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the old hindu practice of burning alive a widow is called`suttee
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the old name for yangon`rangoon
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the old name of ho chih minh city`saigon
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The Olduvai Gorge, famous for its fossils, is in which country`tanzania
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Theologicophobia is a fear of ______`theology
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Theology. Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God`sinned
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the olympic games: how many lanes does an olympic swimming pool have`eight
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the olympic games: what is the only host country not to win gold at its own summer olympics`canada
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The olympic motto 'citius, altius, fortius' means what`faster, higher,
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The olympic motto 'citius, altius, fortius' means what`faster, higher, stronger
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The once popular dog name "Fido" is from Latin and means`fidelity
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The one coming, occurring, or ranking before or above all others`first
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The one-foot measurement is based on one-third of the length of the arm of ------------ (1068-1135) of England.`king Henry I
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The one or ones previously mentioned or implied, specifically: Used as a relative pronoun in a clause that provides additional information about the antecedent: 'myhouse,`which
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The only #1 best selling novel in the us to be published anonymously`inner
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the only #1 best selling novel in the us to be published anonymously`inner`paris
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the only #1 best selling novel in the us to be published anonymously`inner shrine
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The only acceptable sexual position in Washington D.C. is the _______ ______ position. Anything other than face-to-face is illegal.`missionary style
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The only actor to receive France's Commander of Arts and Letters Award`jerry
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the only actor to receive france's commander of arts and letters award`jerry`arizona
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The only actor to receive France's Commander of Arts and Letters Award`jerry lewis
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The only band in the world`art
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The only Canadian band to win Yamaha's International MusicQuest.`haywire
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The only capital letter in the Roman alphabet with exactly one endpoint is`p
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The only country beside Azerbaijan that starts with a but doesn't end with a`afghanistan
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the only diamond mine in north america is located in what state`arkansas
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The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is what`cat
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The _______ only has one single orgasm in a year.`penguin
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The only Italian masterpiece you can drive to work`maserati
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the only major league pitcher to strike out 20 batters in a single game?`roger clemens
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The only member of the band ZZ Top without a beard has what last name`beard
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The only person ever to decline a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was Sinclair Lewis for his book`arrowsmith
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The only Phish video ever to appear on MTV (as of January 1995)`down with disease
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the only president to serve two disjoint terms`grover cleveland
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the only remake of an elvis presley song ever to hit the top ten was "don't be cruel", done by who`cheap trick
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The only rock that floats in water is what`pumice
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The only Smiths song with no vocals`oscillate wildly
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the only spacecraft the us ever lost after a successful mission`liberty bell 7
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the only us state that celebrates its own independence day?`texas
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The only U S State that ends with 3 consonants`massachusetts
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The only venomous British snake`viper
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The only white Koala bear in captivity was born in the San Diego Zoo. This Koala bear has white fur, a pink nose & pink eyes. His name is Onya-Birra. What does Onya-Birra mean in the language of the Australian Aboriginees`Ghost Boy
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The only wild camels in the world are found in`australia
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The open area in the center of an ancient Roman house`atria
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The opening created by such a surgical procedure`colostomy
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The opening formed by such a doubled line`loop
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The opening formed by such a doubled line`looping
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The opening into something felt to be insatiable: I saw the opening maw of hell (Herman Melville)`maws
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The opening into something felt to be insatiable: I saw the opening --- of hell (Herman Melville)`maw
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The opening part of a window`sash
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The opening to the 23rd psalm is The Lord is my..'`shepherd
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The opera Falstaff was written by whom`verdi
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The opera Peter Grimes was written by whom`benjamin britten
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Theophobia is a fear of ______`religions
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The opossum offspring say in their mothers pouch for the first __________ days`sixty
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The opossum offspring say in their mothers pouch for the first __________ days`sixty`60
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The opportunity or right to accept or reject something before it is offered elsewhere`refusal
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The opposite of 'cross-eyed' is`wall eyed
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The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to`seven
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The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to`seven`7
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The orang-utan's warning signal to would be aggressors is a loud`belch
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The ordinary house-fly beats its wings nearly ____ _______ times a second`two hundred
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The ordinary house-fly beats its wings nearly ____ _______ times a second`two hundred`200
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The ore bauxite is the chief commercial source of which element`aluminium
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The ore pitchblende is the major source of which element`uranium
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The ore pitchblende is the major source of which element`uranium`radium
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the organization that maxwell smart challenged was _______`k.a.o.s.
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The orgy scene on the ship in the film Caligula, involving more than 300 people, was real. How long did the orgy go on for?`Two days
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The oriental foodstuff, 'tofu', is made from what`pureed soya beans
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The original members of the Group "Genesis" all went to which English Public School`charterhouse
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The original name for the butterfly was`flutterby
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The original name of Liquid Paper`Mistake Out
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The original name of this Trash Disco hit was Run Rabbit Run`fly robin fly
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The original plan for Disneyland included a land called what`lilliputland
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The original source of the dye 'sepia' was the`cuttlefish
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The original title for the album "Let it Be"`get back
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Theory holds that the universe began with what event`big bang
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the "oscar" for best picture in 1933 was won by _____`calvacade
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The Osprey is also known as the`v-22
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The Oubangi, Lulonga and Lamami rivers are tributaries of which river`river congo
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The outer layer of gray matter that covers the surface of the cerebral hemisphere`cortex
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The outermost part of the rind of an orange, lemon, or other citrus fruit, used as flavoring`zest
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The outline of a group of buildings or a mountain range seen against the sky`skyline
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The outside or extreme edge or physical limit: a boundary: 'the end of town.'`ended
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The outside or extreme edge or physical limit: a boundary: 'the end of town.'`ends
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The outside or extreme edge or physical limit: a boundary: 'the --- of town.'`end
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The oval, bluish-black, juicy plum of this tree`damson
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The overall appearance of the face or its parts. Often used in the plural`feature
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The overall force to which a structure is subjected in supporting a weight or mass or in resisting externally applied forces`load
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The ovoid fruit of this tree, having a smooth rind, sweet juicy flesh, and a flat one-seeded stone. It is eaten ripe or pickled when green`mango
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The "o" when used as a prefix in irish surnames means what`descendant of
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The owner or keeper of an animal: 'The dog ran toward its ------.'`master
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The owner or manager of a business or an industrial enterprise`operator
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The "Oyster" watch is a famous model produced by what top Swiss watchmaker`rolex
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The Pacific Ocean accounts for roughly what volume of the world's oceans`half
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The paddle used in this game`battledore
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The Palio, held in Siena, is what kind of race`horse
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The Panama canal connects the pacific Ocean and which other body of water`caribbean sea
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The Panmunjon talks ended which war`korean
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The papal government: the papacy`vat
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The paper nautilus`nautili
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The parachute was invented in 1783 by`louis lenormand
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the paris opera house was the setting for what well-known story?`phantom of the opera
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The Paris stock exchange`bourse
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The part closest to a reference point: 'was positioned at the ------ of the key for a rebound.'`bottom
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The part farthest from a given reference point: 'took a jump shot from the --- of the key.'`top
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The part farthest from a given reference point: 'took a jump shot from the top of the key.'`topped
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The part farthest from a given reference point: 'took a jump shot from the top of the key.'`tops
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The Parthenon in Athens is built in which architectural style`doric
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The particles that descend in this fashion`fallout
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The particulate matter so dispersed`colloid
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The parties to such an agreement`entente
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The part of a course that is neither at the beginning nor at the end: 'the --------- of life.'`midstream
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The part of a garment around or near the neck`necks
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The part of a glove designed to cover a`finger
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The part of a glove designed to cover a finger`fingers
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The part of a harness that fits about a horse's head`headgear
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The part of an apron or pair of overalls worn over the chest`bibs
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The part of a pictorial representation that appears to be in the distance and that provides relief for the principal objects in the foreground`background
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The part of a road or embankment that passes over such a sewer or drain`culvert
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The part of a shoe or stocking covering the`instep
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The part of a television transmitting apparatus that receives the primary image on a light-sensitive cathode-ray tube and transforms it into electrical`camera
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The part of a tower or steeple in which bells are hung`belfries
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The part of one's life that follows a particular event`afterlife
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The part of the human body between the neck and upper arm`shoulder
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The part of this organ that is externally visible`ear
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The part of this organ that is externally visible`ears
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The parts essential to continued functioning, as of a system`vitals
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The party song 'The Time Warp' comes from which hit show`rocky horror picture show
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The pathological condition in which such painful masses occur. Also called piles`hemorrhoids
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The patterned, recurring alternations of contrasting elements of sound or speech`rhythm
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The pawl, wheel, or bar of this mechanism`ratchet
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The peace of Aix-la-Chapelle was celebrated by which piece of music`music for the royal fireworks
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The Pearlettes did an answer song to Gene Chandler's 'Duke Of Earl.' What was its title`Duchess Of Earl
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The Pearl River flows south from which major Chinese city, entering the South China Sea between Hong Kong and Macao`canton
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The pedal bicycle was invented in which year`1839
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The pelt or fur of this animal`sable
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The penguin is the only bird who can swim, but not`fly
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The penis of a _________ is shaped like a shovel and has the ability to scoop out a male rivals semen.`dragonfly
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The penny-farthing was an early form of what transportation`bicycle
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The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many __________ as is necessary`bathrooms
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The Pentagon uses, on average, about 666 rolls of ___________ every day`toilet paper
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The people in such a community`commune
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The people working in or associated with a business or industry: 'a textile-exporting publication for the -----.'`trade
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The people working in or associated with a business or industry: 'a textile-exporting publication for the trade.'`trades
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The performance of such music`karaoke
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The perfume obtained from these plants`jessamine
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The peridot is which month's birthstone`august
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The period between sunset or the evening meal and bedtime: 'a quiet evening at home.'`evenings
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The period during which a monarch rules`reign
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The period during which a regent governs`regencies
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The period during which the mammary glands secrete milk`lactation
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The period immediately preceding a certain ---nt: 'the --- of war.'`eve
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the period immediately preceding the invasion of poland is often called`the phoney war
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The period of a tenant's occupancy or possession`tenancies
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The period of such a condition: 'never received a penny during her ----------.'`disability
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The period of such cessation. pause`recess
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The period of such conflict`warred
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The period of the winter solstice, about December 22`midwinter
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The period of time during which property, an object, a process, or a phenomenon exists or functions`lifetime
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The person who carries the golfer's clubs is called a(n) `caddie
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The person who carries the golfer's clubs is called a(n) ________.`caddy
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The Peter Gabriel song 'in your eyes' was featured in what movie`Say Anything
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The Phillaphines excists out a lot of islands. How many`7000
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The phillips head screwdriver was invented where`oregon
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The physical characteristics, especially the surface features, of an area`geographer
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The physical part of a person`body
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The physical structure within which one lives, such as a house or apartment`home
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the pied piper played his music at this town`hamelin
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The Pindus mountains run north to south through which country`greece
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the pinnacle trophy of the sport of badminton is known as the`thomas cup
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The Pinotage grape is a native of which country`south africa
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The pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played`chanter
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The pivot point of a lever is called the _________.`fulcrum
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The pivot point of a lever is called the `fulcrum
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The place in which something is situated: a location`situation
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The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all it's ___ at all times`feet
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The place or setting of something: 'a historic ----: a job ----.'`site
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The place where an action or event occurs: 'the ----- of the crime.'`scene
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The place where an action or event occurs: 'the scene of the crime.'`scenes
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The place where a person or thing is most likely to be found`habitat
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The place where this is done`tipple
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The plane area bounded by such an arc and two perpendicular radii`quad
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The plane crash that killed Buddy Holly & Ritchie Valens crashed in what city in Iowa`mason city
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The planet closest to the sun is `Mercury
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The planet pluto was discovered in what year`1930
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The plant Gypsophila Paniculata is grown predominantly for making bouquets what is its more common name`babies breath
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The plant life in the oceans make up about what percent of all the greenery on the earth`85
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The plant Lunaria Annua is grown mainly for its seed cases and used in flower arranging by what name is it more commonly known`honesty
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The plants of an area or a region: plant life: 'The ---------- is lush on the Hawaiian Islands.'`vegetation
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The plastic or metal tip at the end of a shoelace`tag
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The play 'Our Town' is set where`Grover's Corner
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The play "Our Town" is set where`grover's corners
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The pleistocene epoch of geologic time is more commonly known as`last ice
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the pleistocene epoch of geologic time is more commonly known as`last ice age
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The pod of this plant, containing a sweet edible pulp and seeds that yield a gum used as a stabilizer in food products. Also called algarroba`carob
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The poet Philip Larkin said that sexual intercourse was invented in 1963 between the Lady Chatterley trial and.....?`The Beatles first LP
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The point at which eruption into significant action, creation, or violence occurs: The shootdown did not increase international tensions to the flash point (Seymour`flashpoint
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The point at which the energy put into a system is equalled by the energy produced by that system: 'reaching --------- in controlled fusion reactions.'`breakeven
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The point from which all other measurements are taken`datum point
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The point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited`apogee
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The point in any orbit nearest to the body being orbited`perigee
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The point of culmination. summit`apex
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The point of culmination. summit`apices
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The point of juncture of such streams`confluence
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The point or area farthest from the front: 'the ---- of the hall.'`rear
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The point or area farthest from the front: 'the rear of the hall.'`rears
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The point or place from which one takes off`takeoff
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the point that is directly on the opposite side of the planet`antipodal point
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The poison-arrow frog has enough poison to kill about _______ people`2,200
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The poisoned condition resulting from the presence of pathogens or their toxins, as in septicemia`sepses
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the poisonous copperhead smells like fresh cut----------`cucumbers
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the poisonous ---------- smells like fresh cut cucumbers`copperhead
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The polar bear is native to which part of the world`arctic
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The polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has a triple barrelled surname. Give either of the other parts of his surname`twistleton`wykeham
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The Police Academy film franchise ran to seven films, what was the title of the final 1994 film`police academy: mission to moscow
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The Police: Andy's bizarre contribution to _Synchronicity_.`mother
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The Police: Andy toured in the 70's with this chart topping act`eric burden and the animals
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The Police: Man in a Suitcase Zenyatta Mondatta is in this genre of music`ska
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The Police: Scenes of Northern Ireland feature in the video of this song.`invisible sun
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The Police: Song on Synchronicity which duplicates lines from Ghost in the Machine`oh my god
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The police station situated in and having jurisdiction over such a district`precinct
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The Police: Stewart's brothers Ian & Miles founded this record label.`irs
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The Police: Sting is from this northern English city.`newcastle
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The Police: Sting wrote this song after touring the Brussels red light district`roxanne
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The Police: The first member of The Police.`stewart copeland
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The Police: The name of the drummer for The Police`stewart copeland
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The Police: The name of the lead guitarist for The Police`andy summers
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The Police: The Police did the soundtrack for this disturbing English mystery-drama.`brimstone and treacle
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The Police: There is an allusion to Lolita in this Police song`don't stand so close to me
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The Police: This song was on the cassette tape, but not the album, of _Synchronicity_.`murder by numbers
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the political capital of israel`tel aviv
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The political establishment of Washington, D.C., including federal officeholders, lobbyists, consultants, and media commentators`beltway
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the political wing of the ira`sinn fein
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The Polynesian country of _______ is a 170 square kilometre limestone rock emerging 60 metres from the Pacific`niue
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The Ponte Vecchio, in Florence crosses which stretch of water`arno
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The Pope's skullcap is whiteWhat colour is a Bishop's`violet
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The pop group Air come from which country`france
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The pop star 'Moby' is the great-grandson ofwhich famous author`herman mel ville
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The popular character of __________ was not created by Carolyn Keene, but was actually created by a man named Edward Stratemeyer`nancy drew
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The popular ski resort of Aspen is in which US state`colorado
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The portion of a garment that covers the`lap
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The portion of a garment that covers the lap`laps
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The portion of the skull enclosing the brain: the braincase`crania
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The port of Chittagong is in which country`bangladesh
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The port of Oran is the second city of which North African country`algeria
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The port of Ostia serves which European city`rome
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The port of Piraeus serves which European capital`athens
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The Portuguese capital, Lisbon, stands on which river`tagus
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The position, function, or assignment of an ambassador`embassies
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The position, function, or authority of a judge`judicature
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The position held by this player`halfback
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The position of most importance, prominence, or responsibility: the vanguard: 'in the --------- of the liberation movement.' Also called foreground`forefront
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The position of one cornered by pursuers and forced to turn and fight at close quarters: 'The hunters brought their quarry to ---.'`bay
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The position of this player`fullback
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The position or authority of a lord`lordship
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The positions filled by these players`backfield
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The positive electrode of a battery is called what`anode
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The positively charged terminal of a primary cell or a storage battery that is supplying current`cathode
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The potato arrived in Spain in which year`1565
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The potent spirit Akvavit is the national drink of which country`denmark
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The pouchlike midsection of a fishing net in which the catch is concentrated`bunt
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The pouchlike midsection of a fishing net in which the catch is concentrated`bunts
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The pound cake got its name from the pound of ______ it contained`butter
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The powdered rhizome of this plant, used as a condiment and a yellow dye`turmeric
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The power exerted by a horse in pulling`horsepower
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The powerful ancient composite bow was made from what`horn
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The power or ability to run`running
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The power or freedom to choose`option
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The power, position, or empire of a monarch or of a state governed by constitutional monarchy`crown
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The power, right, or liberty to choose: option`choice
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The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result: influence: 'The drug had an immediate ------ on the pain. The government's action had no ------ on the`effect
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The power to resist attack: impregnability`strength
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The practice of hiring or appointing a token number of people from underrepresented groups in order to deflect criticism or comply with affirmative action rules: (Tokenism does not changestereotypes of social systems but works to preserve them, since it dulls`tokenism
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The practice of joining the parts of two plants to make them grow as one is called ________.`grafting
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The practice of joining the parts of two plants to make them grow as one is called `grafting
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The practice of lying`falsehood
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The practice of or involvement in such schemes`intrigue
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The practice of owning slaves`slaveries
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The practice of reproducing subjects as precisely as possible in the visual arts`naturalism
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The practice of sorcery or witchcraft`voodooism
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The practice of turning less-precious metals into silver or gold is known as`alchemy
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The practice of using charms, spells, or rituals to attempt to produce supernatural effects or control events in nature`magic
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The practice of using charms, spells, or rituals to attempt to produce supernatural effects or control events in nature`magics
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The practice or habit of launching attacks`aggression
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The prairie dog is a member of which order of animals`rodent
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The praying mantis is the only insect that can do what`turn its head
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The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its`head
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The prefix tetra, used in such words as tetrach, tetrapod, & tetrameter, means what`four
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The prefix tetra, used in such words as tetrach, tetrapod, & tetrameter, means what`four`4
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The prefix 'thio' in chemical compounds indicates the presence of which element`sulphur
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The presence of greater than five digits on the hands or feet is called`polydactylia
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The presentation itself: 'a ------- of piano pieces.'`program
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The pressure or strength of such a grasp: 'a wrestler with an unmatched ----.'`grip
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The pretzel was invented to comply with an order by whom`Charlemagne
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the price of greatness is responsibility.' who said this`winston churchill
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the prime meridian passes through which english city`greenwich
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The Prince of Demons in the new testament was called ___________`beelzebub
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The principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero of a narrative or drama`antagonist
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The principle of moral rightness: equity`justice
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the principle of uncertainty is also known as ___`heisenberg principle
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The principles or system of training and practice for such activities`athletics
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The principles, theory, or system of a union, especially a trade union`unionism
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The privilege or right of entering`entry
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'the problem is all inside your head she said to me, the answers easy if you take it logically' is the beginning of which paul simon single`50 ways to leave your lover
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The proceedings and practice of a court of chancery: equity`chanceries
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The proceeds from which play still finance a childrens hospital in London`peter pan
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The process especially associated with Hegel of arriving at the truth by stating a thesis, developing a contradictory antithesis, and combining and resolving`dialectic
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The processing and packaging of manufactured products, especially food products`packings
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The processing of a specific substance within the living body: 'water ----------: iodine ----------.'`metabolism
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The process in which a solid changes directly to a gas is`sublimation
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The process of coming into being: 'trouble in the making.'`makings
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The process of conducting such a test: ----------ation`experiment
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The process of developing`evolution
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The process of elapsing: 'the ------- of time.'`passage
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The process of forming such a coating`cladding
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The process of forming such a mixture`solution
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The process of going backward or receding from a position or condition gained`retreat
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The process of growing new teeth: teething`dentition
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the process of making cow's milk safe for consumption is`pasteurization
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The process of making such a list, report, or record`inventory
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The process of providing a factory with machinery in preparation for production`tooling
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the process of removing salt from sea water is known as ________`desalination
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The process of removing salt from sea water is known as `desalination
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The process of splitting atoms is called`fission
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The process of splitting or separating: division`fissure
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The process of water changing to water vapor is known as _______.`evaporation
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The process of water changing to water vapor is known as `evaporation
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The process or art of making such pictures or designs`mosaic
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The process or manner of putting on a play on the stage`stagings
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The production of males only, is known as what?`Arrhenotoky
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The product of a person's efforts and actions`handiwork
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The profession of soldiering`soldieries
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The profession or business of a milliner`millinery
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The property of a material that enables it to resume its original shape or position after being bent, stretched, or compressed: elasticity`resilience
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The property of matter that causes it to resist any change of its motion in either direction or speed`inertia
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the prophet mohammed's flight in the quran is called`hijrah
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The prostate is comparable in size to a:`chestnut
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the protea is the national flower of ______`south africa
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The protection & improvement of the health of the public through community action, primarily by governmental agencies`public health
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The protective barrier alongside a staircase or landing`balustrade
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The protruding shelf over a fireplace. Also called mantelpiece, mantelshelf, fireboard`mantle
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The province of Alberta in Canada has been completely free of rats since what year`1905
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The Province of Quebec was not always known as Quebec. What was the Provinces original name`Lower Canada
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The provincial flower of Nova Scotia is the ______________.`mayflower
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The psychic energy-centers of the body are referred to by which Sanskrit word for wheel`Chakra
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The puma, cougar, lynx & other wildcats are all`catamounts
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The pungent root of this plant, eaten raw as an appetizer and in salads`radish
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The Puni, Jari and Xinga rivers are tributaries of which river`amazon
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The Puritans forbade the singing of ______ ______, judging them to be out of keeping with the true spirit of Christmas`christmas Carols
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The 'purple heart' medal was created in 1668, 1701 or 1782`1782
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The purpose of the endometrium (uterine lining) that is shed during menstruation is to _____ ___ _____ as it grows?`nourish the baby
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The purpose or object of such a trip: 'Your ------ was to mail the letter.'`errand
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The pursuit of knowledge, as by reading, observation, or research`study
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The pyramids are built of which rock`limestone
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the pythagorean theorem applies to what kind of triangle`right
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The qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women`chivalries
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The qualities of a father`fatherhood
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The quality of attracting: charm`attraction
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The quality of being radical`radicalism
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The quality of deceitfulness: empty pretense`sham
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The quality of deceitfulness: empty pretense`shammed
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the quality of quartz that allows digital timing of clocks`piezoelectric
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The quality or characteristic of being furtive or covert`stealth
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The quality or condition of being considered sacred: inviolability`sanctities
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The quality or condition of being correct in judgment`rectitude
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The quality or condition of being fortuitous`fortuities
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The quality or condition of being isolated. solitude`isolation
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The quality or fact of being congruent`congruity
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The quality or state of being melodious: melodiousness`lyricism
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The quality or state of being rare: infrequency of occurrence`rarities
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The quality or state of being selfish or stingy`meanness
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The quantity of fruit, such as raisins or figs, that such a basket can hold`frail
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The quantity of liquid that such a vessel can hold`flagon
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The quantity of water, expressed in inches, precipitated as rain, snow, hail, or sleet in a specified area and time interval`rainfall
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The quantity that a ------ holds`bottle
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The quantity that a ------ with a given or standard capacity will hold`barrel
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The quantity that such a container can hold`cask
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The Queen of Spades and Jack of Diamonds combine to form the key combination in which card game`bezique`pinochle
|
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The quetzal is the currency of ______`guatemala
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The quintessential "surfin" Beach Boys album from 1974.`endless summer
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The rabbit's foot came to be considered a_____`good luck charm
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The RAF Red.Arrows have used British Aerospace Hawks since 1980. Which aircraft did they use prior to this date`folland gnats
|
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The railway executive, sir william cornelius (1843 - 1915), is associated with the construction of`the canadian-pacific
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The railway executive, Sir William Cornelius (1843 - 1915), is associated with the construction of which railway`the canadian-pacific
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the rainbow bridge spans what river?`niagara river
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The raised reflective dots in the middle of highways are called what`botz dots
|
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The range of what one can know or understand`cognizance
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The rank or dignity of a baron`baronies
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Therapeutic application of direct-current electricity, especially the electric stimulation of nerves and muscle`galvanism
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The rare metal gallium melts at _________ degrees Fahrenheit. It is safe to touch; if you hold a piece of it in your hand and wait, it will melt`eighty six
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The rare metal gallium melts at _________ degrees Fahrenheit. It is safe to touch: if you hold a piece of it in your hand and wait, it will melt`eighty six`86
|
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The rate of change of velocity is known as _________.`acceleration
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The rate of change of velocity is known as `acceleration
|
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The rate of incidence of a disease`morbidity
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The rate of Quadruplets are 1 (set) in every __________ births`490,000
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The Rausing brothers of Sweden became rich from manufacturing which packaging product`tetra pack containers`milk cartons
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The readership for printed matter, as for a book`audience
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the real name of the count of monte cristo`edmond dantes
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The real name of the "Peanuts" theme song`linus and lucy
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The real name of the song most people call _Feelin' Groovy_`the 59th street bridge song
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The real or concrete substance of an entity`thing
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There are 15 peaks in Europe higher than Mont Blanc. In which mountain range are they`caucasus
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There are 16 ______ in a cup`tablespoons
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There are 170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ways to play the ten opening moves in a game of------`chess
|
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There are 1,929,770,126,028,800 different colour combinations of this object`rubik's cube
|
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There are 2 annual publications devoted to the peerage. One is Burkes Peerage, what is the other`debretts
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There are 2 way to give birth..Vaginally and ...`casaerean
|
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There are 318,979,564,000 possible ways of playing just the first four moves on each side in a game of`chess
|
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there are 325 days in a christian year; the rest are called _____?`lent
|
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There are 3 Great pyramids at`giza
|
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There are 45 miles of what in the skin of a human being`nerves
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There are 52 white keys on a piano - but how many black ones`thirty six
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There are 625 sweat glands in one square inch of human ______`skin
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There are 625 sweat glands in what area of human skin`one square inch
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There are 6,272,640 square inches in an --------`acre
|
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There are 63,360 inches in a ------`mile
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There are about 500 different kinds of cone snails around the world. All have a sharp, modified tooth that stabs prey with venom like a harpoon. Most cone snails hunt worms and other snails, but some eat fish. These are the ones most dangerous to people. The nerve toxin that stops a fish is powerful enough to also kill a`human
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There are about _______ species of coral known`5,000
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There are about _____ species of owl`one hundred and thirty
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There are close to ______ known species of frogs, including toads`4,000
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There are ____ credit cards for every person in the United States`two
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There are _______ distinctive types of combs on chickens`seven
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There are _______ distinctive types of combs on chickens`seven`7
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There are fewer than _____ Bactrian camels left in the wild`one thousand`1,000
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There are five types of simple machines: the lever, the pulley, the inclined plane, the _____, and the wheel and axle`screw
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There are five types of simple machines: the lever, the pulley, the inclined plane, the screw, and the__________`wheel and axle
|
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There are five types of simple machines: the lever, the pulley, the _________, the screw, and the wheel and axle`inclined plane
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There are five types of simple machines: the lever, the _____, the inclined plane, the screw, and the wheel and axle`pulley
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There are five types of simple machines: the _____, the pulley, the inclined plane, the screw, and the wheel and axle`lever
|
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There are four suits of cards in a Tarot pack. Wands and pentacles are two, the others`swords & cups`swords and cups
|
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There are hefty pricetags on some Internet domain names. The highest-selling domain name to date, business.com, went for ________ in 1999`$7.5 million
|
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There are how many miles of nerves in the skin of a human being`45
|
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There are ______ known species of bats`six hundred and ninety
|
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There are ______ known species of bats`six hundred and ninety`690
|
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There are ________ known species of starfishes in the world`1,600
|
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There are more bald eagles in what Canadian province then there are in the whole U S`british columbia
|
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There are more ______ flamingos in the U.S, than real ones`plastic
|
|
There are more ____ in the world than all other animals together`insects
|
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There are more statues of ________, Lewis & Clarks female indian guide, in the U S than any other person`sacajewa
|
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There are more _____ than any other kind of creature in the world`beetles
|
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There are more than _______ bricks in the Empire State Building`10 million
|
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There are more than --------- different types of Barbie dolls.`two hundred
|
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There are more than ________ earthquakes throughout the world every year`fifty thousand`50,000
|
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There are more than ____ satellites orbiting earth solely for the purpose of private communications services, including pagers, telephones, and computers`two hundred
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There are more than ____ satellites orbiting earth solely for the purpose of private communications services, including pagers, telephones, and computers`two hundred`200
|
|
There are more than ____ species of finches throughout the world`four hundred and fifty
|
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There are more than ____ species of finches throughout the world`four hundred and fifty`450
|
|
There are ________ muscles and tendons in an elephant's trunk`40,000
|
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There are no clocks in Las Vegas _____`casinos
|
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There are no rivers in`saudi arabia
|
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There are no wild deer of any kind in Australia, and the small red deer is the only one found in`africa
|
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There are only 3,017 men mentioned in this book but only 181 women. What is the book?`The Bible
|
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There are only how many letters in the Hawaiian alphabet`twelve
|
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There are only how many letters in the Hawaiian alphabet`twelve`12
|
|
