LM-Lexicon/Wordnet huggingface dataset:
intensive (a): tending to give force or emphasis
Example: "an intensive adverb"
intensive (a): intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor
Example: "intensive agriculture"
mitt (n): the prehensile extremity of the superior limb
Example: "he extended his mitt"
Synonyms: paw, left, manus, right, extremity, hand, fist
wantonly (r): in a wanton manner
Example: "the animals were killed wantonly for sport"
headquarters (n): the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
Example: "many companies have their headquarters in New York"
headquarters (n): the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command
Example: "the general 's headquarters were a couple of large tents"
hellish (s): extremely evil or cruel
Example: "hellish torture"
Synonyms: diabolic, fiendish, demonic, satanic, infernal
hellish (s): expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
Example: "hellish torture"
Synonyms: diabolic, fiendish, demonic, satanic, infernal
berserk (s): frenzied as if possessed by a demon
Example: "berserk with grief"
resolvable (s): capable of being settled or resolved
Example: "all disputed points are potentially resolvable"
entropy (n): a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
Example: "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity"
laryngeal (a): of or relating to or situated in the larynx
Example: "laryngeal infection"
wretchedness (n): the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant
Example: "the wretchedness for which these prisons became known"
wretchedness (n): the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry
Example: "he has compiled a record second to none in its wretchedness"
wretchedness (n): a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
Example: "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"
Synonyms: woe, suffering, misery
backfire (v): to come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
Example: "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
Synonyms: occur, hap, recoil
shag (n): a matted tangle of hair or fiber
Example: "the dog 's woolly shag"
shag (n): a fabric with long coarse nap
Example: "he bought a shag rug"
overshot (s): having an upper part projecting beyond the lower
Example: "an overshot jaw"
edge (n): the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
Example: "his voice had an edge to it"
inhibition (n): the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part
Example: "the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve"
drawl (v): to lengthen and slow down or draw out
Example: "drawl one 's vowels"
assistant (n): a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
Example: "my invaluable assistant"
Synonyms: attendant, worker, manakin, auxiliary, confederate, model, instrument, attender, help, underling, secretary, tender, poser, supporter, deputy, subordinate, accomplice, manikin, coadjutor, enforcer, pawn
axially (r): with respect to an axis
Example: "the jet was directed axially toward the cathode"
prevention (n): the act of preventing
Example: "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
jest (n): a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
Example: "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"
Synonyms: scream, humor, joke, funny, witticism, jape, riot, howler
adversely (r): in an adverse manner
Example: "she was adversely affected by the new regulations"
bald (s): lacking hair on all or most of the scalp
Example: "a bald pate"
bald (s): without the natural or usual covering
Example: "a bald spot on the lawn"
speculation (n): an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
Example: "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
Synonyms: pyramid, venture
teeming (s): abundantly filled with especially living things
Example: "the Third World 's teeming millions"
fruitless (s): unproductive of success
Example: "a fruitless search"
take (v): to carry out
Example: "take action"
Synonyms: act, acting, taking
nacreous (s): having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
Example: "nacreous ( or pearlescent ) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"
nonmetallic (a): not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal
Example: "nonmetallic elements"
exacting (a): having complicated nutritional requirements
Example: "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"
exacting (a): especially growing only in special artificial cultures
Example: "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"
exacting (s): severe and unremitting in making demands
Example: "an exacting instructor"
impeach (v): to challenge the honesty or veracity of
Example: "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"
fib (n): a trivial lie
Example: "he told a fib about eating his spinach"
Synonyms: tale, prevarication, story, lie
pro (a): in favor of an action or proposal etc. .
Example: "a pro vote"
impetuous (s): marked by violent force
Example: "impetuous heaving waves"
impetuous (s): characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Example: "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"
hopeful (a): having or manifesting hope
Example: "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"
fettle (n): a state of fitness and good health
Example: "in fine fettle"
buttery (s): unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
Example: "buttery praise"
buttery (s): resembling or containing or spread with butter
Example: "a rich buttery cake"
possibility (n): capability of existing or happening or being true
Example: "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
possibility (n): a possible alternative
Example: "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
Synonyms: opening, possible, choice
marriage (n): the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life or until divorce
Example: "a long and happy marriage"
Synonyms: bigamy, intermarriage, union, wedlock, monogamy, matrimony
marriage (n): two people who are married to each other
Example: "his second marriage was happier than the first"
marriage (n): the act of marrying
Example: "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
Synonyms: ritual, wedding, rite, remarriage, bridal
marriage (n): the nuptial ceremony
Example: "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
Synonyms: ritual, wedding, rite, remarriage, bridal
shallow (a): having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
Example: "shallow water"
umpire (n): someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
Example: "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case"
Synonyms: arbitrator, judge, arbiter
column (n): a vertical array of numbers or other information
Example: "he added a column of numbers"
variation (n): an activity that varies from a norm or standard
Example: "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"
Synonyms: variance, activity
tie (n): a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
Example: "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"
tie (v): to finish a game with an equal number of points , goals , etc. .
