LM-Lexicon/Wordnet huggingface dataset:
prompt (s): ready and willing or quick to act
Example: "she is always prompt to help her friends"
religiousness (n): the quality of being extremely conscientious
Example: "his care in observing the rules of good health amounted to a kind of religiousness"
welfare (n): governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
Example: "she lives on welfare"
alveolar (a): pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw
Example: "alveolar processes"
say (v): to communicate or express nonverbally
Example: "Did his face say anything about how he felt ?"
say (v): to state as ones opinion or judgement
Example: "I say let 's forget this whole business"
discreditable (s): tending to bring discredit or disrepute
Example: "his marks were not at all discreditable"
discreditable (s): blameworthy
Example: "his marks were not at all discreditable"
domestication (n): accommodation to domestic life
Example: "her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication"
inverted (v): to make an inversion in a musical composition
Example: "here the theme is inverted"
inverted (s): being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed
Example: "a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma"
internecine (s): within a group or organization
Example: "an internecine feud among proxy holders"
internecine (s): characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides
Example: "internecine war"
juicy (s): suggestive of sexual impropriety
Example: "a juicy scandal"
traffic (n): the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time
Example: "heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines"
innocuous (s): not causing disapproval
Example: "it was an innocuous remark"
sector (n): a social group that forms part of the society or the economy
Example: "the public sector"
sector (n): a particular aspect of life or activity
Example: "he was helpless in an important sector of his life"
Synonyms: facet, sphere
adequate (a): having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
Example: "she had adequate training"
insurmountable (a): not capable of being surmounted or overcome
Example: "insurmountable disadvantages"
shadow (n): a premonition of something adverse
Example: "a shadow over his happiness"
shadow (n): refuge from danger or observation
Example: "he felt secure in his father 's shadow"
wind (v): to coil the spring of some mechanical device by turning a stem
Example: "wind your watch"
astute (s): marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Example: "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"
look (n): the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
Example: "he went out to have a look"
Synonyms: perception, observance, sight, view, observation, peek, glance, survey, scrutiny, glimpse, stare, looking, squint, lookout, peep
look (n): the feelings expressed on a persons face
Example: "a look of triumph"
Synonyms: face, spark, sparkle, countenance, leer, twinkle, visage
consult (v): to get or ask advice from
Example: "They had to consult before arriving at a decision"
sparkling (s): shining with brilliant points of light like stars
Example: "sparkling snow"
sparkling (a): charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
Example: "sparkling wines"
nickel (n): five dollars worth of a drug
Example: "a nickel bag of drugs"
aboveboard (s): without concealment or deception
Example: "their business was open and aboveboard"
aboveboard (r): in an honest manner
Example: "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"
articular (a): relating to or affecting the joints of the body
Example: "the articular surfaces of bones"
apologetically (r): in an apologetic manner
Example: "he spoke apologetically about his past"
billowy (s): characterized by great swelling waves or surges
Example: "billowy storm clouds"
aweigh (s): hanging clear of the bottom
Example: "anchors aweigh"
deliberation (n): careful consideration
Example: "a little deliberation would have deterred them"
Synonyms: consideration, advisement
deliberation (n): the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision
Example: "he was a man of judicial deliberation"
Synonyms: intentionality, deliberateness
unique (s): applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality
Example: "a species unique to Australia"
unique (s): highly unusual or rare but not the single instance
Example: "spoke with a unique accent"
unique (s): radically distinctive and without equal
Example: "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"
surf (v): to ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard
Example: "Californians love to surf"
surf (v): to look around casually and randomly , without seeking anything in particular
Example: "surf the internet or the world wide web"
Synonyms: browse, seek, browsing, search
least (n): something that is of no importance
Example: "it is the least I can do"
least (a): the superlative of little that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by the
Example: "did n't care the least bit"
least (a): a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
Example: "did n't care the least bit"
least (r): used to form the superlative
Example: "The garter snake is the least dangerous snake"
aspirate (v): to remove as if by suction
Example: "aspirate the wound"
devious (s): indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way
Example: "used devious means to achieve success"
devious (s): characterized by insincerity or deceit
Example: "a devious character"
devious (s): deviating from a straight course
Example: "a scenic but devious route"
offensive (s): violating or tending to violate or offend against
Example: "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"
offensive (a): unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
Example: "offensive odors"
gap (n): a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
Example: "gap between income and outgo"
Synonyms: spread, disparity
predicament (n): a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
Example: "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"
suppress (v): to to put down by force or authority
Example: "suppress a nascent uprising"
Synonyms: silence, inhibit, smother, subdued, stifle, repress, squelch, quell, subdue, blink, still, conquer, hold, hushing, quench, strangle, hush, control, moderate, dampen, wink, contain
suppress (v): to reduce the incidence or severity of or stop