There are over 100 million light sensitive cells in the`retina
|
|
There are over 8,000 ______ ______ titles released every year. That's more than 21 a day!`adult video
|
|
There are over _______ dogs in the U.S`fifty eight million`58,000,000
|
|
There are over _____ religious denominations in the United States`two hundred
|
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There are over _____ religious denominations in the United States`two hundred`200
|
|
There are over ______ verses in the Bible`30,000
|
|
There are ______ phalanges (finger bones) in a human hand`fourteen
|
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There are ______ phalanges (finger bones) in a human hand`fourteen`14
|
|
There are __ seconds in a minute.`60
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There are seconds in a minute`sixty
|
|
There are ______ semihemidemisemiquavers in a breve`256
|
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There are some _____ different species of sea snakes, and all of them are venomous`fifty
|
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There are some _____ different species of sea snakes, and all of them are venomous`fifty`50
|
|
There are _____ species of parrotsthree hundred and twenty eight`328
|
|
There are this many smurfs`one hundred & one
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There are this many smurfs`one hundred & one`101
|
|
there are three countries that have both an atlantic and a mediterranean coast, name them`france spain and morocco
|
|
There are three members of the pongidae , family of the true ape. Chimpanzees and gorillas are two, name the third`orangutan
|
|
There are three types of rock - metamorphic, sedimentary and ______`igneous
|
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There are three types of rocks: metamorphic, sedimentary, and `igneous
|
|
There are two landlocked countries in the European Union. Luxembourg's one. Name the other`austria
|
|
There are two parts of the male body that have little or no subcutaneous fat. What are they?`eyelid and scrotum
|
|
There are two perennial vegetables, asparagus & ______`rhubarb
|
|
There are two years that will look the same when written right side up and upside down. The first is 1961. What is the other`6009
|
|
There are _______ white dots in a Pacman arcade game`two hundred & forty
|
|
There are _______ white dots in a Pacman arcade game`two hundred & forty`240
|
|
The rear sight of a firearm`hindsight
|
|
The rebuilding of the Globe Theatre in London was the 'brainchild' of which American actor, who died before the project was completed`sam wanamaker
|
|
There can be only one.`Highlander
|
|
The Red and Yellow Seas were named after colours: Name the other two`Black & White
|
|
The Red Cross was initiated in what year`1862
|
|
The rediscovery of whose piano rags made ragtime music popular again in the second half of the century`scott joplin
|
|
The Red Sea is part of which Ocean`Indian`Indian Ocean
|
|
The refraction of light by ice crystals causes a what to form round the Sun`halo
|
|
The refuse or dross of molten metals`scum
|
|
The refuse or dross of molten metals`scumming
|
|
The region enclosed by such a line. circumference`circuit
|
|
The region of the leg that encloses and supports this joint`knee
|
|
The region of the leg that encloses and supports this joint`kneed
|
|
The region or zone between the limits of high and low tides`littoral
|
|
The registered nationality of a ship`registries
|
|
there is a city called ---------- in every continent`rome
|
|
There is actually a word for a 64th note -- a`hemidemisemiquaver
|
|
there is a statue of what us president in london's trafalgar square?`george washington
|
|
There is a village near the Somme in ______ which is simply called Y`france
|
|
There is a word in the English language with only one vowel, which occurs six times`indivisibility
|
|
There is a word in the english language with only one vowel, which occurs six times. What is it`indivisibility
|
|
there is enough iron in a human being to make`one`lucas
|
|
There is enough iron in a human being to make ______`one small nail
|
|
There is more pigment in ______ eyes than blue`brown
|
|
There is no point in England more than _____ miles from the ocean`seventy five
|
|
There is no point in England more than _____ miles from the ocean`seventy five`75
|
|
There is no single word given to describe the back of the`knee
|
|
"There is no spoon."`the matrix
|
|
There is only thought to be 0.5 grams of this naturally occuring element present in the earths crust`astatine
|
|
The relationship between organisms and their environment`ecologic
|
|
The relative resistance of a mineral to scratching, as measured by the Mohs scale`hardness
|
|
The relative speed of the TRS-80 to the ENIAC is __:1 ?`20
|
|
The relative value of silver and gold in a currency system that is bimetallic`ratio
|
|
The remains of a wrecked ship`shipwreck
|
|
The remains of prehistoric organisms that have been preserved in rocks are called ________`fossils
|
|
The remains of prehistoric organisms that have been preserved in rocks are called `fossils
|
|
The representation in art or literature of objects, actions, or social conditions as they actually are, without idealization or presentation in abstract`realism
|
|
The reproductive glands of male fishes when filled with this fluid`milt
|
|
the republic of austria excists since what year`1918
|
|
The republic of Israel was established when`april 23, 1948
|
|
The repurchase of stock by the company that issued it, as to reduce holdings of a single investor or increase the value of shares by reducing their number`buyback
|
|
The resistance of objects to any change in their speed results from`inertia
|
|
the resonant frequency at which caesium absorbs energy is equal to`one second
|
|
'There's Something About Mary' starring Cameron Diaz was released in what year`1998
|
|
The resulting reduction: decrease`diminution
|
|
The result obtained by multiplying a quantity by a percent`percentage
|
|
The result of building up: 'a pipe clogged by rust -------.'`buildup
|
|
The result of reducing: 'a --------- in absenteeism.'`reduction
|
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The result of refining: an improvement or elaboration`refinement
|
|
The result of so arranging`spacings
|
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The result of such a settlement`compromise
|
|
The result of such overindulgence: satiety or disgust`surfeit
|
|
The result of this process`digestion
|
|
The result or outcome of an act or process`conclusion
|
|
The return on an investment equal to the amount invested: 'expect a ------- within six years.'`payback
|
|
The revocation of what caused the Huguenots to flee France in 1685`edict of nantes
|
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The _____ Revolution began in 1905 on 'Bloody Sunday' when troops fired at demonstrators?`Russian
|
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The revolving door was invented in`1888
|
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The revolving door was invented in 1888, 1908 or 1910`1888
|
|
There was a theory in medieval times that the body was made up of just four fluids phlegm, blood, choler and melancholy. What were these fluids known as, collectively`humours
|
|
There wasn't a single pony in the Pony Express, just`horses
|
|
there wasn't a single pony in the 'pony express', only ______`horses
|
|
There were no squirrels on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts until what year`1989
|
|
There were three Kings of England in 1066. Harold and William, of course, and who else`edward the confessor
|
|
There were two Old Testament prophets who did not die, who were they`elijah and enoch
|
|
The rhizome of this plant, cooked and eaten as a vegetable or used for starch extraction`arrowroot
|
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The rhizome of this plant, often dried and powdered and used as a spice. Also called ------root`ginger
|
|
The Rialto Bridge is associated with which canal`grand
|
|
The ribs and meat taken from the chest of an animal`brisket
|
|
The richest 10 per cent of the French people are approximately _____ times better off than the poorest 10 per cent`fifty
|
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The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing`liberties
|
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The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing`liberty
|
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The right or appropriate place: 'The bands are in -------- for the parade's start.'`position
|
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The right or chance to so choose`preference
|
|
The right to go before: precedence`pas
|
|
The right to leave or go out: 'denied the refugees ------.'`egress
|
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The right to receive this payment or the obligation to make this payment`annuities
|
|
The Riksdag is the parliament of which country`sweden
|
|
The river Danube enters the Black Sea in which country`romania
|
|
The river Jordan flows into which sea`dead sea
|
|
The river Liffey rises in which Irish mountain range`wicklow mountains
|
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The river Po flows into which sea`adriatic
|
|
The river Volga flows into which sea`caspian
|
|
Thermophobia is a fear of ______`heat
|
|
The roadrunner, found in the deserts of North America, is a member of which bird family`cuckooo
|
|
The roads on the island of Guam are made with`coral
|
|
The roads on the island of Guam are made with what`coral
|
|
The rock formed by the cooling and solidifying of molten rock`lava
|
|
The role of an ing nue in a dramatic production`ingenue
|
|
The Roman emperor Nero used to dress up young boys in his dead wife's clothes and?`make love to them
|
|
The Roman Numeral CMXCIX is what in Arabic`999
|
|
The Roman Numeral MCD is what in Arabic`1400
|
|
The Roman Numeral MCMLXXX is what in Arabic`1980
|
|
The Roman Numeral MLXVI is what in Arabic`1066
|
|
The Roman philosopher Seneca was tutor to which emperor`nero
|
|
The Romans built these to convey water.`aqueduct
|
|
The Romans built these to convey water`aqueducts
|
|
The Romans called it Venta Belgarum. What is it called today`winchester
|
|
The Romans called the Goddess Diana. What did the Greeks call her`artemis
|
|
The Romans often built a Coliseum in cities and towns they occupied what was a Coliseum`an amphitheatre
|
|
The root of this plant, eaten as a staple food in the tropics only after leaching and drying to remove cyanide. Cassava starch is also the source of`manioc
|
|
The root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable`turnip
|
|
The root of this plant, formerly an important source of the dye alizarin`madders
|
|
The root of this plant, which contains the poisonous alkaloid hyoscyamine. Also called mandragora`mandrake
|
|
The root of which garden weed is sometimes used as a coffee substitute`dandelion
|
|
The roots of these plants`ginseng
|
|
The Rose Bowl, America's oldest college football contest, is held annually in which city`pasadena
|
|
The Rosetta stone was discovered in which country`egypt
|
|
The rough image cast by an object blocking rays of illumination. shade`shadow
|
|
The rough image cast by an object blocking rays of illumination. shade`shadowing
|
|
The rounded edible bulb of this plant, composed of fleshy, tight, concentric leaf bases having a pungent odor and taste`onion
|
|
The round, flattened seed of this plant`lentil
|
|
The round or oval female reproductive body of various animals, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, and insects, consisting usually of an embryo surrounded by nutrient materialand a`egg
|
|
The rover, "Sojourner", explored the surface of what place`mars
|
|
The royal collection of which animal is kept at London zoo`Goats
|
|
The Royal Family: Edward VIII's title after his abdication.`duke of windsor
|
|
The Royal Family: Fergie's father's title.`major
|
|
The Royal Family: Genetically, the royals are mostly this nationality`german
|
|
The Royal Family: Prince Andrew's title.`duke of york
|
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The Royal Family: Prince Charles is 1st in line for the throne; this person is 6th.`eugenie
|
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The Royal Family: Prince Charles's title.`prince of wales
|
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The Royal Family: Prince Charles's younger son.`henry
|
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The Royal Family: Prince William, if/when he becomes king, will have this Roman numeral`v
|
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The Royal Family: Queen Elizabeth's descriptive phrase for the year 1992.`annus horribilis
|
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The Royal Family: The British press's nickname for Prince Andrew before his marriage.`randy andy
|
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The Royal Family: The British press's nickname for Princess Diana before her marriage.`shy di
|
|
The Royal Family: The relation Princess Margaret is to Princess Anne.`aunt
|
|
the royal house of the netherlands is`house of orange
|
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the royal house of the netherlands is`house of`tesla
|
|
The Royal Liverpool Golf Course is not in Liverpool, where is it`hoylake
|
|
The royal yacht Britannia is now moored in the port area of which city`edinburgh
|
|
The rump of a horse: the croup`crupper
|
|
The Russian revolutionary, Leon Trotsky, was exiled three times and eventually assassinated in which country`mexico
|
|
The russian revolutionary, leon trotsky, was exiled three times in which country`mexico
|
|
The Russian river Neva flows into which sea`gulf of finland
|
|
'The Sabre Dance' is a well-known piece by which composer`khachaturian
|
|
the sachem is a chief of what confederation`algonquian`blue
|
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The sachem is a chief of what confederation`algonquian confederation
|
|
The sacrament of the Eucharist`liturgy
|
|
The sacred book of which religion is divided into 114 chapters called Suras`islam
|
|
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea_`yukio mishima
|
|
The sails of a ship or boat`sailed
|
|
The saints Clare and Francis are associated with which Italian town`assisi
|
|
The sale of lawn mowers got a great boost when lawn tennis came into vogue in England in`1870
|
|
the sale of this treat is outlawed in singapore because it is a means of 'tainting an environment free of dirt.'`chewing gum
|
|
The Salvation Army was founded in what year`1865
|
|
The same chemical responsible for the ecstatic highs of love and sexual attraction, phenylethylamine, is also found in ___________.`chocolate
|
|
The sand on the beaches of Guam is actually`ground coral
|
|
The sand or pebbles on a shore`beach
|
|
The Santa Maria was the ship of which explorer`christopher columbus
|
|
The Saragasso Sea is a part of which ocean`atlantic
|
|
The satellite of Saturn that is eighth in distance from the planet`calypso
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The satellite of Uranus that is tenth in distance from the planet`puck
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The satellite of Uranus that is tenth in distance from the planet`pucks
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The scales or bracts borne on the receptacle among the small individual flowers of many plants in the composite family`chaff
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The scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes`richter
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The scene or setting, as of a novel`locale
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the scent of sex in an animal is called`pheromones
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The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of large-scale combat operations`strategies
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the science fiction series "lost in apace" (set in the year 1997) premiered on cbs in what year`1965
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The science, laws, or principles of classification: systematics`taxonomies
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the science of creating super micro miniaturizations of objects is called`nanotechnology
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The science of life`biology
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The science of preparing and dispensing drugs is `pharmacy
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The science of preparing & dispensing drugs is ________`pharmacy
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The science of providing men, equipment and supplies for military operations is called `logistics
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The science or study that deals with food and nourishment, especially in humans`nutrition
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The science that deals with the study of disease is:`pathology
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The scientific method and material used to achieve a commercial or industrial objective`technology
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the scientific name for this fruit is ananas cosmosus.`pineapple
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The scientific word 'quark' was first used in which novel`finnigans wake
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the scoring in olympic ski jumping is determined by form and?`distance
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The Scottish town of Dundee is famous fear Three 'J's. Jute and Jam are two, what is the third`journalism
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The screwdriver was invented before the ______`screw
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The 'screwdriver' was invented by _______, who used the tool to stir the drink`oilmen
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The screw was invented after the _______`screwdriver
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The scum that forms on the surface of molten metal as a result of oxidation`dross
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The sea gods had a three-pronged spear called a(n) ________.`trident
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The sea gods had a three-pronged spear called a(n) `trident
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The ____ sea is not mentioned in the Bible`red
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These animals were once used to bleed the sick`leeches
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These are like fingerprints on cows (no two are identical)`spots
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These are the two highest valued letters in scrabble`q and z
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These are the two highest valued letters in 'Scrabble'. 'Q' and `Z
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These are the two highest valued letters in scrabble`q & z
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These are the two highest valued letters in scrabble`q & z`q and z
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The season ______ comes right after Spring.`summer
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The season comes right after Spring`summer
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The seats so provided or furnished: 'seating for 500.'`seatings
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These attach muscles to bones or cartilage.`Tendons
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These Aussies did "Hay ride From Hell" and "Hoodoo You Love"`the hoodoo gurus
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These bacteria spores that I love, commonly grown in feaces`mushroom
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these bodies of water have a combined area of 94,230 square miles.`the great lakes
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These come in types like breakfast, pork, lamb, spiced, beef and thick`sausage
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The second Beale code was encoded using what`The American Declaration of Independence
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The Second Highest Mountain in the World`K2`Mount Godwin-Austen
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The second in a set or sequence`two
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The second item in a series or system of classification`beta
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the second largest body in the solar system is _______`jupiter
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The second largest of the earths four oceans & the most heavily traveled`atlantic ocean
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The second longest suspension bridge in the world is the Ismit Bay, located where`turkey
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The second of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology`cherub
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The second space shuttle is named __________`challenger
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The second space shuttle was named __________.`challenger
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The second space shuttle was named `Challenger
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The second tallest mountain on earth`k2
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The secret police of which country were known as the 'Ton Ton Macoute'`haiti
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The section of a band or orchestra composed of -------- instruments`woodwinds
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The seed of a fleshy fruit: a pip`pippin
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These flowerless plants grow on bare rocks and tree stumps`lichen
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These gourmet mushrooms can be identified by their conical shape and hollow inside`morels
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The seige of the Alamo features in many westerns, where is it`san antonio, texas
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These joke rockers played "Big Lizard In My Backyard" & "Eat Your Paisley"`the dead milkmen
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These letters define what - AA`alcoholics anonymous
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These letters define what - AI`artificial intelligence
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These letters define what - AKA`also known as
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These letters define what - AMOCO`american oil company
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These letters define what - ASAP`as soon as possible
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These letters define what - ASCII`american standard code for information exchange
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These letters define what - ATM`automated teller machine
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These letters define what - AT&T`american telephone and telegraph
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These letters define what - AWOL`absent without leave
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These letters define what - BB`ball bearing
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These letters define what - BBC`british broadcasting corporation
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These letters define what - BLT`bacon, lettuce, tomato
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These letters define what - BYOB`bring your own beer
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These letters define what - CAT`computerized axial tomography
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These letters define what - CB`citizen's band
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These letters define what - CBS`columbia broadcasting system
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These letters define what - COBOL`common business oriented language
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These letters define what - CONUS`continental united states
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These letters define what - CPR`cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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These letters define what - DEW`distant early warning
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These letters define what - DOA`dead on arrival
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These letters define what - ER`emergency room
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These letters define what - ESPN`entertainment and sports programming network
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These letters define what - ETA`estimated time of arrival
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These letters define what - FAQ`frequently asked questions
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These letters define what - FORTRAN`formula translation
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These letters define what - GAF`general aniline and film
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These letters define what - GATT`general agreement on tariffs and trade
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These letters define what - GIGO`garbage in, garbage out
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These letters define what - GPS`global positioning system
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These letters define what - HDL`high density lipoprotein
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These letters define what - HDPE`high density polyethylene
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These letters define what - HIV`human immunodefficiency virus
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These letters define what - HUMVEE`high mobility multi purpose wheeled vehicle
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These letters define what - ICBM`inter continental ballistics missile
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These letters define what - IRA`irish republican army
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These letters define what - JPL`jet propulsion laboratory
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These letters define what - JVC`japan victor company
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These letters define what - KIA`killed in action
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These letters define what - LASER`light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
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These letters define what - LCD`liquid crystal display
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These letters define what - LDL`low density lipoprotein
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These letters define what - LDPE`low density polyethylene
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These letters define what - LED`light emitting diode
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These letters define what - MASER`microwave amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation
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These letters define what - MASH`mobile army surgical hospital
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These letters define what - MCI`microwave communications of america
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These letters define what - MG`morris & garash
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These letters define what - MG`morris & garash`morris and garash
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These letters define what - MIA`missing in action
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These letters define what - MIDI`musical instrument digital interface
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These letters define what - MIT`massachusetts institute of technology
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These letters define what - M&M`mars & murray
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These letters define what - M&M`mars & murray`mars and murray
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These letters define what - MO`modus operandi
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These letters define what - MP`military police
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These letters define what - MRI`magnetic resonance imaging
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These letters define what - NATO`north atlantic treaty organization
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These letters define what - NBA`national basketball association
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These letters define what - NBC`national broadcasting company
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These letters define what - NEC`nippon electronics corporation
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These letters define what - NFL`national football league
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These letters define what - NHL`national hockey league
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These letters define what - NORAD`north american air defense command
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These letters define what - NOW`national organization of women
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These letters define what - NSA`national security administration
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These letters define what - OCR`optical character recognition
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These letters define what - OSHA`occupational safety and health administration
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These letters define what - Parsec`parallax second
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These letters define what - PBS`public broadcasting system
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These letters define what - PDQ`pretty damned quick
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These letters define what - POTUS`president of the united states
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These letters define what - POW`prisoner of war
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These letters define what - PPP`point to point protocol
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These letters define what - PSI`pounds per square inch
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These letters define what - PT`patrol torpedo
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These letters define what - PVC`polyvinyl chloride
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These letters define what - RCA`radio corporation of america
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These letters define what - RDA`recommended daily allowance
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These letters define what - RNA`ribonucleic acid
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These letters define what - ROM`read only memory
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These letters define what - ROTC`reserve officers training corps
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These letters define what - SAR`search and rescue
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These letters define what - SCSI`small computer serial interface
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These letters define what - SOP`standard operating procedure
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These letters define what - SPF`sun protection factor
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These letters define what - SRO`standing room only
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These letters define what - STD`sexually transmitted disease
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These letters define what - SWAK`sealed with a kiss
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These letters define what - SWAT`special weapons and tactics
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These letters define what - TDK`tokyo denki kogaku
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These letters define what - TGIF`thank god it's friday
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These letters define what - TIFF`tag image file format
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These letters define what - TTY`teletypewriter
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These letters define what - UHF`ultra high frequency
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These letters define what - UNESCO`united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization
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These letters define what - UNICEF`united nations international children's emergency fund
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These letters define what - URL`uniform resource locator
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These letters define what - VCR`video cassette recorder
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These letters define what - VHF`very high frequency
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These letters define what - VHS`video home system
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These letters define what - WAC`women's army corps
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These letters define what - WAVES`women accepted for volunteer emergency service
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These letters define what - WC`water closet
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These letters define what - WNL`within normal limits
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These letters define what - WYSIWYG`what you see is what you get
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These letters define what - Y2K`year 2000
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These letters define what - ZIP`zone improvement plan
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These license plates are manufactured by prisoners in the state prison in Concord. What is the slogan on them`live free or die
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these limestone deposits drip from the roofs of caves`stalactites
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These limestone deposits rise from the floor of caves`stalagmites
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These marine crustaceans often attach themselves to the hulls of ships.`barnacle
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These marine crustaceans often attach themselves to the hulls of ships`barnacles
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The seminiferous tubules, tubes curled and packed in the testes, would be approximately ____ meters long if stretched out.`1050
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These modern items can be seen, worn by some of the chariot racers in Ben Hur`wristwatches
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The sensation of being pierced or -----ed`prick
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The sensation of being pierced or pricked`pricks
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The sense of smell: 'a dog with a good ----.'`nose
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The sense or power of hearing`audition
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The sensitive tissue in the pulp of a tooth`nerve
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These "overcoats" designed by Gabriel Fallopius in the 1500's are now better known as`condoms
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These patterns, traits, and products considered as the expression of a particular period, class, community, or population: 'Edwardian -------: Japanese`culture
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The septum linguae is found on the`tongue
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These rabbits are prized for their long, soft fur, used to make very expensive sweaters`angorra
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The service, homage, and fealty required of a vassal`vassalage
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These substances considered as a group`spice
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The set of behavioral or personal characteristics by which an individual is recognizable as a member of a group`identities
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The setting, as of a historical event: the background`backdrop
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these types of beverages are commonly available at raves`smart drinks
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The seven-branched candlestick called the Menorah is the official state emblem and appears on the president's flag of which country`israel
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The seventeen-year`locust
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The seventeen year locust is also know as a _____`cicada
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The _______, Seventh-century native Mexicans, went into battle with wooden swords so as not to kill their enemies`toltecs
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The sewing machine was patented in what year`1846
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The shape of an object or figure`outline
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The shape of plant collenchyma cells & the shape of the bubbles in beer foam are the same. What are they called`orthotetrachidecahedrons
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The shaping of metal or wood on a lathe`turnings
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The shawm was the forerunner of which woodwind instrument`oboe
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The sheen on any surface, produced by age and use`patina
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The shekel is the basic monetary unit of which middle eastern country`Israel
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The shell of a`cockle
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The shell of an oyster or clam`shuck
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The shell of any of the ----------s`periwinkle
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The shell of one of these gastropod mollusks, used as an ornament, in making cameos, or as a horn`conch
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The shinbone`shinned
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'The Shining' was the film playing at the drive-in in which film`Twister
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The ship, crew, or cargo so rescued`salvage
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THE SHORTEST BALL PLAYER (3FT 7IN) EVER WAS`EDDIE GAEDEL
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The shortest war, between Britain & Zanzibar, happened in what year`1896
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The shortest war in history was between ___________ in 1896`zanzibar & england
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The shortest war in history was between ___________ in 1896`zanzibar & england`zanzibar and england
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The shortest war in history Zanzibar surrendered after _______ minutes`thirty eight
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The shortest war on record, between Britain and ------------- in 1896, lasted just 38 minutes.`zanzibar
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The Siberian ____ accounts for more than 20% of all the worlds trees`larch
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The side that is less desirable, reputable, or noble than the obverse: hunger, isolation, filth, the --------- of [a] hellish regime (National Review)`underside
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The siege of badajoz took place during which war`the peninsular war
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The sign ( :: :) used between numbers or groups of numbers in expressions of time (2:30 A.M.) and ratios (1:2)`cola
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The sign ( :: :) used between numbers or groups of numbers in expressions of time (2:30 A.M.) and ratios (1:2)`colon
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The silk road ran between europe and which country`china
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The silky wool of this mammal`alpaca
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The Silurian and Devonian periods occurred in which geological era`palaeozoic
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The Silver Phyllis, a Boeing 707, belonged to what financier`robert vesco
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The similar claw of a predatory animal`talon
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The similar part of the forefoot of a quadruped`palm
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The similar part of the forefoot of a quadruped`palming
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The Simplon Tunnel runs between which two countries`italy & switzerland
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The Simplon Tunnel runs between which two countries`italy & switzerland`italy and switzerland
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the simpsons: homer works at this type of energy plant.`nuclear
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The Simpsons: Lisa plays this instrument.`saxaphone
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The Simpsons: Mr. Burns runs for this office.`governor
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The Simpsons: The barber shop quartet that Homer was in.`be sharp
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the simpsons: the name of mr. burns assistant.`smithers
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The Simpsons: The name of the Quicki-Mart owner.`apu
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the simpsons: the name of the simpsons neighbors.`flanders
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the simpsons : what is apu's surname`nahasapheemapetilon
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The Simpsons: What is Homers job at the nuclear power plant`safety inspector
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The Simpsons: What is Mo's surname`sizlac
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The Simpsons: What is the chief of polices' name`clancy wiggum
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The Simpsons: What is the name of Mr Burns' beloved bear`bobo
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the simpsons: what is the name of the simson's cat`snowball ii
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The Simpsons: What is the Springfield equivalent of Barbie`malibu stacy
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the simpsons: what simpson had a crush on his/her substitute teacher`lisa
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The Simpsons: What street do the Simpsons live on`evergreen terrace
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The Simpsons: What was the name of the Flanders' store`the leftorium
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The Simpsons: What were Bart's first words`aye carumba
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The Simpsons: Which of marges' sisters has resorted to a life of celibacy`patty
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The Simpsons: Who are the twins in Barts class`sherry and terry
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The Simpsons: Who is Bart's teacher`mrs krabappel
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The Simpsons: Who is patty and Selma's favourite t.v star`mcgyver
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The Simpsons: Who is Radioactive Man's sidekick`fallout boy
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The Simpsons: Who is the Channel 5 action news presenter`kent brockman
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The Simpsons: Who is the founder of Springfield`jebediah springfield
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The Simpsons: Who opened up Springfield Casino`mr burns
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The Simpsons: Who replaced Side-show Bob`side-show mel
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The Simpsons: Who shot Mr Burns`maggie
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The sindy doll has been recently released as a stewardess for which airline`virgin
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The singer Marie Lawrie is better known as what`lulu
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the single pride was taken from which u2 album`the unforgetable fire
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The sinking of the 'Herald of Free Enterprise' was one of Europe's worst shipping disasters, from which port did the ship sail`zeebrugge
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the "sister" to the weather phenomenon known as el nino`la`exiguus
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the "sister" to the weather phenomenon known as el nino`la nina
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The site of such an excavation, with its surface buildings, elevator shafts, and equipment`mine
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The site of such an excavation, with its surface buildings, elevator shafts, and equipment`mining
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The site of Troy is in which modern country`turkey
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The SI unit of radioactivity bears the name of which French scientist`bequerel
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The SI unit of radioactivity bears the name of which French scientist`henri bequerel
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The size of the male ____ is supposed to relate directly to the size of the penis.`nose
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The skill or power of using such discourse`eloquence
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the skin of what fish was once sold as sandpaper?`shark
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The skin of which animal is used to make Morocco Leather`goat
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The skin test used to determine immunity or susceptibility to scarlet fever is called the?`dick test
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the skipper's first & last name on 'gilligan's island' is __________.`jonas grumby
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The skirts of a formal or dress coat`coattails
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The slang that some Lesbians use for children born to them from artificial insemination is..?`Turkey-baster babies
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The slaughter of a large number of animals`massacre
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'The Slave of Duty', is the alternate title for which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta`pirates of penzance
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The slender, tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain invertebrates, such as insects, worms, and mollusks`proboscis
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The small cup used to serve this drink`demitasse
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the small endocrine glands situated just above the kidneys`adrenals
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The smallest animal of a litter`runt
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The smallest bone in the body is the ______`stirrup
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The smallest building blocks of proteins are`Amino acids
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The smallest cell in the human body is the`male sperm
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The smallest erect penis on record was ___ __________ long.`one centimeter
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The smallest guitar made by Nanotechnology is _________ long, has six strummable strings`10 micrometers
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The smallest portion of a substance capable of existing independently and retaining its original properties is a(n) `molecule
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The smallest portion of a substance capable of existing independently and retaining its original properties is a(n) __________`Molecule
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The smallest tactical unit of military personnel`squad
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The smallest trees in the world are Greenland`dwarf willows
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The small intestine is made up of the duodenum, the ileum and the ______`jejenum
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The small intestine is made up of the duodenum, the ileum and the ______`jejunum
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The small intestine is made up of the duodenum, the jejenum and the ______`ileum
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The small intestine is made up of the duodenum, the jejunum and the ______`ileum
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The small intestine is made up of the jejenum, the ileum and the ______`duodenum
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The small intestine is made up of the jejenum, the ileum & the ______`duodenum
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The smallpox vaccine was invented in 1763, 1784 or 1798`1798
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The small tree Camellia Sinensis provides us with which digestible product`tea
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The Smiths: All lyrics of The Smiths is written by him.`morrissey
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The Smiths: Finish the album title: "Louder Than _____"`bombs
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The Smiths: Finish the song title: "_______, It Was Really Nothing"`william
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The Smithsonian Institute houses this 44 & 1/2 carat, cursed blue diamond`hope diamond
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The Smiths: What album is "Unhappy Birthday","Girlfriend In A Coma","I Won't Share You" on`strangeways here we come
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The Smiths: Who is the guitarist in The Smiths`johnny marr
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The smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance`incense
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The smoldering coal or ash of a dying fire`embers
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The smooth soft larva of certain insects, such as the sawfly`slug
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The smooth soft larva of certain insects, such as the sawfly`slugs
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The smooth, thin-shelled oval nut of this tree`pecan
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the snake river winds through which gorge`hell's canyon
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the snake river winds through which gorge`hell's`pegasus
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The 'sockeye' is a species of which fish`salmon
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The ----s of a ship or boat`sail
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the soft areas of the cartilage on a baby's head where the skull bones haven't joined is called what`fontanelle
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The soft areas of the cartilage on a baby's head where the skull bones havn't joined is called what`fontanelle
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The soft edible body of such a mollusk`clam
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The soft edible body of such a mollusk`clams
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The softer, friable part of land: soil, especially productive soil`earth
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The softer, friable part of land: soil, especially productive soil`earthing
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The softer, friable part of land: soil, especially productive soil`earths
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The soft, light-colored wood of any species of linden. It is used in making crates and boxes, in carving, and in millwork`basswood
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The soft moist part of fruit`pulps
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The soft reddish wood of this tree. Also called sequoia`redwood
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The soft reddish wood of this tree. Also called sequoia`reecho
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The soft thick lustrous fur of this animal`mink
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The solution to a problem`the cure
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The song beginning 'Starry starry night commemorated which painter`vincent van gogh
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The song Honolulu Baby appears in which Laurel and Hardy film`sons of the desert
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The song Love is All Around, performed by Wet Wet Wet, is featured in which Richard Curtis film`four weddings and a funeral
|
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The song 'Matchmaker, Matchmaker' came from which musical play`Fiddler On The Roof
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the song "mrs robinson" is from what movie`graduate
|
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The Song of Hiawatha is a work by which US poet`henry wadsworth longfellow
|
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The song "One O'clock Jump" is particularly associated with whose big band`count basie
|
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The song 'Raindrops keep falling on my head' was introduced in which film`butch cassidy and the sundance kid
|
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the song "starry, starry night" is also known as`vincent
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The song The Bug was covered by this popular female country singer`mary chapin carpenter
|
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the song "to all the girls ive loved before" was written by a.sasha distel b.julio iglesias c.wille nelson`willie nelson
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The song "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" appears in which Laurel and Hardy film`way out west
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The song where John Lennon announes "I don't believe in Beatles"?`god
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The song 'Why Do Fools Fall in Love was a hit in which year`1956
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The songwriter Norbert Schultz wrote a song which became one of the best known songs of the 20th century. What is its title`lili marlene
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The song yes, we have no bananas was the subject of a law suit in 1923. What musical arrangement was it copyrighted from`Handels Messiah
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The song You Can Keep Your Hat On featured in which popular 1997 film`the full monty
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The song 'You'll Never Walk Alone' comes from which musical`carousel
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the son of jerry lewis named his rock band what`the playboys
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The sound of a foot stepping. Also called footfall`footstep
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The sound of this instrument or a sound resembling it`clarion
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The sound of which insect was once thought to be an omen of imminent death`death watch beetle
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The sound system of a language: 'the --------- of English.'`phonology
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The sound, vibration, or shock caused by the striking together of two bodies`percussion
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The sousaphone is a type of which brass instrument`the tuba
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The Southern Alps are found in which country`new zealand
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The southern most tip of Africa is not the 'Cape of Good Hope' but`cape agulhas
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The sovereignty and power of God`majesties
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the soviet ---------- is the first strike fighter with a toilet in it`sukhoi-34
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the soviet sukhoi-34 is the first ---------- fighter with a toilet in it`strike
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the soviet sukhoi-34 is the first strike fighter with a ---------- in it`toilet
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The space between two adjacent neurones is called the`synapse
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the space hit we gotta get out of this place was originally a hit for which group in 1965`the animals
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The space occupied by a body is called its ______`volume
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The space occupied by a body is called its `volume
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The space occupied by an aircraft`airspace
