LM-Lexicon/Wordnet huggingface dataset:
sympathetic (s): relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
Example: "sympathetic vibration"
implicitly (r): without ever expressing so clearly
Example: "he implicitly assumes that you know the answer"
whimsicality (n): the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
Example: "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"
Synonyms: arbitrariness, whimsy, irresponsibility
inseparably (r): without possibility of separation
Example: "these two are inseparably linked"
bruise (v): to break up into small pieces for food preparation
Example: "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
verbose (s): using or containing too many words
Example: "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"
Synonyms: windy, tedious, wordy
motion (n): a change of position that does not entail a change of location
Example: "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"
Synonyms: flicker, standing, disturbance, straddle, stroke, jolt, lurch, jerking, reach, span, sweep, squat, abduction, reciprocation, sitting, wriggle, saccade, retraction, pitch, inclining, eversion, change, kick, squirm, agitation, kneel, pitching, wave, quiver, waver, toss, opening, flutter, movement, reclining, prostration
motion (n): a state of change
Example: "they were in a state of steady motion"
motion (n): a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
Example: "he made a motion to adjourn"
immolate (v): to offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction
Example: "immolate the valuables at the temple"
pity (n): an unfortunate development
Example: "it 's a pity he could n't do it"
Synonyms: shame, misfortune
pity (n): a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
Example: "the blind are too often objects of pity"
Synonyms: ruth, commiseration, pathos, sympathy
rampant (s): unrestrained and violent
Example: "rampant aggression"
rampant (s): rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
Example: "a lion rampant"
rampant (s): having a lush and unchecked growth
Example: "a rampant growth of weeds"
ironwork (n): work made of iron gratings or rails or railings etc
Example: "the houses had much ornamental ironwork"
seraphic (a): of or relating to an angel of the first order
Example: "he imagined a seraphic presence in the room"
seraphic (s): having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
Example: "looking so seraphic when he slept"
smoothly (r): with no problems or difficulties
Example: "put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly"
liquidate (v): to convert into cash
Example: "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"
liquidate (v): to settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off
Example: "liquidate a company"
errant (s): straying from the right course or from accepted standards
Example: "errant youngsters"
errant (s): uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable
Example: "an errant breeze"
incorporate (v): to unite or merge with something already in existence
Example: "incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case"
symbolic (a): relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols
Example: "symbolic logic"
symbolic (s): serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
Example: "the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish"
intensifier (n): a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
Example: "` up ' in ` finished up ' is an intensifier"
Synonyms: modifier, intensive, qualifier
sentience (n): the readiness to perceive sensations
Example: "gave sentience to slugs and newts " - Richard Eberhart"
sentience (n): elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
Example: "gave sentience to slugs and newts " - Richard Eberhart"
regal (s): belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
Example: "regal attire"
ruinous (s): bringing physical or financial ruin
Example: "a ruinous course of action"
ruinous (s): causing injury or blight
Example: "a ruinous war"
ruinous (s): especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
Example: "a ruinous war"
research (n): a search for knowledge
Example: "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"
Synonyms: canvass, investigation, inquiry, heraldry, experiment, probe
research (v): to inquire into
Example: "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"
Synonyms: prospect, explore, search
monolithic (s): characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity
Example: "a monolithic society"
monolithic (s): imposing in size or bulk or solidity
Example: "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"
raving (n): declaiming wildly
Example: "the raving of maniacs"
backstairs (s): secret and sly or sordid
Example: "backstairs gossip"
afternoon (n): the part of the day between noon and evening
Example: "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park"
sully (v): to place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
Example: "sully someone 's reputation"
Synonyms: corrupt, taint, mar, vitiate, spoil
contemporaneous (s): occurring in the same period of time
Example: "a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"
daub (v): to apply to a surface
Example: "daub paint onto the wall"
daub (v): to cover a surface by smearing a substance over it
Example: "daub the ceiling with plaster"
Synonyms: blooded, smear, cover, blood, daubing
daub (v): to coat with plaster
Example: "daub the wall"
Synonyms: mortar, coat, surface, mud, coating, plaster, daubing
prerogative (n): a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group especially a hereditary or official right
Example: "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
Synonyms: perquisite, right, privilege, easement
impudently (r): in an impudent or impertinent manner
Example: "a lean , swarthy fellow was peering through the window , grinning impudently"
firearm (n): a portable gun
Example: "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
