LM-Lexicon/Wordnet huggingface dataset:
burning (v): to shine intensely , as if with heat
Example: "The candles were burning"
Synonyms: glow, shine, gutter, beam
accordant (a): being in agreement or harmony
Example: "a place perfectly accordant with man 's nature " - Thomas Hardy"
accordant (a): often followed by with
Example: "a place perfectly accordant with man 's nature " - Thomas Hardy"
art (n): the creation of beautiful or significant things
Example: "art does not need to be innovative to be good"
art (n): a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
Example: "the art of conversation"
Synonyms: minstrelsy, taxidermy, horology, falconry, puppetry, prowess, homiletics, airmanship, fortification
readjust (v): to adjust anew
Example: "After moving back to America , he had to readjust"
covertly (r): in a covert manner
Example: "he did it covertly"
inerrancy (n): exemption from error
Example: "biblical inerrancy"
crimson (s): characterized by violence or bloodshed
Example: "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days " - Andrea Parke"
crimson (s): reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
Example: "crimson with fury"
plain (n): extensive tract of level open land
Example: "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"
Synonyms: flat, steppe, earth, moorland, land, ground, tundra, champaign, moor
plain (s): free from any effort to soften to disguise
Example: "the plain and unvarnished truth"
plain (s): lacking embellishment or ornamentation
Example: "a plain hair style"
Synonyms: bare, spare
tablet (n): a small flat compressed cake of some substance
Example: "a tablet of soap"
celibate (s): abstaining from sexual intercourse
Example: "celibate priests"
postpone (v): to hold back to a later time
Example: "let 's postpone the exam"
Synonyms: call, delay, shelve, respite, prorogue, hold, table, suspend, remit, defer
blurry (s): indistinct or hazy in outline
Example: "the trees were just blurry shapes"
unacquainted (s): having little or no knowledge of
Example: "unacquainted with city ways"
unacquainted (s): not knowledgeable about something specified
Example: "a person unacquainted with our customs"
hairless (a): having no hair or fur
Example: "a Mexican Hairless is about the size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on the head and tail"
regularity (n): the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate
Example: "he was famous for the regularity of his habits"
fantastic (s): fanciful and unrealistic
Example: "a fantastic idea of his own importance"
fantastic (s): existing in fancy only
Example: "fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel " - Nathaniel Hawthorne"
underfoot (r): in the way and hindering progress
Example: "a house with children and pets and toys always underfoot"
organic (a): relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis
Example: "hydrocarbons are organic compounds"
organic (a): being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms
Example: "organic life"
organic (a): involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs
Example: "an organic disease"
organic (s): of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones
Example: "organic eggs"
lump (v): to put together indiscriminately
Example: "lump together all the applicants"
young (a): in an early period of life or development or growth
Example: "young people"
young (s): suggestive of youth
Example: "he is young for his age"
Synonyms: youthful, vernal
young (s): vigorous and fresh
Example: "he is young for his age"
Synonyms: youthful, vernal
valuation (n): assessed price
Example: "the valuation of this property is much too high"
valuation (n): an appraisal of the value of something
Example: "he set a high valuation on friendship"
Synonyms: assessment, mark, score, evaluation, appraisal, undervaluation, grade
quickening (n): the process of showing signs of life
Example: "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"
case (n): an occurrence of something
Example: "it was a case of bad judgment"
Synonyms: instance, piece, bit, clip, example, time, humiliation
impulsive (s): proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
Example: "an impulsive gesture of affection"
impulsive (s): without forethought
Example: "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
impulsive (s): having the power of driving or impelling
Example: "an impulsive force"
vulpine (a): resembling or characteristic of a fox
Example: "vulpine cunning"
subcutaneous (a): relating to or located below the epidermis
Example: "subcutaneous implant"
conventionally (r): in a conventional manner
Example: "he usually behaves rather conventionally"
catholic (s): free from provincial prejudices or attachments
Example: "catholic in one 's tastes"
scabrous (s): dealing with salacious or indecent material
Example: "a scabrous novel"
refrigerant (s): causing cooling or freezing
Example: "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide"
metaphysically (r): in a metaphysical manner
Example: "he thinks metaphysically"
timbre (n): the distinctive property of a complex sound a voice or noise or musical sound
Example: "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"
Synonyms: harmonic, shrillness, register, color, sonority, resonance, tone, harmonics, vibrancy, coloration, timber, quality
hieratic (a): written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient egyptian writing
Example: "hieratic Egyptian script"
hieratic (a): associated with the priesthood or priests
Example: "hieratic gestures"
hieratic (s): adhering to fixed types or methods
Example: "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved"
hieratic (s): highly restrained and formal
Example: "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved"
desperation (n): desperate recklessness
Example: "it was a policy of desperation"
desperation (n): a state in which all hope is lost or absent
Example: "courage born of desperation"
Synonyms: status, condition, despair
contempt (n): lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
Example: "he was held in contempt"