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The space set apart for the pilot and crew, as in a helicopter, large airliner, or transport aircraft`cockpit
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The spaceship voyager found geysers on triton, a moon of which planet`neptune
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The Spanish abbreviation for ufo is what`ovnis
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The Spanish Inquisition once condemned the entire _______ to death for heresy`netherlands
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The spawn of an oyster or a similar mollusk`spat
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The specialized vocabulary of a particular field or discipline: 'spoke to me in the ----- of fundamentalism.' dialect`lingo
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The specific grammatical, syntactic, and structural character of a given language`idiom
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The spectators or audience at an event`grandstand
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The sperm of a ______ is actually longer than the sperm of an elephant.`mouse
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The sperm of a _____ is longer than the sperm of an elephant`mouse
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the spice called mace is the outer covering of which other spice`nutmeg
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The spinal cord`marrow
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The spindle of an ----tree`axle
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The spinning wheel, introduced to Europe in the middle ages, was invented where`india
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The spiny or smooth fruit of any of these plants`buckeye
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The spiral galaxy nearest ours is the ________`andromeda
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The spiral galaxy nearest ours is the galaxy`Andromeda
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The spiral track cut into a phonograph record for the stylus to follow`groove
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The spirit Kirsch is made from which fruit`cherries
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The spiritual nature of humans, regarded as immortal, separable from the body at death, and susceptible to happiness or misery in a future state`soul
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The sport of operating or riding in a sailboat`sailings
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The spot on the earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is called the ______`epicenter
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The spot on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is called the `epicenter
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The square root of 1 is`1
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The square root of 1 is`1one
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The stage in Marxist-Leninist theory intermediate between capitalism and communism, in which collective ownership of the economy under the dictatorship of the proletariat`socialism
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The stage of an ancient theater, located between the background and the orchestra`proscenia
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The stage or condition of having ----: 'branches in full bud.'`buds
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The stage or condition of having ---s: 'branches in full ---.'`bud
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The stalk of any of these plants`reed
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The stalk of any of these plants`reeds
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The stamps, labels, or printing placed on an item to be mailed as evidence of payment of this charge`postage
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the staple food of blue whales`krill or plankton
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The starchy grain of this plant, used as a staple food throughout the world`rice
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The starchy root of any of these plants, used in the tropics as food`yam
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The Star of David is a symbol sacred to which religion`judaism
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The star of "Police Woman" was married to Burt Bacharach. What was her name`angie dickenson
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The State Duma is the lower house of assembly in the parliament of which country`russia
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The state of a substance that exists below its critical temperature and that may be liquefied by application of sufficient pressure`vapor
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The state of being accepted or acceptable`acceptance
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The state of being adapted`adaptation
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The state of being allowed to enter`admission
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The state of being an infant`infancies
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The state of being an occupant or tenant`occupancy
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The state of being assembled`assemblage
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The state of being assembled`assemblies
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The state of being behind in fulfilling obligations: 'an account in -------.'`arrears
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The state of being broken open`rupture
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The state of being clarified or explained`ill
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The state of being connected`connection
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The state of being converted`conversion
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The state of being corrupt`corruption
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The state of being dead`deaths
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The state of being degenerate`degeneracy
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The state of being deluded`delusion
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The state of being deserted`desertion
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The state of being desolate`desolation
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The state of being despised or dishonored: disgrace`contempt
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The state of being divergent`divergence
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The state of being ejected, forced out, or supplanted`ouster
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The state of being employed`employment
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The state of being enacted`enactment
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The state of being encamped`encampment
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The state of being enclosed`enclosure
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The state of being enrolled`enrollment
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The state of being equal`equation
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The state of being erased: (The powerful images of his work... punishment, mutilation, ------- (Joyce Carol Oates)`erasure
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The state of being executed`execution
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The state of being exempt: immunity`exemption
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The state of being exhausted: extreme fatigue: 'The runner collapsed from ----------.'`exhaustion
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The state of being expanded`expansion
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The state of being expected`expectancy
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The state of being found or proved guilty: 'evidence that led to the suspect's ----------.'`conviction
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The state of being found or proved not guilty`acquittal
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The state of being free from unsanctioned intrusion: 'a person's right to -------.'`privacy
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The state of being governed`governance
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The state of being held in special favor`favoritism
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The state of being hesitant`hesitation
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The state of being incubated`incubation
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The state of being insured`insurance
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The state of being interned: confinement`internment
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The state of being intricate or complicated: the ---------- of life in twentieth-century America (Daniel J. Boorstin)`perplexity
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The state of being inverted`inversion
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The state of being involved`involution
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The state of being ionized`ionization
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The state of being knocked out`knockout
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The state of being laminated`lamination
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The state of being married: wedlock`marriage
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The state of being mediated`mediation
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The state of being mingled or mixed`admixture
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The state of being modulated`modulation
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The state of being offended`offense
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The state of being oppressed`oppression
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The state of being perverted`perversion
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The state of being possessed`possession
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The state of being protruded`protrusion
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The state of being pure, unsullied, or untouched`virginity
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The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds: 'soon tired of the ---------- of military life.'`constraint
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The state of being retired`retirement
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The state of being reunited`reunion
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The state of being reversed`reversal
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The state of being rich: affluence`wealth
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The state of being separate or detached`detachment
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The state of being so divided`partition
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The state of being split or cleft: a fissure or division`cleavage
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The state of being trained`trainings
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The state of being unimpaired: soundness`integrity
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The state of Florida is bigger than`england
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The state of having been concreted: 'a ---------- of seminal ideas in her treatise.'`concretion
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The state of having been divided`division
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The state of having been made ready beforehand: readiness`prep
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The state of having been omitted`omission
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The state of having submitted. surrender`submission
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The State of Michigan derives from the Chippewa words, mici gama. What does mici gama mean`Great Water
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the state of minnesota borders how many other states`5
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The state of rapture inspired in man by nymphs is called what?`Nympholepsy
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The state or a period of being detained, especially: A period of temporary custody while awaiting trial`detention
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The state or condition induced by a sedative`sedation
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The state or condition of being a beggar`beggary
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The state or condition of being a rival`rivalries
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The state or condition of touching or of immediate proximity: 'Litmus paper turns red on ------- with an acid.'`contact
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The state or fact of being derived: originating: 'a custom of recent ----------.'`derivation
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The state or fact of persevering: 'Through hard work and ---------, we will complete this project.'`endurance
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The state or quality of being damp`moisture
|
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The state or quality of being eternal`eternities
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The state or quality of being in accord: harmony`unities
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The state or quality of being in accord: harmony`unity
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The state or quality of being mature`maturities
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The state or quality of being odd: strangeness`oddities
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The state or quality of being reluctant: unwillingness`reticence
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The state or quality of being variant or variable: a variation`variance
|
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The state or situation of being held in high esteem`reputation
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The state resulting from such a response`reaction
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The static distortion in digital sound caused by a low sampling rate`aliasing
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The station occupied by such troops`outpost
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The statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus commemorates which Victorian reformer`earl of shaftsbury`anthony ashley cooper
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The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City in 1885 aboard what French ship`isere
|
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The Statue of Liberty stands on which island`liberty island
|
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The statue of which famous Englishman stands in the"Piazza of the British Library`sir isaac newton
|
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The statues of Martin Luther King, Queen Elizabeth of Russia and eight other Christian martyrs were erected in which building, in 1988`westminster abbey
|
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The status of master or ruler: control: 'mastery of the seas.'`masteries
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The status of master or ruler: control: '------- of the seas.'`mastery
|
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The stemmed glass in which a coupe is served`coupes
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The stem of such a plant`vines
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The stems and leaves of the tomato plant are`poisonous
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The stems of any of these palms, used to make wickerwork, canes, and furniture`rattan
|
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The 'stickman', 'boxer' and 'shooter' are three of the participants in which casino game`craps or dice
|
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The stick used when playing this game`shinnies
|
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The stiff stalk of various grasses`bents
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The still of the nite what's the location of the "circus hall of fame"`sarasota florida
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The stinking cedar and yellow-wood trees are also known as what`gopher wood
|
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The St. Louis gateway arch had a projected death toll while it was being built. How many people died`0
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The St. Moritz ski resort is in which European country`switzerland
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The stomach of an animal`craw
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The stomach of an animal`craws
|
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The Stone of Scone is a relic sacred to which country`scotland
|
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The stone or the ridged or corrugated seed of such a tree`walnut
|
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The stone what dietary problem were 65 percent of brazilians suffering in 1985`malnutrition
|
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The story about a king who prematurely divides his kingdom between his daughters is portrayed in which film`king lear
|
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___, the story of prize fighter Jake Lamotta, packs a real punch?`Raging Bull
|
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The straight line drawn from the center through one end of a circular arc and intersecting the tangent to the other end of the arc`secant
|
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The Straits of Malacca separate Malaysia from which country`indonesia
|
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the "stratocaster" guitar is made by this company`fender
|
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The stratosphere is higher than the`troposphere
|
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The stress in Hungarian words always falls on what syllable`first
|
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The strident call of a crane or goose`clang
|
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The striking of a bell or gong`stroke
|
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The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail`cuticle
|
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The strip of lead which holds the glass in a stained glass window`came
|
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The strong part of a sword blade, between the middle and the hilt`forte
|
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The structural part of cloth`web
|
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The structural part of cloth`webs
|
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The structure of a specific region of the earth's crust`geologic
|
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The struggle that precedes death`agonies
|
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The Studebaker auto company produced a car called the "_____" from 1927-1936`dictator
|
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The study and exploration of caves is known as what`speleology
|
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the study of angles and their properties is called`trigonometry
|
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The study of angles & their properties is called`trigonometry
|
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The study of birds`ornithology
|
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The study of building design is `architecture
|
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the study of heredity is called`genetics
|
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The study of how nerve cells, or neurons, receive & transmit information`neurophysiology
|
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The study of human behaviour is `psychology
|
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The study of human ethos and its formation`ethologist
|
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The study of human pre history is ___________`archaeology
|
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The study of human pre-history is `archaeology
|
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The study of inland water is known as`hydrology
|
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The study of insects is `entomology
|
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The study of light and its relation to sight is called `optics
|
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The study of magnets and their effects`magnetism
|
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The study of man and culture is known as `anthropology
|
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The study of man & culture is known as ________`anthropology
|
|
The study of metals and their properties in bulk and at the atomic level`metallurgy
|
|
The study of natural phenomena: motion, forces, light, sound, etc is called `physics
|
|
The study of natural phenomena: motion, forces, light, sound, etc. is called ______`Physics
|
|
The study of plants is `botany
|
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The study of populations of animals & plants, a population being a group of interbreeding organisms in a specific region; for example, the members of a fish species in a lake`population biology
|
|
The study of religion is `theology
|
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The study of shells`conchology
|
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The study of soil is`paedology
|
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The study of sound is ________`acoustics
|
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The study of sound is `acoustics
|
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The study of structural relationships in language or in a language, sometimes including pronunciation, meaning, and linguistic history`grammar
|
|
The study of stupidity is called`monology
|
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The study of the composition of substances and the changes that they undergo is `chemistry
|
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The study of the composition of substances & the changes that they undergo is __________`chemistry
|
|
The study of the earth's physical divisions into mountains, seas, etc`is *geography
|
|
The study of the flight characteristics of projectiles`ballistics
|
|
The study of the manner in which organisms carry on their life processes is ________`physiology
|
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The study of the manner in which organisms carry on their life processes is `physiology
|
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The study of the size and shape of the cranium supposedly to reveal one's character`phrenology
|
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The study of word origins is called what`etymology
|
|
The St. Valentine's Day massacre took place in this city.`chicago
|
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The subject of a photograph used as a ----------, often a nude model`centerfold
|
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The subject of the first printed book in England was`chess
|
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The Sublime Porte was the Court of Government of which Empire`turkish/ottoman
|
|
the submarine was invented in 1620 by cornelius drebbel. name his country of origin.`netherlands
|
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The Suez Canal was nationalized in what year`1950
|
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The suffering of death by a martyr`martyrdom
|
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The summer solstice, about June 21`midsummer
|
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The sum of a person's intellectual capabilities or endowment`mentality
|
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The sum of characteristics and associated potentialities transmitted genetically to an individual organism`heredities
|
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The sum of money sent`remittance
|
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The sum of one pound and one shilling`guinea
|
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The sum of the beliefs or principles of a person, group, or institution`coloration
|
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The sum of three pennies`threepence
|
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The Sum Total Of All The Numbers On A Roulette Wheel`666
|
|
The sun has a core temperature of ________ Kelvin`154,000,000
|
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The sun is _______ times larger than the earth`330,330
|
|
The sun sets in the `west
|
|
the Super Bowl, and never re-used the commercial?`Apple
|
|
The supersonic Concorde jet made its first trial flight on what date`january 1, 1969
|
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The _____ _______ supplies the liver with oxygen`hepatic`allen
|
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The _____ _______ supplies the liver with oxygen`hepatic artery
|
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The supporting material for construction work`riggings
|
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the supreme court upholds the 14th amendment and outlaws racial segregation`public`exciters
|
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the supreme court upholds the 14th amendment and outlaws racial segregation`public schools
|
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The surface area of a human lung is equal to a`tennis court
|
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The surface of a ----: a ----bed`road
|
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The surface of a road: a roadbed`roads
|
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The surface of a road: a roadbed`roadside
|
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The surface of a solid`periphery
|
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The surface of the Dead Sea is _______ metres below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea, which is only 75 km away`four hundred
|
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The surface of the Dead Sea is _______ metres below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea, which is only 75 km away`four hundred`400
|
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The surface or skin of the human body`fleshing
|
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The surface space occupied by a structure or device: 'the --------- of a building: a microcomputer with a space-saving ---------.'`footprint
|
|
The sweet fruit of any of these trees`mulberry
|
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The sweet sap of several tropical Asian palm trees, especially palmyra and Caryota urens, used as a beverage`toddies
|
|
The sweet sap of several tropical Asian palm trees, especially palmyra and Caryota urens, used as a beverage`toddy
|
|
the swiss family _______`robinson
|
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The swollen root of this plant eaten as a vegetable, typically having reddish flesh`beet
|
|
The symbol (#)`crosshatch
|
|
The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called a(n) _________`octothorpe
|
|
The symbols used on a map are explained by the `legend
|
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The symbol () used to represent an unstressed neutral vowel and, in some systems of phonetic transcription, a stressed mid-central vowel, as inbut`schwa
|
|
The synchronization of the sparking of the plugs with the movement of the pistons in an internal-combustion engine`timings
|
|
The syncopated music for this dance in 4/4 time`mambo
|
|
The systematic procedure of a natural phenomenon or process`regimen
|
|
The system of beliefs and teachings of the Theosophical Society, founded in New York City in 1875, incorporating aspects of Buddhism and Brahmanism, especially the`theosophic
|
|
The system of racial segregation in south africa was called _____`apartheid
|
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The system of sounds of a particular language`phonetics
|
|
The tablecloth in da Vinci's Last supper was`white
|
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The tail end of the spinal cord`coccyx
|
|
the taj mahal is made out of what`marble
|
|
The Taj Mahal stands on which river`the jumna
|
|
The Taj Mahal was built on the southern bank of which river`jumna
|
|
The Taka is the principal currency of which Asian Country`bangladesh
|
|
The tallest tree in the uk is what type of tree`douglas fir
|
|
The tall feathery garden plant Cortaderia from South America is commonly known as what`pampas grass
|
|
The tangent of the complement of a directed angle or arc`cot
|
|
The tapir is related to the horse and the _____?`rhinoceros
|
|
The tapped collar or socket that receives this rod`screw
|
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The tapped collar or socket that receives this rod`screwed
|
|
The tapped collar or socket that receives this rod`screwing
|
|
The Tarbela Dam in Pakistan stands on which river`indus
|
|
the tarzan novels were created by whom`burroughs
|
|
The tasks or care of a nurse`nursings
|
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The ______ tea party`boston
|
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The technique of carving in this way`cameo
|
|
The techniques and equipment used to achieve automatic operation or control`automation
|
|
The technology and manufacture of telephone equipment`telephony
|
|
The teeth used for biting or cutting are known as _______`incisors
|
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The teeth used for biting or cutting are known as `incisors
|
|
The Tehran hostages were released in 1980 after how many days of captivity`four hundred and forty four
|
|
the telephone country code 56 would connect you with`chile
|
|
the telephone country code 62 would connect you with?`indonesia
|
|
The telephone country code 82 would connect you with`korea
|
|
The telephone country code 852 would connect you with _____`hong kong
|
|
the telephone country code 90 would connect you with?`turkey
|
|
The telephone county code 39 would connect you with _____`italy
|
|
The telephone was invented in which year`1876
|
|
The Teletubbies have two favourite foods. Name one.`tubby toast`tubby custard
|
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The television detective Banacek was played by whom`george peppard
|
|
The television series Wycliff is set in which English County`cornwall
|
|
The temperature at what dew forms is called the`dew point
|
|
The temperature at which a liquid gives off a vapour which can be ignited is called it's ______`flashpoint
|
|
the temperature of "absolute zero" is measured in which scale`kelvin
|
|
The temperature of the sun has to be achieved to create which potentially useful nuclear reaction`nuclear fusion
|
|
The tendency of fluids to diffuse in such a manner`osmoses
|
|
The tenth in a set or sequence`tens
|
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The tenth part of a Roman legion consisting of 600 men was known as what`a cohort
|
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The tenth sign of the Zodiac`capricorn
|
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The tenth wedding anniversary is commemorated with what`tin
|
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The tenure by which such an estate is held`freehold
|
|
The term Bicentennial represents how many years`200
|
|
The term Centennial represents how many years`100
|
|
the term 'cold war' was coined by speechwriter herbert bayard swope and popularized by columnist __________`walter lippman
|
|
The term "Kibbutz" comes from which country`Israel`Palestine
|
|
The term 'lupine' refers to which animal`wolf
|
|
the term morphology is used rather loosely, often being confused with`anatomy
|
|
The term of office of a mayor`mayoralty
|
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The term or duration of such a contract`lease
|
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The term or duration of such a contract`leaser
|
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The term or duration of such a contract`leasing
|
|
The term Quadricentennial represents how many years`400
|
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The term Quartocentennial represents how many years`25
|
|
The term Quincentennial represents how many years`500
|
|
The term Semicentennial represents how many years`50
|
|
The term Septiquinquennial represents how many years`75
|
|
The term Sesquibicentennial represents how many years`250
|
|
The term Sesquibicentennial represents how many years`250two hundred and fifty
|
|
The term Sesquincentennial represents how many years`150
|
|
The term Sesquiquadricentennial represents how many years`450
|
|
The term Sesquitercentennial represents how many years`350
|
|
The terms 'lot' and 'gavel' are associated with which occupation`auctioneering
|
|
The term Tercentennial represents how many years`300
|
|
The term used to refer to a Woman's visible genitals as a whole is..?`The vulva
|
|
The term vulpine means related to which animal`fox
|
|
The territory included in such a unit`empire
|
|
The territory of a nation or state: land`countries
|
|
The texture or fineness of sand or stone used in grinding`grit
|
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The texture or fineness of sand or stone used in grinding`gritting
|
|
The texture or quality of such cloth`fabric
|
|
The texture or quality of such cloth`fabrics
|
|
The Thatcher Ferry Bridge crosses what canal`Panama Canal
|
|
The theater as a profession`footlights
|
|
The theme from Top Gun was a hit for which European sounding group`berlin
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the (then) 12 year old actress who starred in 'the professional'`natalie portman
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The then-unknown Jeremy Irons played Judas in the original West End production of which musical in 1971`godspell
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The then-unknown Richard Gere played Danny Zuko in the original West End production of which musical in 1973`grease
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The theory of 'plate tectonics' is used to explain the movement of' what`the earth's crust
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The theory or view that the self is the only reality`solipsism
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The thickness of what is given an 'swg' rating`wire
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The thick yellowish musky fluid secreted by one of these mammals, used in the manufacture of perfumes`civet
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The ----th in a set or sequence`four
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The -----th in a set or sequence`seven
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The 'Thing', from the movie of the same name, had ___ blood`green
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The third item in a series or system of classification`gamma
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The third largest city of Argentina on the Rio Parana`rosario
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The thistle is the national flower of ______`scotland
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The three number systems commonly used in computers are binary, decimal and _________.`Hexadecimal
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The three primary colours are red, yellow and blue. The three secondary colours are`green, orange & purple
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the three scorers for manchester united in the 1968 european cup final, which ended 4-1 in their favour. (b c k)`best charlton`institution
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the three scorers for manchester united in the 1968 european cup final, which ended 4-1 in their favour. (b c k)`best charlton kidd
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the three ways, other than disqualification, that a boxer can win?`knockout tko decision
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The throat`gullet
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The throat`gullible
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The thyroid cartilage is more commonly known as the _____`adam's apple
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The Tibetan Mountain people use yak's milk as their form of`currency
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The Tick: Color of the Ticks costume`blue
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The Tick: "Not baked goods professor, baked ____!"`bads
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The Tick: Who has the ability to change the color of his costume`caped chameleon
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The Tick: Who, when problems arise, jumps into his cannon and says "Fire me, boy"`the human bullet
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The Tick: "Yeast Devil! Back to the oven that _____ you!"`baked
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The tides on the earth's oceans are actually created by gravitational pull from the `Moon
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The timber lining of a door frame`casing
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The time at which an event occurs`occasion
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The time at which a radio or television program is broadcast`airtime
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The time at which such a restriction begins or is in effect: 'a 10 P.M. ------ for all residents.'`curfew
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The time during which one is away`absence
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The time, effort, or trouble taken in doing something: 'The project wasn't worth my -----.'`while
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The time immediately subsequent to a particular event`morrow
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The time of day appointed for this service, traditionally midnight or 2 A.M. but often sunrise`matins
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The time of life when a person becomes qualified to assume certain civil and personal rights and responsibilities, usually at 18 or 21 years: legal ---:`age
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The time of life when a person becomes qualified to assume certain civil and personal rights and responsibilities, usually at 18 or 21 years: legal age:`ages
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The time of life when a person becomes qualified to assume certain civil and personal rights and responsibilities, usually at 18 or 21 years: legal age:`aging
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The time of such payment`payoff
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The time of the day when the sun is just below the horizon, especially the period between sunset and dark`twilight
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The time or point in the sun's path at which the sun is on the local meridian. Also called ----tide, ----time`noon
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The Times Square "time ball" for the year 2000 contained _______ big lights`ninety six
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The Times Square "time ball" for the year 2000 contained _______ big lights`ninety six`96
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The Times Square "time ball" for the year 2000 contained _____ glass crystals cut into triangles`five hundred and four
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The Times Square "time ball" for the year 2000 contained _____ glass crystals cut into triangles`five hundred and four`504
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The Times Square "time ball" for the year 2000 contained _______ light bulbs`six hundred
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The Times Square "time ball" for the year 2000 contained _______ light bulbs`six hundred`600
|
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The Times Square "time ball" for the year 2000 contained _______ mirrors`ninety two
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The Times Square "time ball" for the year 2000 contained _______ mirrors`ninety two`92
|
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The Times Square "time ball" for the year 2000 was named the`star of hope
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The Times Square "time ball" for the year 2000 was specially made by _________ in Ireland`waterford crystal
|
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The time when something begins or is begun: 'the --------- of the war.'`beginning
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The Timor sea and the Arafura sea are off the north coast of which country`australia
|
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The tiniest bit: an iota`tittle
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The tip of a rotary mower travels at over _____ km/hr`two hundred
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The tip of a rotary mower travels at over _____ km/hr`two hundred`200
|
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The tips of fingers & the soles of feet are covered by a thick, tough layer of skin called the what`stratum corneum
|
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The title of which Moody Blues album is a mnemonic to remember the lines of the treble stave of a sheet of music`every good boy deserves favour
|
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The tomb of such a hermit or saint`marabou
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The tongue of a bell`clapper
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The Tony awards are named for what person`antoinette perry
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The top basketball player of the decade`michael jordan
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The Topkapi Palace was home to which emperors`ottoman
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The top layer of cement render`buttercoat
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the top of which mountain is the most distant point from the center of the earth`chimborazo
|
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the top ranking title in sumo wrestling is known as`yokozuna
|
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The top selling debut album of all time was __________ by ______________.`boston boston
|
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The toronto maple leafs used to be originally called what`the toronto
|
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The Toronto Maple Leafs used to be originally called what`the toronto arenas
|
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The total length of the average clitoris, including glans and body, is how long?`16 mm
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The total merchandise kept on hand by a merchant, commercial establishment, warehouse, or manufacturer`stocks
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The total number of such people`population
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The total sum of money to be paid out to employees at a given time`payroll
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The total weight of passengers and cargo that an aircraft carries or can carry`payload
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The total yield of such produce in a particular season or place: 'an orchard that produced a huge ---- of apples last year.'`crop
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The tough, coarse fiber of the cannabis plant, used to make cordage`hemp
|
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The tower of London, during its lifetime has served many purposes, including a`zoo
|
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The tower over a castle draw bridge is a(n)....`barbican
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The town of Beersheba is in which country`israel
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The town of Grasse in France is famous for producing what`perfume
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The town of Montelimar in France is famous for producing what`nougat
|
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The town of Pisa lies in which Italian region`tuscany
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The town of Waterloo lies near which European capital city`brussels
|
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The town of Woodstock hosted a famous rock festival in 1969, in which US state would you find it`new york state
|
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The Trade-Name for a heat-resistant glass containing Borosilicate`Pyrex
|
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The trailing`arbutus
|
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The train held up by the Great Train Robbers in 1963 was travelling to London from where`glasgow
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The transcendental number 'e' was named after what mathematician`euler
|
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The transfer of energy from one body to another as a result of a difference in temperature or a change in phase`heat
|
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The transfer of energy from one body to another as a result of a difference in temperature or a change in phase`heating
|
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The treatment of disease by chemical substances which are toxic to the causative micro organisms is called ________`chemotherapy
|
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The treatment of disease by chemical substances which are toxic to the causative micro-organisms is called `chemotherapy
|
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The treatment of which famous mythical ruling, by the artist Max Klinger in 1887, caused a storm of protest from art lovers`judgment of paris
|
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The Treaty of Guadalupe: Hidalgo put an end to this conflict`Mexican War
|
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The tree dictated on the Lebanese flag is a`cedar
|
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The tree Salix Babylonica, which originally came from China but now found in Britain, is more commonly known by what name`weeping willow
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The trees cultivated in such an area`orchard
|
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The Triassic, Jurrasic, and Cretaceous periods make up which era`Mesozoic Era
|
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The triple crown worn by the pope`tiara
|
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The troops stationed at a military post`garrison
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The true seals are a diverse & widely distributed group of mostly marine & ___________`aquatic mammals
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the "truth" can also be known as?`veracity
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The tuber of this plant`taro
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"The tumult and the shouting dies" is a line from the poem "Recessional". Who wrote it`kipling
|
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The tune Rhapsody in Blue was first performed in which year`1924
|
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The Turk's consider it considered unlucky to step on a`piece of bread
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The turns of luck in the course of one's life`fortune
|
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The twelfth in a set or sequence`twelve
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the two airports that serve london`heathrow and gatwick`heathrow gatwick`gatwick heathrow`gatwick and heathrow
|
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The two divisions of the year, rainy and dry, in some tropical regions`season
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The two divisions of the year, rainy and dry, in some tropical regions`seasoned
|
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The two highest IQ's ever recorded (on a standard test) both belong to`women
|
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The two lines that connect your top lip to the bottom of your nose are known as the`philtrum
|
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The two obelisks known as Cleopatra's Needles are in London and which other city`new york
|
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the two rival gangs in "west side story" were the sharks and the _________?`jets
|
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The two rival gangs in 'West Side Story' were the Sharks and the `Jets
|
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The Two Ronnies first appeared together in which TV series`the frost report
|
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The two sexes of humans are male and `female
|
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The typical American eats 263 _____ in a year`eggs
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The typical housefly cruses at ___ km/hr`eight
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The typical housefly cruses at ___ km/hr`eight`8
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The typical penguin has just one orgasm a _ _ _ _.`year
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The Uffizi is a museum and art gallery in which European city`florence
|
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The uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle`bulled
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The underground executioner is the favorite soap opera of which nation`japan
|
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The underlying personality of a dramatic character as implied or indicated by a script or text and interpreted by an actor in performance`subtext
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The underside of a horse's hoof is called a what`frog
|
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The underside of a shoe or boot, often excluding the heel`soled
|
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The underside of the body of certain vertebrates, such as snakes and fish`belly
|
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The understanding of speech through observation of the lips, tongue and facial expressions is known as ______`lip reading
|
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The underworld`diss
|
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The Underworld in Greek mythology`hades
|
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The unit cell of such a pattern`crystal
|
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The United Nations building in New York was designed by whom`le corbusier
|
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The United States is made up of states`50
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The universe what steve martin film had him go from rags to riches to rags`the jerk
|
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The University of Houston once elected what rock star as homecoming queen`alice cooper
|
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The unplowed land at the end of a plowed furrow`headland
|
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The upper air`welkin
|
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The upper exterior surface of a dwelling as a symbol of the home itself: 'three generations living under one ----.'`roof
|
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The upper, faceted portion of a cut gem, above the girdle and below the table`bezel
|
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The upper house in the bicameral legislature of many states in the United States`senate
|
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the uppermost level of the solar atmosphere`corona
|
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The uppermost part of an entablature`cornice
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The upright post with a transverse piece upon which Jesus was crucified`cross
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The upward force that a fluid exerts on an object less dense than itself`buoyancy
|
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The upward stroke made by a conductor to indicate the beat that leads into a new measure`upbeat
|
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The Ural mountains are mainly in which country`russia
|
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The US Congress comprises the Senate and which other house or chamber`house of representatives
|
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The US department of defense is located in which building`pentagon
|
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The use of an excessive number of words: verbiage`wordage
|
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The use of a position of trust for dishonest gain`venalities
|
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The use of astronomical phenomena to predict earthly & human events is called`astrology
|
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The use of gimmicks`gimmickry
|
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The use of guns`gunneries
|
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The use of harsh or discordant sounds in literary composition, as for poetic effect`cacophony
|
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The use of ionizing radiation for medical diagnosis, especially the use of x-rays in medical radiography or fluoroscopy`radiology
|
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The use of microscopes`microscopy
|
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The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random: 'chosen by ---.'`lot
|
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The use of science and technology to investigate and establish facts in criminal or civil courts of law`forensics
|
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The use of words, forms, or expressions considered incorrect or unacceptable`barbarism
|
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The ________ _________ use sex (and/or sexual favors) to placate members of their social group instead of grooming. They are one of the few species of animals that have sex for fun.`bonobo monkeys
|
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The u.s got its first official currency in 1776, 1785 or 1882`1785
|
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the us government bans the use of cyclamates as an?`artificial sweetener
|
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The U S has never lost a war in which _____ were used`mules
|
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The u.s has never lost a war where they used ______`mules
|
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The U S is made up of __ states`fifty
|
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The U S is made up of __ states`fifty`50
|
|
The u.s minted a 1787 copper coin with what tongue-in-cheek motto`mind your
|
|
the u.s minted a 1787 copper coin with what tongue-in-cheek motto`mind your business
|
|
The U S patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins for what`potash
|
|
THE US: Southern Slang: everybody`y'all
|
|
THE US: Southern Slang: "I guess so"`I reckon
|
|
THE US: Southern Traditions: What is commonly eaten on New Years Day`black-eyed-peas
|
|
The USSR & western Allies pull out of ___ ending their 10-year joint ventur`austria
|
|
The US state of Florida first saw the cultivation of oranges in`1539
|
|
The usually domed or vaulted apse of a basilica`tribune
|
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The usually residential region around a major city: the environs`suburbs
|
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The usually tapering, elongate, fleshy orange root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable`carrot
|
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The usually vertical structure containing a`chimney
|
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The US war against native Americans ended in 1886 with the capture of which Apache leader`geronimo
|
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The utterance of maliciously false statements: slander`calumnies
|
|
The vaccine for ________ was developed in 1798`smallpox
|
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The vaccine MMR offers protection against which diseases`measles mumps and rubella
|
|
the vagus nerve, one of the major nerves of our body, gets its name from the latin meaning`the wanderer
|
|
The variety of living organisms in a particular habitat or geographic area`biodiversity
