LM-Lexicon/Wordnet huggingface dataset:
maturely (r): in a mature manner
Example: "she acts very maturely for her age"
sentimentally (r): in a sentimental manner
Example: "` I miss the good old days , ' she added sentimentally"
demonstrative (a): given to or marked by the open expression of emotion
Example: "an affectionate and demonstrative family"
luxuriantly (r): in an abundant and luxuriant manner
Example: "whiskers grew luxuriantly from his ample jowls"
luxuriantly (r): in an elegantly luxuriant way
Example: "this suave , culture-loving and luxuriantly good-looking M.P.represents the car-workers of Coventry"
clamorous (s): conspicuously and offensively loud
Example: "a clamorous uproar"
clamorous (s): given to vehement outcry
Example: "a clamorous uproar"
sheathed (a): enclosed in a protective covering
Example: "his sheathed sword"
commit (v): to engage in or perform
Example: "commit a random act of kindness"
hurried (a): moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
Example: "a hurried trip to the store"
successful (a): having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
Example: "a successful architect"
materialization (n): the process of coming into being
Example: "the materialization of her dream"
materialization (n): something that comes into existence as a result
Example: "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts"
elusive (s): skillful at eluding capture
Example: "a cabal of conspirators , each more elusive than the archterrorist " - David Kline"
elusive (s): difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
Example: "that elusive thing the soul"
muscle (n): authority or power or force especially when used in a coercive way
Example: "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
breakaway (n): the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
Example: "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"
breakaway (s): having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
Example: "a breakaway faction"
antiparallel (s): parallel but oppositely directed
Example: "antiparallel vectors"
comfortableness (n): a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
Example: "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair"
vex (v): to subject to prolonged examination , discussion , or deliberation
Example: "vex the subject of the death penalty"
nodding (v): to let the head fall forward through drowsiness
Example: "The old man was nodding in his chair"
nodding (s): having branches or flower heads that bend downward
Example: "nodding daffodils"
aerial (a): existing or living or growing or operating in the air
Example: "aerial roots of a philodendron"
aerial (s): characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
Example: "aerial fancies"
aerial (s): as impalpable or intangible as air
Example: "aerial fancies"
embryonic (s): of an organism prior to birth or hatching
Example: "in the embryonic stage"
embryonic (s): in an early stage of development
Example: "the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre"
orthopedic (a): of or relating to orthopedics
Example: "orthopedic shoes"
work (n): activity directed toward making or doing something
Example: "she checked several points needing further work"
work (n): a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
Example: "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"
work (n): the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
Example: "work equals force times distance"
work (v): to be employed
Example: "Do you want to work after the age of 60 ?"
work (v): to have an effect or outcome
Example: "The voting process does n't work as well as people thought"
work (v): to often the one desired or expected
Example: "The voting process does n't work as well as people thought"
assuming (s): excessively forward
Example: "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"
wayfaring (s): traveling especially on foot
Example: "a poor wayfaring stranger"
refrigerate (v): to cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator
Example: "refrigerate this medicine"
clime (n): the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
Example: "plants from a cold clime travel best in winter"
prudential (s): arising from or characterized by prudence especially in business matters
Example: "he abstained partly for prudential reasons"
prevent (v): to stop someone or something from doing something or being in a certain state
Example: "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"
huffy (s): roused to anger
Example: "stayed huffy a good while " - Mark Twain"
burly (s): muscular and heavily built
Example: "had a tall burly frame"
servant (n): in a subordinate position
Example: "the state can not be a servant of the church"
triplicate (v): to reproduce threefold
Example: "triplicate the letter for the committee"
logarithmic (a): of or relating to or using logarithms
Example: "logarithmic function"
giddy (s): having or causing a whirling sensation
Example: "had a headache and felt giddy"
giddy (s): liable to falling
Example: "had a headache and felt giddy"
needs (n): anything that is necessary but lacking
Example: "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"
needs (r): in such a manner as could not be otherwise
Example: "we must needs by objective"
meanspirited (a): lacking in magnanimity
Example: "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive"
meanspirited (s): having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
Example: "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
tropically (r): in a tropical manner
Example: "it was tropically hot in the greenhouse"
privation (n): act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
Example: "nutritional privation"
kernel (n): a single whole grain of a cereal
Example: "a kernel of corn"
mysterious (s): having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence
Example: "mysterious symbols"
mysterious (s): of an obscure nature
Example: "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"
desperately (r): in intense despair
Example: "the child clung desperately to her mother"
desperately (r): with great urgency
Example: "the soil desperately needed potash"
paradoxical (s): seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
Example: "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"
synoptic (a): presenting a summary or general view of a whole