Synonyms: piece, pistol, repeater, rifle, shotgun, smoothbore
aptness (n): a disposition to behave in a certain way
Example: "the aptness of iron to rust"
Synonyms: propensity, disposition
aptness (n): appropriateness for the occasion
Example: "the phrase had considerable aptness"
symphony (n): a large orchestra
Example: "we heard the Vienna symphony"
Synonyms: orchestra, philharmonic
tease (v): to to arouse hope , desire , or curiosity without satisfying them
Example: "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"
tranquil (s): free from disturbance by heavy waves
Example: "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"
Synonyms: unruffled, quiet, still
tranquil (s): without losing self-possession
Example: "she became more tranquil"
actuality (n): the state of actually existing objectively
Example: "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality"
proliferate (v): to grow rapidly
Example: "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"
proliferate (v): to cause to grow or increase rapidly
Example: "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"
still (n): tranquil silence
Example: "the still of the night"
Synonyms: quiet, silence, stillness, hush
still (v): to lessen the intensity of or calm
Example: "still the fears"
Synonyms: console, ease, soothe, relieve, consoling
still (a): of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion
Example: "a still photograph"
still (r): with reference to action or condition
Example: "it 's still warm outside"
still (r): without change , interruption , or cessation
Example: "it 's still warm outside"
still (r): without moving or making a sound
Example: "he sat still as a statue"
still (r): despite anything to the contrary usually following a concession
Example: "granted that it is dangerous , all the same I still want to go"
library (n): a room where books are kept
Example: "they had brandy in the library"
divinity (n): the quality of being divine
Example: "ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs"
reship (v): to place on a ship again or transfer to another ship
Example: "reship the cargo"
prickly (s): very irritable
Example: "he became prickly and spiteful"
soothingly (r): in a soothing manner
Example: "the mother talked soothingly to her child"
dislocate (v): to move out of position
Example: "dislocate joints"
Synonyms: moving, slip, splay, displace
kinship (n): a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
Example: "felt a deep kinship with the other students"
Synonyms: sympathy, affinity, relation, rapport, resonance
mantel (n): shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
Example: "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
repulsive (s): so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
Example: "a repulsive mask"
repulsive (a): possessing the ability to repel
Example: "a repulsive force"
regiment (v): to subject to rigid discipline , order , and systematization
Example: "regiment one 's children"
trimming (n): the act of adding decoration
Example: "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"
trimming (n): a decoration or adornment on a garment
Example: "the trimming on a hat"
Synonyms: braid, adornment, passementerie, braiding
virile (s): characterized by energy and vigor
Example: "a virile and ever stronger free society"
nimbly (r): in a nimble or agile manner
Example: "nimbly scaling an iron gate " - Charles Dickens"
nimbly (r): with quickness and lightness and ease
Example: "nimbly scaling an iron gate " - Charles Dickens"
believe (v): to accept as true
Example: "We did n't believe his stories from the War"
Synonyms: infer, trusting, rely, buy, swear, accept, understand, believe, bank, swallow, believing
believe (v): to take to be true
Example: "We did n't believe his stories from the War"
Synonyms: infer, trusting, rely, buy, swear, accept, understand, believe, bank, swallow, believing
believe (v): to be confident about something
Example: "I believe that he will come back from the war"
Synonyms: anticipate, trusting, expect, believing
impulse (n): the act of applying force suddenly
Example: "the impulse knocked him over"
Synonyms: impulsion, thrust, impetus
back (n): the posterior part of a human or animal body from the neck to the end of the spine
Example: "his back was nicely tanned"
back (n): the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
Example: "he stood at the back of the stage"
back (v): to travel backward
Example: "back into the driveway"
Synonyms: backing, traveled, travel, going, moving
back (v): to cause to travel backward
Example: "back the car into the parking spot"
back (r): in or to or toward a former location
Example: "she went back to her parents ' house"
back (r): in or to or toward an original condition
Example: "he went back to sleep"
rest (n): a state of inaction
Example: "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
rest (n): euphemisms for death based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb
Example: "she was laid to rest beside her husband"
Synonyms: death, quietus
resoluteness (n): the trait of being resolute
Example: "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"
Synonyms: trait, steadiness, steadfastness, resolution, sturdiness, decision, determination, stiffness, obstinacy, purpose, possession, resolve
total (s): complete in extent or degree and in every particular
Example: "a total eclipse"
folding (n): the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
Example: "understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code"
shapely (a): having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape
Example: "a slim waist and shapely legs"
wasteful (s): laying waste
Example: "when wasteful war shall statues overturn " - Shakespeare"
wasteful (s): inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
Example: "a clumsy and wasteful process"
foremost (s): preceding all others in spatial position
Example: "the foremost compartment of the ship"