|
|
The Vatican City State is surrounded by which city`rome
|
|
The vegetable okra is also known by what name`lady's fingers
|
|
The vehicle licence plates of which US State depict a National Memorial within the state and the caption 'Great Faces, Great Places'`south dakota
|
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The vehicle licence plates of which US State depict a peach and the caption 'On My Mind'`georgia
|
|
The veins of such a system considered as a group`venation
|
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The Venetian island of Murano is particularly associated with the manufacture of which product`glass
|
|
The venom of the king cobra is so deadly that one gram of it can kill ______ people`one hundred and fifty
|
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The venom of the king cobra is so deadly that one gram of it can kill ______ people`one hundred and fifty`150
|
|
the vereves only no 1 was`the drugs dont work
|
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The vernal equinox is the beginning of ________.`spring
|
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The vernal equinox is the beginning of `spring
|
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The vernal euinox is the beginning of ________`spring
|
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The Verrazano Narrows bridge links Brooklyn to which island`staten island
|
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The vertical part of a step`riser
|
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The very basis: the foundation: 'Ownership of land is the ------- of democracy.'`bedrock
|
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the very first bomb dropped by the allies on berlin during world war ii killed the only ---------- in the berlin zoo`elephant
|
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The very first bomb dropped by the allies on berlin during world wwii killed the only ________ in the berlin zoo`elephant
|
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The very first Minimum Wage law set the minimum hourly pay scale at`25 cents per hour
|
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The very young do not always do as they are`told
|
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The via appia went from brindisi to ______`rome
|
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The via appia went from rome to ______`brindisi
|
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The victoria falls seperate zimbabwe from which other country`zambia
|
|
The video for which eighties song features nothing but 5 cheerleaders?(Name the artist too)`Mickey Toni Basil
|
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The video game character Mario made his debut appearance in.`donkey kong
|
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The view that religious considerations should be excluded from civil affairs or public education`secularism
|
|
The violet belongs to which genus of flowers`viola
|
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The violet variety of quartz is called `amethyst
|
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The Virginia opossum have a litter size of up to ____`twenty two
|
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The Virginia opossum have a litter size of up to`twenty two`22
|
|
The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial (pouched mammal) indigenous to __________`north america
|
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The virtuoso musician Ann Sophie Mutter is a performer on which instrument`violin
|
|
The visible spectrum of light ranges from red to ________.`violet
|
|
The visible spectrum of light ranges from red to `violet
|
|
The Vistula flows into which sea`baltic
|
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The visual instrument in a submarine`periscope
|
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The vocabulary of ___________ societies has no words for "obscene," "indecent," or "impure." Sex is never considered a source of shame or embarrassment.`Polynesian
|
|
The vocal apparatus of the larynx`glottides
|
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the voice that says "hello," "you've got mail," and "goodbye" on aol belongs to ______ _______`elwood eldrige
|
|
The volcano Mount Pelee is on which island`martinique
|
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The volcano Pichincha is situated on the edge of which capital city`quito
|
|
the volga river flows into what sea`caspian`chantays
|
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The Volga River flows into what sea`caspian sea
|
|
The Volkswagen was originally called`The Joy Wagon
|
|
The Volta is the largest river in which country`Ghana
|
|
The volume of the earth's moon is the same as the volume of what ocean`pacific ocean
|
|
"The Voyage of The Beagle" told of which scientist's discoveries`charles
|
|
"The Voyage of The Beagle" told of which scientist's discoveries`Charles Darwin
|
|
The Waikato is the longest river in which country`new zealand
|
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The Wailing Wall is in what city`jerusalem
|
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The walking _______ can live on land`catfish
|
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the wallendas were noted as`high wire`bashful
|
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the wallendas were noted as`high wire`egypt
|
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The Wallendas were noted as`high wire performers
|
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The warriors tribes of ________ used to hang the testicles of those they killed in battle on the ends of their spears`ethiopia
|
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The ------------------ was acquired by King Louis XIV in 1668. It was worn 120 years later by Marie Antoinette and it now resides in the Smithsonian Institution. This beautiful natural blue diamond weighs 44.5 carats today.`hope diamond
|
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The ______ __ _____ was a known lover of chastity belts. He forced all of his lovers to wear them.`Marquis de Sade
|
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The Washington Post received the 1973 Pulitzer prize for reporting what`watergate scandal
|
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The ____ was wrongly named after what was thought to be its country of origin`turkey
|
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The water used for cleansing the body`bath
|
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The water used for cleansing the body`baths
|
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The way in which something is wound`windings
|
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Theway in which the fundamentals, as of an artistic work, are handled`technique
|
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The weaker section of a sword blade, from the middle to the tip`foible
|
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the weatherman on the today show (prior to 1993)`willard scott
|
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The weave used to produce such a fabric`twill
|
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"The --------------- we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer."- Henry Kissinger`illegal
|
|
The weight at the end of a pendulum is a(n) `bob
|
|
The welfare of the community: the general good: 'the public ----.'`weal
|
|
The Welland Canal links Lake Erie to which other of the Great Lakes`lake ontario
|
|
The well-known aria "La Donna e Mobile" features in which Verdi opera about a court jester`rigoletto
|
|
The ------------------ were the first Asian colony to become independent following World War II. Today the country's population is approximately 60,000,000, and is comprised of many ethnicity. Many citizens are of Malay, Chinese, or Spanish descent.`philippines
|
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The westernmost point in the contiguous U S is where`cape alava, washington
|
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The west what song did elton john and george michael sing as a duet`don't let the sun
|
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The wheel is said to have been invented in which ancient region`mesopotamia
|
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The wheel was invented in about what year BC`3500
|
|
The whistling swan has more than __________ feathers on its body`25,000
|
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The white elephant is the sacred animal of _______`thailand
|
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The white grains of this plant`millet
|
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The white house had a telephone before it had an indoor ______`bathroom
|
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The white marks intersecting each five yard line are called ________.`hash
|
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The white marks intersecting each five yard line are called ________`hashmarks
|
|
The white marks intersecting each five yard line are called `hash marks
|
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the white of our eyes is also called`sclera
|
|
The Who: As "The High Numbers", the band was a hit at what London club`the scene
|
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The Who: "can't you hear me say can't you hear me say can't you hear me say"`free me
|
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The Who: His 1st song, Townshend felt it "sounded too much like a Beatles song"`it was you
|
|
The Who: In 1963, The Who was discovered by what Mod`pete meaden
|
|
The Who's rock concert stars Elton John. Its called ________`tommy
|
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The Who's rock musical stars Elton John. It's called ________.`tommy
|
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The Who's rock musical stars Elton John. It's called `Tommy
|
|
The Who: What is Entwistle's famous lyrical creation, starring an arachnid`boris the spider
|
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The Who: Which member of the band played the part of "Tommy" in the movie version`roger daltrey
|
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The wide wall built along the banks of rivers to stop flooding is a(n) `levee
|
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The width edge to edge of Saturn's rings are about the same distance as`earth to the moon
|
|
The wife of a mayor`mayoress
|
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The wife of a Russian emperor`tsarina
|
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The 'Wife of Bath' is a character from what tale`canterbury tales
|
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The wife of one's uncle`aunt
|
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The wife or widow of a count in various European countries`countess
|
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The "wild" horses of western North America are actually _____, not wild`feral
|
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The willow ptarmigan is the state bird of ______`alaska
|
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The 'windflower' is the common name for which flowering bulb`anemone
|
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The wind what is the best score in blackjack`twenty one
|
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The wingspan of a ______ ___ jet is longer than the Wright Brothers' first flight`boeing 747
|
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the winner of seven academy awards in 1992`dances with wolves
|
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the winners of the first five european cups.`real madrid
|
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the winners of the first five european cups`real`pigeon
|
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The winning trophy in which sport is the Vince Lombardi Trophy`american football
|
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The winter olympics were first held in which country`france
|
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The Winter Olympics were held in Scandinavia for the first time in 1952. In which city`oslo
|
|
The Wise Ridicule And Obey`Fashion
|
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The withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union in 1860-1861, precipitating the U.S. Civil War`secession
|
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The wives, concubines, female relatives, and servants occupying such a place`harking
|
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The woman of the Brazilin Apinaly Tribe bite their mates eyebrows during`intercourse
|
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The womb`matrices
|
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The womb`matrix
|
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The women of an African tribe make themselves more attractive by permanently ______ their faces`scaring
|
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The wood`ibis
|
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The wood of any of these trees, especially that of S. mahogani, used in making furniture`mahoganies
|
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The wood of any of these trees, especially the durable, fine-grained wood of the Old World species Taxus baccata, used in cabinetmaking and for archery`yew
|
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The wood of any of these trees, especially the hard, close-grained wood of the sugar -----, often used for furniture and flooring`maple
|
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The wood of any of these trees`ironwood
|
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The wood of any of these trees, used for flooring, containers, plywood, and tool handles`beech
|
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The wood of any of these trees, used in cabinetwork`rosewood
|
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The wood of any of these trees`willow
|
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The wood of one of these trees`elm
|
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The wood of such a tree, especially the hard black heartwood of E. ebenum or certain other species, used in cabinetwork and inlaying and for piano keys`ebonies
|
|
The wood of such trees, used as a source of lumber, wood pulp, and tannic acid`hemlock
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The wood of the box plant`boxwood
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The wood of these plants, used in carvings and for making furniture and cabinets`alder
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The wood of these trees`larch
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The wood of this tree or a wood similar to it`jacaranda
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The wood of this tree, used especially for furniture and in shipbuilding`teak
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The woolly mammoth, extinct since the Ice Age, had tusks almost _____ feet high`sixteen
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The woolly mammoth, extinct since the Ice Age, had tusks almost _____ feet high`sixteen`16
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The wool of this sheep`merino
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The word "angel" is derived from the Greek term angelos, from the Hebrew experssion mal'akh, usually translated as what?`Messenger
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the word 'balloon' has two consecutive sets of repeating letters. name a word that has three consecutive sets of repeating letters in it.`bookkeeper
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The word 'bandit' comes from which language`italian
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The word 'batrachian' describes which animals`frogs & toads
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The word 'batrachian' describes which animals`frogs & toads`frogs and toads
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The word 'boondocks' comes from the tagalog (filipino) word 'bundok,' which means`mountain
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The word 'bus' is shortened from which other word`omnibus
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The word cataract refers to what kind of geographical feature`waterfall
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The word caudal refers to which part of an animal`tail
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the word chemistry was derived from which arabic word`al-kimia
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The word clue originally meant what`ball of thread
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The word "___________" comes from the Greek meaning "the writings of prostitutes".`"Pornography"
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The word 'cop' is an abbreviation for what`constable on patrol
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The word 'cumulus' refers to a type of `cloud
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The word "cumulus" refers to a type of ___________`cloud
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the word "dekko meaning to take a look comes originally from which language`hindi
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The word Dynamo is an anagram for which day of the week`Monday
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The word ghetto is derived from the area in Venice where the Jews were confined. What does ghetto mean in Venetian dialect`foundry
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The word 'hacienda' comes from which language`spanish
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The word "Hellas" appears on the stamps of which country`greece
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The word hepatic pertains to which bodily organ`liver
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The word hysterical may be offensive to feminists, as its root is the latin 'hystera', which means _______`uterus
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The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to _______ the word you want`remember
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The word 'marmalade' comes from the Portuguese word for what`quince jam
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The word 'Norse' refers to which region of Europe`scandinavia
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The word, phrase, or subject with which the vehicle of a metaphor is identified, as life in Life's but a walking shadow (Shakespeare)`tenor
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The word 'poltergeist' comes from what language`german
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The word pornography' comes from the Greek meaning?`the writings of prostitutes
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The word "puppy" comes from the French poupee, meaning`doll
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The word Puttees, adopted by British soldiers, means what in its native Hindu`bandage
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The word rodent comes from the italian 'rodere', which means`gnaw
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The word rodent comes from the latin word 'rodere' meaning what`to gnaw
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The words _____ & _____ are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left`racecar & kayak
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The words 'coffee' and 'yoghurt' originate from which language`turkish
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The words concert, opera and carnival have their roots in which language`italian
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The words 'dungarees' and 'jungle' originate from which language`hindi
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The word "sex" was coined in??`1382
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The word silly comes from the German word`Selig
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The words of a speech appearing in print`text
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The words or formula of such a declaration or promise`oath
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The word "struthious" refers to something that resembles or is related to ______`ostriches
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The word 'struthious' refers to something that resembles or is related to which animal`ostrich
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'______the words will never show the you i've come to know ______' what is the title of this popular song by bread`if
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The word 'traitor' comes from which wwii norwegian who collaberated with the germans`quisling
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The word 'whisky' comes from Gaelic, what does it mean`water of life
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The working title of the TV series Dallas was what`Houston
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The work or trade of a plumber`plumbings
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The World Health Organization claims that over ___,___ acts of sexual intercourse happen daily.`100,000
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The world kissing record was set in 1990 by _______ _______. He kissed 8,001 women in 8 hours. That equates to kissing a different woman every six seconds.`Alfred Wolfram
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The world record speed for _________ is 143.08 mph`water skiing
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The world's costliest coffee, at $130 a pound , is called what`kopi luwak
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The world's fastest reptile (21.7 mph) is a type of what`iguana
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The world's fastest reptile (measured on land) is the spiny-tailed iguana of Costa Rica. It has been clocked at nearly _____ miles per hour`twenty two
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The worlds first chocolate candy was produced in what year`1828
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The world's largest delta was created by the river`ganges
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The world's largest exporter of sugar is`cuba
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The world's largest mammal, the blue whale, weighs _____ tons at birth`fifty
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The world's largest mammal, the blue whale, weighs _____ tons at birth`fifty`50
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The worlds longest escalator is in Leningrad Metro, ______ metres long`one hundred & twenty
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The worlds longest escalator is in Leningrad Metro, ______ metres long`one hundred & twenty`120
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The world's longest natural gas pipeline is in what country?`Canada
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The world's oldest man-made alloy is`bronze
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The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over _____ years old`nine thousand
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The worlds oldest ______ was found in Pakistan and is of pre-Hindu origin dating back to 4000BC.`dildo
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The world's rarest coffee, Kopi Luwak, comes from which country?`Indonesia
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The world's smallest mammal is the _______ ___ of Thailand, weighing less than a penny`bumblebee bat
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The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1`humans
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The world's worst air disaster involved two Boeing 747s colliding on the runway at Tenerife in 1977. Name the two airlines whose planes were involved.`pan-am & klm
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The world's youngest parents were ___ & 9 years old.`eight
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The worship of a material image that is held to be the abode of a superhuman personality?`idolatry
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Theworshipofamaterialimagethatisheldtobetheabodeofasuperhumanpersonality`idolatry
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The worst circus fire was in the USA in what year`1944
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The worst sporting disaster was in Hong Kong when the stands collapsed at a race course killing 604 people in what year`1918
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The wreck of which ship is commemorated by a famous painting by Gericault`the medusa
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The wreck of which ship is commemorated by a famous painting by G ricault`the medusa
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The Wright brothers first powered airplane flight was in what year`1903
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The wrist, or the wrist bones`carpus
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The wristwatch invented in 1896, 1898 or 1904`1904
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The wristwatch was invented by Louis Cartier in`1904
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The writer, Rudyard Kipling, only ever used _____ ink`black
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The WW II air attack on the Ploesti oil field in Romania was known as`operation soapsuds
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the ww ii projected german invasion of great britain was known as`operation sea`hammarskjold
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The WW II projected German invasion of Great Britain was known as`operation sea lion
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The WW II projected German invasion of Great Britain was known as`operation sea`stone
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They are considered to be the first heavy metal band`black sabbath
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They call it puppy love: An American Animal Hospital Association poll showed that ----------- percent of dog owners admit that they talk to their dogs on the phone or leave messages on an answering machine while away.`thirty three
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The yellow dye obtained from dyer's rocket`weld
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The yellow dye obtained from dyer's rocket`wold
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The yellow, red, or blackish fruit of any of these plants`cherries
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They hail from Winnipeg, MAN, and their latest album is "In The Trees"`the watchmen
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They have such hits as "Tom Sawyer" & "Nobody's Hero".`rush
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The yield of wool shorn from a sheep at one time`fleece
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they invited you to "dance to the music" back in 1968`sly and the family stone
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They opened for Men at work on their Business as Usual Tour in America`mental as anything
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the (you are here arrow) on a map is called the ---------- locator`ideo
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The young, dried leaves of this plant, prepared by various processes and used to make a hot beverage`tea
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The young, dried leaves of this plant, prepared by various processes and used to make a hot beverage`teas
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The youngest grandmother on record was a Nigerian called Mum Zi, she gave birth to her daughter at the age of _ and her daughter gave birth to Mum Zi's granddaughter at the age of 8, when Mum Zi was just 17.`8
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The young of any bird`chick
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The young of any bird`chicks
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The young of a similar animal, such as an antelope`kid
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The young of a similar animal, such as an antelope`kids
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The young of certain other animals`fries
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The young of certain other animals`fry
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The young of certain other mammals, such as the elephant or whale`calf
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The young of various other canine animals, such as the wolf or fox`pup
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The young of various other canine animals, such as the wolf or fox`pupped
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The young of various other canine animals, such as the wolf or fox`pupping
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The young of which animals are called 'brockets'`deer
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The young Raphael sketched which famous work by Leonardo da Vinci while it was being painted`the mona lisa
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The yo yo both the toy & its name originated where`philippines
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They provide insurance and financial services to people in 69 countries`Cigna
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"...... they're all doing the monster mash and most of the taxis and the whores are only taking calls for cash" What's the Dire Straits song title?`your latest trick
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"......they'realldoingthemonstermashandmostofthetaxisandthewhoresareonlytakingcallsforcash"What'stheDireStraitssongtitle`your latest trick
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"...... they're all doing the monster mash and most of the taxis and the whores are only taking calls for cash" What's the Dire Straits song title`Your Latest Trick
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they released the parody 'oh you ate one too' in 1988 which included the song 'cabo wabo'`van halen
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They sang about a blue monday`new order
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They sang "Run to the Hills," and "Powerslave."`iron maiden
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The Yucatan peninsula is mainly in which country`mexico
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They were best known for "I Know What Boys Like" and "Square Pegs".`the Waitresses
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They were called "Tom and Jerry" before their success under this name`simon and garfunkel
|
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They were the house band on comedy centrals premium blend when it was hosted by jim breuer`us bombs
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The zeedonk is a cross between which two animals`zebra & donkey`
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The zeedonk is a cross between which two animals`zebra & donkey``zebra and donkey`
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The zeppelin 'The Hindenburg' which exploded in a huge fireball, was filled with`hydrogen
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thickened stem, resembling a turnip, is eaten as a vegetable`kohlrabi
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Thick light bark of S.European oak`cork
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Thick, light yellow portion of milk from which butter is made`cream
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Thickset or cumbersome`lumpier
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Thickset or cumbersome`lumpy
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Thick with bristles`bristlier
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Thief what hospital established the first us school of nursing`bellevue
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Thigh bone`femur
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Thin and delicate in build: gracefully slim: She was ------- as a willow shoot is -------and equally graceful, equally erect (FrankNorris)`slender
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Thin covering of fine wood`veneer
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Thin flat cake of fried batter usually rolled and filled`pancake
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Thin flat piece of plastic used for plucking strings of a musical instrument`plectrum
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Thing believed to bring good luck or protect from harm`talisman
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"things can only get better " name the artist`d-ream
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Thinker who sang the 1963 hit 'it's my party'`lesley gore
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Thinking that its parents were a camel and a leopard, the Europeans once called the animal a cameleopard Today its called`The Giraffe
|
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Think Quick!: Name the circular plastic media you put in a CD-ROM drive`cd
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Think Quick!: On a standard computer keyboard, this is the letter just to the right of Z`x
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Think Quick!: The longest key on your keyboard is the _____ bar`space
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Think Quick!: There are __ seconds in a minute`60
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Think Quick!: The season ______ comes right after Spring`summer
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Think Quick!: This is required to make all electric things work`electricity
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Think Quick!: What color is a red crayon`red
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Think Quick!: Whats radar spelled backwards`radar
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Think Quick!: Whats the abbreviation for United States of America`usa
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Think Quick!: When spelled backwards, the word retupmoc becomes what`computer
|
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Thin Lizzy's first top ten hit in 1973 was a song with an alcoholic drink in the titleWhich drink`whisky (in the jar)
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Third largest of the Balearic islands`ibiza
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Third letter of the Greek alphabet`gamma
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thirty-five nations meet in finland to declare the helsinki accords on?`human rights
|
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Thirty three degrees fahrenheit who sang 'islands in the stream' with dolly parton`kenny rogers
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Thirty-two percent of computer data loss cases are due to ______ error`human
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this 1969 erotic musical opens in manhattan. critics hate it?`oh calcutta
|
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This 1974 film started a run of nostalgia culminating in the TV series 'Happy Days'`American Graffiti
|
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This 1992 thriller starred Michael Douglas`basic instinct
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This 7' 2" rapper should spend more time practicing his jumper - last name only`oneal
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This 80's d.c. straightedge hardcore band featured ian mackaye, more recently known for his work in fugazi`minor threat
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this ac/dc album is the official soundtrack to the movie "maximum overdrive"`who made who
|
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this actor directed himself in the horse whisperer, and matt damon and will smith in the legend of bagger vance`robert redford
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This actor had a huge hit in 1976 with i'm easy`carradine
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This actor starred in the 1952 film High Noon`gary cooper
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This actor was the only person to win an academy award for Best Actor in a movie in which he also directed. Who was he`Laurence Olivier
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This actress appeared in 'St. Elmo's Fire', 'The Scarlett Letter', and 'Striptease'`Demi Moore
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This actress go her acting start in the T.V. series, Peyton Place as Alison MacKenzie & then went on to become a famous movie star (who was once married to Woody Allen) Name her`Mia Farrow
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this actress was a child when she starred in national velvet`elizabeth taylor
|
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This actress was Miss Hungary of 1936`Zsa-Zsa Gabor
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This African animal kills the most people`crocodile
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this african city was built on gold`johannesburg
|
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"This ain't no party this ain't no disco this ain't no fooling around" were lyrics from this groups 1979 releas "Life During Wartime."`Talking Heads
|
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'This ain't no party, this ain't no disco ..' were lyrics from which group's 1979 release 'Life During Wartime'`Talking Heads
|
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This Alcatraz inmate was provided with identity 325`alvin karpis
|
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This ancient attempt to transmute base metals into gold was called `alchemy
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This ancient Chinese game is played with 156 small rectangular tiles`mah jongg
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This animal can be found in sub Saharan Africa & Gir National Forest in India.`lion
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This animal is armed with bony plates and rolls up into a ball if frightened.`armadillo
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This animal is armed with bony plates & rolls up into a ball if frightened`armadillo
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This animal is found at the beginning of an encyclopedia`aardvark
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This animal is found at the beginning of an (English) encyclopedia`aardvark
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This animal is kept as a house pet to kill cobras.`mongoose
|
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This animal is normally measured in "hands".`horse
|
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This animal is the symbol of the U.S. Democratic Party.`donkey
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This animal is the symbol of the U.S. Republican Party.`elephant
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This animal's name is the same as that given to a high church official.`cardinal
|
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This animal's shell is used to make attractive jewelry.`abalone
|
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this annie hall actress went behind the cameras for the 1995 family drama unstrung heroes`diane keaton
|
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this artificial sweeteners go the ax in 1969`cyclamates
|
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This artist cut off his ear & sent it to his lover, before shooting himself dead in a cornfield`vincent van gogh
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This artist did the album "Songs For Drella" with Lou Reed:`john cale
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this artist performed "lido shuffle", "lowdown" & "we're all alone"`boz scaggs
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This artist pondered "If she would have been faithful..."`chicago
|
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This artist wails his guitar on his 1990 hit "Cliffs of Dover."`eric johnson
|
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This artist was credited with the 90s biggest comeback`meat loaf
|
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This assassin of Julius Caesar was his friend.`brutus
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This assassin of Julius Caesar was his friend`marcus brutus
|
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This award is the mystery writers equivalent of an Oscar`edgar
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THIS BALL-PLAYER HAD 4256 BASE HITS OVER HIS 23 YEAR CAREER`PETE ROSE
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This band did a remake of "Blue Moon" and dedicated it to Elvis`cowboy junkies
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this band performed "why don't you get a job"`offspring
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This band recently covered Springsteen's "Atlantic City"`the band
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This band's album _Poolside_ featured "I Can't Wait" and "Point of No Return".`nu shooz
|
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This band sang "Estimated Prophet"`the grateful dead
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This band's B-sides included 'Winterlong' 'Manta Ray' 'Into the White'`the pixies
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This bands "Freebird" was played constantly at keg parties in Mims, Florida`lynyrd skynyrd
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This band's "Ride the Lightning,"`metallica
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This band was formed in Germany in 1976 by writer and producer Frank Farian`boney m
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This baseball player was the highest paid at 6.3 million dollars in 1994`bobby bonilla
|
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This bass-heavy Nirvana song is named after an element.`lithium
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This bat-biting singer also blew up goats.`ozzy osbourne
|
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This Beatles song was the first song Aerosmith ever recorded.`im down
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This bird can also be found on a chess board`rook
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This bird lays its eggs in the nests of other birds.`cuckoo
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This bombastic group had troubles singing "in the garden of eden".`iron butterfly
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This branch of medicine deals with old age and its diseases`geriatrics
|
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This branch of physics deals with the general laws governing the motion of material objects`mechanics
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this british composer born 1659 wrote the operatta dido and aeneas.`henry purcell
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This Bruce Hornsby song off of _Harbor Lights_ features Bonnie Raitt on vocals.`rainbows cadillac
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This bugle call or its equivalent`reveille
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This california band played more than 365 shows in one year`goldfinger
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This Canadian art-metal trio sings sci-fi themes a lot.`Rush
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This Canadian cigarette brand sponsors the Canadian Open (tennis and golf).`du maurier
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This Canadian island is the world's fifth largest`Baffin
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This channel is called`triv_uk
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This city in southwest Spain was founded by the Phonecians around 1100 BC`Cadiz
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This city is known as the 'Venice of the orient'`osaka
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This city on the Nile is where you will find the 'valley of the kings' & the temple of karnak, also the site of a tourist massacre in 1997`luxor, egypt
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This city was the headquarters of the British East India Company until 1708`bombay
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this clark gable/claudette colbert film kicked butt in 1934`it happened one night
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This Clark Gable/Claudette Colbert film kicked butt in 1934`it happened on night
|
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This cluster of stars is also known as the Seven Sisters`Pleiades
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This cluster of stars is also known as the seven sisters`the pleiades
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this comedy was the first color movie for bob hope.`the paleface
|
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This comet appears every 763 years`Comet Halley
|
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This company uses the slogan AOL`america online
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This company uses the slogan AOL`america on line`america online
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This complex substance makes up all living things`protoplasm
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This composer, singer, actor, writer, & athlete was also a rhodes scholar`kris kristofferson
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This composer, singer, actor, writer, pilot, athlete was also a Rhodes scholar`kris kristofferson
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This country consumes more coca cola per capita than any other.`iceland
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this country contains the greater lengths of the tigris and euphrates rivers`iraq
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this country has the lowest point in south america`argentina
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This country is divided at the 38th parallel`Korea
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This country occupies the 'horn of Africa'`Somalia
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This country's flag has a large 'R' on it`Rwanda
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This county has the lowest point in South America.`argentina
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This Day In January 1975 - The Allman ______ Band were named "Outstanding Community Organization" by the Georgia Department of Corrections.`Brothers
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This delightfully soft topping, care of your local bovine.`cheese
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this detroit radio station was the first commercial station in the usa?`wwj, detroit
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this director's films include platoon, the doors & natural born killers`oliver stone
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This disease consists of a purposeless, continual growth of white blood cells`leukemia
|
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This Disney movie relies heavily on computer animation`TRON
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This Disney song became the theme of the "Close Encounters...Special Edition"`when you wish upon a star
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This dry, warm wind flows eastward down the slopes of the Rocky Mountains`Chinook
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This duo had problems when we discovered that they didn't sing on their 3 number one hits`milli vanilli
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This duo sang "Somethin' Stupid," and it was`frank and nancy sinatra
|
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This Elton John song was subtitled "Hey Hey Johnny."`empty garden
|
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This elvis hit was inspired by a suicide note printed in the miami herald`heartbreak hotel
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this excellent film received the most nominations ever`all about eve
|
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this?`Explorers
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This ex Van Halen member did the song "The Girl Gets Around".`sammy hagar
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This famous comedy actor was once voted by his classmates, Least Likely To Succeed`Robin Williams
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this famous costume designer won 8 individual oscars`edith head
|
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This famous female singer was once sacked from Dunk' Donuts for squirting jam at a customer`Madonna
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This famous heart-throb actor was once voted by his classmates, Least Likely To Succeed`Tom Cruise
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This F.B.I agent headed the investigation of Al Capone`Elliot Ness
|
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This female artist enjoyed sucess on both popular and country & western stations with such tunes as 'Let Me Be There' and 'Have You Never Been Mellow`'Olivia Newton-John
|
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This female musician wants you to "sing her a happy song"`melissa ferrick
|
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This film's soundtrack features "Misirlou" by Dick Dale and his Del-Tones`pulp fiction
|
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This film starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer wont he best picture Oscar for 1965`Sound of Music
|
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This film starring Richard Beymer and Natalie Wood won the best picture Oscar for 1961`West Side Story
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This film was an ambitious concert sequence of cartoons by Walt Disney`Fantasia
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This fingerlike projection is attached to the large intestine`appendix
|
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This former ac/dc member died on february 19, 1980`bon scott
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this four season's lead singer recorded 'can't take my eyes off you`frankie valli
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This french actor appeared in 'The Big Blue' and 'The Professional'.`Jean
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This french actor appeared in 'The Big Blue' and 'The Professional'.`Jean Reno
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This French peasant girl led the army to victories`Joan of Arc
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This frontiersman and politician was killed at the Alamo.`davey crockett
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This frontiersman and politician was killed at the Alamo`Davy Crockett
|
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This frontiersman & politician was killed at the Alamo`davey crockett
|
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This fruit has its seeds on the outside`strawberry
|
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This game show required contestants to match prizes to the numbered squares`concentration
|
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this german admiral (of which a battleship was later named) is famous for organizing and planning the ww1 submarine blockade of the british isles`tirpitz
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this german composed the famous opera, die walkure`wagner
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This girl hid from the Nazis in Amsterdam`Anne Frank
|
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This Greek mountain was known as the home of the gods.`mount olympus`mt olympus
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This Greek mountain was known as the home of the gods.`olympus
|
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This group has recorded covers of The Beatles classics "come together", "i am the walrus", "helter skelter", "help" & "day tripper"`oasis
|
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This group mocked the time of arrival of the police system in _911_`public enemy
|
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This group name suggests an unpleasant February 14th.`my bloody valentine
|
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This group, not Joni Mitchell, recorded the song "One Tin Soldier"`coven
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This group's 2nd biggest hit, "Gold", hit the charts in 1984.`spandau ballet
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This group sang i wanna hold your hand`beatles
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This group sang stop in the name of love`the supremes
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this handicapped man formed the x-men`charles`hartman
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this handicapped man formed the x-men.`charles xavier
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This imaginary line approximately follows the 180 degree meridian through the Pacific Ocean`international date line
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This important Jazz pianist wrote "Maiden Voyage" and "Watermelon Man"`herbie hancock
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This Indian group ruled in early Peru.`inca
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This Indian group ruled in early Peru`incas
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This insect can carry 10 times their own weight.`ants
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This instrument is used for measuring the distance between two points, on a curved surface`calliper
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This instrument measures atmospheric pressure`barometer
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This instrument measures the velocity of the wind`anemometer
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This is a classic film about a huge gorilla`King Kong
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This is an aboriginal weapon`boomerang
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This is a tall Parisian landmark`eiffel tower
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This is a type of carpet or a breed of cat`persian
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This is a type of dry-cured marinated salmon`gravlax
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This is a type of small, fried, Indian bread`poori
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This is called the 'Honeymoon Capital' of the world`Niagara Falls
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"This is Eyes-Only, Streaming _______ _______"`Freedom Bulletin
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This is known as 'The Royal Disease'`hemophilia
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This island country is south of Malaysia.`singapore
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This island group is off the east coast of southern South America`Falkland Islands
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This island was Ulysses' home`ithaca
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This Isley brother died of a heart attack in 1986`okelly
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This is like an airplane but has its propeller on top instead.`helicopter
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This is Michael Jackson's signature dance.`moonwalk
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This Is PopRB: A short version of her name rhymes with dress`thessaly
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This Is PopRB: Before she can change her nick, she sometimes appears as Jujubee?`joanne
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This Is PopRB: The player Kamikaze was actually this player in disguise?`biscuit
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This Is PopRB: This player likes to spread goo around the room?`mcgoo
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This Is PopRB: This player often lets friends use original nicks to play on his account?`rich
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This Is PopRB: Three of the top PopRB players go to Yale, in alphabetical order they are?`ethan samadams sergei
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This is required to make all electric things work`electricity
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This is said to be history's greatest military evacuation.`dunkirk
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This is the baseball position that John Fogarty thinks he can play.`centerfield
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this is the black counterpart to american bandstand.`soul train
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This is the brains of a personal computer`CPU
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This is the bridge with the longest span in the USA`Verrazano
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This is the bridge with the longest span in the U.S.A`Verrazano-Narrows, N.Y.
