crumpled
- adjective satellite of metal e.g.
bent; dented.
- bent nails
- a car with a crumpled front end
- dented fenders
- verb fall apart
collapse; tumble; crumple; break down; crumble.
- the building crumbled after the explosion
- Negotiations broke down
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blistery
- adjective satellite hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters
blistering.
- adjective satellite covered with small blisters
blebby.
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vile
- adjective satellite morally reprehensible
worthless; unworthy; slimy; wretched; ugly; despicable.
- would do something as despicable as murder
- ugly crimes
- the vile development of slavery appalled them
- a slimy little liar
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; sickening; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
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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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yellow
- noun yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
yellowness.
- verb turn yellow
- The pages of the book began to yellow
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apractic
- adjective satellite having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder
apraxic.
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battle
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
engagement; conflict; fight.
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
- noun an energetic attempt to achieve something
struggle.
- getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- he fought a battle for recognition
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suicidal
- adjective satellite dangerous to yourself or your interests
self-destructive.
- suicidal impulses
- a suicidal corporate takeover strategy
- a kamikaze pilot
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worrisome
- adjective not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety
unreassuring.
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
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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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self-destruct
- verb do away with oneself or itself
self-destroy.
- The machine will self-destruct if you tamper with it
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under
- adjective satellite located below or beneath something else
nether.
- nether garments
- the under parts of a machine
- adjective satellite lower in rank, power, or authority
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wildcat
- noun an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
wildcat well.
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
beast; savage; wolf; brute.
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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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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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puffy
- adjective satellite being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing
bouffant.
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumid; tumescent; intumescent; turgid.
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
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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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embark
- verb go on board
ship.
- verb set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
enter.
- she embarked upon a new career
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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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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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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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fragile
- adjective satellite easily broken or damaged or destroyed
delicate; frail.
- a kite too delicate to fly safely
- fragile porcelain plates
- fragile old bones
- a frail craft
- adjective satellite vulnerably delicate
- she has the fragile beauty of youth
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turgid
- adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
tumid; bombastic; orotund; large; declamatory.
- a man given to large talk
- tumid political prose
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumid; tumescent; puffy; intumescent.
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
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speculation
- noun a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
guess; conjecture; supposition; surmisal; hypothesis; surmise.
- noun a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
conjecture.
- speculations about the outcome of the election
- he dismissed it as mere conjecture
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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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unreliableness
- noun the trait of not being dependable or reliable
unreliability; undependability; undependableness.
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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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chanceful
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
dodgy; chancy; dicey.
- an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
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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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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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bloodshot
- adjective satellite (of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed
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parlousness
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jejune
- adjective satellite lacking in nutritive value
insubstantial.
- the jejune diets of the very poor
- adjective satellite displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
juvenile; puerile; adolescent.
- adolescent insecurity
- jejune responses to our problems
- their behavior was juvenile
- puerile jokes
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blue
- noun blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
blueness.
- he had eyes of bright blue
- noun blue clothing
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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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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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assisted
- adjective having help; often used as a combining form
aided.
- verb give help or assistance; be of service
aid; assist; help.
- Everyone helped out during the earthquake
- Can you help me carry this table?
- She never helps around the house
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beaten
- adjective formed or made thin by hammering
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; trounce; crush; beat out; vanquish.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
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hazardous
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
wild; risky.
- skydiving is a hazardous sport
- extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
- a wild financial scheme
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unwholesome
- adjective detrimental to physical or moral well-being
- unwholesome food
- unwholesome habits like smoking
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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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unsure
- adjective lacking self-confidence
shy; timid; diffident.
- stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
- problems that call for bold not timid responses
- a very unsure young man
- adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
incertain; uncertain.
- uncertain of his convictions
- unsure of himself and his future
- moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps
- an uncertain smile
- touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers
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frothing
- adjective satellite producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
foamy; foaming.
- the rabid animal's frothing mouth
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
froth; foam; effervesce; sparkle; form bubbles; fizz.
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water
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suttee
- noun the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
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explore
- verb inquire into
search; research.
- the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project
- He searched for information on his relatives on the web
- Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness
- verb travel to or penetrate into
- explore unknown territory in biology
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john_ross
- noun Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
Sir John Ross; Ross.
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crippled
- adjective satellite disabled in the feet or legs
halt; lame; gimpy; halting; game.
- a crippled soldier
- a game leg
- verb deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
stultify; cripple.
- This measure crippled our efforts
- Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work
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icteric
- adjective satellite affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
jaundiced; yellow.
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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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breakable
- noun an article that is fragile and easily broken
- pack the breakables separately
- adjective capable of being broken or damaged
- earthenware pottery is breakable
- breakable articles should be packed carefully
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carbuncled
- adjective satellite afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle
carbuncular.
- adjective satellite set with carbuncles
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swashbuckler
- noun a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
harum-scarum; lunatic; madcap; daredevil; hothead.
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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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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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economics
- noun the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
economic science; political economy.
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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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sunburned
- adjective satellite suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
sunburnt.
- verb get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
sunburn; burn.
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climber
- noun a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants
- noun someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
social climber.
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rheumatic
- noun a person suffering with rheumatism
- adjective satellite of or pertaining to arthritis
rheumy; arthritic; rheumatoid; creaky.
- my creaky old joints
- rheumy with age and grief
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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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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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put
- noun the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
put option.
- verb put into a certain place or abstract location
set; pose; place; lay; position.
- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point
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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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nauseating
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; vile; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; sickening; noisome.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- verb upset and make nauseated
nauseate; sicken; turn one's stomach.
- The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach
- The mold on the food sickened the diners
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hypersensitised
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; hypersensitive; supersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; sensitized; supersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
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under_fire
- adjective satellite subjected to enemy attack or censure
under attack.
- an official under fire for mismanagement
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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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incertain
- adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
unsure; uncertain.
- uncertain of his convictions
- unsure of himself and his future
- moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps
- an uncertain smile
- touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers
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insecurity
- noun the state of being subject to danger or injury
- noun the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure
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angry
- adjective feeling or showing anger
- angry at the weather
- angry customers
- an angry silence
- sending angry letters to the papers
- adjective satellite (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
furious; raging; wild; tempestuous.
- angry clouds on the horizon
- furious winds
- the raging sea
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two
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
II; deuce; 2.
- noun one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
deuce.
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flabby
- adjective satellite out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
flaccid; soft.
- he was too soft for the army
- flabby around the middle
- flaccid cheeks
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duplicate
- noun something additional of the same kind
extra.
- he always carried extras in case of an emergency
- noun a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
duplication.
- he made a duplicate for the files
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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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broken-down
- adjective satellite in deplorable condition
dilapidated; tumble-down; tatterdemalion; ramshackle; derelict; bedraggled.
- a street of bedraggled tenements
- a broken-down fence
- a ramshackle old pier
- a tumble-down shack
- adjective satellite not in working order
- had to push the broken-down car
- a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on
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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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crookbacked
- adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
kyphotic; humped; crookback; hunchbacked; humpbacked; gibbous.
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doubling
- noun increase by a factor of two
- doubling with a computer took no time at all
- noun raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
double.
- I decided his double was a bluff
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indefensible
- adjective satellite (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
untenable.
- adjective satellite not able to be protected against attack
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wicked
- adjective morally bad in principle or practice
- adjective satellite having committed unrighteous acts
sinful; unholy.
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separated
- adjective satellite being or feeling set or kept apart from others
set-apart; detached; isolated.
- she felt detached from the group
- could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson
- thought of herself as alone and separated from the others
- had a set-apart feeling
- verb act as a barrier between; stand between
divide; separate.
- The mountain range divides the two countries
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clever
- adjective satellite showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
cagy; canny; cagey.
