ci: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ci
- sci«Word Popularity Bar5/5
sci
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- loci4/5
locus
- noun the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
locale; venue.
- noun the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome
- noun the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
- medici4/5
medici
- noun aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century
- noun aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century
- pci4/5
- foci3/5
focus
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
direction; centering; focussing; focal point; focusing.
- the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
- he had no direction in his life
- noun maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
- in focus
- out of focus
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
- streptococci3/5
streptococci
- noun spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
streptococcus; strep.
- noun spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
streptococcus; strep.
- noun spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
- vinci3/5
vinci
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- mci3/5
mci
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- fibonacci3/5
fibonacci
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- nci3/5
- menisci2/5
meniscus
- noun (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
semilunar cartilage.
- noun (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
- noun (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
- unci2/5
uncus
- noun (biology) any hook-shaped process or part
- noun (biology) any hook-shaped process or part
- cocci2/5
cocci
- noun any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
coccus.
- noun any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
coccus.
- noun any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
- vespucci2/5
vespucci
- noun Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512)
Amerigo Vespucci; Americus Vespucius.
- noun Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512)
- sulci2/5
sulcus
- noun (anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain
- noun (anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain
- pneumococci2/5
pneumococcus
- noun bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans
Diplococcus pneumoniae.
- noun bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans
- asci2/5
ascus
- noun saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
- noun saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
- dci2/5
dci
- noun the head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Director of Central Intelligence.
- noun the head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency
- staphylococci2/5
staphylococci
- noun spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
staphylococcus; staph.
- noun spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
staphylococcus; staph.
- noun spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
- bertolucci2/5
bertolucci
- noun Italian filmmaker (born in 1940)
Bernardo Bertolucci.
- noun Italian filmmaker (born in 1940)
- carducci2/5
carducci
- noun Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy (1835-1907)
Giosue Carducci.
- noun Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy (1835-1907)
- merci2/5
merci
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- gucci2/5
gucci
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- amici2/5
amici
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- traci2/5
traci
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- marci2/5
marci
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- enterococci2/5
- caci2/5
caci
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- tabaci2/5
tabaci
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- kci2/5
- canonici2/5
canonici
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- xci1/5
xci
- adjective satellite being one more than ninety
ninety-one; 91.
- adjective satellite being one more than ninety
- musci1/5
musci
(Bot.) An order or subclass of cryptogamous plants; the mosses. See Moss , andCryptogamia .
- abaci1/5
abacus
- noun a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
- noun a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
- noun a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
- gonococci1/5
gonococcus
- noun the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea
Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
- noun the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea
- diplococci1/5
diplococcus
- noun Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs
- noun Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs
- bocci1/5
bocci
- noun Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court
bocce; boccie.
- noun Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court
- disci1/5
discus
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
- noun a disk used in throwing competitions
saucer.
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
- micrococci1/5
micrococcus
- noun type genus of the family Micrococcaceae
genus Micrococcus.
- noun type genus of the family Micrococcaceae
- capricci1/5
capriccio
- noun an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation
- noun an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation
- arrivederci1/5
arrivederci
- noun a farewell remark
good-by; adieu; adios; so long; cheerio; good-bye; sayonara; auf wiedersehen; goodbye; bye-bye; goodby; bye; good day; au revoir.
- they said their good-byes
- noun a farewell remark
- lemnisci1/5
lemniscus
- noun a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
fillet.
- noun a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
- fuci1/5
fucus
- noun any member of the genus Fucus
- noun any member of the genus Fucus
- fasci1/5
fasci
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- staci1/5
staci
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- tritici1/5
tritici
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- dolci1/5
dolci
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- psittaci1/5
psittaci
(Zoöl.) The order of birds which comprises the parrots.
- meningococci1/5
- cerci1/5
- suci1/5
suci
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- pecci1/5
pecci
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- de'medici1/5
de'medici
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- publici1/5
publici
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- cysticerci1/5
- croci1/5
croci
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- succi1/5
succi
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- volsci1/5
volsci
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- fennici1/5
- calci1/5
calci
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- duci1/5
duci
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- pici1/5
pici
(Zoöl.) A division of birds including the woodpeckers and wrynecks.
