LM-Lexicon/Wordnet huggingface dataset:
immaterial (s): not mattering one way or the other
Example: "whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial ( or indifferent )"
immaterial (s): not pertinent to the matter under consideration
Example: "the price was immaterial"
tabulation (n): the act of putting into tabular form
Example: "the tabulation of the results"
crash (n): a serious accident usually involving one or more vehicles
Example: "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
Synonyms: wreck, accident
crash (n): the act of colliding with something
Example: "his crash through the window"
Synonyms: smash, impaction, impingement, hit, striking
meekly (r): in a submissive or spiritless manner
Example: "meekly bowed to his wishes"
hatless (a): not wearing a hat
Example: "stood hatless in the rain with water dripping down his neck"
hallucination (n): an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode
Example: "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination"
hallucination (n): a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
Example: "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"
Synonyms: misconception, delusion
impregnation (n): the process of totally saturating something with a substance
Example: "the impregnation of wood with preservative"
restraint (n): the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
Example: "the unlawful restraint of trade"
restraint (n): discipline in personal and social activities
Example: "he was a model of polite restraint"
Synonyms: continence, temperance, inhibition, control, discipline, moderation
likewise (r): in like or similar manner
Example: "some people have little power to do good , and have likewise little strength to resist evil " - Samuel Johnson"
roundabout (s): marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
Example: "a roundabout paragraph"
roundabout (s): deviating from a straight course
Example: "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
dreamless (s): untroubled by dreams
Example: "a sound and dreamless sleep"
complexity (n): the quality of being intricate and compounded
Example: "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers"
perfectly (r): in a perfect or faultless way
Example: "She performed perfectly on the balance beam"
unbeknown (s): occurring or existing without the knowledge of
Example: "a crisis unbeknown to me"
freeze (n): an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
Example: "a nuclear freeze"
Synonyms: pause, halt
freeze (v): to be cold
Example: "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
Synonyms: freezing, suffer
breeding (s): producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring
Example: "the breeding population"
name (n): a language unit by which a person or thing is known
Example: "his name really is George Washington"
name (n): family based on male descent
Example: "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
Synonyms: gens, folk, sept, kinfolk, kinsfolk, family
exemplary (s): being or serving as an illustration of a type
Example: "an action exemplary of his conduct"
exemplary (s): serving to warn
Example: "an exemplary jail sentence"
Synonyms: monitory, admonitory, cautionary
redeye (n): a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep
Example: "he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning"
reorganization (n): the imposition of a new organization
Example: "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"
reorganization (n): organizing differently often involving extensive and drastic changes
Example: "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"
reorganization (n): an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government
Example: "after the takeover there was a thorough reorganization"
imprudent (a): not prudent or wise
Example: "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"
imprudent (s): lacking wise self-restraint
Example: "an imprudent remark"
unspeakable (s): defying expression or description
Example: "unspeakable happiness"
unspeakable (s): exceptionally bad or displeasing
Example: "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
cathedral (a): relating to or containing or issuing from a bishops office or throne
Example: "a cathedral church"
engineering (n): the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
Example: "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study"
Synonyms: bailiwick, subject, discipline, study, technology
recombine (v): to undergo genetic recombination
Example: "The DNA can recombine"
recombine (v): to cause genetic recombination
Example: "should scientists recombine DNA ?"
