after the fact" What is the definition of "immaterial"?


immaterial

Context: immaterial apparitions

Instruction: "immaterial apparitions" What is the definition of "immaterial"?


immaterial

Instruction: "whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial ( or indifferent )" What is the definition of "immaterial"?


immaterial

Instruction: "whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial ( or indifferent )" What is the definition of "immaterial"?


immaterial

Context: the price was immaterial

not pertinent to the matter under consideration

Instruction: "the price was immaterial" What is the definition of "immaterial"?


tabulation

Context: the tabulation of the results

Instruction: "the tabulation of the results" What is the definition of "tabulation"?


crash

a serious accident usually involving one or more vehicles

Instruction: "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane" What is the definition of "crash"?


crash

Context: his crash through the window

smash impaction impingement hit striking

Instruction: "his crash through the window" What is the definition of "crash"?


meekly

Context: meekly bowed to his wishes

Instruction: "meekly bowed to his wishes" What is the definition of "meekly"?


hatless

Instruction: "stood hatless in the rain with water dripping down his neck" What is the definition of "hatless"?


hallucination

an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode

Instruction: "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination" What is the definition of "hallucination"?


hallucination

Instruction: "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination" What is the definition of "hallucination"?


impregnation

the process of totally saturating something with a substance

Instruction: "the impregnation of wood with preservative" What is the definition of "impregnation"?


restraint

Context: the unlawful restraint of trade

the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

Instruction: "the unlawful restraint of trade" What is the definition of "restraint"?


restraint

Context: he was a model of polite restraint

discipline in personal and social activities

continence temperance inhibition control discipline moderation

Instruction: "he was a model of polite restraint" What is the definition of "restraint"?


thundering

Context: a thundering success

Instruction: "a thundering success" What is the definition of "thundering"?


likewise

Instruction: "some people have little power to do good , and have likewise little strength to resist evil " - Samuel Johnson" What is the definition of "likewise"?


roundabout

Context: a roundabout paragraph

marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

Instruction: "a roundabout paragraph" What is the definition of "roundabout"?


roundabout

Instruction: "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" What is the definition of "roundabout"?


dreamless

Context: a sound and dreamless sleep

Instruction: "a sound and dreamless sleep" What is the definition of "dreamless"?


complexity

the quality of being intricate and compounded

Instruction: "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers" What is the definition of "complexity"?


perfectly

Instruction: "She performed perfectly on the balance beam" What is the definition of "perfectly"?


perfectly

Context: a perfectly idiotic idea

Instruction: "a perfectly idiotic idea" What is the definition of "perfectly"?


perfectly

Context: a perfectly idiotic idea

Instruction: "a perfectly idiotic idea" What is the definition of "perfectly"?


unbeknown

Context: a crisis unbeknown to me

occurring or existing without the knowledge of

Instruction: "a crisis unbeknown to me" What is the definition of "unbeknown"?


freeze

Context: a nuclear freeze

an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

Instruction: "a nuclear freeze" What is the definition of "freeze"?


freeze

Instruction: "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on" What is the definition of "freeze"?


breeding

Context: the breeding population

producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring

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


name

Context: his name really is George Washington

a language unit by which a person or thing is known

Instruction: "his name really is George Washington" What is the definition of "name"?


name

Context: he wanted to protect his good name

Instruction: "he wanted to protect his good name" What is the definition of "name"?


name

Instruction: "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name" What is the definition of "name"?


exemplary

Context: exemplary behavior

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


exemplary

Context: an action exemplary of his conduct

being or serving as an illustration of a type

Instruction: "an action exemplary of his conduct" What is the definition of "exemplary"?


exemplary

Context: an exemplary jail sentence

Instruction: "an exemplary jail sentence" What is the definition of "exemplary"?


redeye

a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep

Instruction: "he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning" What is the definition of "redeye"?


reorganization

Instruction: "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum" What is the definition of "reorganization"?


reorganization

organizing differently often involving extensive and drastic changes

Instruction: "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum" What is the definition of "reorganization"?


reorganization

an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government

Instruction: "after the takeover there was a thorough reorganization" What is the definition of "reorganization"?


imprudent

Instruction: "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas" What is the definition of "imprudent"?


imprudent

Context: an imprudent remark

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


unspeakable

Context: unspeakable happiness

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


unspeakable

Instruction: "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" What is the definition of "unspeakable"?


tributary

Context: a tributary colony

Instruction: "a tributary colony" What is the definition of "tributary"?


telephonic

Context: telephonic connection

Instruction: "telephonic connection" What is the definition of "telephonic"?


cathedral

Context: a cathedral church

relating to or containing or issuing from a bishops office or throne

Instruction: "a cathedral church" What is the definition of "cathedral"?


seek

Context: seek a position

Instruction: "seek a position" What is the definition of "seek"?


seek

Context: seek directions from a local

Instruction: "seek directions from a local" What is the definition of "seek"?


engineering

the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems

bailiwick subject discipline study technology

Instruction: "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study" What is the definition of "engineering"?


recombine

Context: The DNA can recombine

Instruction: "The DNA can recombine" What is the definition of "recombine"?


recombine

Context: should scientists recombine DNA ?

