LM-Lexicon/Wordnet huggingface dataset:
cool (a): used especially of greens and blues and violets
Example: "cool greens and blues and violets"
cool (a): unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike
Example: "relations were cool and polite"
cool (s): marked by calm self-control especially in trying circumstances
Example: "play it cool"
cool (s): fashionable and attractive at the time
Example: "he 's a cool dude"
cool (s): often skilled or socially adept
Example: "he 's a cool dude"
busy (s): crowded with or characterized by much activity
Example: "a very busy week"
busy (s): unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability
Example: "her line is busy"
perishable (a): liable to perish
Example: "this minute and perishable planet"
perishable (a): subject to destruction or death or decay
Example: "this minute and perishable planet"
heavenward (s): directed toward heaven or the sky
Example: "the soul in its heavenward flight"
irrational (a): not consistent with or using reason
Example: "irrational fears"
irrational (a): real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers
Example: "irrational numbers"
sanctified (s): made or declared or believed to be holy
Example: "sanctified wine"
sanctified (s): devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
Example: "sanctified wine"
fastidious (a): giving careful attention to detail
Example: "a fastidious and incisive intellect"
fastidious (a): hard to please
Example: "a fastidious and incisive intellect"
fastidious (a): excessively concerned with cleanliness
Example: "a fastidious and incisive intellect"
fastidious (a): having complicated nutritional requirements
Example: "fastidious microorganisms"
fastidious (a): especially growing only in special artificial cultures
Example: "fastidious microorganisms"
lofty (s): of high moral or intellectual value
Example: "a noble and lofty concept"
Synonyms: sublime, exalted, grand
lofty (s): elevated in nature or style
Example: "a noble and lofty concept"
Synonyms: sublime, exalted, grand
lofty (s): having or displaying great dignity or nobility
Example: "lofty ships"
unlearned (s): uneducated in general
Example: "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"
unlearned (s): lacking knowledge or sophistication
Example: "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"
corolla (n): the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth
Example: "we cultivate the flower for its corolla"
starry (a): abounding with or resembling stars
Example: "a starry night"
apportionment (n): the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning
Example: "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
Synonyms: assignation, share, deal, grant, allocation, reapportionment, portion, allotment
apportionment (n): distribution according to a plan
Example: "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
Synonyms: assignation, share, deal, grant, allocation, reapportionment, portion, allotment
ascription (n): assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
Example: "the ascription to me of honors I had not earned"
Synonyms: classification, attribution
solicitous (s): showing hovering attentiveness
Example: "solicitous about her health"
evasive (s): deliberately vague or ambiguous
Example: "his answers were brief , constrained and evasive"
evasive (s): avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire
Example: "pilots are taught to take evasive action"
standing (a): having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs
Example: "standing room only"
directly (r): without anyone or anything intervening
Example: "these two factors are directly related"
impingement (n): influencing strongly
Example: "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"
Synonyms: encroachment, influence, impact
eminent (s): standing above others in quality or position
Example: "eminent members of the community"
modulus (n): an integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers
Example: "2 is a modulus of 5 and 9"
residuary (a): entitled to the residue of an estate after payment of debts and specific gifts
Example: "the residuary part of the estate"
demon (n): someone extremely diligent or skillful
Example: "he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"
odoriferous (s): having a natural fragrance
Example: "odoriferous spices"
nimbleness (n): intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind
Example: "nimbleness of wit and imagination"
laughing (s): showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
Example: "laughing children"
blood (n): people viewed as members of a group
Example: "we need more young blood in this organization"
scurvy (s): of the most contemptible kind
Example: "a scurvy trick"
lens (n): a channel through which something can be seen or understood
Example: "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen"
bobtail (s): having a short or shortened tail
Example: "bobtail mare"
salivary (a): of or relating to saliva
Example: "salivary gland"
uptake (n): a process of taking up or using up or consuming
Example: "they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids"
slightly (r): to a small degree or extent
Example: "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"
indefatigable (s): showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
Example: "an indefatigable advocate of equal rights"
Synonyms: tireless