foremost (s): situated closest to the bow
Example: "the foremost compartment of the ship"
foremost (s): ranking above all others
Example: "the foremost figure among marine artists"
note (n): a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
Example: "the singer held the note too long"
Synonyms: quaver, pedal, keynote, trill, crotchet, chord, minim, tone, tonic, dominant
note (v): to observe with care or pay close attention to
Example: "Take note of this chemical reaction"
sententious (s): abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing
Example: "too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation " - Kathleen Barnes"
sententious (s): concise and full of meaning
Example: "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams " - Hervey Allen"
Synonyms: pithy
orgy (n): any act of immoderate indulgence
Example: "an orgy of shopping"
Synonyms: indulgence, splurge
tempting (s): highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
Example: "a tempting invitation"
irreverent (a): showing lack of due respect or veneration
Example: "irreverent scholars mocking sacred things"
irreverent (s): characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
Example: "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
interestingly (r): in an interesting manner
Example: "when he ceases to be just interestingly neurotic and ... gets locked up " - Time"
versatile (s): having great diversity or variety
Example: "his vast and versatile erudition"
versatile (s): competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another
Example: "a versatile writer"
continual (a): occurring without interruption
Example: "the continual banging of the shutters"
continual (a): chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
Example: "the continual banging of the shutters"
diving (v): to swim under water
Example: "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
Synonyms: dive, swim
prodigious (s): so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
Example: "a prodigious storm"
prodigious (s): of momentous or ominous significance
Example: "a prodigious vision"
Synonyms: portentous
prodigious (s): far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
Example: "the young Mozart 's prodigious talents"
Synonyms: exceptional, surpassing, exceeding
eccentric (n): a person of a specified kind usually with many eccentricities
Example: "a friendly eccentric"
Synonyms: case, type, adult
eccentric (s): conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
Example: "famed for his eccentric spelling"
fallible (a): likely to fail or make errors
Example: "everyone is fallible to some degree"
fallible (s): wanting in moral strength , courage , or will
Example: "I 'm only a fallible human"
Synonyms: imperfect, weak
fallible (s): having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
Example: "I 'm only a fallible human"
Synonyms: imperfect, weak
cosmetic (s): serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
Example: "cosmetic fenders on cars"
cosmetic (s): serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body
Example: "cosmetic surgery"
sardonic (s): disdainfully or ironically humorous
Example: "his rebellion is the bitter , sardonic laughter of all great satirists " - Frank Schoenberner"
sardonic (s): scornful and mocking
Example: "his rebellion is the bitter , sardonic laughter of all great satirists " - Frank Schoenberner"
uproot (v): to pull up by or as if by the roots
Example: "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
post (n): the position where someone as a guard or sentry stands or is assigned to stand
Example: "a soldier manned the entrance post"
Synonyms: bridgehead, station, place, lookout, outpost
post (v): to affix in a public place or for public notice
Example: "post a warning"
post (v): to publicize with , or as if with , a poster
Example: "I 'll post the news on the bulletin board"
shipboard (s): casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship
Example: "shipboard romances"
speculative (s): not based on fact or investigation
Example: "speculative knowledge"
Synonyms: notional
empyrean (a): of or relating to the sky or heavens
Example: "the empyrean sphere"
empyrean (s): inspiring awe
Example: "empyrean aplomb " - Hamilton Basso"
sophomore (s): used of the second year in united states high school or college
Example: "the sophomore class"
cheerful (a): being full of or promoting cheer
Example: "her cheerful nature"
log (n): a written record of messages sent or received
Example: "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"
intuition (n): an impression that something might be the case
Example: "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
Synonyms: suspicion, bosom, feeling, hunch, belief, opinion, impression
hardening (n): the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
Example: "the hardening of concrete"
Synonyms: action, set, activity, solidification
hope (n): a specific instance of feeling hopeful
Example: "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"
hope (n): the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
Example: "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"
hope (n): someone or something on which expectations are centered
Example: "he was their best hope for a victory"
hope (v): to expect and wish
Example: "I hope she understands that she can not expect a raise"
hope (v): to intend with some possibility of fulfilment
Example: "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
puzzler (n): a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
Example: "that 's a real puzzler"
Synonyms: problem, acrostic, puzzle, teaser
extensively (r): in a widespread way
Example: "oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest"
workmanlike (s): worthy of a good workman
Example: "the book is a workmanlike job with chronology and bibliography and index"
gulf (n): an unbridgeable disparity as from a failure of understanding
