LM-Lexicon/Wordnet huggingface dataset:
vigilance (n): the process of paying close and continuous attention
Example: "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"
Synonyms: alertness, attention, jealousy
excellence (n): something in which something or someone excels
Example: "a center of manufacturing excellence"
dingy (s): thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
Example: "dingy linen"
watchword (n): a slogan used to rally support for a cause
Example: "our watchword will be ` democracy '"
Synonyms: slogan, cry, catchword, motto, shibboleth
comparison (n): the act of examining resemblances
Example: "they made a comparison of noise levels"
comparison (n): qualities that are comparable
Example: "no comparison between the two books"
Synonyms: equivalence, compare, likeness
allegretto (r): in a moderately quick tempo
Example: "play this more allegretto"
attender (n): a person who is present and participates in a meeting
Example: "he was a regular attender at department meetings"
Synonyms: attendant, meeter, participant
away (s): on the far side of home plate from the batter
Example: "the pitch was away ( or wide )"
away (r): from a particular thing or place or position forth is obsolete
Example: "ran away from the lion"
cerebral (a): involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
Example: "a cerebral approach to the problem"
cerebral (a): of or relating to the cerebrum or brain
Example: "cerebral hemisphere"
wonder (v): to place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
Example: "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"
Synonyms: reflecting, ponder, muse, reflected, question, mull, pondering, reflect, meditate, contemplate, scruple, speculate
father (v): to make children
Example: "Men often father children but do n't recognize them"
Synonyms: make, create, made, sire, beget, get, mother, generate
tessellated (s): decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together in a mosaic
Example: "a tessellated pavement"
frenetic (s): excessively agitated
Example: "frenetic screams followed the accident"
frenetic (s): distraught with fear or other violent emotion
Example: "frenetic screams followed the accident"
prescriptive (a): pertaining to giving directives or rules
Example: "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"
brink (n): the limit beyond which something happens or changes
Example: "on the brink of bankruptcy"
Synonyms: bound, verge, limit, boundary
brutal (s): disagreeably direct and precise
Example: "he spoke with brutal honesty"
brutal (s): able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Example: "brutal beatings"
exclusive (s): not divided or shared with others
Example: "they have exclusive use of the machine"
exclusive (s): not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective
Example: "gained their exclusive attention"
Synonyms: undivided, single
rebuild (v): to build again
Example: "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb"
Synonyms: make, building, reconstruct, build, built
worst (n): the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable
Example: "the invaders did their worst"
worst (n): the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of
Example: "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"
worst (a): most wanting in quality or value or condition
Example: "the worst player on the team"
worst (r): to the highest degree of inferiority or badness
Example: "She suffered worst of all"
laureate (s): worthy of the greatest honor or distinction
Example: "The nation 's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag " - James Traub"
formidably (r): in a formidable manner
Example: "the constant risk that attends the exchanges of human beings formidably armed"
grand (s): large and impressive in physical size or extent
Example: "the bridge is a grand structure"
grand (s): the most important and magnificent in adornment
Example: "grand ballroom"
grand (s): of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
Example: "in the grand manner"
ply (v): to travel a route regularly
Example: "Ships ply the waters near the coast"
Synonyms: run, trip, traveled, travel, jaunt
ply (v): to join together as by twisting , weaving , or molding
Example: "ply fabric"
onrush (n): a forceful forward rush or flow
Example: "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"
epileptic (a): of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy
Example: "epileptic seizure"
clumsy (s): lacking grace in movement or posture
Example: "clumsy fingers"
Synonyms: gawky, unwieldy, ungainly
clumsy (s): not elegant or graceful in expression
Example: "a clumsy apology"
clumsy (s): difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
Example: "clumsy wooden shoes"
eastern (s): lying toward or situated in the east
Example: "the eastern end of the island"
respectively (r): in the order given
Example: "the brothers were called Felix and Max , respectively"
burden (n): an onerous or difficult concern
Example: "the burden of responsibility"
Synonyms: worry, encumbrance, imposition, onus, pill, concern, headache, load, vexation
dreamily (r): in a dreamy manner
Example: "` She would look beautiful in the new dress , ' Tommy said dreamily"
floaty (s): tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
Example: "a floaty scarf"
browsing (v): to shop around
Example: "I do n't need help , I 'm just browsing"
Synonyms: browse, seek, shop, search
browsing (v): to not necessarily buying
Example: "I do n't need help , I 'm just browsing"
Synonyms: browse, seek, shop, search
evangelical (a): relating to or being a christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the bible especially the 4 gospels
Example: "evangelical Christianity"
paleolithic (a): of or relating to the second period of the stone age following the eolithic
Example: "paleolithic artifacts"
adjectival (a): of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
Example: "adjectival syntax"
earthy (s): not far removed from or suggestive of nature
Example: "the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"
earthy (s): hearty and lusty
Example: "an earthy enjoyment of life"
earthy (s): conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
Example: "an earthy sense of humor"
Synonyms: vulgar, crude, gross
earthy (a): of or consisting of or resembling earth
Example: "it had an earthy smell"
hereof (r): of or concerning this
Example: "the twigs hereof are physic"
infertile (a): incapable of reproducing
Example: "an infertile couple"
muteness (n): the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
Example: "her muteness was a consequence of her deafness"
blazing (s): without any attempt at concealment
Example: "a blazing indiscretion"
guzzler (n): someone who drinks heavily especially alcoholic beverages
Example: "he 's a beer guzzler every night"
fractional (a): constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
Example: "a fractional share of the vote"
overhand (a): with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level
Example: "an overhand pitch"
haughtily (r): in a haughty manner
Example: "he peered haughtily down his nose"
frontier (n): a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
Example: "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson 's day"
frontier (n): an undeveloped field of study
Example: "he worked at the frontier of brain science"
frontier (n): a topic inviting research and development
Example: "he worked at the frontier of brain science"
reimburse (v): to pay back for some expense incurred
Example: "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel ?"