Synonyms: scorn, dislike
untruthful (a): not expressing or given to expressing the truth
Example: "the statement given under oath was untruthful"
casual (s): marked by blithe unconcern
Example: "an ability to interest casual students"
Synonyms: nonchalant, insouciant
casual (s): without or seeming to be without plan or method
Example: "a casual remark"
casual (s): appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
Example: "casual clothes"
Synonyms: everyday, daily
fraudulently (r): in a dishonest and fraudulent manner
Example: "this money was fraudulently obtained"
dope (v): to give a narcotic to
Example: "The athletes were dope by the coach before the race"
pristine (s): completely free from dirt or contamination
Example: "pristine mountain snow"
pristine (s): immaculately clean and unused
Example: "handed her his pristine white handkerchief"
impractical (a): not practical
Example: "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"
impractical (a): not workable or not given to practical matters
Example: "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"
whir (n): sound of something in rapid motion
Example: "whir of a bird 's wings"
cradle (n): birth of a person
Example: "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"
plication (n): an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Example: "a plication on her blouse"
Synonyms: flexure, ruck, twist, angularity, twirl, crimp, fold, plait, bend, pucker, crease
catch (v): to perceive with the senses quickly , suddenly , or momentarily
Example: "ears open to catch every sound"
Synonyms: comprehend, catching
base (v): to situate as a center of operations
Example: "we will base this project in the new lab"
Synonyms: based, situate, locate
base (v): to use as a basis for
Example: "base a claim on some observation"
Synonyms: based, establish, founding, found, ground, build
base (v): to found on
Example: "base a claim on some observation"
Synonyms: based, establish, founding, found, ground, build
base (s): consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
Example: "base coins of aluminum"
base (s): not adhering to ethical or moral principles
Example: "base and unpatriotic motives"
disjoint (v): to separate at the joints
Example: "disjoint the chicken before cooking it"
Synonyms: divide, disarticulate, disjointed, disunite
pursuer (n): a person who pursues some plan or goal
Example: "a pursuer of truth"
vaccinate (v): to perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
Example: "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"
Synonyms: inject, shoot, inoculate
tenebrous (s): dark and gloomy
Example: "a tenebrous cave"
gross (s): lacking fine distinctions or detail
Example: "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"
instrument (n): the means whereby some act is accomplished
Example: "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"
Synonyms: agency, tool, way
duct (n): a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Example: "the tear duct was obstructed"
Synonyms: epididymis, umbilical, pore, vagina, passageway, passage, channel, urethra, sinus, ureter
absorbent (a): having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something liquids or energy etc. .
Example: "as absorbent as a sponge"
practice (n): a customary way of operation or behavior
Example: "it is their practice to give annual raises"
Synonyms: ritual, fashion, cannibalism, mistreatment, naturism, quotation, slavery, pluralism, popery, usage, formalism, custom, pattern, ritualism, symbolization, occult, activity
practice (n): translating an idea into action
Example: "a hard theory to put into practice"
practice (v): to learn by repetition
Example: "Pianists practice scales"
Synonyms: read, learn, drilling, study, take
abomination (n): an action that is vicious or vile
Example: "his treatment of the children is an abomination"
abomination (n): an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence
Example: "his treatment of the children is an abomination"
dibs (n): a claim of rights
Example: "I have dibs on that last slice of pizza"
transmit (v): to send from one person or place to another
Example: "transmit a message"
Synonyms: displace, transport, propagate, fetch, release, channel, convey, get, send, turn, translate, moving, transfer
monopoly (n): a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller
Example: "a monopoly on silver"
monopoly (n): exclusive control or possession of something
Example: "They have no monopoly on intelligence"
disjunct (s): marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements
Example: "little isolated worlds , as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara " - Scientific Monthly"
disjunct (s): used of distributions , as of statistical or natural populations
Example: "disjunct distribution of king crabs"
dominance (n): the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
Example: "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
Synonyms: tyranny, ascendency, domination, monopoly, status, control, absolutism, condition, ascendant, supremacy, mastery
underhandedly (r): slyly and secretly
Example: "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt ... to align Germany with the Western democracies " - C.G.Bowers"
embossed (v): to raise in a relief
Example: "embossed stationery"
Synonyms: block, boss, emboss, impress, imprint
embossed (s): embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery
Example: "an embossed satin"
vulnerable (s): susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation
Example: "vulnerable to bribery"
deed (n): a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
Example: "he signed the deed"
Synonyms: instrument, title
terrestrial (a): of or relating to or characteristic of the planet earth or its inhabitants
Example: "this terrestrial ball"
terrestrial (s): concerned with the world or worldly matters
Example: "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"
terrestrial (s): of this earth
Example: "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball"
plebeian (s): of or associated with the great masses of people