Example: "The teams drew a tie"
Synonyms: tying, draw, equalize
fresh (s): having recently calved and therefore able to give milk
Example: "the cow is fresh"
simplify (v): to make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent
Example: "We had to simplify the instructions"
derogation (n): the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law
Example: "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"
derogation (n): a partial repeal or abolition of a law
Example: "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"
beverage (n): any liquid suitable for drinking
Example: "may I take your beverage order ?"
Synonyms: milk, liquid, mixer, food, tea, cocoa, drinkable, intoxicant, potable, chocolate, fizz, java, mate, cooler, drink, nutrient, refresher
undershot (v): to fall short of the runway in a landing
Example: "The plane undershot the runway"
Synonyms: undershoot, land
undershot (s): having a lower part projecting beyond the upper
Example: "undershot bulldog"
extremity (n): the greatest or utmost degree
Example: "the extremity of despair"
hallucinatory (s): characterized by or characteristic of hallucination
Example: "the bizarre hallucinatory dreams of fever " - Jean Stafford"
assume (v): to take to be the case or to be true
Example: "I assume his train was late"
Synonyms: suppose, presuppose, anticipate, expect, presume, assumed
assume (v): to accept without verification or proof
Example: "I assume his train was late"
Synonyms: suppose, presuppose, anticipate, expect, presume, assumed
assume (v): to take on titles , offices , duties , responsibilities
Example: "When will the new President assume office ?"
Synonyms: resume, adopted, adopt, assumed
assume (v): to take on a certain form , attribute , or aspect
Example: "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
Synonyms: take, adopt, change, assumed
perfunctorily (r): in a set manner without serious attention
Example: "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily"
domestically (r): with respect to home or family
Example: "the housewife bored us with her domestically limited conversation"
mistakenly (r): in a mistaken manner
Example: "he mistakenly believed it"
molar (a): of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammals mouth
Example: "molar teeth"
overload (v): to place too much a load on
Example: "do n't overload the car"
Synonyms: loading, laden, surcharge, lade, lading, load, overcharge
perplexing (s): lacking clarity of meaning
Example: "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"
perplexing (s): causing confusion or perplexity
Example: "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"
justification (n): something such as a fact or circumstance that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
Example: "he considered misrule a justification for revolution"
justification (n): the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
Example: "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends " - H.J.Muller"
sinister (s): on or starting from the wearers left
Example: "bar sinister"
sinister (s): threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Example: "sinister storm clouds"
sinister (s): stemming from evil characteristics or forces
Example: "the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him " - Thomas Hardy"
sinister (s): wicked or dishonorable
Example: "the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him " - Thomas Hardy"
tangential (s): of superficial relevance if any
Example: "a tangential remark"
tangential (a): of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent
Example: "tangential forces"
putrid (a): of or relating to or attended by putrefaction
Example: "putrid decomposition"
putrid (s): in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor
Example: "horrible like raw and putrid flesh " - Somerset Maugham"
putrid (s): morally corrupt or evil
Example: "the putrid atmosphere of the court"
presumptuously (r): in a presumptuous manner
Example: "he presumptuously overstepped the doctor 's orders"
shrewish (s): continually complaining or faultfinding
Example: "a shrewish wife"
bright (a): emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
Example: "the sun was bright and hot"
bright (s): having lots of light either natural or artificial
Example: "the room was bright and airy"
cursorily (r): without taking pains
Example: "he looked cursorily through the magazine"
towering (s): especially standing out above others
Example: "towering icebergs"
secondhand (s): derived from what is primary or original
Example: "a secondhand report"
secondhand (s): previously used or owned by another
Example: "bought a secondhand ( or used ) car"
secondhand (r): by indirect means
Example: "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"
agape (s): with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
Example: "we stood there agape with wonder"
openness (n): without obstructions to passage or view
Example: "the openness of the prairies"
callous (s): emotionally hardened
Example: "a callous indifference to suffering"
callous (s): having calluses
Example: "with a workman 's callous hands"
callous (s): having skin made tough and thick through wear