- a cagey lawyer
- too clever to be sound
- adjective satellite mentally quick and resourceful
apt.
- an apt pupil
- you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker
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under_attack
- adjective satellite subjected to enemy attack or censure
under fire.
- an official under fire for mismanagement
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expose
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
unmasking.
- he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government
- verb expose or make accessible to some action or influence
- Expose your students to art
- expose the blanket to sunshine
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hurt
- noun any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
harm; injury; trauma.
- noun psychological suffering
suffering; distress.
- the death of his wife caused him great distress
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sore
- noun an open skin infection
- adjective satellite hurting
raw; sensitive; tender.
- the tender spot on his jaw
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put_on_the_line
- verb expose to a chance of loss or damage
lay on the line; risk.
- We risked losing a lot of money in this venture
- Why risk your life?
- She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong
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broke
- adjective satellite lacking funds
skint; stone-broke; stony-broke; bust.
- `skint' is a British slang term
- verb terminate
interrupt; break.
- She interrupted her pregnancy
- break a lucky streak
- break the cycle of poverty
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cunning
- noun shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
guile; craft; slyness; foxiness; craftiness; wiliness.
- noun crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
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fictile
- adjective of or relating to the craft of pottery
- the fictile art
- fictile ware
- adjective satellite susceptible to being led or directed
pliable.
- fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda
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gassy
- adjective satellite resembling gas
- adjective satellite suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal
flatulent; colicky.
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science
- noun a particular branch of scientific knowledge
scientific discipline.
- noun ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
skill.
- the skill of a well-trained boxer
- the sweet science of pugilism
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inflamed
- adjective satellite resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
- eyes inflamed with crying
- verb cause inflammation in
inflame.
- The repetitive motion inflamed her joint
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cat
- noun feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
true cat.
- noun an informal term for a youth or man
bozo; guy; hombre.
- a nice guy
- the guy's only doing it for some doll
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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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bowleg
- noun a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
bandy leg; tibia vara; bandyleg; genu varum; bow leg.
- adjective satellite have legs that curve outward at the knees
bowed; bandy; bowlegged; bandy-legged.
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knock
- noun the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
knocking.
- noun negative criticism
roast.
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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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soft
- adjective yielding readily to pressure or weight
- adjective compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- he was soft on his children
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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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life-threatening
- adjective satellite causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
grievous; dangerous; severe; serious; grave.
- a dangerous operation
- a grave situation
- a grave illness
- grievous bodily harm
- a serious wound
- a serious turn of events
- a severe case of pneumonia
- a life-threatening disease
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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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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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battered
- adjective satellite damaged by blows or hard usage
beaten-up; beat-up.
- a battered old car
- the beaten-up old Ford
- verb strike against forcefully
batter; knock about; buffet.
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vulnerability
- noun the state of being vulnerable or exposed
exposure.
- his vulnerability to litigation
- his exposure to ridicule
- noun susceptibility to injury or attack
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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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lame
- noun someone who doesn't understand what is going on
square.
- noun a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
- she wore a gold lame dress
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parlous
- adjective satellite fraught with danger
touch-and-go; precarious; perilous.
- dangerous waters
- a parlous journey on stormy seas
- a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
- the precarious life of an undersea diver
- dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
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economic_science
- noun the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
political economy; economics.
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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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joliet
- noun French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)
Jolliet; Louis Joliet; Louis Jolliet.
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gamble
- noun money that is risked for possible monetary gain
- noun a risky act or venture
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economy
- noun the system of production and distribution and consumption
economic system.
- noun the efficient use of resources
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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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parlous
- adjective satellite fraught with danger
touch-and-go; precarious; perilous.
- dangerous waters
- a parlous journey on stormy seas
- a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
- the precarious life of an undersea diver
- dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
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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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on_the_hook
- adjective satellite caught in a difficult or dangerous situation
- there I was back on the hook
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insecure
- adjective not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
- adjective lacking in security or safety
unsafe.
- his fortune was increasingly insecure
- an insecure future
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swaybacked
- adjective satellite having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
lordotic; dipped; swayback.
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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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unsound
- adjective not in good condition; damaged or decayed
- adjective not sound financially
- unsound banking practices
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unguarded
- adjective satellite lacking protection or a guard
- an unguarded gate
- his unguarded queen was open to attack
- adjective satellite displaying or feeling no wariness
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lay
- noun a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
ballad.
- noun a narrative poem of popular origin
ballad.
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destructive
- adjective causing destruction or much damage
- a policy that is destructive to the economy
- destructive criticism
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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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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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light
- noun (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
visible light; visible radiation.
- the light was filtered through a soft glass window
- noun any device serving as a source of illumination
light source.
- he stopped the car and turned off the lights
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sickening
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; vile; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- verb cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
nauseate; sicken; revolt; churn up; disgust.
- The pornographic pictures sickened us
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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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se
- noun a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)
selenium; atomic number 34.
- noun the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
southeast; southeastward; sou'-east.
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shaky
- adjective satellite inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
rickety; wobbly; wonky.
- a rickety table
- a wobbly chair with shaky legs
- the ladder felt a little wobbly
- the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky
- adjective satellite vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
shivering; trembling.
- a quaking bog
- the quaking child asked for more
- quivering leaves of a poplar tree
- with shaking knees
- seemed shaky on her feet
- sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier
- trembling hands
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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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characteristic
- noun a prominent attribute or aspect of something
feature.
- the map showed roads and other features
- generosity is one of his best characteristics
- noun a distinguishing quality
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disabled
- noun people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
handicapped.
- technology to help the elderly and the disabled
- verb make unable to perform a certain action
disenable; disable; incapacitate.
- disable this command on your computer
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sickly
- adjective satellite unhealthy looking
sallow.
- adjective satellite somewhat ill or prone to illness
peaked; indisposed; unwell; under the weather; ailing; seedy; poorly.
- my poor ailing grandmother
- feeling a bit indisposed today
- you look a little peaked
- feeling poorly
- a sickly child
- is unwell and can't come to work
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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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through
- adjective satellite having finished or arrived at completion
done; through with.
- certain to make history before he's done
- it's a done deed
- after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up
- almost through with his studies
- adjective satellite (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
- a through street
- a through bus
- through traffic
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predisposed
- adjective satellite made susceptible
- because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease
- verb make susceptible
predispose.
- This illness predisposes you to gain weight
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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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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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assailable
- adjective satellite not defended or capable of being defended
undefended; open; undefendable.
- an open city
- open to attack
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susceptible
- adjective (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
- susceptible to colds
- susceptible of proof
- adjective satellite easily impressed emotionally
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dodgy
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
chanceful; chancy; dicey.
- an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
tricky; wily; knavish; sly; slick; foxy; guileful; tricksy; crafty; cunning.
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
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torn
- adjective satellite having edges that are jagged from injury
lacerate; lacerated; mangled.
- verb separate or cause to separate abruptly
tear; snap; rupture; bust.
- The rope snapped
- tear the paper
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insidiousness
- noun subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease)
- noun the quality of being designed to entrap
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better
- noun something superior in quality or condition or effect
- noun someone who bets
wagerer; punter; bettor.
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insubstantial
- adjective lacking material form or substance; unreal
unsubstantial; unreal.
- as insubstantial as a dream
- an insubstantial mirage on the horizon
- adjective satellite lacking in nutritive value
jejune.
- the jejune diets of the very poor
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speculative
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
bad; high-risk; risky.
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
- adjective satellite not based on fact or investigation
notional.
- a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs
- speculative knowledge
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derelict
- noun a person without a home, job, or property
- noun a ship abandoned on the high seas
abandoned ship.
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louis_joliet
- noun French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)
Joliet; Jolliet; Louis Jolliet.
