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ratification.n.01
agreement.n.06
making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
quaver.v.01
voice.v.02
give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
spectrogram.n.01
photograph.n.01
a photographic record of a spectrum
pork-barreling.n.01
acquisition.n.01
acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale
bonnet_macaque.n.01
macaque.n.01
Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair
shop_talk.n.01
talk.n.01
talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand
rough_bindweed.n.01
sarsaparilla.n.01
creeping or climbing evergreen having spiny zigzag stems with shiny leaves and racemes of pale-green flowers; Canary Islands to southern Europe and Ethiopia and India
glass_sponge.n.01
sponge.n.04
a siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae
kill_zone.n.01
zone.n.03
an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities
assonance.n.01
rhyme.n.01
the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
consumer_goods.n.01
commodity.n.01
goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption
anuresis.n.01
illness.n.01
inability to urinate
clansman.n.01
member.n.01
a member of a clan
ticktack.n.01
signal.n.01
system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks
sparrow.n.01
passerine.n.01
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
duchy.n.01
domain.n.02
the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
cleft.n.01
indentation.n.01
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
scyphus.n.01
cup.n.01
an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base
superior_ophthalmic_vein.n.01
ophthalmic_vein.n.01
a vein that begins at the inner angle of the eye socket and passes through the superior orbital fissure to empty into the cavernous sinus
white_hellebore.n.01
hellebore.n.01
North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
trader.n.01
merchant.n.01
someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
flowerbed.n.01
bed.n.02
a bed in which flowers are growing
vajra.n.01
hindu_deity.n.01
Indra's thunderbolt
boogie.n.01
jazz.n.02
an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
scalar_field.n.01
field.n.10
a field of scalars
tobacco_thrips.n.01
thrips.n.01
injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts
provincial_capital.n.01
capital.n.03
the capital city of a province
junkyard.n.01
yard.n.03
a field where junk is collected and stored for resale
alpha_globulin.n.01
globulin.n.01
a globulin in blood plasma or serum that is alkaline and has great electrophoretic mobility
dead-air_space.n.01
area.n.05
an unventilated area where no air circulates
acculturate.v.01
assimilate.v.02
assimilate culturally
old_lady.n.01
wife.n.01
your own wife
issuer.n.01
institution.n.01
an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.)
carpinus.n.01
hamamelid_dicot_genus.n.01
mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae
stereoscopic_vision.n.01
binocular_vision.n.01
three-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views of a scene on each retina
coulomb.n.01
charge_unit.n.01
a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
sigmoid_colon.n.01
colon.n.01
the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
lions_club.n.01
service_club.n.01
club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare
hard_solder.n.01
solder.n.01
solder that contains copper; melts at a relatively high temperature; used for brazing
volumeter.n.01
meter.n.02
a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement)
cerebral_aneurysm.n.01
aneurysm.n.01
an aneurysm of the carotid artery
male_orchis.n.01
orchis.n.01
Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike
unleaded_gasoline.n.01
gasoline.n.01
gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound
concurrent_negligence.n.01
negligence.n.01
(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately
egyptian_vulture.n.01
old_world_vulture.n.01
small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia
might-have-been.n.01
event.n.01
an event that could have occurred but never did
interstate_commerce_commission.n.01
independent_agency.n.01
a former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states; was terminated in 1995
erwinia.n.01
enteric_bacteria.n.01
rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants
elaeocarpaceae.n.01
dilleniid_dicot_family.n.01
genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae
manzanilla.n.01
sherry.n.01
very dry pale sherry from Spain
machine_gun.v.01
gun.v.01
shoot with a machine gun
sand_painting.n.01
painting.n.01
a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background
alias.n.01
name.n.01
a name that has been assumed temporarily
genome.n.01
ordering.n.01
the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism
biceps.n.01
skeletal_muscle.n.01
any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
material_resource.n.01
assets.n.01
assets in the form of material possessions
nerve_center.n.01
center.n.11
a center that provides information and control
egyptian_deity.n.01
deity.n.01
a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians
social_scientist.n.01
scientist.n.01
someone expert in the study of human society and its personal relationships
rhizopogon_idahoensis.n.01
false_truffle.n.01
a large whitish Rhizopogon that becomes greyish brown in maturity
military_law.n.01
law.n.01
the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel
genital_herpes.n.01
herpes_simplex.n.01
an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area
conservative_jew.n.01
jew.n.01
Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances
igniter.n.01
fuel.n.01
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
nerve_plexus.n.01
plexus.n.01
a network of intersecting nerves
hypogastric_vein.n.01
iliac_vein.n.01
a vein that unites with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein
south_american_indian.n.01
amerindian.n.01
a member of a native Indian group in South America
numbers_pool.n.01
lottery.n.02
an illegal daily lottery
salver.n.01
tray.n.01
a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver
clustered_poppy_mallow.n.01
poppy_mallow.n.01
densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters
tub_gurnard.n.01
gurnard.n.01
a kind of gurnard
accommodating_lens_implant.n.01
lens_implant.n.01
a lens implant containing a hinge that allows for both near and far vision (thus mimicking the natural lens of a young person)
arenaviridae.n.01
arbovirus.n.01
a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods
glomerulus.n.01
capillary.n.02
a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation
penicillin_o.n.01
penicillin.n.01
a penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to penicillin G but is obtained differently
preceptor.n.01
teacher.n.01
teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
t-network.n.01
circuit.n.01
a circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them
bulletin_board_system.n.01
digital_computer.n.01
a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest
racing_start.n.01
start.n.01
the start of a race
praetorium.n.01
tent.n.01
the tent of an ancient Roman general
connive.v.01
assent.v.01
encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
remarriage.n.01
marriage.n.03
the act of marrying again
dental_gold.n.01
alloy.n.01
an alloy of gold used in dentistry
muckraking.n.01
exposure.n.03
the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)
polyurethane.n.01
polymer.n.01
any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber
ambystomid.n.01
salamander.n.01
small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander
biggin.n.01
cap.n.01
a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin
screener.n.01
guard.n.01
a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint
rainy_season.n.01
season.n.02
one of the two seasons in tropical climates
black_body.n.01
natural_object.n.01
a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
edible_mussel.n.01
marine_mussel.n.01
a mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks
dress_rack.n.01
rack.n.05
a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store
psychosurgery.n.01
brain_surgery.n.01
brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems
rusty_blackbird.n.01
new_world_blackbird.n.01
North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall
circadian_rhythm.n.01
biological_time.n.01
a daily cycle of activity observed in many living organisms
auditory_apparatus.n.01
apparatus.n.02
all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears
junker.n.01
prussian.n.01
member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism
polyunsaturated_fatty_acid.n.01
unsaturated_fatty_acid.n.01
an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil
modern_dance.n.01
stage_dancing.n.01
a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings
fine.n.01
penalty.n.02
money extracted as a penalty