LM-Lexicon/Wordnet huggingface dataset:
hydrated (v): to supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance
Example: "the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently"
Synonyms: supply, hydrate, provide, furnish
prospectus (n): a formal written offer to sell securities filed with the sec that sets forth a plan for a proposed business enterprise
Example: "a prospectus should contain the facts that an investor needs to make an informed decision"
flash (n): a short vivid experience
Example: "a flash of emotion swept over him"
primitively (r): in a primitive style or manner
Example: "rather primitively operated foundries"
durable (s): existing for a long time
Example: "hopes for a durable peace"
durable (s): capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay
Example: "durable denim jeans"
durable (s): very long lasting
Example: "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"
crawl (n): a very slow movement
Example: "the traffic advanced at a crawl"
crawl (n): a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
Example: "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"
Synonyms: travel, creeping, creep, locomotion
swiftly (r): in a swift manner
Example: "she moved swiftly"
Synonyms: fleetly
nest (n): a kind of gun emplacement
Example: "a machine-gun nest"
permeable (a): allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
Example: "permeable membranes"
shaggy (s): thick and poorly groomed
Example: "a shaggy beard"
shaggy (s): having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags
Example: "shaggy rugs"
ethnic (s): denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
Example: "influenced by ethnic and cultural ties " - J.F.Kennedy"
cascade (n): a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
Example: "progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring"
cascade (n): a sudden downpour as of tears or sparks etc likened to a rain shower
Example: "a sudden cascade of sparks"
Synonyms: shower, descent
disturbance (n): an unhappy and worried mental state
Example: "there was too much anger and disturbance"
Synonyms: agitation, upset
disturbance (n): a disorderly outburst or tumult
Example: "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
Synonyms: disruption, incident, convulsion, tempest, disorder, uproar, flutter, tumult, splash, commotion
stereotyped (s): lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
Example: "stereotyped phrases of condolence"
bloodshot (s): reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels
Example: "bloodshot eyes"
fully (r): more than adequately
Example: "they were fully ( or amply ) fed"
publicly (r): in a manner accessible to or observable by the public
Example: "she admitted publicly to being a communist"
active (n): the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
Example: "` The boy threw the ball ' uses the active voice"
active (a): tending to become more severe or wider in scope
Example: "active tuberculosis"
active (a): disposed to take action or effectuate change
Example: "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"
active (s): engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
Example: "on active duty"
commercial (s): of the kind or quality used in commerce
Example: "commercial grade of beef"
ghastly (s): shockingly repellent
Example: "ghastly wounds"
ghastly (s): gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
Example: "ghastly shrieks"
absurd (n): a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
Example: "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth " -- Albert Camus"
absurd (s): inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
Example: "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant " - Walter Lippman"
absurd (s): incongruous
Example: "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"
absurd (s): inviting ridicule
Example: "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"
indictable (s): liable to be accused , or cause for such liability
Example: "an indictable offense"
barefaced (s): with no effort to conceal
Example: "a barefaced lie"
Synonyms: bald
barefaced (s): unrestrained by convention or propriety
Example: "a barefaced hypocrite"
Synonyms: brazen, audacious, brassy, insolent
organize (v): to bring order and organization to
Example: "Can you help me organize my files ?"