Example: "suppress a yawn"
oath (n): a solemn promise , usually invoking a divine witness , regarding your future acts or behavior
Example: "they took an oath of allegiance"
upset (n): the act of disturbing the mind or body
Example: "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"
upset (v): to disturb the balance or stability of
Example: "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
Synonyms: touch, upsetting
upset (v): to defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
Example: "The foreign team upset the local team"
upset (s): used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win
Example: "the Bills ' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"
upset (s): afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
Example: "too upset to say anything"
receivership (n): the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver
Example: "the business is in receivership"
disconsolate (s): causing dejection
Example: "a disconsolate winter landscape"
alliterative (s): having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable
Example: "alliterative verse"
lap (n): the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
Example: "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"
lap (n): an area of control or responsibility
Example: "the job fell right in my lap"
lap (n): the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
Example: "his lap was covered with food stains"
suspense (n): an uncertain cognitive state
Example: "the matter remained in suspense for several years"
suspense (n): excited anticipation of an approaching climax
Example: "the play kept the audience in suspense"
dominant (a): exercising influence or control
Example: "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"
centennial (a): of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
Example: "centennial celebration"
unnatural (a): not in accordance with or determined by nature
Example: "an unnatural death"
splice (n): a junction where two things as paper or film or magnetic tape have been joined together
Example: "the break was due to an imperfect splice"
splice (v): to join together so as to form new genetic combinations
Example: "splice genes"
morning (n): the time period between dawn and noon
Example: "I spent the morning running errands"
Synonyms: period, morn, forenoon
morning (n): the first light of day
Example: "they talked until morning"
Synonyms: sunrise, daybreak, sunup, hour
disjointed (s): taken apart at the joints
Example: "a disjointed fowl"
epidemic (a): of disease or anything resembling a disease
Example: "an epidemic outbreak of influenza"
epidemic (a): attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously
Example: "an epidemic outbreak of influenza"
gloomy (s): filled with melancholy and despondency
Example: "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"
Synonyms: downcast, downhearted, blue, dispirited, depressed, low
mistreatment (n): the practice of treating someone or something badly
Example: "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother"
text (n): the words of something written
Example: "there were more than a thousand words of text"
text (n): a passage from the bible that is used as the subject of a sermon
Example: "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon"
text (n): the main body of a written work as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc. .
Example: "pictures made the text easier to understand"
paw (v): to touch clumsily
Example: "The man tried to paw her"
crease (n): an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Example: "a crease in his trousers"
Synonyms: flexure, plait, ruck, twist, angularity, twirl, crimp, fold, plication, bend, pucker
crease (v): to make a pressed , folded or wrinkled line in
Example: "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
Synonyms: fold, folding, ruck, wrinkle, rumpled, knit, crinkled, scrunch, rumple, crisp, pucker, crumple
imprint (n): a distinctive influence
Example: "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion"
imprint (n): an identification of a publisher
Example: "the book was published under a distinguished imprint"
imprint (n): a publishers name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page
Example: "the book was published under a distinguished imprint"
imprint (v): to establish or impress firmly in the mind
Example: "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
Synonyms: form, influence
resultant (s): following or accompanying as a consequence
Example: "the resultant savings were considerable"
loose (a): not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
Example: "loose clothing"
loose (s): not in the possession or control of any player
Example: "a loose ball"
loose (s): not tense or taut
Example: "the old man 's skin hung loose and grey"
materially (r): with respect to material aspects
Example: "psychologically similar but materially different"
materially (r): to a significant degree
Example: "it aided him materially in winning the argument"
compulsory (s): required by rule
Example: "in most schools physical education is compulsory"
isolated (v): to place or set apart
Example: "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
Synonyms: sequestrate, discriminate, isolate, maroon, quarantine, segregate, cloister, sequester
isolated (s): not close together in time
Example: "isolated instances of rebellion"
Synonyms: stray
prevalence (n): the quality of prevailing generally
Example: "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
prevalence (n): being widespread
Example: "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
plainly (r): without extravagance or embellishment
Example: "she was dressed plainly"
virulent (s): extremely poisonous or injurious
Example: "a virulent insect bite"
calcification (n): an inflexible and unchanging state
Example: "the calcification of negotiations"
potently (r): in a manner having a powerful influence
Example: "Clytemnestra 's ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience 's mind"
wordless (s): expressed without speech
Example: "choking exasperation and wordless shame " - Thomas Wolfe"
interchange (n): the act of changing one thing for another thing
Example: "there was an interchange of prisoners"
bank (n): sloping land especially the slope beside a body of water
Example: "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"
bank (n): an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