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morbid
- adjective satellite suggesting an unhealthy mental state
- morbid interest in death
- morbid curiosity
- adjective satellite suggesting the horror of death and decay
ghoulish.
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grievous
- adjective satellite causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
life-threatening; dangerous; severe; serious; grave.
- a dangerous operation
- a grave situation
- a grave illness
- grievous bodily harm
- a serious wound
- a serious turn of events
- a severe case of pneumonia
- a life-threatening disease
- adjective satellite causing or marked by grief or anguish
heartbreaking; heartrending.
- a grievous loss
- a grievous cry
- her sigh was heartbreaking
- the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
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halt
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
stoppage; stop; hitch; arrest; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun the event of something ending
stop.
- it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
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amenable
- adjective satellite disposed or willing to comply
conformable.
- someone amenable to persuasion
- adjective satellite readily reacting to suggestions and influences
tractable.
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harakiri
- noun ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
seppuku; hara-kiri; harikari.
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diseased
- adjective satellite caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
pathologic; morbid; pathological.
- diseased tonsils
- a morbid growth
- pathologic tissue
- pathological bodily processes
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imperil
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
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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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impaired
- adjective diminished in strength, quality, or utility
- verb make worse or less effective
impair.
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speculate
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; theorise; hypothesise; suppose; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
- We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal
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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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tumid
- adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
bombastic; orotund; large; turgid; declamatory.
- a man given to large talk
- tumid political prose
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumescent; puffy; intumescent; turgid.
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
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suicide
- noun the act of killing yourself
self-destruction; self-annihilation.
- it is a crime to commit suicide
- noun a person who kills himself intentionally
felo-de-se.
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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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undertaking
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
project; task; labor.
- he prepared for great undertakings
- noun the trade of a funeral director
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nauseous
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; vile; offensive; loathsome; sickening; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- adjective satellite feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
queasy; nauseated; sick; sickish.
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supersensitive
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; hypersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; sensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
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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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touch-and-go
- adjective satellite fraught with danger
precarious; parlous; perilous.
- dangerous waters
- a parlous journey on stormy seas
- a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
- the precarious life of an undersea diver
- dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
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erratic
- adjective satellite liable to sudden unpredictable change
mercurial; fickle; quicksilver.
- erratic behavior
- fickle weather
- mercurial twists of temperament
- a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next
- adjective satellite having no fixed course
planetary; wandering.
- an erratic comet
- his life followed a wandering course
- a planetary vagabond
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luck
- noun your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
fortune; destiny; fate; portion; lot; circumstances.
- whatever my fortune may be
- deserved a better fate
- has a happy lot
- the luck of the Irish
- a victim of circumstances
- success that was her portion
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
chance; fortune; hazard.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
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mental
- adjective involving the mind or an intellectual process
- mental images of happy times
- mental calculations
- in a terrible mental state
- mental suffering
- free from mental defects
- adjective of or relating to the mind
- mental powers
- mental development
- mental hygiene
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knockout
- noun a very attractive or seductive looking woman
sweetheart; peach; beauty; lulu; smasher; stunner; ravisher; mantrap; dish; looker.
- noun a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
kayo; KO.
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hard
- adjective not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
difficult.
- a difficult task
- nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access
- difficult times
- why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?
- adjective dispassionate;
- took a hard look
- a hard bargainer
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treacherous
- adjective satellite dangerously unstable and unpredictable
unreliable.
- treacherous winding roads
- an unreliable trestle
- adjective satellite tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
punic; perfidious.
- Punic faith
- the perfidious Judas
- the fiercest and most treacherous of foes
- treacherous intrigues
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mangled
- adjective satellite having edges that are jagged from injury
torn; lacerate; lacerated.
- verb press with a mangle
mangle.
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hara
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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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robert_bartlett
- noun United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
Bartlett; Robert Abram Bartlett; Captain Bob.
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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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vizcaino
- noun Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore the California coast (1550-1615)
Sebastian Vizcaino.
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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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out
- noun (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
- you only get 3 outs per inning
- verb to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
come out of the closet; come out.
- This actor outed last year
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flaccid
- adjective satellite drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness
- adjective satellite out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
soft; flabby.
- he was too soft for the army
- flabby around the middle
- flaccid cheeks
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supersensitized
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
hypersensitive; supersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; sensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
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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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quality
- noun an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
- the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
- noun a degree or grade of excellence or worth
caliber; calibre.
- the quality of students has risen
- an executive of low caliber
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crucial
- adjective of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
important.
- a crucial moment in his career
- a crucial election
- a crucial issue for women
- adjective satellite having crucial relevance
- crucial to the case
- relevant testimony
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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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dehydrated
- adjective satellite suffering from excessive loss of water from the body
- fever resulted from becoming dehydrated
- was dehydrated after the marathon
- verb preserve by removing all water and liquids from
desiccate; dehydrate.
- carry dehydrated food on your camping trip
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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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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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harum
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threatened
- adjective satellite (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
- the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
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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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scarum
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hunchbacked
- adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
kyphotic; humped; crookback; crookbacked; humpbacked; gibbous.
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dire
- adjective satellite fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
desperate.
- a desperate illness
- on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall
- a dire emergency
- adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
dreadful; direful; horrific; fearful; frightening; terrible; dread; horrendous; awful; dreaded; fearsome.
- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- a fearful howling
- horrendous explosions shook the city
- a terrible curse
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backed
- adjective having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
- verb be behind; approve of
indorse; plunk for; support; plump for; back; endorse.
- He plumped for the Labor Party
- I backed Kennedy in 1960
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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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scarred
- adjective satellite deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
- Could her scarred mind ever be free of fear?
- a face scarred by anxiety
- the fire left her arm badly scarred
- verb mark with a scar
scar; pit; pock; mark.
- The skin disease scarred his face permanently
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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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lacerated
- adjective satellite irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
lacerate.
- verb cut or tear irregularly
lacerate.
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terrible
- adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
dreadful; direful; horrific; fearful; frightening; dread; dire; horrendous; awful; dreaded; fearsome.
- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- a fearful howling
- horrendous explosions shook the city
- a terrible curse
- adjective satellite exceptionally bad or displeasing
dreadful; atrocious; unspeakable; awful; abominable; painful.
- atrocious taste
- abominable workmanship
- an awful voice
- dreadful manners
- a painful performance
- terrible handwriting
- an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
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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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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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sverdrup
- noun Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic (1855-1930)
Otto Neumann Sverdrup.
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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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unhealthy
- adjective not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
- adjective satellite detrimental to health
unhealthful; insalubrious.
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mordacious
- adjective satellite capable of wounding
biting; barbed; pungent; nipping.
- a barbed compliment
- a biting aphorism
- pungent satire
- adjective satellite biting or given to biting
- they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount
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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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hook
- noun a catch for locking a door
- noun a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
crotchet.
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enlarged
- adjective (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells
hypertrophied.
- hypertrophied myocardial fibers
- verb make larger
enlarge.
- She enlarged the flower beds
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crookback
- noun a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
hunchback; humpback.
- adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
kyphotic; humped; hunchbacked; crookbacked; humpbacked; gibbous.
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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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open
- noun a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
clear.
- finally broke out of the forest into the open
- noun where the air is unconfined
out-of-doors; open air; outdoors.
- he wanted to get outdoors a little
- the concert was held in the open air
- camping in the open
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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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arthritic
- noun a person afflicted with arthritis
- the hands of an elderly arthritic
- adjective satellite of or pertaining to arthritis
rheumatic; rheumy; rheumatoid; creaky.
- my creaky old joints
- rheumy with age and grief
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threatening
- adjective satellite threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
minatory; minacious; sinister; forbidding; baleful; ominous; menacing.
