essay
- noun an analytic or interpretive literary composition
- noun a tentative attempt
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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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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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livingstone
- noun Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
David Livingstone.
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sir_edmund_percival_hillary
- noun New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)
Hillary; Sir Edmund Hillary; Edmund Hillary.
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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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fernao_magalhaes
- noun Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)
Ferdinand Magellan; Magellan.
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richard_e._byrd
- noun explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)
Admiral Byrd; Richard Evelyn Byrd; Byrd.
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foursquare
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
square.
- you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
- adjective satellite characterized by firm and unwavering conviction
- a foursquare refusal to yield
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shameless
- adjective satellite feeling no shame
unblushing.
- a shameless imposter
- an unblushing apologist for fascism
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offhanded
- adjective satellite with little or no preparation or forethought
extemporaneous; extempore; offhand; ad-lib; extemporary; unrehearsed; impromptu; off-the-cuff.
- his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
- an extemporaneous piano recital
- an extemporary lecture
- an extempore skit
- an impromptu speech
- offhand excuses
- trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
- an off-the-cuff toast
- a few unrehearsed comments
- adjective satellite casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
offhand.
- an offhand manner
- she treated most men with offhand contempt
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assay
- noun an appraisal of the state of affairs
check.
- they made an assay of the contents
- a check on its dependability under stress
- noun a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
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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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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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sloppy
- adjective satellite lacking neatness or order
- a sloppy room
- sloppy habits
- adjective satellite wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
- a sloppy floor
- a sloppy saucer
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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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henry_hudson
- noun English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610 he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied and set him adrift to die (1565-1611)
Hudson.
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minded
- adjective satellite (used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
- civic-minded
- career-minded
- verb be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by
mind.
- I don't mind your behavior
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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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posture
- noun the arrangement of the body and its limbs
position; attitude.
- he assumed an attitude of surrender
- noun characteristic way of bearing one's body
bearing; carriage.
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behring
- noun Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
Vitus Bering; Vitus Behring; Bering.
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valorous
- adjective satellite having or showing valor
valiant.
- a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack
- a valiant soldier
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stiff
- noun an ordinary man
- a lucky stiff
- a working stiff
- noun the dead body of a human being
remains; clay; corpse; cadaver.
- the cadaver was intended for dissection
- the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
- the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
- honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay
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cause
- noun events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
- they are trying to determine the cause of the crash
- noun a justification for something existing or happening
reason; grounds.
- he had no cause to complain
- they had good reason to rejoice
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try
- noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
effort; endeavor; attempt; endeavour.
- made an effort to cover all the reading material
- wished him luck in his endeavor
- she gave it a good try
- verb make an effort or attempt
attempt; seek; essay; assay.
- He tried to shake off his fears
- The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps
- The police attempted to stop the thief
- He sought to improve himself
- She always seeks to do good in the world
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sand
- noun a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
- noun French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)
Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin; Baroness Dudevant; George Sand.
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out_to
- adjective satellite fixed in your purpose
bent on; dead set; bent.
- bent on going to the theater
- dead set against intervening
- out to win every event
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robert_gray
- noun American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)
Gray.
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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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primness
- noun excessive or affected modesty
prudery; Grundyism; prudishness.
- noun exaggerated and arrogant properness
priggishness.
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direct
- verb command with authority
- He directed the children to do their homework
- verb intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
aim; point; place; target.
- He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
- criticism directed at her superior
- direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
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unblinking
- adjective satellite showing no visible emotion
- stood unblinking and accepted a sentence of a year
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
unintimidated; unshrinking; unflinching.
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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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da_gamma
- noun Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
Gamma; Vasco da Gamma.
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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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casual
- adjective satellite marked by blithe unconcern
nonchalant; insouciant.
- an ability to interest casual students
- showed a casual disregard for cold weather
- an utterly insouciant financial policy
- an elegantly insouciant manner
- drove his car with nonchalant abandon
- was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner
- adjective satellite without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
- a casual remark
- information collected by casual methods and in their spare time
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heroical
- adjective satellite having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
heroic.
- the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy
- heroic explorers
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scupper
- noun drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
- verb wait in hiding to attack
lie in wait; lurk; bushwhack; ambush; waylay; ambuscade.
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cordoba
- noun the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos
- noun Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)
Francisco Fernandez de Cordova; Cordova; Francisco Fernandez Cordoba.
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arminius
- noun Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
Jacobus Arminius; Jacob Harmensen; Jakob Hermandszoon.
- noun German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
Hermann; Armin.
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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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captain_cook
- noun English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
Cook; James Cook; Captain James Cook.
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experiment
- noun the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
experimentation.
- noun the testing of an idea
experimentation.
- it was an experiment in living
- not all experimentation is done in laboratories
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gutsiness
- noun the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
pluckiness; pluck.
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conduct
- noun manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour; doings; behavior.
- noun (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
demeanour; behaviour; demeanor; deportment; behavior.
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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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movement
- noun a change of position that does not entail a change of location
motion; move; motility.
- the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
- movement is a sign of life
- an impatient move of his hand
- gastrointestinal motility
- noun the act of changing location from one place to another
motion; move.
- police controlled the motion of the crowd
- the movement of people from the farms to the cities
- his move put him directly in my path
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hero
- noun a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
- RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain
- noun the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
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exchange
- noun chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- noun a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
- they had a bitter exchange
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assertive
- adjective aggressively self-assured
self-assertive; self-asserting.
- an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue
- pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act
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spunky
- adjective satellite showing courage
feisty; plucky.
- the champion is faced with a feisty challenger
- adjective satellite willing to face danger
gritty; mettlesome; gamy; spirited; game; gamey.
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feisty
- adjective satellite showing courage
spunky; plucky.
- the champion is faced with a feisty challenger
- adjective satellite quick to take offense
touchy; thin-skinned; huffy.
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tasman
- noun Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659)
Abel Tasman; Abel Janszoon Tasman.
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behaviour
- noun the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
behavior.
- the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments
- noun (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
demeanour; demeanor; deportment; behavior; conduct.
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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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plunger
- noun someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
speculator.
- noun someone who dives (into water)
diver.
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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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ferdinand_magellan
- noun Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)
Fernao Magalhaes; Magellan.
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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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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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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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whimsical
- adjective satellite determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
capricious; impulsive.
- a capricious refusal
- authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
- the victim of whimsical persecutions
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insolent
- adjective satellite marked by casual disrespect
snotty-nosed; impudent; flip.
- a flip answer to serious question
- the student was kept in for impudent behavior
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; bodacious; audacious; 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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campaign
- noun a race between candidates for elective office
run; political campaign.