Example: "he operated a bank of switches"
bank (v): to tip laterally
Example: "the pilot had to bank the aircraft"
Synonyms: banking, tip
view (n): the act of looking or seeing or observing
Example: "he tried to get a better view of it"
Synonyms: sight, survey, looking, look
view (v): to look at carefully
Example: "view a problem"
Synonyms: canvass, consider, analyze, studied, contemplate, examine, canvas, study
view (v): to study mentally
Example: "view a problem"
Synonyms: canvass, consider, analyze, studied, contemplate, examine, canvas, study
view (v): to see or watch
Example: "view a show on television"
Synonyms: watch, catch, visualize, see
surviving (s): still in existence
Example: "the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil"
inexorable (s): not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
Example: "Russia 's final hour , it seemed , approached with inexorable certainty"
inexorable (s): impervious to pleas , persuasion , requests , reason
Example: "Cynthia was inexorable"
inexorable (s): she would have none of him - w.churchill
Example: "Cynthia was inexorable"
unwrap (v): to remove the outer cover or wrapping of
Example: "Let 's unwrap the gifts !"
Synonyms: expose, uncover, undo
unwrap (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: "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
Synonyms: babble, talk, divulge, disclose, muckrake, confiding, telling, disclosed, discover, expose, break, blow, betray, reveal, confide, outing, tattle, blab, spring
series (n): similar things placed in order or happening one after another
Example: "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"
series (n): several contests played successively by the same teams
Example: "the visiting team swept the series"
sessile (a): permanently attached to a substrate
Example: "sessile marine animals and plants"
sessile (a): not free to move about
Example: "sessile marine animals and plants"
therefrom (r): from that circumstance or source
Example: "public interest and a policy deriving therefrom"
therefrom (r): from that place or from there
Example: "roads that lead therefrom"
clatter (n): a rattling noise often produced by rapid movement
Example: "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones"
uttermost (s): of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
Example: "in the uttermost distress"
enervation (n): lack of vitality
Example: "an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue"
adiabatic (a): occurring without loss or gain of heat
Example: "adiabatic expansion"
interested (s): involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in
Example: "the interested parties met to discuss the business"
business (n): a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
Example: "he bought his brother 's business"
Synonyms: partnership, house, chain, manufacturer, franchise, firm, concern, brokerage, carrier, shipbuilder, agency, maker
business (n): a rightful concern or responsibility
Example: "it 's none of your business"
business (n): an immediate objective
Example: "gossip was the main business of the evening"
later (r): happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
Example: "he 's going to the store but he 'll be back here later"
later (r): at some eventual time in the future
Example: "I 'll see you later"
club (n): a formal association of people with similar interests
Example: "he joined a golf club"
Synonyms: order, association, hunt, fraternity, lodge, guild, gild
club (n): stout stick that is larger at one end
Example: "he carried a club in self defense"
club (n): a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it
Example: "he led a small club"
robust (a): sturdy and strong in form , constitution , or construction
Example: "a robust body"
robust (s): strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity
Example: "the experiment yielded robust results"
robust (s): marked by richness and fullness of flavor
Example: "a robust claret"
Synonyms: rich, racy
rally (n): the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort
Example: "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"
vice (n): a specific form of evildoing
Example: "vice offends the moral standards of the community"
cosmic (a): of or from or pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe
Example: "cosmic laws"
char (n): a human female employed to do housework
Example: "the char will clean the carpet"
Synonyms: woman, cleaner
char (v): to burn to charcoal
Example: "Without a drenching rain , the forest fire will char everything"
collision (n): a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
Example: "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"
Synonyms: striking, hit, contact
collision (n): an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object
Example: "three passengers were killed in the collision"
collision (n): a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
Example: "a collision of interests"
amiable (s): disposed to please
Example: "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin " - Hal Hinson"
amiable (s): diffusing warmth and friendliness
Example: "an amiable gathering"
Synonyms: genial, affable, cordial
inseparable (s): not capable of being separated
Example: "inseparable pieces of rock"
connection (n): a relation between things or events as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it
Example: "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"
connection (n): the state of being connected
Example: "the connection between church and state is inescapable"
Synonyms: cohesion, coherence, union, link, concatenation, unification, interconnection, contact
connection (n): an instrumentality that connects
Example: "he soldered the connection"
Synonyms: jumper, conjunction, patch, attachment, connective, earth, backbone, connector, instrumentation, bond, junction, instrumentality, coupling, ground, line
wild (a): not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
Example: "wild geese"
vindictive (s): disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
Example: "more vindictive than jealous love " - Shakespeare"
vindictive (s): showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt
Example: "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"
Synonyms: spiteful
vindictive (s): motivated by spite
Example: "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"
Synonyms: spiteful
plod (n): the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