Example: "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"
avalanche (n): a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
Example: "the program brought an avalanche of mail"
arson (n): malicious burning to destroy property
Example: "the British term for arson is fire-raising"
transcontinental (s): spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
Example: "transcontinental railway"
warily (r): in a wary manner
Example: "the sailor watched the sky warily"
glassy (s): resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness
Example: "the glassy surface of the lake"
glassy (s): having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it
Example: "glassy porcelain"
Synonyms: vitrified
blue (n): resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
Example: "he had eyes of bright blue"
Synonyms: aquamarine, blueness, navy, azure, cerulean, ultramarine
blue (s): of the color intermediate between green and violet
Example: "October 's bright blue weather " - Helen Hunt Jackson"
blue (s): having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
Example: "October 's bright blue weather " - Helen Hunt Jackson"
skirting (s): being all around the edges
Example: "the room 's skirting board needs painting"
skirting (s): enclosing
Example: "the room 's skirting board needs painting"
table (n): a set of data arranged in rows and columns
Example: "see table 1"
table (n): a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
Example: "it was a sturdy table"
table (n): a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it
Example: "I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant"
dishonestly (r): in a corrupt and deceitful manner
Example: "he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend"
underlay (v): to raise or support the level of printing by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type
Example: "underlay the plate"
underlay (v): to provide with a base , support , lining , or backing
Example: "underlay the boards with joists"
voracious (s): excessively greedy and grasping
Example: "paying taxes to voracious governments"
voracious (s): devouring or craving food in great quantities
Example: "voracious sharks"
mesmeric (s): attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
Example: "she had a warm mesmeric charm"
fluky (s): subject to accident or chance or change
Example: "getting that job was definitely fluky"
subsist (v): to support oneself
Example: "Many people in the world have to subsist on $ 1 a day"
Synonyms: freewheel, survive, drift, surviving, breathe, live
outrageous (s): grossly offensive to decency or morality
Example: "subjected to outrageous cruelty"
outrageous (s): causing horror
Example: "subjected to outrageous cruelty"
outrageous (s): greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
Example: "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"
Synonyms: usurious, unconscionable, exorbitant, steeper, steep
crowned (v): to invest with regal power
Example: "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey"
crowned (v): to be the culminating event
Example: "The speech crowned the meeting"
Synonyms: top, culminate
muddle (n): informal terms for a difficult situation
Example: "he made a muddle of his marriage"
Synonyms: jam, pickle, mess, difficulty
freemasonry (n): a natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests
Example: "he enjoyed the freemasonry of the Press"
single (a): used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals
Example: "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals"
single (a): existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
Example: "upon the hill stood a single tower"
single (s): not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective
Example: "judging a contest with a single eye"
delinquency (n): a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
Example: "he inherited his delinquency from his father"
Synonyms: negligence, neglect, dereliction
proprietary (a): protected by trademark or patent or copyright
Example: "` Tylenol ' is a proprietary drug of which ` acetaminophen ' is the generic form"
proprietary (a): made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights
Example: "` Tylenol ' is a proprietary drug of which ` acetaminophen ' is the generic form"
context (n): the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
Example: "the historical context"
Synonyms: circumstance, environment, setting
random (a): lacking any definite plan or order or purpose
Example: "a random choice"
approximately (r): imprecise but fairly close to correct
Example: "lasted approximately an hour"
problematic (s): open to doubt or debate
Example: "If you ever get married , which seems to be extremely problematic"
problematic (s): hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Example: "a problematic situation at home"
fluidness (n): a changeable quality
Example: "a certain fluidness in his perception of time made him an unpredictable colleague"
kingly (s): having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king
Example: "symbolizing kingly power"
thinking (n): the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
Example: "thinking always made him frown"
Synonyms: explanation, construction, thought, consideration, ideation, provision, cerebration, mysticism, preparation, intellection
thinking (v): to use or exercise the mind or ones power of reason in order to make inferences , decisions , or arrive at a solution or judgments
Example: "I 've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
Synonyms: devote, link, cogitate, study, rationalize, associate, evaluate, reason, meditate, rivet, center, muse, relate, judge, connect, focus, pay, speculate, plan, ponder, pore, mull, philosophize, reflect, contemplate
kind (a): having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature
Example: "kind to sick patients"
kind (s): agreeable , conducive to comfort
Example: "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"