Example: "a synoptic presentation of a physical theory"
synoptic (s): presenting or taking the same point of view
Example: "synoptic sayings"
synoptic (s): used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the new testament
Example: "synoptic sayings"
unwary (a): not alert to danger or deception
Example: "the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise"
choleric (s): easily moved to anger
Example: "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing " - H.G.Wells"
tiptop (s): of the highest quality
Example: "an athlete in tiptop condition"
intemperance (n): excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites , especially in passion or indulgence
Example: "the intemperance of their language"
nationality (n): people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation
Example: "immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out"
incontrovertible (s): impossible to deny or disprove
Example: "incontrovertible proof of the defendant 's innocence"
carefulness (n): the quality of being careful and painstaking
Example: "I admired the carefulness of his work"
give (v): to transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
Example: "can you give me lessons ?"
polygonal (a): having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons
Example: "polygonal structure"
hurtful (s): causing hurt
Example: "her hurtful unconsidered words"
unburden (v): to take the burden off
Example: "unburden the donkey"
unburden (v): to remove the burden from
Example: "unburden the donkey"
irrevocable (a): incapable of being retracted or revoked
Example: "firm and irrevocable is my doom " - Shakespeare"
unsociable (a): not inclined to society or companionship
Example: "an unsociable nature ... shy and reserved"
arousal (n): the act of arousing
Example: "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
shear (n): a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
Example: "the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram"
familiarly (r): in an intimately familiar manner
Example: "Sid , as he was familiarly known by his friends , was one of the most respected and devoted members of the socialist minority group"
desolate (s): crushed by grief
Example: "depressed and desolate of soul"
desolate (s): providing no shelter or sustenance
Example: "the desolate surface of the moon"
diurnal (a): of or belonging to or active during the day
Example: "diurnal animals are active during the day"
diurnal (s): having a daily cycle or occurring every day
Example: "diurnal rotation of the heavens"
infective (s): caused by infection or capable of causing infection
Example: "viruses and other infective agents"
shivery (s): cold enough to cause shivers
Example: "felt all shivery"
composed (v): to form the substance of
Example: "Greed and ambition composed his personality"
composed (a): serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
Example: "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"
susceptible (a): yielding readily to or capable of
Example: "susceptible to colds"
gauzy (s): so thin as to transmit light
Example: "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"
disfiguration (n): an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
Example: "suffering from facial disfiguration"
examiner (n): an investigator who observes carefully
Example: "the examiner searched for clues"
lamented (v): to express grief verbally
Example: "we lamented the death of the child"
lamented (v): to regret strongly
Example: "we lamented the loss of benefits"
lamented (a): mourned or grieved for
Example: "the imprint of our wise and lamented friend " - A.E.Stevenson"
heat (v): to make hot or hotter
Example: "heat the water on the stove"
musical (a): talented in or devoted to music
Example: "comes from a very musical family"
musical (a): characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music
Example: "a musical speaking voice"
blemish (n): a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something especially on a persons body
Example: "a facial blemish"
pale (s): lacking in intensity or brightness
Example: "the pale light of a half moon"
pale (s): dim or feeble
Example: "the pale light of a half moon"
pale (s): lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
Example: "a pale rendition of the aria"
refer (v): to send or direct for treatment , information , or a decision
Example: "refer a patient to a specialist"
animate (a): belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings
Example: "the word ` dog ' is animate"
animate (a): endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life
Example: "we are animate beings"
broadside (n): the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern
Example: "the ship was broadside to the dock"
broadside (r): with a side facing an object
Example: "the train hit the truck broadside"
overbalance (v): to cause to be off balance
Example: "It is not desirable to overbalance the budget"
wages (n): a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
Example: "the wages of sin is death"
enforced (a): forced or compelled or put in force
Example: "a life of enforced inactivity"
dribble (v): to let or cause to fall in drops
Example: "dribble oil into the mixture"
dribble (v): to propel , carry the ball
Example: "dribble the ball"
dribble (v): to run or flow slowly , as in drops or in an unsteady stream
Example: "reports began to dribble in"
inexpensive (a): relatively low in price or charging low prices
Example: "inexpensive family restaurants"
insensitive (a): not responsive to physical stimuli
Example: "insensitive to radiation"
insensitive (a): deficient in human sensibility
Example: "insensitive to the needs of the patients"
insensitive (a): not mentally or morally sensitive
Example: "insensitive to the needs of the patients"
leaden (s): made heavy or weighted down with weariness
Example: "his leaden arms"
leaden (s): darkened with overcast
Example: "the sky was leaden and thick"
addict (n): someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
Example: "a golf addict"
sleazy (s): thin and loosely woven
Example: "the coat has a sleazy lining"
sleazy (s): morally degraded
Example: "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"
vagabond (s): wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community
Example: "led a vagabond life"
damper (n): a depressing restraint