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This is the fear of enclosed spaces`Claustrophobia
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This is the first song on the Ultra album.`barrel of a gun
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This is the hardest naturally occurring substance.`diamond
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This is the heaviest naturally occurring element`uranium
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This is the largest of the deer family.`moose
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This is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard`Typewriter
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This is the lowest ranking suit in Bridge`clubs
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This is the main food of the blue whale.`plankton
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This is the most coveted trophy in Candian football`Grey Cup
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This is the name of a dish for growing cultures in`petri
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This is the name of a fairy in A Midsummer Nights Dream`moth
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This is the name of a famous ballet company`rambert
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This is the name of the ship powered by the Infinite Improbability Drive`heart of gold
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This is the only animal that can't jump.`elephant
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This is the only borough of New York City that is not on an island`The Bronx
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This is the only mammal with four knees.`elephant
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This is the only mammal with four knees`The elephant
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This is the only word in the song that the smurfs sing`la
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This is the port city serving Tokyo`Yokohama
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This is the reading system used by the blind`Braille
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This is the reading system used by the blind.`the braille system
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This is the residence of English monarchs`Buckingham Palace
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This is the sandy area nearest the ocean.`beach
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This is the symbol for tin`Sn
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This is Wonko the Sane's real name`john watson
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This Italian word means 'lumps' and is used to describe a small dumpling`gnocchi
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This jelly`napalm
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This jelly`napalms
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This keyboardist collaborated with Neil Schon & wrote the miami vice theme`jan hammer
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This large bean-shaped lymph gland can expand and contract as needed`spleen
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This large bean shaped lymph gland can expand & contract as needed`the spleen
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This large mammal that is called a " loxodonta africana ",and is also known as the (_____)`african elephant
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this latin word for 'king' sounds like a man's name`rex
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this "like a virgin" performer was born in rochester, michigan on august 16th, 1958`madonna
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This london band recorded hong kong garden in 1978`siouxsie and the banshees
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This Madonna video was #1 on the Art Of Video countdown`express yourself
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This magic word was in the movie, 'Mary Poppins'`Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
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This man became president of Austria after WWll until his death in 1950`renner
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This man brought us "Delilah" and "It's Not Unusual."`tom jones
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This man created the Motown Empire & wrote many songs.`berry gordy
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this man died tragically in 1998. you may remember him from such shows as saturday night live, the simpsons, and newsradio.`phil hartman
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this man died tragically in 1998. you may remember him from such shows as saturday night live, the simpsons, and newsradio`phil`shepherd
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this man of comic book fame is nicknamed "the man".`stan lee
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This marsupial native to Australia feeds on eucalyptus leaves.`koala
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This means "the art of twisting together strands of material to form objects". (_________)`basketry
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This means touch me not in Latin`noli me tangere
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This mellow music group of the 70s hosted make your own kind of music`carpenters
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This membrane controls the amount of light entering the eye.`Iris
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This metallic element as a commodity or medium of exchange`silver
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This Michigan hitmaker sang "Turn the Page" "2+2" & "Hollywood Nights".`bob seger
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This military attack took place on Dec. 7, 1941`Pearl Harbour
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This minimalist composer's most well known opera was "Einstein on the Beach."`philip glass
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This Missouri city is known as "Nashville West."`branson
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This mixture with varying amounts of moisture and particulate matter, enveloping the earth: the atmosphere`air
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This mixture with varying amounts of moisture and particulate matter, enveloping the earth: the atmosphere`airing
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This movie directed by Woody Allen won the best picture Oscar in 1978`Annie Hall
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this movie had mira sorvino playing the role of a callgirl, in which she won an oscar.`mighty aphrodite
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this movie hero was a defender of the weak, champion of justice`lone ranger
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This movie is about the migration of poor workers from the dust bowl to the Californian fruit valleys`The Grapes of Wrath
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This movie starring Marlon Brando won the best picture award in 1972`The Godfather
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This movie was the sequel to purple rain`graffiti bridge
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this movie was the sequel to the pink panther`a shot in the dark
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This musical style was played for twenty years before it became known as rap`dancehall
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This Nazi leader had his six children poisoned prior to his own death.`goebbels
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This Nazi leader had his six children poisoned prior to his own death`Joseph Goebbels
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This new-wave band released "The Sky's Gone Out" and "Rest In Peace"`bauhaus
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This New York female singer went top ten with "Self Control"`laura branigan
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This New-York group consisted of Ann Magnusson and Kramer:`bongwater
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This normally has 4 legs and your butt is parked in it right now.`chair
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This normally has 4 legs & your butt is parked in it right now`chair
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This now-famous woman, was voted by her classmates, to become The Girl Most Likely To Get Her Name In Lights`Monica Lewinsky
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This only US state that contains only one syllable`Maine
|
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This order of insects contains the most species.`beetle
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this order of insects contains the most species?`beetles
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This organic gem is a deep red secretion from a marine animal.`coral
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This organ is a small pouch that stores bile`gall bladder
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This organization was founded by William Booth`Salvation Army
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This Overlord hero borrowed its name from Norse Mythology`Yggdrasill
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This Pachelbel song was used as the closing credits rolled in "Ordinary People"`canon in d
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This Pacific island's puzzling monoliths attract ethnologists`Easter Island
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This parasite lives in the intestines of man and animals`tapeworm
|
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This Paul Simon song was the first release from _Rhythm of the Saints_.`the obvious child
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This Pavement disk contains the songs "Cut Your Hair" & "Range Life"`crooked rain crooked rain
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This period considered as a unit of time: 'for two ------ running.'`nights
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This person likes walking with panthers and around the way girls`ll cool j
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this person used to announce cubs baseball in des moines, iowa`ronald reagan
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this person used to announce cubs baseball in des moines, iowa`ronald`vancouver
|
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THIS PITCHER TOSSED SEVEN NO-HITTERS IN HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER`NOLAN RYAN
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This place in Germany is also the name of a (popular) cake`black forest
|
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This planet has an atmosphere that is 98 percent Helium?`Mercury
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This planet's diameter is most equal to that of the earth's.`venus
|
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THIS PLAYER HIT SAFELY IN 56 STRAIGHT GAMES`JOE DIMAGGIO
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This poisonous gas is in the exhaust fumes from cars`carbon monoxide
|
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This poisonous, oily liquid occurs in tobacco leaves`Nicotine
|
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This pope died in 1471 while being sodomized by a page boy`Pope Paul II
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This Pope was murdered by an irate hubby who found him on top of his wife`Pope John XIII
|
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This pouty french beauty became world cinema's reigning sex symbol after marilyn monroe's death`brigitte bardot
|
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This president wanted the u.s.A. to join the league of nations:`Woodrow Wilso
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this producer of dynasty was inducted into the 1983 guinness book of world records as the most prolific tv producer`aaron spelling
|
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This progressive metal band has released "Images & Words" & "Awake"`dream theater
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This protein makes the blood red in color`hemoglobin
|
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This punctuation mark is called what:`semicolon
|
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This punk band did an infamous cover of "My Way":`sex pistols
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This Quebec singer's hits include "The Power Of Love" & "Color My Love"`celine dion
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This Queen of France was beheaded in 1793`Marie Antoinette
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This quiz show, emceed by allen ludden, featured a 60 second "lightning`password
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this quiz show was emceed by art linkletter and had contestants perform`people are funny
|
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This racist organisation was formed in Tennessee in 1865`ku klux klan
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This racist organization was formed in Tennessee in 1865`Klu Klux Klan
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This racist organization was formed in Tennessee in 1865.`ku klux klan
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this racist organization was formed in tennessee in 1865?`the ku klux klan
|
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This radical Agrarian communist organization controlled Cambodia in the 1970s until the Vietnamese removed them from power.`khmer rouge
|
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This rapper reportedly attended a preparatory school in Texas`vanilla ice
|
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This RB won the Heisman at USC in 1968`oj simpson
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This record label is owned by offspring's dexter holland`nitro
|
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This record label, owned by tim armstrong of rancid, is home to such as hepcat, the pietasters, and the dropkick murphys`hellcat records
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This reggae star had his first hit with "Tomorrow People"`ziggy marley
|
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This REM album has "Radio Free Europe," "Rockville," and "Fall On Me."`eponymous
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This re-opened in 1975 after being closed for 8 years`Suez Canal
|
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This rocker used to be known as folk singer David Jones`david bowie
|
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This Roman emperor had his own mother executed, murdered his wife, killed a girl who wouldn't marry him, and then put many Christian's to death after accu`Nero
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This Roman killed himself after his defeat at Actium.`marc anthony
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This Roman killed himself after his defeat at Actium`Marc Antony
|
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This Russian scientist used dogs to study conditioned reflexes`Ivan Pavlov
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This Russian scientist used dogs to study conditioned reflexes.`pavlov
|
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This sauce is made from basil and olive oil`pesto
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this school has won the last four combined national championships in rifle`west virginia
|
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This school won the first 5 National Championships in Women's Gymnastics`utah
|
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This science deals with the motion of projectiles.`ballistics
|
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This section of Manhattan is noted for its Negro and Latin American residents`Harlem
|
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This Shakespearean king was the actual king of Scotland for 17 years.`macbeth
|
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This singer appeared in the following movies: The Fisher King, Rumble Fish`tom waits
|
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This singer got in trouble for ripping the popes picture on snl`sinead oconnor
|
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This singer has looked at clouds from both sides now.`joni mitchell
|
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This singer once broke into Elvis' home Graceland, in the hope of meeting his idol`Bruce Springsteen
|
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This singer was a cast member in 1985s charlie and co`gladys knight
|
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This Sioux Indian toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show`Sitting Bull
|
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This small animal is trained to hunt rats and rabbits.`ferret
|
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This small gland attached to the brain exerts a control over growth`pituitary
|
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This small gland attached to the brain exerts a control over growth`Pituitary gland
|
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This smurf has a "hiakhiak" laugh an dgives "trapped" presents to his smurfs`jokey
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This smurf is the only smurf with blonde hair`smurfette
|
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This software company produced hits such as 'Pagemaker' & 'Illustrator'`adobe
|
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This song by Boney M`brown girl in the ring
|
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This song by Des'ree was on the "Romeo + Juliet" (1996) soundtrack`kissing you
|
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this song by the bee gees stayed at #1 for four weeks?`stayin' alive
|
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This song by the Shirelles, fought its way to the top of the pop chart`soldier boy
|
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this song is by which band do you really want to earn me`the culture club
|
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This song made everything groovy for The Troggs when it became #1`wild thing
|
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this song reached no 1 in the uk and the us for the animals name the song`house of the rising sun
|
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This song singed by Boney M`brown girl in the ring
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This song's parenthetical title is "(in the working class)." It's a gas!`wild sex
|
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This song was #2 for four weeks behind the Jacksons' "Ill Be There"`weve only just begun
|
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This song was a hit for Paul Young 'Wherever`i lay my head
|
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This song was a hit for the Fugees`ready or not
|
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This sorceress daughter of Helios turned Odysseus' men into swine`Circe
|
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This South African surgeon led the team that performed the first human heart transplant in 1968`dr. christiaan n. barnard
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This southern band continued even after one "brother" died on a motorcycle`allman brothers band
|
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This space station killed a cow on re entry into earth's atmosphere`skylab
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This Spaniard conquered Mexico.`cortes
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This sport allows substitutions without a stoppage in play.`hockey
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This sport is called the "American pastime".`baseball
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This statue was found on the greek island of melos in 1820`the venus de
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this statue was found on the greek island of melos in 1820?`the venus de milo
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This statue was found on the Greek island of Melos in 1820`Venus de Milo
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This stone enabled scholars to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs`rosetta stone
|
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This style of hat, popular among skasters, is also a German ska record label`pork pie
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This Swede was 1988 tennis player of the year, 3 time French Open Champ`mats wilander
|
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This Swedish group "saw the sign".`ace of base
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This team won their first World Series in 1969.`new york mets
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This team won their first World Series in 1969`New York MetsMets
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This techno group wrote "Out Of Space"`the prodigy
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this teen was sentenced to a caning in singapore in 1994`michael fay
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this teen was sentenced to a caning in singapore in 1994`michael`kelly
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this teen was sentenced to a public caning in singapore in 1994?`michael fay
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This term denotes a chess move in which both the king and the rook are moved`castling
|
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This term is applied to a useless possession`white elephant
|
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This term means compulsory enrollment of civilians into the military`Conscription
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This term means 'cone-bearing trees'`conifers
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This tissue, often cut and dried especially for use as building material and fuel`wood
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This tissue, often cut and dried especially for use as building material and fuel`wooded
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This Tony Award-winning musical is actually a thinly veiled biography of Diana Ross and the Supremes.`Dreamgirls
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This town was close to Ponderosa Ranch.`virginia city
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This traditional Japanese wrestling sport takes place in a circular ring.`sumo
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This traditional Japanese wrestling sport takes place in a circular ring.`Sumo Wrestling
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This tree thrives best in low, moist and rather fertile ground`dogwood
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This trumpeter/singer was a sex symbol before he became a junkie.`chet baker
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This tune from "Deliverance" was written by Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandel.`dueling banjos
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this tv show performer was known as 'the shnozz' & ended every show with 'goodnight mrs. calabash, wherever you are'`jimmy durante
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This two ton animal can gallop at over 50 miles an hour.`rhinoceros
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This type of insect is named after a month`june bug
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This type of music sucks`disco
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This type of pig is a popular pet`guinea
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This type of wood is used to weave baskets`osier
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This ugly creature has patches of red on his rear-end.`mandrill
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This underground cartoonist created Fritz the cat & Mr. Natural.`robert crumb
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This U.S. president was fatally shot in 1881.`garfield
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This U.S. president was fatally shot in 1881`James Garfield
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This U.S. Secretary of State won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973`Henry Kissinger
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This U.S. Secretary of State won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973`kissinger
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This U S state touches 4 of 5 great lakes`michigan
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This U.S. volcano last erupted in 1914`Lassen
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This vegetable is a variety of broccoli`calabrese
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This Viatamin protects against night blindness`A
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This war began on June 25, 1950.`korean
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This was a famous battle of the Crimean war`balaclava
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This was originally published in the U.S. as _Murder in the Calais Coach`murder on the orient express
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This was the Beatle's first film`A Hard Day's Night
|
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This was the first 3-D film`Bwana Devil
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This was the first cartoon talking picture`Steamboat Willie
|
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This was the first elvis film`love me tender
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This was the largest real estate deal in U.S. history.`louisiana purchase
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This was the last Beatles album recorded`abbey road
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This was the sequel to 'Star Wars'`The Empire Strikes Back
|
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This was the sequel to 'The Empire Strikes Back'`Return of the Jedi
|
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This was the site of worse nuclear accident in history`chernobyl
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This was (until the Alaska purchase) the largest real estate deal in US history`the Louisiana Purchase
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This woman had the unfortunate luck to sing with Paul Anka on "Having My Baby"`odia coates
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This woman thought John Lennon to be cute upon first meeting him. Who was she`Linda McCartney
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This word applies to someone very thin and under nourished`emaciated
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This word comes from a knight whose lance was free for hire, (i.e. Not pledged to one master).`freelance
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This word describes the Nazi annihilation of Jews.`holocaust
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This word is used as the international radio distress call`mayday
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This word is used to describe butter that has gone bad`rancid
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This word means 'split personality'`schizophrenia
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This word refers to a freshman at a military academy`Plebe
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This world capital once went by the unique name of By-town`Ottawa
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This world class model recently crashed in a helicopter`christie brinkley
|
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This Zerg hero can do 250% of the damage of a regular Ultralisk`Torrasque
|
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Thomas Cook the travel agent was born in what year`1808
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Thomas Edison demonstrated the electric light for the first time in what year`1879
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Thomas Edison, lightbulb inventor, was afraid of the`dark
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Thomas Gradgrind and Sissy Jupe appear in which of Charles Dickens' novels`hard times
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Thomas Keneally's Booker Prize-winning novel was made into a film, what was the novel called`shindlers' ark
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Thomas Magnum's dad was played by what actor?`Robert Pine
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Thomas Savery & Thomas Newcomen invented the....`steam engine
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Thomas Wedders, the English circus freak, had a _____ which was seven and a half inches long`nose
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Thomas Young the Physicist and Egyptologist spoke how many language when he was 14`Twelve
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Thorburn what canal connects lake ontario and lake erie`welland canal
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Thoreau Quotations: "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."`George Bernard Shaw
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Thor is the god of thunder in which mythology`norse
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Thor is the god of thunder, Loki is the god of _____`mischief
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Thorough and painstaking in action or execution: conscientious: 'a ------- search: ------- art restorers.'`careful
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Thoroughly: completely: 'wished -------- that they would leave.'`heartily
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Thoroughly unpleasant or disagreeable: '---------- weather.'`abominable
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Those big black cd's that you see at garage sales that people call "albums" are made of _____`vinyl
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Those big black CD's that you see at garage sales that people call 'albums' are made of `vinyl
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Those big black CD's that you see at garage sales that people call "albums" are made of _____`Vinyl
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Those making up such a government`oligarchic
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though formed in the 60's this band became one of the most populas r&b groups of the 80's after 'celebration' hit the charts in late '79`kool and the gang
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though he was dead at the time?`Bill the Cat
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Though it shares the name of a highly poisonous plant, tea made from the needles of the_______tree is perfectly safe for consumption`hemlock
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Though they had 9 #1s in the UK, Abba's only #1 was this`dancing queen
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Though they recorded more that should have been us hits, tell her no, time of the season and she's not there, were the only ones to make it to the us top ten for which band`zombies
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thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth`hamlet
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Thousand after what are the b52 bombers named`fifties hairdo
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Thousand four hundred marconi transmitted radio signals across the atlantic in 1901, 1902 or 1903`1901
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Thousand on what river is liverpool`mersey
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Thread made from intestines of sheep used for strings of musical instruments`catgut
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Threads woven across warp to make fabric`weft
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Threatening, as of weather conditions: ominous: 'surly clouds filled the sky.'`surlier
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Three chemical elements are magnetic, iron, nickel & what`cobalt
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Three fourths of household _____ is used to flush the toilet & take baths & showers`water
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Three hundred million ofwhat die in the human body every minute`celles
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Three hundred million of what die in the human body every minute`cells
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Three main types of Greek columns are Doric, Ionic, and __________`Corinthian
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Three main types of Greek columns are Doric, Ionic, and `Corinthian
|
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Three of Shakespeare's plays contain a ghost - Hamlet is one, name either of the others`macbeth`julius caesar
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Three of the following U S Presidents appeared at one time or another on what's my line which one did not Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George Bush`george bush
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Threes Company: Chrissy won this fabulous prize in a grocery store contest`turkey baster
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Threes Company: He always called Jack "Mi Jefe"`felipe
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Threes Company: Jack eventually left the apartment to move in with this girl`vicky
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Threes Company: Jack faked this condition after wrecking Janet's car`amnesia
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Threes Company: Janet became a real floozy when she got this fashion accessory`blonde wig
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Threes Company: Larry's last name was Dallas, but he wasn't a Texan. What nationality was he`greek
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Threes Company: The girls convinced Mr Roper to let Jack live with them by telling him Jack was`gay
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Threes Company: Three's Company spun off this show focusing on Jack`threes a crowd
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Three's Company: what city did the trio live in`santa monica
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Three's Company: what is the name chrissy short for`christmas
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Three's Company: what's the first name of mr. furley's tight wad brother who owned the building`bart
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Three's Company: what was chrissy's father's ocupation`a reverend
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Three's Company: what was jack's retaurant that he opened and was head chef`jack's bistro
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Three's Company: what was larry's (the upstairs neighbour) last name`dallas
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Threes Company: Which one of the roommates was a medical professional`terri
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Three times as much in size, strength, number, or amount`tripling
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Three under par on a hole of golf is called a(n) __________`albatross
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Throat, foxing, and platform are parts of a(n) `shoe
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Throat, foxing, & platform are parts of a(n) ________`shoe
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Throbbing headache often with nausea`migraine
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Through 1963 this duo's total record sales exceeded 18 million with successes including 'Cathy's Clown' and 'Wake Up Little Suzie'`The Everly Brothers
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Through the streets of what town did lady godiva ride naked`coventry
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Through what canadian city does the red river run`winnipeg
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Through what do insects breathe`spiracles
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Through what were dead Egyptian pharaohs' brains extracted`nasal passages
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Through which arteries does blood leave the human heart`aorta & pulmomary`aorta and pulmomary
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through which english city does the prime meridian pass`greenwich
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Through which music magazine did Elton John meet his song writer Bernie Taupin`new musical express
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Through which ocean does the international date line approximately follow the 180 degree meridian`pacific ocean
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Through which volcano did Jules Verne's explorers leave the centre of the Earth`stromboli
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through ________ you spend half an hour of your waking day with your eyes closed.`blinking
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"Throw your ---------- over the fence and the rest will follow!" - Norman Vincent Peale`heart
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Thumper was a rabbit from which film`bambi
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Tic-Tac-Toe is based on which game`Nine men morris
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Tiger bay was her first movie name the actress`hayley mills
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Tiger beer is brewed in which Commonwealth country`singapore
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Tigers have striped ____, not just striped fur`skin
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Tiger, Turks-cap and Star-gazer are all types of which plant`lily
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Tight-fitting knit trousers, usually worn by women and children`leggings
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Tight pants and prolonged cigarette smoking are the two main causes of what?`impotence
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tights."`Breakfast Club
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Tights`leotards
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Tilting or as if tilting with a lance`atilt
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Tim Allerton & Linnet Doyle are characters from which Agatha Christie novel`death on the nile
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Timber cut form coniferous trees`softwood
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Tim booth is the lead singer with which band`james
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Time during which a machine esp. computer is out of action or unavailable for use`down time
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Timely or opportune`pat
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Timely or opportune`pats
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Time magazine lists the second most powerful person in Washington in 1993`hillary rodham clinton
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Time magazine named the computer its "Man of the Year" in`1982
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Time of the Season (1969) was done by what group`zombies
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Time past: yore`yesteryear
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"Times fun when you're having ------."- Kermit the Frog`flies
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time`stephen`portugal
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Times: What month of the year sees the most babies born in the U.S.`August
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Time ____ when you're having fun`flies
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Time ____ when your having fun`flies
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Time without end: eternity`perpetuity
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Timid or fearful: timorous`tremulous
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tim robbins satire about a right-wing, folk singing, senatorial candidate`bob roberts
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Tinca tinca is the Latin name for which fish`tench
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Tin plate`tin
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Tin plate`tinned
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tiny streams or channels are referred to as`rills or runnels
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Tippi hedren is best known for her lead role in which film`birds
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Tirana is the capital city of which country`albania
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Tirana is the capital of ______`albania
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Tired out: exhausted`fried
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Tissue or organ of the animal body characterized by the ability to contract, usually in response to a stimulus from the nervous system`muscle
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Titan is a moon of which planet`saturn
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title`born`board
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Title Character Was Born In Baghdad In 64b.C`I Dream Of Jeannie
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Title & Last Name of Lyricist: "I never had the least notion that I could fall with so much devotion..."`renee ive got a crush on
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Title & Last Name of Lyricist: "Shake your thang, like a boomerang..."`papas got a brand new bag/brown
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Title & Last Name of Lyricist: "Without your love, it's a honky tonk parade..."`paper moon/arlen
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Title & Last Name of Lyricist: "You might not know it, but buddy I'm a kind of poet..."`one for my baby/mercer
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Title & Last Name of Lyricist: "Your good-byes left me with eyes that cry"`all of me/simons
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Title of Madonna's album inspired by the movie _Dick Tracy_`im breathless
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Title of the former king of Persia`shah
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Titles: Composer of: Camptown Races, Beuatiful au Dreamer, Oh! Susanna`foster
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Titles: Composer of: Capriccio Italien, Andante Conscabile, Sleeping Beauty Waltz`tchaikovsky
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Titles: Musical with: June is Busting O All Over, You'll Never Walk Alone, Soliloquy`carousel
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Titles: Musical with songs:Anything You Can Do, They Say It's Wonderful`annie get your gun
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Titles: Musical with songs: Bali' Hai, There is Nothin' Liek a Dame, Honey Bun`south pacific
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Titles: Musical with songs: I Want to Be Happy, Tea for Two, Take a Little Step`no no nanette
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Titles: Musical with songs: My Funny Valentine, The Lady is a Tramp, Where or When`babes in arms
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Titles: Operatta with songs: Golden Days, Drinking Song, Deep in My Heart Dear`student prince
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Titles: Operatta with songs: You're Devastating, Yesterdays, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes`roberta
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Titles: Operetta with: Tramp, Tramp, Ah Sweet Mystery of Life, Neath the Sothern Moon`naughty marietta
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title sounds like a note on a postcard`wish you were amsterdam
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title sounds like a note on a postcard`wish you were here
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Titus Oates was the instigator of which historical plot`popish
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to 3 decimal places, what is the value of pi`3
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To abandon or isolate with little hope of ready rescue or escape: 'The travelers were ------ed by the blizzard.'`maroon
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To abolish abuse or malpractice in: '------ the government.'`reform
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To abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument`scrape
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To absorb or assimilate mentally`digest
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To accelerate or increase: 'orders to rev up factory output.'`revs
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To accommodate or accept again, as into a group or category: 'The economy cannot -------- all of the refugees into the workforce.'`reabsorb
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To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result: 'The speech was -------- by wild applause.'`attended
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To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result: 'The speech was ------ed by wild applause.'`attend
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To accost or intercept unexpectedly`waylaid
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To accumulate as a hobby or for study`collect
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To accumulate or assemble a large quantity of: The astronomers had -----ed compelling evidence that the galaxies indeed were speeding away from the earth and`amass
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To accumulate (something) gradually: amass: 'The top of the bookshelf ------ed dust.'`gather
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To accumulate (something) gradually: amass: 'The top of the bookshelf gathered dust.'`gathers
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To accuse formally`denounce
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To ache sharply from time to time: twinge`twitch
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To achieve success in an effort or venture: 'struggled to overcome the handicap and finally ---.'`won
|
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To achieve understanding of: apprehend. see`perceive
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To acknowledge belief or faith in: profess`confess
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To acknowledge or declare with enthusiastic approval: 'She was -------ed person of the year.'`acclaim
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To acquaint (oneself) with knowledge of a subject`inform
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To acquiesce willingly: be compliant: 'asked the child to --------- and go to bed.'`cooperate
|
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To acquire a surface or coat of ice from cold: 'The lake froze over in January. Bridges freeze before the adjacent roads.'`freezable
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To acquire a surface or coat of ice from cold: 'The lake ----- over in January. Bridges freeze before the adjacent roads.'`froze
|
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To acquire by effort: earn`purchase
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To acquire by trickery or deception`mulct
|
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To acquire most or all of (a commodity): monopolize (a market)`engross
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To acquire or deserve as a result of effort or action: 'She ----ed a reputation as a hard worker.'`earn
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To acquire or have insurance for: 'insured herself against losses: insured his car for theft.'`insuring
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To act as an ---------- to`understudy
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To act as a nucleus for`nucleate
|
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To act as a symbol of: signify or represent: 'In this poem, the budding flower means youth.'`meaner
|
|
To act as a symbol of: signify or represent: 'In this poem, the budding flower means youth.'`meanly
|
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To act as a symbol of: signify or represent: 'In this poem, the budding flower ----s youth.'`mean
|
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To act in violation of (the law, for example)`transgress
|
|
To activate or apply (a brake) suddenly. Often used with on: '---med the brakes on.'`jam
|
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To activate or apply (a brake) suddenly. Often used with on: '------ the brakes on.'`jammed
|
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To act or be in accord or agreement: comply: 'a computer that -------s to the manufacturer's advertising claims.' agree`conform
|
|
To act or proceed by turns: 'The students ---------d at the computer.'`alternate
|
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To act or serve as a liaison officer`liaise
|
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To act over and above what is required: overdo in acting`overact
|
|
To act (something) out, as on a stage: '-----ed the part of the parent.'`enact
|
|
To act (something) out, as on a stage: 'enacted the part of the parent.'`enacts
|
|
To act together: cooperate`concur
|
|
To add ornamental or fictitious details to: 'a fanciful account that ---------es the true story.'`embellish
|
|
To add to, as by illustrations: make complete`amplified
|
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To add to: supplement: 'a dish best accompanied with a robust wine.'`accompany
|
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To adjust (a garment) for a better fit`alter
|
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To adjust (a garment) for a better fit`alters
|
|
To adjust: fine-tune`tweak
|
|
To adjust (parts of a mechanism, for example) to produce a proper relationship or orientation: '-----ing the wheels of a truck.'`align
|
|
To adjust to a particular specification or requirement: 'regulate temperature.'`regulatory
|
|
To adjust to a particular specification or requirement: '-------- temperature.'`regulate
|
|
To administer a large oral dose of liquid medicine to (an animal)`drench
|
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To admit to a group, organization, or place: '------ed me as a new member of the club.'`accept
|
|
To admonish as to action or manners`warn
|
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To adopt or use as one's own: 'I ------ed your good idea.'`borrow
|
|
To adopt (something foreign) into general use`naturalize
|
|
To advance (a student) to the next higher grade`promote
|
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To advance (a student) to the next higher grade`promotes
|
|
To advance beyond proper or former limits: 'desert --------ing upon grassland.'`encroach
|
|
To advance in a specified manner: 'The children came reluctantly when I insisted.'`come
|
|
To advance in a specified manner: 'The children came reluctantly when I insisted.'`comes
|
|
To advance in a specified manner: 'The children came reluctantly when I insisted.'`coming
|
|
To advance in a specified manner: 'The children came reluctantly when I insisted.'`cum
|
|
To advance in a specified manner: 'The children ---- reluctantly when I insisted.'`came
|
|
To advance slowly, feebly, laboriously, or with frequent stops: 'We crawled along until we reached the open road.'`crawling
|
|
To advance slowly, feebly, laboriously, or with frequent stops: 'We -----ed along until we reached the open road.'`crawl
|
|
To advance (two military units) by engaging one with the enemy while moving the other to a position forward of the first unit`leapfrog
|
|
To advance with an abrupt increase of speed: '-----d into first place with seconds to go.'`forge
|
|
To advance with an abrupt increase of speed: 'forged into first place with seconds to go.'`forges
|
|
To advance with an abrupt increase of speed: 'forged into first place with seconds to go.'`forging
|
|
To advertise or circulate`purvey
|
|
To advertise or circulate`purveys
|
|
To advocate, especially to urge acceptance of or compliance with: '------ed tolerance and peaceful coexistence.'`preach