organize (v): to arrange by systematic planning and united effort
Example: "organize a strike"
Synonyms: initiate, prepare, laying, laid, lay, pioneer, sandwich, embattled, mount
ornately (r): in an ornate manner
Example: "the cradle was ornately carved"
repel (v): to cause to move back by force or influence
Example: "repel the enemy"
Synonyms: force, forced, pushing, repulse, push
repel (v): to force or drive back
Example: "repel the attacker"
Synonyms: rebuff, defend, fight, repulse, fighting
catarrhal (a): of or relating to a catarrh
Example: "catarrhal fever is any of several respiratory or oral diseases of livestock such as bluetongue in horses and sheep"
popularity (n): the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
Example: "his charm soon won him affection and popularity"
grantor (n): a person who makes a grant in legal form
Example: "conveyed from grantor to grantee"
desperate (n): a person who is frightened and in need of help
Example: "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"
desperate (s): dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
Example: "a desperate criminal"
desperate (s): showing extreme courage
Example: "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"
desperate (s): especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
Example: "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"
physiological (a): of or relating to the biological study of physiology
Example: "physiological psychology"
physiological (s): of or consistent with an organisms normal functioning
Example: "physiological processes"
disrespectful (a): exhibiting lack of respect
Example: "remarks disrespectful of the law"
disrespectful (a): rude and discourteous
Example: "remarks disrespectful of the law"
glorification (n): the act of glorifying as in worship
Example: "the glorification of God"
longevity (n): duration of service
Example: "her longevity as a star"
compact (s): having a short and solid form or stature
Example: "a wrestler of compact build"
compact (s): briefly giving the gist of something
Example: "a compact style is brief and pithy"
Synonyms: compendious, succinct
sublime (v): to change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
Example: "sublime iodine"
Synonyms: gasify, vaporize, sublimate
mission (n): an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
Example: "the planes were on a bombing mission"
mission (n): a special assignment that is given to a person or group
Example: "a confidential mission to London"
Synonyms: assignment, charge
meritorious (s): deserving reward or praise
Example: "a lifetime of meritorious service"
academic (s): hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
Example: "an academic discussion"
detach (v): to take off
Example: "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
Synonyms: detached, unbind, break
detach (v): to separate a small unit from a larger , especially for a special assignment
Example: "detach a regiment"
Synonyms: detached, divide
treacherous (s): dangerously unstable and unpredictable
Example: "treacherous winding roads"
treacherous (s): tending to betray
Example: "the fiercest and most treacherous of foes"
connective (s): connecting or tending to connect
Example: "connective remarks between chapters"
close (n): the temporal end
Example: "they were playing better at the close of the season"
Synonyms: end, conclusion, finis, ending, finale, finish
close (n): the concluding time
Example: "they were playing better at the close of the season"
Synonyms: end, conclusion, finis, ending, finale, finish
close (a): at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
Example: "close to noon"
close (a): not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
Example: "she was close to tears"
close (r): in an attentive manner
Example: "he remained close on his guard"
close (r): near in time or place or relationship
Example: "the bullet did n't come close"
coolness (n): calm and unruffled self-assurance
Example: "he performed with all the coolness of a veteran"
Synonyms: calmness, imperturbability
possible (n): something that can be done
Example: "politics is the art of the possible"
possible (a): capable of happening or existing
Example: "a breakthrough may be possible next year"
amenable (s): disposed or willing to comply
Example: "someone amenable to persuasion"
amenable (s): open to being acted upon in a certain way
Example: "an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"
joyful (a): full of or producing joy
Example: "make a joyful noise"
joyful (s): full of high-spirited delight
Example: "a joyful heart"
flaming (s): informal intensifiers
Example: "you flaming idiot"
Synonyms: crashing, blooming, bloody
bitter (s): proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
Example: "a bitter struggle"
overmuch (s): very great in quantity
Example: "showed overmuch affection"
overmuch (s): overabundant
Example: "showed overmuch affection"
overmuch (r): more than necessary
Example: "let 's not blame them overmuch"
collegiate (a): of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
Example: "collegiate living"
newcomer (n): a recent arrival
Example: "he 's a newcomer to Boston"
manumission (n): the formal act of freeing from slavery
Example: "he believed in the manumission of the slaves"
coercive (s): serving or intended to coerce
Example: "authority is directional instead of coercive"
efface (v): to remove completely from recognition or memory
Example: "efface the memory of the time in the camps"
Synonyms: obliterate, blur, dim
preventive (s): preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
Example: "preventive medicine"
Synonyms: preventative, prophylactic
torpor (n): a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
Example: "he fell into a deep torpor"
Synonyms: hibernation, lassitude, torpidity, lethargy
whey (n): watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates
Example: "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"
clientele (n): customers collectively
Example: "they have an upper class clientele"
Synonyms: patronage, business, people
clogging (s): preventing movement
Example: "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street"
mouth (n): the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
Example: "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
mouth (n): the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
Example: "she wiped lipstick from her mouth"
stupefaction (n): the action of stupefying
Example: "the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students"
stupefaction (n): making dull or lethargic
Example: "the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students"
appositive (a): relating to or being in apposition
Example: "an appositive noun"
relieve (v): to provide physical relief , as from pain
Example: "This pill will relieve your headaches"
Synonyms: assuage, improve, alleviate, ease, soothe, better, ameliorate, meliorate, palliate, improving, amend
quicksilver (s): liable to sudden unpredictable change
Example: "a quicksilver character , cool and willful at one moment , utterly fragile the next"
cute (s): obviously contrived to charm
Example: "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
cute (s): attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
Example: "a cute kid with pigtails"
divide (v): to separate into parts or portions
Example: "divide the cake into three equal parts"
Synonyms: lot, canton, divided, split, splinter
divide (v): to perform a division
Example: "Can you divide 49 by seven ?"