Instruction: "should scientists recombine DNA ?" What is the definition of "recombine"?


fortuity

Context: it was due to an accident or fortuity

anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

break hap accident coincidence lottery stroke

Instruction: "it was due to an accident or fortuity" What is the definition of "fortuity"?


aquatic

Context: an aquatic environment

relating to or consisting of or being in water

Instruction: "an aquatic environment" What is the definition of "aquatic"?


aquatic

Context: boats are aquatic vehicles

Instruction: "boats are aquatic vehicles" What is the definition of "aquatic"?


chart

Context: chart the data

Instruction: "chart the data" What is the definition of "chart"?


fender

Context: in Britain they call a fender a wing

a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud

Instruction: "in Britain they call a fender a wing" What is the definition of "fender"?


unearned

Instruction: "accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism" What is the definition of "unearned"?


tight

Context: tight skirts

closely constrained or constricted or constricting

Instruction: "tight skirts" What is the definition of "tight"?


tight

Context: a tight roof

of such close construction as to be impermeable

Instruction: "a tight roof" What is the definition of "tight"?


tight

Context: in tight formation

set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration

Instruction: "in tight formation" What is the definition of "tight"?


tight

Context: tight money

affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow

Instruction: "tight money" What is the definition of "tight"?


tight

Context: the bolts are tight

Instruction: "the bolts are tight" What is the definition of "tight"?


tight

Context: the bolts are tight

Instruction: "the bolts are tight" What is the definition of "tight"?


tight

Context: held tight

Instruction: "held tight" What is the definition of "tight"?


cynically

Instruction: "Larsen 's frost-blackened lips curved cynically" What is the definition of "cynically"?


cynically

Instruction: "Larsen 's frost-blackened lips curved cynically" What is the definition of "cynically"?


volume

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

Instruction: "the gas expanded to twice its original volume" What is the definition of "volume"?


volume

Context: the third volume was missing

a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications

Instruction: "the third volume was missing" What is the definition of "volume"?


volume

Instruction: "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water" What is the definition of "volume"?


countable

Context: countable sins

Instruction: "countable sins" What is the definition of "countable"?


computable

Context: computable odds

Instruction: "computable odds" What is the definition of "computable"?


chafe

Context: he had a nasty chafe on his knee

Instruction: "he had a nasty chafe on his knee" What is the definition of "chafe"?


apostle

Context: an apostle of revolution

an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform

Instruction: "an apostle of revolution" What is the definition of "apostle"?


die

Instruction: "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" What is the definition of "die"?


boggy

Context: the ground was boggy under foot

Instruction: "the ground was boggy under foot" What is the definition of "boggy"?


rude

Context: bales of rude cotton

being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

Instruction: "bales of rude cotton" What is the definition of "rude"?


literature

Context: the technical literature

published writings in a particular style on a particular subject

Instruction: "the technical literature" What is the definition of "literature"?


false

Context: gave false testimony under oath

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

Instruction: "gave false testimony under oath" What is the definition of "false"?


false

Context: a false assumption

Instruction: "a false assumption" What is the definition of "false"?


false

Context: a false start

Instruction: "a false start" What is the definition of "false"?


false

Context: false pretenses

Instruction: "false pretenses" What is the definition of "false"?


false

Context: his wife played him false

Instruction: "his wife played him false" What is the definition of "false"?


headless

Context: the headless horseman

not having a head or formed without a head

Instruction: "the headless horseman" What is the definition of "headless"?


signally

Instruction: "a term that is used signally rather than symbolically" What is the definition of "signally"?


signally

Context: signally inappropriate methods

Instruction: "signally inappropriate methods" What is the definition of "signally"?


screen

Context: a screen of trees afforded privacy

a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

Instruction: "a screen of trees afforded privacy" What is the definition of "screen"?


screen

Context: screen the blood for the HIV virus

to test or examine for the presence of disease or infection

Instruction: "screen the blood for the HIV virus" What is the definition of "screen"?


screen

Context: screen the suitcases

Instruction: "screen the suitcases" What is the definition of "screen"?


screen

Context: screen these samples

Instruction: "screen these samples" What is the definition of "screen"?


alive

Context: the happiest person alive

Instruction: "the happiest person alive" What is the definition of "alive"?


alive

Context: she was wonderfully alive for her age

Instruction: "she was wonderfully alive for her age" What is the definition of "alive"?


alive

Context: is alive to the moods of others

Instruction: "is alive to the moods of others" What is the definition of "alive"?


alive

Context: the volcano is very much alive

Instruction: "the volcano is very much alive" What is the definition of "alive"?


hygiene

Context: personal hygiene

a condition promoting sanitary practices

Instruction: "personal hygiene" What is the definition of "hygiene"?


movingly

Context: she sang movingly

Instruction: "she sang movingly" What is the definition of "movingly"?


frugal

Context: a frugal farmer

Instruction: "a frugal farmer" What is the definition of "frugal"?


antiseptic

Context: doctors in antiseptic green coats

thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms

Instruction: "doctors in antiseptic green coats" What is the definition of "antiseptic"?


antiseptic

Context: antiseptic financial practices

Instruction: "antiseptic financial practices" What is the definition of "antiseptic"?


antiseptic

Instruction: "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism" What is the definition of "antiseptic"?


antiseptic

Context: lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School

Instruction: "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School" What is the definition of "antiseptic"?


alienation

the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another

Instruction: "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership" What is the definition of "alienation"?


unawares

Context: came upon the diamond unawares

Instruction: "came upon the diamond unawares" What is the definition of "unawares"?


unawares

Context: came upon the diamond unawares

Instruction: "came upon the diamond unawares" What is the definition of "unawares"?


unawares

Context: rain caught them unawares

Instruction: "rain caught them unawares" What is the definition of "unawares"?


