LM-Lexicon/Wordnet huggingface dataset:
ignominious (s): deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
Example: "an ignominious retreat"
utilize (v): to put into service
Example: "How do you utilize this tool ?"
Synonyms: share, devote, strain, consecrate, play, ply, employ, enjoy, overdrive, address, resort, strained, put, avail, misuse, devoted, exploit, exert, assign, take, implement, misapply, tap, dedicate
utilize (v): to make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
Example: "How do you utilize this tool ?"
Synonyms: share, devote, strain, consecrate, play, ply, employ, enjoy, overdrive, address, resort, strained, put, avail, misuse, devoted, exploit, exert, assign, take, implement, misapply, tap, dedicate
killer (n): a difficulty that is hard to deal with
Example: "that exam was a real killer"
killer (n): the causal agent resulting in death
Example: "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States"
evasion (n): the deliberate act of failing to pay money
Example: "his evasion of all his creditors"
evasion (n): nonperformance of something distasteful as by deceit or trickery that you are supposed to do
Example: "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"
Synonyms: neglect, carelessness, soldiering, negligence, escape, nonperformance
abyssal (s): resembling an abyss in depth
Example: "the abyssal depths of the ocean"
abyssal (s): so deep as to be unmeasurable
Example: "the abyssal depths of the ocean"
wrongful (s): unlawfully violating the rights of others
Example: "wrongful death"
wrongful (s): having no legally established claim
Example: "the wrongful heir to the throne"
crosswise (a): lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
Example: "a crosswise street"
tantrum (n): a display of bad temper
Example: "she threw a tantrum"
Synonyms: fit
extramural (a): carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community
Example: "extramural sports"
cultured (s): marked by refinement in taste and manners
Example: "cultured Bostonians"
acceptance (n): the state of being acceptable and accepted
Example: "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"
explicable (a): capable of being explicated or accounted for
Example: "explicable behavior"
dissolving (n): the process of going into solution
Example: "the dissolving of salt in water"
Synonyms: dissolution, liquefaction
endless (s): having the ends united so as to form a continuous whole
Example: "an endless chain"
elysian (s): being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
Example: "an elysian meal"
remainder (n): something left after other parts have been taken away
Example: "there was no remainder"
Synonyms: rest, residual, balance, component, portion, constituent, remnant, residuum
napping (s): not prepared or vigilant
Example: "the blow caught him napping"
debauched (s): unrestrained by convention or morality
Example: "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"
irruption (n): a sudden violent entrance
Example: "the recent irruption of bad manners"
irruption (n): a bursting in
Example: "the recent irruption of bad manners"
patter (n): a quick succession of light rapid sounds
Example: "the patter of mice"
let (v): to actively cause something to happen
Example: "I let it be known that I was not interested"
aground (a): stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float
Example: "a ship aground offshore"
aground (r): with the bottom lodged on the ground
Example: "he ran the ship aground"
distinctive (s): of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
Example: "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor " - Curtis Wilkie"
immensely (r): to an exceedingly great extent or degree
Example: "was immensely more important to the project as a scientist than as an administrator"
bandage (v): to dress by covering or binding
Example: "bandage an incision"
deliverance (n): recovery or preservation from loss or danger
Example: "work is the deliverance of mankind"
Synonyms: retrieval, rescue, delivery, salvage, recovery, reformation
innermost (s): being deepest within the self
Example: "one 's innermost feelings"
Synonyms: inmost
innermost (s): situated or occurring farthest within
Example: "the innermost chamber"
Synonyms: inmost
massively (r): to a massive degree or in a massive manner
Example: "tonight the haddock were shoaling massively in three hundred fathoms"
maudlin (s): effusively or insincerely emotional
Example: "maudlin expressions of sympathy"
singularly (r): in a singular manner or to a singular degree
Example: "Lord T. was considered singularly licentious even for the courts of Russia and Portugal"
singularly (r): he acquired three wives and fourteen children during his portuguese embassy alone
Example: "Lord T. was considered singularly licentious even for the courts of Russia and Portugal"
bicentennial (a): of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years
Example: "bicentennial celebration"
additionally (r): in addition , by way of addition
Example: "he serves additionally as the CEO"
obstreperous (s): noisily and stubbornly defiant
