LM-Lexicon/Wordnet huggingface dataset:
tinning (n): the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them
Example: "careful tinning of the ends of wires results in a better joint when you solder them"
basaltic (a): of or relating to or containing basalt
Example: "basaltic magma is fluid"
incredibly (r): not easy to believe
Example: "behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains"
dismally (r): in a cheerless manner
Example: "in August 1914 , there was a dismally sentimental little dinner , when the French , German , Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future"
dismally (r): in a dreadful manner
Example: "as he looks at the mess he has left behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally failed"
altitude (n): elevation especially above sea level or above the earths surface
Example: "the altitude gave her a headache"
Synonyms: height, elevation, ceiling, level
cyclonic (a): of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center
Example: "cyclonic cloud pattern"
cyclonic (a): of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical storm
Example: "cyclonic destruction"
wretched (s): characterized by physical misery
Example: "spent a wretched night on the floor"
wretched (s): very unhappy
Example: "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"
wretched (s): full of misery
Example: "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"
observant (s): adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs
Example: "observant of the speed limit"
surgical (a): of or relating to or involving or used in surgery
Example: "surgical instruments"
surgical (a): relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
Example: "a surgical appendix"
perfidious (s): tending to betray
Example: "the perfidious Judas"
perfidious (s): especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the carthaginians by the romans
Example: "the perfidious Judas"
experimental (s): relying on observation or experiment
Example: "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"
experimental (s): of the nature of or undergoing an experiment
Example: "an experimental drug"
primitive (n): a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
Example: "` pick ' is the primitive from which ` picket ' is derived"
primitive (s): used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies
Example: "primitive societies"
primitive (s): of or created by one without formal training
Example: "primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking"
primitive (s): simple or naive in style
Example: "primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking"
primitive (s): belonging to an early stage of technical development
Example: "primitive movies of the 1890s"
primitive (s): characterized by simplicity and often crudeness
Example: "primitive movies of the 1890s"
boot (v): to cause to load an operating system and start the initial processes
Example: "boot your computer"
bubbly (s): full of or showing high spirits
Example: "bright bubbly children"
cellular (a): characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization
Example: "the cellular construction of a beehive"
theocratic (a): of or relating to or being a theocracy
Example: "a theocratic state"
washout (n): the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water
Example: "it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road"
washout (n): the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water as from a roadway
Example: "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
queerly (r): in a strange manner
Example: "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"
Synonyms: strangely, oddly
queerly (r): in a questionably unusual manner
Example: "this money had been queerly come by"
feminine (s): ending on an unaccented beat or syllable
Example: "a feminine ending"
watchdog (n): a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste
Example: "she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses"
disordered (s): thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
Example: "the small disordered room"
despondent (s): without or almost without hope
Example: "despondent about his failure"
caustic (s): harsh or corrosive in tone
Example: "caustic jokes about political assassination , talk-show hosts and medical ethics"
studious (s): marked by care and effort
Example: "made a studious attempt to fix the television set"
studious (s): characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
Example: "a quiet studious child"
equalize (v): to make equal , uniform , corresponding , or matching
Example: "let 's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"
avatar (n): the manifestation of a hindu deity especially vishnu in human or superhuman or animal form
Example: "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu"
avatar (n): a new personification of a familiar idea
Example: "the very avatar of cunning"
vegetative (a): of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
Example: "a dull vegetative lifestyle"
vegetative (a): composed of vegetation or plants
Example: "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor"
vegetative (s): relating to involuntary bodily functions
Example: "vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation"
peruse (v): to examine or consider with attention and in detail
Example: "Please peruse this report at your leisure"
extemporaneous (s): with little or no preparation or forethought
Example: "an extemporaneous piano recital"
motley (s): having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
Example: "a jester dressed in motley"
Synonyms: painted, piebald, pied
motley (s): consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
Example: "a motley crew"
reorganize (v): to organize anew
Example: "We must reorganize the company if we do n't want to go under"
catchy (s): likely to attract attention
Example: "a catchy title for a movie"
quaint (s): strange in an interesting or pleasing way
Example: "quaint dialect words"
quaint (s): very strange or unusual
Example: "the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name " - Bill Beatty"
quaint (s): odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
Example: "the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name " - Bill Beatty"