fortuity (n): anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
Example: "it was due to an accident or fortuity"
Synonyms: break, hap, accident, coincidence, lottery, stroke
aquatic (a): relating to or consisting of or being in water
Example: "an aquatic environment"
aquatic (a): operating or living or growing in water
Example: "boats are aquatic vehicles"
fender (n): a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
Example: "in Britain they call a fender a wing"
unearned (a): not gained by merit or labor or service
Example: "accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism"
tight (a): closely constrained or constricted or constricting
Example: "tight skirts"
tight (a): of such close construction as to be impermeable
Example: "a tight roof"
tight (s): set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
Example: "in tight formation"
tight (s): affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
Example: "tight money"
tight (s): securely or solidly fixed in place
Example: "the bolts are tight"
cynically (r): with cynicism
Example: "Larsen 's frost-blackened lips curved cynically"
cynically (r): in a cynical manner
Example: "Larsen 's frost-blackened lips curved cynically"
volume (n): the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
Example: "the gas expanded to twice its original volume"
volume (n): a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications
Example: "the third volume was missing"
volume (n): a relative amount
Example: "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water"
chafe (n): soreness and warmth caused by friction
Example: "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"
apostle (n): an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
Example: "an apostle of revolution"
die (v): to suffer or face the pain of death
Example: "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"
Synonyms: suffer, endure, dying, suffering
boggy (s): soft and watery
Example: "the ground was boggy under foot"
rude (s): being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
Example: "bales of rude cotton"
Synonyms: raw, natural
literature (n): published writings in a particular style on a particular subject
Example: "the technical literature"
false (a): not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
Example: "gave false testimony under oath"
false (r): in a disloyal and faithless manner
Example: "his wife played him false"
headless (a): not having a head or formed without a head
Example: "the headless horseman"
signally (r): as a signal
Example: "a term that is used signally rather than symbolically"
screen (n): a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
Example: "a screen of trees afforded privacy"
Synonyms: covert, concealment, blind, cover
screen (v): to test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
Example: "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
screen (v): to examine in order to test suitability
Example: "screen these samples"
alive (s): full of life and spirit
Example: "she was wonderfully alive for her age"
antiseptic (a): thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
Example: "doctors in antiseptic green coats"
antiseptic (s): freeing from error or corruption
Example: "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism"
antiseptic (s): devoid of objectionable language
Example: "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"
alienation (n): the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another
Example: "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership"
unawares (r): without forethought or plan
Example: "came upon the diamond unawares"
unawares (r): inadvertently
Example: "came upon the diamond unawares"
unawares (r): suddenly and unexpectedly
Example: "rain caught them unawares"
diversion (n): an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
Example: "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"
diversion (n): a turning aside of your course or attention or concern
Example: "a diversion from the main highway"
Synonyms: turn, deflection, turning, digression
metamorphic (a): of or relating to metamorphosis especially of rocks
Example: "metamorphic stage"
halt (n): the state of inactivity following an interruption
Example: "during the halt he got some lunch"
Synonyms: stop, countercheck, inaction, inactivity, stoppage, arrest, stay
halt (n): an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
Example: "a halt in the arms race"
Synonyms: pause, freeze
halt (v): to cause to stop
Example: "halt the presses"
Synonyms: stop, hold, arrest
logically (r): in a logical manner
Example: "he acted logically under the circumstances"
unerringly (r): without making errors
Example: "he unerringly fixed things for us"
thirstily (r): in a thirsty manner
Example: "we drank thirstily from the bottle that was passed around"
transfer (v): to move around
Example: "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
Synonyms: shuffling, shift, carry, displace, shifting, shunt, remove, transpose, shuffle, transship, moving, transfer
handless (s): lacking physical movement skills , especially with the hands
Example: "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes , so handless was the poor creature " - Mary H. Vorse"
handle (n): the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
Example: "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"
Synonyms: handless, crop, hold, panhandle, appendage, hilt, haft, knob, pommel, gunstock, stock, broomstick
handle (v): to touch , lift , or hold with the hands
Example: "Do n't handle the merchandise"
Synonyms: touching, manhandle, fielding, palm, fumble, touch
handle (v): to be in charge of , act on , or dispose of
Example: "This blender ca n't handle nuts"
Synonyms: handless, manage, deal, handling, process, control, mind, minded, mismanage, conduct, organize, direct, administer, juggle, care, touch, misconduct, mishandle
tinker (v): to try to fix or mend
Example: "Can you tinker with the T.V. set -- it 's not working right"
Synonyms: restore, fixed, mend, doctor, bushel, fixing, fiddle
piratical (a): characteristic of piracy
Example: "piratical editions of my book"
alibi (n): a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. .