- I managed his campaign for governor
- he is raising money for a Senate run
- noun a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
cause; drive; crusade; effort; movement.
- he supported populist campaigns
- they worked in the cause of world peace
- the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
- the movement to end slavery
- contributed to the war effort
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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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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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legal_proceeding
- noun (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
proceedings; proceeding.
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hardy
- adjective satellite having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
stalwart; stout; sturdy.
- hardy explorers of northern Canada
- proud of her tall stalwart son
- stout seamen
- sturdy young athletes
- noun United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
Oliver Hardy.
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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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market
- noun the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
market place; marketplace.
- without competition there would be no market
- they were driven from the marketplace
- noun the customers for a particular product or service
- before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it
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columbus
- noun the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
capital of Ohio.
- noun Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
Christopher Columbus; Cristoforo Colombo; Cristobal Colon.
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unblushing
- adjective satellite feeling no shame
shameless.
- a shameless imposter
- an unblushing apologist for fascism
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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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to
The preposition to primarily indicates approach and arrival, motion made in the direction of a place or thing and attaining it, access; and also, motion or tendency without arrival; movement toward; -- opposed to from. "
To Canterbury they wend."
Chaucer. Stay with us, go not to Wittenberg. Shak.
So to the sylvan lodge They came, that like Pomona's arbor smiled. Milton.
I'll to him again, . . . He'll tell me all his purpose. She stretched her arms to heaven. Dryden.
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single
- noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
bingle.
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
ace; I; unity; one; 1.
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
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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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pearl
- noun a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
- noun a shade of white the color of bleached bones
ivory; off-white; bone.
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cheeky
- adjective satellite offensively bold
brash; nervy.
- a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club
- a nervy thing to say
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conquistador
- noun an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)
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incautious
- adjective lacking in caution
- an incautious remark
- incautious talk
- adjective satellite carelessly failing to exercise proper caution
- an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairs
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unprompted
- adjective satellite proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
impulsive.
- an impulsive gesture of affection
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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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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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rudeness
- noun a manner that is rude and insulting
discourtesy.
- noun a wild or unrefined state
crudeness; crudity; primitivism; primitiveness.
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effort
- noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
try; endeavor; attempt; endeavour.
- made an effort to cover all the reading material
- wished him luck in his endeavor
- she gave it a good try
- noun use of physical or mental energy; hard work
exertion; elbow grease; travail; sweat.
- he got an A for effort
- they managed only with great exertion
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john_davis
- noun English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
Davys; John Davys; Davis.
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work
- noun activity directed toward making or doing something
- she checked several points needing further work
- noun a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
piece of work.
- it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works
- the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work
- he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey
- the work of an active imagination
- erosion is the work of wind or water over time
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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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heart
- noun the locus of feelings and intuitions
bosom.
- in your heart you know it is true
- her story would melt your bosom
- noun the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
pump; ticker.
- he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
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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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do
- noun an uproarious party
bash; brawl.
- noun the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
doh; ut.
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process
- noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
procedure.
- the procedure of obtaining a driver's license
- it was a process of trial and error
- noun (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
operation; cognitive process; mental process; cognitive operation.
- the process of thinking
- the cognitive operation of remembering
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coolness
- noun calm and unruffled self-assurance
imperturbability; imperturbableness.
- he performed with all the coolness of a veteran
- noun the property of being moderately cold
chilliness; nip.
- the chilliness of early morning
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negligence
- noun failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
carelessness; nonperformance; neglect.
- noun the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
neglectfulness; neglect.
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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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undeterred
- adjective satellite not deterred
undiscouraged.
- pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert Sitwell
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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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cursory
- adjective satellite hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
perfunctory; passing; casual.
- a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
- a passing glance
- perfunctory courtesy
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valiant
- adjective satellite having or showing valor
valorous.
- a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack
- a valiant soldier
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unwavering
- adjective satellite marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
firm; unbendable; steadfast; stiff; steady; unfaltering; unshakable.
- firm convictions
- a firm mouth
- steadfast resolve
- a man of unbendable perseverence
- unwavering loyalty
- adjective satellite not showing abrupt variations
level.
- spoke in a level voice
- she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss
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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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daring
- noun a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
dare.
- he could never refuse a dare
- noun the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
hardiness; boldness; hardihood.
- the proposal required great boldness
- the plan required great hardiness of heart
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desperation
- noun a state in which all hope is lost or absent
despair.
- in the depths of despair
- they were rescued from despair at the last minute
- courage born of desperation
- noun desperate recklessness
- it was a policy of desperation
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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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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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stock
- noun the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
- he owns a controlling share of the company's stock
- noun the merchandise that a shop has on hand
inventory.
- they carried a vast inventory of hardware
- they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory
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map
- noun a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
- noun (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
function; single-valued function; mathematical function; mapping.
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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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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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dive
- noun a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
honkytonk.
- noun a headlong plunge into water
diving.
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unshakable
- adjective satellite marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
firm; unbendable; steadfast; stiff; steady; unfaltering; unwavering.
- firm convictions
- a firm mouth
- steadfast resolve
- a man of unbendable perseverence
- unwavering loyalty
- adjective satellite without flaws or loopholes
watertight; unassailable; bulletproof.
- an ironclad contract
- a watertight alibi
- a bulletproof argument
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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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impulsive
- adjective satellite proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
unprompted.
- an impulsive gesture of affection
- adjective satellite without forethought
- letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted
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wrong
- noun that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
wrongfulness.
- he feels that you are in the wrong
- noun any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
legal injury; damage.
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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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foolhardy
- adjective satellite marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
rash; heady; reckless.
- foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker
- became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay
- a reckless driver
- a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest
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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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sverdrup
- noun Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic (1855-1930)
Otto Neumann Sverdrup.
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attempt
- noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
try; effort; endeavor; endeavour.
- made an effort to cover all the reading material
- wished him luck in his endeavor
- she gave it a good try
- noun the act of attacking
attack.
- attacks on women increased last year
- they made an attempt on his life
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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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jacques_cartier
- noun French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
Cartier.
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capitalist
- noun a conservative advocate of capitalism
- noun a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
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modesty
- noun freedom from vanity or conceit
modestness.
- noun formality and propriety of manner
reserve.
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davys
- noun English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
John Davys; Davis; John Davis.
- noun English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
Humphrey Davy; Sir Humphrey Davy; Davy.
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move
- noun the act of deciding to do something
- he didn't make a move to help
- his first move was to hire a lawyer
- noun the act of changing your residence or place of business
relocation.