Synonyms: genial
kind (s): tolerant and forgiving under provocation
Example: "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"
peaceable (s): inclined or disposed to peace
Example: "they met in a peaceable spirit"
peaceable (s): disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature
Example: "a quiet and peaceable person"
Synonyms: pacific
gang (n): an association of criminals
Example: "police tried to break up the gang"
Synonyms: pack, nest, association
weedy (a): abounding with or resembling weeds
Example: "a weedy path"
narrow (v): to define clearly
Example: "I can not narrow down the rules for this game"
Synonyms: narrowing, determine
narrow (s): characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
Example: "a narrow scrutiny"
outbreak (n): a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence usually of some undesirable condition
Example: "the outbreak of hostilities"
Synonyms: irruption, recrudescence, epidemic, eruption
propitious (a): likely to result in or show signs of success
Example: "propitious omens"
mate (v): to engage in sexual intercourse
Example: "Birds mate in the Spring"
Synonyms: ride, ruin, copulate, breeding, couple, cover, join, screw, service, tread, know, breed, bang, mount
moral (n): the significance of a story or event
Example: "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"
Synonyms: signification, significance, import, lesson, meaning
moral (a): concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
Example: "moral sense"
moral (s): psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect
Example: "a moral victory"
impromptu (n): an extemporaneous speech or remark
Example: "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated"
impromptu (s): with little or no preparation or forethought
Example: "an impromptu speech"
vary (v): to be subject to change in accordance with a variable
Example: "Prices vary"
depth (n): the extent downward or backward or inward
Example: "the depth of the water"
Synonyms: penetration, profundity, draft, deepness, profoundness, extent, shallowness
baptismal (a): of or relating to baptism
Example: "baptismal font"
hold (n): power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
Example: "he has a hold over them"
hold (v): to organize or be responsible for
Example: "hold a reception"
Synonyms: direct, holding, make
effectual (a): producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
Example: "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"
disclose (v): to make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Example: "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"
Synonyms: babble, talk, divulge, muckrake, confiding, telling, disclosed, discover, expose, break, blow, betray, reveal, confide, unwrap, outing, tattle, blab, spring
careless (a): marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness
Example: "careless about her clothes"
careless (s): effortless and unstudied
Example: "an impression of careless elegance"
gauntlet (n): to offer or accept a challenge
Example: "threw down the gauntlet"
Synonyms: gantlet, challenge
potent (s): having or wielding force or authority
Example: "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"
potent (a): having a strong physiological or chemical effect
Example: "a potent toxin"
respect (n): a detail or point
Example: "it differs in that respect"
Synonyms: item, point, regard, detail
respect (n): an attitude of admiration or esteem
Example: "she lost all respect for him"
Synonyms: estimate, esteem, estimation, regard
respect (v): to regard highly
Example: "I respect his judgement"
Synonyms: reckoning, valued, consider, regard, revere, see, venerate, reverence, admire, reckon, value, admired, esteem, fear, view, prize
respect (v): to think much of
Example: "I respect his judgement"
Synonyms: reckoning, valued, consider, regard, revere, see, venerate, reverence, admire, reckon, value, admired, esteem, fear, view, prize
efficacious (a): marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
Example: "written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices ... of the readers " - Aldous Huxley"
efficacious (a): producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
Example: "an efficacious law"
purify (v): to remove impurities from , increase the concentration of , and separate through the process of distillation
Example: "purify the water"
Synonyms: sublimated, improve, sublimate, better, purge, ameliorate, meliorate, improving, amend
purify (v): to become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin
Example: "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify"
recapture (v): to experience anew
Example: "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness"
recapture (v): to take back by force , as after a battle
Example: "The military forces managed to recapture the fort"
Synonyms: take, retake
improper (a): not suitable or right or appropriate
Example: "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"
improper (s): not conforming to legality , moral law , or social convention
Example: "improper banking practices"
ultimately (r): as the end result of a succession or process
Example: "ultimately he had to give in"
Synonyms: finally
touching (v): to perceive via the tactile sense
Example: "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her"
Synonyms: touch, comprehend
wizened (s): lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
Example: "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"
weird (s): suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
Example: "the three weird sisters"
Synonyms: eldritch, uncanny, unearthly
battery (n): a collection of related things intended for use together
Example: "took a battery of achievement tests"
disentangle (v): to extricate from entanglement
Example: "Can you disentangle the cord ?"
disentangle (v): to free from involvement or entanglement
Example: "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs ?"