Example: "with a workman 's callous hands"
jog (n): a sharp change in direction
Example: "there was a jog in the road"
jog (v): to run for exercise
Example: "jog along the canal"
Synonyms: run, jogging, running
paroxysm (n): a sudden uncontrollable attack
Example: "a paroxysm of giggling"
Synonyms: fit, convulsion, attack
terminate (v): to have an end , in a temporal , spatial , or quantitative sense
Example: "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"
Synonyms: finishing, end, stop, break, culminate, lapse, recess, disappear, cease, close, ending, finish, lapsed, adjourn, discontinue, vanish
terminate (v): to either spatial or metaphorical
Example: "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"
Synonyms: finishing, end, stop, break, culminate, lapse, recess, disappear, cease, close, ending, finish, lapsed, adjourn, discontinue, vanish
conjectural (s): based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
Example: "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"
thoughtless (a): showing lack of careful thought
Example: "the debate turned into thoughtless bickering"
thoughtless (s): without care or thought for others
Example: "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread"
Synonyms: unthinking
thoughtless (s): let them eat cake
Example: "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread"
Synonyms: unthinking
surreptitious (s): marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
Example: "a surreptitious glance at his watch"
surreptitious (s): taking pains to avoid being observed
Example: "a surreptitious glance at his watch"
surreptitious (s): conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Example: "surreptitious mobilization of troops"
staff (n): personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
Example: "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"
staff (n): a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
Example: "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
staff (n): the body of teachers and administrators at a school
Example: "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"
Synonyms: body, faculty
discontent (a): showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
Example: "saw many discontent faces in the room"
Synonyms: discontented
blizzard (n): a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
Example: "a blizzard of lawsuits"
Synonyms: rash, series
lordly (s): of or befitting a lord
Example: "heir to a lordly fortune"
lordly (s): having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Example: "his lordly manners were offensive"
downstairs (a): on or of lower floors of a building
Example: "the downstairs ( or downstair ) phone"
corrective (s): designed to promote discipline
Example: "the teacher 's action was corrective rather than instructional"
corrective (s): tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
Example: "corrective measures"
cat (n): a spiteful woman gossip
Example: "what a cat she is !"
smoky (a): marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
Example: "smoky rafters"
upward (s): extending or moving toward a higher place
Example: "a general upward movement of fish"
convenient (a): suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
Example: "a convenient excuse for not going"
andante (r): at a moderately slow tempo
Example: "this passage must be played andante"
pasty (s): resembling paste in color
Example: "he looked pasty and red-eyed"
pasty (s): pallid
Example: "he looked pasty and red-eyed"
quarrelsome (s): given to quarreling
Example: "quarrelsome when drinking"
legal (a): of or relating to jurisprudence
Example: "legal loophole"
legal (a): relating to or characteristic of the profession of law
Example: "the legal profession"
bridle (n): the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
Example: "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
syphilitic (a): of or relating to or infected with syphilis
Example: "syphilitic symptoms"
bohemian (s): unconventional in especially appearance and behavior
Example: "a bohemian life style"
lend (v): to give temporarily
Example: "I will lend you my car"
Synonyms: loan, giving, advance, lending
lend (v): to let have for a limited time
Example: "I will lend you my car"
Synonyms: loan, giving, advance, lending
lend (v): to have certain characteristics of qualities for something
Example: "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"
lend (v): to be open or vulnerable to
Example: "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"
magnificence (n): the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
Example: "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen 's hotel"
Synonyms: elegance, grandness
labored (s): requiring or showing effort
Example: "the subject made for labored reading"
fate (n): your overall circumstances or condition in life including everything that happens to you
Example: "deserved a better fate"
Synonyms: destiny, failure, lot, misfortune, fortune, condition, portion, providence
bravely (r): in a courageous manner
Example: "bravely he went into the burning house"
desirous (a): having or expressing desire for something
Example: "desirous of high office"
