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_____ the flour into a large bowl. Until we ____ the evidence ourselves, we can't comment objectively
put powder through a sieve. examine thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important or useful.
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sift the flour into a large bowl.
until we sift the evidence ourselves, we can't comment objectively .
Synonyms: sieve, strain, screen, filter, riddle, bolt.synonyms: search through, look through, ex |
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a tattoo _____. an ice cream ______. _______ libertarians.
a sitting room in a private house.a shop or business providing specified goods or services.adjective denoting a person who professes but does not actively give support to a specified (especially radical) political view. |
a tattoo parlor. an ice cream parlor. Parlor libertarians. |
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it will be paid for by a mixture of _____ and cash. he often ________ a meal for drawings.
exchanging goods or services without using money.
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it will be paid for by a mixture of barter and cash.
he often bartered a meal for drawings. |
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a _______ statement. sparing in the use of words; abrupt. brief, short. |
a terse statement. |
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it was a ________ but good-natured crowd. noisy and disorderly. synonyms: unruly, disorderly, obstreperous |
it was a rowdy but good-natured crowd. |
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____________ stories. treating sexual matters in an indecent way and typically conveying undue interest in or enjoyment of the subject. obscene, lewd, |
salacious stories |
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__________ jewellery". The scandal was a _________ affair. showy but cheap and of poor quality.
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"tawdry jewellery". The scandal was a tawdry affair. |
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After a ____ has been made and the ______ has refused, the ______ can then raise the stakes by double dog _______ the _____, meaning that if the ______ is carried out by the _______ then the ________ will also perform the _______. dare exchange
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After a dare has been made and the daree has refused, the darer can then raise the stakes by double dog daring the daree, meaning that if the dare is carried out by the daree then the darer will also perform the dare. |
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his wife accused him of ___________ after adultery feel a strong desire for or to do something.
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his wife accused him of hankering after adultery |
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There were scores of __________ and priests, preparing to begin the ritual. a person assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession.
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There were scores of acolytes and priests, preparing to begin the ritual. |
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the landscape was ________ and gray lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull. Monotonous.
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the landscape was drab and gray |
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a ________ room gloomy and drab.
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a dingy room |
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change the barrel and add a bipod making a conventional rifle into a ________. a light automatic rifle.
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change the barrel and add a bipod making a conventional rifle into a carbine. |
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a ____________ grin. showing embarrassment from shame or a lack of self-confidence.
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a sheepish grin. |
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she ____________ me for appearing at breakfast unshaven warn or reprimand someone firmly.
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she admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven |
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peacocks ________ through the grounds walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.
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peacocks strut through the grounds |
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Silver can be oxidized to give the effect of ___________. dullness of color; loss of brightness.
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Silver can be oxidized to give the effect of tarnish |
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his ___________ dark hair growing or spreading in an irregular, untidy way.
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his straggly dark hair |
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She was __________ , or, as my younger son would call it, stout. (of a woman) having a full, rounded figure; plump.
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She was zaftig , or, as my younger son would call it, stout. |
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Richard's ___________ at regaining his health was short-lived. great happiness and exhilaration.
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Richard's elation at regaining his health was short-lived |
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the men set off in fear and _____________. a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.
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the men set off in fear and trepidation |
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looters moved into the disaster area to ___________ shops. steal using force
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looters moved into the disaster area to plunder shops |
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Mules and hinnies are virtually always sterile, but male mules should be ________ to keep them tractable. castrate (a male animal).
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Mules and hinnies are virtually always sterile, but male mules should be gelded to keep them tractable. |
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score or achieve. an indentation or incision on an edge or surface. A deep, narrow mountain pass. She...her mayor. There's a...at the end of the arrow.
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she notched her second major. There was a notch in the end of the arrow for the bowstring. Short sections of dirt roads connect trails that usually wind through notches. |
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Where one sits on a stadium. They were standing on the... |
Bleachers |
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Fool rushed A...idea |
Harebrained |
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fight,quarrel,battle, scuffle.
