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eight
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(n) a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life

(n) the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

(s) being one more than seven

east
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(n) the countries of Asia

(n) the region of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River

(n) the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

(a) situated in or facing or moving toward the east

(r) to, toward, or in the east; "we travelled east for several miles"

each
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(r) to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each"

enter
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(v) set out on (an enterprise, subject of study, etc.); "she embarked upon a new career"

(v) make a record of; set down in permanent form

(v) become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"

(v) put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

(v) come on stage

(v) to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"

(v) take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"

(v) register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"

(v) be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"

economy
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(n) an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"

(n) frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the Scots are famous for their economy"

(n) the efficient use of resources; "economy of effort"

(n) the system of production and distribution and consumption

energy
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(n) an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"

(n) enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy"

(n) an exertion of force; "he plays tennis with great energy"

(n) the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

(n) (physics) the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety of forms"

(n) a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"

evidence
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(n) your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"

(n) an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"

(n) (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

(v) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his se

(v) give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"

(v) provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"

either
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(r) after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'; "he isn't stupid, but he isn't exactly a genius either"; "I don't know either"; "if you don't order dessert I won't either"

easy
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(s) plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come by; "easy money"

(s) less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter"

(s) casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

(s) affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes"

(s) not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"

(a) posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma"

(a) free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner"; "by the time the child faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words"

(s) performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a facile hand"

(s) marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope"

(s) readily exploited or tricked; "an easy mark"; "an easy victim"

(s) not harsh; causing little distress; "an easy penalty"

(s) having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"

(s) not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"

(s) affording pleasure; "easy good looks"

(s) in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"

(r) with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy"

(r) in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard)

(r) without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

event
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(n) something that happens at a given place and time

(n) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

(n) a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory

(n) a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"

especially
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(r) to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger"

(r) in a special manner; "a specially arranged dinner"

early
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(a) at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomat

(a) being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"

(a) of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"

(s) very young; "at an early age"

(s) expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations"

(r) before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"

(r) in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning"

(r) during an early stage; "early on in her career"

even
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(v) make even or more even

(v) become even or more even; "even out the surface"

(v) make level or straight; "level the ground"

(s) equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight"

(s) of the score in a contest; "the score is tied"

(a) being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with); "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "th

(a) divisible by two

(s) occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing"

(s) symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon"

(r) used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected; "even an idiot knows that"; "declined even to consider the idea"; "I don't have even a dollar!"

(r) to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale"

(r) in spite of; notwithstanding; "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him"

(r) to the full extent; "loyal even unto death"

explain
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(v) serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again"

(v) make palin and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

(v) define; "The committe explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"

effort
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(n) a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"

(n) use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

(n) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

(n) a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to

economic
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(s) using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"

(s) financially rewarding; "it was no longer economic to keep the factory open"; "have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service"

(s) concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money); "he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons"; "gave up the large house for economic reasons"; "in economic terms they are very privileged"

(a) of or relating to the science of economics; "economic theory"

(a) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life"

else
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(s) other than what is under consideration or implied; "ask somebody else"; "I don't know what else to do"; "where else can we look?"

(r) (usually used with `or') if not, then; "watch your step or else you may fall"; "leave or else I'll get angry"

(r) additional to or different from this one or place or time or manner; "nobody else is here"; "she ignored everything else"; "I don't know where else to look"; "when else can we have the party?"; "couldn't decide how else it could be done"

effect
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(n) an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"

(n) (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect"

(n) an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect"

(n) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

(n) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

(n) a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"

(v) produce; "The scientists set up a shockwave"

(v) act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"

experience
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(n) the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"

(n) the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"

(n) an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"

(v) undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"

(v) have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two d

(v) undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"

(v) of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

(v) go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"

expect
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(v) be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

(v) look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"

(v) consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"

(v) regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

(v) look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

(v) consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

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