Example: "I could recognize his plod anywhere"
kid (n): soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
Example: "kid gloves"
purpose (n): the quality of being determined to do or achieve something
Example: "he is a man of purpose"
Synonyms: industry, diligence, resolution, determination, doggedness, resoluteness, perseverance, resolve, persistence
starlike (s): resembling a star
Example: "they saw a starlike object in the sky"
shapeless (s): lacking symmetry or attractive form
Example: "a shapeless hat on his head"
shapeless (s): having no definite form or distinct shape
Example: "a shapeless mass of protoplasm"
subtract (v): to make a subtraction
Example: "subtract this amount from my paycheck"
Synonyms: compute, reckon, figure, calculated, cipher, deduct, calculating
always (r): at all times
Example: "I will always be there to help you"
Synonyms: ever
always (r): all the time and on every occasion
Example: "I will always be there to help you"
Synonyms: ever
always (r): at any time or in any event
Example: "you can always resign if you do n't like it"
kneel (v): to rest ones weight on ones knees
Example: "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"
itinerant (n): a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
Example: "itinerant traders"
Synonyms: swagger, laborer, tinker, jack, gypsy
itinerant (s): traveling from place to place to work
Example: "itinerant labor"
advancement (n): gradual improvement or growth or development
Example: "advancement of knowledge"
Synonyms: progress, furtherance, development, promotion, stride
curly (a): having curls or waves
Example: "they envied her naturally curly hair"
famously (r): in a manner or to an extent that is well known
Example: "in his famously anecdotal style"
famously (r): extremely well
Example: "we got along famously"
Synonyms: excellently, splendidly
red (s): characterized by violence or bloodshed
Example: "convulsed with red rage " - Hudson Strode"
red (s): reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
Example: "turned red from exertion"
peeler (n): a device for peeling vegetables or fruits
Example: "she invented a potato peeler"
require (v): to consider obligatory
Example: "We require our secretary to be on time"
Synonyms: expect, call, demand, ask
require (v): to request and expect
Example: "We require our secretary to be on time"
Synonyms: expect, call, demand, ask
concealment (n): a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
Example: "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"
Synonyms: covert, blind, screen, cover
datable (a): that can be given a date
Example: "a concrete and datable happening " - C.W.Shumaker"
better (n): something superior in quality or condition or effect
Example: "a change for the better"
better (n): the superior one of two alternatives
Example: "chose the better of the two"
better (a): superior to another of the same class or set or kind in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability
Example: "You 're a better man than I am , Gunga Din"
better (a): more highly skilled than another
Example: "You 're a better man than I am , Gunga Din"
better (s): wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
Example: "it would be better to speak to him"
papal (a): proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the apostles
Example: "papal dispensation"
doctor (n): a licensed medical practitioner
Example: "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
Synonyms: sawbones, veterinarian, specialist, abortionist, surgeon, extern, physician, hakim
doctor (n): children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physicians office
Example: "the children explored each other 's bodies by playing the game of doctor"
doctor (n): a person who holds ph.d. degree or the equivalent from an academic institution
Example: "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"
coyly (r): in a coy manner
Example: "she pouted and looked at him coyly"
internationalize (v): to put under international control
Example: "internationalize trade of certain drugs"
vim (n): a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
Example: "he seemed full of vim and vigor"
Synonyms: energy, juice, vitality
evidently (r): unmistakably plain is often used informally for plainly
Example: "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"
ultraviolet (s): having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than x-rays
Example: "ultraviolet radiation"
ultraviolet (s): lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end
Example: "ultraviolet radiation"
ornate (s): marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
Example: "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato " - John Milton"
uterine (a): of or involving the uterus
Example: "uterine cancer"
reintroduce (v): to introduce anew
Example: "We have n't met in a long time , so let me reintroduce myself"
water (n): a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
Example: "he asked for a drink of water"
school (n): a building where young people receive education
Example: "the school was built in 1932"
Synonyms: conservatoire, conservatory, schoolhouse, building
reign (n): a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
Example: "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"
reign (n): the period during which a monarch is sovereign
Example: "during the reign of Henry VIII"
inanimate (a): belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
Example: "the word ` car ' is inanimate"
inanimate (a): not endowed with life
Example: "the inorganic world is inanimate"
inanimate (s): not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
Example: "an inanimate body"
bidding (n): a request to be present
Example: "they came at his bidding"
Synonyms: summons, invitation
help (n): the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
Example: "offered his help in unloading"
Synonyms: resort, lift, facilitation, assist, aid, assistance, boost, accommodation, encouragement, service, succor, hand, activity
help (n): a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
Example: "they hired additional help to finish the work"
Synonyms: attendant, worker, manakin, auxiliary, confederate, model, instrument, attender, assistant, underling, secretary, tender, poser, supporter, deputy, subordinate, accomplice, manikin, coadjutor, enforcer, pawn
help (v): to be of service
Example: "Can you help me carry this table ?"
