LM-Lexicon/Wordnet huggingface dataset:
accomplished (s): successfully completed or brought to an end
Example: "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"
accomplished (s): settled securely and unconditionally
Example: "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact"
drape (n): the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
Example: "she adjusted the drape of her skirt"
drape (v): to cover or dress loosely with cloth
Example: "drape the statue with a sheet"
chromatic (a): able to refract light without spectral color separation
Example: "chromatic lens"
chromatic (a): based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones
Example: "a chromatic scale"
regretful (a): feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
Example: "felt regretful over his vanished youth"
pencil (n): graphite or a similar substance used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
Example: "the words were scribbled in pencil"
actual (a): presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
Example: "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"
actual (s): not pretended or imitated
Example: "we saw the actual wedding on television"
actual (s): being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
Example: "her actual motive"
actual (s): existing in act or fact
Example: "rocks and trees ... the actual world"
buster (n): a person or thing that breaks up or overpowers something
Example: "dam buster"
belligerent (s): engaged in war
Example: "belligerent ( or warring ) nations"
belligerent (s): characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
Example: "a belligerent tone"
gain (n): a quantity that is added
Example: "they recorded the cattle 's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
Synonyms: accretion, addition, increase
humic (a): of or relating to or derived from humus
Example: "humic acid"
reducible (a): capable of being reduced
Example: "reducible to a set of principles of human nature " - Edmund Wilson"
anyway (r): in any way whatsoever
Example: "get it done anyway you can"
bloodshed (n): the shedding of blood resulting in murder
Example: "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"
Synonyms: murder, gore, execution
bloodshed (n): indiscriminate slaughter
Example: "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"
Synonyms: slaughter, bloodletting, massacre
probation (n): a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them
Example: "probation is part of the sentencing process"
probation (n): a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court
Example: "probation is part of the sentencing process"
ontogenetic (a): of or relating to the origin and development of individual organisms
Example: "ontogenetic development"
afflict (v): to cause physical pain or suffering in
Example: "afflict with the plague"
Synonyms: smite, blight, damage
grave (n): death of a person
Example: "he went to his grave without forgiving me"
grave (n): a place for the burial of a corpse especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone
Example: "he put flowers on his mother 's grave"
Synonyms: place, sepulcher, spot, tomb
grave (s): dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
Example: "a grave God-fearing man"
jack (v): to lift with a special device
Example: "jack up the car so you can change the tire"
newsroom (n): the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical
Example: "every newspaper editor is criticized by the newsroom"
productive (s): marked by great fruitfulness
Example: "a productive vineyard"
Synonyms: rich
membership (n): the body of members of an organization or group
Example: "they polled their membership"
paschal (a): of or relating to passover or easter
Example: "paschal lamb"
filmy (s): so thin as to transmit light
Example: "filmy wings of a moth"
habit (n): an established custom
Example: "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"
Synonyms: wont, custom
habit (n): an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation
Example: "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"
habit (n): may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
Example: "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"
pad (v): to line or stuff with soft material
Example: "pad a bra"
Synonyms: stuffing, stuff, padding, rat
soak (n): the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water or other liquid
Example: "a good soak put life back in the wagon"
Synonyms: soaking, activity, action
constitute (v): to form or compose
Example: "These constitute my entire belonging"
Synonyms: compose, make, constitute, straddle, formed, represent, pose, range, supplement, form, comprise
dual (s): a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item singular or more than two items plural
Example: "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek"
dual (s): consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
Example: "dual controls for pilot and copilot"
mild (a): moderate in type or degree or effect or force
Example: "a mild winter storm"
frost (v): to provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance
Example: "frost the glass"
Synonyms: frosting, frosted, cover
eerily (r): in an unnatural eery manner
Example: "it was eerily quiet in the chapel"
poignancy (n): a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
Example: "a moment of extraordinary poignancy"
proliferation (n): a rapid increase in number especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons
Example: "the proliferation of nuclear weapons"
irresolute (a): uncertain how to act or proceed
Example: "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute"
