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a structure built on the shore ofor projecting into a harbor,stream, etc., so that vessels maybe moored alongside to load orunload or to lie at rest; quay;pier.
sentence:British troops were landing at the wharves. |
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to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand:
Sentence:to fathom someone's motives. |
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consisting or made of pewter:
A pewter mug.
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rebelliously self-assertive; notinclined to be tractable ordeferential.
Sentence: those virginians are uppity |
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- a member of the patrioticparty during the Revolutionary period; supporter of the Revolution.
- Sentenc:He rode at the behest of the whigs
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a command or directive.
He at the behest of the Whigs. |
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a joke or witty remark; witticism.
Sentence: Of course Warren jested. |
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a temporary stay:
:She has ferquently sojourns away from him |
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give (a baby) a Christian name at baptism as a sign of admission to a Christian Church.
"their second daughter was christened Jeanette"
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gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or things) over a period of time.
"starting from nothing he had amassed a huge fortune" |
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an unsophisticated or socially awkward person from the countryside.
"she thought Tom a bit of a country bumpkin" |
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a viral disease of some animals, especially dogs, causing fever, coughing, and catarrh.
Gage's own confidental secretary had died from the throat of distemper |
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paying close attention to something.
"never before had she had such an attentive audience" |
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(of behavior, performance, or appearance) in accordance with the highest standards of propriety; faultless.
"a man of impeccable character"
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well meaning and kindly.
"a benevolent smile" |
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a hidden danger or difficulty.
"he alone could safely guide them through Hollywood's treacherous shoals" |
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a last restraint holding back an outpouring of something powerful or substantial.
letting them out like opening a floodgate behind which waters of my anger boiled. |
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disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.
I thought of my father behind bars in a dank cell on castle island. |
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an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
"conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied"
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tolerate or allow (something, typically dissent or opposition).
"Jenny would brook no criticism of Matthew"
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