prime (v): to insert a primer into a gun , mine , or charge preparatory to detonation or firing
Example: "prime a cannon"
Synonyms: priming, set, prepare, ready, prepared
prime (s): being at the best stage of development
Example: "our manhood 's prime vigor " - Robert Browning"
prime (s): first in rank or degree
Example: "the prime minister"
Synonyms: premier
prime (a): of or relating to or being an integer that can not be factored into other integers
Example: "prime number"
chit (n): a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect
Example: "she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the class"
cleanse (v): to purge of an ideology , bad thoughts , or sins
Example: "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"
refund (v): to pay back
Example: "Please refund me my money"
Synonyms: restore, repay, reimburse, return, pay
flick (n): a light sharp contact usually with something flexible
Example: "he gave it a flick with his finger"
gusty (s): blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
Example: "gusty winds"
stickler (n): someone who insists on something
Example: "a stickler for promptness"
cabaret (n): a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment as singers or dancers as well as dancing and food and drink
Example: "do n't expect a good meal at a cabaret"
Synonyms: club, dive, spot
admission (n): the act of admitting someone to enter
Example: "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"
Synonyms: admittance, readmission, entry, matriculation, ingress, entrance
shower (n): a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
Example: "they installed a shower in the bathroom"
shower (n): washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle
Example: "he took a shower after the game"
shower (n): a brief period of precipitation
Example: "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"
herein (r): in this place or thing or document
Example: "I shall discuss the question herein"
detachable (a): designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage
Example: "shirts with detachable collars"
accent (n): distinctive manner of oral expression
Example: "he could n't suppress his contemptuous accent"
accent (v): to put stress on
Example: "In Farsi , you accent the last syllable of each word"
Synonyms: articulated, accentuate, articulate, stress, pronounced, say, enunciate
vast (s): unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
Example: "at vast ( or immense ) expense"
mercy (n): something for which to be thankful
Example: "it was a mercy we got out alive"
mercy (n): alleviation of distress
Example: "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
mercy (n): showing great kindness toward the distressed
Example: "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
mercy (n): leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
Example: "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
Synonyms: respite, pardon, lenience, clemency, commutation, amnesty
minute (n): a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
Example: "he ran a 4 minute mile"
minute (s): characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
Example: "a minute inspection of the grounds"
minute (s): infinitely or immeasurably small
Example: "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"
quality (n): an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Example: "the quality of mercy is not strained " -- Shakespeare"
quality (n): a degree or grade of excellence or worth
Example: "the quality of students has risen"
Synonyms: caliber, grade, degree, superiority, level
quality (n): a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
Example: "each town has a quality all its own"
convulsively (r): with convulsions , in a convulsive way
Example: "her leg twitched convulsively"
amateurish (s): lacking professional skill or expertise
Example: "a very amateurish job"
address (n): the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
Example: "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
Synonyms: talk, speech, sermon, allocution, inaugural, impromptu, litany, preaching, oratory, speaking, discourse
sidle (v): to move unobtrusively or furtively
Example: "The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log"
spoor (n): the trail left by a person or an animal
Example: "the hounds followed the fox 's spoor"
spoor (n): what the hunter follows in pursuing game
Example: "the hounds followed the fox 's spoor"
transitory (s): lasting a very short time
Example: "love is transitory but it is eternal"
Synonyms: transient
erasure (n): a surface area where something has been erased
Example: "another word had been written over the erasure"
urgent (s): compelling immediate action
Example: "the urgent words ` Hurry ! Hurry ! '"
coolly (r): in a composed and unconcerned manner
Example: "without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher"
impregnable (s): incapable of being tampered with
Example: "an impregnable fortress"
impregnable (s): incapable of being overcome , challenged or refuted
Example: "an impregnable argument"
multiform (a): occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances
Example: "the multiform universe of nature and man " - John Dewey"
compromise (n): an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
Example: "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it ` business as usual '"
strangle (v): to kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