Example: "obstreperous boys"
obstreperous (s): boisterously and noisily aggressive
Example: "kept up an obstreperous clamor"
boyish (s): befitting or characteristic of a young boy
Example: "a boyish grin"
cereal (a): made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it
Example: "a cereal beverage"
telescopic (s): visible only with a telescope
Example: "a bright star with a telescopic companion"
telescopic (s): capable of discerning distant objects
Example: "a telescopic eye"
telescopic (s): having parts that slide one within another
Example: "a telescopic antenna"
unwonted (s): out of the ordinary
Example: "an unwonted softness in her face"
unfaithful (a): not true to duty or obligation or promises
Example: "an unfaithful lover"
unfaithful (a): having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife , or your boyfriend or girlfriend
Example: "her husband was unfaithful"
unfaithful (s): not trustworthy
Example: "an unfaithful reproduction"
license (n): excessive freedom
Example: "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near " - Will Durant"
license (n): lack of due restraint
Example: "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near " - Will Durant"
loosen (v): to make loose or looser
Example: "loosen the tension on a rope"
Synonyms: unscrew, alter, unbend, change, loose, modify, remit, looseness
putting (n): hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
Example: "his putting let him down today"
Synonyms: putt, swing
putting (n): he didnt sink a single putt over three feet
Example: "his putting let him down today"
Synonyms: putt, swing
rip (n): an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
Example: "there was a rip in his pants"
Synonyms: opening, tear, split, gap
outstanding (s): having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
Example: "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"
Synonyms: prominent, striking, salient
outstanding (s): owed as a debt
Example: "outstanding bills"
Synonyms: owing
underestimate (v): to make too low an estimate of
Example: "Do n't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river"
Synonyms: underrate, misjudge
underestimate (v): to assign too low a value to
Example: "Do n't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"
Synonyms: value, valued, undervalue
live (v): to lead a certain kind of life
Example: "we had to live frugally after the war"
Synonyms: pig, vegetate, living, buccaneer, dissipate, swing, bushwhacking, wanton
live (v): to pursue a positive and satisfying existence
Example: "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"
live (a): actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
Example: "a live television program"
live (a): possessing life
Example: "a live canary"
Synonyms: alive
live (s): abounding with life and energy
Example: "the club members are a really live bunch"
inelastic (a): not elastic
Example: "economists speak of an inelastic price structure"
zodiacal (a): relating to or included in the zodiac
Example: "zodiacal constellations"
pukka (s): absolutely first class and genuine
Example: "pukka sahib"
inglorious (s): deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
Example: "inglorious defeat"
inglorious (a): not bringing honor and glory
Example: "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest"
promptly (r): with little or no delay
Example: "the rescue squad arrived promptly"
promptly (r): in a punctual manner
Example: "he did his homework promptly"
promptly (r): at once usually modifies an undesirable occurrence
Example: "he promptly forgot the address"
transient (n): one who stays for only a short time
Example: "transient laborers"
transient (s): lasting a very short time
Example: "youth 's transient beauty"
Synonyms: transitory
abject (s): of the most contemptible kind
Example: "abject cowardice"
abject (s): most unfortunate or miserable
Example: "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"
abject (s): showing utter resignation or hopelessness
Example: "abject surrender"
untimely (s): uncommonly early or before the expected time
Example: "alcohol brought him to an untimely end"
washable (a): capable of being washed without injury
Example: "washable woolens"
roundness (n): the fullness of a tone of voice
Example: "there is a musky roundness to his wordiness"
Synonyms: tone, rotundity
roundness (n): the quality of being round numbers
Example: "he gave us the results in round numbers , but their roundness did n't affect the point he was making"
incorrect (s): not in accord with established usage or procedure
Example: "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
incorrect (s): not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
Example: "an incorrect transcription"
squeak (n): a short high-pitched noise
Example: "the squeak of shoes on powdery snow"
gob (n): a lump of slimy stuff
Example: "a gob of phlegm"
inboard (a): located within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraft
Example: "the inboard flaps on the wing"
date (n): the specified day of the month
Example: "what is the date today ?"
