essay
- noun an analytic or interpretive literary composition
- noun a tentative attempt
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gatekeeper
- noun someone who controls access to something
- there are too many gatekeepers between the field officers and the chief
- noun someone who guards an entrance
ostiary; door guard; doorkeeper; doorman; porter; hall porter.
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walk-in
- noun person who walks in without having an appointment
- the emergency room was overrun with walk-ins
- noun an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum
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scratcher
- noun a workman who uses a tool for scratching
- noun a person who scratches to relieve an itch
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heterosexual_person
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
straight; straight person; heterosexual.
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saver
- noun someone who saves something from danger or violence
recoverer; rescuer.
- noun someone who saves (especially money)
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bull
- noun uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
- noun a large and strong and heavyset man
strapper; bruiser; Samson.
- he was a bull of a man
- a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got
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rod
- noun a long thin implement made of metal or wood
- noun any rod-shaped bacterium
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unfearing
- adjective satellite invulnerable to fear or intimidation
brave; dauntless; fearless; audacious; hardy; intrepid.
- audacious explorers
- fearless reporters and photographers
- intrepid pioneers
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commoner
- noun a person who holds no title
common man; common person.
- adjective belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
common.
- for the common good
- common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community
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avalanche
- noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- noun a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
- the program brought an avalanche of mail
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libra
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
Balance.
- noun a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius
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skiing
- noun a sport in which participants must travel on skis
- verb move along on skis
ski.
- We love to ski the Rockies
- My children don't ski
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go
- noun a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
turn; tour; spell.
- it's my go
- a spell of work
- noun street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
cristal; ecstasy; XTC; Adam; X; hug drug; disco biscuit.
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chair
- noun a seat for one person, with a support for the back
- he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down
- noun the position of professor
professorship.
- he was awarded an endowed chair in economics
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bomber
- noun a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
- noun a person who plants bombs
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religious
- noun a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
- adjective satellite concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
spiritual.
- religious texts
- a member of a religious order
- lords temporal and spiritual
- spiritual leaders
- spiritual songs
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helicopter
- noun an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
eggbeater; whirlybird; chopper.
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livingstone
- noun Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
David Livingstone.
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freelance
- noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
independent; freelancer; free-lance; free lance; self-employed person.
- verb work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
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sir_martin_frobisher
- noun English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594)
Frobisher.
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fremont
- noun United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and Northwest (1813-1890)
John C. Fremont; John Charles Fremont.
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removal
- noun the act of removing
remotion.
- he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy
- noun dismissal from office
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richard_e._byrd
- noun explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)
Admiral Byrd; Richard Evelyn Byrd; Byrd.
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foursquare
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
square.
- you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
- adjective satellite characterized by firm and unwavering conviction
- a foursquare refusal to yield
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terror
- noun an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
panic; affright.
- noun a person who inspires fear or dread
threat; scourge.
- he was the terror of the neighborhood
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safety
- noun the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
- insure the safety of the children
- the reciprocal of safety is risk
- noun a safe place
refuge.
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richard_burton
- noun English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
Burton; Sir Richard Burton; Sir Richard Francis Burton.
- noun Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)
Burton.
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applied
- adjective concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
- applied physics
- applied psychology
- technical problems in medicine, engineering, economics and other applied disciplines"- Sidney Hook
- verb put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
employ; apply; use; utilize; utilise.
- use your head!
- we only use Spanish at home
- I can't use this tool
- Apply a magnetic field here
- This thinking was applied to many projects
- How do you utilize this tool?
- I apply this rule to get good results
- use the plastic bags to store the food
- He doesn't know how to use a computer
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nonresident
- noun someone who does not live in a particular place
- described by an admiring nonresident as a green and pleasant land
- adjective not living in a particular place or owned by permanent residents
- nonresident students who commute to classes
- nonresident real estate
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appointment
- noun the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
assignment; naming; designation.
- the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
- noun a meeting arranged in advance
date; engagement.
- she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
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risk
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; danger.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
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chameleon
- noun a changeable or inconstant person
- noun a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa
Chamaeleon.
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capricorn
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn
Goat.
- noun a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius
Capricornus.
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horror
- noun intense and profound fear
- noun something that inspires dislike; something horrible
- the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him
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bull
- noun uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
- noun a large and strong and heavyset man
strapper; bruiser; Samson.
- he was a bull of a man
- a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got
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kitty
- noun the combined stakes of the betters
pool.
- noun the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
jackpot; pot.
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carefree
- adjective satellite free of trouble and worry and care
unworried.
- the carefree joys of childhood
- carefree millionaires, untroubled financially
- adjective satellite cheerfully irresponsible
harum-scarum; slaphappy; happy-go-lucky; devil-may-care; freewheeling.
- carefree with his money
- freewheeling urban youths
- had a harum-scarum youth
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persona
- noun an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
role; part; character; theatrical role.
- she played the part of Desdemona
- noun (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
image.
- a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty
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rashness
- noun the trait of acting rashly and without prudence
heedlessness; mindlessness.
- noun the trait of giving little thought to danger
foolhardiness; recklessness.
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unraveler
- noun a person who removes tangles; someone who takes something out of a tangled state
disentangler; unraveller.
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jack
- noun a small worthless amount
diddlyshit; squat; shit; diddly-squat; diddly-shit; diddly; diddley; diddlysquat; doodly-squat.
- noun a man who serves as a sailor
Jack-tar; tar; old salt; sea dog; seaman; gob; seafarer; mariner.
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persona_non_grata
- noun a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent
- noun a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
unwelcome person.
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huddler
- noun a member of a huddle
- noun a person who crouches
- low huddlers against the wind
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swashbuckling
- noun flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
- adjective satellite flamboyantly adventurous
swaggering.
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courageous
- adjective possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
brave.
- Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville
- a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth
- set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory
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condition
- noun a state at a particular time
status.
- a condition (or state) of disrepair
- the current status of the arms negotiations
- noun an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
precondition; stipulation.
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cool
- noun the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
- the cool of early morning
- noun great coolness and composure under strain
sang-froid; aplomb; poise; assuredness.
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frisson
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
quiver; thrill; shudder; shiver; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
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scholar
- noun a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
scholarly person; bookman; student.
- noun someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
assimilator; learner.
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sassing
- noun an impudent or insolent rejoinder
sass; back talk; lip; mouth; backtalk.
- don't give me any of your sass
- verb answer back in an impudent or insolent manner;
sass.
- don't sass me!
- The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning
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stiff
- noun an ordinary man
- a lucky stiff
- a working stiff
- noun the dead body of a human being
remains; clay; corpse; cadaver.
- the cadaver was intended for dissection
- the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
- the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
- honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay
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robert_scott
- noun English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
Robert Falcon Scott; Scott.
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issue
- noun an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
- the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone
- politicians never discuss the real issues
- noun one of a series published periodically
number.
- she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room
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unusual
- adjective not usual or common or ordinary
- a scene of unusual beauty
- a man of unusual ability
- cruel and unusual punishment
- an unusual meteorite
- adjective being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
strange.
- a strange exaltation that was indefinable
- a strange fantastical mind
- what a strange sense of humor she has
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muscle_builder
- noun someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
muscleman; bodybuilder; muscle-builder; musclebuilder.
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baby_boomer
- noun a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
boomer.
- they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers
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large
- noun a garment size for a large person
- adjective above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
big.
- a large city
- set out for the big city
- a large sum
- a big (or large) barn
- a large family
- big businesses
- a big expenditure
- a large number of newspapers
- a big group of scientists
- large areas of the world
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apprehension
- noun fearful expectation or anticipation
apprehensiveness; dread.