Example: "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"
Synonyms: extenuation, vindication, mitigation, excuse, defense
pervasive (s): spreading or spread throughout
Example: "the pervasive odor of garlic"
reckon (v): to take account of
Example: "You have to reckon with our opponents"
Synonyms: estimate, guess, judge, gauge, count, approximate
strike (n): a groups refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
Example: "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"
strike (n): an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
Example: "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
strike (v): to deliver a sharp blow , as with the hand , fist , or weapon
Example: "the opponent refused to strike"
Synonyms: knap, whip, hewn, striking, buffeting, beaten, hew, buffet, slap, lashing, pick, butt, beating, rap, lash, knocking, touching, tip, touch, clout, bunt, beat, spur, dab, tap, beaked
strike (v): to make a strategic , offensive , assault against an enemy , opponent , or a target
Example: "We must strike the enemy 's oil fields"
Synonyms: slice, attack, hit, stroking, stroke, retaliate, assail
diligence (n): persevering determination to perform a task
Example: "his diligence won him quick promotions"
Synonyms: industry, determination, purpose, assiduity, concentration
crisscross (v): to mark with a pattern of crossing lines
Example: "crisscross the sheet of paper"
submitter (n): someone who submits something as an application for a job or a manuscript for publication etc. for the judgment of others
Example: "he was a prolific submitter of proposals"
keeping (n): conformity or harmony
Example: "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion"
keeping (n): the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
Example: "he left his car in my keeping"
Synonyms: custody, obligation, guardianship, duty
opprobrium (n): a state of extreme dishonor
Example: "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"
deification (n): an embodiment of the qualities of a god
Example: "the capitalists ' deification of capital"
externally (r): on or from the outside
Example: "the candidate needs to be externally evaluated"
sporadic (a): recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
Example: "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"
panhandle (n): a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
Example: "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia"
prepare (v): to lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
Example: "prepare the discord in bar 139"
industry (n): the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
Example: "each industry has its own trade publications"
industry (n): the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
Example: "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"
Synonyms: production, business, manufacture
industry (n): persevering determination to perform a task
Example: "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"
Synonyms: diligence, determination, purpose, assiduity, concentration
shabby (s): mean and unworthy and despicable
Example: "shabby treatment"
fairness (n): conformity with rules or standards
Example: "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim"
Synonyms: equity, justness
worse (n): something inferior in quality or condition or effect
Example: "for better or for worse"
worse (a): inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
Example: "this road is worse than the first one we took"
worse (r): in a less effective or successful or desirable manner
Example: "he did worse on the second exam"
trigger (v): to put in motion or move to act
Example: "trigger a reaction"
Synonyms: spark, initiate, trip, pioneer, actuate
arboreal (a): inhabiting or frequenting trees
Example: "arboreal apes"
mobilization (n): act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action
Example: "mobilization of the country 's economic resources"
neuter (a): of grammatical gender
Example: "` it ' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun"
pointless (a): not having a point especially a sharp point
Example: "my pencils are all pointless"
stellar (a): being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
Example: "stellar light"
great (s): relatively large in size or number or extent
Example: "a great juicy steak"
great (s): larger than others of its kind
Example: "a great juicy steak"
great (s): remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect
Example: "a great crisis"
shifty (s): characterized by insincerity or deceit
Example: "shifty eyes"
ineligible (s): prohibited by official rules
Example: "an ineligible pass receiver"
interest (n): a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
Example: "an interest in music"
Synonyms: wonder, involvement, enthusiasm, concern, curiosity
interest (n): the power of attracting or holding ones attention because it is unusual or exciting etc. .
Example: "they said nothing of great interest"
Synonyms: shrillness, power, color, news, interestingness
interest (n): a fixed charge for borrowing money
Example: "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage ?"
interest (n): usually a percentage of the amount borrowed
Example: "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage ?"
docile (a): willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
Example: "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"
docile (s): ready and willing to be taught
Example: "docile pupils eager for instruction"
docile (s): easily handled or managed
Example: "a gentle old horse , docile and obedient"
episodic (s): of writing or narration
Example: "the book is episodic and the incidents do n't always hang together"
episodic (s): divided into or composed of episodes
Example: "the book is episodic and the incidents do n't always hang together"
episodic (s): occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals
Example: "episodic in his affections"
episodic (s): limited in duration to a single episode
Example: "an account concerned primarily with episodic events such as the succession of rulers"
triumphal (a): relating to or celebrating a triumph
Example: "a triumphal procession"
triumphal (s): joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
Example: "a triumphal success"
hive (v): to store , like bees
Example: "bees hive honey and pollen"
Synonyms: store, hives
atonic (a): used of syllables
Example: "an atonic syllable carries no stress"
defeat (n): an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
Example: "it was a narrow defeat"
perennially (r): in a perennial manner
Example: "We want to know what is perennially new about the world"
perennially (r): repeatedly
Example: "We want to know what is perennially new about the world"
riotous (s): produced or growing in extreme abundance
Example: "their riotous blooming"
riotous (s): characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
Example: "riotous times"
Synonyms: disruptive, turbulent, tumultuous