|
|
To advocate, especially to urge acceptance of or compliance with: 'preached tolerance and peaceful coexistence.'`preaches
|
|
To affect a particular mental attitude`pose
|
|
To affect a particular mental attitude`poses
|
|
To affect in a specified way by striking hard: '-----ed the mugger senseless.'`knock
|
|
To affect in a specified way by striking hard: 'knocked the mugger senseless.'`knocking
|
|
To affect in a specified way by striking hard: 'knocked the mugger senseless.'`knocks
|
|
To affect slightly, as with a contrasting quality: The air was blowy and -----d with rain (Joyce Carol Oates)`tinge
|
|
To affect so strongly as to make helpless or ineffective: overwhelm`overpower
|
|
To affect with decay or putrefaction: spoil. contaminate`taint
|
|
To affect with irregular and involuntary muscular contractions: throw into convulsions`convulse
|
|
To afflict`inflict
|
|
To affront or demean: 'an absurd speech that ------ed the intelligence of the audience.'`insult
|
|
To a fine point: discriminatingly`finely
|
|
To agitate in a liquid: '----- clothes in a solution of bleach and detergent.'`slosh
|
|
To aim or direct: point: '---- a hose on the fire.'`held
|
|
To aim or direct: point: 'held a hose on the fire.'`hold
|
|
To aim or direct: point: 'held a hose on the fire.'`holds
|
|
To aim or thrust (a lance) in a joust`tilt
|
|
To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. frighten`startle
|
|
To alter a position or attitude: 'had made the decision and wouldn't -----.'`budge
|
|
To alter by viewing through a medium: In the Quartet reality is -------ed through a variety of eyes (Elizabeth Kastor)`refract
|
|
To alter by viewing through a medium: In the Quartet reality is refracted through a variety of eyes (Elizabeth Kastor)`refracts
|
|
To alternate, as between opposing attitudes or positions: vacillate`teeter
|
|
To amass: acquire. reap`garner
|
|
To amaze: astonish`stupefied
|
|
To an extreme degree: 'December has turned cold with a ---------.'`vengeance
|
|
To announce or summon by ----ing`toll
|
|
To announce: proclaim`intimated
|
|
To announce: proclaim`intimating
|
|
To announce: 'We ------ed our plans for the new year.'`broach
|
|
To annoy persistently: bother`persecute
|
|
To annoy: vex`chafe
|
|
To annul or invalidate`cancel
|
|
To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance: '-----ed the long drive home.'`dread
|
|
To antique`antiquate
|
|
To any extent or degree: at all: 'The project isn't -------- near completion.'`anywhere
|
|
To a place or state of further development or progress: 'finally getting ---------.'`somewhere
|
|
To appeal to or cite in support or justification`invoke
|
|
To appeal to or entreat earnestly`adjure
|
|
To appear about to collapse: 'an empire that had begun to ------.'`totter
|
|
To appear as a wavering or flickering image, as in a reflection on water or through heat waves in air`shimmer
|
|
To appear at county fairs and carnivals in exhibitions of stunt flying and parachute jumping`barnstorm
|
|
To appear to one's own opinion or mind: 'I can't ---- to get the story straight.'`seem
|
|
To apply by spreading or daubing: '-----ed suntan lotion on my face and arms.'`smear
|
|
To apply heavy foot pressure on something: '-----ed on the accelerator and sped off.'`tromp
|
|
To apply or make prevail by or as if by authority: '------ a peace settlement.' dictate`impose
|
|
To apply (paint, for example) in dots or short strokes`stipple
|
|
To apply paint to (a surface) with hasty or crude strokes`daub
|
|
To apply ---------- to`chloroform
|
|
To apprehend as if with the eye`see
|
|
To apprehend as if with the eye`seen
|
|
To appropriate for use as one's own passages or ideas from (another)`plagiarize
|
|
To a previous place, position, or state: 'left home but went back -----.'`again
|
|
To argue in an attempt to come to terms`haggle
|
|
To arouse bitter feelings in: 'was --------ed by years of unrewarded labor.'`embitter
|
|
To arouse or compel the interest, admiration, or attention of: 'We were attracted by the display of lights.'`attracts
|
|
To arouse or compel the interest, admiration, or attention of: 'We were -------ed by the display of lights.'`attract
|
|
To arouse to awareness or action: spur: Issues that once ---------d the electorate fade into irrelevance (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)`galvanize
|
|
To arrange in a coherent form: systematize: '--------d her thoughts before speaking.'`organize
|
|
To arrange intricately: interlock`jigsaw
|
|
To arrange or let fall in loose folds: 'draping the banner from the balcony.'`drape
|
|
To arrange or organize anew: 'The president ---------d the advisory committee.'`reshuffle
|
|
To arrange or systematize`codified
|
|
To arrive at, as by virtue of persistence or the passage of time. reach`attain
|
|
To arrive at by reasoning: deduce or infer: '------ a conclusion from facts.'`derive
|
|
To arrive at or come into an office or dignity: '------ to the throne.'`accede
|
|
To articulate (words): pronounce or speak. vent1`utter
|
|
To ascend to the top of: climb`surmount
|
|
To ascertain the origin, nature, or definitive characteristics of`identified
|
|
To ask (a person) to do something: 'The police -------ed her to accompany them.'`request
|
|
To ask earnestly for or of: entreat: '---ged me for help.'`beg
|
|
To ask for earnestly: petition for`entreat
|
|
To assail persistently, as with requests. attack. barrage2`bombard
|
|
To assail verbally`belabor
|
|
To assault (a person) sexually`violate
|
|
To assemble in proper numerical or logical sequence`collate
|
|
To assemble, prepare, or put into operation for or as if for war: '-------- troops: -------- the snowplows.'`mobilize
|
|
To assert without or before proof: 'The indictment ------s that the commissioner took bribes.'`allege
|
|
To assign as a characteristic: credit: 'the gracefulness so often ------d to cats.' attribute`impute
|
|
To assign as a quality or characteristic: 'was quick to ascribe jealousy to her critics.'`ascribable
|
|
To assign (authority or duties) to another: delegate`depute
|
|
To assign for a specific end, use, or purpose: 'money -------d to pay for their child's education.'`destine
|
|
To assign or attribute to: regard as originated by`refer
|
|
To assign the highest possible importance to`maximize
|
|
To assign to a date earlier than that of the actual occurrence`antedate
|
|
To assign to a particular class or category: classify. commit`relegate
|
|
To associate (oneself) as a subordinate, subsidiary, employee, or member: '---------d herself with a new law firm.'`affiliate
|
|
To associate on friendly terms with an enemy or opposing group, often in violation of discipline or orders`fraternize
|
|
To associate or consider as related: 'no reason to ------- the two events.' join`connect
|
|
To assume a threatening stance`ramps
|
|
To assume or assert the truth, reality, or necessity of, especially as a basis of an argument`postulate
|
|
To assume or maintain an upright position as specified: '----- straight: ----- to one side.'`stand
|
|
To assume or take on: '------ the air of the injured party.'`donned
|
|
To assume or work out from given facts: d`educe
|
|
To assume, presume, or assert (a fact) without sufficient information`guess
|
|
To assume, take, or occupy again: 'The dog ------- its post by the door.'`resumed
|
|
To assure again`reattain
|
|
To a stated degree or extent: so`thus
|
|
To attach: I do ------ a copy of the letter that I have received (John Fowles)`adjoin
|
|
To attack (an enemy's flank)`envelop
|
|
To attack (an enemy's flank)`enveloping
|
|
To attack or capture suddenly and without warning`surprise
|
|
To attack verbally, as with ridicule or censure. attack`assail
|
|
To attain in competition or struggle: win: '----ed a decisive victory: ----ed control of the company.'`gain
|
|
To attain with effort or despite difficulty. reach`achievable
|
|
To attempt to prove by reasoning: maintain or contend: 'The speaker -----d that more immigrants should be admitted to the country.'`argue
|
|
To attend: wait on`tent
|
|
To attend: wait on`tented
|
|
To attenuate to or almost to the point of disappearing: 'The wind finally ---------d the smoke.' scatter`dissipate
|
|
To attract and delight: entrance. charm`enchant
|
|
To attract because of an inviting or enticing appearance: a lovely, sunny country that seemed to ------ them on to the Emerald City (L. Frank Baum)`beckon
|
|
To attract, charm, or influence: 'a campaign speech that ---------d the crowd.'`magnetize
|
|
To authorize as a rabbi`ordain
|
|
To avenge`requite
|
|
To avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing: '----- responsibility.' escape`evade
|
|
To avoid violation of or interference with: '------- the speed limit.'`respect
|
|
To awaken and get up: '----- at dawn.'`arose
|
|
To award compensation for: make a return for: '----------d their injuries.'`recompense
|
|
To a yachtsman, a fresh breeze is about _____ knots`twenty
|
|
To a yachtsman, a fresh breeze is about _____ knots`twenty`20
|
|
Tobacco drying barns are typically painted this color.`black
|
|
To banish by ostracism, as in ancient Greece`ostracize
|
|
To baptize by submerging in water`immerse
|
|
To be a hanger-on`dangle
|
|
To be alive: live: 'A nicer person has never -------d.'`breathe
|
|
To bear with tolerance: We seek the truth, and will ------ the consequences (Charles Seymour). bear1`endure
|
|
To be a servant to`serve
|
|
To be a servant to`serves
|
|
To be a servant to`serving
|
|
To be a source of danger to: menace`threaten
|
|
To beat to a powder or pulp: pulverize or crush`pound
|
|
To beat with excessive rapidity: throb`palpitate
|
|
To be a typical example of: 'behavior that ---------s selfishness.'`epitomize
|
|
To be bright or sparkling, as with merriment or delight: 'eyes that -------d with joy.'`twinkle
|
|
To be busy about trifles`twiddle
|
|
To be capable of holding`contain
|
|
To be capable of purchasing: Certainly there are lots of things in life that money won't buy (Ogden Nash)`bought
|
|
To be capable of purchasing: Certainly there are lots of things in life that money won't --- (Ogden Nash)`buy
|
|
To become brisk: increase in strength. Used of the wind`freshen
|
|
To become congealed as if by having changed into curd: 'The blood in my veins ------d at the horrific sight.'`curdle
|
|
To become damaged, weakened, or useless because of decay: 'The beams had ---ted away.'`rot
|
|
To become exhausted. Used with out`peter
|
|
To become liable or subject to as a result of one's actions: bring upon oneself: 'incur the anger of a friend.'`incurred
|
|
To become lost`stray
|
|
To become reduced in amount or value: dwindle: 'His savings quickly ------.'`shrank
|
|
To become rotten, as an egg`addle
|
|
To become set in a rigidly conventional pattern: The central ideas of liberalism have -------- (Jeffrey Hart)`ossified
|
|
To become violently active: 'The volcano -----ed after years of dormancy.'`erupt
|
|
To be compelled, as by a physical necessity or requirement: 'Plants ---- have oxygen in order to live.'`must
|
|
To be compelled, as by a physical necessity or requirement: 'Plants must have oxygen in order to live.'`musts
|
|
To be conspicuous: stand out`stare
|
|
To be defective or proceed poorly, as in the development of an argument in logic or in the rhythmic structure of verse`halt
|
|
To be defective or proceed poorly, as in the development of an argument in logic or in the rhythmic structure of verse`halting
|
|
To be deprived of (something one has had): 'lost her art collection in the fire: lost her job.'`loses
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To be discharged forcefully and abundantly: spew or gush: 'The dike burst, and the floodwaters -----ed forth.'`vomit
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To be displeasing or disagreeable to: 'Onions ------ my sense of smell.'`offend
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To be disposed or inclined: '----s toward exaggeration.'`tend
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To be disposed or inclined: 'tends toward exaggeration.'`tending
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To be disposed to a certain preference, opinion, or course of action`incline
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To be disturbing or irritating: grate: 'The incessant talking ------ on my nerves.'`jarred
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To be disturbing or irritating: grate: 'The incessant talking ---red on my nerves.'`jar
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To be dizzy or disoriented`swirl
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To be evidence of: prove`manifest
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To be filled with pent-up emotion: seethe`simmer
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To be found to exist or appear: 'Copper deposits ----- in the region.'`occur
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To be fully aware of or sensitive to: realize: 'I ---------- your problems.'`appreciate
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To be fully supplied or filled: teem. teem1`abound
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To beg for urgently: entreat`implore
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To begin to carry on an action or a process: 'looked surprised, then -------ed to roar with laughter.'`proceed
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To begin to lose confidence or strength of purpose: waver`stagger
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To be greater than, as in intensity or power: surpass: 'love that ---------s infatuation.' excel`transcend
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To behave in a blustering manner: swagger`roister
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To behave in a servile way: fawn`cringe
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To behave or conduct (oneself) in a given manner: comport`deport
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To be highly offensive or abhorrent`stank
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To be highly offensive or abhorrent`stink
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To be highly offensive or abhorrent`stunk
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To be in an inactive or dormant state or period`hibernate
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To be inherently present: exist: 'the potential energy that ------s in flowing water.'`reside
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To be inviting or attractive to: 'A second helping -----ed me. We refused the offer even though it -----ed us.' lure`tempt
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To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds: 'Scientists -------d that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.'`suppose
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To belittle: depreciate`deprecate
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To be located or implanted inside something`indwell
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To belong as an adjunct, part, holding, or quality`pertain
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To be more beautiful, splendid, or flamboyant than`outshine
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To be more or greater than: exceed: 'Demand has --------ed supply.'`outreach
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To be more significant than: exceed in value or importance: 'The benefits -------- the risks.'`outweigh
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To bend (a joint)`flexing
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To bend or mold (leather) into shape`crimp
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To bend or sag gradually: 'flowers -----ing in the midday heat.'`droop
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To be of a different opinion: disagree: 'The critic differed with the author on several facts.'`differing
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To be of a ------ent opinion: disagree: 'The critic ------ed with the author on several facts.'`differ
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To be on both sides of: extend over or across: 'a car straddling the centerline.'`straddle
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To be or become effective: win out: 'hoped justice would -------.'`prevail
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To be or go beyond, as in degree or quality: exceed. excel`surpass
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To be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat`despair
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To be overwhelmed by ecstatic joy`swoon
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To be partially visible: show: 'The moon peered from behind dark clouds.'`peering
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To be particularly attentive or solicitous: minister: 'The nurses -----ed to my every need. The legislation -----ed to various special interest groups.'`cater
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To be pervaded by something unpleasant: This document... ----s of self-pity and self-deception (Christopher Hitchens)`reek
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To be present, as at a conference`assist
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To be present, as at a conference`assisted
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To be present at the arrival of: 'met the train.'`meet
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To be present at the arrival of: '--- the train.'`met
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To be present in: fill: 'Old childhood memories ------- the attic.'`inhabit
|
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To be servilely respectful or deferential: grovel`genuflect
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To be showy or ostentatious`splurge
|
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To be similar or equivalent in character, quantity, origin, structure, or function: 'English navel ----------s to Greek omphalos.' agree`correspond
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To be sounded in a trilling or quavering manner`warble
|
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To be strenuously engaged with a problem, task, or undertaking: '--------d with his math homework.'`struggle
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To be successful in resisting. oppose`withstand
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To be suspended in or move through space as if supported by a liquid`floating
|
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To be the subject for ----------s: 'She ----------s well.'`photograph
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To be the support or basis of: account for: 'Many factors underlie my decision.'`underlain
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To be the will or desire of: 'May it ------ the court to admit this firearm as evidence.'`please
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To be too eager or insistent in attempting to sell something to`oversell
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To be too eager or insistent in attempting to sell something to`oversold
|
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To be unaware of imminent danger or trouble: be off guard: 'The civil unrest caught the police -------.'`napping
|
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To be unaware of imminent danger or trouble: be off guard: 'The civil unrest caught the police napping.'`napped
|
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To be unaware of imminent danger or trouble: be off guard: 'The civil unrest caught the police napping.'`narcissi
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To be unaware of imminent danger or trouble: be off guard: 'The civil unrest caught the police ---ping.'`nap
|
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To be unsuccessful: 'an experiment that failed.'`fails
|
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To be wounded, especially in battle`bled
|
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to be young again, where did ralph take the gang`roller skating
|
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To break, burst, or rip apart with force: rend. break`split
|
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To break down suddenly in strength or health and thereby cease to function: 'a monarchy that --------d.'`collapse
|
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To break into pieces, as by a blow: cleave or split asunder`rive
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To break into pieces, as by a blow: cleave or split asunder`rives
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To break into pieces, as by a blow: cleave or split asunder`riving
|
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To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder`crush
|
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To break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound`snap
|
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To break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound`snapping
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To break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound`snaps
|
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To break, tear, or cut into bits: shred`fritter
|
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To break up the surface of (soil)`hack
|
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To break up the surface of (soil)`hacking
|
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To break up the surface of (soil)`hacks
|
|
To breed or develop within: engender`inbreed
|
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To breed within a narrow range or with closely related types or individuals: inbreed`interbred
|
|
To bring about (a final agreement or settlement): '-------- a peace treaty.'`conclude
|
|
To bring about: effect: 'procure a solution to a knotty problem.'`procurable
|
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To bring about: effect: 'procure a solution to a knotty problem.'`procures
|
|
To bring about: engender: Admission of guilt tends to breed public sympathy (Jonathan Alter)`bred
|
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To bring about: generate: '--------- goodwill in the neighborhood.'`establish
|
|
To bring about: initiate: The technology bred of science has --------d stupendous economic growth (Nature)`catalyze
|
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To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of: cause: 'a drug used to ------ labor.'`induce
|
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To bring about the downfall or destruction of, especially by force or concerted action: 'a plot to overthrow the government.'`overthrew
|
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To bring about the failure of: ruin`damn
|
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To bring (a person exposed to conditions of increased pressure) gradually back to normal atmospheric pressure`decompress
|
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To bring back into existence or use: '--------ed the concept of neighborliness.'`reinvent
|
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To bring back into practice, notice, or use`resurrect
|
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To bring back to an original condition: '------- a building.' revive`restore
|
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To bring face to face with: 'The defendant was --------ed with incontrovertible evidence of guilt.'`confront
|
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To bring (forces or material) into action`deploy
|
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To bring in or take out illicitly or by stealth`smuggle
|
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To bring into close association or union`welded
|
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To bring into disrepute: taint or tarnish`stain
|
|
To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material: construct: '---- a dress: made a stone wall.'`make
|
|
To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material: construct: 'make a dress: made a stone wall.'`makes
|
|
To bring or call to mind by logic or association: evoke: 'a cloud that -------- a mushroom: a ringlike symbol suggesting unity.'`suggests
|
|
To bring or call to mind by logic or association: evoke: 'a cloud that -------s a mushroom: a ringlike symbol -------ing unity.'`suggest
|
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To bring relief to`reprieve
|
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To bring shame upon: disgrace`reproach
|
|
To bring something into light contact with: '-----ed the sore spot with a probe.'`touch
|
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To bring the foot down onto (an object or surface) forcibly`stamp
|
|
To bring to a bad or worse condition: debase`pervert
|
|
To bring to a desired consistency, texture, hardness, or other physical condition by or as if by blending, admixing, or kneading: 'temper clay: paints that`tempered
|
|
To bring to a humbler, weaker, difficult, or forced state or condition: especially: To gain control of: conquer: a design to ------ them under absolutedespotism (Declaration`reduce
|
|
To bring to bear: exercise: '----- influence.'`exert
|
|
To bring to life: evoke powerfully or effectively: 'a book that ---------s the Mayan civilization.'`reanimate
|
|
To bring to light, especially after a period of obscurity`exhumation
|
|
To bring to public notice: disclose`disinter
|
|
To bring to public notice: uncover`unearth
|
|
To bring to the public attention: announce. announce`publish
|
|
To bring to view: show`reveal
|
|
To brood or sulk. brood`mope
|
|
To build into a wall: '------ a shrine.'`immure
|
|
To buoy up or hearten: 'Visitors -------ed the patient's morale.'`bolster
|
|
To burn off the feathers or bristles of (a carcass of a bird or animal) by subjecting briefly to flame. burn1`singe
|
|
To burn to carbon: carbonize`carbonate
|
|
To burst into intense, sudden flame`flare
|
|
To burst into intense, sudden flame`flaring
|
|
To burst open with a short, sharp, explosive sound`pop
|
|
To burst open with a short, sharp, explosive sound`popped
|
|
To burst open with a short, sharp, explosive sound`popping
|
|
To burst open with a short, sharp, explosive sound`pops
|
|
To burst violently as a result of internal pressure`explode
|
|
To buy (stock) on margin in excess of one's ability to provide further security if prices drop`overbought
|
|
To buy (stock) on margin in excess of one's ability to provide further security if prices drop`overbuy
|
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To call attention: refer. Used with to: 'He ------ed to the problem in the opening paragraph.' refer`advert
|
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To call for as obligatory or appropriate: demand. demand`require
|
|
To call forth (a reaction or emotion, for example): elicit: 'odd noises that ------d our curiosity.'`excite
|
|
To call forth (a reaction or emotion, for example): elicit: 'odd noises that excited our curiosity.'`excites
|
|
To call loudly: shout`cried
|
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To call loudly: shout`cry
|
|
To call to mind by naming, citing, or suggesting: 'songs that ----- old memories.'`evoke
|
|
To calm: soothe`hush
|
|
To camber something is to ______ it:`curve
|
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To captivate completely: entrance. charm`bewitch
|
|
To capture or restrain: arrest`grab
|
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To capture or restrain: arrest`grabbing
|
|
To carry as an attribute or contribution: 'You bring many years of experience to your new post.'`brought
|
|
To carry as an attribute or contribution: 'You ----- many years of experience to your new post.'`bring
|
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To carry from one place to another: transport`bear
|
|
To carry from one place to another: transport`bears
|
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To carry from one place to another: transport`borne
|
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To carry on despite hardships or trauma: persevere: 'families that were surviving in tents after the flood.'`survive
|
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To carry oneself in a lively and jaunty manner`perk
|
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To carry oneself in a lively and jaunty manner`perking
|
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To carry or have habitually on the person, especially as an aid: '----s glasses.'`wear
|
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To carry out (an order, for example)`fulfil
|
|
To carry out or comply with (a command, for example)`obey
|
|
To carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into: '-------d the silver watch with my monogram.'`engrave
|
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To cast (a role, play, or film) inappropriately`miscast
|
|
To cast aspersions upon: speak badly of`befoul
|
|
To cast suddenly, violently, or deeply into a given state or situation: The street was ------d in cool shadow (Richard Wright)`plunge
|
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To cast suddenly, violently, or deeply into a given state or situation: The street was plunged in cool shadow (Richard Wright)`plunges
|
|
To catch or take unawares, especially with harmful or detrimental results: The recent recession, with its wave of corporate cost-cutting, blind-sided`blindside
|
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To cause (an egg or eggs) to produce young`hatched
|
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To cause (an egg or eggs) to produce young`hatching
|
|
To cause (a person) to reach a decision. decide`resolvable
|
|
To cause a prickling, stinging sensation or feeling: 'The straw ------d.'`tingle
|
|
To cause confusion in: muddle`befog
|
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To cause damage to: impair`injure
|
|
To cause feelings of discouragement or bafflement in`frustrate
|
|
To cause liquid to go out from: empty: '-----ed the bathtub: ----- the pond.'`drain
|
|
To cause perplexity in: puzzle`vex
|
|
To cause perplexity in: puzzle`vexed
|
|
To cause the leaves of (a plant, tree, or forest) to fall off, especially by the use of chemicals`defoliate
|
|
An act of turning over or upsetting something; a revolution, subversion, or reversal. overthrow`overturn
|
|
To cause the spread of (an idea, for example) in another part of the world: transmit`export
|
|
To cause to appear greater or seem more important than is in fact the case: exaggerate: 'You have grossly --------- a trivial situation.' exaggerate`magnified
|
|
To cause to appear greater or seem more important than is in fact the case: exaggerate: 'You have grossly magnified a trivial situation.' exaggerate`magnifies
|
|
To cause to appear stupid, inconsistent, or ridiculous`stultified
|
|
To cause to assume a curved or angular shape: '---- a piece of iron into a horseshoe.'`bend
|
|
To cause to become excited, agitated, or overstimulated`overheat
|
|
To cause to become stiff or stonelike: deaden`petrified
|
|
To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive: isolate or dissociate emotionally: 'The numbing labor tended to -------- workers.'`alienate
|
|
To cause to be doubted or distrusted`discredit
|
|
To cause to be engrossed in thought`bemuse
|
|
To cause to begin, especially officially or formally: '---------- a new immigration policy.' begin`inaugurate
|
|
To cause to be in a specified condition: 'His gracious manners --- me at ease.'`put
|
|
To cause to be in a specified condition: 'His gracious manners put me at ease.'`puts
|
|
To cause to be instilled or imparted: '---------d a love of learning to her children.'`transfuse
|
|
To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired: 'Heavy traffic -----ed us.'`delay
|
|
To cause to be or feel ill: sicken`indisposed
|
|
To cause to be or seem more glorious or excellent than is actually the case: 'Your descriptions have --------- an average house into a mansion.'`glorified
|
|
To cause to be set aside, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated. replace`supersede
|
|
To cause to be the proper size and shape: 'The tailor fitted the trousers by shortening them.'`fits
|
|
To cause to collapse`crumple
|
|
To cause to come`fetch
|
|
To cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions`polarize
|
|
To cause to drop or sink: lower: 'The drought -------ed the water level in the reservoirs.'`depress
|
|
To cause to dry up and wither`sear
|
|
To cause to dry up and wither`seared
|
|
To cause to exist or occur: produce: 'Violence begets more violence.'`begot
|
|
To cause to exist or occur: produce: 'Violence -----s more violence.'`beget
|
|
To cause to feel a sharp, smarting pain by or as if by pricking with a sharp point: 'smoke -------- our eyes.'`stinging
|
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To cause to feel a sharp, smarting pain by or as if by pricking with a sharp point: 'smoke stinging our eyes.'`stung
|
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To cause to feel embarrassment`confuse
|
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To cause to feel sure: '------d her of his devotion.'`assure
|
|
To cause to knock against an obstacle`bump
|
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To cause to knock against an obstacle`bumping
|
|
To cause to laugh or smile by giving pleasure: 'I was not -----d by his jokes.'`amuse
|
|
To cause to limp`hobble
|
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To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor: exhaust, tire, or enfeeble: 'Disease -----d his body.'`waste
|
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To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor: exhaust, tire, or enfeeble: 'Disease wasted his body.'`wastes
|
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To cause to lose enthusiasm: disillusion: 'was ------ed to learn that her favorite dancer used drugs.'`dismay
|
|
To cause to make a harsh grinding or rasping sound through friction: 'grated her teeth in anger.'`grates
|
|
To cause to make a harsh grinding or rasping sound through friction: 'grated her teeth in anger.'`grating
|
|
To cause to: make: 'Let the news be known.'`lets
|
|
To cause to: make: 'Let the news be known.'`letting
|
|
To cause to move around in order to achieve a result, such as opening, closing, tightening, or loosening: '---- the key: ---- a screw.'`turn
|
|
To cause to move around in order to achieve a result, such as opening, closing, tightening, or loosening: 'turn the key: turn a screw.'`turned
|
|
To cause to move in a given direction or to a given position, as by leading: 'The teacher drew the children into the room to see the decorations.'`draw
|
|
To cause to move in a given direction or to a given position, as by leading: 'The teacher drew the children into the room to see the decorations.'`drawing
|
|
To cause to move in a given direction or to a given position, as by leading: 'The teacher ---- the children into the room to see the decorations.'`drew
|
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To cause to move jerkily: 'stops and starts that ----ed the passengers.'`jolt
|
|
To cause to move or act with undue haste: rush: 'was ------- into marriage.'`hurried
|
|
To cause to move up and down: '---bed my head in response to the question.'`bob
|
|
To cause to occur sooner than expected`accelerate
|
|
To cause to quiver, tremble, vibrate, or rock`shake
|
|
To cause to quiver, tremble, vibrate, or rock`shaken
|
|
To cause to quiver, tremble, vibrate, or rock`shakes
|
|
To cause to quiver, tremble, vibrate, or rock`shaking
|
|
To cause to quiver, tremble, vibrate, or rock`shook
|
|
To cause to rot`decompose
|
|
To cause to seem less than another or little: 'The size of the office tower --------s the surrounding buildings.' decry`belittle
|
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To cause to shrivel and dry up`mummified
|
|
To cause to sink into mud`bemire
|
|
To cause to soften in attitude or temper`relent
|
|
To cause to spread: pass on: '-------- an infection.'`transmit
|
|
To cause to starve to death`famish
|
|
To cause to stop for a period: interrupt: '-------ed the trial.'`suspend
|
|
To cause to thaw`defrost
|
|
To cause to trail along a surface, especially the ground`drags
|
|
To cause unpleasant surprise to: shock`horrified
|
|
To cave in: sink: 'The platform swayed and then -------ed.'`founder
|
|
To cease existing, especially by degrees: fade: 'The sunlight died in the west.'`dice
|
|
To cease existing, especially by degrees: fade: 'The sunlight died in the west.'`dying
|
|
To cease existing, especially by degrees: fade: 'The sunlight ---d in the west.'`die
|
|
To cease growth before full development or maturation`abort
|
|
To censure strongly: denounce: 'an editorial that ---------d the administration for its inaction.'`excoriate
|
|
To certify by signature or oath: '------ a will.'`attest
|
|
To chafe or inflame`irritate
|
|
To challenge (someone) to do something requiring boldness: 'They ----d me to dive off the high board.'`dare
|
|
To change gradually or by degrees`graduate
|
|
To change or vary the pitch, intensity, or tone of (one's voice or a musical instrument, for example)`modulate
|
|
To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another: adapt to a new or different purpose: '------- a forest into farmland.'`convert
|
|
To change something into another shape`transform
|
|
To change the reading of: '----- a clock.'`reset
|
|
To change the reading of: 'reset a clock.'`resew
|
|
To change the reading of: 'reset a clock.'`reshape
|
|
To change the reading of: 'reset a clock.'`reship
|
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To charge (a public official) with improper conduct in office before a proper tribunal`impeach
|
|
To charge formally with a wrongdoing`accuse
|
|
To chat: converse`kibitz
|
|
To chatter aimlessly: prate`tattle
|
|
To chatter thoughtlessly or at length`clack
|
|
To chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly. gossip`blab
|
|
To check or repress`rebuke
|
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To check or repress`rebury
|
|
To check or slow down the movement, growth, or action of: 'a garden that was -----d by weeds.'`choke
|
|
To chew cud`ruminate
|
|
To chew slowly or ineffectively without or as if without teeth`mumble
|
|
To choke back by or as if by swallowing`gulp
|
|
To churn about continuously`moil
|
|
To circulate through and freshen: 'A sea breeze ---------d the rooms.'`ventilate
|
|
To cite or refer to for illustration or proof`quoting
|
|
To claim as just or due: '------ repayment of a loan.'`demand
|
|
To claim or allege insincerely or falsely: profess: 'doesn't pretend to be an expert.'`pretending
|
|
To claim or allege insincerely or falsely: profess: 'doesn't ------- to be an expert.'`pretend
|
|
To clarify by serving as an example or comparison: 'The example sentence ----------d the meaning of the word.'`illustrate
|
|
To clarify or solve (something confusing) by reasoning or study: 'He ------d out the significance of the statement.'`puzzle
|
|
To clasp firmly with or as if with the hand`grasp
|
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To clean or dry by rubbing: '----d my feet before I went inside.'`wipe
|
|
To clean, polish, or manipulate by the application of pressure and friction`rub
|
|
To clean, polish, or manipulate by the application of pressure and friction`rubbing
|
|
To clean, polish, or manipulate by the application of pressure and friction`rubs
|
|
To cleanse or purify`baptize
|
|
To clear away with or as if with a broom or brush: '----- snow from the steps.'`swept
|
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To clear away with or as if with a broom or brush: 'swept snow from the steps.'`sweeps
|
|
To clear of roots and stumps by digging: '----bed a small plot.'`grub
|
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To climb swiftly or powerfully`soar
|
|
To clog or make sluggish: obstruct`constipate
|
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To close and open the eyelids of both eyes: blink. blink`wink
|
|
To cluck or chuck, as a hen`chuckle
|
|
To coagulate: jell`congeal
|
|
To coast on a slippery surface, such as ice or snow`slid
|
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To coat metal with a protective layer by electrolysis`anodize
|
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To coat or combine with carbon`carbonize
|
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To coat with sugar: '--------- a pill.'`sugarcoat
|
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To coerce by intimidation or fear. frighten`terrorize
|
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To coexist, as animals of different species`cohabit
|
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To collapse by releasing contained air or gas`deflate
|
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To collect and remove refuse from: 'The streets are periodically --------d.'`scavenge
|
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To collect and remove refuse from: 'The streets are periodically scavenged.'`scavenges
|
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To collect bit by bit: records from which historians ----- their knowledge (Kemp Malone). reap`glean
|
|
To color or dye by immersing: 'dip Easter eggs.'`dipped
|
|
To comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel`heckle
|
|
To combine or unite: 'merging two sets of data.'`merges
|
|
To combine (people) in interest, attitude, or action: (the love that -----s humanity (Germaine Greer)`unite
|
|
To come at length: take place: 'The day of reckoning has ------d.'`arrive
|
|
To come into being`happens
|
|
To come into being: 'when life -----.'`began
|
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To come into being: 'when life began.'`begin
|
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To come into being: 'when life began.'`begins
|
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To come into being: 'when life began.'`begun
|
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To come into existence: 'An idea ---------d in his mind.'`germinate
|
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To come into existence: 'New strains of viruses ------ periodically.'`appear
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To come into or be in accord, as of opinion: 'I ----- with you on that. Our views on the election -----.'`agree
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To come or bring to a sudden halt: 'a campaign ------ed by lack of funds: a policy that ------ed under the new administration.'`derail
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To come or occur between two periods or points of time: 'A year ---------d between the two dynasties.'`intervene
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To come to completion: end: 'Years of waiting ---------d in a tearful reunion.'`culminate
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To come together suddenly with a sharp sound`clap
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To come upon or discover by searching or making an effort: '----- the leak in the pipe.'`found
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To command against the doing or use of (something): prohibit: 'forbid smoking on trains.'`forbad
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To command against the doing or use of (something): prohibit: '------ smoking on trains.'`forbid
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To commend highly: praise: '-------ed her decision to complete her degree.'`applaud
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To commit burglary against: 'The second-floor tenants have been ----------d twice.'`burglarize
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To communicate a disease to (a living organism) by transferring its causative agent into the organism`inoculate
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To communicate a pathogen or disease to`infects
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To communicate by speech or writing: express with words: 'tell the truth: tell one's love.'`told
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To communicate by speech or writing: express with words: '---- the truth: ---- one's love.'`tell
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To compensate for: make payment for: '----------d his efforts.'`remunerate
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To compete, as in a race: vie`contend
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To compete with Alto and Lisa, a rival company started a line of products that became very popular with the development of Chicago. What do we know the product Chicago as today`Windows 95
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To compete with successfully: approach or attain equality with`emulative
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To complain or protest in a childish fashion`whine
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To complete (something): work (something) out`outwork
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To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly`dispatch
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To complicate: confuse`entangle
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To conceive or design: '-----d an alternate proposal.'`frame
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To conceive the significance of: construe: '---------ed his smile to be an agreement: ---------ed the open door as an invitation.'`interpret
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To condense (a gas) by cooling`liquefied
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To condense (a gas) by cooling`liquify
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To confer a medal or other honor on: 'was --------d for bravery.'`decorate
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To confine or restrict to a particular locality: '--------d the infection.'`localize
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To connect as an adjunct or associated condition or part: 'Many major issues are attached to this legislation.'`attachable
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To connect or attach, as to a vehicle: '-----ed the horses to the sleigh.'`hitch
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To consent to officially or formally: confirm or sanction: 'The Senate -------d the treaty.'`approve
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To consider as being: regard as. consider`reckon
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To consider or regard in a certain way`envisage
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To consider or reject as beneath oneself`disdain
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To consider retrospectively: look back on`rev
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To consider retrospectively: look back on`review
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To consider: suppose`repute
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To constrict (an opening or orifice): 'My nose is ----ped up.'`stop
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To constrict (an opening or orifice): 'My nose is ------- up.'`stopped
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To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: '--------- small boats.'`fabricate
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To construct more buildings in (an area) than necessary`overbuild
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To consume to excess: 'a car that ------s gas.'`guzzle
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To contain as a secondary or subordinate element`include
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To contend or struggle: 'wrestling with budget cuts.'`wrestle
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To contend with difficulties and act to overcome them: Facing unprecedented problems, the Federal Reserve of the early 1930s couldn't cope (Robert J`coping
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To contend with difficulties and act to overcome them: Facing unprecedented problems, the Federal Reserve of the early 1930s couldn't ---- (Robert J`cope
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To continue in use or existence long enough to survive (something else): 'a regulation that has -------d its usefulness.'`outlive
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To continue: survive: 'The patient is not expected to last much longer.'`lasted
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To continue to be a----: '----d through a bad accident.'`live
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To continue to be in the same place: stay or stay behind: 'We are ------ing at home.'`remain
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To contribute to the furtherance of: promote`help
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To contribute to the furtherance of: promote`helps
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To control the speed or magnitude of: regulate: 'a valve that ------- fuel intake.'`governs
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To control the speed or magnitude of: regulate: 'a valve that ------s fuel intake.'`govern
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To convert from a code or cipher to plain text: decode`decipher
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To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one`decode
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To convert to Christianity`evangelize
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To convey an idea or impression of: characterize: 'She --------d her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery.'`describe
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To convey in a hurried or rough manner: '------d the prisoner into a van.'`hustle
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To convey or send floating through the air or over water`waft
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To convey thoughts, opinions, or emotions orally`spoke
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To cook (unshelled eggs) by baking until set`shirr
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To cooperate or curry favor with in a sly or devious way`footsie
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Tocophobia is the fear of`pregnancy`childbirth
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To copy or imitate so as to ridicule: mock: 'always -----king the boss.' imitate`mimic
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To copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of: mimic: 'amused friends by imitating the teachers.'`imitate
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To correct by calculation or adjustment. correct`rectify
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To corroborate or confirm: vouch for: 'Has this report been ------ed?'`avouch
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To counsel (another) against something to be avoided: caution`admonish
|
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To counterbalance or counteract the effect of: render ineffective`neutralize
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To cover (an area or a surface) with things scattered or sprinkled: Italy... was -----n thick with the remains of Roman buildings (Bernard Berenson)`strew
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To cover, envelop, or encase, as by folding or coiling something about: '----ped my head in a scarf.'`wrap
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To cover lightly with or as if with a moist substance`dab
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To cover the surface of with a decorative layer or design: '------- wood with silver.'`overlay
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To cover uniformly, as if with pavement`paves
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To cover with a protective or insulating layer of other material`clad
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To cover with --------s, doodles, or meaningless marks`scribble
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To cover with water: inundate`submerge
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To create a design on (the skin) by means of shallow cuts that are sometimes rubbed with a colorant or irritant to enhance the resulting scar tissue`scarified
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To create (an argument or a sentence, for example) by systematically arranging ideas or terms`construct
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To create a vacuum in`evacuate
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To create by physical or mental effort: '------- a tapestry: ------- a poem.'`produce
|
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To create or form by combining ingredients: '--- a drink: --- cement.'`mix
|
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To create (something) by such interweaving: '----- a rug.'`braid
|