- they say that three moves equal one fire
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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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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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diaz
- noun Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
Bartholomeu Dias; Bartholomeu Diaz; Dias.
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hermann
- noun German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
Arminius; Armin.
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hell
- noun any place of pain and turmoil;
the pits; hellhole; snake pit; hell on earth; inferno.
- the hell of battle
- the inferno of the engine room
- when you're alone Christmas is the pits
- noun a cause of difficulty and suffering
blaze.
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balboa
- noun the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos
- noun Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
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dias
- noun Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
Bartholomeu Dias; Bartholomeu Diaz; Diaz.
- noun an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition
DIA; Defense Intelligence Agency.
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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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saucy
- adjective satellite characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
impertinent; irreverent; pert.
- a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
- adjective satellite improperly forward or bold
impudent; wise; overbold; impertinent; fresh; sassy; smart.
- don't be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
- Don't get wise with me!
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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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sir_humphrey_gilbert
- noun English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)
Gilbert; Humphrey Gilbert.
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personal
- noun a short newspaper article about a particular person or group
- adjective concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
- a personal favor
- for your personal use
- personal papers
- I have something personal to tell you
- a personal God
- he has his personal bank account and she has hers
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labor
- noun a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
working class; labour; proletariat.
- there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field
- noun productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
toil; labour.
- his labor did not require a great deal of skill
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heroism
- noun the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
valiancy; gallantry; valorousness; valour; valor; valiance.
- he showed great heroism in battle
- he received a medal for valor
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speleology
- noun the scientific study of caves
spelaeology.
- noun the pastime of exploring caves
spelaeology.
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ponce_de_leon
- noun Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second trip in 1493; in 1513 he discovered Florida while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth (1460-1521)
Juan Ponce de Leon.
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good
- noun benefit
- for your own good
- what's the good of worrying?
- noun moral excellence or admirableness
goodness.
- there is much good to be found in people
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lunatic
- noun an insane person
madman; maniac.
- noun a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
harum-scarum; swashbuckler; madcap; daredevil; hothead.
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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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verrazzano
- noun Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528)
Verrazano; Giovanni da Verrazzano; Giovanni da Verrazano.
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stout
- noun a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
- noun a garment size for a large or heavy person
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ninja
- noun a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu
- noun a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations
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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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barefaced
- adjective satellite with no effort to conceal
bald.
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; audacious; brazen; bald-faced; 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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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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brazen-faced
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; audacious; brazen; bald-faced; barefaced.
- 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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amerigo_vespucci
- noun Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512)
Vespucci; Americus Vespucius.
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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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swashbuckling
- noun flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
- adjective satellite flamboyantly adventurous
swaggering.
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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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capricious
- adjective satellite changeable
freakish.
- a capricious summer breeze
- freakish weather
- adjective satellite determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
whimsical; impulsive.
- a capricious refusal
- authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
- the victim of whimsical persecutions
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die
- noun a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
dice.
- noun a device used for shaping metal
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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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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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resolute
- adjective firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
- stood resolute against the enemy
- faced with a resolute opposition
- a resolute and unshakeable faith
- adjective satellite characterized by quickness and firmness
unhesitating.
- his reply was unhesitating
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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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joint_venture
- noun a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise
- a joint venture between the film companies to produce TV shows
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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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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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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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gallant
- noun a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
dandy; clotheshorse; fop; beau; swell; dude; sheik; fashion plate.
- noun a man who attends or escorts a woman
squire.
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assumptive
- adjective satellite excessively forward
presumptuous; assuming.
- an assumptive person
- on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide
- the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants
- adjective satellite accepted as real or true without proof
- the assumed reason for his absence
- assumptive beliefs
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tenzing_norgay
- noun Sherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986)
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presumptuous
- adjective satellite excessively forward
assumptive; assuming.
- an assumptive person
- on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide
- the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants
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hedger
- noun a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
tergiversator; equivocator.
- noun someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
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unlawful
- adjective satellite not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
improper; unconventional.
- an unconventional marriage
- improper banking practices
- adjective contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
- unlawful measures
- unlawful money
- unlawful hunters
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mackenzie
- noun Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)
Sir Alexander Mackenzie.
- noun a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea
Mackenzie River.
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nervy
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
jumpy; highly strung; edgy; uptight; high-strung; jittery; restive; overstrung.
- adjective satellite showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
- the nervy feats of mountaineers
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job
- noun the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
line; line of work; business; occupation.
- he's not in my line of business
- noun a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
task; chore.
- estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars
- the job of repairing the engine took several hours
- the endless task of classifying the samples
- the farmer's morning chores
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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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cook
- noun someone who cooks food
- noun English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
Captain Cook; James Cook; Captain James Cook.
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george_vancouver
- noun English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)
Vancouver.
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forth
- adverb from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
away; off.
- ran away from the lion
- wanted to get away from there
- sent the children away to boarding school
- the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal
- went off to school
- they drove off
- go forth and preach
- noun a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth
Forth River.
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maneuver
- noun a military training exercise
simulated military operation; manoeuvre.
- noun a plan for attaining a particular goal
manoeuvre; tactics; tactic.
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boldness
- noun the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
hardiness; daring; hardihood.
- the proposal required great boldness
- the plan required great hardiness of heart
- noun impudent aggressiveness
nerve; brass; cheek; face.
- I couldn't believe her boldness
- he had the effrontery to question my honesty
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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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brazen
- verb face with defiance or impudence
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; audacious; 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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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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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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heroic
- noun a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
heroic verse; heroic meter.
- adjective satellite very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
epic; larger-than-life.
- an epic voyage
- of heroic proportions
- heroic sculpture
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care
- noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
aid; tending; attention.
- no medical care was required
- the old car needs constant attention
- noun judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
precaution; caution; forethought.
- he exercised caution in opening the door
- he handled the vase with care
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giovanni_da_verrazzano
- noun Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528)
Verrazzano; Verrazano; Giovanni da Verrazano.
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swashbuckling
- noun flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
- adjective satellite flamboyantly adventurous
swaggering.
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correctness
- noun conformity to fact or truth
rightness.
- noun the quality of conformity to social expectations
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audacity
- noun fearless daring
temerity; audaciousness.
- noun aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
audaciousness.
- he had the audacity to question my decision
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punt
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
Irish punt; pound; Irish pound.
- noun an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
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appropriateness
- noun appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
rightness.
- noun the quality of being specially suitable
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neglect
- noun lack of attention and due care
disregard.