Synonyms: expedite, alleviate, subserve, assist, aid, ease, succor, hasten, avail, care, facilitate
help (v): to improve the condition of
Example: "These pills will help the patient"
Synonyms: improve, aid, benefit, better, cure, ameliorate, meliorate, improving, amend
adventurous (a): willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
Example: "adventurous pioneers"
Synonyms: adventuresome
driveway (n): a road leading up to a private house
Example: "they parked in the driveway"
array (n): an impressive display
Example: "it was a bewildering array of books"
glad (s): eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
Example: "glad to help"
science (n): ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
Example: "the sweet science of pugilism"
Synonyms: power, nose, ability, skill
impress (v): to mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
Example: "To make a batik , you impress a design with wax"
Synonyms: emboss, embossed, imprint, boss
withered (s): lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
Example: "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws " - W.F.Starkie"
moist (s): slightly wet
Example: "a moist breeze"
Synonyms: dampish, damp
grade (n): the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
Example: "the road had a steep grade"
warm (a): having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
Example: "a warm body"
warm (a): inducing the impression of warmth
Example: "warm reds and yellows and orange"
warm (a): used especially of reds and oranges and yellows
Example: "warm reds and yellows and orange"
warm (s): characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement
Example: "a warm debate"
warm (s): uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble
Example: "made things warm for the bookies"
sympathetically (r): with respect to the sympathetic nervous system
Example: "the stimulus acted sympathetically"
sympathetically (r): in a sympathetic manner
Example: "she listened to him sympathetically"
gargle (v): to rinse ones mouth and throat with mouthwash
Example: "gargle with this liquid"
Synonyms: rinse, washing, lave
couple (n): a pair who associate with one another
Example: "the engaged couple"
Synonyms: duet
couple (n): a pair of people who live together
Example: "a married couple from Chicago"
couple (n): a small indefinite number
Example: "he 's coming for a couple of days"
couple (v): to link together
Example: "can we couple these proposals ?"
Synonyms: attach, coupling
migrant (s): habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
Example: "appalled by the social conditions of migrant life"
composition (n): the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
Example: "harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art"
composition (n): an essay especially one written as an assignment
Example: "he got an A on his composition"
Synonyms: report, paper, theme, essay
blast (v): to make a strident sound
Example: "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
Synonyms: noise, resound, blare, blasting
jurisprudence (n): the collection of rules imposed by authority
Example: "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
social (a): living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups
Example: "a human being is a social animal"
social (a): relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society
Example: "made fun of her being so social and high-toned"
social (s): composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability
Example: "a purely social club"
social (s): tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind
Example: "ants are social insects"
social (s): marked by friendly companionship with others
Example: "a social cup of coffee"
bookish (s): characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
Example: "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"
unconscious (a): lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
Example: "lay unconscious on the floor"
unconscious (s): not knowing or perceiving
Example: "happily unconscious of the new calamity at home " - Charles Dickens"
wrathful (s): vehemently incensed and condemnatory
Example: "they trembled before the wrathful queen"
creationism (n): the literal belief in the account of creation given in the book of genesis
Example: "creationism denies the theory of evolution of species"
placental (a): pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta
Example: "all mammals except monotremes and marsupials are placental mammals"
reef (v): to lower and bring partially inboard
Example: "reef the sailboat 's mast"
toilet (n): the act of dressing and preparing yourself
Example: "he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast"
reversible (a): capable of reversing or being reversed
Example: "reversible hypertension"
reversible (a): capable of being reversed or used with either side out
Example: "a reversible jacket"
reversible (s): capable of being reversed
Example: "a reversible decision is one that can be appealed or vacated"
reversible (s): capable of assuming or producing either of two states
Example: "a reversible chemical reaction"
discontented (a): showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
Example: "was discontented with his position"
vicious (s): able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Example: "vicious kicks"
rickety (s): inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
Example: "a rickety table"
rickety (s): affected with , suffering from , or characteristic of rickets
Example: "rickety limbs and joints"
disinfect (v): to destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing
Example: "disinfect a wound"
stellate (s): arranged like rays or radii
Example: "a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals"
Synonyms: radial, radiate
stellate (s): radiating from a common center
Example: "a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals"
Synonyms: radial, radiate
accountable (s): liable to account for ones actions
Example: "governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves"
consciousness (n): an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
Example: "he lost consciousness"
irresistible (a): impossible to resist
Example: "irresistible ( or resistless ) impulses"
irresistible (a): overpowering
Example: "irresistible ( or resistless ) impulses"
irresistible (s): overpoweringly attractive
Example: "irresistible beauty"
exposure (n): vulnerability to the elements
Example: "exposure to the weather " or " they died from exposure"
exposure (n): to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
Example: "exposure to the weather " or " they died from exposure"
exposure (n): the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience
Example: "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography"
exposure (n): the disclosure of something secret
Example: "they feared exposure of their campaign plans"
assorted (s): consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
Example: "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"
assorted (s): of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
Example: "assorted sizes"
secretory (a): of or relating to or producing a secretion
Example: "a secretory cell"
gallery (n): a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose
Example: "shooting gallery"
personal (a): concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
Example: "a personal favor"
personal (s): intimately concerning a persons body or physical being
Example: "personal hygiene"
benevolent (a): intending or showing kindness
Example: "a benevolent society"
benevolent (s): generous in assistance to the poor
Example: "a benevolent contributor"
devoid (s): completely wanting or lacking
Example: "the sentence was devoid of meaning"
flop (n): a complete failure
Example: "the play was a dismal flop"
Synonyms: failure, turkey, bomb, bust, fizzle
flop (n): the act of throwing yourself down
Example: "he landed on the bed with a great flop"
impatiently (r): with impatience
Example: "he answered her impatiently"
impatiently (r): in an impatient manner
Example: "he answered her impatiently"
govern (v): to require to be in a certain grammatical case , voice , or mood
Example: "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
deal (n): a particular instance of buying or selling
Example: "it was a package deal"
Synonyms: transaction, dealing, trade
deal (n): the type of treatment received especially as the result of an agreement
Example: "he got a good deal on his car"
deal (v): to take action with respect to someone or something
Example: "How are we going to deal with this problem ?"
Synonyms: act, dealing, acting
plenteous (s): affording an abundant supply
Example: "a plenteous grape harvest"
Synonyms: rich, copious, ample, plentiful
gradual (a): proceeding in small stages
Example: "a gradual increase in prices"
bastard (n): derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine
Example: "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic"
Synonyms: variation, mongrel
bastard (n): something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin
Example: "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic"
Synonyms: variation, mongrel
isolate (v): to obtain in pure form
Example: "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
Synonyms: isolated, getting, get
mix (v): to add as an additional element or part
Example: "mix water into the drink"
bleach (n): the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
Example: "a complete bleach usually requires several applications"
bleach (v): to make whiter or lighter
Example: "bleach the laundry"
Synonyms: whiting, peroxide, whitening, whiten, white, bleached
increase (n): a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
Example: "the increase in unemployment"
Synonyms: relaxation, process, proliferation, increment, accretion, accession, multiplication, growth
artfully (r): in an artful manner
Example: "her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes"
humor (n): the trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous
Example: "she did n't appreciate my humor"
humor (n): the quality of being funny
Example: "I fail to see the humor in it"
idolatrous (a): relating to or practicing idolatry
Example: "idolatrous worship"
bus (n): a vehicle carrying many passengers
Example: "he always rode the bus to work"
Synonyms: minibus, buss
bus (n): used for public transport
Example: "he always rode the bus to work"
Synonyms: minibus, buss
bus (n): a car that is old and unreliable
Example: "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"
Synonyms: machine, automobile, heap, auto, car
habitat (n): the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
Example: "a marine habitat"
scraggy (s): having a sharply uneven surface or outline
Example: "scraggy cliffs"
disclosed (s): made known especially something secret or concealed
Example: "the disclosed purpose of their wicked plan"
heartrending (s): causing or marked by grief or anguish
Example: "the heartrending words of Rabin 's granddaughter"
exactitude (n): the quality of being exact
Example: "a man of great exactitude"
Synonyms: truth, accuracy, exactness, minuteness, precision