- the student looked around the examination room with apprehension
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
savvy; discernment; understanding.
- he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
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sand
- noun a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
- noun French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)
Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin; Baroness Dudevant; George Sand.
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perceiver
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
percipient; observer; beholder.
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section
- noun a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
subdivision.
- he always turns first to the business section
- the history of this work is discussed in the next section
- noun a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
- sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue
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guy
- noun an informal term for a youth or man
bozo; hombre; cat.
- a nice guy
- the guy's only doing it for some doll
- noun an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
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insolence
- noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impertinence; freshness; crust; impudence; cheekiness; gall.
- noun an offensive disrespectful impudent act
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picker
- noun a person who chooses or selects out
chooser; selector.
- noun someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.
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brave
- noun a North American Indian warrior
- noun people who are brave
- the home of the free and the brave
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queer
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
poove; fairy; nance; queen; fagot; pansy; poof; pouf; faggot; fag.
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
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unblinking
- adjective satellite showing no visible emotion
- stood unblinking and accepted a sentence of a year
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
unintimidated; unshrinking; unflinching.
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second
- noun 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
sec; s.
- noun an indefinitely short time
moment; bit; mo; minute.
- wait just a moment
- in a mo
- it only takes a minute
- in just a bit
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hide
- noun the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
fell.
- noun body covering of a living animal
pelt; skin.
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devil-may-care
- adjective satellite cheerfully irresponsible
harum-scarum; slaphappy; carefree; happy-go-lucky; freewheeling.
- carefree with his money
- freewheeling urban youths
- had a harum-scarum youth
- adjective satellite marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
rakish; raffish.
- a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore
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robert_peary
- noun United States Arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920)
Robert Edwin Peary; Peary; Robert E. Peary.
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captain_john_smith
- noun English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631)
John Smith; Smith.
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functioning
- noun process or manner of functioning or operating
performance; operation.
- the power of its engine determines its operation
- the plane's operation in high winds
- they compared the cooking performance of each oven
- the jet's performance conformed to high standards
- verb perform as expected when applied
function; go; work; run; operate.
- The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
- Does this old car still run well?
- This old radio doesn't work anymore
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investment
- noun the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
investing.
- noun money that is invested with an expectation of profit
investment funds.
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heroical
- adjective satellite having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
heroic.
- the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy
- heroic explorers
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scupper
- noun drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
- verb wait in hiding to attack
lie in wait; lurk; bushwhack; ambush; waylay; ambuscade.
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latin
- noun any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
- noun an inhabitant of ancient Latium
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individualist
- noun a person who pursues independent thought or action
- adjective satellite marked by or expressing individuality
individualistic.
- an individualistic way of dressing
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cordoba
- noun the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos
- noun Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)
Francisco Fernandez de Cordova; Cordova; Francisco Fernandez Cordoba.
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arminius
- noun Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
Jacobus Arminius; Jacob Harmensen; Jakob Hermandszoon.
- noun German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
Hermann; Armin.
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worldling
- noun a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world
- noun an inhabitant of the earth
earthman; tellurian; earthling.
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jeopardy
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; peril; risk; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
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crust
- noun the outer layer of the Earth
Earth's crust.
- noun a hard outer layer that covers something
encrustation; incrustation.
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goat
- noun any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
caprine animal.
- noun a victim of ridicule or pranks
stooge; laughingstock; butt.
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expectorator
- noun a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
spitter.
- noun a medicine promoting expectoration
expectorant.
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public
- noun people in general considered as a whole
world; populace.
- he is a hero in the eyes of the public
- noun a body of people sharing some common interest
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undaunted
- adjective satellite unshaken in purpose
unshaken; undismayed.
- wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made
- adjective satellite resolutely courageous
- undaunted in the face of death
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gutsiness
- noun the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
pluckiness; pluck.
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imitator
- noun someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
impersonator.
- noun someone who copies the words or behavior of another
aper; copycat; ape; emulator.
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spunky
- adjective satellite showing courage
feisty; plucky.
- the champion is faced with a feisty challenger
- adjective satellite willing to face danger
gritty; mettlesome; gamy; spirited; game; gamey.
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bedfellow
- noun a temporary associate
- politics makes strange bedfellows
- noun a person with whom you share a bed
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principal
- noun the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
- noun the educator who has executive authority for a school
head; school principal; head teacher.
- she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
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hero
- noun a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
- RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain
- noun the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
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exchange
- noun chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- noun a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
- they had a bitter exchange
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loose
- verb grant freedom to; free from confinement
unloosen; unloose; free; release; liberate.
- verb turn loose or free from restraint
let loose; unleash.
- let loose mines
- Loose terrible plagues upon humanity
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commercial
- noun a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
commercial message.
- adjective connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
- commercial trucker
- commercial TV
- commercial diamonds
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skidder
- noun a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
slipper; slider.
- noun a worker who uses a skid to move logs
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amerindian
- noun any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
Native American.
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transferee
- noun (law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed
- noun someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
transfer.
- the best student was a transfer from LSU
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archer
- noun a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
bowman.
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius
Sagittarius.
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insouciance
- noun the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
lightsomeness; lightheartedness; carefreeness.
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active
- noun chemical agent capable of activity
active agent.
- noun the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
active voice.
- `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice
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combatant
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
scrapper; fighter; belligerent; battler.
- adjective satellite engaging in or ready for combat
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brunet
- noun a person with dark (brown) hair
brunette.
- adjective marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
brunette.
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plunger
- noun someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
speculator.
- noun someone who dives (into water)
diver.
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extreme
- noun the furthest or highest degree of something
- he carried it to extremes
- noun the point located farthest from the middle of something
extremum; extreme point.
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stock_market
- noun an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
stock exchange; securities market.
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convert
- noun a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
- verb change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
change over.
- We converted from 220 to 110 Volt
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creeps
- noun a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait
- noun a feeling of fear and revulsion
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zone
- noun a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
- noun any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
geographical zone.
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clark
- noun United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
William Clark.
- noun United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984)
Mark Wayne Clark; Mark Clark.
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precursor
- noun a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
- noun a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
forerunner.
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venturer
- noun a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)
merchant-venturer.
- noun a person who enjoys taking risks
adventurer.
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muscleman
- noun a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
muscle.
- the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him
- noun someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
bodybuilder; muscle builder; muscle-builder; musclebuilder.
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sir_edmund_percival_hillary
- noun New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)
Hillary; Sir Edmund Hillary; Edmund Hillary.
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habitant
- noun a person who inhabits a particular place
inhabitant; indweller; dweller; denizen.
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visionary
- noun a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
- noun a person with unusual powers of foresight
illusionist; seer.
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happy-go-lucky
- adjective satellite cheerfully irresponsible
harum-scarum; slaphappy; carefree; devil-may-care; freewheeling.
- carefree with his money
- freewheeling urban youths
- had a harum-scarum youth
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soldier
- noun an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
- the soldiers stood at attention
- noun a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony
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runaway
- noun an easy victory
laugher; romp; blowout; walkaway; shoo-in.
- noun someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
fugitive; fleer.
- fugitives from the sweatshops
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emulator
- noun someone who copies the words or behavior of another
aper; copycat; ape; imitator.
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military
- noun the military forces of a nation
armed forces; armed services; military machine; war machine.
- their military is the largest in the region
- the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker
- adjective of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
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changer
- noun a person who changes something
modifier.
- an inveterate changer of the menu
- noun an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention
auto-changer; record changer.
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jew
- noun a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
Israelite; Hebrew.
