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a small stream; streamlet; brook
Crossing the rivulet was like crossing a river to the turtle. |
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to spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squader; To use up, especially recklessly; exhaust
The water dissipated into the sand after it washed onto the shore at the beach. |
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a dagger like steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat
The bayonet on the soldiers' guns killed more than the bullets did. |
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a deep ditch or channel cut in the earth by running water after a prolonged downpour
The gully ran all around the garden watering the plants naturally. |
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plump
The rabbit was stout after living in captivity and eating all he wanted for years. |
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Bewildered or confused; Lost in thought; preoccupied
I was bemused when I saw a horse running up the highway. |
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the state of being preplexed; confusion,uncertainty
The perplexity of the math equation stunned the math students. |
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a detachable lock; has ahinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
The padlock on the gate stopped the dog from attacking the mailman. |
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A metal fastener with a hinged slotted part that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin, bolt, or padlock
The hasp held the padlock in place perfectly. |
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a fine cloth of cotton,silk, or linen, commonly of plain weave with a colored warp and white weft
The french woman wore a beautiful french chambray to the ball. |
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a short nail with a thick head used to protect the soles of shoes or boots
The hob-nailed shoe made clicking sounds on the tile floors. |
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a long flexible snout or trunk, as of an elephant; a human nose, especially a prominent one
Butterflies have a unique proboscis. |
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to drive or send off in various directions; scatter
The students dispersed when the police officer came into the hall. |
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burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with a body covered with strong horny plates
The armadillo rolled into a ball of its own armor. |
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a long atrificial mound of stone or earth, built to hold back water or to support a roas or as protection
The embankment saved our house from the flood. |
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a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface
The farmer made furrows in the ground with his hoe. |
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a long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions
The drought caused the plants to whither and die. |
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to thrust forward; cause to project
The nail protruded from the wall as a coat hanger. |
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a small piece of tobacco for chewing.
Most baseball players used to have a quid in their mouths during a game. |
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the structure of something, as of an organization, contrivance, or affair
The whole shebang of the fair was magnificent. |
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a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift
Their was a prodigal son that returned to his family in the bible. |
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to beg eagerly for; solicit
I beseech to a friend to lend me a dollar. |
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an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it, break up clods, root up weeds, etc.
The harrow created furrows in the hard ground. |
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any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
The rafters held up the barn roof. |
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fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
The pitbull that was trained for dog fights as truculent. |
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1. a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled. 2. a tie or bond; snare.
People in the Salem witch trials were hanged from a noose. |
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one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
The shead of wheat sold at market for $5. |
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an old, decrepit, or unpretentious automobile.
The jalopy was parked in the driveway for years and years. |
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to change for the better; improve
The friends amended their relationship after their fight. |
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a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action
The animosity the daughters felt about each other was enough to have to seperate them most of the time. |
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to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect
The path I took diverted from the main road. |
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disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish
The little five year old was a cantankerous little brat. |
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an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc
The new puppy was a nuisance for the family. |
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to think or worry persistently or moodily about; ponder
The students brooded over their math test scores. |
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an article of equipment, as household furniture, clothing, ecclesiastical vestments, or the like
I fork is an essential implement to eating. |
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to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it
The bank scrounged money from the poor sould in the big city. |
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full of, characterized by, or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment
The chair was voluptuous in size. |
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to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
The dog assailed upon the small rodent in the garden. |
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A small spherical mass, especially a small drop of liquid
The globule of water was followed by many more during the rain storm. |
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Uneasily impatient under restriction, opposition, criticism, or delay
The dog restively tried to escape its chains. |
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to give up; put aside or desist from
The tollbooth cashier was relinquished from their duty for their break. |
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a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.
The tarpaulin protected the boat from the snow in the winter. |
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shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
The roof was corrugated tin. |
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uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
I was apprehensive about what my report card might say. |
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to bite or chew on, esp. persistently
The dog gnawed on the rawhide bone. |
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a cotton-filling pile fabric with lengthwise cords or ridges.
The ridges on the boys old corduroy pants rubbed up against the chair scratching his legs. |
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withered; shriveled:
The old man's face was wizened with wrinkles and folds. |
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to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
The boy shivered and shuddered in the cold winter snow. |
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to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down
My father modulated the heat in the house when it got too cold or too hot. |
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gloomy or dull
The weather was sulky during the overcast day. |
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a deep, narrow ravine, esp. one marking the course of a stream or torrent
The gulch was like a big gully. |
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to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away
The crops dwindled away as the farmers sold them at market. |
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of the pale yellowish color of dressed flax
The dress was the flaxen color, yellowish gray. |
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lively; animated; gay
The vivacious girl loved to party and be the center of attention. |
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an implement with a broad, flat, usually flexible blade, used for blending foods or removing them from cooking utensils, mixing drugs, spreading plasters and paints, etc.