riotous (s): unrestrained by convention or morality
Example: "riotous living"
contracted (v): to squeeze or press together
Example: "the spasm contracted the muscle"
Synonyms: contract, strangle, constrict, convulse, tighten, press, scrag, compact, compress, strangulate, fret
contracted (a): reduced in size or pulled together
Example: "the contracted pupils of her eyes"
entertain (v): to maintain a theory , thoughts , or feelings
Example: "entertain interesting notions"
Synonyms: nurse, feeling, hold, entertaining, feel, nursing
tenacious (s): stubbornly unyielding
Example: "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it " - T.S.Eliot"
Synonyms: dogged, persistent, pertinacious
tenacious (s): sticking together
Example: "tenacious burrs"
Synonyms: coherent
esoteric (a): confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
Example: "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"
frothing (v): to become bubbly or frothy or foaming
Example: "The boiling soup was frothing"
Synonyms: sparkle, froth, bubble, fizz, lather
frothing (v): to exude or expel foam
Example: "the angry man was frothing at the mouth"
Synonyms: ooze, exude, froth, exudate, lather
frothing (s): producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
Example: "the rabid animal 's frothing mouth"
extravagant (s): unrestrained , especially with regard to feelings
Example: "extravagant praise"
Synonyms: excessive, exuberant, overweening
tuberous (a): of or relating to or resembling a tuber
Example: "a tuberous root"
watery (s): relating to or resembling or consisting of water
Example: "a watery substance"
watery (s): overly diluted
Example: "watery milk"
Synonyms: washy, weak
watery (s): thin and insipid
Example: "watery milk"
Synonyms: washy, weak
infliction (n): something or someone that causes trouble
Example: "he 's not a friend , he 's an infliction"
Synonyms: thorn, irritant, botheration, annoyance, nuisance, bother
infliction (n): a source of unhappiness
Example: "he 's not a friend , he 's an infliction"
Synonyms: thorn, irritant, botheration, annoyance, nuisance, bother
masquerade (n): making a false outward show
Example: "a beggar 's masquerade of wealth"
cunningly (r): in an attractive manner
Example: "how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure"
spin (n): the act of rotating rapidly
Example: "he gave the crank a spin"
Synonyms: logrolling, whirl, pirouette, twist, twirl
spin (n): a short drive in a car
Example: "he took the new car for a spin"
creamy (s): of the color of cream
Example: "creamy translucent pebbles"
complementary (s): of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
Example: "` male ' and ` female ' are complementary terms"
genius (n): someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
Example: "Mozart was a child genius"
Synonyms: prodigy, brain, intellectual, intellect
glaucous (s): having a frosted look from a powdery coating , as on plants
Example: "glaucous stems"
radically (r): in a radical manner
Example: "she took a radically different approach"
trouble (n): a source of difficulty
Example: "one trouble after another delayed the job"
Synonyms: matter, difficulty, problem, hydra
trouble (n): an effort that is inconvenient
Example: "I went to a lot of trouble"
Synonyms: travail, difficulty, sweat
trouble (v): to to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
Example: "Sorry to trouble you , but ..."
Synonyms: disobliging, affect, impacted, impact, affecting, inconvenience, touch, distressing, affected, bother
card (n): a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages may have printed greetings or pictures
Example: "they sent us a card from Miami"
confectionery (n): candy and other sweets considered collectively
Example: "the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks"
alert (n): condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
Example: "bombers were put on alert during the crisis"
alert (a): engaged in or accustomed to close observation
Example: "caught by a couple of alert cops"
alert (s): mentally perceptive and responsive
Example: "an alert mind"
Synonyms: alive, awake
profession (n): the body of people in a learned occupation
Example: "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"
profession (n): an open avowal true or false of some belief or opinion
Example: "a profession of disagreement"
mental (a): involving the mind or an intellectual process
Example: "mental images of happy times"
termination (n): the act of ending something
Example: "the termination of the agreement"
Synonyms: settlement, abolishment, completion, killing, conclusion, dissolution, culmination, release, destruction, adjournment, disappearance, dismissal, abortion, sacking, ending, withdrawal, kill, firing, retirement, relinquishment, liquidation, extinction, discontinuation
ineffective (s): lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively
Example: "an ineffective administration"
lashing (s): violently urging on by whipping or flogging
Example: "looked at the lashing riders"
defensibility (n): capability of being defended
Example: "they built their castles with an eye to their defensibility"
unreal (a): lacking in reality or substance or genuineness
Example: "ghosts and other unreal entities"
unreal (a): not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
Example: "ghosts and other unreal entities"
unreal (a): not actually such
Example: "this conversation is getting more and more unreal"
unreal (a): being or seeming fanciful or imaginary
Example: "this conversation is getting more and more unreal"
masonic (a): of or relating to stonemasons or masonry
Example: "masonic tools"
staccato (a): marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds
Example: "staccato applause"
staccato (a): cut short crisply
Example: "staccato applause"
crystalline (a): consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
Example: "granite is crystalline"
crystalline (s): distinctly or sharply outlined
Example: "crystalline sharpness of outline " - John Buchan"
crystalline (s): transmitting light
Example: "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"
crystalline (s): able to be seen through with clarity
Example: "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"
deflate (v): to collapse by releasing contained air or gas
Example: "deflate a balloon"
deflate (v): to release contained air or gas from
Example: "deflate the air mattress"
squally (s): characterized by short periods of noisy commotion
Example: "a home life that has been extraordinarily squally"
squally (s): characterized by brief periods of violent wind or rain
Example: "a grey squally morning"
destination (n): the place designated as the end as of a race or journey
Example: "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view"
Synonyms: end, goal, finish
adhere (v): to be compatible or in accordance with
Example: "You must adhere to the rules"
wade (v): to walk through relatively shallow water
Example: "Can we wade across the river to the other side ?"
