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cleanse | v | Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins | to purge of an ideology , bad thoughts , or sins | wordnet | [] | "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins" What is the definition of "cleanse"? |
refund | v | Please refund me my money | to pay back | wordnet | [
"restore",
"repay",
"reimburse",
"return",
"pay"
] | "Please refund me my money" What is the definition of "refund"? |
flick | n | he gave it a flick with his finger | a light sharp contact usually with something flexible | wordnet | [] | "he gave it a flick with his finger" What is the definition of "flick"? |
gusty | s | gusty winds | blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts | wordnet | [] | "gusty winds" What is the definition of "gusty"? |
facetious | s | facetious remarks | cleverly amusing in tone | wordnet | [] | "facetious remarks" What is the definition of "facetious"? |
stickler | n | a stickler for promptness | someone who insists on something | wordnet | [] | "a stickler for promptness" What is the definition of "stickler"? |
cabaret | n | do n't expect a good meal at a cabaret | a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment as singers or dancers as well as dancing and food and drink | wordnet | [
"club",
"dive",
"spot"
] | "do n't expect a good meal at a cabaret" What is the definition of "cabaret"? |
admission | n | the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic | the act of admitting someone to enter | wordnet | [
"admittance",
"readmission",
"entry",
"matriculation",
"ingress",
"entrance"
] | "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic" What is the definition of "admission"? |
decimal | s | the decimal system | numbered or proceeding by tens | wordnet | [] | "the decimal system" What is the definition of "decimal"? |
decimal | s | the decimal system | based on ten | wordnet | [] | "the decimal system" What is the definition of "decimal"? |
shower | n | they installed a shower in the bathroom | a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you | wordnet | [] | "they installed a shower in the bathroom" What is the definition of "shower"? |
shower | n | he took a shower after the game | washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle | wordnet | [] | "he took a shower after the game" What is the definition of "shower"? |
shower | n | the game was interrupted by a brief shower | a brief period of precipitation | wordnet | [] | "the game was interrupted by a brief shower" What is the definition of "shower"? |
herein | r | I shall discuss the question herein | in this place or thing or document | wordnet | [] | "I shall discuss the question herein" What is the definition of "herein"? |
detachable | a | shirts with detachable collars | designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage | wordnet | [] | "shirts with detachable collars" What is the definition of "detachable"? |
accent | n | he could n't suppress his contemptuous accent | distinctive manner of oral expression | wordnet | [] | "he could n't suppress his contemptuous accent" What is the definition of "accent"? |
accent | v | In Farsi , you accent the last syllable of each word | to put stress on | wordnet | [
"articulated",
"accentuate",
"articulate",
"stress",
"pronounced",
"say",
"enunciate"
] | "In Farsi , you accent the last syllable of each word" What is the definition of "accent"? |
vast | s | at vast ( or immense ) expense | unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope | wordnet | [] | "at vast ( or immense ) expense" What is the definition of "vast"? |
mercy | n | it was a mercy we got out alive | something for which to be thankful | wordnet | [] | "it was a mercy we got out alive" What is the definition of "mercy"? |
mercy | n | distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy | alleviation of distress | wordnet | [] | "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy" What is the definition of "mercy"? |
mercy | n | distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy | showing great kindness toward the distressed | wordnet | [] | "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy" What is the definition of "mercy"? |
mercy | n | he threw himself on the mercy of the court | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice | wordnet | [
"respite",
"pardon",
"lenience",
"clemency",
"commutation",
"amnesty"
] | "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" What is the definition of "mercy"? |
minute | n | he ran a 4 minute mile | a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour | wordnet | [] | "he ran a 4 minute mile" What is the definition of "minute"? |
minute | s | a minute inspection of the grounds | characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination | wordnet | [] | "a minute inspection of the grounds" What is the definition of "minute"? |
minute | s | two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm | infinitely or immeasurably small | wordnet | [] | "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm" What is the definition of "minute"? |