Synonyms: compute, reckon, divided, figure, halve, calculated, cipher, calculating
perceptive (a): of or relating to perception
Example: "perceptive faculties"
perceptive (a): having the ability to perceive or understand
Example: "a perceptive eye"
perceptive (a): keen in discernment
Example: "a perceptive eye"
liking (n): a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
Example: "I 've always had a liking for reading"
uninterested (a): not having or showing interest
Example: "an uninterested spectator"
uninterested (s): having no care or interest in knowing
Example: "she appeared totally uninterested"
polite (s): marked by refinement in taste and manners
Example: "polite society"
barefoot (r): without shoes on
Example: "he chased her barefoot across the meadow"
alkaline (a): relating to or containing an alkali
Example: "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"
alkaline (a): having a ph greater than 7
Example: "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"
port (v): to put or turn on the left side , of a ship
Example: "port the helm"
defacement (n): the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
Example: "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"
Synonyms: hurt, harm, damage, disfigurement
safeguard (n): a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. .
Example: "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"
Synonyms: step, measure, precaution, backstop, security, guard
posterity (n): all of the offspring of a given progenitor
Example: "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"
negotiable (s): capable of being passed or negotiated
Example: "a negotiable road"
negotiable (s): able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
Example: "negotiable demands"
negotiable (s): legally transferable to the ownership of another
Example: "negotiable bonds"
city (n): a large and densely populated urban area
Example: "Ancient Troy was a great city"
city (n): may include several independent administrative districts
Example: "Ancient Troy was a great city"
city (n): an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
Example: "the city raised the tax rate"
city (n): people living in a large densely populated municipality
Example: "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"
surveying (n): the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
Example: "he studied surveying at college"
afterthought (n): an addition that was not included in the original plan
Example: "the garage was an afterthought"
blaze (n): a strong flame that burns brightly
Example: "the blaze spread rapidly"
Synonyms: flaming, fire, blazing
blaze (n): a light-colored marking
Example: "the horse had a blaze between its eyes"
blaze (v): to burn brightly and intensely
Example: "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze"
Synonyms: burning, blazing, burnt
gnaw (v): to bite or chew on with the teeth
Example: "gnaw an old cracker"
intravenous (a): within or by means of a vein
Example: "an intravenous inflammation"
finance (v): to obtain or provide money for
Example: "Can we finance the addition to our home ?"
parting (n): the act of departing politely
Example: "parting is such sweet sorrow"
Synonyms: farewell, valediction, leave, going
precarious (s): affording no ease or reassurance
Example: "a precarious truce"
precarious (s): fraught with danger
Example: "the precarious life of an undersea diver"
immorality (n): the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct
Example: "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"
continent (n): one of the large landmasses of the earth
Example: "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"
advantage (n): the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
Example: "the experience gave him the advantage over me"
Synonyms: expedience, profit, clout, lead, handicap, positiveness, gain, privilege, preference, favor, superiority, vantage
advantage (n): benefit resulting from some event or action
Example: "it turned out to my advantage"
Synonyms: reward, welfare, benefit
treasure (n): accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc. .
Example: "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies"
debonair (s): having a sophisticated charm
Example: "a debonair gentleman"
Synonyms: suave
deceptive (s): causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
Example: "deceptive calm"
deceptive (s): designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
Example: "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"
curiously (r): in a manner differing from the usual or expected
Example: "had a curiously husky voice"
behold (v): to see with attention
Example: "behold Christ !"
Synonyms: beholden, beholding, see, saw, seeing
logical (a): capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
Example: "a logical mind"
logical (s): based on known statements or events or conditions
Example: "rain was a logical expectation , given the time of year"
foursome (n): four people considered as a unit
Example: "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."