inadequacy (n): lack of an adequate quantity or number
Example: "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
Synonyms: deficit, shortage, meagerness, amount, leanness, insufficiency, scarceness, deficiency
inadequacy (n): a lack of competence
Example: "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
Synonyms: weakness, insufficiency
distally (r): far from the center
Example: "the bronchus is situated distally"
lavish (s): very generous
Example: "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"
Synonyms: munificent, unsparing
lavish (s): characterized by extravagance and profusion
Example: "a lavish buffet"
mummification (n): a condition resembling that of a mummy
Example: "bureaucratic mummification in red tape"
surface (n): the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
Example: "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"
surface (n): the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
Example: "they skimmed over the surface of the water"
surface (n): the outermost level of the land or sea
Example: "earthquakes originate far below the surface"
surface (v): to appear or become visible
Example: "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
surface (v): to make a showing
Example: "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
negligible (s): so small as to be meaningless
Example: "the effect was negligible"
establish (v): to set up or lay the groundwork for
Example: "establish a new department"
Synonyms: constitute, initiate, appoint, founding, name, found, pioneer, planting, planted, plant, institute
successor (n): a person who follows next in order
Example: "he was President Lincoln 's successor"
Synonyms: peer, replacement
eloquence (n): powerful and effective language
Example: "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"
tireless (s): showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
Example: "a tireless worker"
unerring (s): not liable to error
Example: "an unerring marksman"
instructional (a): of or relating to or used in instruction
Example: "instructional aids"
noisily (r): with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound
Example: "he blew his nose noisily"
grace (n): a state of sanctification by god
Example: "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"
grace (n): the state of one who is under such divine influence
Example: "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"
grace (n): elegance and beauty of movement or expression
Example: "a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace"
grace (n): a disposition to kindness and compassion
Example: "the victor 's grace in treating the vanquished"
renegade (s): having deserted a cause or principle
Example: "renegade supporters of the usurper"
reply (n): the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
Example: "he growled his reply"
inner (s): located inward
Example: "Beethoven 's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle " - Leonard Bernstein"
Synonyms: interior, internal
inner (a): located or occurring within or closer to a center
Example: "an inner room"
grandiloquent (s): puffed up with vanity
Example: "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"
Synonyms: portentous, pompous, pontifical
gentleness (n): acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
Example: "his fingers have learned gentleness"
unbecoming (s): not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
Example: "language unbecoming to a lady"
copy (n): a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
Example: "she made a copy of the designer dress"
copy (n): material suitable for a journalistic account
Example: "catastrophes make good copy"
copy (v): to reproduce someones behavior or looks
Example: "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
Synonyms: mocking, imitate, simulate, model, emulate, modeling, mock, pattern, copying, mimic, reproduce
bibulous (s): given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
Example: "a bibulous fellow"
spasmodic (s): affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions
Example: "his body made a spasmodic jerk"
spasmodic (s): resembling a spasm
Example: "his body made a spasmodic jerk"
spasmodic (s): occurring in spells and often abruptly
Example: "spasmodic rifle fire"
Synonyms: fitful
dirty (a): soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
Example: "dirty unswept sidewalks"
dirty (a): spreading pollution or contamination
Example: "the air near the foundry was always dirty"
dirty (a): especially radioactive contamination
Example: "the air near the foundry was always dirty"
dirty (s): discolored by impurities
Example: "a dirty ( or dingy ) white"
dirty (s): not bright and clear
Example: "a dirty ( or dingy ) white"
tumultuous (s): characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
Example: "the tumultuous years of his administration"
Synonyms: disruptive, turbulent, riotous
remarkable (s): worthy of notice
Example: "a remarkable achievement"
Synonyms: noteworthy
askew (r): turned or twisted to one side
Example: "rugs lying askew"
handcraft (v): to make something by hand
Example: "We handcraft all our paper"
adviser (n): an expert who gives advice
Example: "an adviser helped students select their courses"
sledding (n): advancing toward a goal
Example: "the proposal faces tough sledding"
Synonyms: accomplishment, going
airily (r): in a flippant manner
Example: "this can not be airily explained to your children"
dizzy (s): having or causing a whirling sensation
Example: "had a dizzy spell"