animism (n): the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls
Example: "animism is common among primitive peoples"
ally (n): an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
Example: "he 's a good ally in fight"
volcanically (r): by or like volcanoes
Example: "volcanically created landscape"
track (v): to carry on the feet and deposit
Example: "track mud into the house"
track (v): to observe or plot the moving path of something
Example: "track a missile"
anarchic (s): without law or control
Example: "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"
centrally (r): in or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function
Example: "The theater is centrally located"
antediluvian (a): of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
Example: "antediluvian man"
antediluvian (s): so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
Example: "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"
syndication (n): selling an article or cartoon for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time
Example: "he received a comfortable income from the syndication of his work"
warrant (v): to show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
Example: "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"
Synonyms: confirm, justify
warrant (v): to stand behind and guarantee the quality , accuracy , or condition of
Example: "I warrant this information"
Synonyms: certify, cover, guarantee, underwrite, back, backing
absently (r): in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
Example: "he read the letter absently"
deportation (n): the act of expelling a person from their native land
Example: "his deportation to a penal colony"
Synonyms: banishment, proscription, expatriation, transportation
unison (n): two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves
Example: "singing in unison"
mineral (s): composed of matter other than plant or animal
Example: "the inorganic mineral world"
volatile (a): evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
Example: "volatile oils"
volatile (s): liable to lead to sudden change or violence
Example: "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
volatile (s): marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
Example: "a flirt 's volatile affections"
inculcate (v): to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
Example: "inculcate values into the young generation"
interact (v): to act together or towards others or with others
Example: "He should interact more with his colleagues"
absolve (v): to let off the hook
Example: "I absolve you from this responsibility"
Synonyms: free, forgive, justify, relieve, excuse
abrupt (s): marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
Example: "abrupt prose"
abrupt (s): exceedingly sudden and unexpected
Example: "came to an abrupt stop"
roundly (r): in a blunt direct manner
Example: "he was criticized roundly"
fatal (s): having momentous consequences
Example: "the fatal day of the election finally arrived"
fatal (s): having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences
Example: "such doctrines , if true , would be absolutely fatal to my theory " - Charles Darwin"
Synonyms: fateful, black
fatal (s): bringing ruin
Example: "such doctrines , if true , would be absolutely fatal to my theory " - Charles Darwin"
Synonyms: fateful, black
rushed (v): to move fast
Example: "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"
Synonyms: rush, dash, race, scud, travel, shoot, hotfoot, hasten, barge, buck, flash, speed, charge, tear
symbol (n): something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
Example: "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"
Synonyms: allegory, symbolization, crossbones, emblem
identification (n): the condition of having the identity of a person or object established
Example: "the thief 's identification was followed quickly by his arrest"
section (n): a self-contained part of a larger composition written or musical
Example: "he always turns first to the business section"
Synonyms: development, recapitulation, close, exposition, conclusion, introduction, music, canto, end, lead, book, spot, ending, insert, sura, writing, clause, subdivision, article, passage, narration
section (n): a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people
Example: "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"
semblance (n): an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
Example: "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"
Synonyms: verisimilitude, pretext, color, guise, gloss, appearance, simulacrum, pretense
protean (s): taking on different forms
Example: "eyes ... of that baffling protean grey which is never twice the same"
proverbially (r): in the manner of something that has become a byword
Example: "this proverbially bitter plant , wormwood"
lustful (s): characterized by lust
Example: "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"
drag (n): something that slows or delays progress
Example: "taxation is a drag on the economy"
drag (n): something tedious and boring
Example: "peeling potatoes is a drag"
apparently (r): from appearances alone
Example: "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"
apparently (r): unmistakably plain is often used informally for plainly
Example: "she has apparently been living here for some time"
snub (n): a refusal to recognize someone you know
Example: "the snub was clearly intentional"
Synonyms: slight, cut, rebuff
caprine (a): being or pertaining to or resembling a goat or goats
Example: "caprine creatures"
spring (n): the season of growth
Example: "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"