Example: "he tried to strangle his opponent"
Synonyms: kill, garrote, scrag, strangulate, throttle, killing
strangle (v): to conceal or hide
Example: "strangle a yawn"
Synonyms: stifle, conquer, inhibit, repress, suppress, smother, subdue, subdued
fructify (v): to bear fruit
Example: "the apple trees fructify"
Synonyms: procreate, reproduce, set
foreign (a): of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations other than your own
Example: "foreign trade"
foreign (a): relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
Example: "foreign nations"
foreign (s): not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
Example: "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"
foreign (s): not belonging to that in which it is contained
Example: "foreign particles in milk"
orifice (n): an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
Example: "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
Synonyms: anus, pylorus, mouth, opening, cervix, passageway, stoma, passage, rima, fontanelle, cardia, porta
blasting (s): causing injury or blight
Example: "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"
blasting (s): especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
Example: "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"
blasting (s): unpleasantly loud and penetrating
Example: "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio"
rhetorical (a): of or relating to rhetoric
Example: "accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested " - W.A.White"
rhetorical (a): given to rhetoric , emphasizing style at the expense of thought
Example: "mere rhetorical frippery"
metallic (a): containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
Example: "a metallic compound"
philharmonic (a): composing or characteristic of an orchestral group
Example: "philharmonic players"
philharmonic (s): devoted to or appreciative of music
Example: "the most philharmonic ear is at times deeply affected by a simple air"
constituent (n): an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up
Example: "a component or constituent element of a system"
Synonyms: addition, component, accessory, crystal, hardware, improver, portion, spare, supplement
constituent (n): especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
Example: "a component or constituent element of a system"
Synonyms: addition, component, accessory, crystal, hardware, improver, portion, spare, supplement
accessory (s): aiding and abetting in a crime
Example: "he was charged with being accessory to the crime"
Synonyms: accessary
therewith (r): with that or this or it
Example: "I have learned that whatever state I am , therewith to be content " - Phil .4 : 11"
salute (n): an act of honor or courteous recognition
Example: "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"
Synonyms: credit, salutation, recognition
salute (v): to express commendation of
Example: "I salute your courage !"
distraught (s): deeply agitated especially from emotion
Example: "distraught with grief"
blankly (r): without expression
Example: "she stared at him blankly"
blankly (r): in a blank manner
Example: "she stared at him blankly"
wearisome (s): so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Example: "other people 's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
axiomatically (r): on the basis of axioms
Example: "this is axiomatically given"
rush (v): to urge to an unnatural speed
Example: "Do n't rush me , please !"
Synonyms: rushed, urge, press, hurry, pressing
subtractive (a): constituting or involving subtraction
Example: "a subtractive correction"
culmination (n): a final climactic stage
Example: "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
Synonyms: phase, stage, apogee
wearable (a): suitable for wear or able to be worn
Example: "wearable evening clothes"
classicism (n): a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
Example: "classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans"
supererogatory (s): more than is needed , desired , or required
Example: "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"
farrow (v): to give birth
Example: "sows farrow"
Synonyms: pig, birth, deliver, bearing, birthing
undeniably (r): to an undeniable degree or in an undeniable manner
Example: "she is undeniably the most gifted student in the class"
catalysis (n): acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction
Example: "of the top 50 commodity chemicals , 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced"
exceeding (s): far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
Example: "a night of exceeding darkness"
Synonyms: exceptional, prodigious, surpassing
purposeful (s): having meaning through having an aim
Example: "led a happy purposeful life"
wad (n): a small mass of soft material
Example: "he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter"
wad (n): a large number or amount or extent
Example: "a wad of money"
Synonyms: mint, haymow, lot, deal, batch, heap, mass, plenty, spate, mess, pile, raft, sight, flood, mountain
cautiously (r): as if with kid gloves
Example: "she ventured cautiously downstairs"
Synonyms: carefully
cautiously (r): with caution or prudence or tact
Example: "she ventured cautiously downstairs"
Synonyms: carefully
yell (n): a loud utterance of emotion especially when inarticulate
Example: "a yell of pain"
Synonyms: utterance, cry, vocalization, crying
homogeneous (a): all of the same or similar kind or nature
Example: "a close-knit homogeneous group"