quaint (s): attractively old-fashioned but not necessarily authentic
Example: "houses with quaint thatched roofs"
crazily (r): in an insane manner
Example: "he behaves crazily when he is off his medication"
stigmatize (v): to mark with a stigma or stigmata
Example: "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress"
stormy (a): affected or characterized by storms or commotion
Example: "a stormy day"
cheap (a): relatively low in price or charging low prices
Example: "it would have been cheap at twice the price"
obsequious (s): attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
Example: "obsequious shop assistants"
woman (n): an adult female person as opposed to a man
Example: "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
woman (n): a female person who plays a significant role wife or mistress or girlfriend in the life of a particular man
Example: "he was faithful to his woman"
woman (n): a human female employed to do housework
Example: "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"
Synonyms: char, cleaner
shoulder (v): to carry a burden , either real or metaphoric
Example: "shoulder the burden"
Synonyms: transport, carry, shouldered
assumptive (s): accepted as real or true without proof
Example: "assumptive beliefs"
complement (n): number needed to make up a whole force
Example: "a full complement of workers"
complement (v): to make complete or perfect
Example: "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"
growth (n): a progression from simpler to more complex forms
Example: "the growth of culture"
sickness (n): defectiveness or unsoundness
Example: "drugs have become a sickness they can not cure"
delectable (s): capable of arousing desire
Example: "the delectable Miss Haynes"
warfare (n): an active struggle between competing entities
Example: "diplomatic warfare"
Synonyms: conflict, struggle, battle, war
conveyer (n): a person who conveys carries or transmits
Example: "the conveyer of good tidings"
Synonyms: conveyor, messenger
sonorous (s): full and loud and deep
Example: "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"
pullback (n): the act of pulling back especially an orderly withdrawal of troops
Example: "the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops"
duodenal (a): in or relating to the duodenum
Example: "duodenal ulcer"
unobtrusive (a): not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
Example: "a quiet , unobtrusive life of self-denial"
forbid (v): to command against
Example: "I forbid you to call me late at night"
Synonyms: illegalize, require, enjoin, proscribe, ban, commanding, prohibit, interdict, disallow, nix, debar, outlaw, veto
fly (v): to travel through the air
Example: "Man can not fly"
Synonyms: hover, flying, travel, traveled, rack, buzz, flighted, flight, soar, going, winged, moving
fly (v): to be airborne
Example: "Man can not fly"
Synonyms: hover, flying, travel, traveled, rack, buzz, flighted, flight, soar, going, winged, moving
splanchnic (a): relating to or affecting the viscera
Example: "a splanchnic nerve"
stupid (s): in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
Example: "was stupid from fatigue"
vivid (s): having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience
Example: "a vivid recollection"
vivid (s): evoking lifelike images within the mind
Example: "a vivid description"
vivid (s): having striking color
Example: "a bird with vivid plumage"
knobbed (s): used of old persons or old trees
Example: "a knobbed stick"
knobbed (s): covered with knobs or knots
Example: "a knobbed stick"
control (n): a relation of constraint of one entity thing or person or group by another
Example: "measures for the control of disease"
control (n): regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
Example: "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"
control (v): to lessen the intensity of
Example: "control your anger"
Synonyms: thermostat, deny, countercheck, inhibit, trammel, mortifying, bound, restrain, subdued, limit, bate, limited, subdue, conquer, hold, suppress, catch, damp, confine, bated, moderate, keep, throttle, contain
control (v): to temper
Example: "control your anger"
Synonyms: thermostat, deny, countercheck, inhibit, trammel, mortifying, bound, restrain, subdued, limit, bate, limited, subdue, conquer, hold, suppress, catch, damp, confine, bated, moderate, keep, throttle, contain
control (v): to hold in restraint
Example: "control your anger"
Synonyms: thermostat, deny, countercheck, inhibit, trammel, mortifying, bound, restrain, subdued, limit, bate, limited, subdue, conquer, hold, suppress, catch, damp, confine, bated, moderate, keep, throttle, contain
control (v): to hold or keep within limits
Example: "control your anger"
Synonyms: thermostat, deny, countercheck, inhibit, trammel, mortifying, bound, restrain, subdued, limit, bate, limited, subdue, conquer, hold, suppress, catch, damp, confine, bated, moderate, keep, throttle, contain
inexplicable (a): incapable of being explained or accounted for
Example: "inexplicable errors"
hypothesis (n): a tentative insight into the natural world
Example: "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"
Synonyms: theory, conjecture, model, possibility, assumption, speculation, conception, framework, concept, supposition
hypothesis (n): a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
Example: "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"
Synonyms: theory, conjecture, model, possibility, assumption, speculation, conception, framework, concept, supposition
hunger (n): strong desire for something not food or drink
Example: "hunger for affection"
assurance (n): freedom from doubt
Example: "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"
Synonyms: confidence, authority, sureness, certainty
assurance (n): belief in yourself and your abilities
Example: "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"
Synonyms: confidence, authority, sureness, certainty
assurance (n): a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
Example: "an assurance of help when needed"
run (n): a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
Example: "the defensive line braced to stop the run"
Synonyms: rush, draw, return, sweep, running
agreeable (a): conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
Example: "Is the plan agreeable to you ?"
