Term: pessimist: a person who expects the worst
Candidate hypernym: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow → 1
Candidate hypernym: resinoid: a plastic containing resins → 0
Candidate hypernym: bostonian: a native or resident of Boston → 0
Candidate hypernym: thrust fault: a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression → 0
Candidate hypernym: mild steel: steel with less than 0.15% carbon → 0
Candidate hypernym: fire door: a fire-resistant door that can be closed to stop the spread of a fire → 0
Candidate hypernym: purple: of imperial status → 0
Candidate hypernym: bowed stringed instrument: stringed instruments that are played with a bow → 0
Candidate hypernym: surface gauge: gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces → 0
Candidate hypernym: ctenophore genus: a genus of ctenophores → 0
Candidate hypernym: tobacco mosaic virus: the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic; it was the first virus discovered (1892) → 0