Synonyms: gathering, quartet, assemblage
ulcerated (v): to undergo ulceration
Example: "Her stomach ulcerated"
Synonyms: ulcerate, change
ulcerated (v): to affect with an ulcer
Example: "Her stomach was ulcerated"
Synonyms: affect, ulcerate
favor (n): an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
Example: "the outcome was in his favor"
favor (n): an inclination to approve
Example: "that style is in favor this season"
elemental (a): relating to or being an element
Example: "elemental sulphur"
elemental (a): relating to severe atmospheric conditions
Example: "a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe " - J.K.Howard"
tartaric (a): relating to or derived from or resembling tartar
Example: "tartaric acid"
conquer (v): to to put down by force or authority
Example: "conquer one 's desires"
Synonyms: silence, inhibit, smother, subdued, stifle, repress, squelch, quell, subdue, blink, still, hold, suppress, hushing, quench, strangle, hush, control, moderate, dampen, wink, contain
seat (n): any support where you can sit especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit
Example: "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
tape (n): a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
Example: "he used a piece of tape for a belt"
tape (n): the finishing line for a foot race
Example: "he broke the tape in record time"
naturalness (n): the quality of being natural or based on natural principles
Example: "he accepted the naturalness of death"
naturalness (n): the likeness of a representation to the thing represented
Example: "engineers strove to increase the naturalness of recorded music"
tortious (a): of or pertaining to the nature of a tort
Example: "tortious acts"
impersonal (a): not relating to or responsive to individual persons
Example: "an impersonal corporation"
indoctrinate (v): to teach doctrines to
Example: "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"
indoctrinate (v): to teach uncritically
Example: "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"
evanescence (n): the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
Example: "the evanescence of the morning mist"
feigned (v): to make believe with the intent to deceive
Example: "He feigned that he was ill"
Synonyms: sham, affect, mouth, fake, bull, dissemble, pretend, feign
feigned (v): to make a pretence of
Example: "he feigned sleep"
Synonyms: assume, sham, simulate, act, play, feint, dissemble, pretend, feign
worker (n): a person who works at a specific occupation
Example: "he is a good worker"
gauche (s): lacking social polish
Example: "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"
ordering (n): the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
Example: "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
Synonyms: order, grading, scaling, sequence
abreast (s): being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
Example: "kept abreast of the latest developments"
resuscitation (n): the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
Example: "although he was apparently drowned , resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration"
expeditionary (s): designed for military operations abroad
Example: "the French expeditionary force in Indochina"
astronomic (a): relating or belonging to the science of astronomy
Example: "astronomic telescope"
quiet (n): the absence of sound
Example: "the street was quiet"
Synonyms: silence, stillness, hush, quietness, still
quiet (v): to make calm or still
Example: "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
Synonyms: gentle, compose, assuage, console, pacify, placate, mollify, soothe, tranquilize, lull, calm, tranquilizing, consoling, still
quiet (a): characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
Example: "a quiet life"
quiet (a): free of noise or uproar
Example: "a quiet audience at the concert"
quiet (a): or making little if any sound
Example: "a quiet audience at the concert"
quiet (s): not showy or obtrusive
Example: "clothes in quiet good taste"
quiet (s): free from disturbance by heavy waves
Example: "the quiet waters of a lagoon"
Synonyms: tranquil, unruffled, still
pulverize (v): to make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
Example: "pulverize the grains"
Synonyms: powder, disintegrate
pulverize (v): to destroy completely
Example: "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"
Synonyms: demolish
subversion (n): destroying someones or some groups honesty or loyalty
Example: "the big city 's subversion of rural innocence"
Synonyms: debasement, corruption
subversion (n): undermining moral integrity
Example: "the big city 's subversion of rural innocence"
Synonyms: debasement, corruption
rewrite (n): something that has been written again
Example: "the rewrite was much better"
Synonyms: revision, rescript, writing
procurement (n): the act of getting possession of something
Example: "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies"
inaccurately (r): in an inaccurate manner
Example: "this student works rather inaccurately and sloppily"
belief (n): a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Example: "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"
Synonyms: suspicion, thought, feeling, hunch, presence, idea, intuition, opinion, impression
initiate (n): people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
Example: "it is very familiar to the initiate"
horrid (s): exceedingly bad
Example: "when she was bad she was horrid"
broiling (v): to be very hot , due to hot weather or exposure to the sun
Example: "The town was broiling in the sun"
exult (v): to to express great joy
Example: "Who can not exult in Spring ?"