- a baleful look
- forbidding thunderclouds
- his tone became menacing
- ominous rumblings of discontent
- sinister storm clouds
- a sinister smile
- his threatening behavior
- ugly black clouds
- the situation became ugly
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
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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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jolliet
- noun French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)
Joliet; Louis Joliet; Louis Jolliet.
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compromise
- noun a middle way between two extremes
via media.
- noun an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
- the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'
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storm
- noun a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
violent storm.
- noun a violent commotion or disturbance
tempest.
- the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
- it was only a tempest in a teapot
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badness
- noun that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
bad.
- take the bad with the good
- noun used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
severity; severeness.
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beat-up
- adjective satellite damaged by blows or hard usage
beaten-up; battered.
- a battered old car
- the beaten-up old Ford
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long_shot
- noun a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards
- noun a contestant that is unlikely to win
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bowed
- adjective of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
- verb bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
bow down; bow.
- He bowed before the King
- She bowed her head in shame
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worrying
- noun the act of harassing someone
bedevilment; torment; badgering.
- noun the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes
- vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw
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bartlett
- noun United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
Robert Abram Bartlett; Captain Bob; Robert Bartlett.
- noun United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
John Bartlett.
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mutilated
- adjective satellite having a part of the body crippled or disabled
maimed.
- verb destroy or injure severely
mutilate; mangle; cut up.
- The madman mutilates art work
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eyed
- adjective having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
- a peacock's eyed feathers
- red-eyed
- verb look at
eyeball; eye.
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bet_on
- verb place a bet on
stake; back; gage; game; punt.
- Which horse are you backing?
- I'm betting on the new horse
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tumescent
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumid; puffy; intumescent; turgid.
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
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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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ulcerated
- adjective satellite having an ulcer or canker
cankerous; ulcerous.
- verb undergo ulceration
ulcerate.
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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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fold
- noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding
plication; crease; bend; flexure; crimp.
- a fold in the napkin
- a crease in his trousers
- a plication on her blouse
- a flexure of the colon
- a bend of his elbow
- noun a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
congregation; faithful.
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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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biohazard
- noun hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions
- noun any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare
biological agent.
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humped
- adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
kyphotic; crookback; hunchbacked; crookbacked; humpbacked; gibbous.
- verb round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
hump; hunch forward; hunch; hunch over.
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annihilation
- noun destruction by annihilating something
obliteration.
- noun total destruction
disintegration.
- bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll
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political_economy
- noun the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
economic science; economics.
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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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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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happy
- adjective enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
- a happy smile
- spent many happy days on the beach
- a happy marriage
- adjective satellite marked by good fortune
felicitous.
- a felicitous life
- a happy outcome
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john_smith
- noun English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631)
Captain John Smith; Smith.
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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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jeopardise
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
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pro
- noun an athlete who plays for pay
professional.
- noun an argument in favor of a proposal
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gimpy
- adjective satellite disabled in the feet or legs
halt; lame; halting; game; crippled.
- a crippled soldier
- a game leg
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raw
- noun informal terms for nakedness
birthday suit; altogether.
- in the raw
- in the altogether
- in his birthday suit
- adjective satellite (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
natural; rude.
- natural yogurt
- natural produce
- raw wool
- raw sugar
- bales of rude cotton
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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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vulnerable
- adjective susceptible to attack
- adjective satellite susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation
- vulnerable to bribery
- an argument vulnerable to refutation
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mountain
- noun a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
mount.
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
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speculativeness
- noun financial risk
- he rejected stocks that didn't pay dividends because of their speculativeness
- noun the quality of being a conclusion or opinion based on supposition and conjecture rather than on fact or investigation
- her work is highly contentious because of its speculativeness and lack of supporting evidence
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exploratory
- adjective serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
explorative.
- an exploratory operation
- exploratory reconnaissance
- digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico
- exploratory talks between diplomats
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self
- noun your consciousness of your own identity
ego.
- noun a person considered as a unique individual
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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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endangered
- adjective satellite (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
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frail
- noun the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
- noun a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
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destroy
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destruct.
- The fire destroyed the house
- verb destroy completely; damage irreparably
ruin.
- You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
- The tears ruined her make-up
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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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unsecured
- adjective satellite not firmly fastened or secured
unbarred; unlatched; unlocked; unbolted.
- an unbarred door
- went through the unlatched gate into the street
- an unlocked room
- adjective satellite without financial security
unguaranteed.
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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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mountaineer
- noun someone who climbs mountains
mountain climber.
- verb climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
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disjointed
- adjective satellite lacking orderly continuity
disordered; disconnected; garbled; scattered; confused; unconnected; illogical.
- a confused set of instructions
- a confused dream about the end of the world
- disconnected fragments of a story
- scattered thoughts
- verb part; cease or break association with
dissociate; divorce; disjoint; disassociate; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
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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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frangible
- adjective satellite capable of being broken
- the museum stored all frangible articles in locked showcases
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self-destroy
- verb do away with oneself or itself
self-destruct.
- The machine will self-destruct if you tamper with it
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extremely
- adverb to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
highly.
- highly successful
- He spoke highly of her
- does not think highly of his writing
- extremely interesting
- adverb to an extreme degree
super; exceedingly; passing.
- extremely cold
- extremely unpleasant
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grave
- noun death of a person
- he went to his grave without forgiving me
- from cradle to grave
- noun a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
tomb.
- he put flowers on his mother's grave
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pliable
- adjective satellite susceptible to being led or directed
fictile.
- fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda
- adjective satellite capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
ductile; malleable; tensile; pliant; tractile.
- ductile copper
- malleable metals such as gold
- they soaked the leather to made it pliable
- pliant molten glass
- made of highly tensile steel alloy
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foamy
- adjective satellite producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
frothing; foaming.
- the rabid animal's frothing mouth
- adjective satellite emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
bubbly; foaming; spumy; bubbling; effervescing; frothy.
- bubbling champagne
- foamy (or frothy) beer
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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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destruct
- verb destroy (one's own missile or rocket)
- The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destroy.
- The fire destroyed the house
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cousteau
- noun French underwater explorer (born in 1910)
Jacques Costeau; Jacques Yves Costeau.
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wounded
- noun people who are wounded
maimed.
- they had to leave the wounded where they fell
- verb cause injuries or bodily harm to
wound; injure.
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supersensitised
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; hypersensitive; supersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; sensitized; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
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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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wild
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
natural state; state of nature.
- he lived in the wild
- they collected mushrooms in the wild
- noun a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
wilderness.
- it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
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shot
- noun the act of firing a projectile
shooting.
- his shooting was slow but accurate
- noun a solid missile discharged from a firearm
pellet.
- the shot buzzed past his ear
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foaming
- adjective satellite emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
bubbly; spumy; bubbling; effervescing; foamy; frothy.
- bubbling champagne
- foamy (or frothy) beer
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
froth; foam; effervesce; sparkle; form bubbles; fizz.
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water
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chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
opportunity.
- the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
- now is your chance
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
fortune; hazard; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
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precarious
- adjective satellite affording no ease or reassurance
unstable.
- adjective satellite fraught with danger
touch-and-go; parlous; perilous.
- dangerous waters
- a parlous journey on stormy seas
- a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
- the precarious life of an undersea diver
- dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
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halting
- adjective satellite disabled in the feet or legs
halt; lame; gimpy; game; crippled.
- a crippled soldier
- a game leg
- verb cause to stop
arrest; hold; halt.
- Halt the engines
- Arrest the progress
- halt the presses
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felo-de-se
- noun a person who kills himself intentionally
suicide.
- noun an act of deliberate self destruction
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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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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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distressing
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressful; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
straiten; distress.
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powder_keg
- noun a potentially explosive state
- noun keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder
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flatulent
- adjective satellite generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal
- adjective satellite suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal
colicky; gassy.