precious (s): of high worth or cost
Example: "diamonds , sapphires , rubies , and emeralds are precious stones"
precious (s): characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
Example: "children are precious"
precious (s): held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
Example: "precious memories"
leading (s): indicating the most important performer or role
Example: "the leading man"
Synonyms: stellar, star
leading (s): greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
Example: "the country 's leading poet"
leading (a): going or proceeding or going in advance
Example: "we rode in the leading car"
focus (n): the concentration of attention or energy on something
Example: "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"
Synonyms: immersion, particularism, engrossment, centering, concentration
focus (n): maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
Example: "in focus"
focus (n): maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
Example: "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"
focus (v): to we can not enjoy the movie
Example: "Please focus the image"
Synonyms: sharpen, correct, set, adjust
mash (v): to reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
Example: "mash the garlic"
Synonyms: bray, grind, mill, milled, milling, pulp, fragmented, pestle
scuffle (v): to fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
Example: "the drunken men started to scuffle"
juvenile (a): of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
Example: "juvenile diabetes"
juvenile (s): displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
Example: "their behavior was juvenile"
catcher (n): the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
Example: "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"
planting (n): the act of fixing firmly in place
Example: "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway"
separatism (n): a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group
Example: "separatism is a serious problem in Quebec"
separatism (n): the principles and practices of separatists
Example: "separatism is a serious problem in Quebec"
rightly (r): with honesty
Example: "he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time"
Synonyms: justly
bipartite (s): involving two parts or elements
Example: "a bipartite document"
disdainful (s): having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Example: "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"
corruption (n): moral perversion
Example: "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"
Synonyms: depravation, immorality, putrefaction, degeneracy, depravity
corruption (n): impairment of virtue and moral principles
Example: "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"
Synonyms: depravation, immorality, putrefaction, degeneracy, depravity
corruption (n): destroying someones or some groups honesty or loyalty
Example: "corruption of a minor"
Synonyms: subversion, debasement
corruption (n): undermining moral integrity
Example: "corruption of a minor"
Synonyms: subversion, debasement
electric (a): using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
Example: "electric current"
electric (s): affected by emotion as if by electricity
Example: "gave an electric reading of the play"
molecular (a): relating to simple or elementary organization
Example: "proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the molecular facts of perception " -- G.A. Miller"
fatally (r): with fatal consequences or implications
Example: "he was fatally ill equipped for the climb"
incipient (s): imperfectly formed
Example: "incipient civil disorder"
quaternary (s): consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four
Example: "a quaternary compound"
quaternary (s): coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
Example: "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present"
Synonyms: fourth
amalgam (n): a combination or blend of diverse things
Example: "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
machine (n): an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently
Example: "the war machine"
unforeseeable (s): incapable of being anticipated
Example: "unforeseeable consequences"
deterrent (s): tending to deter
Example: "the deterrent effects of high prices"
perpetual (s): continuing forever or indefinitely
Example: "hell 's perpetual fires"
Synonyms: ageless, eternal, everlasting
perpetual (s): uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
Example: "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"
Synonyms: incessant
blowy (s): abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
Example: "blowy weather"
Synonyms: windy, breezy
drop (n): a small indefinite quantity especially of a liquid
Example: "he had a drop too much to drink"
drop (n): a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
Example: "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"
Synonyms: decrease, correction, dip, decrement
drop (v): to let fall to the ground
Example: "Do n't drop the dishes"
fit (n): a sudden uncontrollable attack
Example: "a fit of coughing"
Synonyms: paroxysm, convulsion, attack
fit (v): to be the right size or shape
Example: "This piece wo n't fit into the puzzle"
Synonyms: fitting, joint, fit, tessellated, jointed
fit (v): to insert or adjust several objects or people
Example: "Can you fit the toy into the box ?"