- catholici1/5
catholici
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- farci1/5
farci
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- perioeci1/5
perioeci
Those who live on the same parallel of latitude but on opposite meridians, so that it is noon in one place when it is midnight in the other. Compare Antoeci .
- cryptococci1/5
Suffixes of ci
- circuit«Word Popularity Bar5/5
circuit
- noun an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
electrical circuit; electric circuit.
- noun a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
tour.
- they took an extended tour of Europe
- we took a quick circuit of the park
- a ten-day coach circuit of the island
- noun an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
- circulation5/5
circulation
- noun the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
- noun movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
- noun the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
- circuits5/5
circuit
- noun an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
electrical circuit; electric circuit.
- noun a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
tour.
- they took an extended tour of Europe
- we took a quick circuit of the park
- a ten-day coach circuit of the island
- noun an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
- civil5/5
civil
- adjective satellite applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
- civil authorities
- adjective not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
polite.
- even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham
- adjective satellite applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
- circumstances5/5
circumstances
- noun your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
fortune; destiny; fate; portion; lot; luck.
- whatever my fortune may be
- deserved a better fate
- has a happy lot
- the luck of the Irish
- a victim of circumstances
- success that was her portion
- noun a person's financial situation (good or bad)
- he found himself in straitened circumstances
- noun your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- circle5/5
circle
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- he calculated the circumference of the circle
- noun an unofficial association of people or groups
band; set; lot.
- the smart set goes there
- they were an angry lot
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- cited5/5
cite
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
acknowledgment; reference; mention; citation; credit; quotation.
- the student's essay failed to list several important citations
- the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
- the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
- verb make reference to
name; bring up; advert; mention; refer.
- His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- civilization5/5
civilization
- noun a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
civilisation.
- the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization
- noun the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
civilisation.
- noun a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
- circles5/5
circle
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- he calculated the circumference of the circle
- noun an unofficial association of people or groups
band; set; lot.
- the smart set goes there
- they were an angry lot
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- circular5/5
circular
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
handbill; flier; bill; broadside; flyer; broadsheet; throwaway.
- he mailed the circular to all subscribers
- adjective having a circular shape
round.
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- circumstance5/5
circumstance
- noun a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
- noun the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
setting; context.
- the historical context
- noun a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
- city5/5
city
- noun a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
metropolis; urban center.
- Ancient Troy was a great city
- noun an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
- the city raised the tax rate
- noun a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
- cities5/5
city
- noun a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
metropolis; urban center.
- Ancient Troy was a great city
- noun an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
- the city raised the tax rate
- noun a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
- citizens5/5
citizen
- noun a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
- noun a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
- citizen5/5
citizen
- noun a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
- noun a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
- citizenship5/5
citizenship
- noun the status of a citizen with rights and duties
- noun conduct as a citizen
- award for good citizenship
- noun the status of a citizen with rights and duties
- cinema5/5
cinema
- noun a medium that disseminates moving pictures
celluloid; film.
- theater pieces transferred to celluloid
- this story would be good cinema
- film coverage of sporting events
- noun a theater where films are shown
picture palace; movie theater; movie theatre; movie house.
- noun a medium that disseminates moving pictures
- cia5/5
cia
- noun an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council
Central Intelligence Agency.
- noun an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council
- civic5/5
civic
- adjective of or relating or belonging to a city
- civic center
- civic problems
- adjective of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
civil.
- civil rights
- civil liberty
- civic duties
- civic pride
- adjective of or relating or belonging to a city
- civilian5/5
civilian
- noun a nonmilitary citizen
- adjective associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military
- civilian clothing
- civilian life
- noun a nonmilitary citizen
- cigarette5/5
cigarette
- noun finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
fag; coffin nail; cigaret; butt.
- noun finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- cir5/5
cir
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- cit5/5
cit
A citizen; an inhabitant of a city; a pert townsman; -- used contemptuously. "Insulted as a cit". JohnsonWhich past endurance sting the tender cit. Emerson.
- cis4/5
ci
- noun a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second
curie.
- adjective satellite being one more than one hundred
hundred and one; one hundred one; 101.