- noun the state of something that has been unused and neglected
disuse.
- the house was in a terrible state of neglect
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purpose
- noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
aim; intention; design; intent.
- his intent was to provide a new translation
- good intentions are not enough
- it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs
- he made no secret of his designs
- noun what something is used for
function; use; role.
- the function of an auger is to bore holes
- ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
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giovanni_da_verrazano
- noun Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528)
Verrazzano; Verrazano; Giovanni da Verrazzano.
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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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slapdash
- adjective satellite marked by great carelessness
haphazard; slipshod; sloppy.
- a most haphazard system of record keeping
- slapdash work
- slipshod spelling
- sloppy workmanship
- adverb in a careless or reckless manner
slam-bang.
- the shelves were put up slapdash
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carry
- noun the act of carrying something
- verb move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
transport.
- You must carry your camping gear
- carry the suitcases to the car
- This train is carrying nuclear waste
- These pipes carry waste water into the river
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gilbert
- noun a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
Gb; Gi.
- noun a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)
William Gilbert; Sir William Gilbert; William S. Gilbert; William Schwenk Gilbert.
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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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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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rashness
- noun the trait of acting rashly and without prudence
heedlessness; mindlessness.
- noun the trait of giving little thought to danger
foolhardiness; recklessness.
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impetuous
- adjective satellite characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)
brainish; tearaway; impulsive; madcap; hotheaded.
- a hotheaded decision
- liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
- an impetuous display of spending and gambling
- madcap escapades
- adjective satellite marked by violent force
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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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harum
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heady
- adjective satellite marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
judicious; wise.
- judicious use of one's money
- a wise decision
- adjective satellite extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
intoxicating.
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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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hernando_cortes
- noun Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
Hernando Cortez; Hernan Cortes; Cortez; Hernan Cortez; Cortes.
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overbold
- adjective satellite improperly forward or bold
saucy; impudent; wise; impertinent; fresh; sassy; smart.
- don't be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
- Don't get wise with me!
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hernando_cortez
- noun Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
Hernando Cortes; Hernan Cortes; Cortez; Hernan Cortez; Cortes.
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scalper
- noun someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost
- he got theater tickets through a scalper
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unfaltering
- adjective satellite marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
firm; unbendable; steadfast; stiff; steady; unshakable; unwavering.
- firm convictions
- a firm mouth
- steadfast resolve
- a man of unbendable perseverence
- unwavering loyalty
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offhand
- adjective satellite with little or no preparation or forethought
extemporaneous; extempore; ad-lib; offhanded; extemporary; unrehearsed; impromptu; off-the-cuff.
- his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
- an extemporaneous piano recital
- an extemporary lecture
- an extempore skit
- an impromptu speech
- offhand excuses
- trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
- an off-the-cuff toast
- a few unrehearsed comments
- adjective satellite casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
offhanded.
- an offhand manner
- she treated most men with offhand contempt
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forward
- noun the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
- noun a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
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task
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
project; undertaking; labor.
- he prepared for great undertakings
- noun a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
job; 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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cortez
- noun Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
Hernando Cortes; Hernando Cortez; Hernan Cortes; Hernan Cortez; Cortes.
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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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cortes
- noun Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
Hernando Cortes; Hernando Cortez; Hernan Cortes; Cortez; Hernan Cortez.
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hardihood
- noun the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
hardiness; boldness; daring.
- the proposal required great boldness
- the plan required great hardiness of heart
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steel
- noun an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
- noun a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
brand; blade; sword.
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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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stock_market
- noun an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
stock exchange; securities market.
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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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juan_ponce_de_leon
- noun Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second trip in 1493; in 1513 he discovered Florida while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth (1460-1521)
Ponce de Leon.
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project
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
undertaking; task; labor.
- he prepared for great undertakings
- noun a planned undertaking
projection.
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determined
- adjective satellite characterized by great determination
- a struggle against a determined enemy
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out; find; determine; ascertain.
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
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undiscouraged
- adjective satellite not deterred
undeterred.
- pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert Sitwell
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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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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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edmund_hillary
- noun New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary; Hillary; Sir Edmund Hillary.
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scuba
- noun a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
aqualung; Aqua-Lung.
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bet
- noun the money risked on a gamble
wager; stake; stakes.
- noun the act of gambling
wager.
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risky
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
wild; hazardous.
- skydiving is a hazardous sport
- extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
- a wild financial scheme
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
speculative; bad; high-risk.
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
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and
A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence. (a) It is sometimes used emphatically; as, "there are women and women," that is, two very different sorts of women. (b) By a rhetorical figure, notions, one of which is modificatory of the other, are connected by and; as, "the tediousness and process of my travel," that is, the tedious process, etc.; "thy fair and outward character," that is, thy outwardly fair character, Schmidt's Shak. Lex.
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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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inappropriateness
- noun inappropriate conduct
wrongness.
- noun the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting
unworthiness.
- he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person
- his praise released from her loud protestations of her unworthiness
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valor
- noun the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
valiancy; gallantry; valorousness; valour; heroism; valiance.
- he showed great heroism in battle
- he received a medal for valor
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john_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)
Cabot; Giovanni Cabato.
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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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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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manner
- noun how something is done or how it happens
style; fashion; way; mode.
- her dignified manner
- his rapid manner of talking
- their nomadic mode of existence
- in the characteristic New York style
- a lonely way of life
- in an abrasive fashion
- noun a way of acting or behaving
personal manner.
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seek
- noun the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
- verb try to get or reach
- seek a position
- seek an education
- seek happiness
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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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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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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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seemliness
- noun a sense of propriety and consideration for others
grace.
- a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace
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hall
- noun an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
hallway.
- the elevators were at the end of the hall
- noun a large entrance or reception room or area
entrance hall; anteroom; antechamber; vestibule; foyer; lobby.
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play
- noun a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
drama; dramatic play.
- he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway
- noun a theatrical performance of a drama
- the play lasted two hours
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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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hernan_cortez
- noun Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
Hernando Cortes; Hernando Cortez; Hernan Cortes; Cortez; Cortes.
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captain_james_cook
- noun English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
Cook; Captain Cook; James Cook.
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hernan_cortes
- noun Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
Hernando Cortes; Hernando Cortez; Cortez; Hernan Cortez; Cortes.
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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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courtesy
- noun a courteous or respectful or considerate act
- noun a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
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fluster
- noun a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset
perturbation.
- verb be flustered; behave in a confused manner
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sally
- noun witty remark
wisecrack; quip; crack.
- noun a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
sortie.
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mettle
- noun the courage to carry on
heart; spunk; nerve.