Synonyms: glory, rejoice, exulting, rejoicing, triumph
technical (a): of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
Example: "his technical innovation was his brushwork"
technical (a): characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences
Example: "a technical problem"
technical (a): of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles
Example: "technical college"
technical (s): of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood
Example: "technical terminology"
technical (s): resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations
Example: "analysts content that the stock market is due for a technical rally"
affirmative (n): a reply of affirmation
Example: "he answered in the affirmative"
affirmative (a): affirming or giving assent
Example: "an affirmative decision"
affirmative (s): expressing or manifesting praise or approval
Example: "an affirmative nod"
legislate (v): to make laws , bills , etc. or bring into effect by legislation
Example: "We can not legislate how people spend their free time"
forbearance (n): a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
Example: "his forbearance to reply was alarming"
forbearance (n): refraining from acting
Example: "his forbearance to reply was alarming"
induct (v): to place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
Example: "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
Synonyms: invest, seat, install, seating
laughter (n): the activity of laughing
Example: "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"
laughter (n): the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn
Example: "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"
calendar (n): a list or register of events appointments or social events or court cases etc
Example: "I have you on my calendar for next Monday"
elegant (a): refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
Example: "elegant handwriting"
elegant (s): displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution
Example: "an elegant dancer"
vanilla (s): plain and without any extras or adornments
Example: "the most common type of bond is the straight or plain vanilla bond"
pestilential (s): likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
Example: "a pestilential malignancy in the air " - Jonathan Swift"
largely (r): on a large scale
Example: "the sketch was so largely drawn that you could see it from the back row"
slumberous (s): quiet and tranquil
Example: "a slumberous June morning"
slumberous (s): inclined to or marked by drowsiness
Example: "slumberous ( or slumbrous ) eyes"
ninth (n): position nine in a countable series of things
Example: "going into the ninth they were a run ahead"
oral (a): of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth
Example: "oral hygiene"
oral (a): of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located
Example: "the oral cavity"
first (a): preceding all others in time or space or degree
Example: "the first house on the right"
first (a): highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
Example: "first soprano"
first (s): serving to set in motion
Example: "his first ( or maiden ) speech in Congress"
first (r): before another in time , space , or importance
Example: "I was here first"
gothic (s): characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque
Example: "gothic novels like ` Frankenstein '"
bluntly (r): in a blunt direct manner
Example: "he spoke bluntly"
crotch (n): the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
Example: "he climbed into the crotch of a tree"
Synonyms: leg, fork, ramification, branch
cover (n): the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
Example: "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"
cover (n): a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
Example: "they made a cover of a Beatles ' song"
efficient (a): being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
Example: "an efficient production manager"
intraventricular (a): within the system of ventricles in the brain
Example: "intraventricular pressure"
strongly (r): with strength or in a strong manner
Example: "argues very strongly for his proposal"
promulgation (n): a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
Example: "the promulgation was written in English"
promulgation (n): the formal act of proclaiming
Example: "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"
promulgation (n): giving public notice
Example: "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"
dreary (s): lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
Example: "a series of dreary dinner parties"
snaky (s): resembling a serpent in form
Example: "snaky ridges in the sand"
furtively (r): in a furtive manner
Example: "the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night"
peppery (s): having the piquant burning taste of peppers
Example: "corn chips with peppery salsa"
misappropriation (n): wrongful borrowing
Example: "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"
presentiment (n): a feeling of evil to come
Example: "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
Synonyms: boding, presage, shadow, dread, foreboding, premonition, apprehension, apprehensiveness
extensible (a): capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out
Example: "an extensible measuring rule"
assumption (n): the act of taking possession of or power over something
Example: "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"
presently (r): at this time or period
Example: "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"
presently (r): now
Example: "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"
sell (n): the activity of persuading someone to buy
Example: "it was a hard sell"
sell (v): to persuade somebody to accept something
Example: "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
ingrown (s): growing abnormally into the flesh
Example: "an ingrown toenail"
suspend (v): to cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
Example: "suspend the particles"
tod (s): alone and on your own
Example: "do n't just sit there on your tod"
throaty (s): sounding as if pronounced low in the throat
Example: "a rich throaty voice"
elliptic (s): characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements
Example: "the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"
ostensibly (r): from appearances alone
Example: "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it " - Thomas Hardy"
disloyal (a): deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle
Example: "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers"
recuperative (s): promoting recuperation
Example: "recuperative powers"
Synonyms: restorative
affinity (n): state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
Example: "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans"
soupy (s): having the consistency and appearance of soup
Example: "a soupy fog"
gauge (v): to determine the capacity , volume , or contents of by measurement and calculation
Example: "gauge the wine barrels"
interbreed (v): to breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
Example: "these species do not interbreed"
Synonyms: hybridize, crossbred, breeding, breed, cross, crossbreed
wiry (s): of hair that resembles wire in stiffness
Example: "wiry red hair"
illuminating (a): tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
Example: "an illuminating lecture"
bleak (s): unpleasantly cold and damp