Example: "his square plebeian nose"
Synonyms: vulgar, unwashed, common
exploitation (n): the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
Example: "the exploitation of copper deposits"
Synonyms: utilization, employment, electrification, usage, development
exploitation (n): an act that exploits or victimizes someone treats them unfairly
Example: "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"
contrivance (n): the faculty of contriving
Example: "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
contrivance (n): inventive skill
Example: "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
contrivance (n): an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
Example: "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
Synonyms: plant, dodge, strategy, stratagem
lubricate (v): to apply a lubricant to
Example: "lubricate my car"
lubricate (v): to make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant
Example: "lubricate the key"
degeneracy (n): moral perversion
Example: "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"
Synonyms: corruption, depravation, immorality, putrefaction, depravity
degeneracy (n): impairment of virtue and moral principles
Example: "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"
Synonyms: corruption, depravation, immorality, putrefaction, depravity
literal (s): without interpretation or embellishment
Example: "a literal depiction of the scene before him"
literal (s): avoiding embellishment or exaggeration used for emphasis
Example: "it 's the literal truth"
literal (s): being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
Example: "a literal solitude like a desert " - G.K.Chesterton"
literal (a): limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
Example: "a literal translation"
skeletal (a): of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton
Example: "the skeletal system"
skeletal (s): very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Example: "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"
Synonyms: haggard, gaunt, bony
liquefy (v): to make a solid substance liquid , as by heating
Example: "liquefy the silver"
inauguration (n): the act of starting a new operation or practice
Example: "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"
inauguration (n): the ceremonial induction into a position
Example: "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration"
Synonyms: induction, initiation, inaugural
rim (n): the hoop from which the net is suspended
Example: "the ball hit the rim and bounced off"
deathly (s): having the physical appearance of death
Example: "a deathly pallor"
deathly (r): to a degree resembling death
Example: "he was deathly pale"
pleasantly (r): in a cheerful manner
Example: "` I 'll do the dishes , ' he said pleasantly"
pleasantly (r): in an enjoyable manner
Example: "we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon"
temple (n): the flat area on either side of the forehead
Example: "the veins in his temple throbbed"
fact (n): an event known to have happened or something known to have existed
Example: "your fears have no basis in fact"
prey (n): a person who is the aim of an attack especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation by some hostile person or influence
Example: "he fell prey to muggers"
Synonyms: quarry, victim, target
ground (n): a position to be won or defended in battle or as if in battle
Example: "they gained ground step by step"
serious (a): concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
Example: "a serious student of history"
serious (s): complex and not easy to answer or solve
Example: "raised serious objections to the proposal"
breeze (n): a slight wind usually refreshing
Example: "the breeze was cooled by the lake"
Synonyms: wind, zephyr, air, breath
ascend (v): to go back in order of genealogical succession
Example: "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
pertinent (s): having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand
Example: "a list of articles pertinent to the discussion"
somberly (r): in a somber manner
Example: "` That 's sure bad news , ' said Dowd , somberly"
catalytic (a): relating to or causing or involving catalysis
Example: "catalytic reactions"
overpressure (n): a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure
Example: "the overpressure of the blast kills by lethal concussion"
hydrate (v): to add water or moisture to
Example: "hydrate your skin"
Synonyms: slake, hydrated
sponge (n): someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
Example: "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge"
anomalously (r): in an anomalous manner
Example: "this man behaves anomalously"
jilt (v): to cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly
Example: "jilt a lover or a bride"
general (n): a fact about the whole as opposed to particular
Example: "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
general (a): applying to all or most members of a category or group
Example: "the general public"
general (s): somewhat indefinite
Example: "bearing a general resemblance to the original"
absorb (v): to become imbued
Example: "The liquids , light , and gases absorb"
Synonyms: sorb, absorbing, resorb, assimilate
absorb (v): to take up , as of debts or payments
Example: "absorb the costs for something"
Synonyms: absorbing, fund
nourishing (v): to provide with nourishment
Example: "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
Synonyms: supply, carry, provide, nourish, cater, ply, nurture, sustain
nourishing (s): of or providing nourishment
Example: "good nourishing stew"
set (n): a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
Example: "a set of books"
set (n): an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
Example: "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
set (v): to establish as the highest level or best performance
Example: "set a record"
Synonyms: establish, mark, make
set (v): to cause to be in a certain state
Example: "set the house afire"
set (s): on the point of or strongly disposed