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campaign
- noun a race between candidates for elective office
run; political campaign.
- I managed his campaign for governor
- he is raising money for a Senate run
- noun a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
cause; drive; crusade; effort; movement.
- he supported populist campaigns
- they worked in the cause of world peace
- the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
- the movement to end slavery
- contributed to the war effort
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scorpio
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
Scorpion.
- noun a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
Scorpius.
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stock_exchange
- noun an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
stock market; securities market.
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free_agent
- noun (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team
- noun someone acting freely or even irresponsibly
free spirit; freewheeler.
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hardy
- adjective satellite having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
stalwart; stout; sturdy.
- hardy explorers of northern Canada
- proud of her tall stalwart son
- stout seamen
- sturdy young athletes
- noun United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
Oliver Hardy.
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follower
- noun a person who accepts the leadership of another
- noun someone who travels behind or pursues another
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moral
- noun the significance of a story or event
lesson.
- the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor
- adjective concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
- moral sense
- a moral scrutiny
- a moral lesson
- a moral quandary
- moral convictions
- a moral life
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aries
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries
Ram.
- noun a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus
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louis_jolliet
- noun French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)
Joliet; Jolliet; Louis Joliet.
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armed
- adjective (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
- verb prepare oneself for a military confrontation
build up; gird; fortify; arm.
- The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
- troops are building up on the Iraqi border
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research
- noun systematic investigation to establish facts
- noun a search for knowledge
enquiry; inquiry.
- their pottery deserves more research than it has received
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cloud
- noun any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
- noun a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
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ape
- noun any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
- noun someone who copies the words or behavior of another
aper; copycat; imitator; emulator.
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nonpartizan
- noun a person who is nonpartisan
nonpartisan.
- adjective free from party affiliation or bias
nonpartisan.
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confidence
- noun freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
self-confidence; self-assurance; authority; sureness; assurance.
- his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
- after that failure he lost his confidence
- she spoke with authority
- noun a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
- I have confidence in our team
- confidence is always borrowed, never owned
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eye
- noun the organ of sight
optic; oculus.
- noun good discernment (either visually or as if visually)
- she has an eye for fresh talent
- he has an artist's eye
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sagittarius
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius
Archer.
- noun a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and Capricornus
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richard_evelyn_byrd
- noun explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)
Admiral Byrd; Byrd; Richard E. Byrd.
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sweater
- noun a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
jumper.
- noun a person who perspires
perspirer.
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wilkins
- noun United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
Roy Wilkins.
- noun Australian who was the first to explore the Arctic by airplane (1888-1958)
George Hubert Wilkins.
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aborigine
- noun an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
indigen; aboriginal; indigene; native.
- the art of the natives of the northwest coast
- the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
- noun a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
Aboriginal; Australian Aborigine; native Australian; Abo.
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handler
- noun one who trains or exhibits animals
animal trainer.
- noun an agent who handles something or someone
- the senator's campaign handlers
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conquistador
- noun an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)
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incautious
- adjective lacking in caution
- an incautious remark
- incautious talk
- adjective satellite carelessly failing to exercise proper caution
- an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairs
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kneeler
- noun a person in a kneeling position
- noun a board (sometimes cushioned) for someone to kneel on
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stage
- noun any distinct time period in a sequence of events
phase.
- we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected
- noun a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
point; degree; level.
- a remarkable degree of frankness
- at what stage are the social sciences?
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sort
- noun a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
kind; form; variety.
- sculpture is a form of art
- what kinds of desserts are there?
- noun an approximate definition or example
- she wore a sort of magenta dress
- she served a creamy sort of dessert thing
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dismay
- noun the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
discouragement; disheartenment.
- noun fear resulting from the awareness of danger
alarm; consternation.
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diamond
- noun a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
- noun very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
adamant.
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rich
- noun people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
rich people.
- only the very rich benefit from this legislation
- adjective possessing material wealth
- her father is extremely rich
- many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles
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withholder
- noun a person who refrains from granting
- noun a person who restrains or checks or holds back
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beholder
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
percipient; perceiver; observer.
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company
- noun an institution created to conduct business
- he only invests in large well-established companies
- he started the company in his garage
- noun small military unit; usually two or three platoons
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overreaching
- adjective satellite revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights
vaulting.
- verb fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
overreach.
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cashier
- noun an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
bank clerk; teller.
- noun a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant)
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american
- noun a native or inhabitant of the United States
- noun the English language as used in the United States
American English; American language.
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adult
- noun a fully developed person from maturity onward
grownup.
- noun any mature animal
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boomer
- noun a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
baby boomer.
- they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers
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excellent
- adjective satellite very good; of the highest quality
fantabulous; first-class; splendid.
- made an excellent speech
- the school has excellent teachers
- a first-class mind
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baby
- noun a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
infant; babe.
- the baby began to cry again
- she held the baby in her arms
- it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different
- noun the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
- the baby of the family
- the baby of the Supreme Court
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ward
- noun a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
- noun a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
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appointee
- noun an official who is appointed
- noun a person who is appointed to a job or position
appointment.
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pot
- noun metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
- noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
throne; toilet; commode; crapper; stool; potty; can.
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malcontent
- noun a person who is discontented or disgusted
- adjective satellite discontented as toward authority
ill-affected; disaffected; rebellious.
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possessor
- noun a person who owns something
owner.
- they are searching for the owner of the car
- who is the owner of that friendly smile?
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player
- noun a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
participant.
- noun someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
musician; instrumentalist.
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soul
- noun the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
psyche.
- noun a human being
someone; somebody; person; individual; mortal.
- there was too much for one person to do
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knocker
- noun (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
- noun a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance)
- open the door and see who the knocker is
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ross
- noun Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
Sir John Ross; John Ross.
- noun British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)
James Clark Ross; Sir James Clark Ross.
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archaist
- noun a person who archaizes
- noun an expert or collector of antiquities
antiquary; antiquarian.
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hotspur
- noun a rash or impetuous person
- noun English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)
Percy; Sir Henry Percy; Harry Hotspur.
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male
- noun an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
- noun a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
male person.
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deceased
- noun someone who is no longer alive
dead person; decedent; departed; deceased person; dead soul.
- I wonder what the dead person would have done
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; perish; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
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social
- noun a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
mixer; sociable.
- adjective relating to human society and its members
societal.
- social institutions
- societal evolution
- societal forces
- social legislation
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stigmatist
- noun a person whose body is marked by religious stigmata (such as marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ)
stigmatic.
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heart
- noun the locus of feelings and intuitions
bosom.
- in your heart you know it is true
- her story would melt your bosom
- noun the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
pump; ticker.
- he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
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quiver
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
frisson; thrill; shudder; shiver; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
- noun a shaky motion
quivering; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
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bent
- noun a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
set.
- the set of his mind was obvious
- noun grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
bent grass; bent-grass.
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jackpot
- noun the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
pot; kitty.
- noun any outstanding award
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process
- noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
procedure.
- the procedure of obtaining a driver's license
- it was a process of trial and error
- noun (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
operation; cognitive process; mental process; cognitive operation.
- the process of thinking
- the cognitive operation of remembering
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coolness
- noun calm and unruffled self-assurance
imperturbability; imperturbableness.
- he performed with all the coolness of a veteran
- noun the property of being moderately cold
chilliness; nip.
- the chilliness of early morning
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byrd
- noun English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)
William Byrd.
- noun explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)
Admiral Byrd; Richard Evelyn Byrd; Richard E. Byrd.