- noun a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second
- cicero4/5
cicero
- noun a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
- noun a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)
Tully; Marcus Tullius Cicero.
- noun a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
- civilized4/5
civilized
- adjective having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
civilised.
- terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
educate; civilise; school; train; cultivate; civilize.
- Cultivate your musical taste
- Train your tastebuds
- She is well schooled in poetry
- adjective having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
- circumscribed4/5
circumscribed
- adjective satellite subject to limits or subjected to limits
limited.
- verb draw a line around
circumscribe.
- He drew a circle around the points
- adjective satellite subject to limits or subjected to limits
- citing4/5
cite
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
acknowledgment; reference; mention; citation; credit; quotation.
- the student's essay failed to list several important citations
- the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
- the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
- verb make reference to
name; bring up; advert; mention; refer.
- His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- cite4/5
cite
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
acknowledgment; reference; mention; citation; credit; quotation.
- the student's essay failed to list several important citations
- the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
- the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
- verb make reference to
name; bring up; advert; mention; refer.
- His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- circulating4/5
circulating
- adjective satellite passing from one to another
- circulating bills and coins
- verb become widely known and passed on
spread; go around; circulate.
- the rumor spread
- the story went around in the office
- adjective satellite passing from one to another
- cites4/5
cite
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
acknowledgment; reference; mention; citation; credit; quotation.
- the student's essay failed to list several important citations
- the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
- the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
- verb make reference to
name; bring up; advert; mention; refer.
- His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- circus4/5
circus
- noun a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
- he ran away from home to join the circus
- noun a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
- the children always love to go to the circus
- noun a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
- circulated4/5
circulate
- verb become widely known and passed on
spread; go around.
- the rumor spread
- the story went around in the office
- verb cause to become widely known
circularise; disseminate; distribute; broadcast; spread; circularize; disperse; pass around; propagate; diffuse.
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
- verb become widely known and passed on
- civilisation4/5
civilisation
- noun the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
civilization.
- noun a particular society at a particular time and place
culture; civilization.
- early Mayan civilization
- noun the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
- civilizations4/5
civilization
- noun a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
civilisation.
- the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization
- noun the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
civilisation.
- noun a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
- circumference4/5
circumference
- noun the size of something as given by the distance around it
perimeter.
- noun the boundary line encompassing an area or object
circuit.
- he had walked the full circumference of his land
- a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe
- noun the size of something as given by the distance around it
- circled4/5
circle
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- he calculated the circumference of the circle
- noun an unofficial association of people or groups
band; set; lot.
- the smart set goes there
- they were an angry lot
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- circling4/5
circle
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- he calculated the circumference of the circle
- noun an unofficial association of people or groups
band; set; lot.
- the smart set goes there
- they were an angry lot
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- circulate4/5
circulate
- verb become widely known and passed on
spread; go around.
- the rumor spread
- the story went around in the office
- verb cause to become widely known
circularise; disseminate; distribute; broadcast; spread; circularize; disperse; pass around; propagate; diffuse.
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
- verb become widely known and passed on
- cio4/5
cio
- noun a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955
Congress of Industrial Organizations.
- noun a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955
- citation4/5
citation
- noun an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
commendation.
- noun (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
- noun an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
- citations4/5
citation
- noun an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
commendation.
- noun (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
- noun an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
- cinnamon4/5
cinnamon
- noun aromatic bark used as a spice
cinnamon bark.
- noun tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon
Ceylon cinnamon tree; Cinnamomum zeylanicum; Ceylon cinnamon.
- noun aromatic bark used as a spice
- circumcision4/5
circumcision
- noun the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
- noun (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st
Feast of the Circumcision; January 1.
- noun the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
- civilians4/5
civilian
- noun a nonmilitary citizen
- adjective associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military
- civilian clothing
- civilian life
- noun a nonmilitary citizen
- cincinnati4/5
cincinnati
- noun a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
- noun a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
- cinematic4/5
cinematic
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the cinema
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the cinema
- citadel4/5
citadel
- noun a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
bastion.
- noun a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
- circulatory4/5
circulatory
- adjective of or relating to circulation
circulative.
- adjective relating to circulatory system or to circulation of the blood
- adjective of or relating to circulation
- cigarettes4/5
cigarette
- noun finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
fag; coffin nail; cigaret; butt.