ravening (s): living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
Example: "ravening wolves"
ravening (s): excessively greedy and grasping
Example: "ravening creditors"
appeal (n): attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
Example: "his smile was part of his appeal to her"
appeal (n): a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower courts judgment or the granting of a new trial
Example: "their appeal was denied in the superior court"
appeal (n): earnest or urgent request
Example: "an appeal for help"
Synonyms: asking, demagogy, solicitation, plea, entreaty, suit, courtship, request
appeal (v): to request earnestly something from somebody
Example: "appeal to somebody for help"
Synonyms: invoke, appealing, bespeak, turn, plead, pleading, request
appeal (v): to ask for aid or protection
Example: "appeal to somebody for help"
Synonyms: invoke, appealing, bespeak, turn, plead, pleading, request
trace (n): a just detectable amount
Example: "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
Synonyms: hint, suggestion, spark
trace (n): an indication that something has been present
Example: "there was n't a trace of evidence for the claim"
Synonyms: indication, footprint, shadow, tincture
trace (v): to follow , discover , or ascertain the course of development of something
Example: "trace the student 's progress"
Synonyms: canvass, analyze, studied, examine, canvas, study, tracing
trace (v): to make a mark or lines on a surface
Example: "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
Synonyms: lining, mark, delineate, inscribe, draw, describe, line, tracing
trace (v): to to go back over again
Example: "trace your path"
Synonyms: return, retrace, tracing
ginger (s): having a bright orange-brown color
Example: "a ginger kitten"
misery (n): a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
Example: "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"
Synonyms: woe, suffering, wretchedness
misery (n): a feeling of intense unhappiness
Example: "she was exhausted by her misery and grief"
retroactively (r): after the fact
Example: "he will get paid retroactively"
conventional (a): using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy
Example: "conventional warfare"
conventional (a): unimaginative and conformist
Example: "conventional bourgeois lives"
conventional (s): in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past
Example: "a conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white"
volar (a): relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot
Example: "the volar surface"
cavernous (s): being or suggesting a cavern
Example: "vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone"
pleaser (n): a pleasing entertainer
Example: "he is quite the crowd pleaser"
lactose (n): a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule
Example: "cow 's milk contains about 4.7 % lactose"
lactose (n): occurs only in milk
Example: "cow 's milk contains about 4.7 % lactose"
treat (v): to provide with a gift or entertainment
Example: "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed"
mire (n): a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
Example: "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"
comatose (a): relating to or associated with a coma
Example: "comatose breathing"
comatose (s): in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness
Example: "a comatose patient"
comatose (s): unable to respond to external stimuli
Example: "a comatose patient"
tasty (a): pleasing to the sense of taste
Example: "a tasty morsel"
haunted (v): to follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
Example: "the ghost of her mother haunted her"
Synonyms: haunt, pursue
haunted (s): having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
Example: "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"
haunted (s): showing emotional affliction or disquiet
Example: "her expression became progressively more haunted"
haunted (s): inhabited by or as if by apparitions
Example: "a haunted house"
polluted (v): to make impure
Example: "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
Synonyms: taint, contaminate, infect, grime, soil, dirty, foul, pollute
polluted (s): rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution
Example: "polluted lakes and streams"
meridian (n): an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
Example: "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude"
curl (v): to twist or roll into coils or ringlets
Example: "curl my hair , please"
Synonyms: wave, crape, frizzle, twisted, frizz, twist, crimp
anachronistic (s): chronologically misplaced
Example: "English public schools are anachronistic"
sweet (s): pleasing to the senses
Example: "the sweet song of the lark"
radial (a): relating to or near the radius
Example: "the radial aspect of the forearm"
radial (a): relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius
Example: "radial velocity"
radial (a): issuing in rays from a common center
Example: "radial heat"
frightful (s): extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
Example: "in a frightful hurry"
frightful (s): provoking horror
Example: "a frightful crime of decapitation"
Synonyms: atrocious, horrible, ugly
purblind (s): lacking in insight or discernment
Example: "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin " - Jasper Griffin"
violate (v): to act in disregard of laws , rules , contracts , or promises
Example: "violate the basic laws or human civilization"
Synonyms: transgress, break, trespass, conflicting, disrespect, intrude, contravene, blunder, infringe, offend, conflict, sin
onerous (s): not easily borne
Example: "my duties were n't onerous"
onerous (s): i only had to greet the guests
Example: "my duties were n't onerous"
harmonize (v): to go together
Example: "The colors do n't harmonize"