terminology (n): a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
Example: "legal terminology"
Synonyms: word, nomenclature
mistily (r): in a misty manner
Example: "the summits of the mountains were mistily purple"
mistily (r): in a vague way
Example: "he explained it somewhat mistily"
grain (n): a relatively small granular particle of a substance
Example: "a grain of sand"
indecipherable (s): not easily deciphered
Example: "indecipherable handwriting"
indecipherable (s): impossible to determine the meaning of
Example: "an indecipherable message"
noncommittal (s): refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like
Example: "her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together"
principal (n): the educator who has executive authority for a school
Example: "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
abstemious (s): marked by temperance in indulgence
Example: "abstemious with the use of adverbs"
nebular (a): of or relating to or resembling a nebula
Example: "the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system"
portly (s): euphemisms for fat
Example: "men are portly and women are stout"
ventilation (n): a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air
Example: "she was continually adjusting the ventilation"
policy (n): a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
Example: "it was a policy of retribution"
policy (n): a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
Example: "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation"
policy (n): written contract or certificate of insurance
Example: "you should have read the small print on your policy"
Synonyms: insurance, contract
wield (v): to have and exercise
Example: "wield power and authority"
Synonyms: hold, exert
unutterable (s): defying expression or description
Example: "unutterable contempt"
unutterable (s): very difficult to pronounce correctly
Example: "unutterable consonant clusters"
inform (v): to give character or essence to
Example: "The principles that inform modern teaching"
moonlight (n): the light of the moon
Example: "moonlight is the smuggler 's enemy"
Synonyms: moonshine
capacity (n): capability to perform or produce
Example: "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"
capacity (n): the amount that can be contained
Example: "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"
capacity (n): the maximum production possible
Example: "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"
biology (n): characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms
Example: "the biology of viruses"
narration (n): the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
Example: "his narration was hesitant"
Synonyms: account, relation, telling, yarn, report, recital
pompous (s): puffed up with vanity
Example: "a pompous speech"
Synonyms: grandiloquent, pontifical, portentous
utter (s): used informally as often pejorative intensifiers
Example: "utter nonsense"
fusillade (n): rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
Example: "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
Synonyms: firing, fire, volley, salvo
trite (s): repeated too often
Example: "his remarks were trite and commonplace"
trite (s): overfamiliar through overuse
Example: "his remarks were trite and commonplace"
infallible (a): incapable of failure or error
Example: "an infallible antidote"
hazard (n): a source of danger
Example: "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
Synonyms: peril, endangerment, danger
hazard (n): a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
Example: "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
Synonyms: peril, endangerment, danger
ferocious (s): marked by extreme and violent energy
Example: "a ferocious beating"
sharpness (n): the quality of being keenly and painfully felt
Example: "the sharpness of her loss"
dissatisfaction (n): the feeling of being displeased and discontent
Example: "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received"
adoptable (a): suitable or eligible for adoption
Example: "a shortage of adoptable babies"
inspired (v): to supply the inspiration for
Example: "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
inspired (s): being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
Example: "an inspired performance"
discriminate (v): to distinguish
Example: "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"
Synonyms: discerning, recognize, discriminating, spot, spotted, discern
discriminate (a): marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
Example: "discriminate judgments"
untoward (s): not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
Example: "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
untoward (s): contrary to your interests or welfare
Example: "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
eternal (s): continuing forever or indefinitely
Example: "eternal truths"
Synonyms: ageless, perpetual, everlasting
digest (v): to convert food into absorbable substances
Example: "I can not digest milk products"
digest (v): to arrange and integrate in the mind
Example: "I can not digest all this information"
possibly (r): to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means
Example: "they ca n't possibly get here in time for the funeral ?"