Synonyms: season, springtime
spring (n): a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed
Example: "the spring was broken"
biblical (a): of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the bible
Example: "biblical names"
biblical (a): in keeping with the nature of the bible or its times or people
Example: "biblical styles in writing"
custody (n): a state of being confined usually for a short time
Example: "he is in the custody of police"
custody (n): in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
Example: "your guests are now in my custody"
vacation (n): leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
Example: "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"
Synonyms: holiday, leisure, honeymoon, outing
clasp (n): the act of grasping
Example: "he released his clasp on my arm"
Synonyms: embracement, hold, grasp, seizing, clutch
auditory (a): of or relating to the process of hearing
Example: "auditory processing"
chaste (a): morally pure especially not having experienced sexual intercourse
Example: "a holy woman innocent and chaste"
chaste (s): pure and simple in design or style
Example: "a chaste border of conventionalized flowers"
bashful (s): self-consciously timid
Example: "I never laughed , being bashful"
bashful (s): lowering my head , i looked at the wall - ezra pound
Example: "I never laughed , being bashful"
bashful (s): disposed to avoid notice
Example: "they considered themselves a tough outfit and were n't bashful about letting anybody know it"
tactless (a): lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
Example: "in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age"
tactless (s): revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
Example: "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"
nap (n): a period of time spent sleeping
Example: "there was n't time for a nap"
strong (a): having strength or power greater than average or expected
Example: "a strong radio signal"
strong (s): not faint or feeble
Example: "a strong odor of burning rubber"
strong (s): of verbs not having standard or regular inflection
Example: "` sing ' is a strong verb"
greediness (n): an excessive desire for wealth usually in large amounts
Example: "the greediness of lawyers"
hanging (n): a form of capital punishment
Example: "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"
hanging (n): victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
Example: "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"
overconfident (s): marked by excessive confidence
Example: "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"
Synonyms: positive
exaggerate (v): to to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
Example: "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ` gracious Old South ' imagery"
Synonyms: boasting, gas, hyperbolize, padding, blow, aggrandize, magnify, brag, vaunt, lard, amplify, overstate, embroider, dramatize, pad, misinform, exaggerated, bluster, overdraw, boast, blustering, tout, gassing, mislead
interminable (s): tiresomely long
Example: "an interminable sermon"
knockdown (s): easily assembled and dismantled
Example: "I bought a knockdown chest at the do-it-yourself store"
cloistered (s): providing privacy or seclusion
Example: "the cloistered academic world of books"
Synonyms: reclusive, sequestered
profusely (r): in an abundant manner
Example: "he thanked her profusely"
flaccid (s): drooping without elasticity
Example: "a flaccid penis"
flaccid (s): wanting in stiffness
Example: "a flaccid penis"
flaccid (s): out of condition
Example: "flaccid cheeks"
Synonyms: soft, flabby
flaccid (s): not strong or robust
Example: "flaccid cheeks"
Synonyms: soft, flabby
flaccid (s): incapable of exertion or endurance
Example: "flaccid cheeks"
Synonyms: soft, flabby
rig (v): to arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
Example: "rig an election"
Synonyms: rigging, cheat, chisel
rig (v): to manipulate in a fraudulent manner
Example: "rig prices"
Synonyms: rigging, price
furry (s): covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
Example: "a furry teddy bear"
mantle (n): the cloak as a symbol of authority
Example: "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"
handy (s): easy to reach
Example: "found a handy spot for the can opener"
handy (s): skillful with the hands
Example: "handy with an axe"
polar (s): characterized by opposite extremes
Example: "extreme and indefensible polar positions"
polar (a): located at or near or coming from the earths poles
Example: "polar diameter"
polar (a): of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the arctic or antarctic circles
Example: "polar regions"
spiritless (a): lacking ardor or vigor or energy
Example: "a spiritless reply to criticism"
whisker (n): a very small distance or space
Example: "they lost the election by a whisker"
Synonyms: hair
severe (s): intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
Example: "severe pain"
severe (s): unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
Example: "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility " - H.G.Wells"
disinclination (n): that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike
Example: "his disinclination for modesty is well known"
irregular (a): contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
Example: "irregular hiring practices"
irregular (a): not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
Example: "irregular troops"
dissimilar (a): not similar
Example: "a group of very dissimilar people"
phrenic (a): of or relating to the diaphragm
Example: "phrenic nerve"
appear (v): to be issued or published
Example: "Did your latest book appear yet ?"