diversion

an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

Instruction: "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists" What is the definition of "diversion"?


diversion

Context: a diversion from the main highway

a turning aside of your course or attention or concern

Instruction: "a diversion from the main highway" What is the definition of "diversion"?


metamorphic

Context: metamorphic stage

of or relating to metamorphosis especially of rocks

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


halt

Context: during the halt he got some lunch

the state of inactivity following an interruption

stop countercheck inaction inactivity stoppage arrest stay

Instruction: "during the halt he got some lunch" What is the definition of "halt"?


halt

Context: a halt in the arms race

an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

Instruction: "a halt in the arms race" What is the definition of "halt"?


halt

Context: halt the presses

Instruction: "halt the presses" What is the definition of "halt"?


logically

Instruction: "he acted logically under the circumstances" What is the definition of "logically"?


unerringly

Context: he unerringly fixed things for us

Instruction: "he unerringly fixed things for us" What is the definition of "unerringly"?


promising

Context: a promising young man

showing possibility of achievement or excellence

Instruction: "a promising young man" What is the definition of "promising"?


thirstily

Instruction: "we drank thirstily from the bottle that was passed around" What is the definition of "thirstily"?


transfer

Context: transfer the data

Instruction: "transfer the data" What is the definition of "transfer"?


transfer

shuffling shift carry displace shifting shunt remove transpose shuffle transship moving transfer

Instruction: "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" What is the definition of "transfer"?


nicely

Context: a nicely painted house

Instruction: "a nicely painted house" What is the definition of "nicely"?


handless

Context: a handless war veteran

Instruction: "a handless war veteran" What is the definition of "handless"?


handless

lacking physical movement skills , especially with the hands

Instruction: "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes , so handless was the poor creature " - Mary H. Vorse" What is the definition of "handless"?


handle

Context: he grabbed the hammer by the handle

the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

handless crop hold panhandle appendage hilt haft knob pommel gunstock stock broomstick

Instruction: "he grabbed the hammer by the handle" What is the definition of "handle"?


handle

Context: Do n't handle the merchandise

to touch , lift , or hold with the hands

touching manhandle fielding palm fumble touch

Instruction: "Do n't handle the merchandise" What is the definition of "handle"?


handle

Context: This blender ca n't handle nuts

to be in charge of , act on , or dispose of

handless manage deal handling process control mind minded mismanage conduct organize direct administer juggle care touch misconduct mishandle

Instruction: "This blender ca n't handle nuts" What is the definition of "handle"?


tinker

restore fixed mend doctor bushel fixing fiddle

Instruction: "Can you tinker with the T.V. set -- it 's not working right" What is the definition of "tinker"?


piratical

Context: piratical attackers

Instruction: "piratical attackers" What is the definition of "piratical"?


piratical

Context: piratical editions of my book

Instruction: "piratical editions of my book" What is the definition of "piratical"?


alibi

a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. .

extenuation vindication mitigation excuse defense

Instruction: "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job" What is the definition of "alibi"?


pervasive

Context: the pervasive odor of garlic

Instruction: "the pervasive odor of garlic" What is the definition of "pervasive"?


reckon

Context: You have to reckon with our opponents

estimate guess judge gauge count approximate

Instruction: "You have to reckon with our opponents" What is the definition of "reckon"?


strike

a groups refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

Instruction: "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled" What is the definition of "strike"?


strike

an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective

Instruction: "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn" What is the definition of "strike"?


strike

Context: the opponent refused to strike

to deliver a sharp blow , as with the hand , fist , or weapon

knap whip hewn striking buffeting beaten hew buffet slap lashing pick butt beating rap lash knocking touching tip touch clout bunt beat spur dab tap beaked

Instruction: "the opponent refused to strike" What is the definition of "strike"?


strike

Context: We must strike the enemy 's oil fields

to make a strategic , offensive , assault against an enemy , opponent , or a target

slice attack hit stroking stroke retaliate assail

Instruction: "We must strike the enemy 's oil fields" What is the definition of "strike"?


diligence

Context: his diligence won him quick promotions

persevering determination to perform a task

industry determination purpose assiduity concentration

Instruction: "his diligence won him quick promotions" What is the definition of "diligence"?


crisscross

Context: crisscross the sheet of paper

to mark with a pattern of crossing lines

Instruction: "crisscross the sheet of paper" What is the definition of "crisscross"?


submitter

someone who submits something as an application for a job or a manuscript for publication etc. for the judgment of others

Instruction: "he was a prolific submitter of proposals" What is the definition of "submitter"?


keeping

Instruction: "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion" What is the definition of "keeping"?


keeping

Context: he left his car in my keeping

the responsibility of a guardian or keeper

Instruction: "he left his car in my keeping" What is the definition of "keeping"?


opprobrium

Instruction: "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city" What is the definition of "opprobrium"?


deification

Instruction: "the capitalists ' deification of capital" What is the definition of "deification"?


externally

Instruction: "the candidate needs to be externally evaluated" What is the definition of "externally"?


sporadic

recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

Instruction: "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" What is the definition of "sporadic"?


panhandle

a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area

Instruction: "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia" What is the definition of "panhandle"?


prepare

Context: prepare the discord in bar 139

to lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord

Instruction: "prepare the discord in bar 139" What is the definition of "prepare"?


industry

the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

Instruction: "each industry has its own trade publications" What is the definition of "industry"?


industry

the organized action of making of goods and services for sale

Instruction: "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" What is the definition of "industry"?