virginal (a): characteristic of a virgin or virginity
Example: "virginal white dresses"
virginal (s): untouched or undefiled
Example: "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage " - L.P.Smith"
virginal (s): in a state of sexual virginity
Example: "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
Synonyms: vestal, virtuous, pure, virgin
sedate (s): dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
Example: "a quiet sedate nature"
arid (s): lacking vitality or spirit
Example: "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"
arid (s): lifeless
Example: "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"
quotidian (s): found in the ordinary course of events
Example: "there 's nothing quite like a real ... train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute " - Anita Diamant"
Synonyms: everyday, mundane
globular (s): having the shape of a sphere or ball
Example: "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests " - Zane Grey"
put (v): to cause to be in a certain state
Example: "That song put me in awful good humor"
Synonyms: modify, putting, change, alter
put (v): to cause to be in a certain relation
Example: "That song put me in awful good humor"
Synonyms: modify, putting, change, alter
put (v): to attribute or give
Example: "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"
Synonyms: utilize, repose, assign, employ
miserable (s): full of misery
Example: "he felt depressed and miserable"
miserable (s): deserving or inciting pity
Example: "miserable victims of war"
clumsily (r): in a clumsy manner
Example: "he snatched the bills clumsily"
starkly (r): in a stark manner
Example: "He was starkly unable to achieve coherence"
starkly (r): in sharp outline or contrast
Example: "the black walls rose starkly from the snow"
starkly (r): in a blunt manner
Example: "in starkly realistic terms"
pancreatic (a): of or involving the pancreas
Example: "pancreatic cancer"
paltry (s): not worth considering
Example: "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"
paltry (s): contemptibly small in amount
Example: "a paltry wage"
conformist (a): marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles
Example: "underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist"
validly (r): in a valid manner
Example: "this may not validly be done"
manufacture (n): the act of making something a product from raw materials
Example: "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"
Synonyms: formation, manufacturing, fabrication
manufacture (v): to put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
Example: "They manufacture small toys"
Synonyms: fabricate, manufacturing, make, raft
bid (n): an attempt to get something
Example: "he made a bid to gain attention"
Synonyms: try, attempt, play, endeavor
bid (v): to ask for or request earnestly
Example: "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
Synonyms: beseeching, entreat, conjure, beseech, press, bidding, plead, pleading
bid (v): to make a serious effort to attain something
Example: "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
suzerainty (n): the position or authority of a suzerain
Example: "under the suzerainty of ..."
scream (n): a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
Example: "he heard the scream of the brakes"
Synonyms: shriek, noise, screaming, screech
impute (v): to attribute or credit to
Example: "People impute great cleverness to cats"
Synonyms: charge, evaluate, credit, personify, judge, impute, blame, attribute, assign
distinctively (r): in an identifiably distinctive manner
Example: "the distinctively conservative district of the county"
eld (n): a late time of life
Example: "a beard white with eld"
eld (n): a time of life usually defined in years at which some particular qualification or power arises
Example: "tall for his eld"
discouragement (n): the act of discouraging
Example: "the discouragement of petty theft"
baseless (s): without a basis in reason or fact
Example: "baseless gossip"
cleaner (a): not spreading pollution or contamination
Example: "cleaner and more efficient engines"
cleaner (a): especially radioactive contamination
Example: "cleaner and more efficient engines"
palatial (s): suitable for or like a palace
Example: "palatial furnishings"
distribute (v): to make available
Example: "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"
morsel (n): a small quantity of anything
Example: "a morsel of paper was all he needed"
thrust (n): the force used in pushing
Example: "the thrust of the jet engines"
Synonyms: push, force
thrust (v): to press or force
Example: "She thrust the letter into his hand"
Synonyms: shove, force, forced, stuffing, pushing, stuff, push
patently (r): unmistakably plain is often used informally for plainly
Example: "it is all patently nonsense"
song (n): a distinctive or characteristic sound
Example: "the song of bullets was in the air"
song (n): the act of singing
Example: "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
Synonyms: carol, strain, lullaby
thrilling (s): causing quivering or shivering as by cold or fear or electric shock
Example: "a thrilling wind blew off the frozen lake"
thrilling (s): causing a surge of emotion or excitement
Example: "a thrilling performer to watch"
boy (n): offensive and disparaging term for black man
Example: "get out of my way , boy"
thankless (a): not feeling or showing gratitude
Example: "How sharper than a serpent 's tooth it is / To have a thankless child ! " - Shakespeare"
thankless (s): not likely to be rewarded
Example: "grading papers is a thankless task"
dormancy (n): a state of quiet but possibly temporary inaction
Example: "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"
Synonyms: slumber, quiescence, inactivity, inaction, hibernation
studied (a): produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
Example: "a studied smile"
clean (a): free from dirt or impurities
Example: "children with clean shining faces"