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david_livingstone
- noun Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
Livingstone.
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bust
- noun a complete failure
flop; fizzle.
- the play was a dismal flop
- noun the chest of a woman
female chest.
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sensitised
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; hypersensitive; supersensitive; hypersensitized; sensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
- verb cause to sense; make sensitive
sensitise; sensitize.
- She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society
- My tongue became sensitized to good wine
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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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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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swayback
- adjective satellite having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
lordotic; swaybacked; dipped.
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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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distressful
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
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wheezy
- adjective satellite having a tone of a reed instrument
reedy.
- adjective satellite relating to breathing with a whistling sound
wheezing; asthmatic.
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severeness
- noun used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
badness; severity.
- noun something hard to endure
hardship; rigourousness; rigor; rigorousness; rigour; asperity; grimness; severity.
- the asperity of northern winters
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beat
- noun a regular route for a sentry or policeman
round.
- in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name
- noun the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
heartbeat; pulsation; pulse.
- he could feel the beat of her heart
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de
- noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
Diamond State; Delaware; First State.
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lucky
- adjective satellite occurring by chance
- a lucky escape
- a lucky guess
- adjective having or bringing good fortune
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captain_bob
- noun United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
Bartlett; Robert Abram Bartlett; Robert Bartlett.
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defenseless
- adjective satellite lacking protection or support
defenceless.
- adjective satellite having no protecting or concealing cover
naked.
- naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare
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risky_venture
- noun a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
escapade; adventure; dangerous undertaking.
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bandy-legged
- adjective satellite have legs that curve outward at the knees
bowed; bandy; bowlegged; bowleg.
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fallible
- adjective likely to fail or make errors
- everyone is fallible to some degree
- adjective satellite wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
weak; imperfect; frail.
- I'm only a fallible human
- frail humanity
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damocles
- noun the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)
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bowlegged
- adjective satellite have legs that curve outward at the knees
bowed; bandy; bowleg; bandy-legged.
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doubled
- adjective satellite twice as great or many
double; twofold; two-fold.
- ate a double portion
- the dose is doubled
- a twofold increase
- verb increase twofold
double; duplicate.
- The population doubled within 50 years
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naked
- adjective satellite completely unclothed
au naturel; bare; nude.
- bare bodies
- naked from the waist up
- a nude model
- adjective satellite having no protecting or concealing cover
defenseless.
- naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare
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bad
- noun that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
badness.
- take the bad with the good
- adjective having undesirable or negative qualities
- a bad report card
- his sloppy appearance made a bad impression
- a bad little boy
- clothes in bad shape
- a bad cut
- bad luck
- the news was very bad
- the reviews were bad
- the pay is bad
- it was a bad light for reading
- the movie was a bad choice
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undefendable
- adjective satellite not defended or capable of being defended
undefended; open; assailable.
- an open city
- open to attack
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liable
- adjective satellite at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
apt.
- he is apt to lose
- she is liable to forget
- adjective satellite subject to legal action
- liable to criminal charges
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sensitized
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; hypersensitive; supersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
- verb make sensitive or aware
sensify; sensitise; sensibilise; sensibilize; sensitize.
- He was not sensitized to her emotional needs
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very
- adjective satellite precisely as stated
- adjective satellite being the exact same one; not any other:
identical; selfsame.
- this is the identical room we stayed in before
- the themes of his stories are one and the same
- saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers
- on this very spot
- the very thing he said yesterday
- the very man I want to see
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run_a_risk
- verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
risk; take a chance; hazard; take chances; chance; adventure; gamble.
- When you buy these stocks you are gambling
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up
- verb raise
- adjective being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
- the anchor is up
- the sun is up
- he lay face up
- he is up by a pawn
- the market is up
- the corn is up
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unfit
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
indispose; disqualify.
- Your income disqualifies you
- adjective below the required standards for a purpose
- an unfit parent
- unfit for human consumption
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powder
- noun a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
pulverisation; pulverization.
- noun a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
gunpowder.
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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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disturbing
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; perturbing; troubling; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb move deeply
disturb; upset; trouble.
- This book upset me
- A troubling thought
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diver
- noun someone who works underwater
frogman; underwater diver.
- noun someone who dives (into water)
plunger.
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subject
- noun the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
topic; theme.
- he didn't want to discuss that subject
- it was a very sensitive topic
- his letters were always on the theme of love
- noun something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
content; depicted object.
- a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject
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sir_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)
James Clark Ross; Ross.
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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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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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gage
- noun street names for marijuana
sess; skunk; pot; weed; smoke; Mary Jane; sens; grass; green goddess; dope; locoweed.
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
gauge.
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jaundiced
- adjective satellite affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
icteric; yellow.
- verb distort adversely
jaundice.
- Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment
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knee
- noun hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
genu; articulatio genus; knee joint; human knee.
- noun joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
stifle.
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membrane
- noun a thin pliable sheet of material
- noun a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
tissue layer.
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giovanni_jacopo_casanova
- noun an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798)
Casanova; Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt; Casanova de Seingalt.
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adventuresome
- adjective willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
adventurous.
- adventurous pioneers
- the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy
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keg
- noun the quantity contained in a keg
kegful.
- noun small cask or barrel
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weak
- adjective wanting in physical strength
- adjective satellite overly diluted; thin and insipid
watery; washy.
- washy coffee
- watery milk
- weak tea
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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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undependable
- adjective not worthy of reliance or trust
unreliable.
- in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable
- an undependable assistant
- adjective satellite liable to be erroneous or misleading
unreliable.
- an undependable generalization
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bedraggled
- adjective satellite limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud
draggled.
- the beggar's bedraggled clothes
- scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts
- verb make wet and dirty, as from rain
bedraggle; draggle.
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john_c._fremont
- noun United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and Northwest (1813-1890)
John Charles Fremont; Fremont.
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tractable
- adjective easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
manipulable.
- tractable young minds
- the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler
- adjective satellite readily reacting to suggestions and influences
amenable.
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adventurer
- noun a person who enjoys taking risks
venturer.
- noun someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
explorer.
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unresistant
- adjective satellite (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with
nonresistant; nonimmune; liable.
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madcap
- noun a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
harum-scarum; swashbuckler; lunatic; daredevil; hothead.
- adjective satellite characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)
impetuous; brainish; tearaway; impulsive; hotheaded.
- a hotheaded decision
- liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
- an impetuous display of spending and gambling
- madcap escapades
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riddled
- adjective satellite (often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes
- a sweater riddled with moth holes
- cliffs riddled with caves
- the bullet-riddled target
- verb pierce with many holes
riddle.
- The bullets riddled his body
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busted
- adjective satellite out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
broken.
- a broken washing machine
- the coke machine is broken
- the coke machine is busted
- verb ruin completely
break; bust.
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escapade
- noun a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
risky venture; adventure; dangerous undertaking.
- noun any carefree episode
lark.
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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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mortified
- adjective satellite suffering from tissue death
gangrenous.
- verb practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
mortify.
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compromising
- adjective making or willing to make concessions
flexible; conciliatory.
- loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet
- verb make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; we all must compromise"
compromise.
- nobody will get everything he wants
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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; Robert Peary; Robert E. Peary.
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swaggering
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; haughty; prideful; imperious; lordly; disdainful; supercilious; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
- verb to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
sashay; ruffle; tittup; strut; prance; swagger; cock.
- He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
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bell
- noun a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
- noun a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
buzzer; doorbell.
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unsoundness
- noun a condition of damage or decay
- noun a misconception that is fallacious and not true or valid
- the unsoundness of his conclusion was obvious
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irresponsible
- adjective showing lack of care for consequences
- behaved like an irresponsible idiot
- hasty and irresponsible action
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ante
- noun (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- verb place one's stake
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bougainville
- noun French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811)
Louis Antoine de Bougainville.