industry

persevering determination to perform a task

diligence determination purpose assiduity concentration

Instruction: "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues" What is the definition of "industry"?


shabby

Context: shabby treatment

Instruction: "shabby treatment" What is the definition of "shabby"?


shabby

Context: shabby furniture

Instruction: "shabby furniture" What is the definition of "shabby"?


fairness

Instruction: "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim" What is the definition of "fairness"?


winy

Context: a rich winy taste

Instruction: "a rich winy taste" What is the definition of "winy"?


worse

Context: for better or for worse

something inferior in quality or condition or effect

Instruction: "for better or for worse" What is the definition of "worse"?


worse

inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

Instruction: "this road is worse than the first one we took" What is the definition of "worse"?


worse

Context: he did worse on the second exam

in a less effective or successful or desirable manner

Instruction: "he did worse on the second exam" What is the definition of "worse"?


trigger

Context: trigger a reaction

Instruction: "trigger a reaction" What is the definition of "trigger"?


arboreal

Context: arboreal apes

Instruction: "arboreal apes" What is the definition of "arboreal"?


mobilization

act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action

Instruction: "mobilization of the country 's economic resources" What is the definition of "mobilization"?


neuter

Instruction: "` it ' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun" What is the definition of "neuter"?


pointless

Context: my pencils are all pointless

not having a point especially a sharp point

Instruction: "my pencils are all pointless" What is the definition of "pointless"?


pointless

Context: a pointless remark

Instruction: "a pointless remark" What is the definition of "pointless"?


pointless

Context: a pointless remark

Instruction: "a pointless remark" What is the definition of "pointless"?


stellar

Context: a stellar role

indicating the most important performer or role

Instruction: "a stellar role" What is the definition of "stellar"?


stellar

Context: stellar light

being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars

Instruction: "stellar light" What is the definition of "stellar"?


great

Context: a great juicy steak

relatively large in size or number or extent

Instruction: "a great juicy steak" What is the definition of "great"?


great

Context: a great juicy steak

Instruction: "a great juicy steak" What is the definition of "great"?


great

Context: a great work of art

Instruction: "a great work of art" What is the definition of "great"?


great

Context: a great crisis

remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect

Instruction: "a great crisis" What is the definition of "great"?


shifty

Context: shifty eyes

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


shifty

Context: shifty eyes

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


shifty

Context: shifty winds

Instruction: "shifty winds" What is the definition of "shifty"?


binocular

Context: binocular vision

Instruction: "binocular vision" What is the definition of "binocular"?


ineligible

Context: ineligible to vote

Instruction: "ineligible to vote" What is the definition of "ineligible"?


ineligible

Context: an ineligible pass receiver

Instruction: "an ineligible pass receiver" What is the definition of "ineligible"?


interest

Context: an interest in music

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

wonder involvement enthusiasm concern curiosity

Instruction: "an interest in music" What is the definition of "interest"?


interest

Context: they said nothing of great interest

the power of attracting or holding ones attention because it is unusual or exciting etc. .

shrillness power color news interestingness

Instruction: "they said nothing of great interest" What is the definition of "interest"?


interest

Instruction: "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage ?" What is the definition of "interest"?


interest

usually a percentage of the amount borrowed

Instruction: "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage ?" What is the definition of "interest"?


docile

Context: the docile masses of an enslaved nation

willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed

Instruction: "the docile masses of an enslaved nation" What is the definition of "docile"?


docile

Context: docile pupils eager for instruction

Instruction: "docile pupils eager for instruction" What is the definition of "docile"?


docile

Instruction: "a gentle old horse , docile and obedient" What is the definition of "docile"?


episodic

Instruction: "the book is episodic and the incidents do n't always hang together" What is the definition of "episodic"?


episodic

Instruction: "the book is episodic and the incidents do n't always hang together" What is the definition of "episodic"?


episodic

Context: episodic in his affections

occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals

Instruction: "episodic in his affections" What is the definition of "episodic"?


episodic

Instruction: "an account concerned primarily with episodic events such as the succession of rulers" What is the definition of "episodic"?


triumphal

Context: a triumphal procession

Instruction: "a triumphal procession" What is the definition of "triumphal"?


triumphal

Context: a triumphal success

joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

Instruction: "a triumphal success" What is the definition of "triumphal"?


hive

Context: bees hive honey and pollen

Instruction: "bees hive honey and pollen" What is the definition of "hive"?


atonic

Context: an atonic syllable carries no stress

Instruction: "an atonic syllable carries no stress" What is the definition of "atonic"?


defeat

Context: it was a narrow defeat

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

Instruction: "it was a narrow defeat" What is the definition of "defeat"?


defeat

Context: defeat your enemies

Instruction: "defeat your enemies" What is the definition of "defeat"?


perennially

Instruction: "We want to know what is perennially new about the world" What is the definition of "perennially"?


perennially

Instruction: "We want to know what is perennially new about the world" What is the definition of "perennially"?


exciting

Context: an exciting account of her trip

Instruction: "an exciting account of her trip" What is the definition of "exciting"?


exciting

Context: an exciting novel

Instruction: "an exciting novel" What is the definition of "exciting"?


riotous

Context: their riotous blooming

produced or growing in extreme abundance

Instruction: "their riotous blooming" What is the definition of "riotous"?


riotous

Context: riotous times

characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

Instruction: "riotous times" What is the definition of "riotous"?


riotous

Context: riotous living

Instruction: "riotous living" What is the definition of "riotous"?