tune (n): the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
Example: "he can not sing in tune"
concealed (s): not accessible to view
Example: "concealed ( or hidden ) damage"
concealed (a): hidden on any grounds for any motive
Example: "a concealed weapon"
symphonic (a): relating to or characteristic or suggestive of a symphony
Example: "symphonic choir"
symphonic (s): harmonious in sound
Example: "the symphonic hum of a million insects"
concurrently (r): overlapping in duration
Example: "concurrently with the conference an exhibition of things associated with Rutherford was held"
truncate (v): to approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
Example: "truncate a series"
Synonyms: estimate, guess, judge, gauge, truncated, approximate
truncate (v): to make shorter as if by cutting off
Example: "truncate a word"
Synonyms: shortening, truncated, shorten
truncate (s): terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
Example: "a truncate leaf"
comfortable (a): providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief comfy is informal
Example: "comfortable clothes"
comfortable (a): free from stress or conducive to mental ease
Example: "was settled in a comfortable job , one for which he was well prepared"
comfortable (a): having or affording peace of mind
Example: "was settled in a comfortable job , one for which he was well prepared"
comfortable (s): in fortunate circumstances financially
Example: "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"
comfortable (s): moderately rich
Example: "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"
breed (n): a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
Example: "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"
Synonyms: strain, variety, stock
breed (v): to have young animals or reproduce organisms
Example: "pandas rarely breed in captivity"
unbroken (a): marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
Example: "cars in an unbroken procession"
unbroken (a): not violated or disregarded
Example: "unbroken promises"
unbroken (a): not broken
Example: "fortunately the other lens is unbroken"
unbroken (a): whole and intact
Example: "fortunately the other lens is unbroken"
unbroken (a): in one piece
Example: "fortunately the other lens is unbroken"
unbroken (s): not subdued or trained for service or use
Example: "unbroken colts"
pitching (n): abrupt up-and-down motion as caused by a ship or other conveyance
Example: "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
Synonyms: pitch, rock, tilt, careen, movement, lurch, motion
intermingle (v): to combine into one
Example: "We do n't intermingle much"
Synonyms: amalgamate, blend, mingle, intermix, unify, mix, commingle
epilogue (n): a short passage added at the end of a literary work
Example: "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters"
limp (s): lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
Example: "gave a limp handshake"
sustain (v): to supply with necessities and support
Example: "The money will sustain our good cause"
Synonyms: patronage, carry, keep, hold
bifocal (s): having two foci
Example: "bifocal eyeglasses"
personage (n): another word for person
Example: "a strange personage appeared at the door"
personage (n): a person not meriting identification
Example: "a strange personage appeared at the door"
serviceable (a): ready for service or able to give long service
Example: "serviceable equipment"
serviceable (s): capable of being put to good use
Example: "a serviceable kitchen gadget"
serviceable (s): intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration
Example: "serviceable low-heeled shoes"
inconsistent (a): displaying a lack of consistency
Example: "inconsistent statements can not both be true at the same time"
inconsistent (s): not capable of being made consistent or harmonious
Example: "inconsistent accounts"
stripe (n): a kind or category
Example: "businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal"
diffusely (r): in a diffuse manner
Example: "the arteries were diffusely narrowed"
feature (n): the principal full-length film in a program at a movie theater
Example: "the feature tonight is ` Casablanca '"
tracing (n): the discovery and description of the course of development of something
Example: "the tracing of genealogies"
blot (n): an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
Example: "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
Synonyms: smear, stain, spot, mistake, fault
courteous (a): characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners
Example: "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world " - Francis Bacon"
plainness (n): the state of being unmixed with other material
Example: "the plainness of vanilla ice cream"
popular (a): regarded with great favor , approval , or affection especially by the general public
Example: "a popular tourist attraction"
popular (s): carried on by or for the people or citizens at large
Example: "the popular vote"
popular (s): representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large
Example: "a democratic or popular movement"
ice (n): water frozen in the solid state
Example: "Americans like ice in their drinks"
bang (n): the swift release of a store of affective force