Example: "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"
extortionate (s): greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
Example: "extortionate prices"
functionally (r): with respect to function
Example: "the two units are functionally interdependent"
gainer (n): a person who gains gains an advantage or gains profits
Example: "she was clearly the gainer in that exchange"
posthumous (s): occurring or coming into existence after a persons death
Example: "a posthumous award"
state (n): the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
Example: "his state is in the deep south"
state (n): the way something is with respect to its main attributes
Example: "the current state of knowledge"
pillar (n): a prominent supporter
Example: "he is a pillar of the community"
pillar (n): anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
Example: "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"
closure (n): termination of operations
Example: "they regretted the closure of the day care center"
orphanage (n): the condition of being a child without living parents
Example: "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult"
gem (n): a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
Example: "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"
splendid (s): having great beauty and splendor
Example: "splendid costumes"
splendid (s): characterized by grandeur
Example: "the splendid coronation ceremony"
evoke (v): to call forth emotions , feelings , and responses
Example: "evoke sympathy"
variously (r): in diverse ways
Example: "the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants"
carnivorous (a): relating to or characteristic of carnivores
Example: "the lion and other carnivorous animals"
carnivorous (a): feeding on animals
Example: "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects"
strengthener (n): a device designed to provide additional strength
Example: "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"
organically (r): as an important constituent
Example: "the drapery served organically to cover the Madonna"
company (n): an institution created to conduct business
Example: "he started the company in his garage"
consolidation (n): the act of combining into an integral whole
Example: "a consolidation of two corporations"
consolidation (n): something that has consolidated into a compact mass
Example: "he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath"
adoptive (a): acquired as your own by free choice
Example: "an adoptive country"
distress (n): psychological suffering
Example: "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
distress (n): a state of adversity danger or affliction or need
Example: "a ship in distress"
distress (n): extreme physical pain
Example: "the patient appeared to be in distress"
stringent (s): demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
Example: "stringent safety measures"
obedient (a): dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
Example: "an obedient soldier"
obedient (a): the refractory remain unburdened - edmund burke
Example: "an obedient soldier"
regurgitate (v): to repeat after memorization
Example: "For the exam , you must be able to regurgitate the information"
dummy (s): having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function
Example: "a dummy corporation"
stalked (v): to follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
Example: "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"
poison (n): anything that harms or destroys
Example: "the poison of fascism"
conciliation (n): the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled
Example: "there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed"
side (n): a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
Example: "they always sat on the right side of the church"
side (n): one of two or more contesting groups
Example: "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
side (n): either the left or right half of a body
Example: "he had a pain in his side"
sneaking (v): to to go stealthily or furtively
Example: ". . stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor 's house"
learned (v): to get to know or become aware of , usually accidentally
Example: "I learned that she has two grown-up children"
similar (a): marked by correspondence or resemblance
Example: "similar food at similar prices"
footing (n): status with respect to the relations between people or groups
Example: "on a friendly footing"
footing (n): a relation that provides the foundation for something
Example: "they were on a friendly footing"
whack (n): the act of hitting vigorously
Example: "he gave the table a whack"
companionable (s): suggestive of companionship
Example: "a companionable pet"
sensation (n): an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
Example: "a sensation of touch"
sensation (n): a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest
Example: "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"
sensation (n): a state of widespread public excitement and interest
Example: "the news caused a sensation"
deviation (n): a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
Example: "the deviation from the mean"
fellowship (n): an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
Example: "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"
extra (s): more than is needed , desired , or required
Example: "found some extra change lying on the dresser"
ward (n): block forming a division of a hospital or a suite of rooms shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
Example: "they put her in a 4-bed ward"
electronic (a): concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
Example: "electronic devices"
instrumental (a): relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments
Example: "instrumental compositions"
instrumental (s): serving or acting as a means or aid
Example: "instrumental in solving the crime"
configuration (n): an arrangement of parts or elements
Example: "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time"
nativist (a): advocating the perpetuation of native societies
Example: "the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman"
nativist (a): of or relating to or advocating nativism
Example: "nativist theories"
specify (v): to be specific about
Example: "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper ?"