A image file format.
She had a...with her boyfriend. A...image. |
Tiff |
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"the guerrillas ________for supremacy" compete closely for superiority. |
the guerrillas jousted for supremacy" |
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a ________ submarine an extremely or unusually small person. dwarf, homunculus, Lilliputian, halfling, gnome, pygmy, shrimp. adjetive. very small. |
a midget submarine |
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smudgepot |
sawhorses |
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________ my head off.
Regular customers, including me, were moaning and ________
curse, blaspheme, swear, imprecate. |
cussing my head off.. Regular customers, including me, were moaning and cussing . |
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With her help, he draws the long plank onto the ____________ .
a frame or trestle that supports wood for sawing. donkey, burro, ass, dunce, jackass |
With her help, he draws the long plank onto the sawhorse . |
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it had to be taken with a _________ __ _____.
suspiciously, skepticism |
i had to be taken with a pound of salt |
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with ________ a whisper. informal or dialect form of not. |
with nary a whisper |
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the ________ had gone out of the day. great enthusiasm and energy.the outer coloured part of the peel of citrus fruit, used as flavouring. |
the zest had gone out of the day |
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he said _________. Brusque or stern in manner or appearance: a gruff reply. Hoarse; harsh: a gruff voice |
he said gruffly |
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she worked like a ________ horse. a truck or cart without sides, for delivering beer barrels or other heavy loads. |
she worked like a dray horse |
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it was a low, _____________ floor. a glossy transparent paper. |
it was a low, glassine floor |
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Every eye had a _________ sheen on it |
Every eye had a glassy sheen on it |
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he stepped back _________ out of reach. feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems. |
he stepped back warily out of reach |
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___ furniture |
DIY furniture |
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he could make _______ things. causing trouble; annoying. |
he could make pesky things |
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she was ___ and curious. using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour. |
she was wry and curious |
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they were ____________ for my character. assert or confirm as a result of one's own experience the truth or accuracy of something |
they were vouching for my character |
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she would snort _________. in a manner expressing contempt or ridicule. |
she would snort derisively |
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she replied __________. bad-tempered, sulky. depressed mood. |
she replied sullenly |
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I could not control the _____________ tone in my voice. complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner. |
I could not control the querulous tone in my voice |
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i knew it was _________ to ask anyone about their crime.
forbidden, especially by an authority. |
i knew it was verboten to ask anyone about their crime |
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I saw sympathy in his _________ little eyes.
(of a person's eyes) small, round, and gleaming.bright and keenly observant. |
I saw sympathy in his beady little eyes |
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she talked to me about her ______ as avolunteer . "stowage room hasn't been _______". "his varied career included a ______ as a magician".
supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something). a person's fixed or allotted period of work. limitation of supply or effort.
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she talked to me about her stint as avolunteer |
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she was talking about prison guards, not __________ lesbians. going about in search of things to steal or people to attack. |
she was talking about prison guards, not marauding lesbians |
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the warden finished her _____ and left us.
an elaborate or glib speech or story, typically one used by a salesperson. reel off; recite. |
the warden finished her spiel and left us |
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a _____ year |
a leap year |
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I ________ around the camp building. (of a person or animal) move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey. |
I prowled around the camp building |
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she was wearing a ______ pantsuit. (of a person or their clothes) unfashionable and unstylish in appearance (typically used of a woman). |
she was wearing a dowdy pantsuit |
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the CO on duty was a _________ blond woman. a lesbian. |
the CO on duty was a dyke blond woman |
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women were ____________ |
women were loitered |
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women were ____________. walk slowly and with no apparent purpose; dawdle. |
women were loitered |
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it was mixing into swirling __________ of language. a circular movement of water causing a small whirlpool. |
it was mixing into swirling eddies of language |
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big _____ of watery coffee sat next to cold drink dispensers. a large tank or tub used to hold liquid, especially in industry. |
big vats of watery coffee sat next to cold drink dispensers |
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she was _______ of most other prisoners.
cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions. |
she was leery of most other prisoners |
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he ______________ tolerated my poor play. given or allowed only reluctantly or resentfully. |
he grudgingly tolerated my poor play |
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an entire _______________ year. acutely distressing |
an entire harrowing year |
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a _______ on the shower. a knife or razor used as a weapon. |
a shiv on the shower. |
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"a crew of ________________ buccaneers". engage in daring and romantic adventures with bravado or flamboyance.