date (n): a meeting arranged in advance
Example: "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
Synonyms: appointment, meeting, engagement, rendezvous
birth (n): the time when something begins especially life
Example: "they divorced after the birth of the child"
birth (n): the event of being born
Example: "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
Synonyms: nativity, delivery, change, modification, renascence, alteration, nascency
rehash (n): old material that is slightly reworked and used again
Example: "merely a dull rehash of his first novel"
acknowledge (v): to express obligation , thanks , or gratitude for
Example: "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
Synonyms: recognize, thank, appreciate
exceptionable (s): liable to objection or debate
Example: "a thoroughly unpleasant highly exceptionable piece of writing"
exceptionable (s): used of something one might take exception to
Example: "a thoroughly unpleasant highly exceptionable piece of writing"
presumptuous (s): excessively forward
Example: "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants"
Synonyms: assumptive
memory (n): something that is remembered
Example: "search as he would , the memory was lost"
memory (n): the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
Example: "he can do it from memory"
memory (n): the power of retaining and recalling past experience
Example: "he had a good memory when he was younger"
Synonyms: retention, anamnesis, recollection, faculty, remembrance, retentiveness
calender (v): to press between rollers or plates so as to smooth , glaze , or thin into sheets
Example: "calender paper"
steadiness (n): freedom from wavering or indecision
Example: "He trusted her clear steadiness that she would do what she said"
steadiness (n): constancy of resolve or conduct
Example: "He trusted her clear steadiness that she would do what she said"
shameful (s): deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
Example: "a shameful display of cowardice"
shameful (s): giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
Example: "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt " - Thackeray"
conjunctive (s): involving the joint activity of two or more
Example: "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"
frolic (n): gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
Example: "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
Synonyms: coquetry, lunacy, flirt, craziness, diversion, game, horseplay, flirtation, folly, foolery, indulgence, romp, play, gambol, tomfoolery
hissing (n): a fricative sound especially as an expression of disapproval
Example: "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
Synonyms: noise, hushing, fizzle
birthplace (n): where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
Example: "the birthplace of civilization"
Synonyms: origin, beginning, source, cradle, root
reflexive (s): without volition or conscious control
Example: "sneezing is reflexive"
new (a): having just or relatively recently come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
Example: "a new law"
official (n): someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
Example: "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
retain (v): to hold back within
Example: "I retain this drug for a long time"
hapless (s): deserving or inciting pity
Example: "a hapless victim"
afresh (r): again but in a new or different way
Example: "start afresh"
courtship (n): a mans courting of a woman
Example: "its was a brief and intense courtship"
Synonyms: appeal, suit, entreaty
courtship (n): seeking the affections of a woman usually with the hope of marriage
Example: "its was a brief and intense courtship"
Synonyms: appeal, suit, entreaty
halfway (s): at a point midway between two extremes
Example: "at the halfway mark"
halfway (r): at half the distance
Example: "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"
halfway (r): at the middle
Example: "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"
isotonic (a): relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of a musical scale
Example: "isotonic tuning"
ringed (s): lawfully married
Example: "a ringed wife " - Tennyson"
doubling (n): increase by a factor of two
Example: "doubling with a computer took no time at all"
advent (n): arrival that has been awaited especially of something momentous
Example: "the advent of the computer"
Synonyms: arrival, coming
grisly (s): shockingly repellent
Example: "a grisly murder"
arrange (v): to put into a proper or systematic order
Example: "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
arrange (v): to make arrangements for
Example: "Can you arrange a meeting with the President ?"
empty (s): needing nourishment
Example: "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"
indifferent (s): showing no care or concern in attitude or action
Example: "indifferent to the sufferings of others"
indifferent (s): fairly poor to not very good
Example: "has an indifferent singing voice"
indifferent (s): marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another
Example: "indifferent about which book you would give them"
pecuniary (a): relating to or involving money
Example: "he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services"
acrid (s): harsh or corrosive in tone
Example: "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"
breakneck (s): moving at very high speed
Example: "a breakneck pace"
sponsor (v): to assume responsibility for or leadership of
Example: "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"
supernatural (a): not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws
Example: "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"
supernatural (a): not physical or material
Example: "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"
report (n): a short account of the news
Example: "the report of his speech"
Synonyms: dispatch, account, news, exclusive, newsletter, story
report (v): to announce ones presence
Example: "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock"
difficult (a): requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
Example: "a difficult task"
difficult (a): hard to control
Example: "a difficult child " , " an unmanageable situation"
entire (s): constituting the full quantity or extent
Example: "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"
Synonyms: total, fuller
entire (s): complete
Example: "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"
Synonyms: total, fuller
consolation (n): the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
Example: "second place was no consolation to him"
consolation (n): the act of consoling
Example: "his presence was a consolation to her"
consolation (n): giving relief in affliction
Example: "his presence was a consolation to her"
incoherently (r): in an incoherent manner
Example: "he talked incoherently when he drank too much"
