Term: expostulation: the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
Candidate hypernym: communication: the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information → 1
Candidate hypernym: tenterhook: one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter → 0
Candidate hypernym: hyperactivity: a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement → 0
Candidate hypernym: wax paper: paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax or paraffin → 0
Candidate hypernym: hop clover: clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock → 0
Candidate hypernym: gallows bird: a person who deserves to be hanged → 0
Candidate hypernym: looseness: a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice → 0
Candidate hypernym: date palm: tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: self-contradiction: contradicting yourself → 0
Candidate hypernym: millionairess: a woman millionaire → 0
Candidate hypernym: arming: the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war → 0