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"a crew of swashbuckling buccaneers" |
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despite the __________ of evidence the fight continues. the presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts. |
despite the paucity of evidence the fight continues |
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the collective ___________ of its residents blanketing everything. sleep. |
the collective slumber of its residents blanketing everything |
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it was necessary to________ all your hygiene products to the bottom. "a rush hour _______ to the airport and back". haul or carry (something heavy or awkward).a tedious or difficult journey.
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it was necessary to schlep all your hygiene products to the bottom. "a rush hour schlep to the airport and back"."she schlepped her groceries home". |
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the noblest ones of fellows have been known to _______ a bit.
boast about or praise excessively. |
noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit |
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She knew she could look all right without ________. spend time making minor adjustments to one's hair, make-up, or clothes. |
She knew she could look all right without primping |
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her self-interest ________ahead like a keen beagle. breathe noisily through the nose due to a cold or crying. |
her self-interest snuffled ahead like a keen beagle |
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the ______________ of feeding raw data. hard menial or dull work. |
the drudgery of feeding raw data |
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the improbable red-brown of his __________. a woman's close-fitting cap, now only worn under a veil by nuns.style or arrange (someone's hair). |
the improbable red-brown of his coif. |
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It wouldn't have hurt her to ________ once, smile in an affectedly coquettish, coy, or ingratiating manner. |
It wouldn't have hurt her to simper once, |
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it was for ____________ the violent to the wall.
restrain or immobilize (someone) by tying up or holding their arms or legs. |
for pinioning the violent to the wall. |
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he was ____________ the Italian edition of Vogue. read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way. |
he was perusing the Italian edition of Vogue |
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accustom (an infant or other young mammal) to food other than its mother's milk. A breast-feeding mother will ______ her infant before returning to work. |
A breast-feeding mother will wean her infant before returning to work. |
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"_________ factory jobs"
(of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige. |
"menial factory jobs" |
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lobsters and crabs have ___________-like hands called pincers.
instrument like pincers for plucking out hairs and picking up small objects. |
lobsters and crabs have tweezers-like hands called pincers. |
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"larks were __________ in the trees". sing softly and with a succession of constantly changing notes. |
"larks were warbling in the trees". |
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"scientists began their genetic ____________ for honey mushrooms four years ago". carry out a search or investigation in the manner of a detective. |
scientists began their genetic sleuthing for honey mushrooms four years ago" |
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_______ structure of the band liable to change; easily altered.
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labile structure of the band |
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"there was much good-natured _________"
the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks. |
"there was much good-natured banter" |
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mampara. _________ |
mampara. bulkhead |
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"diseases that ____________ were usually confined to rural areas"
From now on |
before now."diseases that heretofore were usually confined to rural areas" |
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"the two sides are _________ over television rights" dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something. |
"the two sides are haggling over television rights" |
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"steel plates were being ________" join together (metal parts) by heating the surfaces to the point of melting with a blowpipe, electric arc, or other means, and uniting them by pressing, hammering, etc. |
"steel plates were being welded" |
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wistful |
wistful |
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angst |
angst |
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braid |
braid |
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it is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something. "it behoves us to seek out for an alternative" |
"it behoves us to seek out for an alternative" |
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sirloinˈsəːlɔɪn/noungood-quality beef cut from the loin."fresh sirloin steaks" |
sirloinˈsəːlɔɪn/noungood-quality beef cut from the loin."fresh sirloin steaks" |