- noun the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea
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swashbuckling
- noun flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
- adjective satellite flamboyantly adventurous
swaggering.
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devil
- noun an evil supernatural being
daemon; demon; daimon; fiend.
- noun (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
Prince of Darkness; Lucifer; the Tempter; Beelzebub; Satan; Old Nick.
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raise
- noun the amount a salary is increased
wage hike; hike; rise; salary increase; wage increase.
- he got a 3% raise
- he got a wage hike
- noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
acclivity; upgrade; rise; climb; ascent.
- the car couldn't make it up the rise
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capable
- adjective (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability
- capable of winning
- capable of hard work
- capable of walking on two feet
- adjective satellite possibly accepting or permitting
subject; open.
- a passage capable of misinterpretation
- open to interpretation
- an issue open to question
- the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation
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political
- adjective involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
- calling a meeting is a political act in itself"- Daniel Goleman
- political pressure
- a political machine
- political office
- political policy
- adjective of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power
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tumble-down
- adjective satellite in deplorable condition
dilapidated; broken-down; tatterdemalion; ramshackle; derelict; bedraggled.
- a street of bedraggled tenements
- a broken-down fence
- a ramshackle old pier
- a tumble-down shack
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submarine
- noun a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
U-boat; sub; pigboat.
- noun a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
wedge; bomber; hero; sub; hero sandwich; poor boy; zep; Cuban sandwich; grinder; torpedo; hoagie; Italian sandwich; hoagy; submarine sandwich.
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wheezing
- adjective satellite relating to breathing with a whistling sound
wheezy; asthmatic.
- verb breathe with difficulty
wheeze.
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threaten
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- verb to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
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life
- noun a characteristic state or mode of living
- social life
- city life
- real life
- noun the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
living.
- he could no longer cope with the complexities of life
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fire
- noun the event of something burning (often destructive)
- they lost everything in the fire
- noun the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
firing.
- hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes
- they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
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precariousness
- noun extreme dangerousness
- noun being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
uncertainty; uncertainness.
- the uncertainty of the outcome
- the precariousness of his income
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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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sallow
- noun any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal
- verb cause to become sallow
- The illness has sallowed her face
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freewheeling
- adjective satellite free of restraints or rules
- freewheeling foolishness
- the versatility of his poetic freewheeling style
- verb live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
drift; freewheel.
- My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school
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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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queasy
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
vile; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; sickening; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- adjective satellite feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
nauseous; nauseated; sick; sickish.
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uncertain
- adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
incertain; unsure.
- uncertain of his convictions
- unsure of himself and his future
- moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps
- an uncertain smile
- touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers
- adjective not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
- an uncertain future
- a manuscript of uncertain origin
- plans are still uncertain
- changes of great if uncertain consequences
- without further evidence his story must remain uncertain
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robert_edwin_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 Peary; Peary; Robert E. Peary.
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blebby
- adjective satellite covered with small blisters
blistery.
- adjective satellite (of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material
blebbed.
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handicapped
- noun people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
disabled.
- technology to help the elderly and the disabled
- verb injure permanently
handicap; disable; incapacitate; invalid.
- He was disabled in a car accident
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argonaut
- noun someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure
- noun (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece
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endanger
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- verb put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
scupper; expose; peril; queer.
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pyramid
- noun a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
- noun (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
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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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membranous
- adjective relating to or made of or similar to a membrane
- adjective satellite characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane)
membrane-forming.
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tearaway
- noun a reckless and impetuous person
- adjective satellite characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)
impetuous; brainish; impulsive; madcap; hotheaded.
- a hotheaded decision
- liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
- an impetuous display of spending and gambling
- madcap escapades
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it
- noun the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
information technology.
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penetrable
- adjective admitting of penetration or passage into or through
- a penetrable wall
- penetrable defenses
- adjective satellite capable of being penetrated
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cordova
- noun Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)
Francisco Fernandez de Cordova; Francisco Fernandez Cordoba; Cordoba.
- noun a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture
Cordoba.
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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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damaged
- adjective harmed or injured or spoiled
- I won't buy damaged goods
- the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings
- verb inflict damage upon
damage.
- The snow damaged the roof
- She damaged the car when she hit the tree
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twofold
- adjective satellite having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson
treble; two-fold; double; three-fold; threefold; dual.
- a double (or dual) role for an actor
- the office of a clergyman is twofold
- every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
- adjective satellite twice as great or many
double; two-fold; doubled.
- ate a double portion
- the dose is doubled
- a twofold increase
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severity
- noun used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
badness; severeness.
- noun something hard to endure
hardship; rigourousness; severeness; rigor; rigorousness; rigour; asperity; grimness.
- the asperity of northern winters
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apraxic
- adjective satellite having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder
apractic.
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creaky
- adjective satellite worn and broken down by hard use
run-down; woebegone; decrepit; derelict; flea-bitten.
- a creaky shack
- a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
- a flea-bitten sofa
- a run-down neighborhood
- a woebegone old shack
- adjective satellite having a rasping or grating sound
screaky.
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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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injured
- adjective harmed
- injured soldiers
- injured feelings
- verb cause injuries or bodily harm to
wound; injure.
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unhealthful
- adjective not sanitary or healthful
unsanitary; insanitary.
- unsanitary open sewers
- grim and unsanitary conditions
- adjective detrimental to good health
- unhealthful air pollution
- unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint
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champlain
- noun French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
Samuel de Champlain.
- noun a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812
Lake Champlain.
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delicate
- adjective exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
- a delicate violin passage
- delicate china
- a delicate flavor
- the delicate wing of a butterfly
- adjective satellite marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
- a surgeon's delicate touch
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kund_johan_victor_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)
Rasmussen.
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destruction
- noun the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
devastation.
- noun an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
wipeout; demolition.
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slaphappy
- adjective satellite cheerfully irresponsible
harum-scarum; carefree; happy-go-lucky; devil-may-care; freewheeling.
- carefree with his money
- freewheeling urban youths
- had a harum-scarum youth
- adjective satellite dazed from or as if from repeated blows
silly; punch-drunk.
- knocked silly by the impact
- slaphappy with exhaustion
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loathsome
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; vile; nauseous; offensive; sickening; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful; skanky; disgusting; loathly; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; repelling; yucky; revolting; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
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pathological
- adjective of or relating to the practice of pathology
pathologic.
- adjective satellite caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition
- a pathological liar
- a pathological urge to succeed
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severe
- adjective satellite intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
terrible; wicked.
- severe pain
- a severe case of flu
- a terrible cough
- under wicked fire from the enemy's guns
- a wicked cough
- adjective satellite very strong or vigorous
knockout; hard.
- strong winds
- a hard left to the chin
- a knockout punch
- a severe blow
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robert_falcon_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 Scott; Scott.
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temperamental
- adjective relating to or caused by temperament
- temperamental indifference to neatness
- temperamental peculiarities
- adjective satellite subject to sharply varying moods
moody.
- a temperamental opera singer
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rheumy
- adjective satellite moist, damp, wet (especially of air)
- the raw and theumy damp of night air
- adjective satellite of or pertaining to arthritis
rheumatic; arthritic; rheumatoid; creaky.
- my creaky old joints
- rheumy with age and grief
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high-risk
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
speculative; bad; risky.
- 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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money
- noun the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
- we tried to collect the money he owed us
- noun wealth reckoned in terms of money
- all his money is in real estate
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sporting
- adjective satellite exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
sporty; clean; sportsmanlike.
- a clean fight
- a sporting solution of the disagreement
- sportsmanlike conduct
- verb wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
sport; feature; boast.
- she was sporting a new hat
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adventuress
- noun a woman adventurer
- verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
risk; take a chance; hazard; take chances; chance; adventure; gamble; run a risk.