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agent
- noun an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
- their research uncovered new disease agents
- noun a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
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high
- noun a lofty level or position or degree
- summer temperatures reached an all-time high
- noun an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high
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take_a_chance
- verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
risk; hazard; take chances; chance; adventure; gamble; run a risk.
- When you buy these stocks you are gambling
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romanticist
- noun someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality
sentimentalist.
- noun an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism
romantic.
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admirer
- noun a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
champion; protagonist; supporter; friend; booster.
- all their supporters came out for the game
- they are friends of the library
- noun a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves
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bones
- noun a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
finger cymbals; clappers; castanets.
- noun rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
os; bone.
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assay
- noun an appraisal of the state of affairs
check.
- they made an assay of the contents
- a check on its dependability under stress
- noun a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
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neglecter
- noun a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities
- he tried vainly to impress his neglecters
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admiral_byrd
- noun explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)
Richard Evelyn Byrd; Byrd; Richard E. Byrd.
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caucasian
- noun a member of the Caucasoid race
White; White person.
- noun a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere
Caucasian language.
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saluter
- noun a person who greets
greeter; welcomer.
- the newcomers were met by smiling greeters
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native
- noun an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
indigen; aboriginal; indigene; aborigine.
- the art of the natives of the northwest coast
- the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
- noun a person born in a particular place or country
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daring
- noun a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
dare.
- he could never refuse a dare
- noun the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
hardiness; boldness; hardihood.
- the proposal required great boldness
- the plan required great hardiness of heart
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desperation
- noun a state in which all hope is lost or absent
despair.
- in the depths of despair
- they were rescued from despair at the last minute
- courage born of desperation
- noun desperate recklessness
- it was a policy of desperation
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john_speke
- noun English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864)
Speke; John Hanning Speke.
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length
- noun the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
- the length of the table was 5 feet
- noun continuance in time
duration.
- the ceremony was of short duration
- he complained about the length of time required
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arrangement
- noun the thing arranged or agreed to
agreement.
- they made arrangements to meet in Chicago
- noun an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
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machine
- noun any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
- noun an efficient person
- the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine
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forest
- noun the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
woods; wood.
- noun land that is covered with trees and shrubs
timberland; woodland; timber.
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sword
- noun a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
steel; brand; blade.
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dribbler
- noun a basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it
- noun a person who dribbles; he needs a bib"
driveller; drooler; slobberer.
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resoluteness
- noun the trait of being resolute
resolve; firmness of purpose; resolution; firmness.
- his resoluteness carried him through the battle
- it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work
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divider
- noun a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
splitter.
- noun a person who separates something into parts or groups
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gamble
- noun money that is risked for possible monetary gain
- noun a risky act or venture
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creature
- noun a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
animate being; brute; beast; animal; fauna.
- noun a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
wight.
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gaming
- noun the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
gambling; play.
- his gambling cost him a fortune
- there was heavy play at the blackjack table
- verb place a bet on
stake; bet on; back; gage; game; punt.
- Which horse are you backing?
- I'm betting on the new horse
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explorer
- noun someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
adventurer.
- noun a commercial browser
Internet Explorer; IE.
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military_machine
- noun the military forces of a nation
armed forces; military; armed services; war machine.
- their military is the largest in the region
- the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker
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big_board
- noun a stock exchange in New York
New York Stock Exchange; NYSE; N. Y. Stock Exchange.
- noun the large display board at the New York Stock Exchange that reports on stocks traded on the exchange
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may
- noun the month following April and preceding June
- noun thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
English hawthorn; Crataegus oxycantha; whitethorn; Crataegus laevigata.
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spunk
- noun material for starting a fire
punk; kindling; touchwood; tinder.
- noun the courage to carry on
heart; mettle; nerve.
- he kept fighting on pure spunk
- you haven't got the heart for baseball
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hazard
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; risk.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
chance; fortune; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
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unfastener
- noun a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens
opener; undoer; untier.
- children are talented undoers of their shoelaces
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loose_cannon
- noun a person who is expected to perform a particular task but who is out of control and dangerous
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blood
- noun the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
- blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products
- the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions
- noun temperament or disposition
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bluff
- noun a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
- noun pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
- his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted
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ethnic
- noun a person who is a member of an ethnic group
- adjective satellite denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
cultural; ethnical.
- influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy
- ethnic food
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faller
- noun a person who fells trees
lumberman; logger; feller; lumberjack.
- noun a person who falls
- one of them was safe but they were unable to save the faller
- a faller among thieves
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dead_soul
- noun someone who is no longer alive
dead person; decedent; departed; deceased person; deceased.
- I wonder what the dead person would have done
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man
- noun an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
adult male.
- there were two women and six men on the bus
- noun someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
military man; serviceman; military personnel.
- two men stood sentry duty
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foolhardy
- adjective satellite marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
rash; heady; reckless.
- foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker
- became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay
- a reckless driver
- a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest
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chute
- noun rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
parachute.
- noun sloping channel through which things can descend
sloping trough; slideway; slide.
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sverdrup
- noun Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic (1855-1930)
Otto Neumann Sverdrup.
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attempt
- noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
try; effort; endeavor; endeavour.
- made an effort to cover all the reading material
- wished him luck in his endeavor
- she gave it a good try
- noun the act of attacking
attack.
- attacks on women increased last year
- they made an attempt on his life
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third
- noun one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
tierce; one-third.
- it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement
- noun the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
third base.
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blackamoor
- noun a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
Negroid; Black; Negro; Black person.
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counter
- noun table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
- noun game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games
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season
- noun a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
- he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company
- she always looked forward to the avocado season
- noun one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions
time of year.
- the regular sequence of the seasons
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succeeder
- noun a person with a record of successes
achiever; winner; success.
- his son would never be the achiever that his father was
- only winners need apply
- if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success
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daredevil
- noun a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
harum-scarum; swashbuckler; lunatic; madcap; hothead.
- adjective satellite presumptuously daring
temerarious.
- a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff
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responsibility
- noun the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
duty; obligation.
- we must instill a sense of duty in our children
- every right implies a responsibility
- noun the proper sphere or extent of your activities
province.
- it was his province to take care of himself
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dread
- noun fearful expectation or anticipation
apprehension; apprehensiveness.
- the student looked around the examination room with apprehension
- verb be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
fear.
- I fear the winters in Moscow
- We should not fear the Communists!
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capitalist
- noun a conservative advocate of capitalism
- noun a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
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bather
- noun a person who travels through the water by swimming
natator; swimmer.
- noun a person who takes a bath
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squint
- noun abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
strabismus.
- noun the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
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personification
- noun a person who represents an abstract quality
- she is the personification of optimism
- noun representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
prosopopoeia.
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six
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
sixer; sestet; Captain Hicks; hexad; sise; VI; sextet; half a dozen; 6; sextuplet.
- noun a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips
six-spot.
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smith
- noun Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
Ian Smith; Ian Douglas Smith.
- noun United States sculptor (1906-1965)
David Smith; David Roland Smith.
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mestizo
- noun a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
ladino.
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james_clark_ross
- noun British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)
Sir James Clark Ross; Ross.
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tyrant
- noun a cruel and oppressive dictator
autocrat; despot.
- noun in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
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hermann
- noun German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
Arminius; Armin.
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interpreter
- noun someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
translator.
- noun someone who uses art to represent something
- his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature
- she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles
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white
- noun a member of the Caucasoid race
White person; Caucasian.
- noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
whiteness.
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fridtjof_nansen
- noun Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930)
Nansen.
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venturesome
- adjective satellite disposed to venture or take risks
audacious; daring; venturous.