clean (s): free from anything that dulls or dims
Example: "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"
filial (a): relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
Example: "filial respect"
modern (s): relating to a recently developed fashion or style
Example: "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"
burner (n): an apparatus for burning fuel or refuse
Example: "a diesel engine is an oil burner"
burner (n): the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking
Example: "the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one"
ancestral (s): inherited or inheritable by established rules usually legal rules of descent
Example: "ancestral home"
manhood (n): the quality of being human
Example: "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood"
Synonyms: humanness, quality
mown (a): cut down with a hand implement or machine
Example: "the smell of newly mown hay"
afferent (a): of nerves and nerve impulses
Example: "afferent nerves"
afferent (a): conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the cns
Example: "afferent nerves"
submit (v): to put before
Example: "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
Synonyms: suggest, advise, propose, stated, posit
pupate (v): to develop into a pupa
Example: "the insect larva pupate"
shortening (n): act of decreasing in length
Example: "the dress needs shortening"
vagueness (n): unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning
Example: "the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness"
vagueness (n): indistinctness of shape or character
Example: "the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner"
vascularity (n): the property being vascular
Example: "a prominent vascularity"
mechanize (v): to equip with armed and armored motor vehicles
Example: "mechanize armies"
Synonyms: fit, motorize, equip, outfit
squatty (s): short and thick
Example: "a squatty red smokestack"
Synonyms: chunky, dumpy, squat, squatter
squatty (s): as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
Example: "a squatty red smokestack"
Synonyms: chunky, dumpy, squat, squatter
inhabitation (n): the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place said of both animals and men
Example: "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony"
Synonyms: encampment, habitation
influence (n): a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
Example: "used her parents ' influence to get the job"
influence (n): a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do
Example: "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"
lingo (n): a characteristic language of a particular group as among thieves
Example: "they do n't speak our lingo"
adaptable (a): capable of adapting of becoming or being made suitable to a particular situation or use
Example: "to succeed one must be adaptable"
rightfulness (n): anything in accord with principles of justice
Example: "the rightfulness of his claim"
Synonyms: right, justness
cluster (n): a grouping of a number of similar things
Example: "a cluster of admirers"
Synonyms: clump, agglomeration, tuft, tussock, knot
stagnation (n): a state of inactivity in business or art etc
Example: "economic growth of less than 1 % per year is considered to be economic stagnation"
Synonyms: stagnancy, inactivity, inaction
lambent (s): softly bright or radiant
Example: "lambent tongues of flame"
Synonyms: aglow, lucent, luminous
wreak (v): to cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
Example: "wreak havoc"
Synonyms: create, play, make, made
king (n): preeminence in a particular category or group or field
Example: "the lion is the king of beasts"
idiotically (r): in an idiotic manner
Example: "what arouses the indignation of the honest satirist is not the fact that people in positions of power or influence behave idiotically"
giant (n): an unusually large enterprise
Example: "Walton built a retail giant"
cook (v): to transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
Example: "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
laudable (s): worthy of high praise
Example: "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"
Synonyms: commendable, praiseworthy
built (v): to form or accumulate steadily
Example: "Resistance to the manager 's plan built up quickly"
Synonyms: develop, progress, build
built (s): having a substance an abrasive or filler added to increase effectiveness
Example: "the built liquid detergents"
reckless (s): marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
Example: "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans " - Macaulay"
Synonyms: rash, heady, rasher
reckless (s): characterized by careless unconcern
Example: "reckless squandering of public funds"
patronize (v): to be a regular customer or client of
Example: "We patronize this store"
Synonyms: patronage, nurture, foster
sacrifice (n): a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
Example: "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"
sacrifice (v): to kill or destroy
Example: "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"
slow (a): indicating a time earlier than the correct time
Example: "the clock is slow"
aggravation (n): action that makes a problem or a disease or its symptoms worse
Example: "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"
hum (n): the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
Example: "there is a constant hum of military preparation"
nosed (v): to advance the forward part of with caution
Example: "She nosed the car into the left lane"
Synonyms: advance, nose
nosed (v): to catch the scent of
Example: "The dog nosed out the drugs"
Synonyms: smell, wind, scent, nose
nosed (v): to get wind of
Example: "The dog nosed out the drugs"
Synonyms: smell, wind, scent, nose
redolent (s): noticeably odorous
Example: "the hall was redolent of floor wax"
redolent (s): serving to bring to mind
Example: "can not forbear to close on this redolent literary note " - Wilder Hobson"