- he kept fighting on pure spunk
- you haven't got the heart for baseball
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courageousness
- noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
braveness; courage; bravery.
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geographic
- adjective of or relating to the science of geography
geographical.
- adjective determined by geography
geographical.
- the north and south geographic poles
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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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steady
- noun a person loved by another person
truelove; sweetheart; sweetie.
- verb make steady
becalm; calm.
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drive
- noun the act of applying force to propel something
thrust; driving force.
- after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
- noun a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds
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cousteau
- noun French underwater explorer (born in 1910)
Jacques Costeau; Jacques Yves Costeau.
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deportment
- noun (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
demeanour; behaviour; demeanor; behavior; conduct.
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reserve
- noun formality and propriety of manner
modesty.
- noun something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
stockpile; backlog.
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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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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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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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indecorum
- noun a lack of decorum
indecorousness.
- noun an act of undue intimacy
familiarity; impropriety; liberty.
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bedside
- noun space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
- the doctor stood at her bedside
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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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vasco_da_gamma
- noun Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
da Gamma; Gamma.
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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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self-assertive
- adjective aggressively self-assured
assertive; self-asserting.
- an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue
- pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act
- adjective satellite offensively self-assertive
bumptious.
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gumption
- noun sound practical judgment
mother wit; horse sense; good sense; sense; common sense.
- Common sense is not so common
- he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples
- fortunately she had the good sense to run away
- noun fortitude and determination
backbone; grit; guts; sand; moxie.
- he didn't have the guts to try it
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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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rash
- noun any red eruption of the skin
skin rash; roseola; efflorescence.
- noun a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
blizzard.
- a rash of bank robberies
- a blizzard of lawsuits
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grace
- noun (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
state of grace; saving grace.
- the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin
- it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church
- the Virgin lived in a state of grace
- noun elegance and beauty of movement or expression
gracility.
- a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace
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gutsy
- adjective marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; it was a gutsy thing to do"
plucky.
- you have to admire her
- the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist
- a gutsy red wine
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manoeuvre
- noun a plan for attaining a particular goal
maneuver; tactics; tactic.
- noun a military training exercise
maneuver; simulated military operation.
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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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abel_tasman
- noun Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659)
Abel Janszoon Tasman; Tasman.
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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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bear
- noun massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
- noun an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
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da
- noun an official prosecutor for a judicial district
district attorney.
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joint
- noun (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
articulatio; articulation.
- noun a disreputable place of entertainment
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courage
- noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
courageousness; braveness; bravery.
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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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sassy
- adjective satellite improperly forward or bold
saucy; impudent; wise; overbold; impertinent; fresh; smart.
- don't be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
- Don't get wise with me!
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moxie
- noun fortitude and determination
backbone; grit; gumption; guts; sand.
- he didn't have the guts to try it
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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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risky_venture
- noun a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
escapade; adventure; dangerous undertaking.
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francisco_pizarro
- noun Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541)
Pizarro.
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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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resolve
- noun the trait of being resolute
resoluteness; firmness of purpose; resolution; firmness.
- his resoluteness carried him through the battle
- it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work
- noun a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
resolution; declaration.
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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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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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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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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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jolliet
- noun French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)
Joliet; Louis Joliet; Louis Jolliet.
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set
- noun a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- a set of books
- a set of golf clubs
- a set of teeth
- noun (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- the set of prime numbers is infinite
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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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john_davys
- noun English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
Davys; Davis; John Davis.
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doings
- noun manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour; behavior; conduct.
- verb engage in
do; make.
- make love, not war
- make an effort
- do research
- do nothing
- make revolution
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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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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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diver
- noun someone who works underwater
frogman; underwater diver.
- noun someone who dives (into water)
plunger.
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cristobal_colon
- noun Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
Christopher Columbus; Cristoforo Colombo; Columbus.
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giovanni_cabato
- 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)
Cabot; John Cabot.
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spirited
- adjective displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
- verb infuse with spirit
spirit up; spirit; inspirit.
- The company spirited him up
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steadfast
- adjective satellite marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
firm; unbendable; stiff; steady; unfaltering; unshakable; unwavering.
- firm convictions
- a firm mouth
- steadfast resolve
- a man of unbendable perseverence
- unwavering loyalty
- adjective satellite firm and dependable especially in loyalty
staunch; unswerving.
- a steadfast ally
- a staunch defender of free speech
- unswerving devotion
- unswerving allegiance
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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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thoughtlessness
- noun the quality of failing to be considerate of others
inconsiderateness; inconsideration.
- noun the trait of not thinking carefully before acting
unthoughtfulness.
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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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pizarro
- noun Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541)
Francisco Pizarro.
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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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temerarious
- adjective satellite presumptuously daring
daredevil.
- a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff
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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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sir_francis_drake
- noun English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
Francis Drake; Drake.
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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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fearless
- adjective oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
unafraid.
- adjective satellite invulnerable to fear or intimidation
brave; dauntless; audacious; hardy; intrepid; unfearing.
- audacious explorers
- fearless reporters and photographers
- intrepid pioneers
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spartan
- adjective satellite resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
- noun a resident of Sparta
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pluckiness
- noun the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
gutsiness; pluck.
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forwardness
- noun offensive boldness and assertiveness
pushiness; bumptiousness; cockiness.
- noun an advanced stage
- the forwardness of the harvest this year
- the arts are in no kind of forwardness in this matter
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pluck
- noun the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
pluckiness; gutsiness.
- noun the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
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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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firmness
- noun the muscle tone of healthy tissue
soundness.
- noun the trait of being resolute
resoluteness; resolve; firmness of purpose; resolution.
- his resoluteness carried him through the battle
- it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work
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faced
- adjective having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
- verb deal with (something unpleasant) head on
confront; face up; face.
- You must confront your problems
- He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
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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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carelessness
- noun the quality of not being careful or taking pains
sloppiness.
- noun failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
nonperformance; negligence; neglect.
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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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bald-faced
- adjective satellite (of animals) having white markings on the face
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; audacious; brazen; 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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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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steer
- noun an indication of potential opportunity
lead; hint; tip; wind; confidential information.
- he got a tip on the stock market
- a good lead for a job
- noun castrated bull
bullock.
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passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
passing play; passing game; pass.
- the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; exit; expiration; release.
- thousands mourned his passing
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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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gamey
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
blue; naughty; juicy; gamy; racy; spicy; risque.
- a blue movie
- blue jokes
- he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
- a juicy scandal
- a naughty wink
- naughty words
- racy anecdotes
- a risque story
- spicy gossip
- adjective satellite (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
high; gamy.