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To credit with veracity: 'I ------- you.'`believe
|
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To criticize or denounce severely: excoriate`scathing
|
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To criticize severely: rebuke`chastise
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To criticize strongly or in a hostile manner`attack
|
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To crowd around: hem in`besiege
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To crumple or squeeze: hunch: '-------ed up their shoulders: ------- one's nose against a window.'`scrunch
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To crush, grind, or tread noisily`crunch
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To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger`howl
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To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger`howling
|
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To cry out loudly and vehemently: shout`bawl
|
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To cure (fish) by soaking in brine and half-drying in smoke`bloat
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To curl up closely or comfortably: nestle: '-------d happily under the covers.'`snuggle
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To curtail or prohibit the activities of`suppress
|
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To cut down with an ax: fell: '--- an oak.'`hew
|
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To cut lengthwise into strips: split`slit
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To cut off a part or parts from: trim: '---ped the vines back: ---ped her curls shorter.'`lop
|
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To cut off the oxygen supply of: smother`strangle
|
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To cut or form with a plane surface`tabulate
|
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To cut or tear (a document with two or more copies) along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for establishing authenticity`indent
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To cut or tear (a document with two or more copies) along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for establishing authenticity`indents
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To cut short: curtail. shorten`abridge
|
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To cut using a -------- saw`crosscut
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To damage irreparably: ruin`spoil
|
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To damage (plant tissue), as by abrasion or pressure: '------d the fruit by careless packing.'`bruise
|
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To daydream`stargaze
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To dazzle, as with strong light`daze
|
|
tod & buz travelled cross-country on what tv show?`route 66
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Todd Rundgren's double album with AM radio hit "Hello its me"`something anything
|
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To deaden, as to feelings or moral scruples: callous`cauterize
|
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To deaden, restrain, or depress: trade moves... aimed at ------ing protectionist pressures in Congress (Christian Science Monitor)`dampen
|
|
To deal with or think of beforehand: anticipate`forestall
|
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To deal with people in a patronizingly superior manner`condescend
|
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To deceive into trustfulness: that honeyed charm that he used so effectively to ---- his victims (S.J. Perelman)`lull
|
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To decide not to participate, especially at the last moment`poop
|
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To decide or rule against: '-------- a policy decision.'`overrule
|
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To declare free of blame: absolve`justified
|
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To declare or prove (someone) to be a bastard`bastardize
|
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To declare unqualified or ineligible`disqualify
|
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To decline in vigor or strength: 'The conversation -------.'`flagged
|
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To decline in vigor or strength: 'The conversation flagged.'`flags
|
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To decorate by inlaying or overlaying with a contrasting material: 'encrust wood paneling with ivory.'`incrust
|
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To decorate by setting in such designs`inlay
|
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To decorate or hang with lights`illuminate
|
|
To decorate (prepared food or drink) with small colorful or savory items: '-------ed the potatoes with parsley.'`garnish
|
|
To decorate (prepared food or drink) with small colorful or savory items: 'garnished the potatoes with parsley.'`garnishes
|
|
To decorate (prepared food or drink) with small colorful or savory items: 'garnished the potatoes with parsley.'`garotte
|
|
To decorate (prepared food or drink) with small colorful or savory items: 'garnished the potatoes with parsley.'`garret
|
|
To decorate with a perforated pattern`pink
|
|
To defeat (an opponent or proposal, for example) in voting`outvote
|
|
To defeat completely and decisively: 'Our team ---------ed the visitors by 40 points.'`overwhelm
|
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To defeat completely`checkmate
|
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To defeat decisively`trounce
|
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To defeat in a contest, conflict, or competition`vanquish
|
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To defeat soundly`paste
|
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To defeat soundly`pasting
|
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To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example)`assert
|
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To defile: taint`sullied
|
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To define: expound: 'We -------ed our plan to the committee.'`explain
|
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To defy or resist`outface
|
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To delay or block the progress of deliberately: a bill that would --------- food irradiation in this country (Alexis Beck)`sidetrack
|
|
To deliver in return: give back`redeliver
|
|
To deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance: '------ed Christ to the Romans.'`betray
|
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To demagnetize`depolarize
|
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To demand or ask for the presence of: 'called the children to dinner: call the police.'`calls
|
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To demand or ask for the presence of: '----ed the children to dinner: ---- the police.'`call
|
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To demand or ask for the presence of: '------ the children to dinner: call the police.'`called
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To demolish (a building) by causing to collapse inward`implode
|
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To deny (something) to oneself: 'The minister --------d the luxuries of life.'`abnegate
|
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To deny the accuracy or truth of: 'refuted the results of the poll.'`refutable
|
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To deny the statement of. deny`contradict
|
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To deny the validity of: repudiate`disclaim
|
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To depart, as from a norm, purpose, or subject: stray. swerve`deviate
|
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To depart from a camp or camping ground`decamp
|
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To depict or describe in words`portray
|
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To depict or describe in words`portrayed
|
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To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor`decried
|
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To deprive (a fire) of the oxygen necessary for combustion`smother
|
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To deprive (a person) of energy or vitality`lobotomize
|
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To deprive (a person or an animal) of the ability to produce offspring, as by removing the reproductive organs`sterilize
|
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To deprive, as of rights or property: dispossess`divest
|
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To deprive by trickery: defraud: '-----ed them of their land.'`cheat
|
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To deprive of a natural or established right or privilege`disinherit
|
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To deprive of (clothing or covering)`strip
|
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To deprive of life: 'The Black Death was a disease that ----ed millions.'`kill
|
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To deprive of life: 'The Black Death was a disease that killed millions.'`killing
|
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To deprive of life: 'The Black Death was a disease that killed millions.'`kills
|
|
To deprive of meaning or substance`disembowel
|
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To deprive of natural richness or strength: '---------- the soil by overuse.' deplete`impoverish
|
|
To deprive of something valuable by force: rob: 'a region -------ed of its scenic beauty by unchecked development.'`despoil
|
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To deprive of strength or vigor: weaken`emasculate
|
|
To deprive of strength or vigor: weaken`geld
|
|
To deprive of the means of attack or defense: render harmless: Have the courage to appear poor, and you ------ poverty of its sharpest sting`disarm
|
|
To derive by deduction: deduce`deducts
|
|
To derive by ------ion: deduce`deduct
|
|
To describe or portray realistically`actualize
|
|
To describe the nature or basic qualities of: explain: 'define the properties of a new drug: a study that defines people according to their median`definable
|
|
To designate (a document, for example) as confidential, secret, or top secret`classified
|
|
To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. appoint`nominate
|
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To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. appoint`nominator
|
|
To desire (someone to do something): 'I ---- you to clean your room.'`want
|
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To desist from: cease`forbear
|
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To desist from: cease`forbore
|
|
To destroy, consume, or waste: 'Flames ------ed the structure in minutes.'`devour
|
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To destroy or remove completely: eradicate`uproot
|
|
To destroy the innocence, integrity, or beauty of: ravage`deflower
|
|
To destroy totally: exterminate. abolish`extirpate
|
|
To destroy with fire: 'burned the trash: burn a house down.'`burns
|
|
To destroy with fire: '----ed the trash: ---- a house down.'`burn
|
|
To detach (a gun or caisson) from its limber`unlimber
|
|
To detach from that to which one is strongly habituated or devoted: 'She ----ed herself from cigarettes.'`wean
|
|
To determine by the use of a -------r`compute
|
|
To determine or test the truth or accuracy of, as by comparison, investigation, or reference: 'experiments that -------- the hypothesis.' confirm`verified
|
|
To determine the caliber of (a tube)`calibrate
|
|
To determine the depth of: sound`fathom
|
|
To determine the percentage of alcohol in a bottle of liquor, by how much is proof divided`two
|
|
To determine the percentage of alcohol in a bottle of liquor, what is divided by two`proof
|
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To determine the shape or form of beforehand`preform
|
|
To detest`hate
|
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To detract from or spoil: taint: 'a tragedy that -------ed our hopes.'`tarnish
|
|
To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of`diminish
|
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To deviate from a standard or expectation: go astray`derogate
|
|
To devise, using skill and intelligence: contrive: '------- a mystery story.'`concoct
|
|
To die`depart
|
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To differ, as in opinion or manner`diverge
|
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To differ, as in opinion or manner`diverges
|
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To diffuse or radiate: send forth or impart: 'shed light.'`shedding
|
|
To dig the ground, as with a spade`delve
|
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To dip (food) into a liquid food, such as a beverage or sauce, prior to eating`dunk
|
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To direct in rehearsal: 'rehearsed the orchestra.'`rehouse
|
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To direct or allow to leave: '-------ed troops after the inspection: -------ed the student after reprimanding him.'`dismiss
|
|
To direct the course of. conduct`steer
|
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To direct through a channel`channelize
|
|
To direct toward or intend for a particular goal or group: 'The publicity campaign was ---ed at improving the eating habits of children.'`aim
|
|
To disappear as if by melting`deliquesce
|
|
To disarrange the hair or clothing of`dishevel
|
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To discern (something hidden or subtle): '------ed a note of sarcasm in the remark.'`detect
|
|
To discharge (blood, for example) in the urine`piss
|
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To discharge (cargo or a load)`unload
|
|
To discharge from or as if from a receptacle: '-----led a sigh of relief.'`expel
|
|
To discharge into the air by any means: 'a machine that -----s tennis balls: ash that was -----n by an erupting volcano.'`throw
|
|
To discharge into the air by any means: 'a machine that throws tennis balls: ash that was thrown by an erupting volcano.'`threw
|
|
To discharge into the air by any means: 'a machine that throws tennis balls: ash that was thrown by an erupting volcano.'`thrower
|
|
To discharge violently: spew`disgorge
|
|
To discipline (one's body and physical appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation`mortified
|
|
To disclose: reveal`unveil
|
|
To disclose the true character of: expose`unmask
|
|
To discover by careful observation or scrutiny: detect: '-------- a message of hope in her words.'`descried
|
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To discover by searching thoroughly`rummage
|
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To disfigure by damaging irreparably: '-------- a statue.' batter1`mutilate
|
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To dishonor: defame`smirch
|
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To dislodge from a location or position, especially to remove from office`unseat
|
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To dismantle in order to make repairs`overhaul
|
|
To dismiss, turn down, or frustrate the expectations of`snub
|
|
To disparage: belittle: 'The critics have ---------d our efforts.'`denigrate
|
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To dispatch, as by a communications medium: '---- a message by radio.'`send
|
|
To displace (a body part), especially to displace a bone from its normal position`dislocate
|
|
To display`disport
|
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To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition: '----ed her most recent paintings.'`show
|
|
To display good-natured friendliness: '----med around with the other teammates.'`chum
|
|
To displease or disturb: vex: 'My roommate's off-putting habits began to ---- me.'`roil
|
|
To disseminate widely: popularize`vulgarize
|
|
To dissolve: 'Sugar melts in water.'`melted
|
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To dissolve: 'Sugar ----s in water.'`melt
|
|
To distinguish as if separating with a sieve: '----ed the candidates for the job.'`sift
|
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To distract: 'My attention was ------ed by an argument between motorists.'`divert
|
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To distribute loosely by or as if by sprinkling: strew: '-------ing confetti from the upper windows.'`scatter
|
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To divest of material existence or substance`disembody
|
|
To divide by parceling out: '----- up an estate.'`carve
|
|
To divide into pieces, as by bending or cutting: '----- crackers for a baby.'`break
|
|
To divide into thin layers`laminate
|
|
To dodge an issue or a responsibility`sidestep
|
|
To dominate by excluding others: '----------d the conversation.'`monopolize
|
|
To dominate by position: tower over: Hitler's ghost, the specter that... bestrides mid-twentieth-century history (Economist)`bestridden
|
|
To dominate, restrain, or control forcibly: '------d the strikers into compliance.' force`coerce
|
|
To do or fare well: prosper: No village on the railroad failed to -------- (John Kenneth Galbraith)`flourish
|
|
To draft into military service`levy
|
|
To drag (the body, for example) wearily or heavily`trail
|
|
To drain of resources or properties: deplete: 'tobacco crops that -------ed the soil.' deplete`exhaust
|
|
To draw back or in: 'a plane -------ing its landing gear.' recede1`retract
|
|
To draw off in the form of vapor`evaporate
|
|
To drench thoroughly or cover with or as if with a liquid`drown
|
|
To dress in finery: adorn`array
|
|
To drink excessively`carouse
|
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To drive away: expel: 'We ------ed all our doubts and fears.'`banish
|
|
To drive away or off by or as if by scattering. scatter`dispel
|
|
To drive forward: propel`impel
|
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To drive forward: propel`impelling
|
|
To drive insane`madden
|
|
To drive or force by arousing fear: 'The suspect was --------ed into confessing.'`frighten
|
|
To drive or incite (a person) by -----ing`taunt
|
|
To drive or strike (a weapon, for example) forcefully onto or into something else`smite
|
|
To drive or strike (a weapon, for example) forcefully onto or into something else`smote
|
|
To drive out an evil spirit`exorcize
|
|
To droop, as in sitting or standing: slouch`slump
|
|
To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat`slouch
|
|
To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position: 'I ---- back in my chair. The pilgrims ---- to their knees.'`fell
|
|
To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position: 'I fell back in my chair. The pilgrims fell to their knees.'`fall
|
|
To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position: 'I fell back in my chair. The pilgrims fell to their knees.'`fallen
|
|
To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position: 'I fell back in my chair. The pilgrims fell to their knees.'`falling
|
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To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position: 'I fell back in my chair. The pilgrims fell to their knees.'`falls
|
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To dry, brown, or parch by exposing to heat`roast
|
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To dry, brown, or parch by exposing to heat`roasting
|
|
To dwell or reside in`occupied
|
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To ease or relieve (pain, for example)`soothe
|
|
To ease physically: relieve`comfort
|
|
To eat or drink a small quantity of`tastes
|
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To eat very little or abstain from certain foods, especially as a religious discipline`fasted
|
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To eat with pleasure`munch
|
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To educate in matters of culture and refinement: make more polished or sophisticated`civilize
|
|
To eject liquid in a jet`squirt
|
|
To eliminate completely: annihilate. erase`expunge
|
|
To embitter`envenom
|
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To emerge and develop rapidly`sprout
|
|
To emit air or vapor`exhale
|
|
To emit a similar sound: 'willows ----ing in the wind.'`sigh
|
|
To emit a sudden and abundant flow, as of tears`gush
|
|
To emit the continuous droning sound of a bee on the wing: buzz`hum
|
|
To emit the continuous droning sound of a bee on the wing: buzz`hummed
|
|
To emit the continuous droning sound of a bee on the wing: buzz`humming
|
|
To emit the continuous droning sound of a bee on the wing: buzz`hums
|
|
To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle: '----ed the load of stones.'`dump
|
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To empty of occupants or incumbents`vacate
|
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To enable to withstand physical or mental hardship`harden
|
|
To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication`surround
|
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To enclose snugly or firmly`embed
|
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To encroach: trespass: 'Do not ------- on my privacy.'`impinge
|
|
To endeavor to obtain or reach: '---- a college education.'`seek
|
|
To endeavor to obtain or reach: 'seek a college education.'`seeking
|
|
To endeavor to obtain or reach: 'seek a college education.'`sought
|
|
To end in a particular way: 'Their profligate lifestyle ------ed in bankruptcy.'`result
|
|
To end or decide, as by judicial action`determine
|
|
To endorse (another's signature), as for a loan`cosign
|
|
To endure: suffer: '------- great hardship.'`undergo
|
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To endure: suffer: 'undergo great hardship.'`underwent
|
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To end war, fighting, or violence in: establish peace in`pacified
|
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To end war, fighting, or violence in: establish peace in`pacify
|
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To enfold or constrict`swathed
|
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To engage, hire, or order in advance. book`bespeak
|
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To engage in a course of reasoning often based on inconclusive evidence. think`speculate
|
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To engage in argument by discussing opposing points`debate
|
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To engage in diligently: practice: 'plied the carpenter's trade.' handle`ply
|
|
To engage in diligently: practice: '----- the carpenter's trade.' handle`plied
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To engage in many love affairs, especially with a frivolous or casual attitude. Used of a man`philander
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To engage in uproarious festivities: make merry`revel
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To engage the temporary use of for a fee: rent: '---- a car for the day.'`hire
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To engrave (designs or writing, for example) into a surface: carve`incise
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To enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments: [He] requires the presence of titles to legitimate and -----... his imperfect status (Cynthia`adorn
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To enlarge or amplify unduly or improperly: aggrandize`inflate
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To enlarge or increase to an abnormal degree: 'thick lenses that ----------d the size of her eyes.'`exaggerate
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To enlist (a person or persons) or invest (capital) in an enterprise`embark
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To enslave`enthrall
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To enter, depart, or become diffused gradually`seep
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To enter, depart, or become diffused gradually`seeped
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To enter into and permeate: 'The insistent rhythm of piano practice ---------d each room of the house.'`penetrate
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To entertain sumptuously with food and drink: provide a feast for`regale
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To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly: exhort`urge
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To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly: exhort`urges
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To equip (a military unit) with motor vehicles, such as tanks and trucks`mechanize
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To equip or supply with an ability: enable: Computers... ------- students to become intellectual explorers (Edward B. Fiske)`empower
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To equip or supply with a talent or quality: 'Nature -----ed you with a beautiful singing voice.'`endow
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To equip with better weapons`rearm
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To err is human, to forgive....`divine
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To erupt or explode`belch
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To escape from a liquid as bubbles: bubble up`effervesce
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To escape from: '------ one's creditors.'`outrun
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To escape from: 'outrun one's creditors.'`outran
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To escape or pass through a breach or flaw: 'helium ----ing slowly from the balloon.'`leak
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To escape the understanding or grasp of: 'a name that has always -----d me: a metaphor that -----d them.' escape`elude
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To establish securely, as in the mind or consciousness: instill: 'habits that had been -------ed early in childhood.'`implant
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To establish the foundation or basis of: base: 'found a theory on firm evidence.'`founded
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To establish the foundation or basis of: base: 'found a theory on firm evidence.'`founding
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To establish the foundation or basis of: base: 'found a theory on firm evidence.'`founds
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To estimate the quality, amount, size, and other features of: judge. estimate`appraise
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To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit: 'kept dodging the reporter's questions.'`dodge
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To evade: dodge: 'duck responsibility: ------ the reporter's question.'`ducked
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To evade payment of: '---- one's debts.'`bilk
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To evaluate anew: reappraise`revalue
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To evaporate or cause to evaporate`volatilize
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"to everything there is a season" is the subtitle of what 1960 hit`turn turn turn
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To evoke a feeling of shared emotion or belief: (It is a demonology [that] seems to -------- among secular and religious voters alike (Tamar Jacoby)`resonate
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To examine, analyze, or criticize in minute detail: '-------ed the plan afterward to learn why it had failed.' analyze`dissect
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To examine and judge carefully: appraise. estimate`evaluate
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To examine in order to note the similarities or differences of`compare
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To examine or consider (a subject) in speech or writing`discuss
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To exceed or surpass: Material development --------ped human development (Edith Hamilton). excel`outstrip
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To excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically`titillate
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To excite emotionally: 'The children were psyched to see the circus.'`psyching
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To excite emotionally: 'The children were psyched to see the circus.'`psychs
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To exclude or prevent (someone) from a given condition or activity: 'Modesty --------s me from accepting the honor.'`preclude
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To execute a dive in athletic competition`dived
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To execute a dive in athletic competition`diving
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To execute a dive in athletic competition`dove
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To exercise (authority or influence, for example) effectively. handle`wield
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To exert a supreme, guiding influence on or over: 'Ambition --------d their lives.'`dominate
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To exert control over: Managing the news... is the oldest game in town (James Reston).A major crisis to be ------d loomed on the horizon (Time)`manage
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To exert control over: Managing the news... is the oldest game in town (James Reston).A major crisis to be managed loomed on the horizon (Time)`manages
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To exhaust physically or emotionally`frazzle
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To exhibit a decreasing illuminated area from full moon to new moon`wane
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To exhibit in abundance: 'a face that -----d self-satisfaction.'`exude
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To exhibit irresolution or indecision: vacillate: '------- over buying a house.' hesitate`wavered
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To exhilarate or stupefy as if with alcohol`inebriate
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To exist in a given place or state: '----- in joy.'`dwell
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To exist in a suppressed state: 'Revolution smoldered in the masses.'`smoulder
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To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions: '--------ed away in prison.'`languish
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To exist over a prolonged period: last`continue
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To expand: gain: 'The business grew under new owners.'`grow
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To expand: gain: 'The business grew under new owners.'`grown
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To expand: gain: 'The business ---- under new owners.'`grew
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To expand or enlarge: '-------ed a national corporation into a worldwide business.'`develop
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To explain in detail: elucidate: 'The speaker -------ed the approach of positive thinking.' explain`expound
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To explode`burst
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To explode or detonate`fulminate
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To expose (a photographic film or plate) too long or with too much light`overexpose
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To expose: reveal`uncloak
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To expose to great heat`broil
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To expose to oxygen, as in the oxygenation of the blood by respiration`aerate
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To express at length or in detail: enlarge on: '------ed his remarks afterward.'`expand
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To express a wish for: request`desire
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To express disapproval of or regret for: deplore: Tom Brokaw of NBC News recently ------ed the cancer of the sound bite afflicting Presidential`bemoan
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To express in systematic terms or concepts`formulate
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To express in words: 'Say what's on your mind.'`said
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To express in words: 'Say what's on your mind.'`say
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To express or declare a strong belief, especially to make a declaration of faith`testified
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To express sentiment or enthusiasm effusively or incoherently: gush`slobber
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To express sorrow or grief over`deplore
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To express sorrow or unhappiness over: ------ing the possible effects of double-digit unemployment (Washington Post)`bewail
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To extend`distend
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To extend hospitality toward: '--------- friends at dinner.'`entertain
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To extend: run: 'The river passes through our land.'`passed
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To extend: run: 'The river passes through our land.'`passer
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To extract a tenth from - is a definition of which verb`decimate
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To extract (liquid) by twisting or compressing. Often used with out`wring
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To extract (liquid) by twisting or compressing. Often used with out`wrung
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To exude in droplets, as moisture from certain cheeses or sap from a tree`sweating
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To exult loudly, as over another's defeat: boast. boast1`crowed
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To fail to care for or attend to properly: '-------s her appearance.'`neglect
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To fail to discharge. Used of a firearm`misfire
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To fail to distinguish: mix up: '-------- fiction and fact.'`confound
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To fail to fulfill an obligation`welch
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To fail to perceive, understand, or experience: 'completely missed the point of the film.'`missing
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To fail to perceive, understand, or experience: 'completely ------ the point of the film.'`missed
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To fail to take advantage of: lose a chance for: '--------ed an opportunity to go to college.'`squander
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To 'fall off the wagon' does not refer to drunkenness. It actually references __________. 'Up on the wagon' refers to drunkenness from the days of beer wagons.`sobriety
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To fall or drop to a lower level, especially to go down slowly or in stages: 'The water in the lake sank several feet during the long, dry summer.'`sink
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To fall or drop to a lower level, especially to go down slowly or in stages: 'The water in the lake sank several feet during the long, dry summer.'`sunk
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To fall or drop to a lower level, especially to go down slowly or in stages: 'The water in the lake ---- several feet during the long, dry summer.'`sank
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To fall or roll end over end: 'The kittens ------d over each other.'`tumble
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To fascinate by or as if by hypnosis`hypnotize
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To fashion or shape in this way: '------- a toy boat.'`whittle
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To fasten by drawing together the parts or sides and knotting with strings or laces: '---d her shoes.'`tie
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To fasten by drawing together the parts or sides and knotting with strings or laces: 'tied her shoes.'`tying
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To fasten by passing through or around`reeved
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To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band`gird
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To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band`girds
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To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band`girt
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To fasten or wrap by encircling, as with a belt or ribbon`bind
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To fasten together in this way`clinch
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To feed fuel to and tend the fire of (a furnace)`stoke
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To feed fuel to and tend the fire of (a furnace)`stokes
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To feel a quiver of emotion`vibrate
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To feel a quiver of emotion`vibratory
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To feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness: '-----ed over the child's fate.'`yearn
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To feel fear or anxiety: 'I ------- at the very thought of it.'`tremble
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To feel loathing for: abhor`execrate
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To feel or exhibit signs of humiliation or embarrassment`squirm
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To feel or exhibit the effects of fatigue or exhaustion: weaken markedly: His brain ----ed from hitherto unprecedented weariness (Vladimir Nabokov)`wilt
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To feel such regret for past conduct as to change one's mind regarding it: '------ed of intemperate behavior.'`repent
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To feel such regret for past conduct as to change one's mind regarding it: '-------- of intemperate behavior.'`repented
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To feel sympathy or compassion`ache
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To fence in so as to prevent common use: '-------d the pasture.'`enclose
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To fence in so as to prevent common use: 'enclosed the pasture.'`inclose
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To fertilize (an ovum, for example)`impregnate
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To fertilize (land)`fatten
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To fill (a place or container) by packing tightly`stow
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To fill narrow openings in`chink
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To fill or cause to be filled with something: '------d them with a love of the land.'`infuse
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To fill too full: overload`overcharge
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To fill too tightly`cram
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To fill too tightly`crams
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To find a 'Glomerulus', you would need to look in what organ of your body`Kidney
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To find a 'Loop of Henle', you would need to look in what organ of your body`kidney
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to find an 'atrium', you would need to look in what organ of your body`heart
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To find by searching, examining, or experimenting: '------ the source of error.'`locate
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To find fault or criticize for petty reasons: cavil`quibble
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To find fault with`reprove
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To finely sharpen a cutting edge`hone
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To fish in by trailing a baited line: '----- the lake for bass.'`troll
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To fit or join the parts of (something) together again: '----------d the toaster after fixing it.'`reassemble
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To fit or join the parts of (something) together again: 'reassembled the toaster after fixing it.'`reassign
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To fit or provide (a person) with clothes made to that person's measurements`tailor
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To fit together the parts or pieces of: '-------- a machine: -------- data.'`assemble
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To fix fast: impale`transfix
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To fix firmly or securely: Today managed care plans are --------ed in the economy, enrolling 61 percent of the population (Peter T. Kilborn)`entrench
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To fix firmly or securely: (Today managed care plans are entrenched in the economy, enrolling 61 percent of the population (Peter T. Kilborn)`intrench
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To fix in place: secure. fasten`moor
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To fix in the mind or memory: memorize: '-----ed the speech in a few hours.'`learn
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To fix in the mind or memory: memorize: 'learned the speech in a few hours.'`learner
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To fix in the mind or memory: memorize: 'learned the speech in a few hours.'`learns
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To fix or set by authority or by mutual agreement: 'will ------- a date for the examination.'`appoint
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To fix the position of (a joint or fractured limb), as with a splint or cast`immobilize
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To fix to: attach: '------ a charm to the bracelet.'`append
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To flicker: quiver: and ------ like a flame (Robert Browning)`bicker
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To flood (a market) with an excess of goods so that supply exceeds demand`glut
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To flood with water, as for washing`swill
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To flow like spittle or saliva`drivel
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To flow or swirl copiously`swoosh
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To flow with such undulations or waves on the surface`ripple
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To flurry or swirl about`scurried
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To fly by a quick light flapping of the wings`flutter
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To focus one's eyes or attention on: '------ a faint object.'`fixate
|
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To follow a planned course on, across, or through: '-------- a stream.'`navigate
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To follow immediately after: ensue`supervene
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To fool around: fritter time away`fart
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To fool around: fritter time away`farting
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To fool: dupe: Snookered by a lot of malarkey about drilling costs, a Texas jury... added $3 billion of punitive damages (New Republic)`snooker
|
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To forbid, hinder, or prevent`debar
|
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To forbid or debar, especially authoritatively. forbid`interdict
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To form an ---------ion with: cross: 'The road ---------s the highway a mile from here.'`intersect
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To form an opinion about: evaluate: (While an author is yet living we -------- his powers by his worst performance (Samuel Johnson)`estimate
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To form an ulcer`fester
|
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To form by hollowing out`excavate
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To form, construct, or create anew, especially in an improved state`regenerate
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To form in this manner: '----- a length of rope from strands of hemp.'`twist
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To form into a coiled or spiral shape: '----ed the ends of the ribbon.'`curl
|
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To form or produce by chemical synthesis`synthesize
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To form (thread or yarn) in this manner`spins
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To form (thread or yarn) in this manner`spun
|
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To formulate a plan for: devise: '------ed a marketing strategy for the new product.'`design
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To form (yarn or thread) into fabric by intertwining`knit
|
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To foster the development of: promote: Athens was an imperial city, -------ed by the tribute of subjects (V. Gordon Childe)`nourish
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To free from a bridle`unbridled
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To free from an obstruction`unplug
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To free from a responsibility, obligation, or task`exonerate
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To free from a sealed or constrained state`uncork
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To free from evil spirits or malign influences`exorcise
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To free from pain, anxiety, or distress`relieve
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To free from pain, anxiety, or distress`relieves
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To free from restraint, pressure, or strictness`loosen
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To free from something that binds, fastens, or holds back: let go: '-------d the balloons: -------d a flood of questions.'`release
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To free from something that binds or restrains: '----- a horse from a tree.'`untie
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To free from something that binds or restrains: 'untie a horse from a tree.'`untying
|
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To frustrate or thwart: I will not ---------- the confidence you have put in me (Wayne A. Budd)`disappoint
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To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder: disarrange`disconcert
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To fulfill the requirements of: 'did my duty at all times.'`does
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To fulfill the requirements of: 'did my duty at all times.'`doing
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To fulfill the requirements of: 'did my duty at all times.'`done
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To fulfill the requirements of: '--- my duty at all times.'`did
|
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Tofu or Bean Curd is a staple food in much of Asia. From what beans is it made`soya beans
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To furnish as return for effort or investment: be productive of: 'an investment that -----s high percentages.'`yield
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To furnish or equip with: '-------- sheets for every bed.'`supplied
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To furnish with a`disguise
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To furnish with an`inset
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To furnish with a right or claim to something: 'The coupon -------s the bearer to a 25 percent savings. Every citizen is -------d to equal protection under`entitle
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To furnish with battlements for defense`embattled
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To furnish with clothing`dress
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To furnish with stitches for the purpose of closing, fastening, or attaching: '--- an incision closed.'`sew
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To furnish with stitches for the purpose of closing, fastening, or attaching: 'sew an incision closed.'`sewing
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To furnish with the qualities necessary for performance: 'an education that will equip you to handle such problems.' furnish`equipped
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To furnish with the qualities necessary for performance: 'an education that will ----- you to handle such problems.' furnish`equip
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To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example)`outflank
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To gain possession or control of, as in a game or contest: '------- the queen in chess: -------d the liberal vote.'`capture
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To gain the advantage over (another) by cleverness or forethought: outwit`outguess
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To gather: collect`cull
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To gaze intently: stare`pore
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To get by one's own efforts: 'acquire proficiency in math.'`acquirable
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To get going: move along`mosey
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To get hold of: gain or win: 'a show that copped four awards: copped a ticket to the game.'`copping
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To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully: '----- a kiss: stole the ball from an opponent.'`steal
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To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully: 'steal a kiss: ----- the ball from an opponent.'`stole
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To get out of a vehicle`dismount
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To get out of bed: '---- at dawn.'`rose
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To get out of bed: 'rose at dawn.'`rise
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To get out of bed: 'rose at dawn.'`rises
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To get out of bed: 'rose at dawn.'`rising
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To get over (something) by the passage of time: outgrow: He... may outwear those unattractive qualities of character (Westminster Gazette)`outwore
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To get over (something) by the passage of time: outgrow: He... may outwear those unattractive qualities of character (Westminster Gazette)`outworn
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To get rid of as if by tearing up by the roots: 'Their goal was to eradicate poverty.' abolish. eliminate`eradicable
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To get the better of: defeat`pip
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To get with great effort or strain. Used with out: '--- a bare existence from farming in an arid area.'`eke
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To give a completely different form or appearance to: transform: 'changed the yard into a garden.'`changes
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To give a darker hue to`darken
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To give a failing grade to`flunk
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To give a failing grade to`flunking
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To give a false or misleading account of: misrepresent`distort
