LM-Lexicon/Wordnet huggingface dataset:
deliciously (r): in a very pleasurable manner
Example: "they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously"
deliciously (r): so as to produce a delightful taste
Example: "I bought some more of these deliciously sweet peaches"
rabid (s): marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
Example: "rabid isolationist"
formation (n): an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
Example: "a defensive formation"
recrudescence (n): a return of something after a period of abatement
Example: "a recrudescence of racism"
linear (a): of or in or along or relating to a line
Example: "a linear measurement"
linear (a): of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
Example: "linear amplifier"
duster (n): a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
Example: "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"
Synonyms: sirocco, windstorm
menses (n): the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
Example: "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped " -- Hippocrates"
Synonyms: menstruation, period, flow, emission
filthiness (n): moral corruption or pollution
Example: "this deformity and filthiness of sin"
invincible (s): incapable of being overcome or subdued
Example: "an invincible army"
princely (s): having the rank of or befitting a prince
Example: "a princely bearing"
prize (n): something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
Example: "the prize was a free trip to Europe"
prize (v): to hold dear
Example: "I prize these old photographs"
Synonyms: reckoning, valued, consider, regard, see, view, recognize, reckon, value, appreciate, treasure
prize (v): to regard highly
Example: "We prize his creativity"
Synonyms: reckoning, valued, consider, regard, revere, see, venerate, reverence, admire, reckon, value, admired, esteem, fear, respect, view
prize (v): to think much of
Example: "We prize his creativity"
Synonyms: reckoning, valued, consider, regard, revere, see, venerate, reverence, admire, reckon, value, admired, esteem, fear, respect, view
evenly (r): in equal amounts or shares
Example: "a class evenly divided between girls and boys"
evenly (r): in a balanced or impartial way
Example: "a class evenly divided between girls and boys"
jovial (s): full of or showing high-spirited merriment
Example: "a jovial old gentleman"
occasionally (r): now and then or here and there
Example: "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"
operate (v): to handle and cause to function
Example: "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"
Synonyms: driving, flying, pedal, relay, control, treadle, drove, synchronize, gate, turn, fly, driven, pilot, submarine
idiotic (s): insanely irresponsible
Example: "an idiotic idea"
internal (a): happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
Example: "internal organs"
internal (s): inside the country
Example: "the nation 's internal politics"
Synonyms: interior, home, national
internal (s): located inward
Example: "an internal sense of rightousness " - A.R.Gurney , Jr ."
Synonyms: interior, inner
illusive (s): based on or having the nature of an illusion
Example: "illusive hopes of finding a better job"
uplift (v): to fill with high spirits
Example: "Music can uplift your spirits"
Synonyms: intoxicate, stimulate, inebriate, beatify, exhilarate, thrill, exalted, intoxicating, elate, exalt
uplift (v): to fill with optimism
Example: "Music can uplift your spirits"
Synonyms: intoxicate, stimulate, inebriate, beatify, exhilarate, thrill, exalted, intoxicating, elate, exalt
belligerently (r): with hostility
Example: "he pushed her against the wall belligerently"
belligerently (r): in a belligerent hostile manner
Example: "he pushed her against the wall belligerently"
invitation (n): a request spoken or written to participate or be present or take part in something
Example: "an invitation to lunch"
fixity (n): the quality of being incapable of mutation
Example: "Darwin challenged the fixity of species"
ascertainable (s): capable of being ascertained or found out
Example: "ascertainable facts"
meaty (s): being on topic and prompting thought
Example: "a meaty discussion"
radiant (s): radiating or as if radiating light
Example: "a radiant sunrise"
subnormal (s): below normal or average
Example: "after the floods the harvests were subnormal"
deplorable (s): of very poor quality or condition
Example: "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"
deplorable (s): bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
Example: "a deplorable act of violence"
smilingly (r): with smiles
Example: "the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together"
smilingly (r): in a smiling manner
Example: "the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together"
develop (v): to gain through experience
Example: "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"
Synonyms: evolve, change
innocence (n): a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense
Example: "the trial established his innocence"
roan (s): having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey
Example: "a roan horse"
silent (s): implied by or inferred from actions or statements
Example: "gave silent consent"
Synonyms: tacit
silent (s): not made to sound
Example: "the silent ` h ' at the beginning of ` honor '"
password (n): a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
Example: "he forgot the password"
Synonyms: watchword, parole, countersign, secret, word
mobile (s): capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another
Example: "a highly mobile face"
mobile (a): moving or capable of moving readily especially from place to place
Example: "a mobile missile system"