content (n): everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
Example: "the two groups were similar in content"
persuade (v): to cause somebody to adopt a certain position , belief , or course of action
Example: "You ca n't persuade me to buy this ugly vase !"
persuade (v): to twist somebodys arm
Example: "You ca n't persuade me to buy this ugly vase !"
granular (s): composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
Example: "granular sugar"
deciduous (s): being shed at the end of a period of growth
Example: "deciduous teeth"
recent (s): of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
Example: "his recent trip to Africa"
shipshape (s): characterized by order and neatness
Example: "even the barn was shipshape"
shipshape (s): free from disorder
Example: "even the barn was shipshape"
monistic (a): of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of monism
Example: "the monistic school would regard national law and international law as an integrated whole " - J.S.Roucek"
vent (v): to give expression or utterance to
Example: "The graduates gave vent to cheers"
lifeblood (n): an essential or life-giving force
Example: "water is the lifeblood of India"
celebrated (v): to assign great social importance to
Example: "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"
apply (v): to be pertinent or relevant or applicable
Example: "The same laws apply to you !"
disintegration (n): a loss or serious disruption of organization in some system
Example: "a disintegration of personality"
presciently (r): with foresight
Example: "more presciently than they superiors , these workers grasped the economic situation"
picture (n): a situation treated as an observable object
Example: "the political picture is favorable"
regular (a): in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
Example: "his regular calls on his customers"
regular (a): belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces
Example: "the regular army"
regular (s): conforming to a standard or pattern
Example: "following the regular procedure of the legislature"
regular (s): regularly scheduled for fixed times
Example: "at a regular meeting of the PTA"
never (r): at no time in the past or future
Example: "I have never been to China"
ungodly (s): wicked because it is believed to be a sin
Example: "ungodly acts"
splendor (n): the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
Example: "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"
scalable (a): capable of being scaled
Example: "the scalable slope of a mountain"
democratic (a): characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality
Example: "democratic government"
democratic (s): representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large
Example: "democratic art forms"
introduce (v): to cause to come to know personally
Example: "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
introduce (v): to bring in or establish in a new place or environment
Example: "introduce a rule"
emanation (n): the origination of the holy spirit at pentecost
Example: "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"
ambition (n): a cherished desire
Example: "his ambition is to own his own business"
unable (a): not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
Example: "unable to get to town without a car"
unable (s): lacking necessary physical or mental ability
Example: "dyslexics are unable to learn to read adequately"
unable (s): lacking in power or forcefulness
Example: "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"
leafed (v): to look through a book or other written material
Example: "She leafed through the volume"
dulcet (s): extremely pleasant in a gentle way
Example: "the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches"
dulcet (s): pleasing to the ear
Example: "the dulcet tones of the cello"
blindly (r): without seeing or looking
Example: "he felt around his desk blindly"
remake (n): creation that is created again or anew
Example: "it is a remake of an old film"
dishonorable (a): lacking honor or integrity
Example: "dishonorable in thought and deed"
dishonorable (a): deserving dishonor
Example: "dishonorable in thought and deed"
appalling (n): an experience that appalls
Example: "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it ?"