fit (a): physically and mentally sound or healthy
Example: "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"
fit (s): on the point of or strongly disposed
Example: "in no fit state to continue"
coldness (n): a lack of affection or enthusiasm
Example: "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"
Synonyms: stone, frigidity, iciness, chilliness, coolness
coldness (n): the absence of heat
Example: "the coldness made our breath visible"
Synonyms: cool, frigidity, iciness, nip, chill, chilliness, vasoconstrictor, pressor, coolness
undo (v): to cancel , annul , or reverse an action or its effect
Example: "I wish I could undo my actions"
Synonyms: unknot, spread, unbutton, disentangle, undone, unravel, reversed, turn, undoing, unfasten, untie, unwind, unbuckle, unpick
rose (v): to increase in value or to a higher point
Example: "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
Synonyms: rise, climb, bull, soar, grow
sharpen (v): to make sharp or sharper
Example: "sharpen the knives"
sharpen (v): to make crisp or more crisp and precise
Example: "We had to sharpen our arguments"
grunt (n): an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker
Example: "he went from grunt to chairman in six years"
asunder (s): widely separated especially in space
Example: "as wide asunder as pole from pole"
insecurely (r): in a tentative and self-conscious manner
Example: "she always acts very insecurely in the presence of her father"
insecurely (r): in a manner involving risk
Example: "our positions here at the university are rather insecurely supported by grant money"
overdue (s): not paid at the scheduled time
Example: "an overdue installment"
jutting (s): extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
Example: "the jutting limb of a tree"
heroic (s): having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
Example: "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"
heroic (s): surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale
Example: "of heroic proportions"
heroic (s): of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
Example: "heroic undertakings"
heroic (a): relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity
Example: "heroic legends"
sainted (s): marked by utter benignity
Example: "my sainted mother"
talk (n): an exchange of ideas via conversation
Example: "let 's have more work and less talk around here"
Synonyms: nothingness, cant, talking, chatter, wind, cackle, conversation
talk (v): to exchange thoughts
Example: "We often talk business"
Synonyms: continued, flirt, coquette, cheek, discourse, communicate, philander, rap, mash, pontificate, talking, gossip, speaking, level, butterfly, intercommunicate, converse, spoken, speak, romance, spoke, proceed
inarticulate (a): without or deprived of the use of speech or words
Example: "inarticulate beasts"
precedence (n): status established in order of importance or urgency
Example: "... its precedence as the world 's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"
middle (n): time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period
Example: "the middle of the war"
middle (s): being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
Example: "the middle point on a line"
Synonyms: mediate
middle (a): between an earlier and a later period of time
Example: "in the middle years"
suitable (s): meant or adapted for an occasion or use
Example: "a tractor suitable ( or fit ) for heavy duty"
suitable (s): worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
Example: "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"
Synonyms: desirable, worthy
subsistence (n): minimal or marginal resources for subsisting
Example: "social security provided only a bare subsistence"
subsistence (n): a means of surviving
Example: "farming is a hard means of subsistence"
aliquot (n): an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity
Example: "4 is an aliquot part of 12"
benumbed (s): having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
Example: "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond"
predatory (s): living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
Example: "a predatory bird"
predatory (s): characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
Example: "predatory warfare"
predatory (s): living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain
Example: "predatory capitalists"
shoddy (s): designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
Example: "shoddy business practices"
abuzz (s): noisy like the sound of a bee
Example: "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal"
multiple (n): the product of a quantity by an integer
Example: "36 is a multiple of 9"
multiple (a): having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual
Example: "multiple birth"
oceanic (a): relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
Example: "oceanic islands like Bermuda"
oceanic (s): resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree
Example: "the oceanic violence of his rage"
oceanic (s): constituting or living in the open sea
Example: "oceanic waters"
lapsed (v): to end , at least for a long time
Example: "The correspondence lapsed"
Synonyms: stop, end, lapse, terminate, cease, finish
inauspicious (s): presaging ill fortune
Example: "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven " - P.B.Shelley"
torpid (s): slow and apathetic
Example: "a mind grown torpid in old age"
Synonyms: sluggish, inert, soggy
torpid (s): in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
Example: "torpid frogs"
incompressible (a): incapable of being compressed
Example: "mounds of incompressible garbage"
incompressible (a): resisting compression
Example: "mounds of incompressible garbage"
inventory (n): making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand
Example: "an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"
lewd (s): suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
Example: "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"
cosmological (a): pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe
Example: "cosmological redshift"
cosmological (a): pertaining to the branch of philosophy dealing with the elements and laws and especially the characteristics of the universe such as space and time and causality
Example: "a cosmological argument is an argument that the universe demands the admission of an adequate external cause which is God"
pave (v): to cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic
Example: "pave the roads in the village"
Synonyms: coat, surface, paving, coating, cobble, cobblestone
correct (v): to treat a defect
Example: "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"
impermanent (a): not permanent
Example: "politics is an impermanent factor of life " - James Thurber"
impermanent (a): not lasting
Example: "politics is an impermanent factor of life " - James Thurber"