qualify (v): to make more specific
Example: "qualify these remarks"
Synonyms: modify, qualified
quantitative (a): expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement
Example: "export wheat without quantitative limitations"
tackle (n): the person who plays that position on a football team
Example: "the right tackle is a straight A student"
tackle (n): a position on the line of scrimmage
Example: "it takes a big man to play tackle"
tackle (v): to accept as a challenge
Example: "I 'll tackle this difficult task"
Synonyms: face, rise, undertaking, confront, undertake, faced, facing
evidentiary (a): pertaining to or constituting evidence
Example: "evidentiary technique"
evidentiary (s): serving as or based on evidence
Example: "its evidentiary value"
speech (n): the exchange of spoken words
Example: "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
embattled (v): to fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense
Example: "an embattled castle"
euphonious (a): having a pleasant sound
Example: "a euphonious trill of silver laughter"
euphonious (s): pleasing in sound
Example: "her euphonious Southern speech"
euphonious (s): not harsh or strident
Example: "her euphonious Southern speech"
square (n): a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles
Example: "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides"
Synonyms: rectangle, foursquare
square (n): a four-sided regular polygon
Example: "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides"
Synonyms: rectangle, foursquare
square (n): the product of two equal terms
Example: "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"
square (a): having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
Example: "a square peg in a round hole"
square (r): firmly and solidly
Example: "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"
pulseless (s): not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
Example: "pulseless and dead"
scope (n): an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control
Example: "within the scope of an investigation"
Synonyms: ambit, view, latitude, internationalism, spectrum, range, compass, orbit, palette, expanse, reach, extent, sweep, horizon
unworthy (a): lacking in value or merit
Example: "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"
exploration (n): a systematic consideration
Example: "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"
rebuff (v): to force or drive back
Example: "rebuff the attack"
Synonyms: repel, defend, fight, repulse, fighting
noble (s): inert especially toward oxygen
Example: "a noble gas such as helium or neon"
noble (s): impressive in appearance
Example: "a noble tree"
Synonyms: stately, imposing, baronial
noble (a): of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times
Example: "of noble birth"
noble (a): having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character
Example: "a noble spirit"
stunning (s): causing great astonishment and consternation
Example: "the strike came as a stunning protest against management"
stunning (s): causing or capable of causing bewilderment or shock or insensibility
Example: "laid the poor fellow senseless with one stunning blow"
stunning (s): strikingly beautiful or attractive
Example: "quite stunning with large dark eyes and a beautiful high-bosomed figure"
owner (n): someone who owns is legal possessor of a business
Example: "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants"
Synonyms: patron, publisher, proprietor, restaurateur, proprietress, bookseller, letter, renter
owner (n): a person who owns something
Example: "they are searching for the owner of the car"
Synonyms: householder, individual, saver, holder, possessor, soul, shipowner, person
size (n): the physical magnitude of something how big it is
Example: "a wolf is about the size of a large dog"
size (n): the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements as of clothing
Example: "he wears a size 13 shoe"
size (n): any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
Example: "size gives body to a fabric"
Synonyms: filler, sizing
curative (s): tending to cure or restore to health
Example: "curative powers of herbal remedies"
Synonyms: therapeutic, alterative, remedial
slippery (a): causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
Example: "slippery sidewalks"
slippery (s): not to be trusted
Example: "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is " - James Agee"
wetness (n): the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid especially water
Example: "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks"
tilt (n): a slight but noticeable partiality
Example: "the court 's tilt toward conservative rulings"
tilt (n): the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Example: "the tower had a pronounced tilt"
inordinate (s): beyond normal limits
Example: "a book of inordinate length"
Synonyms: excessive, undue, unreasonable
optimistic (a): expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds
Example: "in an optimistic mood"
healthily (r): in a levelheaded manner
Example: "the answers were healthily individual"
gynecological (a): of or relating to or practicing gynecology
Example: "gynecological examination"
benignly (r): in a benign manner
Example: "this drug is benignly soporific"
lackluster (s): lacking brilliance or vitality
Example: "a dull lackluster life"
lackluster (s): lacking luster or shine
Example: "staring with lackluster eyes"
shabbily (r): so as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated
Example: "a shabbily dressed man"
shabbily (r): in a mean and ungenerous manner
Example: "the two were haggling shabbily in the drawing-room"
emphatic (s): forceful and definite in expression or action