winnow (v): to blow away or off with a current of air
Example: "winnow chaff"
anyhow (r): in any way whatsoever
Example: "they came anyhow they could"
synergistic (s): used especially of groups , as subsidiaries of a corporation , cooperating for an enhanced effect
Example: "a synergistic effect"
jolly (s): full of or showing high-spirited merriment
Example: "the jolly crowd at the reunion"
jolly (r): to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
Example: "jolly decent of him"
demagnetize (v): to make nonmagnetic
Example: "demagnetize the iron shavings"
demagnetize (v): to take away the magnetic properties of
Example: "demagnetize the iron shavings"
decent (s): observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress
Example: "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down , she was perfectly decent by current standards"
opportunity (n): a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
Example: "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"
Synonyms: chance, crack, possibility, room, say, street, opening, shot
cozily (r): in a cozy manner
Example: "nestled cozily by the fire"
militarily (r): with respect to the military
Example: "on a militarily significant scale"
elegance (n): a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
Example: "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
elegance (n): a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem especially in science or mathematics
Example: "the simplicity and elegance of his invention"
ingenious (s): showing inventiveness and skill
Example: "an ingenious solution to the problem"
transplantation (n): an operation moving an organ from one organism the donor to another the recipient
Example: "the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent"
Synonyms: surgery, transplant, operation
transplantation (n): the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
Example: "she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation"
Synonyms: transplant, movement
pleading (v): to offer as an excuse or plea
Example: "She was pleading insanity"
Synonyms: justify, excuse, plead, rationalize, apologize
progressive (s): involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
Example: "progressive euchre"
tuberculous (s): constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus
Example: "tuberculous patients"
inconsequential (s): lacking worth or importance
Example: "his work seems trivial and inconsequential"
incur (v): to make oneself subject to
Example: "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
incur (v): to bring upon oneself
Example: "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
incur (v): to become liable to
Example: "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
crudely (r): in a crude or unrefined manner
Example: "he was crudely bold"
goose (v): to give a spurt of fuel to
Example: "goose the car"
qualified (v): to pronounce fit or able
Example: "She was qualified to run the marathon"
Synonyms: qualify, judge, capacitate
qualified (a): meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
Example: "many qualified applicants for the job"
associative (a): characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
Example: "associative learning"
adroitly (r): with adroitness
Example: "he handled the situation adroitly"
adroitly (r): in an adroit manner
Example: "he handled the situation adroitly"
unalienable (a): incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
Example: "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"
intelligently (r): in an intelligent manner
Example: "she acted intelligently in this difficult situation"
tenant (n): someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
Example: "the landlord can evict a tenant who does n't pay the rent"
Synonyms: boarder, leaseholder, roomer, lessee, renter, lodger, payer
zonal (a): relating to or of the nature of a zone
Example: "the zonal frontier"
zonal (a): associated with or divided into zones
Example: "a zonal pattern of cell structure"
expedient (a): serving to promote your interest
Example: "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
expedient (s): appropriate to a purpose
Example: "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
expedient (s): practical
Example: "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
foothold (n): an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
Example: "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar"
foothold (n): an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments
Example: "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market"
hardly (r): only a very short time before
Example: "we hardly knew them"
Synonyms: scarce, barely
incisive (s): suitable for cutting or piercing
Example: "incisive teeth"
incisive (s): having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Example: "incisive comments"
botany (n): all the plant life in a particular region or period
Example: "the botany of China"
Synonyms: shrubbery, wood, copse, garden, thicket, brushwood, growth, vegetation, forest, browse, brier, stand, bush, assemblage
throne (n): the chair of state for a monarch , bishop , etc. .