Example: "we are set to go at any time"
Synonyms: fit, fitter
set (s): fixed and unmoving
Example: "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"
hinder (s): located at or near the back of an animal
Example: "the hinder part of a carcass"
venerate (v): to regard with feelings of respect and reverence
Example: "We venerate genius"
Synonyms: revere, valued, reverence, sainted, worship, enshrine, value, fear, esteem, saint, respect, prize
venerate (v): to consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
Example: "We venerate genius"
Synonyms: revere, valued, reverence, sainted, worship, enshrine, value, fear, esteem, saint, respect, prize
chubby (s): sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
Example: "a chubby child"
Synonyms: plump, embonpoint
mussy (s): dirty and disorderly
Example: "a mussy fussy bedroom"
anabolic (a): characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism
Example: "some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily"
quiescent (s): not active or activated
Example: "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation"
quiescent (s): marked by a state of tranquil repose
Example: "the quiescent melancholy of the town"
desecration (n): blasphemous behavior
Example: "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
Synonyms: violation, blasphemy, sacrilege, profanation, irreverence
desecration (n): the act of depriving something of its sacred character
Example: "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
Synonyms: violation, blasphemy, sacrilege, profanation, irreverence
brag (n): an instance of boastful talk
Example: "his brag is worse than his fight"
ageless (s): continuing forever or indefinitely
Example: "the ageless themes of love and revenge"
Synonyms: everlasting, eternal, perpetual
apparition (n): a ghostly appearing figure
Example: "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
Synonyms: phantasm, phantom, specter
apparition (n): the appearance of a ghostlike figure
Example: "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
apparition (n): something existing in perception only
Example: "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
Synonyms: phantasm, semblance, illusion, spook, shadow, shade, wraith, phantom, ghost, specter
swarm (n): a group of many things in the air or on the ground
Example: "a swarm of insects obscured the light"
unleavened (a): made without leavening
Example: "unleavened bread is often simply flour mixed with water"
chloroform (n): a volatile liquid haloform chcl3
Example: "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic"
chloroform (n): formerly used as an anesthetic
Example: "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic"
principle (n): a rule or standard especially of good behavior
Example: "a man of principle"
fitting (s): in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
Example: "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field ... It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"
perforate (v): to make a hole into or between , as for ease of separation
Example: "perforate the sheets of paper"
Synonyms: punch, pierce
waspish (s): very irritable
Example: "witty and waspish about his colleagues"
insignificant (s): of little importance or influence or power
Example: "a minor , insignificant bureaucrat"
insignificant (s): of minor status
Example: "a minor , insignificant bureaucrat"
reticulation (n): an arrangement resembling a net or network
Example: "the reticulation of a leaf"
stipendiary (a): pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance
Example: "stipendiary funds"
stipendiary (s): receiving or eligible for compensation
Example: "a stipendiary magistrate"
sweep (n): a wide scope
Example: "the sweep of the plains"
Synonyms: ambit, range, compass, orbit, expanse, reach, scope
wretchedly (r): in a wretched manner
Example: "` I ca n't remember who I am , ' I said , wretchedly"
adultery (n): extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
Example: "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce"
exorcise (v): to expel through adjuration or prayers
Example: "exorcise evil spirits"
contagiously (r): in a contagious manner
Example: "she was contagiously bubbly"
game (n): a contest with rules to determine a winner
Example: "you need four people to play this game"
game (n): a single play of a sport or other contest
Example: "the game lasted two hours"
game (n): an amusement or pastime
Example: "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"
twine (v): to make by twisting together or intertwining
Example: "twine a rope"
floating (s): borne up by or suspended in a liquid
Example: "the ship is still floating"
floating (s): inclined to move or be moved about
Example: "a floating crap game"
floating (s): not firmly connected
Example: "floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"
floating (s): movable or out of normal position
Example: "floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"
scattered (v): to to cause to separate and go in different directions
Example: "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
Synonyms: disband, divide, dissipate, disperse, scatter
scattered (v): to move away from each other
Example: "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"
Synonyms: break, dissipate, split, disperse, scatter, volley
scattered (v): to distribute loosely
Example: "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
Synonyms: splatter, spray, dot, dust, disperse, scatter, splash
scattered (s): occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
Example: "scattered showers"
editorial (a): of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives
Example: "editorial column"
step (n): support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
Example: "he paused on the bottom step"
step (n): a short distance
Example: "it 's only a step to the drugstore"
step (v): to put down or press the foot , place the foot
Example: "step on the brake"
Synonyms: travel, traveled, tread, going, moving
bigoted (s): blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others