irksome (s): so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Example: "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is " - Edmund Burke"
simplicity (n): the quality of being simple or uncompounded
Example: "the simplicity of a crystal"
simplicity (n): a lack of penetration or subtlety
Example: "they took advantage of her simplicity"
iniquitous (s): characterized by iniquity
Example: "iniquitous deeds"
iniquitous (s): wicked because it is believed to be a sin
Example: "iniquitous deeds"
use (n): the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property
Example: "we were given the use of his boat"
use (v): to make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
Example: "use your head !"
refrigeration (n): deliberately lowering the bodys temperature for therapeutic purposes
Example: "refrigeration by immersing the patient 's body in a cold bath"
abnormally (r): in an abnormal manner
Example: "they were behaving abnormally"
antipodean (a): relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth
Example: "antipodean latitudes"
picturesque (s): suggesting or suitable for a picture
Example: "a picturesque village"
picturesque (s): strikingly expressive
Example: "a picturesque description of the rainforest"
amused (v): to occupy in an agreeable , entertaining or pleasant fashion
Example: "The play amused the ladies"
amused (v): to make somebody laugh
Example: "The clown amused the children"
sprightly (s): full of spirit and vitality
Example: "a sprightly young girl"
foliated (a): ornamented with foliage or foils
Example: "a foliated capital"
earthquake (n): a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
Example: "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"
conversational (s): characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
Example: "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English"
virus (n): a harmful or corrupting agency
Example: "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"
virus (n): a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer
Example: "a true virus can not spread to another computer without human assistance"
town (n): an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
Example: "they drive through town on their way to work"
town (n): the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
Example: "the whole town cheered the team"
town (n): an administrative division of a county
Example: "the town is responsible for snow removal"
mixed (s): consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
Example: "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"
predicative (a): of adjectives
Example: "` red ' is a predicative adjective in ` the apple is red '"
predicative (a): relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence
Example: "` red ' is a predicative adjective in ` the apple is red '"
outpace (v): to surpass in speed
Example: "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence"
plight (n): a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
Example: "the woeful plight of homeless people"
cram (v): to put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
Example: "cram books into the suitcase"
perpendicular (a): intersecting at or forming right angles
Example: "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
perpendicular (a): at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
Example: "measure the perpendicular height"
perpendicular (s): extremely steep
Example: "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
pride (n): satisfaction with your or anothers achievements
Example: "he takes pride in his son 's success"
reaction (n): an idea evoked by some experience
Example: "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"
reaction (n): a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
Example: "a bad reaction to the medicine"
reaction (n): the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body
Example: "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"
message (n): a communication usually brief that is written or spoken or signaled
Example: "he sent a three-word message"
salve (n): anything that remedies or heals or soothes
Example: "he needed a salve for his conscience"
prestige (n): a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc. .
Example: "he wanted to achieve power and prestige"
woeful (s): of very poor quality or condition
Example: "woeful treatment of the accused"
sputter (v): to cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
Example: "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"
seemingly (r): from appearances alone
Example: "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"
bawl (v): to cry loudly
Example: "Do n't bawl in public !"
brotherly (a): like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
Example: "brotherly feelings"
aged (n): people who are old collectively
Example: "special arrangements were available for the aged"
aged (v): to make older
Example: "The death of his child aged him tremendously"
aged (s): at an advanced stage of erosion pronounced as one syllable
Example: "aged rocks"
summit (n): the highest level or degree attainable
Example: "the summit of his ambition"
summit (n): the top or extreme point of something usually a mountain or hill
Example: "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
labial (a): of or relating to the lips of the mouth
Example: "labial stops"
barter (n): an equal exchange
Example: "we had no money so we had to live by barter"
invite (n): a colloquial expression for invitation
Example: "he did n't get no invite to the party"
electrostatic (a): concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity
Example: "an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity"
sew (v): to create clothes with cloth
Example: "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week ?"