microcosmic (a): relating to or characteristic of a microcosm
Example: "the microcosmic world of business"
halfhearted (s): feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
Example: "a halfhearted effort"
Synonyms: tepid, lukewarm
circumstantially (r): insofar as the circumstances are concerned
Example: "the account was circumstantially accurate"
didactically (r): in a didactic manner
Example: "this is a didactically sound method"
hefty (s): large in amount or extent or degree
Example: "received a hefty bonus"
Synonyms: tidy, goodish, sizable
discouraging (a): depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action
Example: "where never is heard a discouraging word"
ethically (r): from an ethical point of view
Example: "he behaved ethically"
levy (v): to impose and collect
Example: "levy a fine"
Synonyms: imposing, impose, lay, tax, toll, billing, charge, billed
professed (v): to confess ones faith in , or allegiance to
Example: "The terrorists professed allegiance to their country"
Synonyms: profess, declare
professed (s): openly declared as such
Example: "her professed love of everything about that country"
Synonyms: avowed
parliamentary (s): having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament
Example: "parliamentary government"
parliamentary (s): in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly
Example: "parliamentary law"
interrupt (v): to make a break in
Example: "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
Synonyms: interject, pause, block, stop, break, cut, inject, interpose, jam, heckle, discontinue, punctuate, disrupt
interrupt (v): to destroy the peace or tranquility of
Example: "Do n't interrupt me when I 'm reading"
interrupt (v): to interfere in someone elses activity
Example: "Please do n't interrupt me while I 'm on the phone"
assessment (n): an amount determined as payable
Example: "the assessment for repairs outraged the club 's membership"
unequivocal (a): admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding
Example: "unequivocal evidence"
unequivocal (a): having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
Example: "unequivocal evidence"
unequivocal (s): clearly defined or formulated
Example: "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws " - R.B.Taney"
touch (n): the event of something coming in contact with the body
Example: "he longed for the touch of her hand"
Synonyms: striking, touching, contact, stroke
touch (n): the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body especially the hands
Example: "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us"
touch (n): a suggestion of some quality
Example: "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"
Synonyms: proposition, suggestion, trace, ghost
distressful (s): causing distress or worry or anxiety
Example: "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"
Synonyms: worrisome, distressing
bulbar (a): involving the medulla oblongata
Example: "bulbar paralysis"
intolerance (n): impatience with annoyances
Example: "his intolerance of interruptions"
polychromatic (a): composed of more than one wavelength
Example: "polychromatic light"
orally (r): through the mouth rather than through injection
Example: "he was administered the drug orally"
scentless (s): emitting or holding no odor
Example: "scentless wisps of straw"
denial (n): the act of refusing to comply as with a request
Example: "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
climber (n): someone who climbs as a sport
Example: "the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes"
climber (n): especially someone who climbs mountains
Example: "the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes"
abnegation (n): the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
Example: "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"
load (n): an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
Example: "he got a load on and started a brawl"
load (v): to provide a device with something necessary
Example: "load the camera"
Synonyms: loading, fill, recharge, filling, charge
capsular (a): resembling a capsule
Example: "the capsular ligament is a sac surrounding the articular cavity of a freely movable joint and attached to the bones"
spherical (a): of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere
Example: "spherical geometry"
spherical (s): having the shape of a sphere or ball
Example: "a spherical object"
mimic (s): constituting an imitation
Example: "the mimic warfare of the opera stage " - Archibald Alison"
eyed (a): often used in combination
Example: "a peacock 's eyed feathers"
slump (n): a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
Example: "the team went into a slump"
permissible (a): that may be permitted especially as according to rule
Example: "permissible behavior in school"
permissible (s): that may be accepted or conceded
Example: "a kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine"
relay (n): the act of passing something along from one person or group to another
Example: "the relay was successful"
government (n): the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
Example: "the government reduced taxes"
government (n): the act of governing
Example: "he had considerable experience of government"
Synonyms: misgovernment, lawmaking, governing, governance, administration
government (n): exercising authority
Example: "he had considerable experience of government"
Synonyms: misgovernment, lawmaking, governing, governance, administration
government (n): the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
Example: "tyrannical government"
disfigurement (n): the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
Example: "he objected to the dam 's massive disfigurement of the landscape"
Synonyms: hurt, harm, damage, defacement
beefy (s): muscular and heavily built
Example: "a beefy wrestler"
specialization (n): the special line of work you have adopted as your career
Example: "his specialization is gastroenterology"
Synonyms: specialty, specialism, calling, vocation
tacky (s): not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
Example: "tacky varnish"
mundane (s): concerned with the world or worldly matters
Example: "mundane affairs"
outdoors (n): where the air is unconfined
Example: "he wanted to get outdoors a little"
ragged (s): being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
Example: "clothes as ragged as a scarecrow 's"
ragged (s): having an irregular outline
Example: "text set with ragged right margins"
reasonableness (n): goodness of reason and judgment
Example: "the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges"
reasonableness (n): the property of being moderate in price or expenditures
Example: "the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices"
reasonableness (n): moderation in expectations
Example: "without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter !"
