ground
- noun the solid part of the earth's surface
dry land; land; terra firma; earth; solid ground.
- the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
- the earth shook for several minutes
- he dropped the logs on the ground
- noun a rational motive for a belief or action
reason.
- the reason that war was declared
- the grounds for their declaration
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ground
- noun the solid part of the earth's surface
dry land; land; terra firma; earth; solid ground.
- the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
- the earth shook for several minutes
- he dropped the logs on the ground
- noun a rational motive for a belief or action
reason.
- the reason that war was declared
- the grounds for their declaration
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genethliacs
The science of calculating nativities, or predicting the future events of life from the stars which preside at birth. Jhonson.
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sorbonist
A doctor of the Sorbonne, or theological college, in the University of Paris, founded by Robert de Sorbon, a. d. 1252. It was suppressed in the Revolution of 1789.
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abstrusely
- adverb in a manner difficult to understand
- the professor's abstrusely reasoned theories were wasted on his students
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we've
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justice
- noun the quality of being just or fair
justness.
- noun judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
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imitative
- adjective marked by or given to imitation
- acting is an imitative art
- man is an imitative being
- adjective (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
onomatopoeical; echoic; onomatopoetic; onomatopoeic.
- onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises
- it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
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she'd
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he'd
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ostensive
- adjective satellite manifestly demonstrative
- adjective satellite represented or appearing as such; pretended
ostensible.
- His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
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you've
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lesson
- noun a unit of instruction
- noun punishment intended as a warning to others
object lesson; example; deterrent example.
- they decided to make an example of him
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smattering
- noun a small number or amount
handful.
- only a handful of responses were received
- noun a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
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associative
- adjective characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
associatory.
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helplessness
- noun powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
impuissance; weakness.
- in spite of their weakness the group remains active
- noun the state of needing help from something
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schoolchild
- noun a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
pupil; school-age child.
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instrumental
- adjective relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments
- instrumental compositions
- an instrumental ensemble
- adjective satellite serving or acting as a means or aid
subservient; implemental.
- instrumental in solving the crime
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squanto
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chronologist
A person who investigates dates of events and transactions; one skilled in chronology. That learned noise and dust of the chronologist is wholly to be avoided. Locke.
THe most exact chronologers tell us that Christ was born in October, and not in December. John Knox.
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belatedly
- adverb later than usual or than expected
late; tardily.
- the train arrived late
- we awoke late
- the children came late to school
- notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline
- I belatedly wished her a happy birthday
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decipherer
- noun the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
decoder.
- noun a reader capable of reading and interpreting illegible or obscure text
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witling
A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness. A beau and witing perished in the forming. Pope.
Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks! Goldsmith.
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painstakingly
- adverb in a fastidious and painstaking manner
fastidiously.
- it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling
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maurist
A member of the Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of the Benedictines, originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century. The Maurists have been distinguished for their interest in literature.
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jurisconsult
(Law) A man learned in the civil law; an expert in juridical science; a professor of jurisprudence; a jurist.
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chimp
- noun intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests
Pan troglodytes; chimpanzee.
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prelection
A lecture or discourse read in public or to a select company. "The
prelections of Faber."
Sir M. Hale.
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lesson
- noun a unit of instruction
- noun punishment intended as a warning to others
object lesson; example; deterrent example.
- they decided to make an example of him
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industriousness
- noun persevering determination to perform a task
industry; diligence.
- his diligence won him quick promotions
- frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues
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scriptural
- adjective of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible
biblical.
- biblical names
- biblical Hebrew
- adjective written or relating to writing
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schoolchildren
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laboriously
- adverb in a laborious manner
- their lives were spent in committee making decisions for others to execute on the basis of data laboriously gathered for them
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siddhartha
- noun founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)
Buddha; Gautama; Gautama Buddha; Gautama Siddhartha.
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samoset
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hiawatha
- noun a Native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century)
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painfully
- adverb unpleasantly
distressingly.
- his ignorance was painfully obvious
- adverb in or as if in pain
sorely.
- she moved painfully forward
- sorely wounded
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leadbelly
- noun United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949)
Huddie Leadbetter; Ledbetter.
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wojtyla
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wovoka
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pedantically
- adverb in a pedantic manner
- these interpretations are called `schemas' or, more pedantically, `schemata'
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canonist
- noun a specialist in canon law
- adjective pertaining to or characteristic of a body of rules and principles accepted as axiomatic; e.g. "canonist communism"
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firsthand
- adjective satellite received directly from a source
- adverb from the original source; directly
at first hand.
- I heard this story firsthand
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pundit
- noun someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
initiate; savant; learned person.
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awesome
- adjective satellite inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
awful; awing; amazing; awe-inspiring.
- New York is an amazing city
- the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight
- the awesome complexity of the universe
- this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville
- Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent
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navajo
- noun a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
Navaho.
- noun the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho
Navaho.
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daguerre
- noun French inventor of the first practical photographic process, the daguerreotype (1789-1851)
Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre.
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detective
- noun a police officer who investigates crimes
tec; police detective; investigator.
- noun an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
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kinesthetically
- adverb in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia
kinaesthetically.
- he can perceive shapes kinesthetically
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philadelphian
Of or pertaining to Ptolemy Philadelphus, or to one of the cities named Philadelphia, esp. the modern city in Pennsylvania.
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newly
- adverb very recently
fresh; freshly; new.
- they are newly married
- newly raised objections
- a newly arranged hairdo
- grass new washed by the rain
- a freshly cleaned floor
- we are fresh out of tomatoes
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dutifully
- adverb out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner
- he dutifully visited his mother every Sunday
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barber
- noun United States composer (1910-1981)
Samuel Barber.
- noun a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
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quickly
- adverb with rapid movements
chop-chop; speedily; rapidly; apace.
- adverb with little or no delay
quick; promptly.
- the rescue squad arrived promptly
- come here, quick!
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panamanian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Panama
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Panama or its people
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pundit
- noun someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
initiate; savant; learned person.
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recombine
- verb undergo genetic recombination
- verb cause genetic recombination
- should scientists recombine DNA?
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chicagoans
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stenography
- noun a method of writing rapidly
shorthand; tachygraphy.
- noun the act or art of writing in shorthand
- stenography is no longer a marketable skill
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have
- noun a person who possesses great material wealth
rich person; wealthy person.
- verb have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
hold; have got.
- She has $1,000 in the bank
- He has got two beautiful daughters
- She holds a Master's degree from Harvard
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nim
- noun game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table
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pedant
- noun a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
scholastic; bookworm.
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animator
- noun someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people
vitaliser; energiser; energizer; vitalizer.
- noun the technician who produces animated cartoons
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aurally
- adverb with regard to sound or the ear
- the new musical was visually and aurally appealing
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afterward
- adverb happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
after; afterwards; later; later on; subsequently.
- he apologized subsequently
- he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
- it didn't happen until afterward
- two hours after that
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