quality | n | the quality of mercy is not strained " -- Shakespeare | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone | wordnet | [] | "the quality of mercy is not strained " -- Shakespeare" What is the definition of "quality"? |
quality | n | the quality of students has risen | a degree or grade of excellence or worth | wordnet | [
"caliber",
"grade",
"degree",
"superiority",
"level"
] | "the quality of students has risen" What is the definition of "quality"? |
quality | n | each town has a quality all its own | a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something | wordnet | [] | "each town has a quality all its own" What is the definition of "quality"? |
quality | s | people of quality | of high social status | wordnet | [] | "people of quality" What is the definition of "quality"? |
quality | s | quality paper | of superior grade | wordnet | [] | "quality paper" What is the definition of "quality"? |
convulsively | r | her leg twitched convulsively | with convulsions , in a convulsive way | wordnet | [] | "her leg twitched convulsively" What is the definition of "convulsively"? |
amateurish | s | a very amateurish job | lacking professional skill or expertise | wordnet | [] | "a very amateurish job" What is the definition of "amateurish"? |
address | n | he listened to an address on minor Roman poets | the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience | wordnet | [
"talk",
"speech",
"sermon",
"allocution",
"inaugural",
"impromptu",
"litany",
"preaching",
"oratory",
"speaking",
"discourse"
] | "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" What is the definition of "address"? |
sidle | v | The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log | to move unobtrusively or furtively | wordnet | [] | "The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log" What is the definition of "sidle"? |
spoor | n | the hounds followed the fox 's spoor | the trail left by a person or an animal | wordnet | [] | "the hounds followed the fox 's spoor" What is the definition of "spoor"? |
spoor | n | the hounds followed the fox 's spoor | what the hunter follows in pursuing game | wordnet | [] | "the hounds followed the fox 's spoor" What is the definition of "spoor"? |
transitory | s | love is transitory but it is eternal | lasting a very short time | wordnet | [
"transient",
""
] | "love is transitory but it is eternal" What is the definition of "transitory"? |
applaud | v | I applaud your efforts | to express approval of | wordnet | [] | "I applaud your efforts" What is the definition of "applaud"? |
erasure | n | another word had been written over the erasure | a surface area where something has been erased | wordnet | [] | "another word had been written over the erasure" What is the definition of "erasure"? |
urgent | s | the urgent words ` Hurry ! Hurry ! ' | compelling immediate action | wordnet | [] | "the urgent words ` Hurry ! Hurry ! '" What is the definition of "urgent"? |
coolly | r | without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher | in a composed and unconcerned manner | wordnet | [] | "without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher" What is the definition of "coolly"? |
impregnable | s | an impregnable fortress | immune to attack | wordnet | [] | "an impregnable fortress" What is the definition of "impregnable"? |
impregnable | s | an impregnable fortress | incapable of being tampered with | wordnet | [] | "an impregnable fortress" What is the definition of "impregnable"? |
impregnable | s | an impregnable argument | incapable of being overcome , challenged or refuted | wordnet | [] | "an impregnable argument" What is the definition of "impregnable"? |
multiform | a | the multiform universe of nature and man " - John Dewey | occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances | wordnet | [] | "the multiform universe of nature and man " - John Dewey" What is the definition of "multiform"? |
compromise | n | the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it ` business as usual ' | an accommodation in which both sides make concessions | wordnet | [] | "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it ` business as usual '" What is the definition of "compromise"? |
strangle | v | he tried to strangle his opponent | to kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air | wordnet | [
"kill",
"garrote",
"scrag",
"strangulate",
"throttle",
"killing"
] | "he tried to strangle his opponent" What is the definition of "strangle"? |
strangle | v | strangle a yawn | to conceal or hide | wordnet | [
"stifle",
"conquer",
"inhibit",
"repress",
"suppress",
"smother",
"subdue",
"subdued"
] | "strangle a yawn" What is the definition of "strangle"? |
fructify | v | the apple trees fructify | to bear fruit | wordnet | [
"procreate",
"reproduce",
"set"
] | "the apple trees fructify" What is the definition of "fructify"? |
foreign | a | foreign trade | of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations other than your own | wordnet | [] | "foreign trade" What is the definition of "foreign"? |