lawful (a): conformable to or allowed by law
Example: "lawful methods of dissent"
lawful (s): having a legally established claim
Example: "the true and lawful king"
lodge (v): to put , fix , force , or implant
Example: "lodge a bullet in the table"
Synonyms: fixed, stick, wedge, fastening, lodging, deposit, redeposit, fixing
attire (n): clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
Example: "formal attire"
Synonyms: wear, garb, costume, finery, habit, outfit, wearable, rig, getup, dress
downcast (s): filled with melancholy and despondency
Example: "downcast after his defeat"
maniacal (s): wildly disordered
Example: "a maniacal frenzy"
ineffectual (s): producing no result or effect
Example: "the therapy was ineffectual"
ineffectual (s): lacking in power or forcefulness
Example: "an ineffectual ruler"
shuffle (v): to mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
Example: "shuffle the cards"
Synonyms: riffle, ruffle, cut, mix, shuffling
loathe (v): to find repugnant
Example: "I loathe that man"
Synonyms: abhor, abominate, hate, detest, loathing
bonny (s): very pleasing to the eye
Example: "my bonny lass"
Synonyms: comely, fair
tensile (s): capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
Example: "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
oscillating (v): to move or swing from side to side regularly
Example: "the needle on the meter was oscillating"
Synonyms: vibrate, swing, oscillate, hunt
discontinue (v): to come to or be at an end
Example: "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
raciness (n): a strong odor or taste property
Example: "the raciness of the wine"
Synonyms: spice, spiciness, pungency, sharpness
carnival (n): a frenetic disorganized and often comic disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
Example: "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
Synonyms: circus, disturbance
player (n): an important participant as in a business deal
Example: "he was a major player in setting up the corporation"
trick (n): a cunning or deceitful action or device
Example: "he played a trick on me"
trick (n): an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent
Example: "that offer was a dirty trick"
atrophied (a): diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
Example: "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"
harmful (a): causing or capable of causing harm
Example: "too much sun is harmful to the skin"
subterranean (s): being or operating under the surface of the earth
Example: "subterranean passages"
subterranean (s): lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed
Example: "subterranean motives for murder"
truthful (a): expressing or given to expressing the truth
Example: "gave truthful testimony"
insolent (s): unrestrained by convention or propriety
Example: "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress " - Bertrand Russell"
Synonyms: brazen, audacious, brassy, barefaced
generate (v): to produce energy
Example: "We ca n't generate enough power for the entire city"
alternate (s): every second one of a series
Example: "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"
alternate (a): first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis
Example: "stems with alternate leaves"
color (n): a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
Example: "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light"
Synonyms: tint, shade, mottle, complexion, tone, coloring, coloration, tincture
color (n): interest and variety and intensity
Example: "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"
color (n): the timbre of a musical sound
Example: "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"
Synonyms: tone, timbre, coloration, timber, quality
color (v): to modify or bias
Example: "His political ideas color his lectures"
Synonyms: influence, coloring
insulation (n): the state of being isolated or detached
Example: "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"
Synonyms: isolation, detachment, insularity
variably (r): in a variable manner or to a variable degree
Example: "it will be variably cloudy"
cookery (n): the act of preparing something as food by the application of heat
Example: "people are needed who have experience in cookery"
Synonyms: broil, frying, browning, percolation, broiling, baking, preparation
disparate (s): fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
Example: "such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing"
disparate (s): including markedly dissimilar elements
Example: "a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers"
cloth (n): artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Example: "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"
Synonyms: cotton, velveteen, material, print, tweed, shirting, duffel, tartan, wool, crape, crinoline, velvet, sateen, horsehair, khaki, damask, lame, poplin, percale, chiffon, pique, batiste, mohair, acrylic, diaper, velours, network, lace, artifact, moleskin, coating, canvas, fleece, macintosh, mackintosh, trousering, dungaree, sacking, toweling, drapery, tapis, linen, mesh, rep, quilting, cashmere, serge, jacquard, silk, denim, corduroy, satin, tapa, chintz, webbing, felt, scrim, gabardine, knit, cobweb, broadcloth, tapestry, fustian, lint, taffeta, gingham, suede, metallic, faille, woolen, canvass, motley, twill, shag, jean, plaid, chenille, sheeting, baize, hair, herringbone, chambray, grosgrain, frieze, worsted, fiber, homespun, bagging, canopy, brocade, foulard, fabric
disheveled (s): extremely disorderly
Example: "her clothing was disheveled"
voluntary (a): of your own free will or design
Example: "man is a voluntary agent"
unknown (s): not known to exist
Example: "things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths"
invariable (a): not liable to or capable of change
Example: "an invariable temperature"
ducal (a): of or belonging to or suitable for a duke
Example: "ducal palace"
dew (n): water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
Example: "in the morning the grass was wet with dew"
lucidly (r): in a clear and lucid manner
Example: "this is a lucidly written book"
whole (n): all of something including all its component elements or parts
Example: "Europe considered as a whole"
whole (a): being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration
Example: "gave his whole attention"
whole (s): exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
Example: "whole in mind and body"
valor (n): the qualities of a hero or heroine
Example: "he received a medal for valor"