Example: "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"
harness (v): to exploit the power of
Example: "harness natural forces and resources"
shimmer (n): a weak and tremulous light
Example: "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"
Synonyms: modification, play, change, alteration
worthless (a): lacking in usefulness or value
Example: "a worthless idler"
tenfold (r): by ten times as much
Example: "the population increased tenfold"
credulous (a): disposed to believe on little evidence
Example: "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous"
credulous (s): showing a lack of judgment or experience
Example: "so credulous he believes everything he reads"
unfinished (a): not brought to an end or conclusion
Example: "unfinished business"
unfinished (s): lacking a surface finish such as paint
Example: "unfinished furniture"
Synonyms: bare
baleful (s): deadly or sinister
Example: "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"
baleful (s): threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Example: "a baleful look"
opinion (n): a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
Example: "my opinion differs from yours"
Synonyms: thought, belief, mind, idea, view, politics, judgment, persuasion
restless (a): lacking or not affording physical or mental rest
Example: "a restless night"
wiggler (n): one who cant stay still especially a child
Example: "the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips"
Synonyms: individual, soul, wriggler, person
biting (s): causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation
Example: "a biting wind"
frisk (n): the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
Example: "he gave the suspect a quick frisk"
occidental (s): denoting or characteristic of countries of europe and the western hemisphere
Example: "occidental civilization"
ratification (n): making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
Example: "the ratification of the treaty"
Synonyms: agreement, confirmation
loath (s): unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
Example: "loath to admit a mistake"
hostility (n): a hostile very unfriendly disposition
Example: "he could not conceal his hostility"
hostility (n): the feeling of a hostile person
Example: "he could no longer contain his hostility"
Synonyms: bitterness, aggression, hate, gall, antagonism, resentment, enmity
asleep (a): in a state of sleep
Example: "were all asleep when the phone rang"
palatal (a): relating to or lying near the palate
Example: "palatal index"
domesticity (n): the quality of being domestic or domesticated
Example: "a royal family living in unpretentious domesticity"
badly (r): to a severe or serious degree
Example: "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"
badly (r): in a disobedient or naughty way
Example: "he behaved badly in school"
ideal (s): constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception
Example: "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content"
advantageously (r): in a manner affording benefit or advantage
Example: "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle"
hemlock (n): poisonous drug derived from an eurasian plant of the genus conium
Example: "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"
analogy (n): drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Example: "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"
duly (r): at the proper time
Example: "she was duly apprised of the raise"
glandular (a): relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland
Example: "glandular malfunctions"
house (n): a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
Example: "he has a house on Cape Cod"
house (n): the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema
Example: "the house applauded"
sickly (s): somewhat ill or prone to illness
Example: "a sickly child"
Synonyms: unwell, peaked, seedy
advanced (s): farther along in physical or mental development
Example: "children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average"
advanced (s): comparatively late in a course of development
Example: "the illness had reached an advanced stage"
proficient (s): having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
Example: "a proficient engineer"
determinate (a): especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
Example: "a determinate distance"
determinate (a): not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex
Example: "determinate growth"
determinate (s): supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement
Example: "a determinate answer to the problem"
faced (v): to deal with something unpleasant head on
Example: "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
Synonyms: face, approach, tackle, confront, undertake
faced (v): to oppose , as in hostility or a competition
Example: "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"
Synonyms: face, breast, meet, encounter, confront, play, pit
destiny (n): the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events often personified as a woman
Example: "we are helpless in the face of destiny"
drink (n): a single serving of a beverage
Example: "I asked for a hot drink"
drink (n): any large deep body of water
Example: "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued"
drink (v): to take in liquids
Example: "The patient must drink several liters each day"
Synonyms: drinking, gulp, kill, lap, sip, consume, take, lick, swill, pop, ingest, suck, swig, drunk, gurgle, sucking, guzzle
moving (a): arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion
Example: "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter " - N. Hawthorne"
moving (a): used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion
Example: "Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or ` the movies '"
ironical (s): characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
Example: "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"
Synonyms: ironic
ironical (s): humorously sarcastic or mocking
Example: "an ironical smile"
span (n): the complete duration of something
Example: "the job was finished in the span of an hour"
earshot (n): the range within which a voice can be heard
Example: "the children were told to stay within earshot"
lack (n): the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
Example: "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"
Synonyms: deficit, shortage, tightness, dearth, stringency, demand, shortness, want, deficiency
authority (n): the power or right to give orders or make decisions
Example: "he has the authority to issue warrants"
Synonyms: potency, control, imperium, dominance, authorization, lordship, sovereignty
authority (n): an expert whose views are taken as definitive
Example: "he is an authority on corporate law"
retard (v): to cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
Example: "This drug will retard your heart rate"
retard (v): to slow the growth or development of
Example: "The brain damage will retard the child 's language development"
Synonyms: delay, change, dampen, detain, alter, modify, stay
seamless (a): not having or joined by a seam or seams
Example: "seamless stockings"
seamless (s): perfectly consistent and coherent
Example: "the novel 's seamless plot"
endurance (n): the power to withstand hardship or stress
Example: "the marathon tests a runner 's endurance"
seeming (s): appearing as such but not necessarily so
Example: "his seeming honesty"
bravura (n): brilliant and showy technical skill
Example: "in a final bravura the ballerina appeared to be floating in water"
quietly (r): with little or no sound
Example: "the class was listening quietly and intently"
civilization (n): a society in an advanced state of social development e.g. , with complex legal and political and religious organizations
Example: "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"
civilization (n): a particular society at a particular time and place
Example: "early Mayan civilization"
bleached (v): to remove color from
Example: "The sun bleached the red shirt"
Synonyms: discolor, bleach
endure (v): to put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Example: "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"
Synonyms: suffer, countenance, abiding, born, abide, brook, permit, tolerate, accept, bearing, digest, stand, swallow, pay, let
fighting (n): any contest or struggle
Example: "there was fighting in the streets"
Synonyms: banging, disturbance, duel, ruffle, fencing, shock, encounter, battle, impact, fight, brawl, combat, beating, fray, scuffle, conflict, struggle, affray
fighting (s): engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
Example: "review the fighting forces"
outburst (n): a sudden intense happening
Example: "an outburst of heavy rain"
actor (n): a person who acts and gets things done
Example: "he 's a principal actor in this affair"
Synonyms: energizer, individual, sharpie, worker, demon, soul, animator, fireball, doer, person
abusively (r): in an abusive manner
Example: "he behaved abusively toward his children"
accumulative (s): increasing by successive addition
Example: "the eventual accumulative effect of these substances"
accumulative (s): marked by acquiring or amassing
Example: "we live in an accumulative society"
axillary (a): of or relating to the armpit
Example: "axillary gland"
gregarious (a): tending to form a group with others of the same species
Example: "gregarious bird species"
gregarious (s): instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
Example: "he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude"
occupation (n): any activity that occupies a persons attention
Example: "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"
corporal (s): affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
Example: "a corporal defect"
corporal (s): possessing or existing in bodily form
Example: "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind " - Shakespeare"
emergency (n): a sudden unforeseen crisis usually involving danger that requires immediate action
Example: "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
Synonyms: crisis, pinch
emergency (n): a state in which martial law applies
Example: "the governor declared a state of emergency"
reside (v): to make ones home in a particular place or community
Example: "may parents reside in Florida"
Synonyms: living, live, rusticate, populate, dwell, domicile
awash (s): covered with water
Example: "the monsoon left the whole place awash"
formidable (s): extremely impressive in strength or excellence
Example: "a formidable opponent"
formidable (s): inspiring fear
Example: "the formidable prospect of major surgery"
transit (v): to pass across a sign or house of the zodiac or pass across the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place
Example: "The comet will transit on September 11"
somber (s): grave or even gloomy in character
Example: "a suit of somber black"
somber (s): lacking brightness or color
Example: "children in somber brown clothes"
Synonyms: sober, drab
somber (s): dull
Example: "children in somber brown clothes"
Synonyms: sober, drab
avid (s): ardently or excessively desirous
Example: "avid for adventure"
avid (s): marked by active interest and enthusiasm
Example: "an avid sports fan"
portal (n): a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet
Example: "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc ."