I used the spatula to remove the cake batter from the mixing spoon. |
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personal clothing, accessories, etc
The accouterment of people when they get out of jail is usually an outfit and a pair of shoes. |
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being such in part only; not total or general
The cake was cut into partial pieces for each person at the party. |
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showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
The sullen man just put on a sad face and didn't talk for the whole ride. |
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ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt
The man was so tall, he was lanky at only 120 pounds. |
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a short, thick piece of wood
The man took the chump and nailed it over his door to keep out the birds in Alfred Hitchcock's film, The Birds. |
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a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home or employment; vagabond; tramp.
The vagrant had no family or home, and he just wandered around alone. |
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An acknowledgment or admission
The boy brought up his concession about doing more homework while he was staying up late from earlier in the arguement about bedtime. |
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a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
The plateau was an odd falt space in the middle of the canyon. |
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having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent
The students in my history class usually show a pretty listless spirit about their grades. |
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to draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds, as material or a part of the face; constrict
The boy seemed to grow laugh lines as his lips puckered due to the lemon juice he squirted in his mouth. |
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an utterance, discourse, or address conveying urgent advice or recommendations
When the boys exhortation to stay down reached the other people behind the wall everyone fell to the ground. |
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To be extremely dry
The plants were parched for water during the drought. |
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to raise or lift
The boy hoisted the large encyclopedia over his head to place it on the highest shelf. |
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a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, esp. sunlight, to a distance
The family flashed SOS in the form of a heliograph with a mirror and the sun to try and get someone to come and help them. |
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| 1. | to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air. |
| 2. | to boast or brag noisily |
The dog swaggered up to the cat with it's bone in its jaw only to see that the cat had a steak. |
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feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing
The dog walked around with a penitent look because it knew it had done something wrong. |
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to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll
The boy sauntered down the road, enjoying the birds and whistling a happy tune. |
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a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed
The girl wanted a pure-breed dog so she called the mut a mongrel and moved on. |
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to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt
the girl sneered at the teacher as she was handed her failing grade and detention slip. |
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hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable
The widow was so disconsolately unhappy after her husband died, that she stayed in doors and in the dark for weeks. |
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| 1. | Medicine/Medical, Surgery. any device for arresting bleeding by forcibly compressing a blood vessel, as a bandage tightened by twisting. |
| 2. | a device for pulling the parts of a wooden piece of furniture together, consisting of a pair of twisted cords passed around the parts |
The tourniquet held the furniture together while the glue dried. |
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a long journey with a purposeful ending
Dante was on a quest in the Inferno to reach heaven and Beatrice. |
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| a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth |
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nimble; skillful; clever
The deft boy snuck all the way to the kitchen, past his parents, and back into his room without being heard. |
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work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim.
The dungareees were essentially tough blue jeans. |
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to make furious; enrage
The bank infuriated the farmers by telling them all they land was now to be cleared and they were to move. |
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not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
The devel was an impious creature who was casted down to hell by God. |
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A yarn-dyed cotton fabric woven in stripes, checks, plaids, or solid colors
The gingham shirt was plaid and the farmer wore it for yeays and years until it wore out. |
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an authoritative or formal demand for something to be done, given, supplied, etc
A requisition for Irag to give up its weapons of mass destruction was given years and years ago. |
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smart; jaunty; dashing
The outfit was of a rakish design to make all the ladies adore its wearer. |
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high-pitched and piercing in sound quality
The guitar gave a shrill shriek when it was being set up. |
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Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease
If a deadly disease is found with a person, that person is usually put under quarantine if they are contagious. |
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a badge or distinguishing mark of office or honor
The insignia of the STB on the students sweaters told me they were from St. Bernard's High School. |
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to walk, esp. laboriously or wearily
I trudged through the mud after a long day of walking. |
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| 1. | a member of a vigilance committee. |
| 2. | any person who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime |
| 3. | done violently and summarily, without recourse to lawful procedures |
The vigilante man thought he should try to catch the crook on his own instead of calling the police. |
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extremely hungry; famished; voracious
The puppies were ravenous before they could nurse off their mother. |
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a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer.
The demonstrators all had placards that told what their cause was during the strike. |
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to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually
The grandmother doted over the new baby the whole day it was over the house. |
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quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid
The JAck Russel had to be quick, agile and very nible to win the lure race. |
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