Synonyms: blend, agree, tally, consort, fit, concord, accord, according, jibe
diversely (r): in diverse ways
Example: "the speakers treated the subject most diversely"
reverence (n): a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
Example: "the Chinese reverence for the dead"
Synonyms: fear, veneration, emotion, awe
hoarsely (r): in a hoarse or husky voice
Example: "` Excuse me , ' he said hoarsely"
unquiet (a): characterized by unrest or disorder
Example: "unquiet days of riots"
unquiet (s): causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
Example: "an unquiet mind"
leavening (n): an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something
Example: "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"
hardy (s): having rugged physical strength
Example: "hardy explorers of northern Canada"
Synonyms: stalwart
hardy (s): inured to fatigue or hardships
Example: "hardy explorers of northern Canada"
Synonyms: stalwart
hardy (s): able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions
Example: "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"
admirably (r): in an admirable manner
Example: "the children 's responses were admirably normal"
Synonyms: commendable, laudably
erasable (s): capable of being effaced
Example: "a signal too loud to be erasable in a single pass through the erase head"
racial (a): of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people
Example: "racial groups"
racial (a): of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups
Example: "racial differences"
switch (v): to lay aside , abandon , or leave for another
Example: "switch to a different brand of beer"
Synonyms: shift, break, leap, cut, jump, change, leaping, surf
benefit (n): something that aids or promotes well-being
Example: "for the benefit of all"
Synonyms: sake, interest, welfare, advantage, goodness, reward
unexampled (s): having no previous example or precedent or parallel
Example: "a time of unexampled prosperity"
transcendent (s): beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding
Example: "the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought"
brushwood (n): the wood from bushes or small branches
Example: "they built a fire of brushwood"
childish (s): indicating a lack of maturity
Example: "childish tantrums"
afford (v): to be able to spare or give up
Example: "I ca n't afford to spend two hours with this person"
afford (v): to have the financial means to do something or buy something
Example: "We ca n't afford to send our children to college"
usage (n): the customary manner in which a language or a form of a language is spoken or written
Example: "English usage"
treble (s): three times as great or many
Example: "a claim for treble ( or triple ) damages"
treble (s): having or denoting a high range
Example: "the boy still had a fine treble voice"
treble (s): having three units or components or elements
Example: "a treble row of red beads"
plastic (s): capable of being molded or modeled especially of earth or clay or other soft material
Example: "plastic substances such as wax or clay"
indefinite (a): vague or not clearly defined or stated
Example: "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"
indefinite (s): not decided or not known
Example: "were indefinite about their plans"
negotiation (n): a discussion intended to produce an agreement
Example: "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"
splendidly (r): extremely well
Example: "he did splendidly in the exam"
Synonyms: excellently, famously
backstop (n): a precaution in case of an emergency
Example: "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"
standard (a): or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
Example: "windows of standard width"
standard (a): established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence
Example: "a standard reference work"
standard (a): conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
Example: "standard English " ( American )"
necktie (n): neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn mostly by men under a collar and tied in knot at the front
Example: "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"
ignorantly (r): in ignorance
Example: "they lived ignorantly in their own small world"
ignorantly (r): in an ignorant manner
Example: "they lived ignorantly in their own small world"
swish (s): elegant and fashionable
Example: "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac " - Julia Child"
dropper (n): pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time
Example: "she used an eye dropper to administer medication to the eyes"
reeve (v): to pass through a hole or opening
Example: "reeve a rope"
vile (s): morally reprehensible
Example: "the vile development of slavery appalled them"
subject (n): something a person or object or scene selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
Example: "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject"
subject (v): to make accountable for
Example: "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"
subject (s): being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
Example: "subject peoples"
subject (s): likely to be affected by something
Example: "the bond is subject to taxation"
subject (s): possibly accepting or permitting
Example: "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"
question (n): the subject matter at issue
Example: "the question of disease merits serious discussion"
question (n): a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
Example: "he asked a direct question"
Synonyms: interrogation, interrogative, sentence
question (v): to challenge the accuracy , probity , or propriety of
Example: "We must question your judgment in this matter"
peerless (s): eminent beyond or above comparison
Example: "a peerless scholar"
