Term
Rasp - verb
Other forms: raspish
The janitor tried to rasp off the gum that was stuck underneath the desk.
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Definition
Definition 1: to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.
Definition 2: to scrape or rub roughly
Synonym: grate
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Term
Sunder - verb
other forms: Sunderable, sunderance, sunderer
The kids pulled the sunderable play toys apart.
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Definition
Definition 1: to separate; part; divide; sever.
Definition 2: to become seperated
Synonym: break, detatch |
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Term
Listless - Adjective
Other forms: listlessly, listlessness
The boy was listless during the everlasting boring speech.
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Definition
Definition 1: having or showing little or no interest in anything
Definition2: disinclined for any effort or exertion; lacking vigour, enthusiasm, or energy
Synonym: lackadaisical |
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Term
Charlatan - noun
Other forms: Charlatanistic
The unintelligent professor was a charlatan, because he tried to act smart. |
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Definition
Definition1: a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill thanhe or she possesses
Definition2: someone who professes knowledge or expertise, esp in medicine, thathe or she does not have
Synonym: fake
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Rout - noun
Other forms: N/A
The boy spent the evening trying to rout out his math homework. |
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Definition
Definition 1: An overwhelming defeat
Definition 2: to find or get by searching, rummaging
Synonym: Thrashing |
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Term
Toothsome - adjective
Other forms: toothsomely, toothsomeness
Her chocolate lava cake was extremely toothsome.
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Definition
Definition 1: pleasing to the taste; palatable
Definition 2: pleasing or desirable, as fame or power.
Synonym: palatable |
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Term
Smidgen - adjective
Other forms: smidge
The girl just wanted a smidge of jam on her toast.
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Definition
Definition 1: a very small amount
Definition 2: low in quantity
Synonym: morsel |
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Term
Deplete - verb
Other forms: depletion, depletable, depletory, depletive
The girl always had a deplete bank account after paying off her college fees. |
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Definition
Definition 1: to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of
Definition 2: to use up (supplies, money, energy, etc); reduce
Synonym: bankrupt |
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Term
Morose - adjective
Other forms: moroseness, morosity |
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Definition
Definition 1: gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
Definition 2: characterized by gloominess
Synonym: depressed |
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Term
Cacophony - noun
Other forms: cacophonies
After the judges announced who won the competition, there was a lot of cacaphony.
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Definition
Definition 1:harsh discordance of sound; dissonance:
Definition 2: a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds:
Synonym: noise |
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Term
Splice - verb
other forms: spliceable
The girls handmade belts for their fathers by interweaving strong spliceable materials.
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Definition
Definition1: to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands.
Definition2: to unite (timbers, spars, or the like) by overlapping and binding theirends.
Splice: graft
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Term
Makeshift - noun
Other forms: makeshifty
The girls used red frosting on her cake as a makeshift when she ran out of pink frosting. |
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Definition
Definition1: a temporary expedient or substitute
Definition2:serving as a temporary or expedient means, especially during an
emergency
Synonym: alternative |
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Term
Smattering - noun
Other forms: smatteringly, smatter, smatterer
The professor who had PHD in physics was very smattering.
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Definition
Definition1: a slight, superficial, or introductory knowledge of something
Definition2: to speak (a language, words, etc.) with
superficial knowledge orunderstanding.
Synonym: smidgen |
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Term
Loiter - VERB
Other forms: loiteringly
The girls would loiter around the candy store on their way back from school.
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Definition
Definition 1: to aimlessly hang around a place
Definition 2: to make a bunch of stops on purpose during a journey or errand
Syonym: linger |
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Cheeky - Adj.
Other forms: Cheekily
The girl was punished, because of her cheeky behavior toward elders.
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Definition
Definition 1: impudent or irreverent, typically in an endearing or amusing way.
Definition 2: rude and showing a lack of respect often in a way that seems playful or amusing
Synonym: rude |
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Term
Downfall - noun
Other forms: downfallen
His downfall was that he wasn't organized. |
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Definition
Definition1: descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow
Definition2: something causing ruin, failure
Synonym: breakdown |
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Term
Splay - verb
Other forms: N/A
The girl liked to splay out the ingrediants she was going to use on the counter before she started to cook. |
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Definition
Definition1: to spread out, expand, or extend.
Definition 2: to have an oblique or slanting direction.
Synonym: expansive |
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Term
Acrid - adjective
Other forms: acridity, acridly, acridness
The gas released from the huge factories was very acrid. |
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Definition
Definition 1: sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to theeyes, nose, etc.:
Definition: extremely or sharply stinging or bitter; exceedingly caustic
Synonym: pungent |
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Term
Fray - NOUN
Other forms: frayed
The bullies would have a fray with the small boy, until he started crying. |
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Definition
Definition 1: A fight; battle or skirmish
Definition 2: a competition or contest, especially in sports.
Synonym: conflict |
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Mar - verb
Other forms: N/A
The boy would mar his pants everyday by getting stains on them. |
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Definition
Definition1:to damage or spoil to a certain extent
Definition2: to disfigure, scar the surface of
Synonym: spoil |
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Term
Riven - verb
Other forms: N/A
He would riven the cloth with a sewing machine. |
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Definition
Definition 1: to tear or rend apart:
Definition2: to tear apart by stricking
Synonym: divide |
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Term
Harmony - noun
Other forms: harmonious, harmoniously
The two friends apologized to each other after a fight harmoniously. |
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Definition
Definition1: agreement; accord; harmonious relations
Definition2:a consistent, orderly, or pleasing arrangement of parts; congruity.
Synonym: consensus |
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Chisel - noun
Other forms: chisellikke
The boy used a chisel and hammer to make a beutiful small sculpture. |
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Definition
Definition1: a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, oftenmade of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
Definition2: A tool with a sharp point used to chip things
Synonym: blade |
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Term
Dulcet - Adjective
Other forms: dulcetly, dulcetness
The dulcet sounds of the cello soothed him, and made him calm. |
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Definition
Definition: pleasant to the ear; melodious:
Definition2: pleasant or agreeable to the eye or the feelings; soothing.
Synonym: Melodious |
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Term
Roughhewn - verb
Other forms: roughhew
He would roughhew a sculpture, and then give to someone else to smooth it out. |
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Definition
Definition 1:to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing.
Definition2: to shape roughly; give crude form to.
Synonym: hard, raw |
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