book (n): a written work or composition that has been published printed on pages bound together
Example: "I am reading a good book on economics"
book (n): physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
Example: "he used a large book as a doorstop"
Synonyms: product, novel, album, journal, folio, production, sketchbook, notebook, volume
punishable (s): liable to or deserving punishment
Example: "punishable offenses"
reinstatement (n): the condition of being reinstated
Example: "her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly"
reinstatement (n): the act of restoring someone to a previous position
Example: "we insisted on the reinstatement of the colonel"
premature (a): born after a gestation period of less than the normal time
Example: "a premature infant"
premature (s): uncommonly early or before the expected time
Example: "illness led to his premature death"
carnivore (n): any animal that feeds on flesh
Example: "Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore"
invertebrate (a): lacking a backbone or spinal column
Example: "worms are an example of invertebrate animals"
discount (v): to give a reduction in price on
Example: "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"
penetration (n): the act of entering into or through something
Example: "the penetration of upper management by women"
indication (n): something that serves to indicate or suggest
Example: "an indication of foul play"
indication (n): a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
Example: "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"
sauce (v): to add zest or flavor to , make more interesting
Example: "sauce the roast"
faded (s): having lost freshness or brilliance of color
Example: "faded jeans"
Synonyms: washy, bleached
faded (s): reduced in strength
Example: "the faded tones of an old recording"
hardness (n): a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering
Example: "the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present"
hardness (n): the quality of being difficult to do
Example: "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"
promiscuously (r): in an indiscriminate manner
Example: "she reads promiscuously"
promiscuously (r): in a licentious and promiscuous manner
Example: "this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously"
Synonyms: wantonly
lovable (a): having characteristics that attract love or affection
Example: "a mischievous but lovable child"
wroth (s): vehemently incensed and condemnatory
Example: "but wroth as he was , a short struggle ended in reconciliation"
juiceless (s): lacking interest or stimulation
Example: "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to ... life " - John Mason Brown"
juiceless (s): dull and lifeless
Example: "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to ... life " - John Mason Brown"
rack (v): to stretch to the limits
Example: "rack one 's brains"
Synonyms: strain, stress, strained, racking, try
glory (n): a state of high honor
Example: "he valued glory above life itself"
Synonyms: honor, glorification
glory (n): brilliant radiant beauty
Example: "the glory of the sunrise"
Synonyms: beauty, resplendence
gastronomic (a): of or relating to gastronomy
Example: "gastronomic adventures"
advisability (n): the quality of being advisable
Example: "they questioned the advisability of our policy"
nodular (s): having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules
Example: "nodular ores"
superfine (s): very fine in quality
Example: "made of superfine Flemish cloth"
subservient (s): compliant and obedient to authority
Example: "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones " - G. B. Shaw"
subservient (s): abjectly submissive
Example: "she has become submissive and subservient"
subservient (s): characteristic of a slave or servant
Example: "she has become submissive and subservient"
surtax (v): to levy an extra tax on
Example: "surtax luxury items that cost more than $ 1,000"
reputedly (r): by repute
Example: "fish with reputedly poisonous flesh"
reputedly (r): according to general belief
Example: "fish with reputedly poisonous flesh"
cloudy (s): lacking definite form or limits
Example: "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion " - H.T.Moore"
cloudy (s): clouded as with sediment
Example: "a cloudy liquid"
Synonyms: turbid, muddy, murky
acquaint (v): to inform
Example: "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"
Synonyms: inform, acquainted
acquaint (v): to cause to come to know personally
Example: "permit me to acquaint you with my son"
Synonyms: inform, acquainted, reintroduce
acquaint (v): to make familiar or conversant with
Example: "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"
Synonyms: versed, familiarize, inform, orient, acquainted, verse
jagged (s): having a sharply uneven surface or outline
Example: "the jagged outline of the crags"
appointment (n): the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
Example: "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
Synonyms: conclusion, ordination, decision, assignment, determination, recognition
appointment (n): the job to which you are or hope to be appointed
Example: "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
advisable (a): worthy of being recommended or suggested
Example: "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"
advisable (a): prudent or wise
Example: "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"
flexure (n): an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Example: "a flexure of the colon"
Synonyms: plait, ruck, twist, angularity, twirl, crimp, fold, plication, bend, pucker, crease
detection (n): the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
Example: "early detection can often lead to a cure"
detection (n): a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
Example: "detection is hard on the feet"
representative (a): standing for something else
Example: "the bald eagle is representative of the United States"
obtuse (s): lacking in insight or discernment
Example: "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"
obtuse (s): slow to learn or understand
Example: "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
obtuse (s): lacking intellectual acuity
Example: "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
loop (n): an inner circle of advisors especially under president reagan
Example: "he 's no longer in the loop"
flinty (s): showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
Example: "his flinty gaze"
fringe (n): a social group holding marginal or extreme views
Example: "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"
guarantee (n): an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true
Example: "there is no guarantee that they are not lying"
guarantee (v): to make certain of
Example: "Preparation will guarantee success !"