gown (n): the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located
Example: "the relations between town and gown are always sensitive"
flamboyant (s): elaborately or excessively ornamented
Example: "flamboyant handwriting"
terpsichorean (a): of or relating to dancing
Example: "her terpsichorean activities"
splay (v): to turn outward
Example: "These birds can splay out their toes"
Synonyms: rotate, turning, turn
splay (s): turned outward in an ungainly manner
Example: "splay knees"
smudge (n): a blemish made by dirt
Example: "he had a smudge on his cheek"
Synonyms: smear, spot, mar, defect, blotch, blot, daub
indefeasible (a): not liable to being annulled or voided or undone
Example: "an indefeasible right to freedom"
intersperse (v): to place at intervals in or among
Example: "intersperse exclamation marks in the text"
speed (n): a rate usually rapid at which something happens
Example: "the project advanced with gratifying speed"
Synonyms: swiftness, rate, hurry, gradualness, fastness, hastiness
slackness (n): the quality of being loose not taut
Example: "he had n't counted on the slackness of the rope"
disingenuous (a): not straightforward or candid
Example: "a disingenuous excuse"
disingenuous (a): giving a false appearance of frankness
Example: "a disingenuous excuse"
grow (v): to increase in size by natural process
Example: "Corn does n't grow here"
forefront (n): the part in the front or nearest the viewer
Example: "he was in the forefront"
forefront (n): the position of greatest importance or advancement
Example: "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"
Synonyms: vanguard, perspective, view
forefront (n): the leading position in any movement or field
Example: "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"
Synonyms: vanguard, perspective, view
spanking (n): the act of slapping on the buttocks
Example: "he gave the brat a good spanking"
sadly (r): in an unfortunate way
Example: "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild"
sadly (r): with sadness
Example: "` She died last night , ' he said sadly"
sadly (r): in a sad manner
Example: "` She died last night , ' he said sadly"
sadly (r): in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
Example: "he was sadly neglected"
prepositional (a): of or relating to or formed with a preposition
Example: "prepositional phrase"
breath (n): the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
Example: "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"
breath (n): the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
Example: "his sour breath offended her"
evanescent (s): tending to vanish like vapor
Example: "evanescent beauty"
corner (n): a place off to the side of an area
Example: "he tripled to the rightfield corner"
corner (n): an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
Example: "a piano was in one corner of the room"
Synonyms: area, nook
corner (v): to gain control over
Example: "corner the gold market"
Synonyms: cornered, control
breathless (a): not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
Example: "breathless at thought of what I had done"
breathless (s): tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
Example: "a breathless flight"
positively (r): so as to be positive
Example: "she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively"
positively (r): in a positive manner
Example: "she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively"
employment (n): the state of being employed or having a job
Example: "they are looking for employment"
employment (n): the occupation for which you are paid
Example: "he is looking for employment"
indispensable (a): not to be dispensed with
Example: "foods indispensable to good nutrition"
indispensable (a): essential
Example: "foods indispensable to good nutrition"
indispensable (s): unavoidable
Example: "the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state"
indispensable (s): vitally necessary
Example: "an indispensable worker"
loosely (r): in a relaxed manner
Example: "his hands lay loosely"
Synonyms: slackly
loosely (r): not rigid
Example: "his hands lay loosely"
Synonyms: slackly
loosely (r): in a loose manner
Example: "a union of loosely federated states"
jumper (n): a person who jumps
Example: "as the jumper neared the ground he lost control"
jumper (n): an athlete who competes at jumping
Example: "he is one hell of a jumper"
elongate (s): having notably more length than width
Example: "an elongate tail tapering to a point"
elongate (s): being long and slender
Example: "an elongate tail tapering to a point"
recount (v): to count again
Example: "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"
sunlit (s): lighted by sunlight
Example: "the sunlit slopes of the canyon"
positive (a): characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. .
Example: "a positive attitude"
positive (a): indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
Example: "a positive pregnancy test"
positive (a): reckoned , situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
Example: "positive increase in graduating students"
proposition (n): a task to be dealt with
Example: "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"
philosophic (s): characterized by the attitude of a philosopher
Example: "a philosophic attitude toward life"
philosophic (s): meeting trouble with level-headed detachment
Example: "a philosophic attitude toward life"
preaching (n): a moralistic rebuke
Example: "your preaching is wasted on him"
Synonyms: sermon, speech
preaching (v): to deliver a sermon
Example: "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"
Synonyms: prophesy, preach, talk, evangelize
eventual (s): expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating
Example: "hope of eventual ( or ultimate ) rescue"
wrongdoing (n): activity that transgresses moral or civil law
Example: "he denied any wrongdoing"
Synonyms: shabbiness, dereliction, trespass, maintenance, falsification, encroachment, infliction, violation, infringement, intrusion, misbehavior, knavery, usurpation, injustice, malpractice, transgression, misconduct, misfeasance, misrepresentation, iniquity, dishonesty, misdeed, activity, brutalization
peradventure (n): doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case
Example: "this proves beyond peradventure that he is innocent"
peradventure (r): by chance