Example: "the king sat on his throne"
determined (s): devoting full strength and concentrated attention to
Example: "made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters"
blatantly (r): in a blatant manner
Example: "they blatantly violated the laws"
differentially (r): in a differential manner
Example: "Hubel and Wiesel have found cells that respond differentially according to the direction in which a stimulus is moved across the retina"
overstay (v): to stay too long
Example: "overstay or outstay one 's welcome"
Synonyms: abiding, abide, bide, outstay, stay
skinny (n): confidential information about a topic or person
Example: "he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner"
skinny (s): being very thin
Example: "a child with skinny freckled legs"
population (n): the people who inhabit a territory or state
Example: "the population seemed to be well fed and clothed"
population (n): a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
Example: "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population"
population (n): the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
Example: "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"
Synonyms: universe, assemblage
apposition (n): a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows
Example: "` Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer ' is an example of apposition"
tidy (a): marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
Example: "a tidy person"
tidy (s): large in amount or extent or degree
Example: "a tidy sum of money"
determination (n): the act of determining the properties of something , usually by research or calculation
Example: "the determination of molecular structures"
Synonyms: proof, resolution, find, identification, finding, disproof, discovery, falsification, predetermination, refutation, substantiation
determination (n): the quality of being determined to do or achieve something
Example: "his determination showed in his every movement"
Synonyms: industry, diligence, resolution, doggedness, resoluteness, purpose, perseverance, resolve, persistence
determination (n): firmness of purpose
Example: "his determination showed in his every movement"
Synonyms: industry, diligence, resolution, doggedness, resoluteness, purpose, perseverance, resolve, persistence
determination (n): deciding or controlling somethings outcome or nature
Example: "the determination of grammatical inflections"
ablaze (s): keenly excited especially sexually or indicating excitement
Example: "his face all ablaze with excitement " - Bram Stoker"
ablaze (s): lighted up by or as by fire or flame
Example: "forests set ablaze ( or afire ) by lightning"
ablaze (s): resembling flame in brilliance or color
Example: "maple trees ablaze in autumn"
unlisted (s): not having your name entered on a voting list
Example: "an unlisted voter"
slug (n): an amount of an alcoholic drink usually liquor that is poured or gulped
Example: "he took a slug of hard liquor"
thickening (s): becoming more intricate or complex
Example: "a thickening plot"
thickening (s): accumulating and becoming more intense
Example: "the thickening dusk"
community (n): a group of people living in a particular local area
Example: "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
community (n): a group of nations having common interests
Example: "they hoped to join the NATO community"
recommendation (n): any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
Example: "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"
Synonyms: passport, characteristic
relocate (v): to move or establish in a new location
Example: "We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high"
sevenfold (r): seven times
Example: "the population of this village increased sevenfold in the past 100 years"
opaque (a): not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
Example: "opaque windows of the jail"
opaque (a): impenetrable to sight
Example: "opaque windows of the jail"
shade (n): relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
Example: "it is much cooler in the shade"
Synonyms: shadiness, shadow
shade (n): a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
Example: "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
Synonyms: color, tint, tinge, tone, richness, coloring, tincture
shade (n): protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
Example: "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
honorific (s): conferring or showing honor or respect
Example: "honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession"
pathologic (s): caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
Example: "pathologic tissue"
allusive (s): characterized by indirect references
Example: "allusive speech is characterized by allusions"
landslide (n): an overwhelming electoral victory
Example: "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide"
torrid (s): emotionally charged and vigorously energetic
Example: "a torrid dance"
pungency (n): wit having a sharp and caustic quality
Example: "he commented with typical pungency"
pungency (n): a strong odor or taste property
Example: "the pungency of mustard"
Synonyms: spice, spiciness, raciness, sharpness
floury (s): resembling flour in fine powdery texture
Example: "a floury clay"
malicious (a): having the nature of or resulting from malice
Example: "malicious gossip"
rolling (n): the act of robbing a helpless person
Example: "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park"
rolling (s): uttered with a trill
Example: "she used rolling r 's as in Spanish"
awesome (s): inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
Example: "the awesome complexity of the universe"
obscurity (n): an obscure and unimportant standing
Example: "he worked in obscurity for many years"
obscurity (n): not well known
Example: "he worked in obscurity for many years"
lodgment (n): the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily
Example: "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"
Synonyms: lodging, fixity, fixture, fastness
upsetting (s): causing an emotional disturbance
Example: "an upsetting experience"
multiplication (n): a multiplicative increase
Example: "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"
multiplication (n): an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division
Example: "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"
multiplication (n): the product of two numbers is computed
Example: "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"
pediatric (a): of or relating to the medical care of children
Example: "pediatric dentist"
being (n): the state or fact of existing
Example: "a point of view gradually coming into being"
Synonyms: living, existence, actuality, possibility, subsistence, presence, eternity, animation
rotary (n): a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
Example: "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
Synonyms: junction, roundabout
forensic (s): used or applied in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law
Example: "forensic photograph"
versed (v): to familiarize through thorough study or experience
Example: "She versed herself in Roman archeology"
Synonyms: familiarize, acquaint, verse
poignantly (r): in a poignant or touching manner
Example: "she spoke poignantly"