Synonyms: ensure, assured, make, doom
astonishing (s): so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
Example: "such an enormous response was astonishing"
astonishing (s): surprising greatly
Example: "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"
genetic (a): pertaining to or referring to origin
Example: "genetic history reconstructs the origins of a literary work"
genetic (a): of or relating to or produced by or being a gene
Example: "genetic code"
combative (s): having or showing a ready disposition to fight
Example: "a combative impulse"
delightful (s): greatly pleasing or entertaining
Example: "a delightful surprise"
patient (a): enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance
Example: "a patient smile"
horny (s): having horns or hornlike projections
Example: "horny coral"
faltering (v): to be unsure or weak
Example: "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
Synonyms: waver, hesitate, falter
indefinable (s): not capable of being precisely or readily described
Example: "an indefinable feeling of terror"
indefinable (s): not easily put into words
Example: "an indefinable feeling of terror"
quotation (n): the practice of quoting from books or plays etc. .
Example: "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"
cracked (v): to become fractured
Example: "The glass cracked when it was heated"
Synonyms: crack, break, change
cracked (v): to make a very sharp explosive sound
Example: "His gun cracked"
stern (s): severe and unremitting in making demands
Example: "a stern disciplinarian"
stern (s): not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
Example: "the stern demands of parenthood"
refractive (a): of or relating to or capable of refraction
Example: "the refractive characteristics of the eye"
intercontinental (a): extending or taking place between or among continents
Example: "intercontinental exploration"
sweeten (v): to make sweeter , more pleasant , or more agreeable
Example: "sweeten a deal"
Synonyms: modify, sweetening, change, alter
washy (s): overly diluted
Example: "washy coffee"
Synonyms: weak, watery
washy (s): thin and insipid
Example: "washy coffee"
Synonyms: weak, watery
washy (s): having lost freshness or brilliance of color
Example: "washy colors"
inflexibly (r): in an inflexible manner
Example: "` You will -- because you must ! , ' Madam told her inflexibly"
splinter (n): a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
Example: "he got a splinter in his finger"
loss (n): the act of losing someone or something
Example: "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
show (n): the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
Example: "a remarkable show of skill"
show (n): something intended to communicate a particular impression
Example: "a show of impatience"
Synonyms: display, pomp
show (v): to be or become visible or noticeable
Example: "The dirty side will show"
heed (n): paying particular notice as to children or helpless people
Example: "he spends without heed to the consequences"
Synonyms: attention, regard
pseudonymous (s): bearing or identified by an assumed often pen name
Example: "the writings of Mark Twain are pseudonymous"
professional (a): engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
Example: "the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications"
professional (a): characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
Example: "professional conduct"
professional (s): engaged in by members of a profession
Example: "professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"
apprehension (n): fearful expectation or anticipation
Example: "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
Synonyms: boding, dread, trepidation, gloominess, chill, somberness, fear, foreboding, presentiment, premonition, fearfulness, suspense, pall, fright, apprehensiveness
contrapuntal (a): relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint
Example: "contrapuntal base"
ammunition (n): information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint
Example: "his admission provided ammunition for his critics"
elevation (n): the event of something being raised upward
Example: "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"
Synonyms: rise, raising, lift
omen (n): a sign of something about to happen
Example: "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
Synonyms: presage, sign, augury, portent, foreboding, prognostic, prodigy
unkindly (s): lacking in sympathy and kindness
Example: "unkindly ancts"
unkindly (r): in an unkind manner or with unkindness
Example: "The teacher treats the children unkindly"
creation (n): the event that occurred at the beginning of something
Example: "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"
Synonyms: fertilization, impregnation, beginning, conception
national (a): of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
Example: "national hero"
national (a): limited to or in the interests of a particular nation
Example: "national interests"
national (a): concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country
Example: "the national government"
doleful (s): filled with or evoking sadness
Example: "the child 's doleful expression"
preservative (s): tending or having the power to preserve
Example: "timbers should be treated with a preservative substance"
slop (n): deep soft mud in water or slush
Example: "they waded through the slop"
Synonyms: mire, clay, mud