busily (r): in a busy manner
Example: "they were busily engaged in buying souvenirs"
obligatory (a): morally or legally constraining or binding
Example: "attendance is obligatory"
obligatory (s): required by obligation or compulsion or convention
Example: "he made all the obligatory apologies"
sometimes (r): on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
Example: "sometimes she wished she were back in England"
sometimes (r): at other times for six months
Example: "sometimes she wished she were back in England"
scrambler (n): a rapid mover
Example: "their quarterback was a good scrambler"
scrambler (n): someone who scrambles
Example: "their quarterback was a good scrambler"
spark (n): a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
Example: "a spark of interest"
fondler (n): a molester who touches the intimate parts of the victim
Example: "the woman charged that her jailer was a fondler"
legitimately (r): in a lawfully recognized manner
Example: "let 's get married so our child can be born legitimately"
banquet (n): a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
Example: "a banquet for the graduating seniors"
Synonyms: spread, meal
reliable (s): worthy of being depended on
Example: "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"
assimilate (v): to become similar to ones environment
Example: "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
incitement (n): an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating
Example: "the incitement of mutiny"
Synonyms: incitation, rousing
inscrutable (s): of an obscure nature
Example: "the inscrutable workings of Providence"
violation (n): an act that disregards an agreement or a right
Example: "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"
Synonyms: infringement, misconduct, wrongdoing, foul
ineffectually (r): in an ineffectual manner
Example: "she tried ineffectually to light the primus , and Thomas came to help her"
blame (n): a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
Example: "he took the blame for it"
Synonyms: rap, reproach
blame (n): an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
Example: "the police laid the blame on the driver"
Synonyms: incrimination
blame (s): expletives used informally as intensifiers
Example: "a blame cold winter"
Synonyms: blessed, damn, infernal
praxis (n): translating an idea into action
Example: "differences between theory and praxis of communism"
imperceptible (a): impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
Example: "an imperceptible drop in temperature"
satellite (s): surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power
Example: "a city and its satellite communities"
moneyed (a): based on or arising from the possession of money or wealth
Example: "moneyed interests"
moneyed (s): having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Example: "moneyed aristocrats"
Synonyms: affluent, wealthy, flush
cost (n): the property of having material worth often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold
Example: "he could n't calculate the cost of the collection"
Synonyms: price, value, assessment
cost (n): value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
Example: "the cost in human life was enormous"
Synonyms: price, value, toll
cost (v): to require to lose , suffer , or sacrifice
Example: "This mistake cost him his job"
persuasion (n): a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
Example: "I am not of your persuasion"
Synonyms: thought, belief, mind, idea, view, opinion, politics, judgment
miasma (n): an unwholesome atmosphere
Example: "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay"
miasma (n): unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources
Example: "the miasma of the marshes"
shamefaced (s): extremely modest or shy
Example: "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise " - H.O.Taylor"
shamefaced (s): showing a sense of guilt
Example: "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy " - Eric Linklater"
souse (v): to cover with liquid
Example: "souse water on his hot face"
Synonyms: drench, soaking, soak, sop, bate, bated, ret, wet, brine, dowse, flush
souse (v): to pour liquid onto
Example: "souse water on his hot face"
Synonyms: drench, soaking, soak, sop, bate, bated, ret, wet, brine, dowse, flush
prescient (s): perceiving the significance of events before they occur
Example: "extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations " - R.H.Rovere"
handful (n): a small number or amount
Example: "only a handful of responses were received"
downhearted (s): filled with melancholy and despondency
Example: "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
Synonyms: downcast, gloomy, blue, dispirited, depressed, low
athletic (s): having a sturdy and well proportioned body
Example: "an athletic build"
athletic (s): vigorously active
Example: "an athletic child"
Synonyms: gymnastic, acrobatic
ordinary (n): the expected or commonplace condition or situation
Example: "not out of the ordinary"
ordinary (a): not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree
Example: "ordinary everyday objects"
ordinary (s): lacking special distinction , rank , or status
Example: "the ordinary ( or common ) man in the street"
ordinary (s): commonly encountered
Example: "the ordinary ( or common ) man in the street"
ethic (n): the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
Example: "the Puritan ethic"
Synonyms: ethics, principle
account (n): a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
Example: "he asked to see the executive who handled his account"
account (v): to be the sole or primary factor in the existence , acquisition , supply , or disposal of something
Example: "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
account (v): to furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
Example: "I ca n't account for the missing money"
overture (n): something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Example: "drinks were the overture to dinner"