Synonyms: gallantry, courage, braveness, courageousness
valor (n): exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger especially in battle
Example: "he received a medal for valor"
Synonyms: gallantry, courage, braveness, courageousness
censorious (s): harshly critical or expressing censure
Example: "was censorious of petty failings"
confounded (s): perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
Example: "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"
confounded (s): filled with bewilderment
Example: "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"
foliate (v): to coat or back with metal foil
Example: "foliate glass"
foliate (a): ornamented with foliage or foils
Example: "foliate tracery"
mixture (n): any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
Example: "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
Synonyms: dough, concoction, roux, dressing, stuffing, mix, filling
penalty (n): the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
Example: "neglected his health and paid the penalty"
symptomatic (s): characteristic or indicative of a disease
Example: "a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"
symptomatic (a): relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms
Example: "symptomatic relief"
prototype (n): a standard or typical example
Example: "he is the prototype of good breeding"
Synonyms: imago, example, epitome, model
indiscriminate (a): not marked by fine distinctions
Example: "indiscriminate reading habits"
trivially (r): with little effort
Example: "we can prove trivially that this theorem is false"
trivially (r): in a frivolously trivial manner
Example: "trivially motivated requests"
attributive (a): of adjectives
Example: "` red ' is an attributive adjective in ` a red apple '"
attributive (a): placed before the nouns they modify
Example: "` red ' is an attributive adjective in ` a red apple '"
reformed (v): to bring , lead , or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life , conduct , and adopt a right one
Example: "The Church reformed me"
Synonyms: modify, reclaim, change, alter
reformed (s): caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one
Example: "a reformed drunkard"
chair (n): a seat for one person , with a support for the back
Example: "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"
chair (n): the position of professor
Example: "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"
Synonyms: professorship, billet, berth, office, spot, post, place, situation
wreckage (n): the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
Example: "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors"
inflated (v): to exaggerate or make bigger
Example: "The charges were inflated"
Synonyms: amplify, increase, expand
inflated (v): to cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
Example: "The war inflated the economy"
pubescent (s): having arrived at the onset of puberty the age at which sex glands become functional but not yet fully mature
Example: "the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy"
punctilious (s): marked by precise accordance with details
Example: "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"
Synonyms: meticulous
supernatant (s): of a liquid
Example: "the supernatant fat was skimmed off"
supernatant (s): floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate
Example: "the supernatant fat was skimmed off"
curmudgeonly (s): brusque and surly and forbidding
Example: "his curmudgeonly temper"
insistent (s): repetitive and persistent
Example: "the bluejay 's insistent cry"
frigid (s): devoid of warmth and cordiality
Example: "a frigid greeting"
Synonyms: icy, frosty, wintry
frigid (s): expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
Example: "a frigid greeting"
Synonyms: icy, frosty, wintry
loiter (v): to be about
Example: "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"
Synonyms: lurk, tarry, lingering, footless, loaf, lurch, linger
metaphysical (a): pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics
Example: "metaphysical philosophy"
metaphysical (s): highly abstract and overly theoretical
Example: "metaphysical reasoning"
conditional (a): imposing or depending on or containing a condition
Example: "conditional acceptance of the terms"
dive (v): to plunge into water
Example: "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
Synonyms: dove, diving, submerse, jackknife, submersed, submerge
sourly (r): in a sour manner
Example: "he complained sourly that the new rules only benefitted the managers"
rejection (n): the act of rejecting something
Example: "his proposals were met with rejection"
rejection (n): an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign
Example: "rejection of the transplanted liver"
slice (n): a share of something
Example: "a slice of the company 's revenue"
Synonyms: percentage, piece, portion, share
feeling (n): the experiencing of affective and emotional states
Example: "she had a feeling of euphoria"
feeling (n): a physical sensation that you experience
Example: "he had a queasy feeling"
feeling (n): an intuitive understanding of something
Example: "he had a great feeling for music"
acoustically (r): with respect to acoustics
Example: "acoustically ill-equipped studios"
contradiction (n): a statement that is necessarily false
Example: "the statement ` he is brave and he is not brave ' is a contradiction"
contradiction (n): the speech act of contradicting someone
Example: "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
thereof (r): of or concerning this or that
Example: "a problem and the solution thereof"
constitutionally (r): according to the constitution
Example: "this was constitutionally ruled out"
voluminous (s): large in volume or bulk
Example: "a voluminous skirt"
voluminous (s): large in number or quantity especially of discourse
Example: "a subject of voluminous legislation"
oracular (a): of or relating to an oracle
Example: "able by oracular means to expose a witch"
oracular (s): resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
Example: "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"
bluff (n): pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
Example: "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
bluff (s): having a prominent and almost vertical front
Example: "a bluff headland"
bluff (s): bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
Example: "a bluff but pleasant manner"
laterally (r): to or by or from the side
