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attempt
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n 1: 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" [syn: attempt, effort, endeavor,
endeavour, try]
2: the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year";
"they made an attempt on his life" [syn: attack, attempt]
v 1: make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his
fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The
police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve
himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" [syn:
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay]
2: enter upon an activity or enterprise [syn: undertake, set
about, attempt]
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contempt
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n 1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense
dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which
outsiders were held is legendary" [syn: contempt,
disdain, scorn, despite]
2: a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
[syn: contempt, disrespect]
3: open disrespect for a person or thing [syn: contempt,
scorn]
4: a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of
a court or legislative body
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cramped
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adj 1: constricted in size; "cramped quarters"; "trying to bring
children up in cramped high-rise apartments"
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dreamed
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adj 1: conceived of or imagined or hoped for; "his dreamed
symphony that would take the world of music by storm"
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exempt
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adj 1: (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation
or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other
things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the
aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very
poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"
[ant: nonexempt]
2: (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation; "the funds of
nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"; "income exempt from
taxation" [syn: nontaxable, exempt] [ant: nonexempt,
taxable]
v 1: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
"She exempted me from the exam" [syn: exempt, relieve,
free] [ant: apply, enforce, implement]
2: grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this
class" [syn: excuse, relieve, let off, exempt]
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kempt
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adj 1: (of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn:
kempt, tidy]
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prompt
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adj 1: according to schedule or without delay; on time; "the
train is prompt"
2: ready and willing or quick to act; "she is always prompt to
help her friends";
3: performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my
letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a
straightaway denial" [syn: immediate, prompt, quick,
straightaway]
n 1: a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the
next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his
prompting" [syn: prompt, prompting]
2: (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer
screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a
command [syn: prompt, command prompt]
v 1: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice
my career" [syn: motivate, actuate, propel, move,
prompt, incite]
2: serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my
relatives" [syn: prompt, inspire, instigate]
3: assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next
words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned [syn:
prompt, remind, cue]
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tempt
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v 1: dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the
delicious-looking food" [syn: tempt, allure]
2: provoke someone to do something through (often false or
exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into
temptation" [syn: entice, lure, tempt]
3: give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the
window displays tempted the shoppers" [syn: tempt,
invite]
4: induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him
into giving her all his money" [syn: charm, influence,
tempt]
5: try to seduce
6: try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"
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undreamt
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adj 1: not imagined even in a dream [syn: undreamed,
undreamed of, undreamt, undreamt of, unimagined]
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unkempt
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adj 1: not neatly combed; "wild unkempt hair"
2: not properly maintained or cared for; "an unkempt garden";
"native vistas and unkempt rambling paths"; "an ukempt
appearance"
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preempt
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n 1: a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players
from bidding [syn: preemptive bid, pre-empt, preempt]
v 1: acquire for oneself before others can do so
2: take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of
the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour";
"discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the
lecture by the professor" [syn: preempt, displace]
3: gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially
so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
4: make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
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klimt
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n 1: Austrian painter influenced by art nouveau (1862-1918)
[syn: Klimt, Gustav Klimt]
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camped
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clamped
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damped
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dreamt
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empt
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vicomte
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decamped
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undamped
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