Example: "they got a great bang out of it"
Synonyms: rush, excitement, boot, exhilaration, thrill, kick, charge, flush
bang (r): directly
Example: "he ran bang into the pole"
Synonyms: slap, smack
pulp (n): any soft or soggy mass
Example: "he pounded it to a pulp"
Synonyms: mush, mass
amazing (s): inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
Example: "New York is an amazing city"
relaxant (s): tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension
Example: "a relaxant drug"
unveil (v): to remove the veil from
Example: "Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies"
hydraulic (a): moved or operated or effected by liquid water or oil
Example: "hydraulic erosion"
hydraulic (a): of or relating to the study of hydraulics
Example: "hydraulic engineer"
advisory (n): an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat
Example: "a frost advisory"
advisory (s): giving advice
Example: "an advisory memorandum " , " his function was purely consultative"
pierced (v): to cut or make a way through
Example: "The path pierced the jungle"
Synonyms: pick, perforate, pierce
pierced (v): to move or affect a persons emotions or bodily feelings deeply or sharply
Example: "The cold pierced her bones"
Synonyms: impress, affect, strike, pierce
pierced (v): to sound sharply or shrilly
Example: "The scream pierced the night"
chorus (n): any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
Example: "a chorus of boos"
grubby (s): thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
Example: "grubby little fingers"
bounteous (s): given or giving freely
Example: "the bounteous goodness of God"
intellect (n): knowledge and intellectual ability
Example: "he has a keen intellect"
Synonyms: intelligence, mind
distrustful (a): having or showing distrust
Example: "a man of distrustful nature"
gigantic (s): so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
Example: "a gigantic redwood"
Synonyms: mammoth
asperity (n): something hard to endure
Example: "the asperity of northern winters"
Synonyms: rigor, severity, hardship, sternness, grimness, difficulty
roseate (s): of something having a dusty purplish pink color
Example: "the roseate glow of dawn"
wigged (a): wearing a wig
Example: "the judges all wigged and robed"
application (n): the act of bringing something to bear
Example: "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"
application (n): using it for a particular purpose
Example: "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"
application (n): the work of applying something
Example: "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"
Synonyms: plating, lining, tiling, tinning, paving, plastering, coating, painting, daubing, foliation, fumigation, facing, lubrication
dead (n): a time when coldness or some other quality associated with death is intense
Example: "the dead of winter"
dead (a): no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
Example: "the nerve is dead"
dead (a): not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life
Example: "Mars is a dead planet"
dead (a): no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
Example: "Mars is a dead planet"
dead (s): physically inactive
Example: "Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range"
dead (s): not showing human feeling or sensitivity
Example: "passersby were dead to our plea for help"
dead (s): unresponsive
Example: "passersby were dead to our plea for help"
dead (r): completely and without qualification
Example: "you can be dead sure of my innocence"
dead (r): used informally as intensifiers
Example: "you can be dead sure of my innocence"
ductless (a): not having a duct
Example: "ductless glands"
indecorous (a): lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
Example: "indecorous behavior"
indecorous (s): not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
Example: "indecorous behavior"
unrest (n): a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
Example: "social unrest"
Synonyms: agitation, turbulence, ferment
lowness (n): the quality of being low
Example: "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling"
lowness (n): lacking height
Example: "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling"
lowness (n): a low or small degree of any quality amount or force or temperature etc. .
Example: "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates"
seem (v): to appear to ones own mind or opinion
Example: "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"
classically (r): in the manner of greek and roman culture
Example: "this exercise develops a classically shaped body"
melancholy (s): characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
Example: "growing more melancholy every hour"
movement (n): a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
Example: "he was a charter member of the movement"
movement (n): a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
Example: "the second movement is slow and melodic"
result (n): a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
Example: "he computed the result to four decimal places"
Synonyms: solution, answer, resolution, statement
result (v): to issue or terminate in a specified way , state , etc. .
