Term: purism: scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language)
Candidate hypernym: insistence: continual and persistent demands → 1
Candidate hypernym: secretary of defense: the position of the head of the Department of Defense → 0
Candidate hypernym: strabismus: abnormal alignment of one or both eyes → 0
Candidate hypernym: caveman: someone who lives in a cave → 0
Candidate hypernym: custard pie: a prop consisting of an open pie filled with real or artificial custard; thrown in slapstick comedies → 0
Candidate hypernym: absolute temperature: temperature measured on the absolute scale → 0
Candidate hypernym: gas engine: an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor → 0
Candidate hypernym: epidural anesthesia: regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery → 0
Candidate hypernym: underdevelopment: state of inadequate development → 0
Candidate hypernym: crinoline: a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing → 0
Candidate hypernym: fender-bender: a collision between motor vehicles that produces minor damage → 0