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horizontally
r
a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally
in a horizontal direction
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kith
n
all his kith and kin
your friends and acquaintances
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deep
n
in the deep of night
the central and most intense or profound part
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deep
n
denizens of the deep
literary term for an ocean
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deep
a
a deep breath
affecting one deeply
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deep
a
a deep well
having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center
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deep
a
a deep well
sometimes used in combination
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deep
s
deep thoughts
marked by depth of thinking
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deep
s
deep in the past
very distant in time or space
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deep
s
in deep trouble
extreme
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deep
r
deep into the night
to an advanced time
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deep
r
penetrated deep into enemy territory
to a great distance
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deep
r
dug deep
to a great depth
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deep
r
dug deep
far down
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fantasy
n
a schoolgirl fantasy
imagination unrestricted by reality
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rightfully
r
baseball rightfully is the nation 's pastime
by right
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oleaginous
s
oleaginous hypocrisy
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
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oleaginous
s
oleaginous seeds
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
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testing
n
there are laboratories for commercial testing
an examination of the characteristics of something
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redirect
v
redirect your attention to the danger from the fundamentalists
to channel into a new direction
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bruiser
n
a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got
a large and strong and heavyset man
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stress
n
the stress was more on accuracy than on speed
special emphasis attached to something
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stress
n
he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger " - R.J.Samuelson
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
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coil
n
a coil of rope
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
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[ "construction", "helix", "structure", "spiral", "whorl", "hank" ]
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periodontal
a
periodontal disease
of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics
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indefinitely
r
this could go on indefinitely
to an indefinite extent
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indefinitely
r
this could go on indefinitely
for an indefinite time
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order
n
it was on the order of a mile
a degree in a continuum of size or quantity
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order
n
order ruled in the streets
established customary state especially of society
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order
v
order a work stoppage
to make a request for something
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[ "call", "ordering", "bespeak", "place", "request" ]
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mendicant
s
mendicant friars
practicing beggary
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attractive
a
a remarkably attractive young man
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
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attractive
a
an attractive force
having the properties of a magnet
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attractive
a
an attractive force
the ability to draw or pull
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attractive
s
an attractive opportunity
having power to arouse interest
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dryness
n
her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone
objectivity and detachment
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purchase
n
they closed the purchase with a handshake
the acquisition of something for payment
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purchase
n
he could get no purchase on the situation
a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage
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iceberg
n
iceberg is still the most popular lettuce
lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head
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courageous
a
a frank courageous heart ... triumphed over pain " - William Wordsworth
possessing or displaying courage
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courageous
a
a frank courageous heart ... triumphed over pain " - William Wordsworth
able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
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unfeeling
s
unfeeling trees
devoid of feeling or sensation
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unfeeling
s
an unfeeling wretch
devoid of feeling for others
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legitimation
n
he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king
the act of rendering a person legitimate
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idiomatic
a
idiomatic English
of or relating to or conforming to idiom
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sexualize
v
Some languages sexualize all nouns and do not have a neuter gender
to make sexual , endow with sex , attribute sex to
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vagrant
s
vagrant hippies of the sixties
continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
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archipelagic
a
an archipelagic war
relating to or part of an archipelago
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indirect
s
reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light
having intervening factors or persons or influences
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indirect
s
indirect benefits
not as a direct effect or consequence
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indirect
a
sometimes taking an indirect path saves time
not direct in spatial dimension
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indirect
a
sometimes taking an indirect path saves time
not leading by a straight line or course to a destination
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indirect
a
making indirect but legitimate inquiries
extended senses
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indirect
a
making indirect but legitimate inquiries
not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
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indirect
a
an indirect descendant of the Stuarts
descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
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terrible
s
a terrible curse
causing fear or dread or terror
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terrible
s
terrible handwriting
exceptionally bad or displeasing
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terrible
s
a terrible cough
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
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dogma
n
he believed all the Marxist dogma
a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
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textual
a
textual analysis
of or relating to or based on a text
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independence
n
they maintained close relations with England even after independence
the successful ending of the american revolution
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attempt
n
they made an attempt on his life
the act of attacking
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folio
n
the first folio of Shakespeare 's plays
a book or manuscript consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages
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epicurean
s
an epicurean banquet
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
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epicurean
s
epicurean pleasures
devoted to pleasure
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excision
n
both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
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[ "cut", "redaction" ]
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bias
s
a bias fold
slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric
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percipient
s
a percipient author
characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
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postal
a
postal delivery
of or relating to the system for delivering mail
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evade
v
They tend to evade their responsibilities
to avoid or try to avoid fulfilling , answering , or performing duties , questions , or issues
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coastal
a
coastal erosion
of or relating to a coast
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coastal
a
coastal marshes
located on or near or bordering on a coast
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fulsome
s
gave him a fulsome introduction
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
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endowment
n
his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time
the act of endowing with a permanent source of income
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lidded
a
milk is left in a large lidded mug
having or covered with a lid or lids
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lidded
a
milk is left in a large lidded mug
often used in combination
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lidded
s
milk in a heavy lidded mug
having a lid
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needful
s
provided them with all things needful
necessary for relief or supply
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spew
v
The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate
to eject or send out in large quantities , also metaphorical
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eversion
n
the eversion of the foot
the position of being turned outward
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humanistic
a
the humanistic revival of learning
of or pertaining to renaissance humanism
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humanistic
a
humanistic studies
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
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serially
r
serially composed music
in a serial manner
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