contracted

Context: the spasm contracted the muscle

contract strangle constrict convulse tighten press scrag compact compress strangulate fret

Instruction: "the spasm contracted the muscle" What is the definition of "contracted"?


contracted

Context: the contracted pupils of her eyes

Instruction: "the contracted pupils of her eyes" What is the definition of "contracted"?


entertain

Context: entertain interesting notions

to maintain a theory , thoughts , or feelings

nurse feeling hold entertaining feel nursing

Instruction: "entertain interesting notions" What is the definition of "entertain"?


tenacious

Context: tenacious memory

Instruction: "tenacious memory" What is the definition of "tenacious"?


tenacious

Instruction: "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it " - T.S.Eliot" What is the definition of "tenacious"?


tenacious

Context: tenacious burrs

Instruction: "tenacious burrs" What is the definition of "tenacious"?


esoteric

confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

Instruction: "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories" What is the definition of "esoteric"?


frothing

Context: The boiling soup was frothing

Instruction: "The boiling soup was frothing" What is the definition of "frothing"?


frothing

Context: the angry man was frothing at the mouth

Instruction: "the angry man was frothing at the mouth" What is the definition of "frothing"?


frothing

Context: the rabid animal 's frothing mouth

producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease

Instruction: "the rabid animal 's frothing mouth" What is the definition of "frothing"?


extravagant

Context: extravagant praise

unrestrained , especially with regard to feelings

Instruction: "extravagant praise" What is the definition of "extravagant"?


tuberous

Context: a tuberous root

Instruction: "a tuberous root" What is the definition of "tuberous"?


watery

Context: watery soil

Instruction: "watery soil" What is the definition of "watery"?


watery

Context: a watery substance

relating to or resembling or consisting of water

Instruction: "a watery substance" What is the definition of "watery"?


watery

Context: watery milk

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


watery

Context: watery milk

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


evolutionary

Context: evolutionary biology

of or relating to or produced by evolution

Instruction: "evolutionary biology" What is the definition of "evolutionary"?


infliction

something or someone that causes trouble

thorn irritant botheration annoyance nuisance bother

Instruction: "he 's not a friend , he 's an infliction" What is the definition of "infliction"?


infliction

thorn irritant botheration annoyance nuisance bother

Instruction: "he 's not a friend , he 's an infliction" What is the definition of "infliction"?


masquerade

Context: a beggar 's masquerade of wealth

Instruction: "a beggar 's masquerade of wealth" What is the definition of "masquerade"?


cunningly

Instruction: "how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure" What is the definition of "cunningly"?


spin

Context: he gave the crank a spin

Instruction: "he gave the crank a spin" What is the definition of "spin"?


spin

Context: he took the new car for a spin

Instruction: "he took the new car for a spin" What is the definition of "spin"?


spin

Context: spin a yarn

Instruction: "spin a yarn" What is the definition of "spin"?


creamy

Context: creamy translucent pebbles

Instruction: "creamy translucent pebbles" What is the definition of "creamy"?


complementary

of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other

Instruction: "` male ' and ` female ' are complementary terms" What is the definition of "complementary"?


additive

Context: an additive process

Instruction: "an additive process" What is the definition of "additive"?


genius

Context: Mozart was a child genius

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

Instruction: "Mozart was a child genius" What is the definition of "genius"?


glaucous

Context: glaucous stems

having a frosted look from a powdery coating , as on plants

Instruction: "glaucous stems" What is the definition of "glaucous"?


radically

Context: she took a radically different approach

Instruction: "she took a radically different approach" What is the definition of "radically"?


tick

Context: tick a mattress

Instruction: "tick a mattress" What is the definition of "tick"?


trouble

Instruction: "one trouble after another delayed the job" What is the definition of "trouble"?


trouble

Context: heart trouble

Instruction: "heart trouble" What is the definition of "trouble"?


trouble

Context: I went to a lot of trouble

Instruction: "I went to a lot of trouble" What is the definition of "trouble"?


trouble

Context: Sorry to trouble you , but ...

to to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

disobliging affect impacted impact affecting inconvenience touch distressing affected bother

Instruction: "Sorry to trouble you , but ..." What is the definition of "trouble"?


card

Context: they sent us a card from Miami

a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages may have printed greetings or pictures

Instruction: "they sent us a card from Miami" What is the definition of "card"?


confectionery

candy and other sweets considered collectively

Instruction: "the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks" What is the definition of "confectionery"?


alert

condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action

Instruction: "bombers were put on alert during the crisis" What is the definition of "alert"?


alert

Context: caught by a couple of alert cops

engaged in or accustomed to close observation

Instruction: "caught by a couple of alert cops" What is the definition of "alert"?


alert

Context: an alert mind

Instruction: "an alert mind" What is the definition of "alert"?


profession

the body of people in a learned occupation

Instruction: "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession" What is the definition of "profession"?


profession

Context: a profession of disagreement

an open avowal true or false of some belief or opinion

Instruction: "a profession of disagreement" What is the definition of "profession"?


mental

Context: mental images of happy times

involving the mind or an intellectual process

Instruction: "mental images of happy times" What is the definition of "mental"?


mental

Context: mental powers

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


mental

Context: a mental patient

Instruction: "a mental patient" What is the definition of "mental"?


termination

Context: the termination of the agreement

settlement abolishment completion killing conclusion dissolution culmination release destruction adjournment disappearance dismissal abortion sacking ending withdrawal kill firing retirement relinquishment liquidation extinction discontinuation