Example: "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
Synonyms: raw, cutting
bleak (s): providing no shelter or sustenance
Example: "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"
Synonyms: bare, stark, barren
situation (n): the combination of circumstances at a given time
Example: "the present international situation is dangerous"
situation (n): a condition or position in which you find yourself
Example: "the unpleasant situation ( or position ) of having to choose between two evils"
situation (n): a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
Example: "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"
placidly (r): in a quiet and tranquil manner
Example: "the sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes"
placidly (r): in a placid and good-natured manner
Example: "I put the questions , and she answered them placidly"
scholastically (r): with respect to scholastic activities
Example: "scholastically apt"
expertly (r): in an expert manner
Example: "he repaired the TV set expertly"
deficiency (n): the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
Example: "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"
Synonyms: deficit, shortage, lack, tightness, dearth, stringency, demand, shortness, want
preliminary (n): something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Example: "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"
Synonyms: overture, prelude, origin, inception, origination
preliminary (s): denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
Example: "a preliminary investigation"
preliminary (s): designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding
Example: "a preliminary investigation"
retractable (s): capable of being retracted
Example: "retractable landing gear"
schism (n): division of a group into opposing factions
Example: "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
Synonyms: division, split
armory (n): a collection of resources
Example: "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer"
Synonyms: inventory, imagination, resource
edition (n): all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time
Example: "the first edition appeared in 1920"
edition (n): an issue of a newspaper
Example: "he read it in yesterday 's edition of the Times"
addiction (n): a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person as the award of a debtor to his creditor
Example: "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"
addiction (n): a surrender to a master
Example: "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"
catastrophe (n): a state of extreme usually irremediable ruin and misfortune
Example: "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"
idea (n): the content of cognition
Example: "it was not a good idea"
Synonyms: thought, misconception, motif, whimsy, program, idealization, suggestion, feeling, theorem, belief, figment, conception, ideal, concept, inspiration, keynote, theme, generality, preoccupation, whim, impression, substance, plan, cogitation, burden, opinion, meaning
idea (n): the main thing you are thinking about
Example: "it was not a good idea"
Synonyms: thought, misconception, motif, whimsy, program, idealization, suggestion, feeling, theorem, belief, figment, conception, ideal, concept, inspiration, keynote, theme, generality, preoccupation, whim, impression, substance, plan, cogitation, burden, opinion, meaning
idea (n): a personal view
Example: "he has an idea that we do n't like him"
idea (n): your intention
Example: "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces"
Synonyms: purpose, design, mind, aim
idea (n): what you intend to do
Example: "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces"
Synonyms: purpose, design, mind, aim
designer (n): a person who devises plots or intrigues
Example: "he is believed to be the principal designer of the terrorist bombing attack"
Synonyms: planner, intriguer
holiday (n): a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
Example: "it 's a good thing that New Year 's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"
holiday (n): leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
Example: "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"
Synonyms: vacation, leisure, honeymoon, outing
duple (s): consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
Example: "duple ( or double ) time consists of two ( or a multiple of two ) beats to a measure"
merciful (a): showing or giving mercy
Example: "sought merciful treatment for the captives"
doorway (n): the entrance the space in a wall through which you enter or leave a room or building
Example: "he stuck his head in the doorway"
Synonyms: door, entrance, entry
doorway (n): the space that a door can close
Example: "he stuck his head in the doorway"
Synonyms: door, entrance, entry
prehistoric (s): no longer fashionable
Example: "my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes"
rambling (s): tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
Example: "a rambling discursive book"
eager (a): having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
Example: "eager to learn"
gaseous (a): existing as or having characteristics of a gas
Example: "steam is water is the gaseous state"
saturnine (s): bitter or scornful
Example: "the face was saturnine and swarthy , and the sensual lips ... twisted with disdain " - Oscar Wilde"
illegitimate (s): contrary to or forbidden by law
Example: "an illegitimate seizure of power"
virulence (n): extreme harmfulness as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease
Example: "the virulence of the plague"
virulence (n): extreme hostility
Example: "the virulence of the malicious old man"
knotted (s): used of old persons or old trees
Example: "gnarled and knotted hands"
adjustable (s): capable of being changed so as to match or fit
Example: "adjustable seat belts"
declension (n): a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in indo-european languages having the same or very similar inflectional forms
Example: "the first declension in Latin"
lot (n): a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
Example: "he bought a lot on the lake"
lot (n): a large number or amount or extent
Example: "a lot of money"
Synonyms: mint, haymow, deal, wad, batch, heap, mass, plenty, spate, mess, pile, raft, sight, flood, mountain
lot (n): an unofficial association of people or groups
Example: "they were an angry lot"
Synonyms: pack, set, camp, band, confederacy, coterie, clique, conspiracy, party, cohort
engagement (n): contact by fitting together
Example: "the engagement of the clutch"
Synonyms: mesh, striking, contact
engagement (n): the act of sharing in the activities of a group
Example: "the teacher tried to increase his students ' engagement in class activities"
Synonyms: intervention, involvement, involution, participation, intercession, commitment
voluble (a): marked by a ready flow of speech
Example: "she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations"
silence (n): the state of being silent as when no one is speaking
Example: "there was a shocked silence"
silence (n): the absence of sound
Example: "he needed silence in order to sleep"
Synonyms: stillness, hush, quietness, quiet, still
silence (n): a refusal to speak when expected
Example: "his silence about my contribution was surprising"
Synonyms: muteness
silence (v): to cause to be quiet or not talk
Example: "Please silence the children in the church !"