trail (n): a track or mark left by something that has passed
Example: "there as a trail of blood"
trail (n): evidence pointing to a possible solution
Example: "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
valedictory (a): of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell
Example: "a valedictory address"
valedictory (s): of a speech expressing leave-taking
Example: "a valedictory address"
cause (n): events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
Example: "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"
cause (n): a justification for something existing or happening
Example: "he had no cause to complain"
cause (n): a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
Example: "they worked in the cause of world peace"
timid (n): people who are fearful and cautious
Example: "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
timid (a): lacking self-confidence
Example: "problems that call for bold not timid responses"
exoticism (n): the quality of being exotic
Example: "he loved the exoticism of Egypt"
aura (n): a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Example: "the place had an aura of romance"
rift (n): a gap between cloud masses
Example: "the sun shone through a rift in the clouds"
notification (n): a request for payment
Example: "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting"
unclean (a): having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws
Example: "unclean meat"
unclean (a): soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
Example: "wore an unclean shirt"
visit (n): the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
Example: "he dropped by for a visit"
visit (n): a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone such as a doctor or lawyer for treatment or advice
Example: "he scheduled a visit to the dentist"
etymological (a): based on or belonging to etymology
Example: "I merely drew an etymological distinction"
sickening (s): causing or able to cause nausea
Example: "a sickening stench"
dropping (v): to to fall vertically
Example: "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
dropping (s): coming down freely under the influence of gravity
Example: "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"
reconfirm (v): to confirm again
Example: "You must reconfirm your flight reservations"
approval (n): a feeling of liking something or someone good
Example: "although she fussed at them , she secretly viewed all her children with approval"
approval (n): a message expressing a favorable opinion
Example: "words of approval seldom passed his lips"
intercollegiate (s): used of competition between colleges or universities
Example: "intercollegiate basketball"
ulterior (s): beyond or outside an area of immediate interest
Example: "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"
ulterior (s): lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed
Example: "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge " - Bertrand Russell"
ulterior (s): coming at a subsequent time or stage
Example: "without ulterior argument"
universal (n): a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings
Example: "some form of religion seems to be a human universal"
universal (s): applicable to or common to all members of a group or set
Example: "the play opened to universal acclaim"
universal (s): adapted to various purposes , sizes , forms , operations
Example: "universal wrench " , " universal chuck"
bearded (s): having a growth of hairlike awns
Example: "bearded wheatgrass"
evaporative (a): relating to or causing or being caused by evaporation
Example: "an evaporative cooler"
second (n): following the first in an ordering or series
Example: "he came in a close second"
second (v): to give support or ones approval to
Example: "I 'll second that motion"
second (a): a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
Example: "second flute"
spending (v): to pass time in a specific way
Example: "how are you spending your summer vacation ?"
basilar (a): of or relating to or located at the base
Example: "the basilar membrane of the cochlea"
geometrically (r): with respect to geometry
Example: "this shape is geometrically interesting"
manner (n): how something is done or how it happens
Example: "her dignified manner"
republic (n): a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
Example: "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"
freakish (s): characteristic of a freak
Example: "a freakish extra toe"
freakish (s): conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
Example: "a freakish combination of styles"
hoarse (s): deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
Example: "hoarse cries"
craven (s): lacking even the rudiments of courage
Example: "the craven fellow turned and ran"
craven (s): abjectly fearful
Example: "the craven fellow turned and ran"
endlessly (r): without bounds
Example: "the Nubian desert seemed to stretch out before them endlessly"
cantilever (v): to construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed
Example: "Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings"
repugnant (s): offensive to the mind
Example: "morally repugnant customs"
incoming (a): entering upon a position of office vacated by another
Example: "the incoming president"
career (n): the general progression of your working or professional life
Example: "the general had had a distinguished career"
consultative (s): giving advice
Example: "an advisory memorandum " , " his function was purely consultative"
unduly (r): to an undue degree
Example: "she was unduly pessimistic about her future"
mistaking (n): putting the wrong interpretation on
Example: "there was no mistaking her meaning"
stomach (n): an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness
Example: "he had no stomach for a fight"
stomach (n): an appetite for food
Example: "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner"
commodious (a): large and roomy convenient is archaic in this sense
Example: "a commodious harbor"
pickup (n): a warrant to take someone into custody
Example: "put out a pickup on that man"
pickup (n): anything with restorative powers
Example: "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"
securely (r): in a manner free from danger
Example: "she held the child securely"
securely (r): in a confident and unselfconscious manner
Example: "he acts very securely in front of the camera"
securely (r): in a manner free from fear or risk
Example: "the outcome of expansion in the sixties and seventies will be an academic hierarchy securely supported by scholastic selection"
itchy (s): causing an irritating cutaneous sensation
Example: "he had an itchy toe from the mosquito bite"
itchy (s): being affect with an itch
Example: "he had an itchy toe from the mosquito bite"
coon (n): an eccentric or undignified rustic
Example: "I 'll be a gone coon when the battle starts"
logic (n): reasoned and reasonable judgment
Example: "it made a certain kind of logic"
logic (n): the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation
Example: "economic logic requires it"
ring (n): a toroidal shape