surrender (v): to relinquish possession or control over
Example: "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
Synonyms: cede, sell, deliver, gift
height (n): the highest level or degree attainable
Example: "at the height of her career"
Synonyms: point, acme, top, peak, stage, degree, meridian, elevation, level
height (n): the highest stage of development
Example: "at the height of her career"
Synonyms: point, acme, top, peak, stage, degree, meridian, elevation, level
direct (a): straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
Example: "a direct question"
direct (s): having no intervening persons , agents , conditions
Example: "in direct sunlight"
direct (s): being an immediate result or consequence
Example: "a direct result of the accident"
direct (s): in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
Example: "a direct quotation"
fish (n): any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
Example: "the shark is a large fish"
fish (v): to seek indirectly
Example: "fish for compliments"
Synonyms: search, seek, angled, angle, fishing, angling
empirically (r): in an empirical manner
Example: "this can be empirically tested"
ceremonial (s): marked by pomp or ceremony or formality
Example: "a ceremonial occasion"
quarterly (r): in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon
Example: "two coats of arms borne quarterly"
worthy (s): having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way
Example: "behavior worthy of reprobation"
fracture (n): breaking of hard tissue such as bone
Example: "it was a nasty fracture"
Synonyms: hurt, harm, break
fracture (v): to interrupt , break , or destroy
Example: "fracture the balance of power"
connect (v): to be or become joined or united or linked
Example: "The two streets connect to become a highway"
Synonyms: syndicate, link, articulate, join, links, interlink, interconnect, unite
connect (v): to join by means of communication equipment
Example: "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area"
longitudinally (r): across time
Example: "We studied the development of the children longitudinally"
ease (n): freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
Example: "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"
Synonyms: simpleness, quality, easiness
ease (n): a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
Example: "a life of luxury and ease"
ease (n): freedom from constraint or embarrassment
Example: "I am never at ease with strangers"
ease (v): to lessen pain or discomfort
Example: "ease the pain in your legs"
explicitly (r): in an explicit manner
Example: "in his foreword Professor Clark puts it explicitly"
dubiousness (n): uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
Example: "the dubiousness of his claim"
Synonyms: question, uncertainty
integrity (n): an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
Example: "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"
Synonyms: incompleteness, wholeness, completeness
integrity (n): moral soundness
Example: "he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business"
salacious (s): characterized by lust
Example: "a salacious rooster of a little man"
salacious (s): suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
Example: "salacious limericks"
expedition (n): an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
Example: "an expedition was sent to explore Mars"
iridescent (s): having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
Example: "an iridescent oil slick"
iridescent (s): varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
Example: "a dragonfly hovered , vibrating and iridescent"
Synonyms: changeable, shot
glaze (v): to become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
Example: "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored"
Synonyms: glass, change
incumbent (s): necessary for someone as a duty or responsibility
Example: "it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts"
incumbent (s): morally binding
Example: "it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts"
transfuse (v): to impart gradually
Example: "transfuse love of music into the students"
Synonyms: add, impart, lend, instill, contribute, breathe, lending
ponderously (r): in an uninterestingly ponderous manner
Example: "the play was staged with ponderously realistic sets"
ponderously (r): in a heavy ponderous manner
Example: "he moves ponderously"
compulsively (r): in a compulsive manner
Example: "he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk"
deprivation (n): the disadvantage that results from losing something
Example: "losing him is no great deprivation"
Synonyms: disadvantage, loss
deprivation (n): act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
Example: "deprivation of civil rights"
toll (n): the sound of a bell being struck
Example: "she heard the distant toll of church bells"
Synonyms: bell, knell, angelus
valuable (a): having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
Example: "a valuable diamond"
guard (n): the person who plays that position on a football team
Example: "the left guard was injured on the play"
guard (v): to watch over or shield from danger or harm
Example: "guard my possessions while I 'm away"
Synonyms: shepherd, shepherdess, guarded, protect
guard (v): to protect
Example: "guard my possessions while I 'm away"
Synonyms: shepherd, shepherdess, guarded, protect
guard (v): to take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
Example: "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"