solicitation (n): an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
Example: "a solicitation to the king for relief"
wisely (r): in a wise manner
Example: "she acted wisely when she invited her parents"
marketable (s): fit to be offered for sale
Example: "marketable produce"
Synonyms: merchantable
mounter (n): someone who ascends on foot
Example: "a solitary mounter of the staircase"
forward (v): to send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
Example: "forward my mail"
Synonyms: shipping, transport, ship, send, forwards
forward (a): at or near or directed toward the front
Example: "the forward section of the aircraft"
forward (a): used of temperament or behavior
Example: "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
forward (a): lacking restraint or modesty
Example: "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
childless (s): without offspring
Example: "in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen"
dash (n): distinctive and stylish elegance
Example: "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
Synonyms: flair, panache, elegance
dash (n): a footrace run at top speed
Example: "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"
solemn (s): dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
Example: "a solemn promise"
solemn (s): characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
Example: "a film with a solemn social message"
protective (a): intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
Example: "a protective covering"
mouse (n): a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad
Example: "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball"
mouse (n): on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad
Example: "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball"
deliberate (s): unhurried and with care and dignity
Example: "with all deliberate speed"
inhuman (s): belonging to or resembling something nonhuman
Example: "something dark and inhuman in form"
mercenary (s): serving for wages in a foreign army
Example: "mercenary killers"
levitate (v): to be suspended in the air , as if in defiance of gravity
Example: "The guru claimed that he could levitate"
archetypal (s): representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
Example: "archetypal patterns"
effectually (r): in an effectual manner
Example: "Bismarck was constantly criticised by the more liberal newspapers , and he retaliated by passing an emergency decree that effectually muzzled the press"
festival (n): an organized series of acts and performances usually in one place
Example: "a drama festival"
ejection (n): the act of forcing out someone or something
Example: "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"
Synonyms: expulsion, deportation, ouster, exclusion, riddance, proscription, banishment, ostracism
volumetric (a): of or relating to measurement by volume
Example: "volumetric analysis"
soil (n): material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow especially with reference to its quality or use
Example: "good agricultural soil"
Synonyms: sward, tillage, greensward, polder, tilth, bottom, sod, object, land, ground, turf
drowsily (r): in a drowsy manner
Example: "` Time to get up , ' she said drowsily"
preternaturally (r): in a supernatural manner
Example: "she was preternaturally beautiful"
uncouple (v): to disconnect or separate
Example: "uncouple the hounds"
misinterpret (v): to interpret in the wrong way
Example: "Do n't misinterpret my comments as criticism"
Synonyms: interpret, see, misconstrue, misunderstand, misconceive, misapprehend
rationale (n): an explanation of the fundamental reasons especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature
Example: "the rationale for capital punishment"
Synonyms: explanation, dialectics, principle
moonless (a): without a moon or a visible moon
Example: "the dark moonless night"
supervisory (a): of or limited to or involving supervision
Example: "in a supervisory capacity"
contagion (n): the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
Example: "a contagion of mirth"
Synonyms: infection, communication
gather (v): to assemble or get together
Example: "gather some stones"
Synonyms: sponge, cull, shock, salvage, clam, oyster, hives, club, collected, glean, collect, snail, pick, nest, scavenge, hive, marshal, picking, gathering, rally, pluck, muster, summon
gather (v): to conclude from evidence
Example: "I gather you have not done your homework"
cumbrous (s): difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
Example: "cumbrous protective clothing"
asphyxiation (n): the condition of being deprived of oxygen as by having breathing stopped
Example: "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"
Synonyms: suffocation
reappearance (n): the event of something appearing again
Example: "the reappearance of Halley 's comet"
reappearance (n): the act of someone appearing again
Example: "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"
Synonyms: appearance, return
ocular (a): of or relating to or resembling the eye
Example: "ocular muscles"
Synonyms: optic
ocular (a): relating to or using sight
Example: "ocular inspection"
Synonyms: optic, visual
determinant (n): a determining or causal element or factor
Example: "education is an important determinant of one 's outlook on life"
Synonyms: determiner, influence, clincher
default (n): loss due to not showing up
Example: "he lost the game by default"
shiftiness (n): the quality of being changeable in direction
Example: "the shiftiness of the wind caused the boat to veer unpredictably"
misinterpretation (n): putting the wrong interpretation on
Example: "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"
acrobatic (s): vigorously active
Example: "an acrobatic dance"
Synonyms: gymnastic, athletic
interruption (n): some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
Example: "the telephone is an annoying interruption"
Synonyms: abatement, punctuation, disruption, respite, break, suspension, eclipse, occultation, dislocation
prehensile (a): adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
Example: "a monkey 's prehensile tail"
prehensile (s): having a keen intellect
Example: "poets -- those gifted strangely prehensile men " - A.T.Quiller-Couch"
prehensile (s): immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Example: "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
aching (s): causing a dull and steady pain
Example: "my aching head"
inexorably (r): in an inexorable manner
Example: "time marches on inexorably"
uncommon (a): unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
Example: "uncommon birds"
uncommon (s): especially superlative or extreme of its kind
Example: "an uncommon sense of humor"
obdurate (s): showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
Example: "the child 's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"
unprejudiced (a): free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
Example: "an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons"
now (r): in the historical present
Example: "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"
now (r): at this point in the narration of a series of past events
Example: "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"
now (r): used to preface a command or reproof or request
Example: "now hear this !"