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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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point
- noun a geometric element that has position but no extension
- a point is defined by its coordinates
- noun the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street
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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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manners
- noun social deportment
- he has the manners of a pig
- noun how something is done or how it happens
style; fashion; manner; way; mode.
- her dignified manner
- his rapid manner of talking
- their nomadic mode of existence
- in the characteristic New York style
- a lonely way of life
- in an abrasive fashion
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improper
- adjective not suitable or right or appropriate
- slightly improper to dine alone with a married man
- improper medication
- improper attire for the golf course
- adjective satellite not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
unlawful; unconventional.
- an unconventional marriage
- improper banking practices
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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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citizenship
- noun the status of a citizen with rights and duties
- noun conduct as a citizen
- award for good citizenship
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cristoforo_colombo
- noun Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
Christopher Columbus; Columbus; Cristobal Colon.
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brassy
- adjective resembling the sound of a brass instrument
brasslike.
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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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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expedition
- noun a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
military expedition; hostile expedition.
- noun an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
- an expedition was sent to explore Mars
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hillary
- noun New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary; Sir Edmund Hillary; Edmund Hillary.
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sloppiness
- noun the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
wateriness; muddiness.
- the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield
- the water's muddiness made it undrinkable
- the sloppiness of a rainy November day
- noun a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for
unkemptness; slovenliness.
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firm
- noun the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
house; business firm.
- he worked for a brokerage house
- verb become taut or tauter
tauten.
- Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
- the rope tautened
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champion
- noun someone who has won first place in a competition
champ; title-holder.
- noun someone who fights for a cause
hero; paladin; fighter.
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mildness
- noun good weather with comfortable temperatures
clemency.
- noun acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
softness; gentleness.
- his fingers have learned gentleness
- suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby
- even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough
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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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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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americus_vespucius
- noun Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512)
Amerigo Vespucci; Vespucci.
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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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gritty
- adjective satellite composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
grainy; granular; farinaceous; mealy; coarse-grained; granulose.
- granular sugar
- the photographs were grainy and indistinct
- it left a mealy residue
- adjective satellite willing to face danger
spunky; mettlesome; gamy; spirited; game; gamey.
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wrongness
- noun inappropriate conduct
inappropriateness.
- noun contrary to conscience or morality
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mount
- noun a lightweight horse kept for riding only
riding horse; saddle horse.
- noun the act of climbing something
climb.
- it was a difficult climb to the top
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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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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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spelaeology
- noun the scientific study of caves
speleology.
- noun the pastime of exploring caves
speleology.
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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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vitus_bering
- noun Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
Behring; Vitus Behring; Bering.
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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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behavior
- noun manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour; doings; conduct.
- noun the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
behaviour.
- the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments
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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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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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vancouver
- noun English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)
George Vancouver.
- noun a town in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon
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rightness
- noun according with conscience or morality
- noun appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
appropriateness.
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guide
- noun someone employed to conduct others
usher.
- noun someone who shows the way by leading or advising
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procedure
- noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
process.
- the procedure of obtaining a driver's license
- it was a process of trial and error
- noun a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
operation.
- the operations in building a house
- certain machine tool operations
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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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dead_set
- adjective satellite fixed in your purpose
bent on; bent; out to.
- bent on going to the theater
- dead set against intervening
- out to win every event
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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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unafraid
- adjective oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
fearless.
- adjective free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
untroubled; secure.
- he was secure that nothing will be held against him
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humphrey_gilbert
- noun English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)
Gilbert; Sir Humphrey Gilbert.
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spunk
- noun material for starting a fire
punk; kindling; touchwood; tinder.
- noun the courage to carry on
heart; mettle; nerve.
- he kept fighting on pure spunk
- you haven't got the heart for baseball
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valour
- noun the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
valiancy; gallantry; valorousness; heroism; valor; valiance.
- he showed great heroism in battle
- he received a medal for valor
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haphazard
- adjective satellite dependent upon or characterized by chance
hit-or-miss.
- a haphazard plan of action
- his judgment is rather hit-or-miss
- adjective satellite marked by great carelessness
slipshod; slapdash; sloppy.
- a most haphazard system of record keeping
- slapdash work
- slipshod spelling
- sloppy workmanship
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overreaching
- adjective satellite revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights
vaulting.
- verb fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
overreach.
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unconventional
- adjective not conforming to accepted rules or standards
- her unconventional dress and hair style
- adjective not conventional or conformist
- unconventional life styles
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bald
- verb grow bald; lose hair on one's head
- adjective satellite with no effort to conceal
barefaced.
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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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undaunted
- adjective satellite unshaken in purpose
unshaken; undismayed.
- wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made
- adjective satellite resolutely courageous
- undaunted in the face of death
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gamy
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
blue; naughty; juicy; racy; spicy; risque; gamey.
- a blue movie
- blue jokes
- he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
- a juicy scandal
- a naughty wink
- naughty words
- racy anecdotes
- a risque story
- spicy gossip
- adjective satellite (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
high; gamey.
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decency
- noun the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
- noun the quality of being polite and respectable
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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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gamma
- noun the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
- noun a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted
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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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overfamiliar
- adjective satellite taking undue liberties
- young women disliked the overfamiliar tone he took with them
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vespucci
- noun Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512)
Amerigo Vespucci; Americus Vespucius.
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christopher_columbus
- noun Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
Cristoforo Colombo; Columbus; Cristobal Colon.
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impertinent
- adjective satellite characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
saucy; irreverent; pert.
- a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
- adjective satellite not pertinent to the matter under consideration
orthogonal; extraneous; immaterial.
- an issue extraneous to the debate
- the price was immaterial
- mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
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magellan
- noun Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)
Ferdinand Magellan; Fernao Magalhaes.
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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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cave
- noun a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
- verb hollow out as if making a cave or opening
undermine.
- The river was caving the banks
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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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armin
- noun German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
Arminius; Hermann.
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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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james_cook
- noun English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
Cook; Captain Cook; Captain James Cook.
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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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gentleness
- noun the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
gradualness.
- noun acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
softness; mildness.
- his fingers have learned gentleness
- suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby
- even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough
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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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dauntless
- adjective satellite invulnerable to fear or intimidation
brave; fearless; audacious; hardy; intrepid; unfearing.
- audacious explorers
- fearless reporters and photographers
- intrepid pioneers
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guts
- noun fortitude and determination
backbone; grit; gumption; sand; moxie.
- he didn't have the guts to try it
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
bowel; intestine; gut.