surround (n): the area in which something exists or lives
Example: "the country -- the flat agricultural surround"
Synonyms: environs, medium, habitat, environment, setting
retinal (a): in or relating to the retina of the eye
Example: "retinal cells"
consumptive (a): tending to consume or use often wastefully
Example: "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"
consumptive (s): afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
Example: "a consumptive patient"
joyless (a): not experiencing or inspiring joy
Example: "a joyless man"
delinquent (s): guilty of a misdeed
Example: "delinquent minors"
delinquent (s): not paid at the scheduled time
Example: "a delinquent account"
palace (n): the governing group of a kingdom
Example: "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects"
privy (s): hidden from general view or use
Example: "a privy place to rest and think"
privy (s): informed about something secret or not generally known
Example: "privy to the details of the conspiracy"
dab (n): a small quantity of something moist or liquid
Example: "a dab of paint"
dab (v): to apply usually a liquid to a surface
Example: "dab the wall with paint"
contusion (n): the action of bruising
Example: "the bruise resulted from a contusion"
perception (n): a way of conceiving something
Example: "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"
perception (n): knowledge gained by perceiving
Example: "a man admired for the depth of his perception"
sleekly (r): in a sleek glossy manner
Example: "the wet road was shining sleekly"
urbanity (n): the quality or character of life in a city or town
Example: "there is an important difference between rusticity and urbanity"
obscure (s): not clearly understood or expressed
Example: "an obscure turn of phrase"
weight (n): the relative importance granted to something
Example: "his opinion carries great weight"
Synonyms: weightiness, importance
skill (n): ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
Example: "the skill of a well-trained boxer"
Synonyms: science, power, ability, nose
tack (v): to turn into the wind
Example: "The sailors decided to tack the boat"
Synonyms: sail, sailing, tacking
mute (s): expressed without speech
Example: "a mute appeal"
Synonyms: wordless
gallantly (r): in a gallant manner
Example: "he gallantly offered to take her home"
dignify (v): to raise the status of
Example: "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer"
Synonyms: elevate, raise, dignified, lift
idyllic (s): excellent and delightful in all respects
Example: "an idyllic spot for a picnic"
idyllic (s): suggestive of an idyll
Example: "his idyllic life in Tahiti"
idyllic (s): charmingly simple and serene
Example: "his idyllic life in Tahiti"
damp (s): slightly wet
Example: "clothes damp with perspiration"
Synonyms: dampish, moist
genteel (s): marked by refinement in taste and manners
Example: "a genteel old lady"
purgatorial (a): serving to purge or rid of sin
Example: "purgatorial rites"
purgatorial (a): of or resembling purgatory
Example: "purgatorial fires"
disorder (n): a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
Example: "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"
Synonyms: failure, upset, disturbance, ailment, impaction, hydrocele, choking, dysuria, sprue
disorder (n): a condition in which things are not in their expected places
Example: "the files are in complete disorder"
Synonyms: status, disorderliness, condition, mess, muddle, disorganization, smother, clutter, fuddle, welter
former (n): the first of two or the first mentioned of two
Example: "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
portion (n): something determined in relation to something that includes it
Example: "I read a portion of the manuscript"
Synonyms: rest, point, item, residual, base, balance, component, basis, butt, member, relation, detail, remainder, substance, constituent, unit, residuum
advance (n): increase in price or value
Example: "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"
Synonyms: rise, increase
advance (v): to bring forward for consideration or acceptance
Example: "advance an argument"
Synonyms: advanced, propose, suggest, advise
advance (s): situated ahead or going before
Example: "an advance party"
Synonyms: advanced, advancer
same (a): closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree
Example: "curtains the same color as the walls"
sustenance (n): the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
Example: "they were in want of sustenance"
incoherent (a): without logical or meaningful connection
Example: "a turgid incoherent presentation"
incoherent (s): unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
Example: "incoherent with grief"
temper (n): a characteristic habitual or relatively temporary state of feeling
Example: "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"
Synonyms: feeling, mood, humor, sulk, distemper
temper (n): a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
Example: "his temper was well known to all his employees"
temper (v): to harden by reheating and cooling in oil
Example: "temper steel"
Synonyms: modify, hardening, tempered, harden
want (n): the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
Example: "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
Synonyms: deficit, shortage, lack, tightness, dearth, stringency, demand, shortness, deficiency
want (v): to wish or demand the presence of
Example: "I want you here at noon !"