Example: "a bigoted person"
fondness (n): a predisposition to like something
Example: "he had a fondness for whiskey"
Synonyms: partiality, liking, fancy
vote (n): a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
Example: "they allowed just one vote per person"
Synonyms: ballot, choice, selection, pick, veto
vote (n): a body of voters who have the same interests
Example: "he failed to get the Black vote"
vote (v): to express a choice or opinion
Example: "I vote that we all go home"
inefficiently (r): in an inefficient manner
Example: "he dealt inefficiently with the crisis"
amusing (s): arousing or provoking laughter
Example: "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"
humanize (v): to make more humane
Example: "The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city"
sop (n): a concession given to mollify or placate
Example: "the offer was a sop to my feelings"
sop (v): to dip into liquid
Example: "sop bread into the sauce"
jockey (n): an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus
Example: "he 's a truck jockey"
mediocre (s): moderate to inferior in quality
Example: "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"
mediocre (s): poor to middling in quality
Example: "there have been good and mediocre and bad artists"
mediocre (s): lacking exceptional quality or ability
Example: "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"
extrajudicial (s): beyond the usual course of legal proceedings
Example: "an extrajudicial penalty"
extrajudicial (s): legally unwarranted
Example: "an extrajudicial penalty"
overlap (n): a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
Example: "there was no overlap between their proposals"
Synonyms: intersection, convergence, representation
overlap (v): to extend over and cover a part of
Example: "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"
perpetrate (v): to perform an act , usually with a negative connotation
Example: "perpetrate a crime"
distinction (n): a distinguishing quality
Example: "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"
distinction (n): a distinguishing difference
Example: "he learned the distinction between gold and lead"
distinction (n): a discrimination between things as different and distinct
Example: "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
Synonyms: demarcation, contradistinction, differentiation, discrimination, line
settlement (n): something settled or resolved
Example: "they finally reached a settlement with the union"
settlement (n): the outcome of decision making
Example: "they finally reached a settlement with the union"
northerly (s): situated in or oriented toward the north
Example: "going in a northerly direction"
rapacious (s): excessively greedy and grasping
Example: "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"
rapacious (s): living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
Example: "the rapacious wolf"
rapacious (s): devouring or craving food in great quantities
Example: "a rapacious appetite"
fret (n): an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines often in relief
Example: "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"
fret (v): to be agitated or irritated
Example: "do n't fret over these small details"
Synonyms: worry, fretted
gawky (s): lacking grace in movement or posture
Example: "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"
crowd (n): a large number of things or people considered together
Example: "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
crowd (n): an informal body of friends
Example: "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
Synonyms: crew, gathering, assemblage, gang
filthy (s): disgustingly dirty
Example: "as filthy as a pigsty"
filthy (s): filled or smeared with offensive matter
Example: "as filthy as a pigsty"
filthy (s): vile
Example: "a filthy traitor"
Synonyms: dirty, lousy
filthy (s): despicable
Example: "a filthy traitor"
Synonyms: dirty, lousy
somnolent (s): inclined to or marked by drowsiness
Example: "the sound had a somnolent effect"
Synonyms: slumberous
secret (n): something that should remain hidden from others especially information that is not to be passed on
Example: "the combination to the safe was a secret"
secret (n): information known only to a special group
Example: "the secret of Cajun cooking"
secret (s): communicated covertly
Example: "their secret signal was a wink"
underdressed (v): to dress without sufficient warmth
Example: "She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia"
bondage (n): the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power
Example: "he was in bondage to fear :"
juice (n): electric current
Example: "when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice"
blaspheme (v): to speak of in an irreverent or impious manner
Example: "blaspheme God"
merge (v): to become one
Example: "the cells merge"
Synonyms: united, consolidated, converge, integrate, unify, consolidate, federalize, unite, federate
excitement (n): the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
Example: "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"
excitement (n): the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
Example: "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
Synonyms: rush, titillation, boot, exhilaration, joy, thrill, kick, bang, charge, flush
exploit (v): to use or manipulate to ones advantage
Example: "He exploit the new taxation system"
exploit (v): to draw from
Example: "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
Synonyms: milk, maximize, quarry, mining, tap, harness, utilize, employ
exploit (v): to make good use of
Example: "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
Synonyms: milk, maximize, quarry, mining, tap, harness, utilize, employ
philosophy (n): any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation
Example: "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"
quote (v): to refer to for illustration or proof
Example: "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"
Synonyms: advert, cite, name, mention
respecter (n): a person who respects someone or something