Instruction: "the termination of the agreement" What is the definition of "termination"?


ineffective

Context: an ineffective teacher

Instruction: "an ineffective teacher" What is the definition of "ineffective"?


ineffective

Context: an ineffective administration

lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively

Instruction: "an ineffective administration" What is the definition of "ineffective"?


ineffective

Context: an ineffective administration

Instruction: "an ineffective administration" What is the definition of "ineffective"?


taboo

Context: a taboo subject

Instruction: "a taboo subject" What is the definition of "taboo"?


lashing

Context: looked at the lashing riders

violently urging on by whipping or flogging

Instruction: "looked at the lashing riders" What is the definition of "lashing"?


defensibility

Instruction: "they built their castles with an eye to their defensibility" What is the definition of "defensibility"?


unreal

Context: ghosts and other unreal entities

lacking in reality or substance or genuineness

Instruction: "ghosts and other unreal entities" What is the definition of "unreal"?


unreal

Context: ghosts and other unreal entities

not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria

Instruction: "ghosts and other unreal entities" What is the definition of "unreal"?


unreal

Instruction: "this conversation is getting more and more unreal" What is the definition of "unreal"?


unreal

Instruction: "this conversation is getting more and more unreal" What is the definition of "unreal"?


masonic

Context: masonic tools

of or relating to stonemasons or masonry

Instruction: "masonic tools" What is the definition of "masonic"?


staccato

Context: staccato applause

marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds

Instruction: "staccato applause" What is the definition of "staccato"?


staccato

Context: staccato applause

Instruction: "staccato applause" What is the definition of "staccato"?


crystalline

Context: granite is crystalline

consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

Instruction: "granite is crystalline" What is the definition of "crystalline"?


crystalline

Instruction: "crystalline sharpness of outline " - John Buchan" What is the definition of "crystalline"?


crystalline

Instruction: "the cold crystalline water of melted snow" What is the definition of "crystalline"?


crystalline

Instruction: "the cold crystalline water of melted snow" What is the definition of "crystalline"?


laughingly

Context: he told the story laughingly

Instruction: "he told the story laughingly" What is the definition of "laughingly"?


laughingly

Context: he told the story laughingly

Instruction: "he told the story laughingly" What is the definition of "laughingly"?


deflate

Context: deflate a balloon

to collapse by releasing contained air or gas

Instruction: "deflate a balloon" What is the definition of "deflate"?


deflate

Context: deflate the air mattress

Instruction: "deflate the air mattress" What is the definition of "deflate"?


squally

characterized by short periods of noisy commotion

Instruction: "a home life that has been extraordinarily squally" What is the definition of "squally"?


squally

Context: a grey squally morning

characterized by brief periods of violent wind or rain

Instruction: "a grey squally morning" What is the definition of "squally"?


tragic

Context: a tragic face

Instruction: "a tragic face" What is the definition of "tragic"?


tragic

Context: a tragic face

especially involving grief or death or destruction

Instruction: "a tragic face" What is the definition of "tragic"?


tragic

Context: tragic hero

of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy

Instruction: "tragic hero" What is the definition of "tragic"?


destination

the place designated as the end as of a race or journey

Instruction: "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" What is the definition of "destination"?


adhere

Context: You must adhere to the rules

Instruction: "You must adhere to the rules" What is the definition of "adhere"?


municipally

Context: municipally funded

Instruction: "municipally funded" What is the definition of "municipally"?


wade

to walk through relatively shallow water

Instruction: "Can we wade across the river to the other side ?" What is the definition of "wade"?


ravening

Context: ravening wolves

living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

Instruction: "ravening wolves" What is the definition of "ravening"?


ravening

Context: ravening creditors

Instruction: "ravening creditors" What is the definition of "ravening"?


appeal

Context: his smile was part of his appeal to her

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

Instruction: "his smile was part of his appeal to her" What is the definition of "appeal"?


appeal

a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower courts judgment or the granting of a new trial

Instruction: "their appeal was denied in the superior court" What is the definition of "appeal"?


appeal

Context: an appeal for help

asking demagogy solicitation plea entreaty suit courtship request

Instruction: "an appeal for help" What is the definition of "appeal"?


appeal

Context: appeal to somebody for help

to request earnestly something from somebody

invoke appealing bespeak turn plead pleading request

Instruction: "appeal to somebody for help" What is the definition of "appeal"?


appeal

Context: appeal to somebody for help

invoke appealing bespeak turn plead pleading request

Instruction: "appeal to somebody for help" What is the definition of "appeal"?


trace

Instruction: "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" What is the definition of "trace"?


trace

an indication that something has been present

Instruction: "there was n't a trace of evidence for the claim" What is the definition of "trace"?


trace

Context: trace the student 's progress

to follow , discover , or ascertain the course of development of something

canvass analyze studied examine canvas study tracing

Instruction: "trace the student 's progress" What is the definition of "trace"?


trace

lining mark delineate inscribe draw describe line tracing

Instruction: "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" What is the definition of "trace"?


trace

Context: trace your path

Instruction: "trace your path" What is the definition of "trace"?


ginger

Context: a ginger kitten

Instruction: "a ginger kitten" What is the definition of "ginger"?


misery

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

Instruction: "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable" What is the definition of "misery"?


misery

Instruction: "she was exhausted by her misery and grief" What is the definition of "misery"?


retroactively

Context: he will get paid retroactively

Instruction: "he will get paid retroactively" What is the definition of "retroactively"?


select

Context: select peaches

Instruction: "select peaches" What is the definition of "select"?