Example: "such women carry in their heads kinship knowledge of six generations depth and extending laterally among consanguineal kin as far as the grandchildren of second cousin"
laterally (r): in a lateral direction or location
Example: "the body is spindle-shaped and only slightly compressed laterally"
tessellation (n): the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern
Example: "a tessellation of hexagons"
sober (s): dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
Example: "as sober as a judge"
white (a): being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness
Example: "as white as fresh snow"
white (a): having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
Example: "as white as fresh snow"
white (a): of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
Example: "voting patterns within the white population"
white (s): free from moral blemish or impurity
Example: "in shining white armor"
cheerfulness (n): the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
Example: "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"
Synonyms: attribute, sunshine
cheerfulness (n): a feeling of spontaneous good spirits
Example: "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better"
Synonyms: buoyancy, blitheness, insouciance
beforehand (s): being ahead of time or need
Example: "was beforehand with her report"
exchange (n): a mutual expression of views especially an unpleasant one
Example: "they had a bitter exchange"
exchange (n): the act of changing one thing for another thing
Example: "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"
exchange (v): to hand over one and receive another , approximately equivalent
Example: "exchange prisoners"
divergence (n): the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
Example: "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines"
siliceous (a): relating to or containing or resembling silica
Example: "gritrock is siliceous sandstone"
wooden (s): made or consisting of entirely or in part or employing wood
Example: "a wooden box"
trip (n): a journey for some purpose usually including the return
Example: "he took a trip to the shopping center"
trip (n): a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs
Example: "an acid trip"
freshman (s): used of a person in the first year of an experience especially in united states high school or college
Example: "a freshman senator"
setting (n): the state of the environment in which a situation exists
Example: "you ca n't do that in a university setting"
Synonyms: canvass, background, environment, canvas, scope
setting (n): the physical position of something
Example: "he changed the setting on the thermostat"
unimpeachable (s): beyond doubt or reproach
Example: "an unimpeachable source"
unimpeachable (s): free of guilt
Example: "an unimpeachable reputation"
unimpeachable (s): not subject to blame
Example: "an unimpeachable reputation"
verbally (r): as a verb
Example: "he had a habit of using nouns verbally"
forwardness (n): an advanced stage
Example: "the forwardness of the harvest this year"
forwardness (n): prompt willingness
Example: "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"
speaker (n): someone who expresses in language
Example: "the speaker at commencement"
Synonyms: stutterer, magpie, ranter, chatterer, babbler, conversationalist, wailer, witness, talker, orator, venter, teller, articulator, informant, lecturer, reciter, caller, narrator, dictator, stammerer, raver, growler, speechmaker, whisperer, rhetorician, inquirer
speaker (n): someone who talks especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous
Example: "the speaker at commencement"
Synonyms: stutterer, magpie, ranter, chatterer, babbler, conversationalist, wailer, witness, talker, orator, venter, teller, articulator, informant, lecturer, reciter, caller, narrator, dictator, stammerer, raver, growler, speechmaker, whisperer, rhetorician, inquirer
slighting (s): tending to diminish or disparage
Example: "a slighting remark"
translate (v): to restate words from one language into another language
Example: "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."
Synonyms: interpret, iterate, reiterate, repeat, repeating, retell, gloss
clamber (n): an awkward climb
Example: "reaching the crest was a real clamber"
lobe (n): a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
Example: "ear lobe"
narrative (n): a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
Example: "his narrative was interesting"
Synonyms: narration, tale, story, substance
narrative (n): presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
Example: "his narrative was interesting"
Synonyms: narration, tale, story, substance
narrative (s): consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
Example: "narrative poetry"
sow (v): to introduce into an environment
Example: "sow suspicion or beliefs"
sow (v): to place seeds in or on the ground
Example: "sow the ground with sunflower seeds"
Synonyms: sow, inseminate, seed
complexion (n): a point of view or general attitude or inclination
Example: "he altered the complexion of his times"
captivity (n): the state of being imprisoned
Example: "he was held in captivity until he died"
Synonyms: incarceration, internment
discipline (n): a branch of knowledge
Example: "in what discipline is his doctorate ?"
Synonyms: engineering, science, bailiwick, occultism, frontier, theology, architecture, subject, genealogy, graphology, study, divinity, technology, major
discipline (n): a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
Example: "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"
discipline (n): the trait of being well behaved
Example: "he insisted on discipline among the troops"
discipline (v): to develop childrens behavior by instruction and practice
Example: "Parents must discipline their children"
Synonyms: training, develop, condition, mortifying
discipline (v): to especially to teach self-control
Example: "Parents must discipline their children"
Synonyms: training, develop, condition, mortifying
impassive (s): having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
Example: "her impassive remoteness"
impassive (s): not easily aroused or excited
Example: "her impassive remoteness"
fair (n): a competitive exhibition of farm products
Example: "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"
fair (a): free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception
Example: "a fair referee"
fair (a): hit between the foul lines
Example: "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"
therapy (n): the act of caring for someone as by medication or remedial training etc. .