- audacious visions of the total conquest of space
- an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas
- the most daring of contemporary fiction writers
- a venturesome investor
- a venturous spirit
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underwater
- adjective satellite beneath the surface of the water
submersed; submerged.
- adjective satellite growing or remaining under water
subaquatic; subaqueous; submersed; submerged.
- viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat
- submerged leaves
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aper
- noun someone who copies the words or behavior of another
copycat; ape; imitator; emulator.
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moxie
- noun fortitude and determination
backbone; grit; gumption; guts; sand.
- he didn't have the guts to try it
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immune
- noun a person who is immune to a particular infection
- adjective relating to the condition of immunity
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timidness
- noun fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
timorousness; timidity.
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negro
- noun a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
Negroid; blackamoor; Black; Black person.
- adjective satellite relating to or characteristic of or being a member of the traditional racial division of mankind having brown to black pigmentation and tightly curled hair
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shudder
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
frisson; quiver; thrill; shiver; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
- noun an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
tremor.
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heroism
- noun the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
valiancy; gallantry; valorousness; valour; valor; valiance.
- he showed great heroism in battle
- he received a medal for valor
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contemplative
- noun a person devoted to the contemplative life
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
pensive; broody; ruminative; pondering; brooding; musing; meditative; reflective.
- Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
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gem
- noun art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
treasure.
- noun a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
stone; gemstone.
- he had the gem set in a ring for his wife
- she had jewels made of all the rarest stones
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musclebuilder
- noun someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
muscleman; bodybuilder; muscle builder; muscle-builder.
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redhead
- noun someone who has red hair
redheader; carrottop; red-header.
- noun North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head
Aythya americana.
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main
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
briny.
- noun a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
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domestic_partner
- noun a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
spousal equivalent; spouse equivalent; significant other.
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counterterrorist
- noun someone who attempts to prevent terrorism
- adjective intended to prevent terrorism
counterterror.
- the government took counterterror measures
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perkiness
- noun cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
buoyancy.
- noun inappropriate playfulness
archness; pertness; impertinence; sauciness.
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non
- adverb negation of a word or group of words
not.
- he does not speak French
- she is not going
- they are not friends
- not many
- not much
- not at all
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good
- noun benefit
- for your own good
- what's the good of worrying?
- noun moral excellence or admirableness
goodness.
- there is much good to be found in people
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driveller
- noun someone whose talk is trivial drivel
jabberer.
- noun a person who dribbles; he needs a bib"
dribbler; drooler; slobberer.
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lunatic
- noun an insane person
madman; maniac.
- noun a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
harum-scarum; swashbuckler; madcap; daredevil; hothead.
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valorous
- adjective satellite having or showing valor
valiant.
- a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack
- a valiant soldier
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stifler
- noun a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses
smotherer.
- he is a real conversation stifler
- I see from all the yawn smotherers that it is time to stop
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intimidation
- noun the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
bullying.
- noun the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
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repeater
- noun a person who repeats
- the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times
- noun someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
habitual criminal; recidivist.
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terrain
- noun a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
- they decided to attack across the rocky terrain
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nerveless
- adjective satellite marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
coolheaded; cool.
- play it cool
- keep cool
- stayed coolheaded in the crisis
- the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament
- adjective satellite lacking strength
feeble.
- a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
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stout
- noun a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
- noun a garment size for a large or heavy person
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joliet
- noun French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)
Jolliet; Louis Joliet; Louis Jolliet.
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impaired
- adjective diminished in strength, quality, or utility
- verb make worse or less effective
impair.
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backtalk
- noun an impudent or insolent rejoinder
sass; back talk; sassing; lip; mouth.
- don't give me any of your sass
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mountaineer
- noun someone who climbs mountains
mountain climber.
- verb climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
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adventurous
- adjective willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
adventuresome.
- adventurous pioneers
- the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy
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smart_money
- noun money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information)
- noun (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
exemplary damages; punitive damages.
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pertness
- noun inappropriate playfulness
archness; perkiness; impertinence; sauciness.
- noun quality of being lively and confident
- there was a pertness about her that attracted him
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thrill
- noun the swift release of a store of affective force
rush; boot; charge; bang; flush; kick.
- they got a great bang out of it
- what a boot!
- he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
- he does it for kicks
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
frisson; quiver; shudder; shiver; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
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henry_rowe_schoolcraft
- noun United States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864)
Schoolcraft.
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panic
- noun an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
terror; affright.
- noun sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
scare.
- panic in the stock market
- a war scare
- a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building
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drop
- noun a shape that is spherical and small
bead; pearl.
- he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops
- beads of sweat on his forehead
- noun a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
driblet; drib.
- he had a drop too much to drink
- a drop of each sample was analyzed
- there is not a drop of pity in that man
- years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling
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freshness
- noun the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
- she loved the freshness of newly baked bread
- the freshness of the air revived him
- noun originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
novelty.
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endangerment
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
jeopardy; peril; risk; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
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weather
- noun the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
atmospheric condition; conditions; weather condition.
- they were hoping for good weather
- every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception
- the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow
- verb face and withstand with courage
brave out; brave; endure.
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supernumerary
- noun a person serving no apparent function
- reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries
- noun a minor actor in crowd scenes
spear carrier; extra.
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samuel_de_champlain
- noun French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
Champlain.
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quarter
- noun one of four equal parts
twenty-five percent; fourth part; one-quarter; quartern; one-fourth; fourth.
- noun a district of a city having some distinguishing character
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timid
- noun people who are fearful and cautious
cautious.
- whitewater rafting is not for the timid
- adjective showing fear and lack of confidence
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brunette
- noun a person with dark (brown) hair
brunet.
- adjective marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
brunet.
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spouse_equivalent
- noun a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
spousal equivalent; significant other; domestic partner.
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weight
- noun the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
- noun sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
exercising weight; free weight.
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wilkes
- noun English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797)
John Wilkes.
- noun United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877)
Charles Wilkes.
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owner
- noun (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
proprietor.
- he is the owner of a chain of restaurants
- noun a person who owns something
possessor.
- they are searching for the owner of the car
- who is the owner of that friendly smile?
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john_rowlands
- noun Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of the Nile River (1841-1904)
Stanley; Sir Henry Morton Stanley; Henry M. Stanley.
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loge
- noun balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine
- noun private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
box.
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nansen
- noun Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930)
Fridtjof Nansen.
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smotherer
- noun a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses
stifler.
- he is a real conversation stifler
- I see from all the yawn smotherers that it is time to stop
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naming
- noun the verbal act of naming
- the part he failed was the naming of state capitals
- noun the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
assignment; appointment; designation.
- the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
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flinders
- noun British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)
Matthew Flinders; Sir Matthew Flinders.
- noun bits and splinters and fragments
- it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage
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carefreeness
- noun the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
lightsomeness; lightheartedness; insouciance.
- noun the trait of being without worry or responsibility
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event
- noun something that happens at a given place and time
- noun a special set of circumstances
case.
- in that event, the first possibility is excluded
- it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
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witness
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
witnesser; informant.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
viewer; looker; spectator; watcher.
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
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hysteria
- noun state of violent mental agitation
fury; delirium; frenzy; craze.
- noun excessive or uncontrollable fear
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gallant
- noun a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
dandy; clotheshorse; fop; beau; swell; dude; sheik; fashion plate.
- noun a man who attends or escorts a woman
squire.
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try
- noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
effort; endeavor; attempt; endeavour.
- made an effort to cover all the reading material
- wished him luck in his endeavor
- she gave it a good try
- verb make an effort or attempt
attempt; seek; essay; assay.