slop (v): to ladle clumsily
Example: "slop the food onto the plate"
penurious (s): excessively unwilling to spend
Example: "lived in a most penurious manner -- denying himself every indulgence"
credence (n): the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
Example: "he gave credence to the gossip"
Synonyms: fatalism, acceptance, recognition
lactation (n): the period following birth during which milk is secreted
Example: "lactation normally continues until weaning"
floral (s): resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
Example: "an unusual floral design"
floral (a): of or relating to the plant life in a particular region
Example: "characteristic alpine floral elements"
constancy (n): the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
Example: "early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds"
Synonyms: monotony, invariance, stability
pithy (s): concise and full of meaning
Example: "welcomed her pithy comments"
Synonyms: sententious
canvas (n): the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
Example: "the crowded canvas of history"
Synonyms: canvass, scope, background, setting
revamp (v): to provide a shoe with a new vamp
Example: "revamp my old boots"
Synonyms: vamp, restore, fixed, mend, doctor, bushel, fixing
attack (n): an offensive against an enemy using weapons
Example: "the attack began at dawn"
Synonyms: penetration, fire, onset, countermove, strike, diversion, firing, incursion, onrush, onslaught, operation, charge
attack (n): an offensive move in a sport or game
Example: "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
attack (v): to take the initiative and go on the offensive
Example: "The visiting team started to attack"
Synonyms: tackle, act, harass, acting, fork, aggress, pin
brilliant (s): characterized by grandeur
Example: "the brilliant court life at Versailles"
static (n): angry criticism
Example: "they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial"
Synonyms: criticism, statics
feel (n): an intuitive awareness
Example: "he has a feel for animals " or " it 's easy when you get the feel of it"
feel (n): manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
Example: "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"
feel (n): the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Example: "the feel of the city excited him"
Synonyms: feeling, look, smell, flavor, tone, atmosphere
feel (v): to be conscious of a physical , mental , or emotional state
Example: "My cold is gone -- I feel fine today"
probative (s): tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation
Example: "evidence should only be excluded if its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect"
hollow (n): a small valley between mountains
Example: "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
shot (n): a solid missile discharged from a firearm
Example: "the shot buzzed past his ear"
shot (n): a chance to do something
Example: "he wanted a shot at the champion"
Synonyms: crack, opportunity, chance
endorsement (n): a signature that validates something
Example: "the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement"
stake (v): to put at risk
Example: "I will stake my good reputation for this"
Synonyms: adventuress, venture, adventure, jeopardize, hazard
judgment (n): an opinion formed by judging something
Example: "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"
Synonyms: thought, conclusion, decision, determination, mind, view, opinion, persuasion
judgment (n): the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
Example: "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"
Synonyms: assessment, estimate, evaluation, deed, estimation, act, adjudication, disapproval
exert (v): to put to use
Example: "exert one 's power or influence"
exert (v): to make a great effort at a mental or physical task
Example: "exert oneself"
massive (s): imposing in size or bulk or solidity
Example: "massive oak doors"
massive (s): imposing in scale or scope or degree or power
Example: "massive retaliatory power"
baronial (s): impressive in appearance
Example: "a baronial mansion"
Synonyms: stately, imposing, noble
statement (n): a message that is stated or declared
Example: "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
statement (n): a communication oral or written setting forth particulars or facts etc
Example: "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
statement (n): the presentation of a musical theme
Example: "the initial statement of the sonata"
statement (n): a nonverbal message
Example: "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"
melodious (a): containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody
Example: "the melodious song of a meadowlark"
exoteric (a): suitable for the general public
Example: "writings of an exoteric nature"
incompetently (r): in an incompetent manner
Example: "he did the job rather incompetently"
sour (s): in an unpalatable state
Example: "sour milk"
Synonyms: offerer
inadvisable (a): not prudent or wise
Example: "running on the ice is inadvisable"
Synonyms: unadvisable
inadvisable (a): not recommended
Example: "running on the ice is inadvisable"
Synonyms: unadvisable
inadvisable (s): not advisable
Example: "an unnecessary and inadvisable action"
unclothed (v): to take the covers off
Example: "She unclothed her innermost feelings"
sewer (n): someone who sews
Example: "a sewer of fine gowns"