- When you buy these stocks you are gambling
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temerarious
- adjective satellite presumptuously daring
daredevil.
- a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff
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inflammatory
- adjective satellite characterized or caused by inflammation
- an inflammatory process
- an inflammatory response
- adjective satellite arousing to action or rebellion
rabble-rousing; incitive; incendiary; instigative; seditious.
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touch
- noun the event of something coming in contact with the body
touching.
- he longed for the touch of her hand
- the cooling touch of the night air
- noun the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
sense of touch; touch modality; skin senses; cutaneous senses.
- only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us
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tough
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
street fighter.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; toughie; hood.
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take_chances
- verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
risk; take a chance; hazard; chance; adventure; gamble; run a risk.
- When you buy these stocks you are gambling
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perilous
- adjective satellite fraught with danger
touch-and-go; precarious; parlous.
- dangerous waters
- a parlous journey on stormy seas
- a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
- the precarious life of an undersea diver
- dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
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afflicted
- adjective satellite grievously affected especially by disease
stricken.
- verb cause great unhappiness for; distress
afflict.
- she was afflicted by the death of her parents
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dipped
- adjective satellite having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
lordotic; swaybacked; swayback.
- verb immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
dunk; souse; plunge; dip; douse.
- dip the garment into the cleaning solution
- dip the brush into the paint
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sir_richard_francis_burton
- noun English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
Burton; Sir Richard Burton; Richard Burton.
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intumescent
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumid; tumescent; puffy; turgid.
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
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nonimmune
- adjective satellite (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with
nonresistant; unresistant; liable.
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eviscerate
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
resect.
- verb remove the contents of
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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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smart
- noun a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
smartness; smarting.
- verb be the source of pain
ache; hurt.
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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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lay_on_the_line
- verb expose to a chance of loss or damage
put on the line; risk.
- We risked losing a lot of money in this venture
- Why risk your life?
- She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong
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knock
- noun the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
knocking.
- noun negative criticism
roast.
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big
- adjective above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
large.
- 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
- adjective satellite significant
- graduation was a big day in his life
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hypersensitive
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; supersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; sensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
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livid
- adjective satellite anemic looking from illness or emotion
blanched; bloodless; ashen; white.
- a face turned ashen
- the invalid's blanched cheeks
- tried to speak with bloodless lips
- a face livid with shock
- lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley
- lips white with terror
- a face white with rage
- adjective satellite (of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity
- livid lightning streaked the sky
- a thousand flambeaux...turned all at once that deep gloom into a livid and preternatural day"- E.A.Poe
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dark
- noun absence of light or illumination
darkness.
- noun absence of moral or spiritual values
iniquity; darkness; wickedness.
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game
- noun a contest with rules to determine a winner
- you need four people to play this game
- noun a single play of a sport or other contest
- the game lasted two hours
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ramshackle
- adjective satellite in deplorable condition
dilapidated; broken-down; tumble-down; tatterdemalion; derelict; bedraggled.
- a street of bedraggled tenements
- a broken-down fence
- a ramshackle old pier
- a tumble-down shack
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gibbous
- adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
kyphotic; humped; crookback; hunchbacked; crookbacked; humpbacked.
- adjective satellite (used of the moon) more than half full
gibbose.
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acute
- noun a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
ague; acute accent.
- adjective having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
- acute appendicitis
- the acute phase of the illness
- acute patients
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fortune
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
chance; hazard; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
- noun a large amount of wealth or prosperity
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assisted_suicide
- noun suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible
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irreproducibility
- noun the quality of being unreproducible
- he could not explain the irreproducibility of the results of his experiment
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henry_m._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; Sir Henry Morton Stanley.
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unstable
- adjective lacking stability or fixity or firmness
- unstable political conditions
- the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind
- an unstable world economy
- adjective satellite highly or violently reactive
- sensitive and highly unstable compounds
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rheumatoid
- adjective satellite of or pertaining to arthritis
rheumatic; rheumy; arthritic; creaky.
- my creaky old joints
- rheumy with age and grief
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robert_e._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; Robert Peary; Peary.
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exposed
- adjective satellite with no protection or shield
open.
- the exposed northeast frontier
- open to the weather
- an open wound
- verb expose or make accessible to some action or influence
expose.
- Expose your students to art
- expose the blanket to sunshine
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crapshoot
- noun a risky and uncertain venture
- getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot
- noun playing craps
crap game; crap shooting.
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back
- noun the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
dorsum.
- his back was nicely tanned
- noun the side that goes last or is not normally seen
rear.
- he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
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economic
- adjective of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
economical.
- economic growth
- aspects of social, political, and economical life
- adjective of or relating to the science of economics
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meriwether_lewis
- noun United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809)
Lewis.
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undefended
- adjective satellite not defended or capable of being defended
open; assailable; undefendable.
- an open city
- open to attack
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for
In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done or takes place.
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dilapidated
- adjective satellite in deplorable condition
broken-down; tumble-down; tatterdemalion; ramshackle; derelict; bedraggled.
- a street of bedraggled tenements
- a broken-down fence
- a ramshackle old pier
- a tumble-down shack
- verb bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
dilapidate.
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defenceless
- adjective satellite lacking protection or support
defenseless.
- adjective satellite lacking weapons for self-defense
defenseless.
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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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critical
- adjective marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
- adjective at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
- a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure
- critical mass
- go critical
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venturous
- adjective satellite disposed to venture or take risks
audacious; daring; venturesome.
- 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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humpbacked
- adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
kyphotic; humped; crookback; hunchbacked; crookbacked; gibbous.
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gray
- noun a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
grayness; greyness; grey.
- noun clothing that is a grey color
grey.
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maimed
- noun people who are wounded
wounded.
- they had to leave the wounded where they fell
- verb injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
maim.
- people were maimed by the explosion
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run
- noun a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
tally.
- the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th
- their first tally came in the 3rd inning
- noun the act of testing something
test; trial.
- in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately
- he called each flip of the coin a new trial
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bold
- noun a typeface with thick heavy lines
bold face; boldface.
- adjective fearless and daring
- bold settlers on some foreign shore
- a bold speech
- a bold adventure
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black-and-blue
- adjective satellite discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin
livid.
- beaten black and blue
- livid bruises
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broken
- adjective physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- a broken mirror
- a broken tooth
- a broken leg
- his neck is broken
- verb terminate
interrupt; break.
- She interrupted her pregnancy
- break a lucky streak
- break the cycle of poverty
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chancy
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
dodgy; chanceful; dicey.
- an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
- adjective satellite subject to accident or chance or change
iffy; flukey; fluky.
- a chancy appeal at best
- getting that job was definitely fluky
- a fluky wind
- an iffy proposition
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stanley
- noun United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
Francis Edgar 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)
John Rowlands; Sir Henry Morton Stanley; Henry M. Stanley.
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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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dicey
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
dodgy; chanceful; chancy.
- an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
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on
- adjective in operation or operational
- left the oven on
- the switch is in the on position
- adjective (of events) planned or scheduled
- the picnic is on, rain or shine
- we have nothing on for Friday night
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seriousness
- noun an earnest and sincere feeling
earnestness; sincerity.
- noun the quality of arousing fear or distress
distressfulness.
- he learned the seriousness of his illness
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cowboy
- noun a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
puncher; cowherd; cowpuncher; cowpoke; cattleman; cowman; cowhand.
- noun a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging
rodeo rider.
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explorative
- adjective serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
exploratory.
- an exploratory operation
- exploratory reconnaissance
- digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico
- exploratory talks between diplomats
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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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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)
Sir Martin Frobisher.
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casanova_de_seingalt
- noun an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798)
Casanova; Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt; Giovanni Jacopo Casanova.