Example: "a ring of ships in the harbor"
gracious (a): characterized by charm , good taste , and generosity of spirit
Example: "gracious even to unexpected visitors"
gracious (s): disposed to bestow favors
Example: "thanks to the gracious gods"
dispersed (s): distributed or spread over a considerable extent
Example: "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"
lateral (s): situated at or extending to the side
Example: "the lateral branches of a tree"
lateral (s): lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body
Example: "lateral lemniscus"
renovation (n): the act of improving by renewing and restoring
Example: "they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property"
renovation (n): the state of being restored to its former good condition
Example: "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house"
dissect (v): to cut open or cut apart
Example: "dissect the bodies for analysis"
allopathic (a): of or relating to the practice of allopathy
Example: "allopathic remedies"
abdominal (a): of or relating to or near the abdomen
Example: "abdominal muscles"
bad (n): that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
Example: "take the bad with the good"
bad (a): feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
Example: "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
bad (r): very much
Example: "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"
monotonous (s): tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
Example: "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"
monotonous (s): all work and no play
Example: "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"
monotonous (s): sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
Example: "the owl 's faint monotonous hooting"
location (n): a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made
Example: "they shot the film on location in Nevada"
suppliant (n): one praying humbly for something
Example: "a suppliant for her favors"
suppliant (s): humbly entreating
Example: "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness"
digressive (s): of superficial relevance if any
Example: "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"
digressive (s): tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
Example: "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women 's fashions among other things"
commission (n): a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid as distinguished from a salary
Example: "he works on commission"
commission (n): the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
Example: "put the ships into commission"
restrictive (a): serving to restrict
Example: "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"
bombardment (n): the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication spoken or written
Example: "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"
preponderance (n): superiority in power or influence
Example: "the preponderance of good over evil"
preponderance (n): a superiority in numbers or amount
Example: "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"
preponderance (n): exceeding in heaviness
Example: "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"
preponderance (n): having greater weight
Example: "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"
ladder (n): ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
Example: "he climbed the career ladder"
subsequently (r): happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
Example: "he apologized subsequently"
altogether (r): with everything included or counted
Example: "altogether he earns close to a million dollars"
altogether (r): to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent whole is often used informally for wholly
Example: "it was not altogether her fault"
craftily (r): in an artful manner
Example: "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"
elastic (a): capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression
Example: "an elastic band"
elastic (s): able to adjust readily to different conditions
Example: "an elastic clause in a contract"
ominous (s): threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Example: "ominous rumblings of discontent"
ominous (s): presaging ill fortune
Example: "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"
fossilized (v): to convert to a fossil
Example: "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone"
fossilized (s): set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior , habits , or beliefs
Example: "obsolete fossilized ways"
lazily (r): in a slow and lazy manner
Example: "I watched the blue smoke drift lazily away on the still air"
palmar (a): relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot
Example: "the palmar muscle"
forwarding (n): the act of sending on to another destination
Example: "the forwarding of mail to a new address is done automatically"
forwarding (n): the advancement of some enterprise
Example: "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career"
medulla (n): lower or hindmost part of the brain
Example: "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning"
medulla (n): continuous with spinal cord
Example: "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning"
replace (v): to substitute a person or thing for another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected
Example: "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"
replace (v): to put something back where it belongs
Example: "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"
fling (v): to throw with force or recklessness
Example: "fling the frisbee"
blatant (s): without any attempt at concealment
Example: "blatant disregard of the law"
blatant (s): completely obvious
Example: "blatant disregard of the law"
blatant (s): conspicuously and offensively loud
Example: "blatant radios"
blatant (s): given to vehement outcry
Example: "blatant radios"
course (n): education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
Example: "he took a course in basket weaving"
course (n): a connected series of events or actions or developments
Example: "the government took a firm course"
saunter (n): a careless leisurely gait
Example: "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he had n't a care in the world"
satiny (s): having a smooth , gleaming surface reflecting light
Example: "satiny gardenia petals"
slapdash (s): marked by great carelessness
Example: "slapdash work"
slapdash (r): in a careless or reckless manner
Example: "the shelves were put up slapdash"
therefor (r): for that or for it
Example: "ordering goods and enclosing payment therefor"
match (n): a burning piece of wood or cardboard
Example: "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode"
match (v): to be compatible , similar or consistent
Example: "The suspect 's fingerprints do n't match those on the gun"
match (v): to coincide in their characteristics
Example: "The suspect 's fingerprints do n't match those on the gun"
match (v): to bring two objects , ideas , or people together
Example: "Matchmaker , can you match my daughter with a nice young man ?"