sewer (n): misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
Example: "all that work went down the sewer"
Synonyms: toilet, gutter, misfortune
rash (n): a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
Example: "a rash of bank robberies"
Synonyms: series, blizzard
rash (s): imprudently incurring risk
Example: "do something rash that he will forever repent " - George Meredith"
rash (s): marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
Example: "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"
latter (n): the second of two or the second mentioned of two
Example: "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today"
latter (a): referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned or the last one or ones of several
Example: "in the latter case"
bottom (n): the lowest part of anything
Example: "they started at the bottom of the hill"
modular (s): constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use
Example: "modular furniture"
wintry (a): characteristic of or occurring in winter
Example: "suffered severe wintry weather"
wintry (s): devoid of warmth and cordiality
Example: "wintry smile"
Synonyms: icy, frigid, frosty
wintry (s): expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
Example: "wintry smile"
Synonyms: icy, frigid, frosty
outer (a): being on the outside or further from a center
Example: "spent hours adorning the outer man"
outer (s): being on or toward the outside of the body
Example: "the outer ear"
vocabulary (n): the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression as in arts or crafts
Example: "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"
rebound (n): a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration
Example: "he is still on the rebound from his wife 's death"
linchpin (n): a central cohesive source of support and stability
Example: "he is the linchpin of this firm"
reinsurance (n): sharing the risk by insurance companies
Example: "reinsurance enables a client to get coverage that would be too great for any one company to assume"
reinsurance (n): part or all of the insurers risk is assumed by other companies in return for part of the premium paid by the insured
Example: "reinsurance enables a client to get coverage that would be too great for any one company to assume"
accordance (n): the act of granting rights
Example: "the accordance to Canada of rights of access"
dully (r): without liveliness
Example: "she nodded her head dully"
dully (r): without luster or shine
Example: "the light shone dully through the haze"
journalistic (a): of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism
Example: "journalistic writing"
straggle (n): a wandering or disorderly grouping of things or persons
Example: "a straggle of outbuildings"
darkling (s): uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure
Example: "a darkling glance"
concatenation (n): the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
Example: "it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances"
impale (v): to pierce with a sharp stake or point
Example: "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
Synonyms: spike, pierce, spiked, thrust, pin, spear, transfix
decrease (n): a change downward
Example: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"
sagacious (s): skillful in statecraft or management
Example: "an astute and sagacious statesman"
sagacious (s): acutely insightful and wise
Example: "observant and thoughtful , he was given to asking sagacious questions"
cryptic (s): of an obscure nature
Example: "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"
manifold (s): many and varied
Example: "manifold reasons"
Synonyms: multiplex
manifold (s): having many features or forms
Example: "manifold reasons"
Synonyms: multiplex
export (v): to sell or transfer abroad
Example: "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance"
occur (v): to to be found to exist
Example: "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"
regimental (a): belonging to or concerning a regiment
Example: "regimental units"
conceptual (s): being or characterized by concepts or their formation
Example: "conceptual discussions"
dastardly (s): despicably cowardly
Example: "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on ... December 7th " - F.D. Roosevelt"
determinedly (r): in a determined manner
Example: "he clung to the past determinedly"
stealthily (r): in a stealthy manner
Example: "stealthily they advanced upstream"
gird (v): to put a girdle on or around
Example: "gird your loins"
Synonyms: environs, surround, border, girdle, surrounding, environ
administer (v): to supervise or be in charge of
Example: "administer a program"
administer (v): to perform a church sacrament ritually
Example: "administer the last unction"
insouciant (s): marked by blithe unconcern
Example: "an utterly insouciant financial policy"
exaction (n): act of demanding or levying by force or authority
Example: "exaction of tribute"
defoliate (v): to strip the leaves or branches from
Example: "defoliate the trees with pesticides"
startlingly (r): in a startling manner
Example: "a startlingly modern voice"
interpret (v): to make sense of
Example: "How do you interpret his behavior ?"
Synonyms: educe, read, see, misinterpret, scan, misconstrue, misunderstand, elicit, understanding, understand, misconceive, spiritualize, take, misapprehend
interpret (v): to assign a meaning to
Example: "How do you interpret his behavior ?"