Synonyms: muzzle, conquer, inhibit, hush, suppress, hushing, lull, subdue, subdued, still
estimation (n): the respect with which a person is held
Example: "they had a high estimation of his ability"
Synonyms: estimate, regard, reputation, esteem, respect, report
portfolio (n): a large , flat , thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps
Example: "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio"
portfolio (n): usually leather
Example: "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio"
portfolio (n): a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers
Example: "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work"
portfolio (n): a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution
Example: "they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio"
laziness (n): relaxed and easy activity
Example: "the laziness of the day helped her to relax"
fleck (n): a small contrasting part of something
Example: "a fleck of red"
Synonyms: patch, speckle, spot, plaque, speck, dapple, nebula, splash, fret
unprincipled (a): lacking principles or moral scruples
Example: "freedom from coarse unprincipled calumny " - A.E.Stevenson"
indubitably (r): in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted
Example: "it was immediately and indubitably apparent that I had interrupted a scene of lovers"
erosive (s): wearing away by friction
Example: "the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline"
nationalist (s): devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others
Example: "nationalist aspirations"
tamely (r): in a tame manner
Example: "the labour movement allowed itself to be run out of power tamely"
peninsular (a): of or forming or resembling a peninsula
Example: "peninsular isolation"
macerate (v): to soften , usually by steeping in liquid , and cause to disintegrate as a result
Example: "macerate peaches"
momentarily (r): for an instant or moment
Example: "we paused momentarily before proceeding"
chestnut (s): of a golden brown to reddish brown color
Example: "a chestnut horse"
erudite (s): having or showing profound knowledge
Example: "an erudite professor"
hitter (n): someone who hits
Example: "a hard hitter"
Synonyms: slapper, spanker, striker
impalpable (a): imperceptible to the senses or the mind
Example: "an impalpable cloud"
impalpable (s): not perceptible to the touch
Example: "an impalpable pulse"
persuasive (a): intended or having the power to induce action or belief
Example: "persuasive eloquence"
icy (s): covered with or containing or consisting of ice
Example: "icy northern waters"
icy (s): shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice
Example: "roads and trees glazed with an icy film"
icy (s): devoid of warmth and cordiality
Example: "icy stare"
icy (s): expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
Example: "icy stare"
sensitivity (n): the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
Example: "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"
behave (v): to show a certain behavior
Example: "Do n't behave like a fool"
Synonyms: make, swelling, freeze, toy, acting, play, swollen, presume, jesting, menace, joke, footless, wanton, bungling, swagger, bungle, swell, act, trifle, bluster, ramp, blustering, sauce, jest
behave (v): to conduct or comport oneself
Example: "Do n't behave like a fool"
Synonyms: make, swelling, freeze, toy, acting, play, swollen, presume, jesting, menace, joke, footless, wanton, bungling, swagger, bungle, swell, act, trifle, bluster, ramp, blustering, sauce, jest
generic (a): relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus
Example: "the generic name"
generic (s): not protected by trademark
Example: "` Acetaminophen ' is the generic form of the proprietary drug ` Tylenol '"
generic (s): applicable to an entire class or group
Example: "is there a generic Asian mind ?"
suggestion (n): a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
Example: "it was a suggestion we could n't refuse"
Synonyms: overture, approach, hint, feeler, advance, trace, ghost, breath, touch, proposition
upwind (r): in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing
Example: "they flew upwind"
appreciate (v): to be fully aware of
Example: "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter ?"
appreciate (v): to realize fully
Example: "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter ?"