Synonyms: prelude, origin, inception, preliminary, origination
stopping (n): the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch
Example: "the violinist 's stopping was excellent"
knowing (s): highly educated
Example: "knowing instructors"
Synonyms: lettered
knowing (s): having extensive information or understanding
Example: "knowing instructors"
Synonyms: lettered
knowing (s): characterized by conscious design or purpose
Example: "a knowing attempt to defraud"
harshly (r): in a harsh or unkind manner
Example: "` That 's enough ! , ' he cut in harshly"
mastery (n): power to dominate or defeat
Example: "mastery of the seas"
Synonyms: ascendency, domination, control, dominance, supremacy, superiority
forgive (v): to stop blaming or grant forgiveness
Example: "She can not forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
forgive (v): to absolve from payment
Example: "I forgive you your debt"
force (n): a powerful effect or influence
Example: "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"
force (n): the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
Example: "force equals mass times acceleration"
force (n): physical energy or intensity
Example: "he hit with all the force he could muster"
Synonyms: vigor, strength, energy, brunt, impulse, intensiveness
alternation (n): successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
Example: "a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes"
expiate (v): to make amends for
Example: "expiate one 's sins"
Synonyms: compensate, atone, correct, right, abyss, redress
sperm (n): the male reproductive cell
Example: "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"
sperm (n): the male gamete
Example: "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"
monumental (a): relating or belonging to or serving as a monument
Example: "the use of the arch in monumental architecture"
monumental (s): of outstanding significance
Example: "Einstein 's monumental contributions to physics"
monumental (s): imposing in size or bulk or solidity
Example: "a monumental scale"
pool (n): an organization of people or resources that can be shared
Example: "a car pool"
left (n): i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
Example: "she stood on the left"
left (v): to act or be so as to become in a specified state
Example: "The inflation left them penniless"
Synonyms: leave, make, get
left (a): being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
Example: "my left hand"
left (s): not used up
Example: "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"
resurgent (s): rising again as to new life and vigor
Example: "resurgent nationalism"
Synonyms: renascent
stillborn (s): showing no signs of life at birth
Example: "a stillborn baby"
stillborn (s): failing to accomplish an intended result
Example: "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"
scrimp (v): to subsist on a meager allowance
Example: "scratch and scrimp"
raise (n): the amount a salary is increased
Example: "he got a 3 % raise"
Synonyms: hike, rise, increase, increment
raise (n): increasing the size of a bet as in poker
Example: "I 'll see your raise and double it"
raise (v): to cause to be heard or known
Example: "raise a shout"
Synonyms: verbalize, utter, express, raising
raise (v): to express or utter
Example: "raise a shout"
Synonyms: verbalize, utter, express, raising
soft (s): falling or likely to fall in value
Example: "the market for computers is soft"
soft (s): using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
Example: "soft data"
soft (s): out of condition
Example: "he was too soft for the army"
Synonyms: flaccid, flabby
soft (s): not strong or robust
Example: "he was too soft for the army"
Synonyms: flaccid, flabby
soft (s): incapable of exertion or endurance
Example: "he was too soft for the army"
Synonyms: flaccid, flabby
farcical (s): broadly or extravagantly humorous
Example: "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"
farcical (s): resembling farce
Example: "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"
northern (a): in or characteristic of a region of the united states north of approximately the mason-dixon line
Example: "northern industry"
northern (a): situated in or coming from regions of the north
Example: "the northern hemisphere"
justness (n): conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
Example: "it was performed with justness and beauty"
Synonyms: conformity, nicety, rightness
coincidence (n): the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
Example: "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs"
coincidence (n): the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
Example: "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable"
Synonyms: conjunction, overlap, concurrence, contemporaneity, simultaneity, unison
simulation (n): the technique of representing the real world by a computer program
Example: "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated"
masterly (s): having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
Example: "a masterly performance of the sonata"
evening (n): the latter part of the day the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall
Example: "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
Synonyms: eve, daytime, even, eventide, daylight
evening (n): a later concluding time period
Example: "it was the evening of the Roman Empire"
evening (n): the early part of night from dinner until bedtime spent in a special way
Example: "an evening at the opera"
cordial (s): politely warm and friendly
Example: "a cordial handshake"
cordial (s): sincerely or intensely felt
Example: "a cordial regard for his visitor 's comfort"
cordial (s): diffusing warmth and friendliness
Example: "cordial relations"
Synonyms: amiable, affable, genial
lash (v): to bind with a rope , chain , or cord
Example: "lash the horse"
tentative (s): under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