Synonyms: educe, read, see, misinterpret, scan, misconstrue, misunderstand, elicit, understanding, understand, misconceive, spiritualize, take, misapprehend
wordy (s): using or containing too many words
Example: "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"
Synonyms: windy, tedious, verbose
everywhere (r): to or in any or all places
Example: "You find fast food stores everywhere"
tenderness (n): a pain that is felt as when the area is touched
Example: "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"
Synonyms: soreness, chafe, chafing
eagerly (r): in an eager manner
Example: "the news was eagerly awaited"
bath (n): a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it
Example: "she soaked the etching in an acid bath"
bath (n): you soak and wash your body in a bathtub
Example: "he has a good bath every morning"
disapprovingly (r): showing disapproval
Example: "he shook his head disapprovingly"
pretension (n): the advancing of a claim
Example: "his pretension to the crown"
devil (n): a word used in exclamations of confusion
Example: "what the devil"
Synonyms: deuce, exclamation
southern (a): in or characteristic of a region of the united states south of approximately the mason-dixon line
Example: "southern hospitality"
southern (a): situated in or coming from regions of the south
Example: "the southern hemisphere"
annexation (n): the formal act of acquiring something especially territory by conquest or occupation
Example: "the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896"
inestimable (s): beyond calculation or measure
Example: "jewels of inestimable value"
gravelly (s): unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
Example: "a gravelly voice"
silky (s): having a smooth , gleaming surface reflecting light
Example: "silky skin"
aglitter (s): having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
Example: "bugle beads all aglitter"
itemize (v): to place on a list of items
Example: "itemize one 's tax deductions"
herculean (s): displaying superhuman strength or power
Example: "herculean exertions"
herculean (s): requiring the strength of a hercules
Example: "a herculean task"
entrant (n): a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise
Example: "a well publicized entrant is the pocket computer"
acyl (n): any group or radical of the form rco - where r is an organic group
Example: "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
pocketbook (n): your personal financial means
Example: "that car is too expensive for my pocketbook"
comprise (v): to form or compose
Example: "These few men comprise his entire army"
Synonyms: compose, make, constitute, straddle, formed, represent, pose, range, supplement, form
sisterly (a): like or characteristic of or befitting a sister
Example: "sisterly kindness"
plate (v): to coat with a layer of metal
Example: "plate spoons with silver"
Synonyms: tinned, silver, tined, nickel, coat, surface, tinning, tin, coating, chrome, plating
insolently (r): in an insolent manner
Example: "he had replied insolently to his superiors"
consecration (n): a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose to a service or a goal
Example: "his consecration to study"
consecration (n): sanctification of something by setting it apart usually with religious rites as dedicated to god
Example: "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church"
graduate (v): to make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
Example: "graduate a cylinder"
Synonyms: adjust, correct, set, graduated
graduate (s): of or relating to studies beyond a bachelors degree
Example: "graduate courses"
utilization (n): the state of having been made use of
Example: "the rate of utilization"
utilization (n): the act of using
Example: "skilled in the utilization of computers"
Synonyms: practice, employment, usage, development, application, exploitation, misuse, play, activity
ideological (s): concerned with or suggestive of ideas
Example: "ideological application of a theory"
humanist (a): of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and mans capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
Example: "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution " - Wendell Thomas"
governance (n): the persons or committees or departments etc. who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
Example: "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"
Synonyms: establishment, management, brass, body, administration, executive, judiciary
acme (n): the highest level or degree attainable
Example: "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"
Synonyms: height, point, top, peak, stage, degree, meridian, elevation, level
acme (n): the highest stage of development
Example: "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"
Synonyms: height, point, top, peak, stage, degree, meridian, elevation, level
meditation (n): continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
Example: "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"
Synonyms: rumination, reflection, speculation, contemplation
vehemence (n): intensity or forcefulness of expression
Example: "the vehemence of his denial"
Synonyms: intensiveness, emphasis
resolute (a): firm in purpose or belief
Example: "stood resolute against the enemy"
resolute (a): characterized by firmness and determination
Example: "stood resolute against the enemy"
crudeness (n): an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
Example: "the whole town was famous for its crudeness"
crudeness (n): an unpolished unrefined quality
Example: "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her"
inject (v): to force or drive a fluid or gas into by piercing
Example: "inject hydrogen into the balloon"
Synonyms: insert, enclose, shoot
expiry (n): a coming to an end of a contract period
Example: "the expiry of his driver 's license"
Synonyms: termination, end, ending, expiration
block (n): a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
Example: "he lives in the next block"
block (v): to interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
Example: "block a nerve"
vamp (v): to make up
Example: "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
vamp (v): to piece something old with a new part
Example: "vamp up an old speech"
vertically (r): in a vertical direction
Example: "a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally"
evangelistic (a): relating to or promoting the preaching and dissemination of the christian gospel
Example: "evangelistic fervor"
moor (v): to secure with cables or ropes
Example: "moor the boat"
Synonyms: mooring, fixed, fixing, fastening
syllogistic (a): of or relating to or consisting of syllogism
Example: "syllogistic reasoning"
hike (n): a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
Example: "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"
Synonyms: tramp, walk, trudge
hike (n): the amount a salary is increased
Example: "he got a wage hike"
Synonyms: rise, raise, increase, increment
hike (v): to walk a long way , as for pleasure or physical exercise
Example: "hike the Rockies"