Example: "X is no respecter of Y"
respecter (n): usually used in the negative
Example: "X is no respecter of Y"
consider (v): to show consideration for
Example: "You must consider her age"
Synonyms: weigh, countess, count
consider (v): to take into account
Example: "You must consider her age"
Synonyms: weigh, countess, count
diabolic (s): showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
Example: "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"
diabolic (s): extremely evil or cruel
Example: "fires lit up a diabolic scene"
diabolic (s): expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
Example: "fires lit up a diabolic scene"
audaciously (r): in an audacious manner
Example: "an idea so daring and yet so audaciously tempting that a shiver of excitement quivered through him"
horseback (r): on the back of a horse
Example: "he rode horseback to town"
icily (r): in a cold and icy manner
Example: "` Mr. Powell finds it easier to take it out of mothers , children and sick people than to take on this vast industry , ' Mr Brown commented icily"
considerable (a): large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
Example: "a considerable quantity"
longitudinal (a): of or relating to lines of longitude
Example: "longitudinal reckoning by the navigator"
outright (r): without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
Example: "buy outright"
outright (r): without reservation or concealment
Example: "she asked him outright for a divorce"
modal (s): relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
Example: "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"
hide (v): to prevent from being seen or discovered
Example: "Muslim women hide their faces"
Synonyms: obscure, lurk, clouding, bury, veiling, becloud, bosomed, hidden, conceal, bosom, secrete, mist, fog, block, skulk, obstruct, masked, veil, shield, veiled, cover, concealed, hiding
antenna (n): sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
Example: "he had a special antenna for public relations"
Synonyms: sensitivity, feeler
exude (v): to release a liquid in drops or small quantities
Example: "exude sweat through the pores"
Synonyms: ooze, stream, froth, eliminate, reek, secrete, frothing, transpire, exudate, release, excrete, streaming, fume
dichotomy (n): being twofold
Example: "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture"
Synonyms: classification, duality
dichotomy (n): a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
Example: "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture"
Synonyms: classification, duality
pattern (n): a model considered worthy of imitation
Example: "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"
pattern (n): a perceptual structure
Example: "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
Synonyms: shape, mosaic, grid, structure, form, kaleidoscope, strand
pattern (n): a customary way of operation or behavior
Example: "they changed their dietary pattern"
Synonyms: ritual, fashion, cannibalism, mistreatment, naturism, practice, quotation, slavery, pluralism, popery, usage, formalism, custom, ritualism, symbolization, occult, activity
escape (n): an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
Example: "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"
escape (n): an avoidance of danger or difficulty
Example: "that was a narrow escape"
twisted (s): having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
Example: "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"
hesitancy (n): a certain degree of unwillingness
Example: "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"
Synonyms: indisposition, hesitation, disinclination, sloth, reluctance
accusingly (r): in an accusing manner
Example: "he looked at her accusingly"
length (n): the linear extent in space from one end to the other
Example: "the length of the table was 5 feet"
length (n): the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
Example: "the length of the table was 5 feet"
length (n): the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
Example: "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"
length (n): a section of something that is long and narrow
Example: "a length of timber"
immune (s): secure against
Example: "immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda"
objectionable (s): causing disapproval or protest
Example: "a vulgar and objectionable person"
objectionable (s): liable to objection or debate
Example: "found the politician 's views objectionable"
objectionable (s): used of something one might take exception to
Example: "found the politician 's views objectionable"
gastronomy (n): a particular style of cookery as of a region
Example: "New England gastronomy"
putative (s): commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds
Example: "the foundling 's putative father"
crippled (v): to deprive of strength or efficiency
Example: "This measure crippled our efforts"
Synonyms: weaken, cripple
crippled (v): to make useless or worthless
Example: "This measure crippled our efforts"
Synonyms: weaken, cripple
crippled (v): to deprive of the use of a limb , especially a leg
Example: "The accident has crippled her for life"
Synonyms: lame, maim, hamstring, cripple
crippled (s): disabled in the feet or legs
Example: "a crippled soldier"
scant (s): less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
Example: "a scant cup of sugar"
arrhythmic (s): lacking a steady rhythm
Example: "an arrhythmic heartbeat"
compliant (a): disposed or willing to comply
Example: "children compliant with the parental will"
aristocratic (s): belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
Example: "an aristocratic family"
maneuver (n): a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
Example: "he made a great maneuver"
Synonyms: assist, stroke, mousetrap, completion, movement, figure, play, shot, obstruction, motion
diplopia (n): visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects
Example: "diplopia often disappears when one eye is covered"
make (n): a recognizable kind
Example: "what make of car is that ?"