welcome (a): giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted
Example: "a welcome relief"
discerning (a): having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
Example: "a discerning critic"
discerning (s): unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
Example: "a discerning editor"
Synonyms: discreet
discerning (s): able to make or detect effects of great subtlety
Example: "discerning taste"
share (n): assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Example: "he wanted his share in cash"
Synonyms: percentage, interest, piece, slice, cut, way, allocation, dispensation, portion, split, dole, ration, stake, allotment
share (n): the allotment of some amount by dividing something
Example: "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
Synonyms: assignation, apportionment, allocation, portion, allotment
reflected (v): to to throw or bend back from a surface
Example: "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
Synonyms: mirror, reflect, reverberate
resource (n): a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
Example: "the local library is a valuable resource"
resource (n): the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
Example: "a man of resource"
Synonyms: armory, imagination, inventory
leaning (s): departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
Example: "the leaning tower of Pisa"
deftly (r): in a deft manner
Example: "Lois deftly removed her scarf"
tangle (n): something jumbled or confused
Example: "a tangle of government regulations"
Synonyms: perplexity, snarl, maze
precipitous (s): extremely steep
Example: "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"
answer (n): a statement either spoken or written that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
Example: "I waited several days for his answer"
Synonyms: reply, rescript, statement
answer (v): to react verbally
Example: "She did n't want to answer"
Synonyms: repay, saying, reply, fielding, retort, rejoin, say, stated, said, telling, bridle, return, counter
determinable (a): capable of being determined or limited or fixed
Example: "determinable velocities"
amatory (s): expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
Example: "her amatory affairs"
vexed (s): causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution
Example: "the vexed issue of priorities"
vexed (s): troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
Example: "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"
infrequently (r): not many times
Example: "in your 1850 church you not infrequently find a dramatic contrast between the sumptuous appointments of the building itself and the inhuman barrack-like living conditions in the church room"
kingdom (n): a domain in which something is dominant
Example: "the untroubled kingdom of reason"
Synonyms: sphere, orbit, area, land, arena
excrescence (n): something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Example: "the bony excrescence between its horns"
Synonyms: nub, swelling, bump, wart, belly, mogul, protuberance, protrusion, caput, jut, prominence
leave (n): the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
Example: "a ten day 's leave to visit his mother"
leave (n): the act of departing politely
Example: "he took his leave"
Synonyms: farewell, valediction, going, parting
leave (v): to go away from a place
Example: "She did n't leave until midnight"
Synonyms: escape, quit, get, depart, scat, desert, lingering, parted, parting, empty, left, skip, vamoose, linger, vacate, running, abandon, run, abandoned, bunk, emptying, tarry
girlish (s): befitting or characteristic of a young girl
Example: "girlish charm"
beneficent (a): doing or producing good
Example: "the most beneficent regime in history"
thermodynamic (a): of or concerned with thermodynamics
Example: "the thermodynamic limit"
mediate (v): to occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others
Example: "mediate between the old and the new"
mediate (a): acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
Example: "the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact"
mediate (s): being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
Example: "in a mediate position"
sulk (n): a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
Example: "stayed home in a sulk"
superstitious (s): showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
Example: "finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin"
freely (r): in a free manner
Example: "the painting featured freely brushed strokes"
junior (s): used of the third or next to final year in united states high school or college
Example: "the junior class"
junior (s): including or intended for youthful persons
Example: "a junior sports league"
bureaucratic (a): of or relating to or resembling a bureaucrat or bureaucracy
Example: "his bureaucratic behavior annoyed his colleagues"
tear (v): to separate or cause to separate abruptly
Example: "tear the paper"
Synonyms: rend, rip, disunite, divide, tore, rupture, bust, rive
expand (v): to make bigger or wider in size , volume , or quantity
Example: "expand the house by adding another wing"
typographic (a): relating to or occurring or used in typography
Example: "the typographic art"
sup (n): a small amount of liquid food
Example: "a sup of ale"
Synonyms: taste, swallow