peaky (s): having or as if having especially high-pitched spots
Example: "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass"
praise (n): an expression of approval and commendation
Example: "he always appreciated praise for his work"
praise (n): offering words of homage as an act of worship
Example: "they sang a hymn of praise to God"
accreditation (n): the act of granting credit or recognition especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards
Example: "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools"
heal (v): to provide a cure for , make healthy again
Example: "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
stocky (s): having a short and solid form or stature
Example: "stocky legs"
investment (n): the commitment of something other than money time , energy , or effort to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result
Example: "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"
instinctively (r): as a matter of instinct
Example: "he instinctively grabbed the knife"
claim (n): an assertion of a right as to money or property
Example: "his claim asked for damages"
claim (n): an assertion that something is true or factual
Example: "his claim that he was innocent"
claim (n): demand for something as rightful or due
Example: "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
necrotic (a): relating to or affected by necrosis
Example: "necrotic tissue"
hungrily (r): in the manner of someone who is very hungry
Example: "he pounced on the food hungrily"
commute (n): a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work
Example: "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute"
commute (v): to exchange positions without a change in value
Example: "These operators commute with each other"
etiological (a): relating to the etiology of a disease
Example: "etiological agent"
stall (n): a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
Example: "the plane went into a stall and I could n't control it"
flurry (n): a light brief snowfall and gust of wind or something resembling that
Example: "there was a flurry of chicken feathers"
exile (n): the act of expelling a person from their native land
Example: "men in exile dream of hope"
wallop (n): a forceful consequence
Example: "the book packs a wallop"
wallop (v): to defeat soundly and utterly
Example: "We 'll wallop them !"
vitreous (a): relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass
Example: "vitreous rocks"
unseemly (s): not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
Example: "unseemly to use profanity"
spill (n): a sudden drop from an upright position
Example: "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
spill (v): to cause or allow a liquid substance to run or flow from a container
Example: "spill the milk"
spill (v): to cause or allow a solid substance to flow or run out or over
Example: "spill the beans all over the table"
uncharitable (a): lacking love and generosity
Example: "all pious words and uncharitable deeds " - Charles Reade"
becoming (s): displaying or setting off to best advantage
Example: "a becoming new shade of rose"
swimmingly (r): with no problems or difficulties
Example: "despite of some mishaps , everything went swimmingly"
move (n): the act of deciding to do something
Example: "he did n't make a move to help"
clog (v): to become or cause to become obstructed
Example: "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"
confusedly (r): in a confused manner
Example: "Queen Augusta wrote him an hysterical letter in which she confusedly sympathised with him"
forbidding (s): harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
Example: "a forbidding scowl"
forbidding (s): threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Example: "forbidding thunderclouds"
traceable (s): able to be traced to
Example: "a failure traceable to lack of energy"
traceable (a): capable of being traced or tracked
Example: "a traceable riverbed"
dorsum (n): the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part
Example: "the dorsum of the foot"
toothless (s): lacking necessary force for effectiveness
Example: "a toothless piece of legislation"
drawing (n): the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
Example: "he learned drawing from his father"
homemade (a): made or produced in the home or by yourself
Example: "homemade bread"
furrow (v): to make wrinkled or creased
Example: "furrow one 's brow"