conventional

Context: conventional wisdom

following accepted customs and proprieties

Instruction: "conventional wisdom" What is the definition of "conventional"?


conventional

Context: conventional warfare

using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy

Instruction: "conventional warfare" What is the definition of "conventional"?


conventional

Context: conventional bourgeois lives

Instruction: "conventional bourgeois lives" What is the definition of "conventional"?


conventional

Context: a conventional view of the world

Instruction: "a conventional view of the world" What is the definition of "conventional"?


conventional

in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past

Instruction: "a conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white" What is the definition of "conventional"?


volar

Context: the volar surface

relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot

Instruction: "the volar surface" What is the definition of "volar"?


cavernous

Instruction: "vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone" What is the definition of "cavernous"?


pleaser

Context: he is quite the crowd pleaser

Instruction: "he is quite the crowd pleaser" What is the definition of "pleaser"?


lactose

a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule

Instruction: "cow 's milk contains about 4.7 % lactose" What is the definition of "lactose"?


lactose

Instruction: "cow 's milk contains about 4.7 % lactose" What is the definition of "lactose"?


treat

Instruction: "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed" What is the definition of "treat"?


mire

a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from

Instruction: "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president" What is the definition of "mire"?


comatose

Context: comatose breathing

Instruction: "comatose breathing" What is the definition of "comatose"?


comatose

Context: a comatose patient

in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness

Instruction: "a comatose patient" What is the definition of "comatose"?


comatose

Context: a comatose patient

Instruction: "a comatose patient" What is the definition of "comatose"?


tasty

Context: a tasty morsel

Instruction: "a tasty morsel" What is the definition of "tasty"?


haunted

Context: the ghost of her mother haunted her

to follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

Instruction: "the ghost of her mother haunted her" What is the definition of "haunted"?


haunted

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

Instruction: "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle" What is the definition of "haunted"?


haunted

showing emotional affliction or disquiet

Instruction: "her expression became progressively more haunted" What is the definition of "haunted"?


haunted

Context: a haunted house

Instruction: "a haunted house" What is the definition of "haunted"?


polluted

Context: The industrial wastes polluted the lake

taint contaminate infect grime soil dirty foul pollute

Instruction: "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" What is the definition of "polluted"?


polluted

Context: polluted lakes and streams

rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution

Instruction: "polluted lakes and streams" What is the definition of "polluted"?


meridian

an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator

Instruction: "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude" What is the definition of "meridian"?


meridian

Context: meridian hour

Instruction: "meridian hour" What is the definition of "meridian"?


reputable

Context: a reputable business

Instruction: "a reputable business" What is the definition of "reputable"?


curl

Context: curl my hair , please

wave crape frizzle twisted frizz twist crimp

Instruction: "curl my hair , please" What is the definition of "curl"?


anachronistic

Instruction: "English public schools are anachronistic" What is the definition of "anachronistic"?


sweet

Context: sweet dessert wines

Instruction: "sweet dessert wines" What is the definition of "sweet"?


sweet

Context: the sweet song of the lark

Instruction: "the sweet song of the lark" What is the definition of "sweet"?


radial

Context: the radial aspect of the forearm

Instruction: "the radial aspect of the forearm" What is the definition of "radial"?


radial

Context: radial velocity

relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius

Instruction: "radial velocity" What is the definition of "radial"?


radial

Context: radial heat

Instruction: "radial heat" What is the definition of "radial"?


radial

Context: radial heat

Instruction: "radial heat" What is the definition of "radial"?


radial

Context: radial symmetry

Instruction: "radial symmetry" What is the definition of "radial"?


radial

Context: radial symmetry

Instruction: "radial symmetry" What is the definition of "radial"?


frightful

Context: in a frightful hurry

extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

Instruction: "in a frightful hurry" What is the definition of "frightful"?


frightful

Context: a frightful crime of decapitation

Instruction: "a frightful crime of decapitation" What is the definition of "frightful"?


frightful

Context: a frightful mistake

Instruction: "a frightful mistake" What is the definition of "frightful"?


purblind

Instruction: "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin " - Jasper Griffin" What is the definition of "purblind"?


violate

Context: Do n't violate my garden

Instruction: "Do n't violate my garden" What is the definition of "violate"?


violate

to act in disregard of laws , rules , contracts , or promises

transgress break trespass conflicting disrespect intrude contravene blunder infringe offend conflict sin

Instruction: "violate the basic laws or human civilization" What is the definition of "violate"?


onerous

Context: my duties were n't onerous

Instruction: "my duties were n't onerous" What is the definition of "onerous"?


onerous

Context: my duties were n't onerous

Instruction: "my duties were n't onerous" What is the definition of "onerous"?


onerous

Context: my duties were n't onerous

Instruction: "my duties were n't onerous" What is the definition of "onerous"?


harmonize

Context: The colors do n't harmonize

blend agree tally consort fit concord accord according jibe

Instruction: "The colors do n't harmonize" What is the definition of "harmonize"?


reconstructive

Context: reconstructive surgery

Instruction: "reconstructive surgery" What is the definition of "reconstructive"?


diversely

Instruction: "the speakers treated the subject most diversely" What is the definition of "diversely"?


reverence

Context: the Chinese reverence for the dead

a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

Instruction: "the Chinese reverence for the dead" What is the definition of "reverence"?


hoarsely

Context: ` Excuse me , ' he said hoarsely

Instruction: "` Excuse me , ' he said hoarsely" What is the definition of "hoarsely"?