smug (s): marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
Example: "a smug glow of self-congratulation"
degenerative (s): marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function
Example: "degenerative diseases of old age"
incremental (s): increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions
Example: "lecturers enjoy ... steady incremental growth in salary"
encircle (v): to form a circle around
Example: "encircle the errors"
extinct (a): lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
Example: "an extinct species of fish"
extinct (s): being out or having grown cold
Example: "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"
boring (v): to make a hole , especially with a pointed power or hand tool
Example: "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
boring (s): so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Example: "a boring evening with uninteresting people"
fry (v): to cook on a hot surface using fat
Example: "fry the pancakes"
Synonyms: cook, griddle, frying, frizzle
pack (v): to arrange in a container
Example: "pack the books into the boxes"
Synonyms: packing, incase, case, stow, casing, bag
masterful (s): having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
Example: "a masterful speaker"
excavate (v): to recover through digging
Example: "excavate gold"
Synonyms: uncover, reveal, unearth, unveil
unfeigned (s): not pretended
Example: "her interest in people was unfeigned"
unfeigned (s): sincerely felt or expressed
Example: "her interest in people was unfeigned"
mill (v): to produce a ridge around the edge of
Example: "mill a coin"
Synonyms: milled, groove, milling
sensationalism (n): the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
Example: "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"
bit (n): a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
Example: "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
Synonyms: flake, chip, scurf, scale, exfoliation, fleck, splinter
bit (n): piece of metal held in horses mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
Example: "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"
bit (v): to penetrate or cut , as with a knife
Example: "The fork bit into the surface"
pliable (s): capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
Example: "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"
genealogical (a): of or relating to genealogy
Example: "genealogical records"
squelch (v): to suppress or crush completely
Example: "squelch any sign of dissent"
Synonyms: conquer, inhibit, suppress, quell, subdue, quench, subdued
hate (v): to dislike intensely
Example: "I hate Mexican food"
Synonyms: abhor, dislike, abominate, detest, despise, scorn, loathe, loathing
hate (v): to feel antipathy or aversion towards
Example: "I hate Mexican food"
Synonyms: abhor, dislike, abominate, detest, despise, scorn, loathe, loathing
cunning (s): attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
Example: "cunning kittens"
cunning (s): marked by skill in deception
Example: "cunning men often pass for wise"
Synonyms: knavish, sly, foxy, tricky, slick, tricksy, guileful
cunning (s): showing inventiveness and skill
Example: "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"
intercostal (a): located or occurring between the ribs
Example: "intercostal muscles"
often (r): many times at short intervals
Example: "we often met over a cup of coffee"
hipped (a): sloping on all sides
Example: "a hipped roof has sloping ends rather than gables"
straightforward (s): free from ambiguity
Example: "a straightforward set of instructions"
straightforward (s): without evasion or compromise
Example: "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
compass (n): the limit of capability
Example: "within the compass of education"
Synonyms: potentiality, capability, grasp, range, sight, reach
compass (v): to bring about
Example: "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"
shame (n): a state of dishonor
Example: "one mistake brought shame to all his family"
Synonyms: disgrace, obloquy, reproach, opprobrium, humiliation, odium
softly (r): with low volume
Example: "speak softly but carry a big stick"
softly (r): in a manner that is pleasing to the senses
Example: "she smiled softly"
deceitful (s): marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
Example: "she was a deceitful scheming little thing " - Israel Zangwill"
aspirant (n): an ambitious and aspiring young person
Example: "a lofty aspirant"
Synonyms: hopeful, applier, applicant
deafening (v): to be unbearably loud
Example: "a deafening noise"
deafening (v): to make or render deaf
Example: "a deafening noise"
extrinsic (a): not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside
Example: "extrinsic evidence"
needless (s): unnecessary and unwarranted
Example: "a strikers ' tent camp ... was burned with needless loss of life"
headband (n): a band worn around or over the head
Example: "the earphones were held in place by a headband"
diagonally (r): in a diagonal manner
Example: "she lives diagonally across the street from us"
utmost (n): the greatest possible degree
Example: "he tried his utmost"
Synonyms: limit, uttermost, boundary, bound, maximum
utmost (s): of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
Example: "utmost contempt"
utmost (s): most remote in space or time or order
Example: "the utmost tip of the peninsula"
vegetal (a): composed of vegetation or plants
Example: "regions rich in vegetal products"
polarity (n): having an indicated pole as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges
Example: "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"
Synonyms: sign, negativeness, positiveness, opposition
polarity (n): a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies
Example: "he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil"
revolting (s): highly offensive
Example: "revolting food"
Synonyms: disgusting, distasteful, repellent, foul, wicked
revolting (s): arousing aversion or disgust
Example: "revolting food"
Synonyms: disgusting, distasteful, repellent, foul, wicked
diffused (s): subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material
Example: "diffused light"
hideous (s): grossly offensive to decency or morality
Example: "a hideous pattern of injustice"
hideous (s): so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
Example: "a hideous scar"
inhospitable (a): unfavorable to life or growth
Example: "the barren inhospitable desert"
inhospitable (a): not hospitable
Example: "they are extremely inhospitable these days"
urge (n): a strong restless desire
Example: "why this urge to travel ?"
