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it is not an educational problem." }, { "id": 347, "phrase": "equity", "sense": [ "the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it", "the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation", "conformity with rules or standards" ], "sentence": "If you were especially helpful in a corrupt scheme you received not just cash in a bag, but equity." }, { "id": 549, "phrase": "workers", "sense": [ "a person who works at a specific occupation", "a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)", "sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae", "a person who acts and gets things done" ], "sentence": "Fears about the impact of immigrants are based on the notion that they are liable to replace native workers, in particular unskilled ones, exerting downward pressure on wages." }, { "id": 639, "phrase": "workers", "sense": [ "a person who works at a specific occupation", "a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)", "sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae", "a person who acts and gets things done" ], "sentence": "The gender and ethnic backgrounds of workers and how these relate to age discrimination are examined." }, { "id": 242, "phrase": "individual", "sense": [ "a human being", "a single organism", "being or characteristic of a single thing or person", "separate and distinct from others of the same kind", "characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing", "concerning one person exclusively" ], "sentence": "The individual voter 's standing consequently will be enhanced through lower taxes." }, { "id": 377, "phrase": "descending", "sense": [ "move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way", "come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example", "do something that one considers to be below one's dignity", "come as if by falling" ], "sentence": "Only when one is ascending-- or in our case descending a tad trop rapidement-- does one feel, well, airborne in a picnic basket." }, { "id": 642, "phrase": "European", "sense": [ "a native or inhabitant of Europe", "of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe" ], "sentence": "This document is a summary of the European Public Assessment Report." }, { "id": 320, "phrase": "generalizations", "sense": [ "reasoning from detailed facts to general principles", "an idea or conclusion having general application", "the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances", "(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus" ], "sentence": "The interactions between health and homelessness are complex, defying sweeping generalizations as to`` cause`` or`` effect.``" }, { "id": 440, "phrase": "appeals", "sense": [ "earnest or urgent request", "attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates", "(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial", "request for a sum of money", "take a court case to a higher court for review", "request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection", "be attractive to", "challenge (a decision)", "cite as an authority; resort to" ], "sentence": "But lawyers for Mr. Hayes have already made court filings that sketch out appeals arguments that are likely to occupy the courts for years." }, { "id": 441, "phrase": "appeals", "sense": [ "earnest or urgent request", "attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates", "(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial", "request for a sum of money", "take a court case to a higher court for review", "request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection", "be attractive to", "challenge (a decision)", "cite as an authority; resort to" ], "sentence": "The claim could force appeals judges to grapple with the question of whether new technology requires new courtroom rules." }, { "id": 253, "phrase": "matters", "sense": [ "a vaguely specified concern", "some situation or event that is thought about", "that which has mass and occupies space", "a problem", "(used with negation) having consequence", "written works (especially in books or magazines)", "have weight; have import, carry weight" ], "sentence": "Since local benefit-seeking matters more and national policy making matters less in the lower chamber of Congress, this is precisely the pattern one would expect if Republicans are less willing to engage in local benefit-seeking than their Democratic counterparts." }, { "id": 421, "phrase": "securities", "sense": [ "the state of being free from danger or injury", "defense against financial failure; financial independence", "freedom from anxiety or fear", "a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends", "property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation", "a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers", "a guarantee that an obligation will be met", "an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in", "measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc." ], "sentence": "Technology securities have thereby lost some ground." }, { "id": 562, "phrase": "securities", "sense": [ "the state of being free from danger or injury", "defense against financial failure; financial independence", "freedom from anxiety or fear", "a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends", "property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation", "a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers", "a guarantee that an obligation will be met", "an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in", "measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc." ], "sentence": "The value of the securities dropped dramatically during the financial crisis and brought down the credit unions." }, { "id": 65, "phrase": "theory", "sense": [ "a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena", "a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena", "a belief that can guide behavior" ], "sentence": "But there was no way to prove Dr. Knudson 's`` two-hit`` theory." }, { "id": 235, "phrase": "theory", "sense": [ "a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena", "a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena", "a belief that can guide behavior" ], "sentence": "The theory relies on three assumptions:" }, { "id": 243, "phrase": "theory", "sense": [ "a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena", "a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena", "a belief that can guide behavior" ], "sentence": "While this theory is exceedingly simple, it appears to explain several things." }, { "id": 198, "phrase": "aware", "sense": [ "(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception", "bearing in mind; attentive to" ], "sentence": "Toward the end of his fourth hairy highball, while he was moodily making wet rings on the table-top with the bottom of the glass, he became aware that he was not alone." }, { "id": 362, "phrase": "leaned", "sense": [ "the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical", "to incline or bend from a vertical position", "cause to lean or incline", "have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined", "rely on for support", "cause to lean to the side", "lacking excess flesh; ; -Shakespeare", "lacking in mineral content or combustible material", "containing little excess", "not profitable or prosperous" ], "sentence": "I had to reach back to French 101 when the monsieur avec clipboard leaned over my shoulder during the coffee phase of dinner and asked whether I wanted to ride in a montgolfiere." }, { "id": 88, "phrase": "At the same time", "sense": [ "at the same instant", "overlapping in duration" ], "sentence": "At the same time, the Johns Hopkins team and others are rushing to pinpoint other tumor-suppressor genes." }, { "id": 251, "phrase": "power", "sense": [ "possession of controlling influence", "(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)", "possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done", "(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power", "one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority", "a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself", "physical strength", "a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world", "a very wealthy or powerful businessman", "supply the force or power for the functioning of" ], "sentence": "To the extent that Democratic legislators from the South have held a disproportionate share of power in Congress since 1932 and have been able to translate such clout into relatively more local benefits for their respective constituencies, voters in the South have had an especially strong incentive to keep such Democrats in office." }, { "id": 430, "phrase": "power", "sense": [ "possession of controlling influence", "(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)", "possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done", "(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power", "one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority", "a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself", "physical strength", "a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world", "a very wealthy or powerful businessman", "supply the force or power for the functioning of" ], "sentence": "We all know that China is on track to become a major economic as well as technological power, Oil Ministry spokesman Assam Jihad said." }, { "id": 328, "phrase": "bothered", "sense": [ "an angry disturbance", "something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness", "take the trouble to do something; concern oneself", "cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations", "to cause inconvenience or discomfort to", "intrude or enter uninvited", "make nervous or agitated", "make confused or perplexed or puzzled" ], "sentence": "There is no sign that you bothered to consider the inverse of your logic: namely, that mental illness and substance abuse might be to some degree consequences rather than causes of homelessness." }, { "id": 385, "phrase": "saluting", "sense": [ "an act of honor or courteous recognition", "a formal military gesture of respect", "an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat", "propose a toast to", "greet in a friendly way", "express commendation of", "become noticeable", "honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers", "recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position" ], "sentence": "As we streaked by a blase gendarme, I could n't resist rearing up on my soggy loafers and saluting." } ]