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To give a light rap with: '--- a pencil.'`tap
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To give a light rap with: 'tap a pencil.'`tapped
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To give an account of (events, for example). describe`narrate
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To give an account of (events, for example). describe`narrator
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To give a name or title to: characterize`designate
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To give a name to at baptism`christen
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To give a name to: designate`denominate
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To give and receive reciprocally: interchange: '-------- gifts: -------- ideas.'`exchange
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To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to`gild
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To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to`gilds
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To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to`guild
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To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to`guilds
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To give a push or shake to: nudge: '---ged her dozing companion with her elbow.'`jog
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To give a push or shake to: nudge: 'jogged her dozing companion with her elbow.'`jogs
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To give as a responsibility or put into another's care: entrust: 'confided the task of drafting the report to her assistant.'`confider
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To give as a responsibility or put into another's care: entrust: '-------d the task of drafting the report to her assistant.'`confide
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To give as a trust to (someone): '-------ed his aides with the task.' commit`entrust
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To give as a trust to (someone): 'entrusted his aides with the task.' commit`intrust
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To give as legally due: '-----ed damages to the plaintiff.'`award
|
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To give a wavelike appearance or form to`undulate
|
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To give (a woman) in marriage`espouse
|
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To give back, either in return or in compensation: '----- kindness with kindness.'`repay
|
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To give back or show an image of (an object): mirror`reflect
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To give back or show an image of (an object): mirror`reflects
|
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To give expression to in words: '---- treason.'`talk
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To give forth a mournful or ominous sound`knell
|
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To give full discretionary power`carte blanche
|
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To give greater scope to: expand. increase`enlarge
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To give information to: inform or instruct`enlighten
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To give (money) in exchange for goods or services: 'paid four dollars for a hamburger: paid an hourly wage.'`pay
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To give (money) in exchange for goods or services: 'paid four dollars for a hamburger: paid an hourly wage.'`payed
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To give (money) in exchange for goods or services: 'paid four dollars for a hamburger: paid an hourly wage.'`paying
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To give (money) in exchange for goods or services: 'paid four dollars for a hamburger: paid an hourly wage.'`pays
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To give new freshness or brightness to: restore`refresh
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To give new freshness or brightness to: restore`refreshes
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To give new freshness or brightness to: restore`refs
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To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts`flash
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To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts`flashed
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To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts`flashes
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To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts`flashing
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To give or apply in a formal way: '---------- the last rites.'`administer
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To give orders to: direct`instruct
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To give or expend with reluctance: '--------d every penny spent.'`begrudge
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To give or make available: provide: '------ assistance.'`render
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To give or pledge (one's word or oath, for example)`plight
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To give out as sound: utter: (She ----ted her small strange laugh (Edith Wharton)`emit
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To give permission for: sanction: 'the city agency that ---------s construction projects.'`authorize
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To give rise to: produce: 'That remark ------d a stir.'`create
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To give support or substance to: the public awareness that must -------- a sustained and concerted development effort for Africa and its youth (Barber`underpin
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To give support to: foster: 'policies designed to --------- private investment.'`encourage
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To give up all resistance: acquiesce. yield`capitulate
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To give up (a position, for example), especially by formal notification`resign
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To give variety to: make diverse: '---- one's diet.'`vary
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To give variety to: make diverse: 'vary one's diet.'`varied
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To give variety to: make varied`variegate
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To give voice to: articulate: '-------- popular sentiment.'`vocalize
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To give way: collapse: 'an ego that -------s under pressure.'`crumble
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To give what is desired to: indulge: '--------- her curiosity.'`gratified
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To give wrong instructions or directions to`misdirect
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To glorify, praise, or honor`exalt
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To glow, especially with a reddish color: 'The sky -----ed pink at dawn.'`flush
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To goad to action: incite`prod
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To go after in or as if in pursuit: The wrong she had done ------ed her and haunted her dream (Katherine Anne Porter)`follow
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To go after in or as if in pursuit: The wrong she had done followed her and haunted her dream (Katherine Anne Porter)`following
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To go around: bypass: '----------ed the city.'`circumvent
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To go astray or be lost in transit, as mail or cargo`miscarried
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To go beyond: surpass`overpass
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To go by an indirect route or at no set pace: amble: '------ toward town.'`wander
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To go customarily or frequently: repair`resort
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To go from place to place as a salesperson or agent`travel
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To go into the water for swimming or other recreation`bathe
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To go or happen: 'How does it ---- with you?'`fare
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To go or move at a`canter
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To go or travel on foot: '----ed to the store.'`walk
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To go to as a customer, especially on a regular basis`patronize
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To go to bed`retires
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To go to see or spend time at (a place) with a certain intent: 'visit a museum: ------- London.'`visited
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To go without taking or removing: 'left my book on the bus.'`leave
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To grab: snatch`nab
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To grab: snatch`nabs
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To grant consent or leave to (someone): authorize: '------ted him to explain.'`permit
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To grant, especially as being due or appropriate: '------ed the President the proper deference.'`accord
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To grasp or grip tightly: '------ed the steering wheel.'`clench
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To grasp with the mind: apprehend: '----- an idea and develop it to the fullest extent.'`seize
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To grill meat on a rack over charcoal`charbroil
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To grind and knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp`masticate
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To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something: '------ for a key.'`fumble
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To grow beyond or too large for`overgrew
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To grow bored or impatient`tire
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To grow vigorously: flourish: the wild deer that ------ here (Tom Clancy)`throve
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To grow vigorously: flourish: the wild deer that throve here (Tom Clancy)`thrive
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To guarantee as meeting a standard: 'butter that was --------- Grade A.' approve`certified
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To guide or direct in a course: '---- a horse by the halter.' guide`lead
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To guide or direct in a course: 'lead a horse by the halter.' guide`leading
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To hammer the headless end of so as to form a head and fasten something`rivet
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To hamper by discouraging: deter`discourage
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To hang or droop laxly: 'a pennant ----ing from the mast.'`loll
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To hanker: yearn`hone
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To hanker: yearn`hones
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To hanker: yearn`honing
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To happen at the same time or during the same period`coincide
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To harass or disturb by repeated attacks`annoy
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To harden or dry (something) by subjecting to heat in or as if in an oven: '---- bricks.'`bake
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To harvest (a crop)`reap
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To harvest (a crop)`reapply
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To have a basis: reside or lie: 'The beauty of the artist's style -------s in its simplicity.'`consist
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To have a beginning: commence. begin`start
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To have a bright, warm, usually reddish color: 'The children's cheeks ----ed from the cold.'`glow
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To have a differing opinion: 'She --------s with him on everything. They say it will rain, but I --------.'`disagree
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To have a high opinion of: esteem or respect`admire
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To have a moral obligation to render or offer: 'I --- them an apology.'`owe
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To have an area or range in common with`overlap
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To have an irritating effect on: 'The racket from the street ------d my nerves.'`jangle
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To have as a consequence or necessary circumstance: imply or entail: 'His evasiveness ---------d complicity.'`implicate
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To have as a necessary feature or consequence: entail: 'was told that the job would ------- travel.' include`involve
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To have as a quality, characteristic, or other attribute: '-------ed great tact.'`possess
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To have as a quality, characteristic, or other attribute: 'possessed great tact.'`possessor
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To have as a supply: '---- an ax in the shed.'`keep
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To have as a supply: 'keep an ax in the shed.'`keeping
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To have as a supply: 'keep an ax in the shed.'`kept
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To have control over: 'For a time, enemy planes ---ed the skies.'`own
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To have control over: 'For a time, enemy planes owned the skies.'`owning
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To have difficulty holding: balance insecurely: '------d the ball but finally caught it: shook hands while juggling a cookie and a teacup.'`juggle
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To have difficulty holding: balance insecurely: 'juggled the ball but finally caught it: shook hands while juggling a cookie and a teacup.'`juggles
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To have doubts about: distrust: 'I ------- his motives.'`suspect
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To have life: live: 'one of the worst actors that ever -----ed.'`exist
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To have lively or boisterous fun: romp: 'The children ------ed in the water, splashing and ducking each other.'`cavort
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To have on one's person: pack: 'toting guns.'`tote
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To have or contain alliteration`alliterate
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To have or take charge of: control. conduct`direct
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To have or take charge of: control. conduct`directs
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To have the catchy sound of a simple, repetitious rhyme or doggerel`jingle
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To have the catchy sound of a simple, repetitious rhyme or doggerel`jingling
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To have the use or benefit of: '------ good health.'`enjoys
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To have the use or benefit of: '-----s good health.'`enjoy
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To have too little regard or esteem for`undervalue
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To hear or see (information, for example): '------- bad news: -------d a good report of the group's activities.'`receive
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To hear or see (information, for example): 'receive bad news: received a good report of the group's activities.'`receives
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To help create her signature sexy walk, actress _______ ________ sawed off part of the heel of one shoe.`Marilyn Monroe
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To help (domestic industry) with tariffs or quotas on imported goods`protect
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To help (domestic industry) with tariffs or quotas on imported goods`protects
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'Toheroa Soup' is a traditional dish from which country`new zealand
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To hit (a ball, for example) back and forth`bandied
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To hit (a ball, for example) back and forth`bandy
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To hit at something with a sweeping motion of the arm: '----- at the ball.'`swung
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To hit at something with a sweeping motion of the arm: 'swung at the ball.'`swing
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To hit or strike: 'was dinged on the head by a ball.'`dinging
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To hit or strike: 'was ----ed on the head by a ball.'`ding
|
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Toho film studios produced most of which series of films`godzilla
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To hoist (something): heave`heft
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To hoist (something): heave`hefting
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To hold (a person) back: prevent: '--------ed them from going.'`restrain
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To hold firmly and steadfastly to a purpose, state, or undertaking despite obstacles, warnings, or setbacks`persist
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To hold motionless: spellbind`fascinate
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To hold responsible: credit: 'We can ----- the parade for this traffic jam.'`thank
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To hold steadfastly to: cherish: 'He still hugs his outmoded beliefs.'`hugged
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To hold up: rob`heist
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To hold within limits: enclose`enfold
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To honor with a new title or description`dub
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To honor with a new title or description`dubs
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To humble (oneself). degrade`demean
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To hurl, knock, or thrust with sudden violence`dash
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To hurt or injure by maltreatment: ill-use`abuse
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To hypnotize`mesmerize
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To identify (a person) as having a particular disease or condition by means of a diagnosis`diagnose
|
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toilets in australia flush ---------- clockwise`counter
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To imagine or picture to oneself in advance`prefigure
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To imbue with militarism`militarize
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To immerse in liquid for a period of time`soak
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To impair steadily: deteriorate: Doubt and mistrust could creep into our lives, corroding personal and professional relationships (Philip Taubman)`corrode
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To impair the respiration of: asphyxiate`suffocate
|
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To impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of: spoil`mar
|
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To impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of: spoil`mars
|
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To impart (information or news, for example) by telephone`phoned
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To impart interest or zest to: enliven: The party was -------d by all kinds of men and women (Ren Dubos)`animate
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To impart new health, vigor, or spirit to`revive
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To impart new vigor to: revive`renovate
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To impart the styles and manners of a city to: Will the immigration of high-powered executives somehow citify the country? (Wharton Magazine)`citified
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To impede the force or movement of`baffle
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To impose a handicap on: place at a disadvantage`penalize
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To impose the separation of (a race or class) from the rest of society`segregate
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To impregnate: fertilize`fecundate
|
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To impress, deter, or intimidate by a false display of confidence`bluff
|
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To improve or change (a photographic negative or print), as by adding details or removing flaws`retouch
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To improve the morals of: reform`moralize
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To improve the quality of (livestock) by selective breeding for desired characteristics`upgrade
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To impute: attribute: '----- blame to him.'`affix
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To include: contain: The word politics... --------s, in itself, a difficult study of no inconsiderable magnitude (Charles Dickens). include`comprise
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To include in a specification`specified
|
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To include in the biblical canon`canonize
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To inconvenience`disoblige
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To incorporate into a prevailing group`mainstream
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To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city`annex
|
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To increase in force, size, number, or degree: 'Membership in the club -----ed.'`swell
|
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To increase in force, size, number, or degree: 'Membership in the club swelled.'`swollen
|
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To increase: raise: '----- prices: efforts to ----- participation in the program.'`boost
|
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To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or part)`stimulate
|
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To increase the amplitude, intensity, or volume of`elevate
|
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To increase the contrast of (a photographic image)`intensify
|
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To increase the gravity or intensity of: a scene... that ----------s his rose fever and makes him sneeze (Samuel Beckett)`exasperate
|
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To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons`oxidize
|
|
To increase the size of their penis, the men of some African Tribes, just prior to intercourse, would have ____ ______ their penis.`bees sting
|
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To indicate by prediction: forecast: 'leading economic indicators that ------- a recession.'`portend
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To indicate conspicuously: make plain: 'wearing a button that --------ed my choice for president.'`proclaim
|
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To indicate or communicate by signs or symbols: 'Letters of the alphabet --------- sounds.'`represent
|
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To induce or compel (someone) to do something, especially by fraud or force: 'We were --------ed into buying worthless securities.'`shanghai
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To induce to engage in sex`seduce
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To induct into an office, rank, or position: 'a ceremony to ------l the new governor.'`instal
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To infer from a general principle: reason deductively: '------d from the laws of physics that the new airplane would fly.'`deduce
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To inflict (a blow)`strike
|
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To inflict a penalty for (an offense)`punish
|
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To influence beforehand against or in favor of someone or something: prejudice`prepossess
|
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To influence or effect by or as if by magic: 'tried to ------- away the doubts that beset her.'`conjure
|
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To influence or manage shrewdly or deviously: 'He ----------d public opinion in his favor.'`manipulate
|
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To infuse or subject thoroughly to`steeped
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To inhibit, block, or disrupt the action of (an enzyme or other biological agent)`deactivate
|
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To initiate: begin. found1`institute
|
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To initiate or make a --------- connection with: place a call to`telephone
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To injure so as to render harmless`scotch
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To insert strips of fat or bacon in (meat) before cooking`lard
|
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To inspect carefully: scrutinize: Two women were ------ing the other people on the platform (Thomas Wolfe). see1`survey
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To install or fit (a device or system, for example) for use in or on an existing structure, especially an older dwelling`retrofit
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To instill by wearying repetition: 'dinned the Latin conjugations into the students' heads.'`dinning
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To instill by wearying repetition: '------ the Latin conjugations into the students' heads.'`dinned
|
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To instill forcefully: '----bed the lesson into my head.'`drub
|
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To institute proceedings against (a person) for redress of grievances`sue
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To institute proceedings against (a person) for redress of grievances`suing
|
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To instruct (a government agent, for example) not to reveal classified or secret information after employment has ceased`debrief
|
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To interlace (threads, for example) into cloth`weave
|
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To interlace (threads, for example) into cloth`wove
|
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To interrupt periodically: (lectures ---------d by questions and discussions (Gilbert Highet).( [There is] a great emptiness in America's West ---------d by Air Force bases`punctuate
|
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To intersperse: intermix: '---------d the testimony with half-truths.'`interlace
|
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To, into, or toward that place: 'wouldn't go ----- again.'`there
|
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To introduce (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture: '----red a cup of sugar into the cake batter.'`stir
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To introduce (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture: 'stirred a cup of sugar into the cake batter.'`stirs
|
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To introduce (a young woman) to society with conventional ceremony`presented
|
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To introduce (a young woman) to society with conventional ceremony`presenting
|
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To introduce or insert (oneself) by subtle and artful means`insinuate
|
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To introduce to a new field, interest, skill, or activity`initiate
|
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To introduce to a new field, interest, skill, or activity`initiator
|
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To invalidate, destroy, or change completely: overthrow: '-----ed a popular legend.'`upend
|
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To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation: '--------d a swing from hanging vines.'`contrive
|
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To invest with (a characteristic, for example): 'a carefully worded statement that conferred an aura of credibility. '`conferment
|
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To invest with (a characteristic, for example): 'a carefully worded statement that ------red an aura of credibility. '`confer
|
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To invest with sovereign power or with the authority of high office`enthrone
|
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To involve in hampering or awkward complications: en`tangle
|
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To issue from confinement or an enclosure: leak or seep out: 'Gas was escaping from the vent.'`escape
|
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To issue from confinement or an enclosure: leak or seep out: 'Gas was escaping from the vent.'`escapes
|
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To issue in a stream: pour forth: 'Sap flowed from the gash in the tree.'`flowing
|
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To issue or emerge in rays or waves: 'Heat -------d from the stove.'`radiate
|
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To issue or extend: 'poplars ------ing their branches upward: ------ out his finger.'`thrust
|
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To join (a plant or plants) by such union`graft
|
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To join or act together: combine: Semisweet chocolate, cocoa powder, espresso, Cognac, and vanilla all -------- to intensify [the cake's] flavor`conspire
|
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To join or unite so as to increase in size, quantity, quality, or scope: 'added 12 inches to the deck: flowers that added beauty to the dinner table.'`adding
|
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To join or unite so as to increase in size, quantity, quality, or scope: 'added 12 inches to the deck: flowers that added beauty to the dinner table.'`adds
|
|
To join or unite so as to increase in size, quantity, quality, or scope: '---ed 12 inches to the deck: flowers that ---ed beauty to the dinner table.'`add
|
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To join (ropes, for example) by interweaving strands`splice
|
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To join together again: reunite`rejoin
|
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To join with a`tenon
|
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To judge the merits and faults of: analyze and evaluate`criticize
|
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To keep from possessing or enjoying: deny: 'They were -------d of a normal childhood by the war.'`deprive
|
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To keep hidden or private`hoard
|
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To keep in an existing state: preserve or retain: '-------- one's composure.'`maintain
|
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To keep in custody or temporary confinement: 'The police ------ed several suspects for questioning. The disruptive students were ------ed after school until`detain
|
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To keep in or hold back: repress: '------d my indignation.'`stifle
|
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To keep in perfect or unaltered condition: maintain unchanged`preserve
|
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To keep in perfect or unaltered condition: maintain unchanged`preshrunk
|
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To keep or hold in a particular place, condition, or position`retain
|
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To keep or hold in a particular place, condition, or position`retaining
|
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To keep (someone) from doing something: impede: '-------ed us from winning.'`prevent
|
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To keep (someone) from doing something: impede: 'prevented us from winning.'`prevents
|
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To kill (oneself) by fire`immolate
|
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To kill time`doodle
|
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To kill: 'was ------ by an assassin's bullet.'`felled
|
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To kill: 'was felled by an assassin's bullet.'`felling
|
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To knock down: lay low: 'The boxer was -------ed with one punch.'`flatten
|
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To know or identify from past experience or knowledge: '--------- hostility.'`recognize
|
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Tokyo is the capital of ______`japan
|
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To lam`baste
|
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To lap or wash against`lave
|
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To lap or wash against`laves
|
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To lap up`lick
|
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To lash with sweeping strokes`slash
|
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To laugh loudly or excitedly`roar
|
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To laugh loudly or excitedly`roars
|
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To laugh or talk in a shrill manner`cackle
|
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To lay down or leave behind by a natural process: 'layers of sediment that were -------ed on the ocean floor: glaciers that -------ed their debris as`deposit
|
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To lead away from excellence or virtue`debauch
|
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To lead into error of thought or action, especially by intentionally deceiving. deceive`mislead
|
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To lead or guide. accompany`conduct
|
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To lean over as if about to fall`topple
|
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To leap lightly about`skip
|
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To leap or skip about excitedly`dance
|
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To learn by hearing: be told by others: 'I heard she got married.'`hears
|
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To learn by ----ing: be told by others: 'I ----d she got married.'`hear
|
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To learn or commit to memory`conned
|
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To leave altogether: abandon: 'forsook Hollywood and returned to the legitimate stage.'`forsake
|
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To leave out or omit from consideration: reject`eliminate
|
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To leave the company of: 'had to quit the gathering in order to be home by midnight.'`quitted
|
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To leave the company of: 'had to ---- the gathering in order to be home by midnight.'`quit
|
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To lengthen in extent`prolong
|
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To -----le`sniff
|
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To lessen or reduce by half: '-----d the recipe to serve two.'`halve
|
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To lessen the force or activity of: moderate: 'slaking his anger.'`slake
|
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To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture`dilute
|
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To let saliva drip from the mouth: drool`dribble
|
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To let the body drop heavily: 'Exhausted, I ----ped into the armchair.'`plop
|
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To let the head fall forward when sleepy`nod
|
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To let the head fall forward when sleepy`nods
|
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To lie or creep in a prostrate position, as in subservience or humility`grovel
|
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To lie partly over or on: 'each shingle lapping the next: shadows that ------ the wall.'`lapped
|
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To lie partly over or on: 'each shingle ------- the next: shadows that lapped the wall.'`lapping
|
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To lie scattered over or about: 'Books and papers -------ed the desk.'`bestrew
|
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To lift upright: raise`reared
|
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To lift upright: raise`rearing
|
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To limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs`entail
|
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To linger: tarry: '-----d for a while under the huge oak tree.'`pause
|
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To list the items of: '-------d the expense account.'`itemize
|
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To live as a parasite in or on: 'livestock that were ------ed with tapeworms.'`infest
|
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To live in: inhabit: 'creatures that -------- the ocean depths.'`populate
|
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To live in peace with another or others despite differences, especially as a matter of policy: (recognize and accept, as every President in the nuclear age has, that this means -------ingwith the`coexist
|
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To live, room, or stay at a place: 'I'm -----ing up with my cousin till I find a place of my own.'`shack
|
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To live, room, or stay at a place: 'I'm shacking up with my cousin till I find a place of my own.'`shacks
|
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To look forward to, especially with pleasure: expect: '----------d a pleasant hike in the country.'`anticipate
|
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To look or glance sideways`squint
|
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To look or peer furtively, as from a place of concealment`peek
|
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To look or peer furtively, as from a place of concealment`peeked
|
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To look over quickly and systematically: '----ning the horizon for signs of land.'`scan
|
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To loom over: 'The threat of nuclear war overhangs modern society.'`overhung
|
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To loom over: 'The threat of nuclear war --------s modern society.'`overhang
|
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To loosen, adjust, or remove by rotating`unscrew
|
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To loosen or dig soil around (growing plants)`cultivate
|
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To loosen or remove the clothing of`unlace
|
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To lose freshness: droop`wither
|
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To lose freshness: wither: 'summer flowers that had ----d.'`fade
|
|
To lose or cause to lose vitality or intensity: 'My enthusiasm -------ed as the project wore on. Inflation -------ed the buying power of the dollar.'`shrivel
|
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To lose or discard in the course of maturation: 'She ------- her youthful idealism.'`outgrew
|
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To lose stiffness, numbness, or impermeability by being warmed: 'left the frozen turkey out until it ----ed: ----ed out by sitting next to the stove.'`thaw
|
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To lose vigor, firmness, or resilience: 'My spirits ------ after I had been rejected for the job.'`sagged
|
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To lose vigor, firmness, or resilience: 'My spirits ---ged after I had been rejected for the job.'`sag
|
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To lose vigor, firmness, or resilience: 'My spirits sagged after I had been rejected for the job.'`sagging
|
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To lower the exchange value of (a currency) by lowering its gold equivalency`devalue
|
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To lure (a person) into a swindle`shill
|
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To lure into danger, difficulty, or a compromising situation. catch`entrap
|
|
To luxuriate: revel: '------ in self-righteousness.'`wallow
|
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To maintain (eggs, organisms, or living tissue) at optimal environmental conditions for growth and development`incubate
|
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To maintain the stability of (an airplane or ship, for example) by means of a ---------r`stabilize
|
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To make (a beverage) by boiling, steeping, or mixing various ingredients: '---- tea.'`brew
|
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To make a careful examination or investigation of: probe: '------ one's conscience for the right solution to the problem.'`search
|
|
To make a car go backwards you have to put it in what gear`reverse
|
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To make (a color) lighter`lighten
|
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To make (a color) lighter`lightening
|
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To make a daguerreotype, an early photograph, required a 15-minute average _______ time`exposure
|
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To make a false show of: feign`dissemble
|
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To make (a film or plate) sensitive to light, especially to light of a specific wavelength`sensitize
|
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To make a first appearance in a public performance`premiere
|
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To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge`complain
|
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To make a formal defense or justification in speech or writing`apologize
|
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To make a formal speech to`address
|
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To make agitated or nervous: fluster`bother
|
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To make a great effort: struggle`agonize
|
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To make (a hidden microphone, for example) ineffective`debug
|
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To make (a hole) by piercing`puncture
|
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To make (a hole, for example) by striking repeatedly with the beak or a pointed instrument`peck
|
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To make a hole or opening in: perforate`pierce
|
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To make (a hole or pathway, for example) by or as if by prodding, elbowing, or jabbing: 'I ----d my way to the front of the crowd.'`poke
|
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To make (a hole or pathway, for example) by or as if by prodding, elbowing, or jabbing: 'I poked my way to the front of the crowd.'`poking
|
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To make a humble entreaty to: beseech`supplicate
|
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To make alive: vitalize`quicken
|
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To make all the text align against the left or right margins is called`justification
|
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To make a loud piercing sound: 'Jet planes ------ed through the air.'`scream
|
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To make a loud piercing sound: 'Jet planes screamed through the air.'`screaming
|
|
To make a loud raucous cry, especially of derision or contempt`hooted
|
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To make amends to`redress
|
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To make an estimate of: evaluate: 'calculating the team's chances of winning.'`calculate
|
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To make an inquiry or investigation: 'inquire into the extent of the corruption.'`enquire
|
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To make a noise similar to noisy expulsion of air from the lungs: 'The engine -----ed and died.'`cough
|
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To make (an opening) by ripping: '---- a hole in my stocking.'`tore
|
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To make (an opening) by ripping: 'tore a hole in my stocking.'`tear
|
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To make (an opening) by ripping: 'tore a hole in my stocking.'`tearing
|
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To make (an opening) by ripping: 'tore a hole in my stocking.'`torn
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To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry: 'The wind ----ed through the trees.'`wail
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To make a repeated tapping sound`pitapat
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To make a rush or an attack with or as if with a sudden sweeping movement. Often used with down: 'The children -----ed down on the pile of presents.'`swoop
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To make a sharp snapping sound`crack
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To make a sharp snapping sound`cracks
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To make a shrill, discordant sound`caterwaul
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To make a signal with an up-and-down or back-and-forth movement of the hand or an object held in the hand: '----d as she drove by.'`wave
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To make a soft crackling sound: rustle`crinkle
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To make a solemn promise: vow`swear
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To make a solemn promise: vow`swore
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To make a sound expressive of stress or strain: 'floorboards -----ing.'`groan
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To make a sound resembling laborious breathing`wheeze
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To make a sound resembling that of loud weeping`sob
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To make a sound resembling that of loud weeping`sobs
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To make a sound similar to this: 'The baby ------d with pleasure.'`gurgle
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To make a sudden or swift attack or charge`rushing
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To make (a text or language) regular and consistent, especially with respect to spelling or style`normalize
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To make a usually serious mistake`blunder
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To make available: afford: 'a room that -------- ample sunlight through French windows.'`provides
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To make available: afford: 'a room that -------s ample sunlight through French windows.'`provide
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To make a victim of`victimize
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To make blurred or indistinct: '------- the difference between the two candidates: worked quickly to fuzz up the details of the scandal.'`fuzzing
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To make boxing or fighting motions without hitting one's opponent`spar
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To make boxing or fighting motions without hitting one's opponent`sparred
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To make brown by exposure to the sun`tan
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To make brown by exposure to the sun`tanned
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To make brown by exposure to the sun`tans
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To make by means of needlework: '--------- a design on a bedspread.'`embroider
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To make by the agitation of milk or cream: '----- butter.'`churn
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To make calm or still: soothe`becalm
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To make compact by doubling or bending over parts: 'folded the laundry: folded the chairs for stacking.'`folding
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To make compact by doubling or bending over parts: 'folded the laundry: folded the chairs for stacking.'`folds
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To make confusedly intricate: complicate`perplex
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To make dark and gloomy`overcloud
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To make dirty: soil`besmirch
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To make economical use of something: The best that can be said for this method is that it ---------s on thought (Christopher Hitchens)`economize
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To make extensive structural repairs on`rebuild
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To make feasible or possible: 'funds that will ------ construction of new schools.'`enable
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To make firmer: strengthen: 'Working on the campaign -------ed her intention to go into politics. '`confirm
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To make fit for companionship with others: make sociable`socialize
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To make formal`formalize
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To make fuller, more meaningful, or more rewarding: 'An appreciation of art will ------ your life.'`enrich
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To make fun of: mock playfully`tease
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To make fun of: mock playfully`teases
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To make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation`aggrandize
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To make half a kilo of honey, bees must collect nectar from over ___ _______ individual flowers`two million`2,000,000
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To make hard like brass`braze
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To make high or higher: raise`heighten
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To make imperfect or defective: impair`maim
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To make indistinct as if by rubbing: Five years' absence had done nothing to ------ the people's memory of his firmness (Alan Moorehead). erase`efface
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To make in imitation of or as a substitute for. imitate`simulate
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To make insignificant by comparison: dominate`overshadow
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