undone (s): not done
Example: "the work could be done or undone and nobody cared"
undone (s): not fastened or tied or secured
Example: "her blouse had come undone at the neck"
usual (a): occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
Example: "grew the usual vegetables"
usual (s): commonly encountered
Example: "the usual greeting"
Synonyms: commoner, common
neutralization (n): action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war
Example: "the neutralization of Belgium"
knightly (s): characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the middle ages
Example: "the knightly years"
youngster (n): a young person of either sex
Example: "` tiddler ' is a British term for youngster"
Synonyms: scalawag, peanut, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, kindergartner, kid, tot, nipper, tike, orphan, scamp, nestling, kiddy, fry, bambino, shaver, buster, minor, juvenile, silly, urchin, waif, imp
hypocritical (s): professing feelings or virtues one does not have
Example: "hypocritical praise"
exactness (n): the quality of being exact
Example: "he demanded exactness in all details"
Synonyms: truth, accuracy, minuteness, precision, exactitude
stimulate (v): to cause to be alert and energetic
Example: "Coffee and tea stimulate me"
Synonyms: renovate, recreate, revive, energize, affected, reviving, affect, animating, enliven, reanimate, arouse, brace, affecting, quicken, invigorate, revivify, energizing, reinvigorate
communication (n): the activity of communicating
Example: "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"
communication (n): the activity of conveying information
Example: "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"
communication (n): a connection allowing access between persons or places
Example: "how many lines of communication can there be among four people ?"
turbulence (n): a state of violent disturbance and disorder as in politics or social conditions generally
Example: "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
deaf (n): people who have severe hearing impairments
Example: "many of the deaf use sign language"
deaf (s): unwilling or refusing to pay heed
Example: "deaf to her warnings"
institution (n): a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
Example: "the institution of marriage"
multivalent (s): having many values , meanings , or appeals
Example: "subtle , multivalent allegory"
alternatively (r): in place of , or as an alternative to
Example: "alternatively we could buy a used car"
pretentious (a): making claim to or creating an appearance of often undeserved importance or distinction
Example: "a pretentious country house"
anchor (n): a central cohesive source of support and stability
Example: "faith is his anchor"
anchor (v): to fix firmly and stably
Example: "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
Synonyms: grounding, fixed, fastening, ground, fixing
coincident (s): occurring or operating at the same time
Example: "a series of coincident events"
straddle (v): to range or extend over
Example: "The plants straddle the entire state"
Synonyms: range, constitute, comprise, represent
straddle (v): to occupy a certain area
Example: "The plants straddle the entire state"
Synonyms: range, constitute, comprise, represent
deprecatory (s): tending to diminish or disparage
Example: "deprecatory remarks about the book"
truly (r): in accordance with truth or fact or reality
Example: "she was now truly American"
truly (r): with sincerity
Example: "we are truly sorry for the inconvenience"
truly (r): without pretense
Example: "we are truly sorry for the inconvenience"
proximate (a): closest in degree or order space or time especially in a chain of causes and effects
Example: "news of his proximate arrival"
advertise (v): to call attention to
Example: "Please do n't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
detectable (s): easily seen or detected
Example: "a detectable note of sarcasm"
Synonyms: perceptible
reverberate (v): to be reflected as heat , sound , or light or shock waves
Example: "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"
reverberate (v): to treat , process , heat , melt , or refine in a reverberatory furnace
Example: "reverberate ore"
orthodox (a): adhering to what is commonly accepted
Example: "an orthodox view of the world"
dissociate (v): to to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms
Example: "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"
dissociate (v): to regard as unconnected
Example: "you must dissociate these two events !"