unaccountable (s): not to be accounted for or explained
Example: "perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress"
public (n): people in general considered as a whole
Example: "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
Synonyms: world, populace, people
public (a): open to or concerning the people as a whole
Example: "the public good"
revocable (a): capable of being revoked or annulled
Example: "a revocable order"
bankable (s): guaranteed to bring a profit
Example: "without bankable stars the film script aroused no interest"
fluency (n): powerful and effective language
Example: "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"
salvo (n): a sudden outburst of cheers
Example: "there was a salvo of approval"
canonically (r): in a canonical manner
Example: "the deacon was canonically inducted"
conscious (s): showing realization or recognition of something
Example: "few voters seem conscious of the issue 's importance"
conscious (a): having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
Example: "remained conscious during the operation"
teething (v): to cut the baby teeth
Example: "The little one is teething now"
dumb (s): slow to learn or understand
Example: "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
dumb (s): lacking intellectual acuity
Example: "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
structural (a): relating to or caused by structure , especially political or economic structure
Example: "structural unemployment in a technological society"
structural (a): pertaining to geological structure
Example: "structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth 's surface"
structural (s): affecting or involved in structure or construction
Example: "the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters"
structural (s): not ornamental elements
Example: "the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters"
timely (s): before a time limit expires
Example: "the timely filing of his income tax return"
timely (s): done or happening at the appropriate or proper time
Example: "a timely warning"
Synonyms: seasonable
uneasy (a): lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
Example: "farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"
uneasy (a): lacking or not affording physical or mental rest
Example: "she fell into an uneasy sleep"
uneasy (s): socially uncomfortable
Example: "was always uneasy with strangers"
uneasy (s): unsure and constrained in manner
Example: "was always uneasy with strangers"
nasal (a): of or in or relating to the nose
Example: "nasal passages"
nasal (s): sounding as if the nose were pinched
Example: "a whining nasal voice"
pedestal (n): a position of great esteem and supposed superiority
Example: "they put him on a pedestal"
domestic (a): of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
Example: "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"
sternness (n): the quality as of scenery being grim and gloomy and forbidding
Example: "the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable"
quilt (v): to stitch or sew together
Example: "quilt the skirt"
Synonyms: join, quilting
disputatious (s): inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree , even to engage in law suits
Example: "a disputatious lawyer"
bother (n): an angry disturbance
Example: "a spot of bother"
Synonyms: trouble, disturbance, fuss
bother (n): something or someone that causes trouble
Example: "a bit of a bother"
Synonyms: infliction, thorn, irritant, botheration, annoyance, nuisance
bother (n): a source of unhappiness
Example: "a bit of a bother"
Synonyms: infliction, thorn, irritant, botheration, annoyance, nuisance
bother (v): to intrude or enter uninvited
Example: "Do n't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
keep (n): the financial means whereby one lives
Example: "each child was expected to pay for their keep"
Synonyms: sustenance, living, subsistence, maintenance, resource
keep (v): to retain possession of
Example: "Can I keep my old stuffed animals ?"
Synonyms: deny, store, keeping, hold, preserve, recoup, withhold, retain, deduct
salty (s): engagingly stimulating or provocative
Example: "salty language"
untie (v): to cause to become loose
Example: "untie the knot"
Synonyms: undo, alter, loosen, change, modify
stand (n): a growth of similar plants usually trees in a particular area
Example: "they cut down a stand of trees"
stand (n): a small table for holding articles of various kinds
Example: "a bedside stand"
stand (v): to be upright
Example: "We had to stand for the entire performance !"
Synonyms: standing, ramp, rest, queue
stand (v): to be in some specified state or condition
Example: "I stand corrected"
stand (v): to occupy a place or location , also metaphorically
Example: "We stand on common ground"
natural (n): someone regarded as certain to succeed
Example: "he 's a natural for the job"
natural (a): existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world
Example: "a perfectly natural explanation"
natural (s): functioning or occurring in a normal way
Example: "it 's the natural thing to happen"
natural (s): lacking abnormalities or deficiencies
Example: "it 's the natural thing to happen"
natural (s): unthinking
Example: "a cat 's natural aversion to water"
natural (s): prompted by or as if by instinct
Example: "a cat 's natural aversion to water"