bier (n): a coffin along with its stand
Example: "we followed the bier to the graveyard"
fashionably (r): in a fashionable manner
Example: "his voice had no trace of the drawl that you would expect to find in a fashionably dressed young man"
duress (n): compulsory force or threat
Example: "confessed under duress"
sacred (s): worthy of respect or dedication
Example: "saw motherhood as woman 's sacred calling"
sacred (s): devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
Example: "a fund sacred to charity"
sacred (s): devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
Example: "the sacred mosque"
serene (s): completely clear and fine
Example: "serene skies and a bright blue sea"
serene (s): not agitated
Example: "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"
serene (s): without losing self-possession
Example: "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"
crude (s): not carefully or expertly made
Example: "managed to make a crude splint"
crude (s): conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
Example: "a crude joke"
Synonyms: vulgar, earthy, gross
crude (s): belonging to an early stage of technical development
Example: "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"
crude (s): characterized by simplicity and often crudeness
Example: "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"
piebald (s): having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
Example: "a piebald horse"
Synonyms: painted, pied, motley
innovative (s): being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
Example: "stylistically innovative works"
innovative (s): ahead of the times
Example: "is British industry innovative enough ?"
Synonyms: advanced, modern
underlying (s): in the nature of something though not readily apparent
Example: "an underlying meaning"
therein (r): in or into that thing or place
Example: "they can read therein what our plans are"
lucent (s): softly bright or radiant
Example: "the lucent moon"
Synonyms: aglow, luminous, lambent
puffy (s): abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
Example: "puffy tumid flesh"
Synonyms: turgid, tumescent
puffy (s): blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
Example: "puffy off-shore winds"
openly (r): in an open way
Example: "he openly flaunted his affection for his sister"
oppression (n): the act of subjugating by cruelty
Example: "the tyrant 's oppression of the people"
imaginative (s): marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
Example: "an imaginative use of material"
specialize (v): to suit to a special purpose
Example: "specialize one 's research"
inhalant (a): inhaling or serving for inhalation
Example: "an inhalant pore"
engraved (v): to carve , cut , or etch into a material or surface
Example: "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner 's"
Synonyms: inscribe, grave, carve
engraved (v): to impress or affect deeply
Example: "The event engraved itself into her memory"
engraved (s): cut or impressed into a surface
Example: "engraved invitations"
forager (n): someone who hunts for food and provisions
Example: "in Japan a fungus forager can earn a good living"
affluent (s): having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Example: "an affluent banker"
Synonyms: moneyed, wealthy, flush
overhasty (s): done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Example: "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"
previously (r): at an earlier time or formerly
Example: "she had previously lived in Chicago"
clearance (n): permission to proceed
Example: "the plane was given clearance to land"
tip (n): an indication of potential opportunity
Example: "he got a tip on the stock market"
Synonyms: steer, hint, counsel, lead, wind, guidance
gripe (n): informal terms for objecting
Example: "I have a gripe about the service here"
count (v): to determine the number or amount of
Example: "Can you count the books on your shelf ?"
Synonyms: determine, census, countess, add, recount, tally, find, tot, determined, ascertain, enumerate, sum, number, total, numerate
count (v): to name or recite the numbers in ascending order
Example: "The toddler could count to 100"
install (v): to set up for use
Example: "install the washer and dryer"
available (a): obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
Example: "kept a fire extinguisher available"
available (s): convenient for use or disposal
Example: "the house is available after July 1"
intertwine (v): to spin , wind , or twist together
Example: "intertwine the ribbons"
Synonyms: knotted, lace, wattle, wreathe, laced, tangle, twine, lacing, splice, twist, ravel, distort, wind, entwine, knot
stunner (n): an unexpected and amazing event
Example: "the stunner was what happened on Saturday"
immigration (n): the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval
Example: "the increased immigration strengthened the colony"
greasy (s): containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
Example: "greasy hamburgers"
greasy (s): smeared or soiled with grease or oil
Example: "greasy coveralls"
adhesion (n): the property of sticking together as of glue and wood or the joining of surfaces of different composition
Example: "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
Synonyms: adhesiveness, bond, stickiness
appropriate (a): suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
Example: "a book not appropriate for children"
beneficiary (a): having or arising from a benefice
Example: "a beneficiary baron"
tramp (n): a disreputable vagrant
Example: "a homeless tramp"
Synonyms: vagrant, bum
tramp (v): to cross on foot
Example: "We had to tramp the creeks"
perky (s): characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
Example: "a perky little widow in her 70s"
dimple (n): a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin
Example: "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"
germane (s): relevant and appropriate
Example: "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue"
doubly (r): in a twofold manner
Example: "he was doubly wrong"
revolutionary (s): markedly new or introducing radical change
Example: "a revolutionary discovery"
Synonyms: radical