Example: "just a tentative schedule"
tentative (s): unsettled in mind or opinion
Example: "drew a few tentative conclusions"
reactive (s): reacting to a stimulus
Example: "the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons"
overhaul (n): periodic maintenance on a car or machine
Example: "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"
Synonyms: care, maintenance, service
overhaul (v): to make repairs , renovations , revisions or adjustments to
Example: "You should overhaul your car engine"
Synonyms: modernize, renew
magazine (n): a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
Example: "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money"
ruck (n): a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
Example: "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"
Synonyms: concourse, herd, multitude
concisely (r): in a concise manner
Example: "the history is summed up concisely in this book"
concisely (r): in a few words
Example: "the history is summed up concisely in this book"
suspected (v): to hold in suspicion
Example: "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"
Synonyms: opine, suppose, guess, suspect, reckon
suspected (v): to believe to be guilty
Example: "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"
Synonyms: opine, suppose, guess, suspect, reckon
perplexed (a): full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
Example: "perplexed language"
owe (v): to be in debt
Example: "I still owe for the car"
Synonyms: owing, mortgage
distinctly (r): with distinct mental discernment
Example: "it 's distinctly possible"
distinctly (r): in a distinct and distinguishable manner
Example: "the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion"
distinctly (r): to a distinct degree
Example: "urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate"
formed (v): to create as an entity
Example: "They formed a company"
Synonyms: make, syndicate, create, reorganize, organize, form, regiment
capricious (s): determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
Example: "a capricious refusal"
basin (n): a bowl-shaped vessel
Example: "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
basin (n): usually used for holding food or liquids
Example: "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
basin (n): a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
Example: "the basin of the Great Salt Lake"
immanent (a): of a mental act performed entirely within the mind
Example: "a cognition is an immanent act of mind"
immanent (s): of qualities that are spread throughout something
Example: "ambition is immanent in human nature"
cogitation (n): attentive consideration and meditation
Example: "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"
Synonyms: study, rumination, reflection, contemplation
parenthood (n): the state of being a parent
Example: "to everyone 's surprise , parenthood reformed the man"
passive (n): the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient not the source of the action denoted by the verb
Example: "` The ball was thrown by the boy ' uses the passive voice"
passive (a): lacking in energy or will
Example: "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself " - George Meredith"
passive (a): expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
Example: "academics seem to favor passive sentences"
cessation (n): a stopping
Example: "a cessation of the thunder"
Synonyms: surcease, separation, stop, halt
tastily (r): in a tasty manner
Example: "the meal was tastily cooked"
fumble (v): to drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder
Example: "fumble a grounder"
replete (s): deeply filled or permeated
Example: "it is replete with misery"
Synonyms: instinct
driving (s): acting with vigor
Example: "responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive"
infuriated (s): marked by extreme anger
Example: "infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy"
land (n): material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow especially with reference to its quality or use
Example: "the land had never been plowed"
Synonyms: sward, tillage, greensward, polder, tilth, bottom, sod, object, soil, ground, turf
land (n): the solid part of the earths surface
Example: "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"
Synonyms: floor, woodland, ness, mainland, earth, forest, isthmus, archipelago, peninsula, object, plain, ground, slash, wonderland, champaign, timber, foreland
land (v): to cause to come to the ground
Example: "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
Synonyms: coming, come, get, landing, arrive
awful (s): inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
Example: "awful worshippers with bowed heads"
dowdy (s): lacking in smartness or taste
Example: "a dowdy grey outfit"
erratic (s): liable to sudden unpredictable change
Example: "erratic behavior"
erratic (s): likely to perform unpredictably
Example: "erratic winds are the bane of a sailor"
erratic (s): sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldnt
Example: "erratic winds are the bane of a sailor"
antecedent (n): anything that precedes something similar in time
Example: "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"
heaving (n): an upward movement especially a rhythmical rising and falling
Example: "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
Synonyms: heaves, heave, rise
crossly (r): in an ill-natured manner
Example: "she looked at her husband crossly"
Synonyms: grumpily
morrow (n): the next day
Example: "whenever he arrives she leaves on the morrow"
read (v): to look at , interpret , and say out loud something that is written or printed
Example: "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
ironclad (s): inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
Example: "an ironclad rule"
pacify (v): to fight violence and try to establish peace in a location
Example: "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"