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bering
- noun Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
Behring; Vitus Bering; Vitus Behring.
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dare
- noun a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
daring.
- he could never refuse a dare
- verb take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
make bold; presume.
- How dare you call my lawyer?
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vasco_nunez_de_balboa
- noun Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)
Balboa.
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sea
- noun a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
- noun anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
ocean.
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resolved
- adjective satellite determined
single-minded.
- she was firmly resolved to be a doctor
- single-minded in his determination to stop smoking
- verb bring to an end; settle conclusively
settle; resolve; decide; adjudicate.
- The case was decided
- The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
- The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
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grit
- noun a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
gritrock; gritstone.
- noun fortitude and determination
backbone; gumption; guts; sand; moxie.
- he didn't have the guts to try it
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incorrectness
- noun lack of conformity to social expectations
- noun the quality of not conforming to fact or truth
wrongness.
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drake
- noun English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
Sir Francis Drake; Francis Drake.
- noun adult male of a wild or domestic duck
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perfunctory
- adjective satellite hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
passing; cursory; casual.
- a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
- a passing glance
- perfunctory courtesy
- adjective satellite as a formality only
pro forma.
- a one-candidate pro forma election
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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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press
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
pressure; insistency; imperativeness; insistence.
- the insistence of their hunger
- the press of business matters
- noun the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
public press.
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bravery
- noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
courageousness; braveness; courage.
- noun feeling no fear
fearlessness.
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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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vitus_behring
- noun Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
Behring; Vitus Bering; Bering.
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security
- noun the state of being free from danger or injury
- we support the armed services in the name of national security
- noun defense against financial failure; financial independence
protection.
- his pension gave him security in his old age
- insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness
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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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undismayed
- adjective satellite unshaken in purpose
unshaken; undaunted.
- wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made
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softness
- noun the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
- noun poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)
unfitness.
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security
- noun the state of being free from danger or injury
- we support the armed services in the name of national security
- noun defense against financial failure; financial independence
protection.
- his pension gave him security in his old age
- insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness
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resoluteness
- noun the trait of being resolute
resolve; firmness of purpose; resolution; firmness.
- his resoluteness carried him through the battle
- it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work
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right
- noun an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; it is something that nobody can take away"
- they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights
- Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt
- a right is not something that somebody gives you
- noun location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
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brainish
- adjective satellite characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)
impetuous; tearaway; 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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deal
- noun a particular instance of buying or selling
business deal; trade.
- it was a package deal
- I had no further trade with him
- he's a master of the business deal
- noun an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
bargain.
- he made a bargain with the devil
- he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals
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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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dead
- noun people who are no longer living
- noun a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
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demeanor
- noun (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
demeanour; behaviour; deportment; behavior; conduct.
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proper
- adjective marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
- proper medical treatment
- proper manners
- adjective satellite having all the qualities typical of the thing specified; not just a snack"
- wanted a proper dinner
- he finally has a proper job
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mountaineer
- noun someone who climbs mountains
mountain climber.
- verb climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
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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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sir_edmund_hillary
- noun New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary; Hillary; Edmund Hillary.
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proceeding
- noun (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
legal proceeding; proceedings.
- verb continue talking
carry on; continue; proceed; go on.
- I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice
- carry on--pretend we are not in the room
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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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legal
- adjective established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
- adjective of or relating to jurisprudence
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pioneer
- noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
trailblazer; groundbreaker; innovator.
- noun one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory
- they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them
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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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assuming
- adjective satellite excessively forward
presumptuous; assumptive.
- an assumptive person
- on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide
- the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants
- verb take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
assume; take for granted; presume.
- I assume his train was late
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careless
- adjective marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
- careless about her clothes
- forgotten by some careless person
- a careless housekeeper
- careless proofreading
- it was a careless mistake
- hurt by a careless remark
- adjective satellite effortless and unstudied
- an impression of careless elegance
- danced with careless grace
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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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verrazano
- noun Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528)
Verrazzano; Giovanni da Verrazzano; Giovanni da Verrazano.
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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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bodacious
- adjective satellite incorrigible
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; audacious; 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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pose
- noun affected manners intended to impress others
airs.
- don't put on airs with me
- noun a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
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mettlesome
- adjective satellite having a proud and unbroken spirit
- adjective satellite willing to face danger
gritty; spunky; gamy; spirited; game; gamey.
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audaciousness
- noun fearless daring
temerity; audacity.
- noun aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
audacity.
- he had the audacity to question my decision
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cartier
- noun French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
Jacques Cartier.
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stock_exchange
- noun an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
stock market; securities market.
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davis
- noun English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
Davys; John Davys; John Davis.
- noun United States painter who developed an American version of cubism (1894-1964)
Stuart Davis.
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exciting
- adjective creating or arousing excitement
- an exciting account of her trip
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
excite.
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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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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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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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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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act
- noun a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
enactment.
- noun something that people do or cause to happen
deed; human activity; human action.
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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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bent_on
- adjective satellite fixed in your purpose
dead set; bent; out to.
- bent on going to the theater
- dead set against intervening
- out to win every event
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or
- noun a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
Beaver State; Oregon.
- noun a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
operating theatre; operating theater; surgery; operating room.
- great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic
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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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nerve
- noun any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
nervus.
- noun the courage to carry on
heart; spunk; mettle.
- he kept fighting on pure spunk
- you haven't got the heart for baseball
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presence
- noun the state of being present; current existence
- he tested for the presence of radon
- noun the immediate proximity of someone or something
front.
- she blushed in his presence
- he sensed the presence of danger
- he was well behaved in front of company
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valorousness
- noun the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
valiancy; gallantry; valour; heroism; valor; valiance.
- he showed great heroism in battle
- he received a medal for valor
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heedless
- adjective marked by or paying little heed or attention; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt
unheeding.
- We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals
- heedless of danger
- heedless of the child's crying
- adjective satellite characterized by careless unconcern
reckless.
- the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton
- reckless squandering of public funds
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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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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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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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operator
- noun (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
- noun an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
manipulator.
- the operator of the switchboard
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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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francis_drake
- noun English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
Sir Francis Drake; Drake.
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demeanour
- noun (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
behaviour; demeanor; deportment; behavior; conduct.
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slipshod
- adjective satellite marked by great carelessness
haphazard; slapdash; sloppy.
- a most haphazard system of record keeping
- slapdash work
- slipshod spelling
- sloppy workmanship
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firmness_of_purpose
- noun the trait of being resolute
resoluteness; resolve; resolution; firmness.