harsh (s): unpleasantly stern
Example: "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"
harsh (s): disagreeable to the senses
Example: "the harsh cry of a blue jay"
harsh (s): unkind or cruel or uncivil
Example: "had harsh words"
crucial (a): vital to the resolution of a crisis
Example: "a crucial moment in his career"
toddle (v): to walk unsteadily
Example: "small children toddle"
Synonyms: waddle, walk, dodder, totter, paddle
orient (v): to determine ones position with reference to another point
Example: "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"
Synonyms: orientate, guide, decide, determine
jovially (r): in a jovial manner
Example: "he greeted his friend jovially"
illicit (a): contrary to accepted morality especially sexual morality or convention
Example: "an illicit association with his secretary"
irremediable (a): impossible to remedy or correct or redress
Example: "an irremediable error"
reproach (n): disgrace or shame
Example: "he brought reproach upon his family"
secretly (r): inwardly
Example: "they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment"
notate (v): to put into notation , as of music or choreography
Example: "Nowadays , you can notate an entire ballet"
notate (v): to in the old days , the steps had to be memorized
Example: "Nowadays , you can notate an entire ballet"
entirely (r): without any others being included or involved
Example: "was entirely to blame"
Synonyms: solely, alone
entirely (r): to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent whole is often used informally for wholly
Example: "entirely satisfied with the meal"
enigmatic (s): not clear to the understanding
Example: "I did n't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"
enigmatic (s): resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
Example: "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"
exemplar (n): something to be imitated
Example: "an exemplar of success"
Synonyms: model, example, pattern, prodigy, ideal, beauty
curt (s): marked by rude or peremptory shortness
Example: "a curt reply"
curt (s): brief and to the point
Example: "a response so curt as to be almost rude"
curt (s): effectively cut short
Example: "a response so curt as to be almost rude"
curt (s): yes
Example: "a response so curt as to be almost rude"
energy (n): a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work
Example: "energy can take a wide variety of forms"
energy (n): forceful exertion
Example: "he plays tennis with great energy"
Synonyms: strength, force, athleticism, vigor
dress (n): clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
Example: "battle dress"
Synonyms: wear, garb, costume, finery, habit, outfit, wearable, attire, rig, getup
dress (n): clothing in general
Example: "fastidious about his dress"
Synonyms: wearable, wear, clothes, apparel
dress (v): to put on clothes
Example: "we had to dress quickly"
Synonyms: assume, wear, underdressed, overdress, dressing, change, attire, attired, dandified, dress
dress (v): to provide with clothes or put clothes on
Example: "Parents must feed and dress their child"
Synonyms: shirt, garb, gown, costume, habit, coat, frock, shod, underdressed, garment, coating, turn, shoe, raiment, shirting, dressing, jacket, turning, habited, vest, overdress, cover, gowned, apparel, robe
dress (v): to put a finish on
Example: "dress the surface smooth"
Synonyms: dressing, finish
stage (n): a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
Example: "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"
stage (n): a section or portion of a journey or course
Example: "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
Synonyms: travel, leg
oligarchy (n): a political system governed by a few people
Example: "one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy"
consecrate (v): to give entirely to a specific person , activity , or cause
Example: "consecrate your life to the church"
Synonyms: devote, devoted, consecrate, dedicate, utilize, vow, employ
evident (s): clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Example: "evident hostility"
evident (s): capable of being seen or noticed
Example: "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"
conducive (s): tending to bring about
Example: "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"
conducive (s): being partly responsible for
Example: "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"
utility (s): capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
Example: "a utility infielder"
Synonyms: substitute
stagnate (v): to stand still
Example: "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"
tamp (v): to press down tightly
Example: "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"
Synonyms: compact, pack, compressed, compress
actually (r): used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated
Example: "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"
actually (r): surprisingly
Example: "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"
actually (r): at the present moment
Example: "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"
crackle (s): having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks , as in crackleware
Example: "a crackle glaze"
atheist (a): related to or characterized by or given to atheism
Example: "atheist leanings"
watershed (n): an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
Example: "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"
props (n): proper respect
Example: "I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem"
props (n): any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
Example: "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
Synonyms: prop, object, property
sadness (n): the state of being sad
Example: "she tired of his perpetual sadness"
job (n): a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
Example: "estimates of the city 's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"
Synonyms: chore, stint, duty
job (n): an object worked on
Example: "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"
job (n): a result produced by working
Example: "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"
threadbare (s): having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
Example: "threadbare rugs"
threadbare (s): overfamiliar through overuse
Example: "repeating threadbare jokes"
screaming (n): sharp piercing cry
Example: "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
Synonyms: call, scream, shout, yell, outcry, crying, cry, shriek, screech
screaming (v): to make a loud , piercing sound
Example: "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"
Synonyms: noise, scream, resound