Example: "result in tragedy"
Synonyms: ensue, come, prove
result (v): to end
Example: "result in tragedy"
Synonyms: ensue, come, prove
result (v): to come about or follow as a consequence
Example: "nothing will result from this meeting"
skilled (a): having or showing or requiring special skill
Example: "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"
legion (s): amounting to a large indefinite number
Example: "Palomar 's fans are legion"
Synonyms: numerous
restive (s): impatient especially under restriction or delay
Example: "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"
eldritch (s): suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
Example: "an eldritch screech"
Synonyms: uncanny, weird, unearthly
humdrum (n): the quality of wearisome constancy , routine , and lack of variety
Example: "he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"
humdrum (s): tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
Example: "a humdrum existence"
humdrum (s): all work and no play
Example: "a humdrum existence"
impending (v): to be imminent or about to happen
Example: "Changes are impending"
cryptically (r): in a cryptic manner
Example: "we will meet again , " he said cryptically"
frivolous (a): not serious in content or attitude or behavior
Example: "a frivolous novel"
stylish (a): having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Example: "a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey"
useful (a): being of use or service
Example: "the girl felt motherly and useful"
madcap (s): characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Example: "madcap escapades"
longingly (r): in a yearning manner
Example: "he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word ` Exit '"
preferment (n): the act of preferring
Example: "the preferment went to the younger candidate"
breathe (v): to draw air into , and expel out of , the lungs
Example: "I can breathe better when the air is clean"
Synonyms: expire, inhale, snoring, hiccough, choking, respire, sigh, wheeze, yawn
custom (n): habitual patronage
Example: "I have given this tailor my custom for many years"
dented (v): to make a depression into
Example: "The bicycle dented my car"
Synonyms: deform, twist, dent, turn, bend
rumination (n): chewing the cud
Example: "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination"
especially (r): to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
Example: "an especially ( or specially ) cautious approach to the danger"
prideful (s): having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Example: "walked with a prideful swagger"
penchant (n): a strong liking
Example: "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
Synonyms: liking, taste, weakness, preference, predilection
interchangeable (s): such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged
Example: "the arguments of the symmetric relation , ` is a sister of , ' are interchangeable"
interchangeable (s): capable of replacing or changing places with something else
Example: "interchangeable electric outlets " " interchangeable parts"
Synonyms: exchangeable
interchangeable (s): permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
Example: "interchangeable electric outlets " " interchangeable parts"
Synonyms: exchangeable
fearless (s): invulnerable to fear or intimidation
Example: "fearless reporters and photographers"
suer (n): a man who courts a woman
Example: "a suer for the hand of the princess"
Synonyms: admirer, wooer
diagonal (s): connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face
Example: "a diagonal line across the page"
extricate (v): to release from entanglement of difficulty
Example: "I can not extricate myself from this task"
Synonyms: free, disentangle
perturbed (v): to disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
Example: "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
Synonyms: worry, unhinge, upset, disorder, perturb, trouble, disquiet
perturbed (v): to disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom
Example: "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
Synonyms: perturb, deviate
perturbed (v): to cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion , especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
Example: "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"
Synonyms: perturb, deviate
ambrosial (s): extremely pleasing to the taste
Example: "ambrosial food"
bag (n): a flexible container with a single opening
Example: "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"
bag (n): the quantity of game taken in a particular period usually by one person
Example: "his bag included two deer"
bag (n): a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories especially by women
Example: "she reached into her bag and found a comb"
Synonyms: pocketbook, clutch, reticule, container
bag (v): to capture or kill , as in hunting
Example: "bag a few pheasants"
Synonyms: bagging, catch
people (n): any group of human beings men or women or children collectively
Example: "old people"
people (n): members of a family line
Example: "his people have been farmers for generations"
people (n): the body of citizens of a state or country
Example: "the Spanish people"
dumbly (r): in an inarticulate manner
Example: "I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope"
flagrant (s): conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Example: "flagrant violation of human rights"
confidentially (r): in a confidential manner
Example: "spoke to him intimately and confidentially"
appreciable (s): enough to be estimated or measured
Example: "appreciable amounts of noxious wastes are dumped into the harbor"
amply (r): to an ample degree or in an ample manner
Example: "these voices were amply represented"
amply (r): sufficiently
Example: "the evidence amply ( or fully ) confirms our suspicions"
amply (r): more than adequately
Example: "the evidence amply ( or fully ) confirms our suspicions"
reversionary (a): of or relating to or involving a reversion especially a legal reversion
Example: "reversionary annuity"
fortune (n): your overall circumstances or condition in life including everything that happens to you
Example: "whatever my fortune may be"
Synonyms: destiny, failure, lot, fate, misfortune, condition, portion, providence
telltale (s): disclosing unintentionally
Example: "a telltale panel of lights"
explanation (n): a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. .
Example: "the explanation was very simple"
Synonyms: definition, account, exposition, interpretation, statement, simplification, derivation, explication, reason, gloss, justification
explanation (n): making something plain or intelligible
Example: "I heard his explanation of the accident"
sundry (s): consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
Example: "sundry sciences commonly known as social " - I.A.Richards"
glaucoma (n): an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision sometimes progressing to blindness
Example: "contrary to popular belief , glaucoma is not always caused by elevated intraocular pressure"
kindly (s): showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
Example: "kindly criticism"
Synonyms: benevolent, sympathetic, charitable
kindly (r): in a kind manner or out of kindness
Example: "He spoke kindly to the boy"
meddle (v): to intrude in other peoples affairs or business
Example: "Do n't meddle in my affairs !"
Synonyms: meddling, intervene, tamper, interpose, interfere
meddle (v): to interfere unwantedly
Example: "Do n't meddle in my affairs !"
Synonyms: meddling, intervene, tamper, interpose, interfere
tapering (n): the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
Example: "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"