Synonyms: brand, kind, form, variety
make (v): to engage in
Example: "make love , not war"
Synonyms: exaggerate, made, exaggerated, overdo, done
make (v): to give certain properties to something
Example: "Do n't make this into a big deal"
Synonyms: rendering, getting, change, made, left, get, alter, modify, let, leave
headed (v): to to go or travel towards
Example: "We were headed for the mountains"
headed (v): to travel in front of
Example: "The procession was headed by John"
Synonyms: lead, precede
headed (v): to go in advance of others
Example: "The procession was headed by John"
Synonyms: lead, precede
awakening (n): the act of waking
Example: "it was an early awakening"
Synonyms: wakening, reveille, rousing
voiceless (a): deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
Example: "labor was voiceless"
obvious (a): easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
Example: "obvious errors"
weakness (n): the property of lacking physical or mental strength
Example: "his weakness increased as he became older"
weakness (n): liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain
Example: "his weakness increased as he became older"
weakness (n): the condition of being financially weak
Example: "the weakness of the dollar against the yen"
weakness (n): a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you
Example: "he has a weakness for chocolate"
rehearsal (n): a practice session in preparation for a public performance as of a play or speech or concert
Example: "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding"
unregenerate (a): not reformed morally or spiritually
Example: "unregenerate human nature"
unregenerate (s): unrepentant and incapable of being reformed
Example: "an unregenerate criminal"
squiggle (n): an illegible scrawl
Example: "his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle"
pliant (s): capable of being influenced or formed
Example: "a pliant nature"
Synonyms: plastic
pliant (s): capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
Example: "pliant molten glass"
paint (n): a space including the foul line in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court
Example: "he dominates play in the paint"
Synonyms: key, space
sarcastically (r): in a sarcastic manner
Example: "` Ah , now we 're getting at the truth , ' he interposed sarcastically"
rakishly (r): in a rakish manner
Example: "she wore her hat rakishly at an angle"
Synonyms: carelessly
armless (a): having no arms
Example: "the armless Venus de Milo"
due (n): that which is deserved or owed
Example: "give the devil his due"
due (a): owed and payable immediately or on demand
Example: "payment is due"
due (s): scheduled to arrive
Example: "the train is due in 15 minutes"
due (s): capable of being assigned or credited to
Example: "the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain"
integer (n): any of the natural numbers positive or negative or zero
Example: "an integer is a number that is not a fraction"
drinking (v): to consume alcohol
Example: "We were up drinking all night"
Synonyms: tank, carry, soak, booze, hold, port, consume, inebriate, souse, bib, tipple, ingest, drink, take, fuddle, claret
judge (v): to form a critical opinion of
Example: "I can not judge some works of modern art"
Synonyms: thought, thinking, estimate, rate, assess, accept, anticipate, cogitate, expect, range, conceive, try, declare, order, adjudge, reckoning, approve, evaluate, measure, impute, reckon, examine, figure, attribute, test, believing, consider, approving, hold, testing, chosen, disapprove, prove, value, prejudge, believe, critique, grade, stand, assign, figured, calculating, forecast, trying, choose, place, calculated, grading, essay
fend (v): to try to manage without help
Example: "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"
fend (v): to withstand the force of something
Example: "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
Synonyms: defend, resist, fight, stand, fighting
aboriginal (n): an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
Example: "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
Synonyms: individual, soul, indigene, native, person
aboriginal (a): characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
Example: "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
aboriginal (s): having existed from the beginning
Example: "aboriginal forests"
Synonyms: primordial, primeval
aboriginal (s): in an earliest or original stage or state
Example: "aboriginal forests"
Synonyms: primordial, primeval
pleasurable (s): affording satisfaction or pleasure
Example: "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"
piteous (s): deserving or inciting pity
Example: "piteous appeals for help"
married (v): to perform a marriage ceremony
Example: "The minister married us on Saturday"
Synonyms: officiate, splice, tie, solemnize
married (a): of or relating to the state of marriage
Example: "married bliss"
Synonyms: matrimonial, marital
complex (n): a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
Example: "the complex of shopping malls , houses , and roads created a new town"
Synonyms: composite, whole, syndrome
complex (a): complicated in structure
Example: "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"
complex (a): consisting of interconnected parts
Example: "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"
whiff (v): to utter with a puff of air
Example: "whiff out a prayer"
inexperience (n): lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
Example: "procedural inexperience created difficulties"
steadily (r): at a steady rate or pace
Example: "his interest eroded steadily"
revocation (n): the act by someone having the authority of annulling something previously done
Example: "the revocation of a law"
lyrically (r): in a lyrical manner
Example: "she danced the part of the Black Swan very lyrically"
undue (a): not appropriate or proper or even legal in the circumstances