stem (n): the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Example: "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Synonyms: theme, base, radical, form, root
cult (n): a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox , extremist , or false
Example: "it was a satanic cult"
illegitimately (r): in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
Example: "He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold"
illegitimately (r): of biological parents not married to each other
Example: "this child was born illegitimately"
broadcast (v): to sow over a wide area , especially by hand
Example: "broadcast seeds"
broadcast (v): to cause to become widely known
Example: "broadcast the news"
Synonyms: circulate, spread, carry, diffused, air, run, propagate, bare, distribute, generalized, disperse, sow, diffuse
handcart (n): wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person
Example: "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"
Synonyms: cart, barrow
handcart (n): may have one or two or four wheels
Example: "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"
Synonyms: cart, barrow
medicine (n): the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
Example: "he studied medicine at Harvard"
latent (s): potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
Example: "a latent fingerprint"
indulgent (a): characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
Example: "indulgent grandparents"
indulgent (s): tolerant or lenient
Example: "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"
Synonyms: soft
indulgent (s): being favorably inclined
Example: "an indulgent attitude"
melodramatic (s): having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama
Example: "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea"
melodramatic (s): characteristic of acting or a stage performance
Example: "an attitude of melodramatic despair"
melodramatic (s): often affected
Example: "an attitude of melodramatic despair"
thereto (r): to that
Example: "with all the appurtenances fitting thereto"
cleave (v): to separate or cut with a tool , such as a sharp instrument
Example: "cleave the bone"
Synonyms: cloven, laminate, clove, tore, split, cleft, maul, tear, rive
cleave (v): to make by cutting into
Example: "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
Synonyms: cloven, make, clove, create, made, cleft
bull (n): a large and strong and heavyset man
Example: "he was a bull of a man"
Synonyms: man, men, strapper, bruiser
bull (n): a serious and ludicrous blunder
Example: "he made a bad bull of the assignment"
insidious (s): beguiling but harmful
Example: "insidious pleasures"
insidious (s): working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
Example: "glaucoma is an insidious disease"
Synonyms: subtle, pernicious
slating (n): a severely critical attack
Example: "the reviewers gave his book a sound slating"
intervention (n): the act of intervening as to mediate a dispute , etc. .
Example: "it occurs without human intervention"
Synonyms: engagement, involvement, involution, participation, intermediation, mediation, intercession
intervention (n): a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress
Example: "the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits"
intervention (n): admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings
Example: "the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits"
conceited (s): characteristic of false pride
Example: "a conceited fool"
Synonyms: vain, swollen
conceited (s): having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
Example: "a conceited fool"
Synonyms: vain, swollen
eventful (a): full of events or incidents
Example: "the most exhausting and eventful day of my life"
electrification (n): the act of providing electricity
Example: "the electrification of rural Tennessee"
immediacy (n): lack of an intervening or mediating agency
Example: "the immediacy of television coverage"
immediacy (n): the quickness of action or occurrence
Example: "the immediacy of their response"
range (n): the limits within which something can be effective
Example: "range of motion"
Synonyms: reach, limit, view, earshot
range (n): a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
Example: "they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"
range (n): a series of hills or mountains
Example: "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
Synonyms: formation, chain
range (v): to change or be different within limits
Example: "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $ 2 billion"
Synonyms: run
neighboring (s): having a common boundary or edge
Example: "neighboring cities"
Synonyms: conterminous, adjacent, contiguous
neighboring (s): abutting
Example: "neighboring cities"
Synonyms: conterminous, adjacent, contiguous
neighboring (s): touching
Example: "neighboring cities"
Synonyms: conterminous, adjacent, contiguous
neighboring (s): massachusetts and conncecticut
Example: "neighboring cities"
Synonyms: conterminous, adjacent, contiguous
universalize (v): to make universal
Example: "This author 's stories universalize old themes"
crying (n): the process of shedding tears usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds
Example: "I hate to hear the crying of a child"
Synonyms: weeping, sob, activity, snivel
crying (s): conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Example: "a crying shame"
cry (n): a loud utterance of emotion especially when inarticulate
Example: "a cry of rage"
Synonyms: utterance, yell, vocalization, crying
cry (v): to proclaim or announce in public
Example: "before we had newspapers , a town crier would cry the news"