unquiet

Context: unquiet days of riots

Instruction: "unquiet days of riots" What is the definition of "unquiet"?


unquiet

Context: an unquiet mind

causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

Instruction: "an unquiet mind" What is the definition of "unquiet"?


saline

Context: a saline substance

Instruction: "a saline substance" What is the definition of "saline"?


leavening

an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something

Instruction: "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor" What is the definition of "leavening"?


hardy

Context: hardy explorers of northern Canada

Instruction: "hardy explorers of northern Canada" What is the definition of "hardy"?


hardy

Context: hardy explorers of northern Canada

Instruction: "hardy explorers of northern Canada" What is the definition of "hardy"?


hardy

Context: strawberries are hardy and easy to grow

able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions

Instruction: "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow" What is the definition of "hardy"?


admirably

Instruction: "the children 's responses were admirably normal" What is the definition of "admirably"?


erasable

Instruction: "a signal too loud to be erasable in a single pass through the erase head" What is the definition of "erasable"?


racial

Context: racial groups

of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people

Instruction: "racial groups" What is the definition of "racial"?


racial

Context: racial differences

of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups

Instruction: "racial differences" What is the definition of "racial"?


switch

Context: switch to a different brand of beer

to lay aside , abandon , or leave for another

shift break leap cut jump change leaping surf

Instruction: "switch to a different brand of beer" What is the definition of "switch"?


benefit

Context: for the benefit of all

something that aids or promotes well-being

sake interest welfare advantage goodness reward

Instruction: "for the benefit of all" What is the definition of "benefit"?


unexampled

Context: a time of unexampled prosperity

having no previous example or precedent or parallel

Instruction: "a time of unexampled prosperity" What is the definition of "unexampled"?


transcendent

beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding

Instruction: "the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought" What is the definition of "transcendent"?


brushwood

Context: they built a fire of brushwood

Instruction: "they built a fire of brushwood" What is the definition of "brushwood"?


childish

Context: childish tantrums

Instruction: "childish tantrums" What is the definition of "childish"?


afford

Instruction: "I ca n't afford to spend two hours with this person" What is the definition of "afford"?


afford

to have the financial means to do something or buy something

Instruction: "We ca n't afford to send our children to college" What is the definition of "afford"?


avowed

Context: an avowed enemy

Instruction: "an avowed enemy" What is the definition of "avowed"?


usage

Context: English usage

the customary manner in which a language or a form of a language is spoken or written

Instruction: "English usage" What is the definition of "usage"?


treble

Instruction: "a claim for treble ( or triple ) damages" What is the definition of "treble"?


treble

Context: the boy still had a fine treble voice

Instruction: "the boy still had a fine treble voice" What is the definition of "treble"?


treble

Context: a treble row of red beads

having three units or components or elements

Instruction: "a treble row of red beads" What is the definition of "treble"?


plastic

Context: the plastic minds of children

Instruction: "the plastic minds of children" What is the definition of "plastic"?


plastic

Context: plastic substances such as wax or clay

capable of being molded or modeled especially of earth or clay or other soft material

Instruction: "plastic substances such as wax or clay" What is the definition of "plastic"?


indefinite

Instruction: "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges" What is the definition of "indefinite"?


indefinite

Context: were indefinite about their plans

Instruction: "were indefinite about their plans" What is the definition of "indefinite"?


showery

Context: showery weather

Instruction: "showery weather" What is the definition of "showery"?


negotiation

a discussion intended to produce an agreement

Instruction: "the buyout negotiation lasted several days" What is the definition of "negotiation"?


oriental

Context: oriental civilization

denoting or characteristic of countries of asia

Instruction: "oriental civilization" What is the definition of "oriental"?


splendidly

Context: he did splendidly in the exam

Instruction: "he did splendidly in the exam" What is the definition of "splendidly"?


backstop

Instruction: "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong" What is the definition of "backstop"?


standard

Context: windows of standard width

or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind

Instruction: "windows of standard width" What is the definition of "standard"?


standard

Context: a standard reference work

established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence

Instruction: "a standard reference work" What is the definition of "standard"?


standard

Context: standard English " ( American )

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

Instruction: "standard English " ( American )" What is the definition of "standard"?


standard

Context: standard procedure

Instruction: "standard procedure" What is the definition of "standard"?


standard

Context: a standard size

Instruction: "a standard size" What is the definition of "standard"?


necktie

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn mostly by men under a collar and tied in knot at the front

Instruction: "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie" What is the definition of "necktie"?


bowery

Context: a bowery lane

Instruction: "a bowery lane" What is the definition of "bowery"?


bowery

Context: a bowery lane

Instruction: "a bowery lane" What is the definition of "bowery"?


ignorantly

Instruction: "they lived ignorantly in their own small world" What is the definition of "ignorantly"?


ignorantly

Instruction: "they lived ignorantly in their own small world" What is the definition of "ignorantly"?


swish

Instruction: "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac " - Julia Child" What is the definition of "swish"?


anonymous

Context: anonymous authors

having no known name or identity or known source

Instruction: "anonymous authors" What is the definition of "anonymous"?


anonymous

Context: brown anonymous houses

not known or lacking marked individuality

Instruction: "brown anonymous houses" What is the definition of "anonymous"?


dropper

pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time

Instruction: "she used an eye dropper to administer medication to the eyes" What is the definition of "dropper"?


reeve

Context: reeve an opening

Instruction: "reeve an opening" What is the definition of "reeve"?