Example: "undue influence"
undue (s): lacking justification or authorization
Example: "desire for undue private profit"
undue (s): beyond normal limits
Example: "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"
Synonyms: excessive, inordinate, unreasonable
downhill (r): toward a lower or inferior state
Example: "your performance has been going downhill for a long time now"
disservice (n): an act intended to help that turns out badly
Example: "he did them a disservice"
budding (v): to start to grow or develop
Example: "a budding friendship"
Synonyms: begin, bud
timorous (s): timid by nature or revealing timidity
Example: "timorous little mouse"
guttural (s): like the sounds of frogs and crows
Example: "a guttural voice"
guttural (a): relating to or articulated in the throat
Example: "the glottal stop and uvular ` r ' and ` ch ' in German ` Bach ' are guttural sounds"
discriminating (a): showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
Example: "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"
detract (v): to take away a part from
Example: "His bad manners detract from his good character"
detract (v): to diminish
Example: "His bad manners detract from his good character"
binding (n): the protective covering on the front , back , and spine of a book
Example: "the book had a leather binding"
unfavorable (a): not encouraging or approving or pleasing
Example: "unfavorable conditions"
unfavorable (a): tending to hinder or oppose
Example: "unfavorable winds"
lumbering (s): slow and laborious because of weight
Example: "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"
depravity (n): moral perversion
Example: "its brothels , its opium parlors , its depravity"
Synonyms: corruption, depravation, immorality, putrefaction, degeneracy
depravity (n): impairment of virtue and moral principles
Example: "its brothels , its opium parlors , its depravity"
Synonyms: corruption, depravation, immorality, putrefaction, degeneracy
pleasantness (n): the quality of giving pleasure
Example: "the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day"
pellucid (s): able to be seen through with clarity
Example: "a pellucid brook"
pellucid (s): transparently clear
Example: "pellucid prose"
Synonyms: limpid, lucid, perspicuous
pellucid (s): easily understandable
Example: "pellucid prose"
Synonyms: limpid, lucid, perspicuous
horizon (n): the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
Example: "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"
Synonyms: ambit, range, compass, orbit, view, reach, scope
thoroughgoing (s): used informally as often pejorative intensifiers
Example: "a thoroughgoing villain"
trustworthy (a): worthy of trust or belief
Example: "a trustworthy report"
trustworthy (s): taking responsibility for ones conduct and obligations
Example: "trustworthy public servants"
class (n): people having the same social , economic , or educational status
Example: "the working class"
Synonyms: center, woman, estate, caste, stratum, commons, people, world, fraternity, proletariat, bourgeoisie, yeomanry, womanhood, trade, sodality, craft, underworld
unwell (s): somewhat ill or prone to illness
Example: "is unwell and ca n't come to work"
mannered (s): having unnatural mannerisms
Example: "brief , mannered and unlifelike idiom"
preferably (r): more readily or willingly
Example: "clean it well , preferably with warm water"
certainty (n): the state of being certain
Example: "his certainty reassured the others"
lyric (a): used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range
Example: "a lyric soprano"
lyric (a): of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion often in a songlike way
Example: "lyric poetry"
systematize (v): to arrange according to a system or reduce to a system
Example: "systematize our scientific knowledge"
Synonyms: order, systemize, digest, codify
inconspicuous (a): not prominent or readily noticeable
Example: "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"
volition (n): the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
Example: "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt " - George Meredith"
volition (n): the act of making a choice
Example: "followed my father of my own volition"
futurist (a): of or relating to futurism
Example: "futurist art"
commitment (n): the act of binding yourself intellectually or emotionally to a course of action
Example: "his long commitment to public service"
Synonyms: consecration, communalism, dedication, loyalty, faith, devotion, enlistment
encounter (n): a casual or unexpected convergence
Example: "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
Synonyms: meeting, convergence, conjunction
conscientious (s): characterized by extreme care and great effort
Example: "conscientious application to the work at hand"
conscientious (a): guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong
Example: "a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice"
oily (s): coated or covered with oil
Example: "oily puddles in the streets"
oily (s): containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
Example: "oily fried potatoes"
oily (s): unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
Example: "an oily sycophantic press agent"
despotic (s): ruled by or characteristic of a despot
Example: "moved from a feudal to a despotic order"
despotic (s): characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
Example: "despotic rulers"
flagging (n): flagstones collectively
Example: "there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place"
flagging (n): a walk of flagstones
Example: "the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative"
murine (a): of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family muridae rats and mice
Example: "a murine plague"
tintinnabulation (n): the sound of a bell ringing
Example: "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells " -- E. A. Poe"