Example: "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time"
remediable (a): capable of being remedied or redressed
Example: "remediable problems"
facilitation (n): the condition of being made easy or easier
Example: "social facilitation is an adaptive condition"
hereditary (s): inherited or inheritable by established rules usually legal rules of descent
Example: "hereditary monarchy"
Synonyms: ancestral, transmissible, patrimonial
armorer (n): a worker skilled in making armor or arms
Example: "a sword made by a famous English armorer"
corpse (n): the dead body of a human being
Example: "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"
Synonyms: stiff, body, clay, cadaver
compulsive (s): caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
Example: "compulsive drinking"
paradox (n): a statement that contradicts itself
Example: "` I always lie ' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"
eminence (n): high status importance owing to marked superiority
Example: "a scholar of great eminence"
Synonyms: distinction, note, king
spiritual (s): concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
Example: "a spiritual approach to life"
spiritual (s): concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
Example: "lords temporal and spiritual"
ghost (n): a mental representation of some haunting experience
Example: "he looked like he had seen a ghost"
Synonyms: phantasm, spook, shadow, shade, wraith, phantom, apparition, specter
truncation (n): the act of cutting short
Example: "it is an obvious truncation of the verse"
ordinate (v): to bring components or parts into proper or desirable coordination correlation
Example: "ordinate similar parts"
Synonyms: adjust, align, set, correct
probability (n): a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur
Example: "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"
Synonyms: quantity, amount, measure, chance
probability (n): a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Example: "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"
Synonyms: quantity, amount, measure, chance
probability (n): the quality of being probable
Example: "for a while mutiny seemed a probability"
probability (n): a probable event or the most probable event
Example: "for a while mutiny seemed a probability"
heedful (a): giving close and thoughtful attention
Example: "heedful of the warnings"
heedful (s): cautiously attentive
Example: "heedful of his father 's advice"
imposition (n): an uncalled-for burden
Example: "he listened but resented the imposition"
nasty (a): offensive or even of persons malicious
Example: "in a nasty mood"
nasty (s): exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
Example: "a nasty problem"
nasty (s): disgustingly dirty
Example: "a nasty pigsty of a room"
nasty (s): filled or smeared with offensive matter
Example: "a nasty pigsty of a room"
scheming (s): concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest
Example: "a scheming wife"
daintily (r): in a refined manner
Example: "she nibbled daintily at her cake"
daintily (r): in a delicate manner
Example: "the invitation cards were written up daintily in white and gold"
pandemic (s): epidemic over a wide geographical area
Example: "a pandemic outbreak of malaria"
ovulate (v): to produce and discharge eggs
Example: "women ovulate about once every month"
voluptuous (s): displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
Example: "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"
silly (n): a word used for misbehaving children
Example: "do n't be a silly"
silly (s): inspiring scornful pity
Example: "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years " - Dashiell Hammett"
alone (s): lacking companions or companionship
Example: "he was alone when we met him"
alone (r): without any others being included or involved
Example: "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"
Synonyms: solely, entirely
lesson (n): a task assigned for individual study
Example: "he did the lesson for today"
midriff (n): the middle area of the human torso usually in front
Example: "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"
Synonyms: middle, area, region
dine (v): to have supper
Example: "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"
Synonyms: dining, eating, eat
dine (v): to eat dinner
Example: "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"
Synonyms: dining, eating, eat
loyal (s): unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
Example: "loyal supporters"
Synonyms: firm, fast
removed (s): separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
Example: "a cousin once removed"
calmly (r): with self-possession especially in times of stress
Example: "he spoke calmly to the rioting students"
wrack (n): the destruction or collapse of something
Example: "wrack and ruin"
Synonyms: demolition, destruction, rack
nameless (s): being or having an unknown or unnamed source
Example: "corporations responsible to nameless owners"
blushing (s): having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
Example: "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"
rope (v): to catch with a lasso
Example: "rope cows"
Synonyms: catch, get, lasso
competently (r): with competence
Example: "they worked competently"
Synonyms: ably, aptly
competently (r): in a competent capable manner
Example: "they worked competently"
Synonyms: ably, aptly
frequency (n): the number of occurrences within a given time period
Example: "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"
specular (s): capable of reflecting light like a mirror
Example: "a specular metal"
contemporary (s): occurring in the same period of time
Example: "the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart"
polity (n): shrewd or crafty management of public affairs
Example: "we was innocent of stratagems and polity"
made (v): to give certain properties to something
Example: "She made us look silly"
Synonyms: make, change, get, alter, modify, let, leave
made (s): produced by a manufacturing process
Example: "bought some made goods at the local store"
made (s): rope and nails
Example: "bought some made goods at the local store"
made (s): successful or assured of success
Example: "now I am a made man forever " - Christopher Marlowe"
made (a): having the sheets and blankets set in order
Example: "a neatly made bed"