screaming (s): marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
Example: "a screaming farce"
everlasting (s): continuing forever or indefinitely
Example: "life everlasting"
Synonyms: ageless, eternal, perpetual
boss (n): a person responsible for hiring workers
Example: "the boss hired three more men for the new job"
boss (n): a person who exercises control and makes decisions
Example: "he is his own boss now"
station (n): a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
Example: "he started looking for a gas station"
plant (n): buildings for carrying on industrial labor
Example: "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
plant (v): to place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
Example: "plant bugs in the dissident 's apartment"
sale (n): a particular instance of selling
Example: "he has just made his first sale"
sale (n): the general activity of selling
Example: "laws limit the sale of handguns"
sale (n): an occasion usually brief for buying at specially reduced prices
Example: "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"
sensible (a): able to feel or perceive
Example: "even amoeba are sensible creatures"
Synonyms: sensitive
sensible (s): aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed
Example: "made sensible of his mistakes"
singular (s): being a single and separate person or thing
Example: "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture ?"
singular (s): unusual or striking
Example: "such poise is singular in one so young"
falsely (r): in an insincerely false manner
Example: "a seduction on my part would land us with the necessity to rise , bathe and dress , chat falsely about this and that , and emerge into the rest of the evening as though nothing had happened"
falsely (r): in an incorrect manner
Example: "to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely"
stateliness (n): an elaborate manner of doing something
Example: "she served coffee with great stateliness"
tremendous (s): extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
Example: "tremendous sweeping plains"
tremendous (s): that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology - walter lippman
Example: "tremendous sweeping plains"
crate (v): to as for protection
Example: "crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum"
sympathy (n): a relation of affinity or harmony between people
Example: "the two of them were in close sympathy"
sympathy (n): whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
Example: "the two of them were in close sympathy"
subjective (a): taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
Example: "a subjective judgment"
nakedly (r): in an exposed manner
Example: "they were attacked as they huddled nakedly on the bare hill"
nakedly (r): without protection or defense
Example: "they were attacked as they huddled nakedly on the bare hill"
nakedly (r): without clothing
Example: "Henriette saw the weaving figure of an Apache warrior reel nakedly on a pony and rush by with a rifle raised"
final (s): not to be altered or undone
Example: "the judge 's decision is final"
final (s): occurring at or forming an end or termination
Example: "the final chapter"
lucid (s): having a clear mind
Example: "a lucid moment in his madness"
lucid (s): transparently clear
Example: "lucid directions"
Synonyms: limpid, pellucid, perspicuous
lucid (s): easily understandable
Example: "lucid directions"
Synonyms: limpid, pellucid, perspicuous
lucid (s): capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
Example: "a lucid thinker"
Synonyms: coherent, logical
outlandish (s): conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
Example: "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"
lame (n): a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
Example: "she wore a gold lame dress"
lame (s): pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
Example: "a lame argument"
equatorial (a): of or relating to or at an equator
Example: "equatorial diameter"
equatorial (a): of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator
Example: "equatorial heat"
equatorial (a): of or existing at or near the geographic equator
Example: "equatorial Africa"
seminal (a): pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen
Example: "seminal fluid"
seminal (s): containing seeds of later development
Example: "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"
birch (n): used to hit people as punishment
Example: "my father never spared the birch"
hotbed (n): a situation that is ideal for rapid development especially of something bad
Example: "it was a hotbed of vice"
bovine (s): dull and slow-moving and stolid
Example: "showed a bovine apathy"
signification (n): the message that is intended or expressed or signified
Example: "the signification of Chinese characters"
Synonyms: significance, subtlety, connotation, moral, sense, nuance, symbolization, point, intension, shade, import, lesson, gist, nicety, substance, essence, refinement, burden, meaning
stew (n): agitation resulting from active worry
Example: "do n't get in a stew"
Synonyms: agitation, lather, fret, sweat
spur (v): to incite or stimulate
Example: "The Academy was formed to spur research"
tempter (n): a person who tempts others
Example: "Satan is the great tempter of mankind"
nowadays (r): in these times
Example: "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished " - Nancy Mitford"
aural (a): of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
Example: "an animal with a very sensitive aural apparatus"
aural (a): relating to or characterized by an aura
Example: "various aural effects that precede a migraine headache"
attachable (a): capable of being fastened or added to something else
Example: "a handle attachable by two bolts"
celestial (a): relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
Example: "celestial beings"
deafen (v): to make soundproof
Example: "deafen a room"
Synonyms: break, weaken, dampen, deafening, damp
overdrive (n): the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration
Example: "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"
shiny (s): reflecting light
Example: "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"
shiny (s): made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing
Example: "shiny black patents"
shiny (s): reflecting a sheen or glow
Example: "shiny black patents"
anchorage (n): the condition of being secured to a base
Example: "the plant needs a firm anchorage"
uniform (a): showing a single form or character in all occurrences
Example: "a street of uniform tall white buildings"
giving (n): the imparting of news or promises etc. .