Example: "heat therapy gave the best relief"
prying (s): offensively curious or inquisitive
Example: "prying eyes"
flaxen (s): pale yellowish to yellowish brown
Example: "flaxen locks"
mind (n): that which is responsible for ones thoughts and feelings
Example: "his mind wandered"
Synonyms: unconscious, ego, knowledge, subconscious, cognition, psyche, brain
mind (n): the seat of the faculty of reason
Example: "his mind wandered"
Synonyms: unconscious, ego, knowledge, subconscious, cognition, psyche, brain
mind (v): to be offended or bothered by
Example: "I do n't mind your behavior"
Synonyms: minded, object
mind (v): to take offense with , be bothered by
Example: "I do n't mind your behavior"
Synonyms: minded, object
superhuman (a): above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance
Example: "superhuman beings"
bewitching (s): capturing interest as if by a spell
Example: "bewitching smile"
worldly (a): characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
Example: "worldly goods and advancement"
worldly (s): very sophisticated especially because of surfeit
Example: "the benefits of his worldly wisdom"
worldly (s): versed in the ways of the world
Example: "the benefits of his worldly wisdom"
kinky (s): showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
Example: "kinky sex"
shortsighted (s): lacking foresight or scope
Example: "shortsighted policies"
demonic (s): extremely evil or cruel
Example: "something demonic in him -- something that could be cruel"
Synonyms: diabolic, fiendish, hellish, satanic, infernal
demonic (s): expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
Example: "something demonic in him -- something that could be cruel"
Synonyms: diabolic, fiendish, hellish, satanic, infernal
closeness (n): a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
Example: "their closeness grew as the night wore on"
queer (s): beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Example: "something definitely queer about this town"
Synonyms: peculiar, rum, singular, rummy, funny, curious
figment (n): a contrived or fantastic idea
Example: "a figment of the imagination"
dramatize (v): to represent something in a dramatic manner
Example: "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today 's youth"
sedulous (s): marked by care and persistent effort
Example: "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"
slumber (n): a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
Example: "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"
prerequisite (n): something that is required in advance
Example: "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"
Synonyms: requirement, precondition, obligation, duty
daytime (n): the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
Example: "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
Synonyms: eve, evening, even, eventide, period, afternoon, daylight
instinctive (s): unthinking
Example: "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing"
instinctive (s): prompted by or as if by instinct
Example: "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing"
richly (r): to an ample degree or in an ample manner
Example: "we benefited richly"
convertible (a): capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value
Example: "convertible securities"
Synonyms: exchangeable
convertible (s): designed to be changed from one use or form to another
Example: "a convertible sofa"
favored (v): to consider as the favorite
Example: "The local team was favored"
Synonyms: consider, regard, see, reckon, view, favor
favored (s): preferred above all others and treated with partiality
Example: "the favored child"
Synonyms: pet, favorite
sidereal (a): of or relating to the stars or constellations
Example: "sidereal bodies"
sidereal (a): determined by daily motion of the stars
Example: "sidereal time"
salubrious (s): favorable to health of mind or body
Example: "not the most salubrious campsite"
salubrious (s): promoting health
Example: "the salubrious mountain air and water " - C.B.Davis"
salubrious (s): healthful
Example: "the salubrious mountain air and water " - C.B.Davis"
photographic (a): relating to photography or obtained by using photography
Example: "photographic equipment"
embarrassment (n): some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
Example: "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
loft (v): to kick or strike high in the air
Example: "loft a ball"
alpha (s): first in order of importance
Example: "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"
compile (v): to put together out of existing material
Example: "compile a list"
Synonyms: compose, make, catalog
tripper (n): a catch mechanism that acts as a switch
Example: "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"
Synonyms: trip, stop, catch
indecisive (a): characterized by lack of decision and firmness
Example: "an indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill"
indecisive (a): not definitely settling something
Example: "a long and indecisive war"
indecisive (s): not clearly defined
Example: "indecisive boundaries running through mountains"
tab (n): a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it
Example: "pull the tab to open the can"
dusky (s): lighted by or as if by twilight
Example: "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn " - Henry Fielding"
dusky (s): naturally having skin of a dark color
Example: "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"
constriction (n): a tight feeling in some part of the body
Example: "he felt a constriction in her chest"
Synonyms: feeling, tightness
safe (a): having reached a base without being put out
Example: "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball"
fallacious (s): containing or based on a fallacy
Example: "fallacious reasoning"
fallacious (s): based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information
Example: "fallacious hope"
winnowing (n): the act of separating grain from chaff
Example: "the winnowing was done by women"
Synonyms: winnow, separation
winnowing (v): to separate the chaff from by using air currents
Example: "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"
Synonyms: strain, winnow, sift
inept (s): revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
Example: "an inept remark"
inept (s): not elegant or graceful in expression
Example: "if the rumor is true , can anything be more inept than to repeat it now ?"