- He tried to shake off his fears
- The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps
- The police attempted to stop the thief
- He sought to improve himself
- She always seeks to do good in the world
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sex_symbol
- noun a person (especially a celebrity) who is well-known for their sexual attractiveness
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creditor
- noun a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
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sir_alexander_mackenzie
- noun Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)
Mackenzie.
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tenzing_norgay
- noun Sherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986)
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hedger
- noun a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
tergiversator; equivocator.
- noun someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
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take
- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
return; yield; takings; issue; proceeds; payoff.
- the average return was about 5%
- noun the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
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radical
- noun (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
chemical group; group.
- noun an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule
free radical.
- in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells
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mackenzie
- noun Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)
Sir Alexander Mackenzie.
- noun a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea
Mackenzie River.
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nervy
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
jumpy; highly strung; edgy; uptight; high-strung; jittery; restive; overstrung.
- adjective satellite showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
- the nervy feats of mountaineers
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job
- noun the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
line; line of work; business; occupation.
- he's not in my line of business
- noun a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
task; chore.
- estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars
- the job of repairing the engine took several hours
- the endless task of classifying the samples
- the farmer's morning chores
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opener
- noun the first event in a series
- she played Chopin for her opener
- the season's opener was a game against the Yankees
- noun a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens
undoer; untier; unfastener.
- children are talented undoers of their shoelaces
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health
- noun a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
wellness.
- physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients
- noun the general condition of body and mind
- his delicate health
- in poor health
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southpaw
- noun a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
lefty; left-hander; left-handed pitcher; lefthander; left hander.
- noun a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
left-hander; lefty.
- their pitcher was a southpaw
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asthmatic
- noun a person suffering from asthma
- she is a chronic asthmatic
- the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic
- adjective satellite relating to breathing with a whistling sound
wheezing; wheezy.
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transfer
- noun the act of moving something from one location to another
conveyance; transportation; transport; transferral.
- noun someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
transferee.
- the best student was a transfer from LSU
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harum
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impudence
- noun an impudent statement
cheek; impertinence.
- noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impertinence; freshness; crust; cheekiness; gall; insolence.
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red
- noun red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
redness.
- noun a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana
Red River.
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maneuver
- noun a military training exercise
simulated military operation; manoeuvre.
- noun a plan for attaining a particular goal
manoeuvre; tactics; tactic.
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mettlesome
- adjective satellite having a proud and unbroken spirit
- adjective satellite willing to face danger
gritty; spunky; gamy; spirited; game; gamey.
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boldness
- noun the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
hardiness; daring; hardihood.
- the proposal required great boldness
- the plan required great hardiness of heart
- noun impudent aggressiveness
nerve; brass; cheek; face.
- I couldn't believe her boldness
- he had the effrontery to question my honesty
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impertinence
- noun an impudent statement
cheek; impudence.
- noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
freshness; crust; impudence; cheekiness; gall; insolence.
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harum-scarum
- noun a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
swashbuckler; lunatic; madcap; daredevil; hothead.
- adjective satellite cheerfully irresponsible
slaphappy; carefree; happy-go-lucky; devil-may-care; freewheeling.
- carefree with his money
- freewheeling urban youths
- had a harum-scarum youth
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fugitive
- noun someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
runaway; fleer.
- fugitives from the sweatshops
- noun someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
fugitive from justice.
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free
- noun people who are free
free people.
- the home of the free and the brave
- verb grant freedom to; free from confinement
unloosen; unloose; loose; release; liberate.
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william_clark
- noun United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
Clark.
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tiger
- noun a fierce or audacious person
- he's a tiger on the tennis court
- it aroused the tiger in me
- noun large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
Panthera tigris.
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aboriginal
- noun an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
indigen; indigene; aborigine; native.
- the art of the natives of the northwest coast
- the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
- noun a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
Aborigine; Australian Aborigine; native Australian; Abo.
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scarum
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dissenter
- noun a person who dissents from some established policy
contestant; objector; dissident; protester.
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roald_amundsen
- noun Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928)
Amundsen.
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riser
- noun a person who rises (especially from bed)
- he's usually a late riser
- noun a vertical pipe in a building
riser pipe; riser pipeline; riser main.
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nondescript
- noun a person is not easily classified and not very interesting
- adjective satellite lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting
characterless.
- women dressed in nondescript clothes
- a nondescript novel
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heroic
- noun a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
heroic verse; heroic meter.
- adjective satellite very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
epic; larger-than-life.
- an epic voyage
- of heroic proportions
- heroic sculpture
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care
- noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
aid; tending; attention.
- no medical care was required
- the old car needs constant attention
- noun judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
precaution; caution; forethought.
- he exercised caution in opening the door
- he handled the vase with care
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schoolcraft
- noun United States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864)
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft.
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linguist
- noun a specialist in linguistics
linguistic scientist.
- noun a person who speaks more than one language
polyglot.
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yard
- noun a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
pace.
- noun the enclosed land around a house or other building
curtilage; grounds.
- it was a small house with almost no yard
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dead_person
- noun someone who is no longer alive
decedent; departed; deceased person; dead soul; deceased.
- I wonder what the dead person would have done
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waiter
- noun a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
server.
- noun a person who waits or awaits
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revenant
- noun a person who returns after a lengthy absence
- noun someone who has returned from the dead
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compulsive
- noun a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
- adjective satellite caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
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success
- noun an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
- let's call heads a success and tails a failure
- the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs
- noun an attainment that is successful
- his success in the marathon was unexpected
- his new play was a great success
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ostrich
- noun a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)
- noun fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
Struthio camelus.
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audacity
- noun fearless daring
temerity; audaciousness.
- noun aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
audaciousness.
- he had the audacity to question my decision
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punt
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
Irish punt; pound; Irish pound.
- noun an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
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curb
- noun an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
kerb; curbing.
- noun a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
curb bit.
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threat
- noun something that is a source of danger
menace.
- earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
- noun a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
- they were under threat of arrest
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mortal
- noun a human being
someone; somebody; soul; person; individual.
- there was too much for one person to do
- adjective subject to death
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castle
- noun a large and stately mansion
palace.
- noun a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
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pluckiness
- noun the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
gutsiness; pluck.
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scare
- noun sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
panic.
- panic in the stock market
- a war scare
- a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building
- noun a sudden attack of fear
panic attack.
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south
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
due south; S; southward.
- noun the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
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adventure
- noun a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
risky venture; escapade; dangerous undertaking.
- verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
risk; take a chance; hazard; take chances; chance; gamble; run a risk.
- When you buy these stocks you are gambling
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blind
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
- he spent hours reading to the blind
- noun a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
- he waited impatiently in the blind
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skin
- noun a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
tegument; cutis.
- your skin is the largest organ of your body
- noun an outer surface (usually thin)
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scrapper
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
combatant; fighter; belligerent; battler.
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blogger
- noun a person who keeps and updates a blog
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belligerent
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
scrapper; combatant; fighter; battler.
- adjective satellite characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
aggressive.
- aggressive acts against another country
- a belligerent tone
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powerful
- adjective having great power or force or potency or effect
- the most powerful government in western Europe
- his powerful arms
- a powerful bomb
- the horse's powerful kick
- powerful drugs
- a powerful argument
- adjective satellite strong enough to knock down or overwhelm
knock-down.
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traverse
- noun a horizontal beam that extends across something
crosspiece; crossbeam; trave.
- noun a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
transom.
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agnostic
- noun someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something
doubter.
- noun a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)
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one
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
ace; I; unity; 1; single.