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stakes
- noun the money risked on a gamble
wager; stake; bet.
- noun (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
stake; interest.
- they have interests all over the world
- a stake in the company's future
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legged
- adjective having legs of a specified kind or number
- four-legged animals
- a peg-legged man
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down
- noun soft fine feathers
down feather.
- noun (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- you have four downs to gain ten yards
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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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perturbing
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; distract; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
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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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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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conquerable
- adjective subject to being conquered or overcome
- knew her fears were ultimately conquerable
- adjective satellite capable of being surmounted or excelled
superable.
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pathologic
- adjective satellite caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
diseased; morbid; pathological.
- diseased tonsils
- a morbid growth
- pathologic tissue
- pathological bodily processes
- adjective of or relating to the practice of pathology
pathological.
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long
- verb desire strongly or persistently
yearn; hanker.
- adjective primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
- a long life
- a long boring speech
- a long time
- a long friendship
- a long game
- long ago
- an hour long
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unreliability
- noun the trait of not being dependable or reliable
unreliableness; undependability; undependableness.
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hothead
- noun a belligerent grouch
fire-eater.
- noun a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
harum-scarum; swashbuckler; lunatic; madcap; daredevil.
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dislocated
- adjective satellite separated at the joint
disjointed; separated.
- a dislocated knee
- a separated shoulder
- verb move out of position
splay; dislocate; slip; luxate.
- dislocate joints
- the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
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troubling
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; perturbing; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb move deeply
disturb; upset; trouble.
- This book upset me
- A troubling thought
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lordotic
- adjective satellite having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
swaybacked; dipped; swayback.
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allergic
- adjective characterized by or caused by allergy
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; hypersensitive; supersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; sensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
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audacious
- adjective satellite invulnerable to fear or intimidation
brave; dauntless; fearless; hardy; intrepid; unfearing.
- audacious explorers
- fearless reporters and photographers
- intrepid pioneers
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; brazen; bald-faced; barefaced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
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kyphotic
- adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
humped; crookback; hunchbacked; crookbacked; humpbacked; gibbous.
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suasible
- adjective satellite being susceptible to persuasion
persuasible; convincible; persuadable.
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noisome
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; vile; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; sickening; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- adjective satellite offensively malodorous
stinking; foul-smelling; foul; foetid; funky; smelly; fetid; ill-scented.
- a foul odor
- the kitchen smelled really funky
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beaten-up
- adjective satellite damaged by blows or hard usage
battered; beat-up.
- a battered old car
- the beaten-up old Ford
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unreliable
- adjective satellite liable to be erroneous or misleading
undependable.
- an undependable generalization
- adjective not worthy of reliance or trust
undependable.
- in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable
- an undependable assistant
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line
- noun a formation of people or things one beside another
- the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed
- they were arrayed in line of battle
- the cast stood in line for the curtain call
- noun a mark that is long relative to its width
- He drew a line on the chart
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nonresistant
- adjective satellite (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with
nonimmune; unresistant; liable.
- adjective satellite offering no resistance
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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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dangerous
- adjective involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
unsafe.
- a dangerous criminal
- a dangerous bridge
- unemployment reached dangerous proportions
- adjective satellite causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
grievous; life-threatening; severe; serious; grave.
- a dangerous operation
- a grave situation
- a grave illness
- grievous bodily harm
- a serious wound
- a serious turn of events
- a severe case of pneumonia
- a life-threatening disease
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tatterdemalion
- noun a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
ragamuffin.
- adjective satellite worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
tattered.
- a man in a tattered shirt
- the tattered flag
- tied up in tattered brown paper
- a tattered barefoot boy
- a tatterdemalion prince
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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)
Roald Amundsen.
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knocked-out
- adjective satellite damaged
- the gym has some of the most knocked-out equipment since Vic Tanny
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sir_richard_burton
- noun English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
Burton; Richard Burton; Sir Richard Francis Burton.
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seppuku
- noun ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
harakiri; hara-kiri; harikari.
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unsafe
- adjective lacking in security or safety
insecure.
- his fortune was increasingly insecure
- an insecure future
- adjective involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
dangerous.
- a dangerous criminal
- a dangerous bridge
- unemployment reached dangerous proportions
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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)
Sebastian Cabot.
- noun Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)
John Cabot; Giovanni Cabato.
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self-destruction
- noun the act of killing yourself
self-annihilation; suicide.
- it is a crime to commit suicide
- noun the act of destroying yourself
- his insistence was pure self-destruction
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weakened
- adjective satellite impaired by diminution
vitiated; diminished; lessened.
- verb lessen the strength of
weaken.
- The fever weakened his body
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self-destructive
- adjective satellite dangerous to yourself or your interests
suicidal.
- suicidal impulses
- a suicidal corporate takeover strategy
- a kamikaze pilot
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stake
- noun (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
interest.
- they have interests all over the world
- a stake in the company's future
- noun a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
post.
- a pair of posts marked the goal
- the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake
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offensive
- noun the action of attacking an enemy
offense; offence.
- adjective satellite violating or tending to violate or offend against
violative.
- violative of the principles of liberty
- considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity
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kiri
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broken-backed
- adjective satellite having the spine damaged
- a broken-backed book
- a broken-backed old horse
- adjective satellite (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth
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lance
- noun a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
shaft; spear.
- noun an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
gig; fizgig; fishgig; spear.
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harikari
- noun ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
harakiri; seppuku; hara-kiri.
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tumble
- noun an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
- noun a sudden drop from an upright position
fall; spill.
- he had a nasty spill on the ice
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hara-kiri
- noun ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
harakiri; seppuku; harikari.
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dented
- adjective satellite of metal e.g.
crumpled; bent.
- bent nails
- a car with a crumpled front end
- dented fenders
- verb make a depression into
indent; dent.
- The bicycle dented my car
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felo
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colicky
- adjective satellite suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal
flatulent; gassy.
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chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
opportunity.
- the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
- now is your chance
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
fortune; hazard; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
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important
- adjective of great significance or value
of import.
- important people
- the important questions of the day
- adjective important in effect or meaning
significant.
- a significant change in tax laws
- a significant change in the Constitution
- a significant contribution
- significant details
- statistically significant
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robert_abram_bartlett
- noun United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
Bartlett; Captain Bob; Robert Bartlett.
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hypersensitized
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; hypersensitive; supersensitive; sensitised; sensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
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pool
- noun an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
- noun a small lake
pond.
- the pond was too small for sailing
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exposure
- noun vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain;
- exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure
- noun the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience
- she denounced the exposure of children to pornography
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two-fold
- adjective satellite having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson
treble; twofold; double; three-fold; threefold; dual.
- a double (or dual) role for an actor
- the office of a clergyman is twofold
- every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
- adjective satellite twice as great or many
double; twofold; doubled.
- ate a double portion
- the dose is doubled
- a twofold increase
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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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sir_john_ross
- noun Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
John Ross; Ross.
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appalling
- noun an experience that appalls
- is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
scandalize; appal; shock; appall; scandalise; outrage; offend.
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
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mercenary
- noun a person hired to fight for another country than their own
soldier of fortune.
- adjective satellite marked by materialism
worldly-minded; materialistic.
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unsealed
- adjective not established or confirmed
uncertain.
- his doom is as yet unsealed
- verb break the seal of
unseal.
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scott
- noun award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
George C. 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 Scott; Robert Falcon Scott.
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serious
- adjective concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
- a serious student of history
- a serious attempt to learn to ski
- gave me a serious look
- a serious young man
- are you serious or joking?
- Don't be so serious!
- adjective satellite of great consequence
- marriage is a serious matter
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menace
- noun something that is a source of danger
threat.
- earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
- noun a threat or the act of threatening
- he spoke with desperate menace
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