adorably (r): in an adorable manner
Example: "the toddler behaved adorably"
irritate (v): to excite to some characteristic action or condition , such as motion , contraction , or nervous impulse , by the application of a stimulus
Example: "irritate the glands of a leaf"
irredeemable (s): insusceptible of reform
Example: "irredeemable sinners"
inheritable (a): capable of being inherited
Example: "inheritable traits such as eye color"
hurdle (n): an obstacle that you are expected to overcome
Example: "the last hurdle before graduation"
idealization (n): a portrayal of something as ideal
Example: "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
Synonyms: glorification, appreciation, admiration
easygoing (s): relaxed and informal in attitude or standards
Example: "an easygoing teacher who allowed extra time for assignments"
easygoing (s): not burdensome or demanding
Example: "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"
Synonyms: soft
easygoing (s): borne or done easily and without hardship
Example: "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"
Synonyms: soft
charismatic (s): possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
Example: "a charismatic leader"
brimming (s): filled to capacity
Example: "a child brimming over with curiosity"
Synonyms: brimful
disfavor (n): the state of being out of favor
Example: "he is in disfavor with the king"
intimate (s): marked by close acquaintance , association , or familiarity
Example: "intimate friend"
intimate (s): involved in a sexual relationship
Example: "the intimate ( or sexual ) relations between husband and wife"
intimate (s): thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
Example: "this girl , so intimate with nature " - W.H.Hudson"
visionary (s): not practical or realizable
Example: "visionary schemes for getting rich"
Synonyms: windy, impractical
visionary (s): speculative
Example: "visionary schemes for getting rich"
Synonyms: windy, impractical
rationalize (v): to think rationally
Example: "When one wonders why one is doing certain things , one should rationalize"
rationalize (v): to employ logic or reason
Example: "When one wonders why one is doing certain things , one should rationalize"
crisis (n): an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
Example: "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
crisis (n): a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
Example: "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"
clamor (n): loud and persistent outcry from many people
Example: "he ignored the clamor of the crowd"
teamwork (n): cooperative work done by a team especially when it is effective
Example: "it will take money , good planning and , above all , teamwork"
convalescent (s): returning to health after illness or debility
Example: "convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed"
raw (s): brutally unfair or harsh
Example: "received raw treatment from his friends"
special (s): adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose
Example: "a special kind of paint"
special (s): unique or specific to a person or thing or category
Example: "the special features of a computer"
Synonyms: peculiar
inequitable (a): not equitable or fair
Example: "the inequitable division of wealth"
snatcher (n): a thief who grabs and runs
Example: "a purse snatcher"
cast (n): the distinctive form in which a thing is made
Example: "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"
cast (v): to select to play , sing , or dance a part in a play , movie , musical , opera , or ballet
Example: "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"
cast (v): to assign the roles of a movie or a play to actors
Example: "Who cast this beautiful movie ?"
sensitive (a): responsive to physical stimuli
Example: "a mimosa 's leaves are sensitive to touch"
sensitive (a): being susceptible to the attitudes , feelings , or circumstances of others
Example: "sensitive to the local community and its needs"
home (n): where you live at a particular time
Example: "deliver the package to my home"
Synonyms: residence, place
home (n): the country or state or city where you live
Example: "Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"
home (n): place where something began and flourished
Example: "the United States is the home of basketball"
home (a): relating to or being where one lives or where ones roots are
Example: "my home town"
percolate (v): to prepare in a percolator
Example: "percolate coffee"
vigilant (s): carefully observant or attentive
Example: "the vigilant eye of the town watch"
vigilant (s): on the lookout for possible danger
Example: "the vigilant eye of the town watch"
referential (s): referring or pointing to something
Example: "symbols are inherently referential"
cash (n): money in the form of bills or coins
Example: "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash"
affectionate (s): having or displaying warmth or affection
Example: "affectionate children"
vulnerability (n): the state of being vulnerable or exposed
Example: "his vulnerability to litigation"
Synonyms: exposure, danger
struggle (n): an energetic attempt to achieve something
Example: "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"
Synonyms: duel, attempt, tilt, battle, joust, endeavor, scuffle, try
struggle (n): strenuous effort
Example: "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"
witty (s): combining clever conception and facetious expression
Example: "his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent"
menacingly (r): in a menacing manner
Example: "the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly"
mollify (v): to cause to be more favorably inclined
Example: "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
Synonyms: gentle, placate, pacify, assuage, lull, calm, tranquilize, tranquilizing, quiet, still
mollify (v): to gain the good will of
Example: "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
Synonyms: gentle, placate, pacify, assuage, lull, calm, tranquilize, tranquilizing, quiet, still
absolute (n): something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things
Example: "no mortal being can influence the absolute"
absolute (n): something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control
Example: "no mortal being can influence the absolute"
absolute (n): something that is not relative