Example: "he gave us the news and made a great show of the giving"
giving (n): disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return
Example: "the alumni followed a program of annual giving"
frictional (a): pertaining to or worked or produced by friction
Example: "frictional electricity"
gossip (n): a report often malicious about the behavior of other people
Example: "the divorce caused much gossip"
Synonyms: rumor, account, talk, dirt, scandal, report, comment
denude (v): to lay bare
Example: "denude a forest"
Synonyms: bare, strip, clear, defoliate
distance (n): size of the gap between two places
Example: "the distance from New York to Chicago"
Synonyms: gauge, leg, size, length, altitude
forever (r): for a very long or seemingly endless time
Example: "she took forever to write the paper"
forever (r): for a limitless time
Example: "no one can live forever"
Synonyms: eternally, everlastingly, evermore
management (n): the act of managing something
Example: "he was given overall management of the program"
plug (v): to persist in working hard
Example: "Students must plug away at this problem"
economy (n): frugality in the expenditure of money or resources
Example: "the Scots are famous for their economy"
Synonyms: frugalness, thriftiness, frugality
negative (a): characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance
Example: "a negative outlook on life"
negative (a): not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
Example: "the HIV test was negative"
negative (s): having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
Example: "ran a negative campaign"
bugbear (n): an object of dread or apprehension
Example: "Germany was always a bugbear for France"
Synonyms: hobgoblin, object
loyalty (n): the act of binding yourself intellectually or emotionally to a course of action
Example: "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"
Synonyms: consecration, communalism, dedication, faith, commitment, devotion, enlistment
equanimity (n): steadiness of mind under stress
Example: "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
Synonyms: calmness, cool, repose, temperament, composure, disposition, poise, serenity, calm, assuredness, quiet
gruff (s): deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
Example: "gruff voices"
gruff (s): brusque and surly and forbidding
Example: "gruff manner"
whimsy (n): an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
Example: "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"
Synonyms: idea, whim, thought
intramural (a): carried on within the bounds of an institution or community
Example: "most of the students participated actively in the college 's intramural sports program"
elegiac (a): resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy
Example: "an elegiac poem on a friend 's death"
elegiac (s): expressing sorrow often for something past
Example: "an elegiac lament for youthful ideals"
inquisitorial (s): marked by inquisitive interest
Example: "the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism"
inquisitorial (s): especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor
Example: "the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism"
inquisitorial (s): having the authority to conduct official investigations
Example: "the inquisitorial power of the Senate"
infrared (n): electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range
Example: "they could sense radiation in the infrared"
infrared (s): having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves
Example: "infrared radiation"
infrared (s): lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end
Example: "infrared radiation"
impressionable (a): easily impressed or influenced
Example: "an impressionable youngster"
accused (v): to bring an accusation against
Example: "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"
Synonyms: accuse, impeach, file, lodge, incriminate, reproach, arraign, charge, upbraid
accused (v): to level a charge against
Example: "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"
Synonyms: accuse, impeach, file, lodge, incriminate, reproach, arraign, charge, upbraid
axiomatic (s): evident without proof or argument
Example: "an axiomatic truth"
axiomatic (a): containing aphorisms or maxims
Example: "axiomatic wisdom"
axiomatic (a): of or relating to or derived from axioms
Example: "axiomatic physics"
bender (n): a tool for bending
Example: "he used pliers as a bender"
phallic (a): relating to a phallus especially as an embodiment of generative power
Example: "a phallic cult"
phallic (s): resembling or being a phallus
Example: "a phallic symbol"
scrupulous (a): having scruples
Example: "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance"
scrupulous (a): arising from a sense of right and wrong
Example: "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance"
scrupulous (a): principled
Example: "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance"
scrupulous (s): characterized by extreme care and great effort
Example: "scrupulous attention to details"
salaried (a): receiving a salary
Example: "salaried members of the staff"
repayable (s): subject to repayment
Example: "business loans are usually repayable in regular installments"
presidency (n): the office and function of president
Example: "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time"
Synonyms: billet, berth, office, spot, presidentship, post, place, situation