rearrange (v): to put into a new order or arrangement
Example: "Please rearrange these files"
reflection (n): the image of something as reflected by a mirror or other reflective material
Example: "he studied his reflection in the mirror"
digital (a): of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits
Example: "digital computer"
keystone (n): a central cohesive source of support and stability
Example: "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"
vibrator (n): a mechanical device that vibrates
Example: "a reed is the vibrator that produces the sound"
exceptional (s): deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability
Example: "special educational provisions for exceptional children"
exceptional (s): used especially of children below normal in intelligence
Example: "special educational provisions for exceptional children"
exceptional (s): far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
Example: "an exceptional memory"
exceptional (s): surpassing what is common or usual or expected
Example: "exceptional kindness"
navigation (n): ship traffic
Example: "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"
ramify (v): to grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
Example: "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"
Synonyms: branching, grow, branch
ramify (v): to have or develop complicating consequences
Example: "These actions will ramify"
rite (n): an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
Example: "the rite of baptism"
reformer (n): an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel
Example: "a catalytic reformer"
totally (r): to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent whole is often used informally for wholly
Example: "a totally new situation"
epistolary (s): written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence
Example: "an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs"
middling (s): lacking exceptional quality or ability
Example: "the performance was middling at best"
represent (v): to be a delegate or spokesperson for
Example: "I represent the silent majority"
brutish (s): resembling a beast
Example: "a dull and brutish man"
brutish (s): showing lack of human sensibility
Example: "a dull and brutish man"
uneven (a): not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
Example: "an uneven color"
uneven (s): variable and recurring at irregular intervals
Example: "an uneven gait"
uneven (s): not fairly matched as opponents
Example: "vaudeville ... waged an uneven battle against the church"
shook (v): to move or cause to move back and forth
Example: "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"
Synonyms: agitate, tremble, thresh, rattle, tremor, concuss, convulse, toss, palpitate, quake, jiggle, slash, thrash, joggle
shook (v): to move with or as if with a tremor
Example: "his hands shook"
metaphoric (s): expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
Example: "metaphoric language"
cock (v): to tilt or slant to one side
Example: "cock one 's head"
magnanimous (s): noble and generous in spirit
Example: "a magnanimous conqueror"
magnanimous (s): generous and understanding and tolerant
Example: "magnanimous toward his enemies"
exhibition (n): the act of exhibiting
Example: "a remarkable exhibition of musicianship"
illiterate (s): uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning
Example: "he is musically illiterate"
illiterate (s): lacking knowledge of a specific field
Example: "he is musically illiterate"
stiffening (n): the act of becoming stiff
Example: "stiffening his shoulders , he prepared to advance"
grotesquely (r): in a grotesque manner
Example: "behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald , with deliberate knife-slashes marking their bodies"
done (s): having finished or arrived at completion
Example: "certain to make history before he 's done"
divest (v): to reduce or dispose of
Example: "The company decided to divest"
divest (v): to cease to hold an investment
Example: "The company decided to divest"
restore (v): to return to its original or usable and functioning condition
Example: "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"
Synonyms: renew, rehabilitate, reconstruct
restore (v): to bring back into original existence , use , function , or position
Example: "restore law and order"
hypercritical (s): inclined to judge too severely
Example: "hypercritical of colloquial speech"
reportable (s): meriting report
Example: "years of research produced no reportable results"
architecture (n): the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
Example: "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
transparent (s): easily understood or seen through because of a lack of subtlety
Example: "a transparent explanation"
balky (s): stopping short and refusing to go on
Example: "a balky mule"
par (n): the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course , or for the entire course
Example: "par for this course is 72"
par (n): a state of being essentially equal or equivalent
Example: "on a par with the best"
Synonyms: equivalence, equation, tie, status
par (n): equally balanced
Example: "on a par with the best"
Synonyms: equivalence, equation, tie, status
insanely (r): in an insane manner
Example: "she behaved insanely"
compactly (r): in a compact manner or state
Example: "The children were packed compactly into the car"
compactly (r): taking up no more space than necessary
Example: "liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank"
compactly (r): with concise and precise brevity
Example: "he wrote compactly but clearly"
compactly (r): to the point
Example: "he wrote compactly but clearly"
systematically (r): in a systematic or consistent manner
Example: "they systematically excluded women"
investigative (s): designed to find information or ascertain facts