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
- noun a single person or thing
- he is the best one
- this is the one I ordered
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slipper
- noun low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
carpet slipper.
- noun a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
slider; skidder.
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clumsy
- adjective satellite lacking grace in movement or posture
gawky; unwieldy; clunky; ungainly.
- a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
- clumsy fingers
- what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
- heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
- adjective satellite not elegant or graceful in expression
awkward; inept; ill-chosen; inapt; cumbersome.
- an awkward prose style
- a clumsy apology
- his cumbersome writing style
- if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
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unperson
- noun a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons)
nonperson.
- the former senator is treated as a nonperson by this administration
- George Orwell predicted that political dissidents would be treated as unpersons
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black
- noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
inkiness; blackness.
- noun total absence of light
lightlessness; pitch blackness; blackness; total darkness.
- they fumbled around in total darkness
- in the black of night
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relations
- noun mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
dealings.
- noun an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
relation.
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comforter
- noun commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
sympathizer; sympathiser.
- noun a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
allayer; reliever.
- a reliever of anxiety
- an allayer of fears
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navigator
- noun the ship's officer in charge of navigation
sailing master.
- noun the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course
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wager
- noun the act of gambling
bet.
- noun the money risked on a gamble
stake; bet; stakes.
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extrovert
- noun (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
extravert.
- adjective satellite being concerned with the social and physical environment
extroverted; extravertive; extrovertive; extravert; extraverted.
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feisty
- adjective satellite showing courage
spunky; plucky.
- the champion is faced with a feisty challenger
- adjective satellite quick to take offense
touchy; thin-skinned; huffy.
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engineer
- noun a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
applied scientist; technologist.
- noun the operator of a railway locomotive
locomotive engineer; railroad engineer; engine driver.
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passer
- noun a person who passes by casually or by chance
passerby; passer-by.
- noun a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group
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sheer
- verb turn sharply; change direction abruptly
swerve; cut; veer; trend; curve; slew; slue.
- The car cut to the left at the intersection
- The motorbike veered to the right
- verb cause to sheer
- She sheered her car around the obstacle
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presumptuousness
- noun audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
presumption; assumption; effrontery.
- he despised them for their presumptuousness
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needer
- noun a person who wants or needs something
wanter.
- an owner of many things and needer of none
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opportunity
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
chance.
- the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
- now is your chance
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top
- noun the upper part of anything
- the mower cuts off the tops of the grass
- the title should be written at the top of the first page
- noun the highest or uppermost side of anything
upside; upper side; top side.
- put your books on top of the desk
- only the top side of the box was painted
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free-lance
- noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
independent; freelance; freelancer; free lance; self-employed person.
- adjective working for yourself
freelance; self-employed.
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heady
- adjective satellite marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
judicious; wise.
- judicious use of one's money
- a wise decision
- adjective satellite extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
intoxicating.
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spurner
- noun a person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt
- she was known as a spurner of all suitors
- he was no spurner of rules
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attack
- noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
onset; onrush; onslaught.
- noun an offensive move in a sport or game
- they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning
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assumption
- noun a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
premiss; premise.
- on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play
- noun a hypothesis that is taken for granted
supposal; supposition.
- any society is built upon certain assumptions
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restrainer
- noun a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
- noun a person who directs and restrains
controller.
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rate
- noun a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
- they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour
- the rate of change was faster than expected
- noun amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
charge per unit.
- a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5
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friend
- noun a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
- he was my best friend at the university
- noun an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
ally.
- he's a good ally in fight
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beard
- noun the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
face fungus; whiskers.
- noun a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
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scorpion
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
Scorpio.
- noun the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
Scorpio; Scorpio the Scorpion.
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rectifier
- noun electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
- noun a person who corrects or sets right
- a rectifier of prejudices
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orphan
- noun a child who has lost both parents
- noun someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
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relative
- noun a person related by blood or marriage
relation.
- police are searching for relatives of the deceased
- he has distant relations back in New Jersey
- noun an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
congeneric; congener; congenator.
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minute
- noun a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
min.
- noun an indefinitely short time
moment; bit; mo; second.
- wait just a moment
- in a mo
- it only takes a minute
- in just a bit
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casanova
- noun an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798)
Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt; Casanova de Seingalt; Giovanni Jacopo Casanova.
- noun any man noted for his amorous adventures
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selector
- noun a person who chooses or selects out
picker; chooser.
- noun a switch that is used to select among alternatives
selector switch.
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natural
- noun someone regarded as certain to succeed
- he's a natural for the job
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
cancel.
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sex
- noun activities associated with sexual intercourse
sexual activity; sex activity; sexual practice.
- they had sex in the back seat
- noun either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided
- the war between the sexes
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nonpartisan
- noun a person who is nonpartisan
nonpartizan.
- adjective free from party affiliation or bias
nonpartizan.
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gambler
- noun a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
- noun someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement
risk taker.
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debitor
- noun a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
debtor.
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hardihood
- noun the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
hardiness; boldness; daring.
- the proposal required great boldness
- the plan required great hardiness of heart
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steel
- noun an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
- noun a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
brand; blade; sword.
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loved
- adjective held dear
- his loved companion of many years
- verb have a great affection or liking for
love.
- I love French food
- She loves her boss and works hard for him
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peril
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; risk; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a state of danger involving risk
riskiness.
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cancer
- noun any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
malignant neoplastic disease.
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
Crab.
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double
- noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
two-base hit; two-baser; two-bagger.
- he hit a double to deep centerfield
- noun a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
stunt man; stunt woman.
- his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable
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coward
- noun a person who shows fear or timidity
- noun English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
Noel Coward; Sir Noel Pierce Coward.
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spitter
- noun a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
expectorator.
- noun an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
spitball.
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gentile
- noun a person who does not acknowledge your god
heathen; infidel; pagan.
- noun a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus
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war
- noun the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
warfare.
- thousands of people were killed in the war
- noun a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
state of war.
- war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring
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spirited
- adjective displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
- verb infuse with spirit
spirit up; spirit; inspirit.
- The company spirited him up
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gall
- noun an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
saddle sore.
- noun a skin sore caused by chafing
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individual
- noun a human being
someone; somebody; soul; person; mortal.
- there was too much for one person to do
- noun a single organism
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baby_buster
- noun a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically
buster.
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venture
- noun any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
- noun an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
speculation.
- he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it
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lover
- noun a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
- noun an ardent follower and admirer
devotee; fan; buff.
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burton
- noun English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
Sir Richard Burton; Richard Burton; Sir Richard Francis Burton.
- noun Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)
Richard Burton.
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dyslectic
- noun a person who has dyslexia
- adjective satellite having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder
dyslexic.
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feeling
- noun the experiencing of affective and emotional states
- she had a feeling of euphoria
- he had terrible feelings of guilt
- I disliked him and the feeling was mutual
- noun a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
impression; belief; opinion; notion.
- his impression of her was favorable
- what are your feelings about the crisis?
- it strengthened my belief in his sincerity
- I had a feeling that she was lying
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bravery
- noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
courageousness; braveness; courage.
- noun feeling no fear
fearlessness.
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colour
- noun any material used for its color
color; coloring material; colouring material.
- she used a different color for the trim
- noun a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
color; people of color; people of colour.
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bet
- noun the money risked on a gamble
wager; stake; stakes.
- noun the act of gambling
wager.
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risky
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
wild; hazardous.
- skydiving is a hazardous sport
- extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
- a wild financial scheme
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
speculative; bad; high-risk.