foreign | a | foreign nations | relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world | wordnet | [] | "foreign nations" What is the definition of "foreign"? |
foreign | s | the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper | not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something | wordnet | [] | "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper" What is the definition of "foreign"? |
foreign | s | foreign particles in milk | not belonging to that in which it is contained | wordnet | [] | "foreign particles in milk" What is the definition of "foreign"? |
foreign | s | foreign particles in milk | introduced from an outside source | wordnet | [] | "foreign particles in milk" What is the definition of "foreign"? |
orifice | n | the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart | an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity | wordnet | [
"anus",
"pylorus",
"mouth",
"opening",
"cervix",
"passageway",
"stoma",
"passage",
"rima",
"fontanelle",
"cardia",
"porta"
] | "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" What is the definition of "orifice"? |
blasting | s | the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit | causing injury or blight | wordnet | [] | "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit" What is the definition of "blasting"? |
blasting | s | the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit | especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin | wordnet | [] | "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit" What is the definition of "blasting"? |
blasting | s | shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio | unpleasantly loud and penetrating | wordnet | [] | "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio" What is the definition of "blasting"? |
rhetorical | a | accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested " - W.A.White | of or relating to rhetoric | wordnet | [] | "accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested " - W.A.White" What is the definition of "rhetorical"? |
rhetorical | a | mere rhetorical frippery | given to rhetoric , emphasizing style at the expense of thought | wordnet | [] | "mere rhetorical frippery" What is the definition of "rhetorical"? |
metallic | a | a metallic compound | containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal | wordnet | [] | "a metallic compound" What is the definition of "metallic"? |
philharmonic | a | philharmonic players | composing or characteristic of an orchestral group | wordnet | [] | "philharmonic players" What is the definition of "philharmonic"? |
philharmonic | s | the most philharmonic ear is at times deeply affected by a simple air | devoted to or appreciative of music | wordnet | [] | "the most philharmonic ear is at times deeply affected by a simple air" What is the definition of "philharmonic"? |
constituent | n | a component or constituent element of a system | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up | wordnet | [
"addition",
"component",
"accessory",
"crystal",
"hardware",
"improver",
"portion",
"spare",
"supplement"
] | "a component or constituent element of a system" What is the definition of "constituent"? |
constituent | n | a component or constituent element of a system | especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system | wordnet | [
"addition",
"component",
"accessory",
"crystal",
"hardware",
"improver",
"portion",
"spare",
"supplement"
] | "a component or constituent element of a system" What is the definition of "constituent"? |
accessory | s | he was charged with being accessory to the crime | aiding and abetting in a crime | wordnet | [
"accessary",
""
] | "he was charged with being accessory to the crime" What is the definition of "accessory"? |
therewith | r | I have learned that whatever state I am , therewith to be content " - Phil .4 : 11 | with that or this or it | wordnet | [] | "I have learned that whatever state I am , therewith to be content " - Phil .4 : 11" What is the definition of "therewith"? |
salute | n | a musical salute to the composer on his birthday | an act of honor or courteous recognition | wordnet | [
"credit",
"salutation",
"recognition"
] | "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday" What is the definition of "salute"? |
salute | v | I salute your courage ! | to express commendation of | wordnet | [] | "I salute your courage !" What is the definition of "salute"? |
distraught | s | distraught with grief | deeply agitated especially from emotion | wordnet | [] | "distraught with grief" What is the definition of "distraught"? |
blankly | r | she stared at him blankly | without expression | wordnet | [] | "she stared at him blankly" What is the definition of "blankly"? |
blankly | r | she stared at him blankly | in a blank manner | wordnet | [] | "she stared at him blankly" What is the definition of "blankly"? |
phonetically | r | phonetically realized | by phonetics | wordnet | [] | "phonetically realized" What is the definition of "phonetically"? |