inept (s): generally incompetent and ineffectual
Example: "inept handling of the account"
difficulty (n): the quality of being difficult
Example: "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
somehow (r): for some unspecified reason
Example: "It does n't seem fair somehow"
perfuse (v): to force a fluid through a body part or tissue
Example: "perfuse a liver with a salt solution"
equator (n): an imaginary line around the earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
Example: "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres"
roving (v): to move about aimlessly or without any destination , often in search of food or employment
Example: "roving vagabonds"
Synonyms: stray, roll, drift, cast, travel, roam, gad, swan, range, tramp, rove
microscopic (a): of or relating to or used in microscopy
Example: "microscopic analysis"
microscopic (s): extremely precise with great attention to details
Example: "examined it with microscopic care"
microscopic (s): so small as to be invisible without a microscope
Example: "differences were microscopic"
modification (n): not an exact copy
Example: "a modification of last year 's model"
perceivable (s): capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing
Example: "perceivable through the mist"
approach (n): ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
Example: "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"
Synonyms: formulation, attack
approach (n): the act of drawing spatially closer to something
Example: "the hunter 's approach scattered the geese"
Synonyms: access, coming, approaching, movement, motion
unwind (v): to reverse the winding or twisting of
Example: "unwind a ball of yarn"
Synonyms: unroll, moving, displace
creek (n): a natural stream of water smaller than a river and often a tributary of a river
Example: "the creek dried up every summer"
Synonyms: watercourse, brook, stream
legitimate (s): in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
Example: "legitimate advertising practices"
legitimate (s): authorized , sanctioned by , or in accordance with law
Example: "a legitimate government"
jiggle (v): to move to and fro
Example: "Do n't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage !"
Synonyms: agitate, waggle, wag, shook, shaken, joggle
theology (n): a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings
Example: "Jewish theology"
theology (n): the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion usually taught at a college or seminary
Example: "he studied theology at Oxford"
anticlimax (n): a disappointing decline after a previous rise
Example: "the anticlimax of a brilliant career"
buzz (n): sound of rapid vibration
Example: "the buzz of a bumble bee"
buzz (n): a confusion of activity and gossip
Example: "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued"
flout (v): to treat with contemptuous disregard
Example: "flout the rules"
usher (v): to take someone to their seats , as in theaters or auditoriums
Example: "The usher showed us to our seats"
Synonyms: lead, taking, marshal, leading, conduct, show, direct, take, guide
indoor (a): located , suited for , or taking place within a building
Example: "indoor activities for a rainy day"
snide (s): expressive of contempt
Example: "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"
sentimental (s): effusively or insincerely emotional
Example: "sentimental soap operas"
wick (n): any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
Example: "the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it"
phantasmagoric (s): characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions
Example: "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows " -- J.C.Powys"
brand (n): a recognizable kind
Example: "there 's a new brand of hero in the movies now"
Synonyms: variety, make, form, kind
matronly (s): befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman
Example: "her matronly figure"
candied (s): encrusted with sugar or syrup
Example: "candied grapefruit peel"
pleural (a): of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax
Example: "pleural muscles"
ambitiously (r): with ambition
Example: "she pursued her goals ambitiously"
ambitiously (r): in an ambitious and energetic manner
Example: "she pursued her goals ambitiously"
lilliputian (s): very small
Example: "a lilliputian chest of drawers"
lilliputian (s): small and of little importance
Example: "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"
solidity (n): the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally
Example: "the solidity of the evidence worked in his favor"
Synonyms: solidness, reliability
mount (v): to fix onto a backing , setting , or support
Example: "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"
Synonyms: mounted, set, prepare, ready, mounting, prepared
leeward (a): on the side away from the wind
Example: "on the leeward side of the island"
exuberant (s): unrestrained , especially with regard to feelings
Example: "exuberant compliments"
Synonyms: excessive, overweening, extravagant
punt (n): a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
Example: "the punt traveled 50 yards"
voiced (a): produced with vibration of the vocal cords
Example: "a frequently voiced opinion"
Synonyms: soft