Example: "investigative reporting"
strengthen (v): to make strong or stronger
Example: "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"
Synonyms: change, confirm, buttress, substantiate, brace, alter, modify, bracing, batten, fortify
splatter (n): a small quantity of something moist or liquid
Example: "a splatter of mud"
splatter (v): to cause or allow a liquid substance to run or flow from a container
Example: "splatter water"
Synonyms: slop, sloping, moving, displace
barbaric (s): unrestrained and crudely rich
Example: "barbaric use of color or ornament"
rascally (s): lacking principles or scruples
Example: "the rascally rabble"
tangible (a): perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
Example: "skin with a tangible roughness"
tangible (a): having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value
Example: "tangible property like real estate"
precision (n): the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
Example: "note the meticulous precision of his measurements"
presentation (n): the activity of formally presenting something as a prize or reward
Example: "she gave the trophy but he made the presentation"
presentation (n): a show or display
Example: "the presentation of new data"
Synonyms: exhibition, performance, presentment, exposure, show
presentation (n): the act of presenting something to sight or view
Example: "the presentation of new data"
Synonyms: exhibition, performance, presentment, exposure, show
presentation (n): the act of making something publicly available
Example: "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance"
presentation (n): presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it
Example: "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance"
reconciliation (n): getting two things to correspond
Example: "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement"
adjoin (v): to attach or add
Example: "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer 's letter"
oblique (a): slanting or inclined in direction or course or position -- neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
Example: "the oblique rays of the winter sun"
oblique (s): indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way
Example: "gave oblique answers to direct questions"
subvert (v): to cause the downfall of
Example: "subvert the ruling class"
Synonyms: depose, overturn, revolutionize
subvert (v): to of rulers
Example: "subvert the ruling class"
Synonyms: depose, overturn, revolutionize
subvert (v): to corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Example: "Do school counselors subvert young children ?"
Synonyms: corrupt, debased, bastardize, pervert, change, profane, debase, infect, deprave, vitiate, alter, modify, debauched, debauch, demoralize
curtly (r): in a curt , abrupt and discourteous manner
Example: "he told me curtly to get on with it"
offend (v): to act in disregard of laws , rules , contracts , or promises
Example: "offend all laws of humanity"
Synonyms: transgress, break, trespass, conflicting, disrespect, violate, intrude, contravene, blunder, infringe, conflict, sin
contrabass (s): pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range
Example: "contrabass or double-bass clarinet"
season (n): a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
Example: "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"
season (n): a recurrent time marked by major holidays
Example: "it was the Christmas season"
season (v): to make fit
Example: "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"
Synonyms: toughen, seasoning, harden
unrighteous (a): not righteous
Example: "an unrighteous man"
blissful (s): completely happy and contented
Example: "blissful young lovers"
align (v): to place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
Example: "align the car with the curb"
Synonyms: address, adjust, synchronize, focus, aline
subsidy (n): a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public
Example: "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"
finish (n): the place designated as the end as of a race or journey
Example: "a crowd assembled at the finish"
Synonyms: destination, end, goal
finish (n): designated event that concludes a contest especially a race
Example: "excitement grew as the finish neared"
finish (n): the downfall of someone as of persons on one side of a conflict
Example: "booze will be the finish of him"
implacable (a): incapable of being placated
Example: "an implacable enemy"
particularly (r): to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
Example: "he was particularly fussy about spelling"
particularly (r): specifically or especially distinguished from others
Example: "loves Bach , particularly his partitas"
particularly (r): uniquely or characteristically
Example: "everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him " - John Knowles"
comfortably (r): in mental comfort
Example: "he works comfortably on three continents"
comfortably (r): without stress
Example: "he works comfortably on three continents"
comfortably (r): in physical comfort
Example: "she could have been lying comfortably in bed getting the same relief"
comfortably (r): in financial comfort
Example: "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died"
daze (n): the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
Example: "his mother 's death left him in a daze"
Synonyms: shock, stupefaction
rustle (v): to take illegally
Example: "rustle cattle"
Synonyms: stole, steal, stealing, lift
forlorn (s): marked by or showing hopelessness
Example: "the last forlorn attempt"
akimbo (s): bent outward with the joint away from the body
Example: "a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"
akimbo (r): with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
Example: "she stood there akimbo"