supreme | s | the supreme sacrifice | final or last in your life or progress | wordnet | [] | "the supreme sacrifice" What is the definition of "supreme"? |
supreme | s | supreme among musicians | highest in excellence or achievement | wordnet | [] | "supreme among musicians" What is the definition of "supreme"? |
supreme | s | supreme folly | greatest or maximal in degree | wordnet | [] | "supreme folly" What is the definition of "supreme"? |
supreme | s | supreme folly | extreme | wordnet | [] | "supreme folly" What is the definition of "supreme"? |
subsequent | a | subsequent developments | following in time or order | wordnet | [] | "subsequent developments" What is the definition of "subsequent"? |
wearisome | s | other people 's dreams are dreadfully wearisome | so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | wordnet | [] | "other people 's dreams are dreadfully wearisome" What is the definition of "wearisome"? |
axiomatically | r | this is axiomatically given | on the basis of axioms | wordnet | [] | "this is axiomatically given" What is the definition of "axiomatically"? |
rush | n | come back after the rush | a sudden burst of activity | wordnet | [] | "come back after the rush" What is the definition of "rush"? |
rush | v | Do n't rush me , please ! | to urge to an unnatural speed | wordnet | [
"rushed",
"urge",
"press",
"hurry",
"pressing"
] | "Do n't rush me , please !" What is the definition of "rush"? |
rush | s | a rush job | done under pressure | wordnet | [] | "a rush job" What is the definition of "rush"? |
subtractive | a | a subtractive correction | constituting or involving subtraction | wordnet | [] | "a subtractive correction" What is the definition of "subtractive"? |
culmination | n | their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development | a final climactic stage | wordnet | [
"phase",
"stage",
"apogee"
] | "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" What is the definition of "culmination"? |
theological | a | theological seminar | of or relating to or concerning theology | wordnet | [] | "theological seminar" What is the definition of "theological"? |
wearable | a | wearable evening clothes | suitable for wear or able to be worn | wordnet | [] | "wearable evening clothes" What is the definition of "wearable"? |
classicism | n | classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans | a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms | wordnet | [] | "classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans" What is the definition of "classicism"? |
supererogatory | s | it was supererogatory of her to gloat | more than is needed , desired , or required | wordnet | [] | "it was supererogatory of her to gloat" What is the definition of "supererogatory"? |
farrow | v | sows farrow | to give birth | wordnet | [
"pig",
"birth",
"deliver",
"bearing",
"birthing"
] | "sows farrow" What is the definition of "farrow"? |
undeniably | r | she is undeniably the most gifted student in the class | to an undeniable degree or in an undeniable manner | wordnet | [] | "she is undeniably the most gifted student in the class" What is the definition of "undeniably"? |
catalysis | n | of the top 50 commodity chemicals , 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced | acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction | wordnet | [] | "of the top 50 commodity chemicals , 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced" What is the definition of "catalysis"? |
exceeding | s | a night of exceeding darkness | far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree | wordnet | [
"exceptional",
"",
"prodigious",
"surpassing"
] | "a night of exceeding darkness" What is the definition of "exceeding"? |
purposeful | s | led a happy purposeful life | having meaning through having an aim | wordnet | [] | "led a happy purposeful life" What is the definition of "purposeful"? |
retake | v | Please retake that scene | to photograph again | wordnet | [] | "Please retake that scene" What is the definition of "retake"? |
wad | n | he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter | a small mass of soft material | wordnet | [] | "he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter" What is the definition of "wad"? |
wad | n | a wad of money | a large number or amount or extent | wordnet | [
"mint",
"haymow",
"lot",
"deal",
"batch",
"heap",
"mass",
"plenty",
"spate",
"mess",
"pile",
"raft",
"sight",
"flood",
"mountain"
] | "a wad of money" What is the definition of "wad"? |
cautiously | r | she ventured cautiously downstairs | as if with kid gloves | wordnet | [
"carefully",
""
] | "she ventured cautiously downstairs" What is the definition of "cautiously"? |
cautiously | r | she ventured cautiously downstairs | with caution or prudence or tact | wordnet | [
"carefully",
""
] | "she ventured cautiously downstairs" What is the definition of "cautiously"? |
yell | n | a yell of pain | a loud utterance of emotion especially when inarticulate | wordnet | [
"utterance",
"cry",
"vocalization",
"crying"
] | "a yell of pain" What is the definition of "yell"? |