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
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and
A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence. (a) It is sometimes used emphatically; as, "there are women and women," that is, two very different sorts of women. (b) By a rhetorical figure, notions, one of which is modificatory of the other, are connected by and; as, "the tediousness and process of my travel," that is, the tedious process, etc.; "thy fair and outward character," that is, thy outwardly fair character, Schmidt's Shak. Lex.
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applicant
- noun a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
applier.
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desperate
- noun a person who is frightened and in need of help
- they prey on the hopes of the desperate
- adjective satellite arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
despairing.
- a despairing view of the world situation
- the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
- a desperate cry for help
- helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
- her desperate screams
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scalper
- noun someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost
- he got theater tickets through a scalper
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abstinent
- noun a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
abstainer; nondrinker.
- adjective satellite self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
abstentious.
- not totally abstinent but abstemious
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modern
- noun a contemporary person
- noun a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
Bodoni font; modern font; Bodoni.
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abomination
- noun a person who is loathsome or disgusting
- noun hate coupled with disgust
odium; execration; abhorrence; detestation; loathing.
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mailer
- noun a person who mails something
- noun United States writer (born in 1923)
Norman Mailer.
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danger
- noun the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
- you are in no danger
- there was widespread danger of disease
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; risk.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
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mogul
- noun a bump on a ski slope
- noun a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857
Moghul.
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speke
- noun English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864)
John Hanning Speke; John Speke.
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alike
- adjective having the same or similar characteristics
similar; like.
- all politicians are alike
- they looked utterly alike
- friends are generally alike in background and taste
- adverb equally
likewise.
- parents and teachers alike demanded reforms
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crab
- noun decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
- noun a quarrelsome grouch
crabby person.
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left-hander
- noun a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
lefty; left-handed pitcher; lefthander; left hander; southpaw.
- noun a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
lefty; southpaw.
- their pitcher was a southpaw
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turner
- noun a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
- noun United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
Nat Turner.
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sounding
- noun a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
- noun the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
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seek
- noun the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
- verb try to get or reach
- seek a position
- seek an education
- seek happiness
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israelite
- noun a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel
- noun a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
Jew; Hebrew.
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laugher
- noun a person who is laughing or who laughs easily
- noun an easy victory
romp; blowout; runaway; walkaway; shoo-in.
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rasmussen
- noun Danish ethnologist and Arctic explorer; led expeditions into the Arctic to find support for his theory that Eskimos and North American Indians originally migrated from Asia (1879-1933)
Kund Johan Victor Rasmussen.
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indweller
- noun activation by an inner spirit or force or principle
- the Holy Spirit is the indweller of the church and its members
- noun a person who inhabits a particular place
inhabitant; habitant; dweller; denizen.
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handicapped_person
- noun a person who has some condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically or mentally or socially
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jeopardize
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- verb put at risk
stake; hazard; venture; adventure.
- I will stake my good reputation for this
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snow
- noun precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
snowfall.
- noun a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
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tagger
- noun someone who assigns labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter
- noun someone who appends or joins one thing to another
- a theory that was simply added on by some anonymous tagger
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battler
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
scrapper; combatant; fighter; belligerent.
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walk
- noun the act of traveling by foot
walking.
- walking is a healthy form of exercise
- noun (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
base on balls; pass.
- he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
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lasalle
- noun French explorer who claimed Louisiana for France (1643-1687)
Sieur de LaSalle; Rene-Robert Cavelier.
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lip
- noun either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
- noun (botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx
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best
- noun the supreme effort one can make
- noun the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
topper.
- he could beat the best of them
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force
- noun a powerful effect or influence
- the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them
- noun (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- force equals mass times acceleration
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poster
- noun a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
notice; placard; posting; bill; card.
- a poster advertised the coming attractions
- noun someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards
bill poster; bill sticker.
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right_hander
- noun a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the left
right-hander; righthander.
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arrogator
- noun a person who through conceit makes pretentious claims to rights or advantages that he or she is not entitled to or to qualities that he or she does not possess
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modifier
- noun a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
qualifier.
- noun a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising
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hall
- noun an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
hallway.
- the elevators were at the end of the hall
- noun a large entrance or reception room or area
entrance hall; anteroom; antechamber; vestibule; foyer; lobby.
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play
- noun a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
drama; dramatic play.
- he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway
- noun a theatrical performance of a drama
- the play lasted two hours
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brazenness
- noun behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame
shamelessness.
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aspen
- noun any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
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outcaste
- noun a person belonging to no caste
- adjective satellite not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society
casteless.
- the foreigner was a casteless person
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timidity
- noun fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
timorousness; timidness.
- noun fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
timorousness.
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park
- noun a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
parkland.
- there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park
- noun a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
green; commons; common.
- they went for a walk in the park
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hebrew
- noun the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
- noun a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
Israelite; Jew.
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sir_henry_morton_stanley
- noun Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of the Nile River (1841-1904)
Stanley; John Rowlands; Henry M. Stanley.
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talk
- noun an exchange of ideas via conversation
talking.
- let's have more work and less talk around here
- noun discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')
- his poetry contains much talk about love and anger
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sebastian_cabot
- noun son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)
Cabot.
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mouth
- noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
oral fissure; oral cavity; rima oris.
- he stuffed his mouth with candy
- noun the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
- she wiped lipstick from her mouth
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significant
- adjective important in effect or meaning
important.
- a significant change in tax laws
- a significant change in the Constitution
- a significant contribution
- significant details
- statistically significant
- adjective satellite fairly large
substantial.
- won by a substantial margin
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transsexual
- noun a person who has undergone a sex change operation
transexual.
- noun a person whose sexual identification is entirely with the opposite sex
transexual.
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mettle
- noun the courage to carry on
heart; spunk; nerve.
- he kept fighting on pure spunk
- you haven't got the heart for baseball
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exponent
- noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
advocator; proponent; advocate.
- noun someone who expounds and interprets or explains
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courageousness
- noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
braveness; courage; bravery.
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moral_hazard
- noun (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance)
- insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest
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ejector
- noun a person who ousts or supplants someone else
ouster.
- noun a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing
cartridge ejector.
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lightsomeness
- noun the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
lightheartedness; carefreeness; insouciance.
- noun the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
nimbleness; agility; lightness; legerity.
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lewis
- noun United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
Jerry Lee Lewis.
- noun United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)
Frederick Carleton Lewis; Carl Lewis.
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alarm
- noun fear resulting from the awareness of danger
dismay; consternation.
- noun a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
alarm system; warning device.
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steady
- noun a person loved by another person
truelove; sweetheart; sweetie.
- verb make steady
becalm; calm.
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john_hanning_speke
- noun English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864)
Speke; John Speke.
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baldpate
- noun a person whose head is bald
baldhead; baldy.
- noun a widgeon the male of which has a white crown
American widgeon; Anas americana.
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cousteau
- noun French underwater explorer (born in 1910)
Jacques Costeau; Jacques Yves Costeau.
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bodybuilder
- noun someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
muscleman; muscle builder; muscle-builder; musclebuilder.
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speculator
- noun someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
- noun someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
plunger.
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enterprise
- noun a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
endeavor; endeavour.
- he had doubts about the whole enterprise
- noun an organization created for business ventures
- a growing enterprise must have a bold leader
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mover_and_shaker
- noun a person who wields power and influence
shaker.
- a shaker of traditional beliefs
- movers and shakers in the business world
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anti-american
- noun a person who is opposed to the United States and its policies
- adjective opposed to the United States and its policies
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wuss
- noun a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
doormat; weakling.
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literate
- noun a person who can read and write
literate person.
- adjective able to read and write
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good_person
- noun a person who is good to other people
socialiser
socializer.
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