evisceration (n): altering something as a legislative act or a statement in such a manner as to reduce its value
Example: "the adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act"
bawdy (n): lewd or obscene talk or writing
Example: "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"
debt (n): the state of owing something especially money
Example: "he is badly in debt"
survive (v): to continue to live through hardship or adversity
Example: "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"
victory (n): a successful ending of a struggle or contest
Example: "a narrow victory"
Synonyms: conclusion, slam, success, independence, laugher, landslide, ending, finish, checkmate, romp, pin, sweep, triumph, waltz
gushing (s): flowing profusely
Example: "a gushing hydrant"
gushing (s): extravagantly demonstrative
Example: "a large gushing female"
unexceptionable (s): completely acceptable
Example: "two unexceptionable witnesses"
Synonyms: unimpeachable
unexceptionable (s): not open to exception or reproach
Example: "two unexceptionable witnesses"
Synonyms: unimpeachable
masked (s): having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
Example: "masked threat"
notional (s): not based on fact or investigation
Example: "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"
notional (s): not based on fact
Example: "to create a notional world for oneself"
Synonyms: imaginary, fanciful
notional (s): unreal
Example: "to create a notional world for oneself"
Synonyms: imaginary, fanciful
notional (s): indulging in or influenced by fancy
Example: "all the notional vagaries of childhood"
spatial (a): pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space
Example: "the first dimension to concentrate on is the spatial one"
twinkling (s): shining intermittently with a sparkling light
Example: "twinkling stars"
tempest (n): a violent commotion or disturbance
Example: "it was only a tempest in a teapot"
expansive (a): able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
Example: "the expansive force of fire"
expansive (s): of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
Example: "an expansive lifestyle"
expansive (s): friendly and open and willing to talk
Example: "wine made the guest expansive"
woolgathering (s): dreamy in mood or nature
Example: "a woolgathering moment"
schismatic (a): of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism
Example: "schismatic sects"
compress (v): to make more compact by or as if by pressing
Example: "compress the data"
Synonyms: compressed, pack, tamp, force, wedge, compact, squeezing
efferent (a): of nerves and nerve impulses
Example: "efferent nerves and impulses"
efferent (a): conveying information away from the cns
Example: "efferent nerves and impulses"
confidential (s): entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
Example: "a confidential secretary"
confidential (s): given in confidence or in secret
Example: "this arrangement must be kept confidential"
solitary (n): confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
Example: "he was held in solitary"
solitary (s): characterized by or preferring solitude
Example: "a man of a solitary disposition"
solitary (s): not growing or living in groups or colonies
Example: "solitary bees"
solitary (s): lacking companions or companionship
Example: "a solitary traveler"
rectangular (s): having four right angles
Example: "a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide"
rectangular (s): having a set of mutually perpendicular axes
Example: "a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system"
pectoral (a): of or relating to the chest or thorax
Example: "pectoral organ"
Synonyms: thoracic
onomatopoetic (a): formed in imitation of a natural sound
Example: "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term " - Harry Hoijer"
fledge (v): to decorate with feathers
Example: "fledge an arrow"
Synonyms: beautify, ornament, adorn, flighted, flight, grace, decorate
adept (s): having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
Example: "adept in handicrafts"
stressful (s): extremely irritating to the nerves
Example: "the stressful days before a war"
Synonyms: trying
supernal (a): being or coming from on high
Example: "interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven , a supernal punishment for the sins of men"
supernal (s): of heaven or the spirit
Example: "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"
piecemeal (r): a little bit at a time
Example: "the research structure has developed piecemeal"
alloy (n): a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
Example: "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
Synonyms: mixture, amalgam, steel, metal, electrum, solder
penultimate (s): next to the last
Example: "the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter"
existent (a): having existence or being or actuality
Example: "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"
experiential (a): relating to or resulting from experience
Example: "a personal , experiential reality"
experiential (s): derived from experience or the experience of existence
Example: "the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers " - Benjamin Farrington"
funny (n): an account of an amusing incident usually with a punch line
Example: "she told a funny story"
funny (s): experiencing odd bodily sensations
Example: "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"
funny (s): arousing or provoking laughter
Example: "funny stories that made everybody laugh"
funny (s): beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Example: "her speech has a funny twang"
Synonyms: peculiar, rum, singular, rummy, queer, curious
flabby (s): out of condition
Example: "flabby around the middle"
Synonyms: flaccid, soft
flabby (s): not strong or robust
Example: "flabby around the middle"
Synonyms: flaccid, soft
flabby (s): incapable of exertion or endurance
Example: "flabby around the middle"
Synonyms: flaccid, soft
delta (n): a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
Example: "the Mississippi River delta"
third (n): following the second position in an ordering or series
Example: "a distant third"
third (n): one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
Example: "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
equitably (r): in an equitable manner
Example: "the inheritance was equitably divided among the sisters"
matted (s): tangled in a dense mass
Example: "tried to push through the matted undergrowth"
tore (v): to move quickly and violently
Example: "The car tore down the street"
Synonyms: rush, race, rip, shoot, hotfoot, hasten, buck, charge, tear, speed
obstetric (a): of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics
Example: "obstetric hospital"
radioactive (a): exhibiting or caused by radioactivity
Example: "radioactive isotope"
unquestionable (a): incapable of being questioned
Example: "unquestionable authority"
unquestionable (s): not open to question
Example: "an unquestionable ( or unequivocal ) loss of prestige"
unquestionable (s): not counterfeit or copied
Example: "an unquestionable antique"
Synonyms: veritable, authentic