- his resoluteness carried him through the battle
- it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work
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discourtesy
- noun an expression of lack of respect
disrespect.
- noun a manner that is rude and insulting
rudeness.
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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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fight
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
battle; engagement; conflict.
- 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 the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
scrap; combat; fighting.
- a fight broke out at the hockey game
- there was fighting in the streets
- the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
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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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single-minded
- adjective satellite determined
resolved.
- she was firmly resolved to be a doctor
- single-minded in his determination to stop smoking
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unshaken
- adjective satellite unshaken in purpose
undaunted; undismayed.
- wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made
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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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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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head
- noun the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
caput.
- he stuck his head out the window
- noun a single domestic animal
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impudent
- adjective satellite marked by casual disrespect
insolent; snotty-nosed; flip.
- a flip answer to serious question
- the student was kept in for impudent behavior
- adjective satellite improperly forward or bold
saucy; wise; overbold; impertinent; fresh; sassy; smart.
- don't be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
- Don't get wise with me!
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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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brazenness
- noun behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame
shamelessness.
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brashness
- noun tasteless showiness
tawdriness; gaudiness; glitz; meretriciousness; flashiness; loudness; garishness.
- noun the trait of being rash and hasty
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plucky
- adjective marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; it was a gutsy thing to do"
gutsy.
- you have to admire her
- the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist
- a gutsy red wine
- adjective satellite showing courage
spunky; feisty.
- the champion is faced with a feisty challenger
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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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valiancy
- noun the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
gallantry; valorousness; valour; heroism; valor; valiance.
- he showed great heroism in battle
- he received a medal for valor
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wise
- noun a way of doing or being
- noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Stephen Samuel Wise.
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gallantry
- noun the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
valiancy; valorousness; valour; heroism; valor; valiance.
- he showed great heroism in battle
- he received a medal for valor
- noun courtesy towards women
politesse; chivalry.
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emboldened
- adjective satellite made bold or courageous
- verb give encouragement to
embolden; cheer; recreate; hearten.
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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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exploration
- noun to travel for the purpose of discovery
geographic expedition.
- noun a careful systematic search
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stouthearted
- adjective satellite used especially of persons
stalwart.
- a stalwart knight
- a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army
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sally
- noun witty remark
wisecrack; quip; crack.
- noun a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
sortie.
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unfearing
- adjective satellite invulnerable to fear or intimidation
brave; dauntless; fearless; audacious; hardy; intrepid.
- audacious explorers
- fearless reporters and photographers
- intrepid pioneers
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braveness
- noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
courageousness; courage; bravery.
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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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valiance
- noun the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
valiancy; gallantry; valorousness; valour; heroism; valor.
- he showed great heroism in battle
- he received a medal for valor
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bearing
- noun relevant relation or interconnection
- those issues have no bearing on our situation
- noun the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
aim; heading.
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do-or-die
- adjective satellite desperately determined
desperate.
- do-or-die revolutionaries
- a do-or-die conflict
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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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hudson
- noun a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
Hudson River.
- noun English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922)
W. H. Hudson; William Henry Hudson.
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deep
- noun the central and most intense or profound part
- in the deep of night
- in the deep of winter
- noun a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
trench; oceanic abyss.
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crusade
- noun a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
campaign; cause; drive; effort; movement.
- he supported populist campaigns
- they worked in the cause of world peace
- the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
- the movement to end slavery
- contributed to the war effort
- noun any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
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hardiness
- noun the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
robustness; validity; lustiness.
- noun the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
boldness; daring; hardihood.
- the proposal required great boldness
- the plan required great hardiness of heart
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intrepid
- adjective satellite invulnerable to fear or intimidation
brave; dauntless; fearless; audacious; hardy; unfearing.
- audacious explorers
- fearless reporters and photographers
- intrepid pioneers
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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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proceedings
- noun (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
legal proceeding; proceeding.
- noun a written account of what transpired at a meeting
minutes; transactions.
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securities_market
- noun an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
stock exchange; stock market.
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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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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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stalwart
- noun a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
loyalist.
- adjective satellite having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
hardy; stout; sturdy.
- hardy explorers of northern Canada
- proud of her tall stalwart son
- stout seamen
- sturdy young athletes
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reckless
- adjective satellite marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
foolhardy; rash; heady.
- foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker
- became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay
- a reckless driver
- a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest
- adjective satellite characterized by careless unconcern
heedless.
- the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton
- reckless squandering of public funds
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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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brash
- adjective satellite offensively bold
cheeky; nervy.
- a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club
- a nervy thing to say
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steamroller
- noun a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
juggernaut.
- noun vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
road roller.
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vaulting
- noun (architecture) a vaulted structure
- noun a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
curvet.
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backbone
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
mainstay; linchpin; lynchpin; keystone; anchor.
- faith is his anchor
- the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
- he is the linchpin of this firm
- noun fortitude and determination
grit; gumption; guts; sand; moxie.
- he didn't have the guts to try it
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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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hastiness
- noun overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
precipitation; hurry; haste; hurriedness.
- he soon regretted his haste
- noun hasty impulsiveness
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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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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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hotheaded
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
quick-tempered; hot-tempered; short-tempered; choleric; irascible.
- adjective satellite characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)
impetuous; brainish; tearaway; impulsive; madcap.
- a hotheaded decision
- liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
- an impetuous display of spending and gambling
- madcap escapades
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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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unbendable
- adjective satellite marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
firm; steadfast; stiff; steady; unfaltering; unshakable; unwavering.
- firm convictions
- a firm mouth
- steadfast resolve
- a man of unbendable perseverence
- unwavering loyalty
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fighter
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
scrapper; combatant; belligerent; battler.
- noun a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
fighter aircraft; attack aircraft.
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lead
- noun an advantage held by a competitor in a race
- he took the lead at the last turn
- noun a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
Pb; atomic number 82.
- the children were playing with lead soldiers
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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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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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bartholomeu_diaz
- noun Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
Bartholomeu Dias; Diaz; Dias.
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push
- noun the act of applying force in order to move something away
pushing.
- he gave the door a hard push
- the pushing is good exercise
- noun the force used in pushing
thrust.
- the push of the water on the walls of the tank
- the thrust of the jet engines
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fresh
- adjective recently made, produced, or harvested
- fresh bread
- a fresh scent
- fresh lettuce
- adjective satellite (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again
- a fresh start
- fresh ideas
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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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resolution
- noun a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
resolve; declaration.
- noun the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
resolving power.
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bartholomeu_dias
- noun Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
Bartholomeu Diaz; Diaz; Dias.
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