jurisdictional (s): restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction
Example: "the jurisdictional limits of a state"
improbability (n): the quality of being improbable
Example: "impossibility should never be confused with improbability"
amendable (s): capable of being corrected by additions
Example: "an amendable flaw"
unfit (a): below the required standards for a purpose
Example: "an unfit parent"
unfit (a): not in good physical or mental condition
Example: "fat and very unfit"
vituperative (s): marked by harshly abusive criticism
Example: "her vituperative railing"
free (a): unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
Example: "free expansion"
free (a): not held in servitude
Example: "after the Civil War he was a free man"
eccentricity (n): a ratio describing the shape of a conic section
Example: "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity"
eccentricity (n): the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis
Example: "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity"
liquid (a): especially tending to flow
Example: "water and milk and blood are liquid substances"
liquid (s): filled or brimming with tears
Example: "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"
liquid (s): clear and bright
Example: "the liquid air of a spring morning"
Synonyms: limpid
liquid (s): entirely free of harshness
Example: "the liquid song of a robin"
reputation (n): notoriety for some particular characteristic
Example: "his reputation for promiscuity"
reputation (n): the general estimation that the public has for a person
Example: "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"
Synonyms: report, estimate, estimation
territorial (a): of or relating to a territory
Example: "the territorial government of the Virgin Islands"
murmuring (s): making a low continuous indistinct sound
Example: "like murmuring waves"
mutable (a): capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
Example: "a mutable substance"
Synonyms: changeable
responsive (a): readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli
Example: "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience"
responsive (a): showing emotion
Example: "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience"
scale (n): an ordered reference standard
Example: "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
scale (n): the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
Example: "the scale of the map"
hotfoot (r): without delay
Example: "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks " - Francis Hackett"
hotfoot (r): speedily
Example: "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks " - Francis Hackett"
agony (n): intense feelings of suffering
Example: "an agony of doubt"
Synonyms: hurt, suffering, torment, torture
agony (n): acute mental or physical pain
Example: "an agony of doubt"
Synonyms: hurt, suffering, torment, torture
rag (v): to play in ragtime
Example: "rag that old tune"
Synonyms: play, ragged
consistent (s): the same throughout in structure or composition
Example: "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product"
liable (s): held legally responsible
Example: "men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service"
joker (n): a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
Example: "some joker is blocking the driveway"
joker (n): an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent
Example: "when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract"
discernible (a): perceptible by the senses or intellect
Example: "things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause"
discernible (s): capable of being perceived clearly
Example: "an essay with a meaning that was not always discernible"
discernible (s): capable of being seen or noticed
Example: "a discernible change in attitude"
immemorial (s): beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history
Example: "time immemorial"
providence (n): the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
Example: "divine providence"
extempore (s): with little or no preparation or forethought
Example: "an extempore skit"
potency (n): capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
Example: "the toxin 's potency"
Synonyms: strength, power, effectiveness
potency (n): the power or right to give orders or make decisions
Example: "a place of potency in the state"
Synonyms: control, imperium, dominance, authority, authorization, lordship, sovereignty
rebellion (n): refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
Example: "each generation must have its own rebellion"
deleterious (s): harmful to living things
Example: "deleterious chemical additives"
curious (s): beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Example: "a curious hybrid accent"
Synonyms: peculiar, rum, singular, rummy, funny, queer
curious (s): having curiosity aroused
Example: "a trap door that made me curious"
curious (s): eagerly interested in learning more
Example: "a trap door that made me curious"
curious (a): eager to investigate and learn or learn more sometimes about others concerns
Example: "a curious child is a teacher 's delight"
immaterial (a): of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
Example: "an objection that is immaterial after the fact"
immaterial (s): lacking importance
Example: "whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial ( or indifferent )"