Example: "no mortal being can influence the absolute"
absolute (s): expressing finality with no implication of possible change
Example: "an absolute guarantee to respect the nation 's authority"
microbial (a): of or involving or caused by or being microbes
Example: "microbial warfare"
tea (n): a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. china and japan and india
Example: "tea has fragrant white flowers"
atmosphere (n): a particular environment or surrounding influence
Example: "there was an atmosphere of excitement"
atmosphere (n): the mass of air surrounding the earth
Example: "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"
Synonyms: region, air
atmosphere (n): the weather or climate at some place
Example: "the atmosphere was thick with fog"
accord (n): concurrence of opinion
Example: "we are in accord with your proposal"
Synonyms: accordance, conformity, agreement
niche (n): a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
Example: "he found his niche in the academic world"
reach (n): the limits within which something can be effective
Example: "he was beyond the reach of their fire"
Synonyms: range, limit, view, earshot
reach (n): an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control
Example: "outside the reach of the law"
Synonyms: ambit, view, latitude, internationalism, spectrum, range, compass, orbit, palette, expanse, extent, sweep, horizon, scope
secrete (v): to generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
Example: "secrete digestive juices"
Synonyms: ooze, exude, exudate, release, water
resolutely (r): showing firm determination or purpose
Example: "she resolutely refused to look at him or speak to him"
antagonism (n): the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors
Example: "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"
unstable (a): lacking stability or fixity or firmness
Example: "unstable political conditions"
unstable (s): highly or violently reactive
Example: "sensitive and highly unstable compounds"
unstable (s): disposed to psychological variability
Example: "his rather unstable religious convictions"
feria (n): a weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated
Example: "in the middle ages feria was used with a prefixed ordinal number to designate the day of the week , so ` secunda feria ' meant Monday , but Sunday and Saturday were always called by their names , Dominicus and Sabbatum , and so feria came to mean an ordinary weekday"
clutch (n): a tense critical situation
Example: "he is a good man in the clutch"
clutch (n): a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
Example: "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other"
nice (a): pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
Example: "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty " - George Meredith"
nice (s): done with delicacy and skill
Example: "a nice bit of craft"
nice (s): excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
Example: "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"
together (r): in contact with each other or in proximity
Example: "the leaves stuck together"
infrequent (a): not frequent
Example: "infrequent outbursts of temper"
infrequent (a): not occurring regularly or at short intervals
Example: "infrequent outbursts of temper"
defensively (r): in an apologetic and defensive manner
Example: "` I felt it better you should know , ' said Sir Cedric defensively"
defensively (r): in a defensive manner
Example: "the general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis"
regard (n): a feeling of friendship and esteem
Example: "she mistook his manly regard for love"
Synonyms: tenderness, affection, respect, fondness, warmness
conterminous (s): connecting without a break
Example: "the 48 conterminous states"
conterminous (s): within a common boundary
Example: "the 48 conterminous states"
conterminous (s): having a common boundary or edge
Example: "the side of Germany conterminous with France"
conterminous (s): abutting
Example: "the side of Germany conterminous with France"
conterminous (s): touching
Example: "the side of Germany conterminous with France"
conterminous (s): massachusetts and conncecticut
Example: "the side of Germany conterminous with France"
chalky (s): of something having the color of chalk
Example: "she turned chalky white"
unconcerned (a): lacking in interest or care or feeling
Example: "the average American ... is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions ... beyond the normal citizen 's comprehension and control"
unconcerned (s): easy in mind
Example: "the prisoner seems entirely unconcerned as to the outcome of the examination"
unconcerned (s): not worried
Example: "the prisoner seems entirely unconcerned as to the outcome of the examination"
unconcerned (s): not occupied or engaged with
Example: "readers unconcerned with style"
further (s): more distant in especially degree
Example: "nothing could be further from the truth"
improperly (r): in an improper way
Example: "he checked whether the wound had healed improperly"
generator (n): someone who originates or causes or initiates something
Example: "he was the generator of several complaints"
Synonyms: author, coiner, shaper, source, maker
expatriation (n): the act of expelling a person from their native land
Example: "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"
Synonyms: deportation, banishment, proscription, transportation
band (v): to attach a ring to the foot of , in order to identify
Example: "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
retread (v): to use again in altered form
Example: "retread an old plot"
excavation (n): the act of digging
Example: "there 's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
soapy (a): resembling or having the qualities of soap
Example: "a soapy consistency"
soapy (s): unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
Example: "soapy compliments"
mealy (s): composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
Example: "it left a mealy residue"
loan (v): to give temporarily
Example: "loan me some money"
Synonyms: lend, giving, advance, lending
loan (v): to let have for a limited time
Example: "loan me some money"
Synonyms: lend, giving, advance, lending
slave (n): someone entirely dominated by some influence or person
Example: "a slave to fashion"