- noun finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- cigar4/5
cigar
- noun a roll of tobacco for smoking
- noun a roll of tobacco for smoking
- citrus4/5
citrus
- noun any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
citrus fruit; citrous fruit.
- noun any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds
citrus tree.
- noun any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
- cirrhosis4/5
cirrhosis
- noun a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
cirrhosis of the liver.
- noun a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
- cisco4/5
cisco
- noun cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward
lake herring.
- noun important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
lake herring; Coregonus artedi.
- noun cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward
- circa4/5
circa
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- cindy4/5
cindy
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- civ4/5
- cipher3/5
cipher
- noun a message written in a secret code
cypher.
- noun a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
0; zero; nought; cypher.
- noun a message written in a secret code
- ciphers3/5
cipher
- noun a message written in a secret code
cypher.
- noun a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
0; zero; nought; cypher.
- noun a message written in a secret code
- civilised3/5
civilised
- adjective having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
civilized.
- terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
educate; civilise; school; train; cultivate; civilize.
- Cultivate your musical taste
- Train your tastebuds
- She is well schooled in poetry
- adjective having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
- civilizing3/5
civilize
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
educate; civilise; school; train; cultivate.
- Cultivate your musical taste
- Train your tastebuds
- She is well schooled in poetry
- verb raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
civilise.
- The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- cinematography3/5
cinematography
- noun the act of making a film
filming; motion-picture photography.
- noun the act of making a film
- citizenry3/5
citizenry
- noun the body of citizens of a state or country
people.
- the Spanish people
- noun the body of citizens of a state or country
- circuitry3/5
circuitry
- noun electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits
- noun electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits
- circadian3/5
circadian
- adjective of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals
- circadian rhythms
- adjective of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals
- circumcised3/5
circumcise
- verb cut the skin over the clitoris
- verb cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
- During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised
- verb cut the skin over the clitoris
- circulates3/5
circulate
- verb become widely known and passed on
spread; go around.
- the rumor spread
- the story went around in the office
- verb cause to become widely known
circularise; disseminate; distribute; broadcast; spread; circularize; disperse; pass around; propagate; diffuse.
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
- verb become widely known and passed on
- civilisations3/5
civilisation
- noun the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
civilization.
- noun a particular society at a particular time and place
culture; civilization.
- early Mayan civilization
- noun the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
- civility3/5
civility
- noun formal or perfunctory politeness
- noun the act of showing regard for others
politeness.
- noun formal or perfunctory politeness
- cinderella3/5
cinderella
- noun a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
- noun a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince
- noun a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
- cid3/5
cid
Chief or commander; in Spanish literature, a title of Ruy Diaz, Count of Bivar, a champion of Christianity and of the old Spanish royalty, in the 11th century.
- citrate3/5
citrate
- noun a salt or ester of citric acid
- verb cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid
- noun a salt or ester of citric acid
- cinemas3/5
cinema
- noun a medium that disseminates moving pictures
celluloid; film.
- theater pieces transferred to celluloid
- this story would be good cinema
- film coverage of sporting events
- noun a theater where films are shown
picture palace; movie theater; movie theatre; movie house.
- noun a medium that disseminates moving pictures
- cistern3/5
cistern
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
cisterna.
- noun a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet
water tank.
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- circularity3/5
circularity
- noun the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure
disk shape.
- noun the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure
- cinder3/5
cinder
- noun a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
clinker.
- noun a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
- civics3/5
civics
- noun the social science of municipal affairs
- noun the social science of municipal affairs
- cim3/5
cim
- noun the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and funding of intelligence and security agencies
Central Intelligence Machinery.
- noun the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and funding of intelligence and security agencies
- circulars3/5
circular
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
handbill; flier; bill; broadside; flyer; broadsheet; throwaway.
- he mailed the circular to all subscribers
- adjective having a circular shape
round.
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- cinders3/5
cinder
- noun a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
clinker.
- noun a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
- circumvent3/5
circumvent
- verb surround so as to force to give up
beleaguer; hem in; surround; besiege.
- The Turks besieged Vienna
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
outsmart; beat; overreach; outwit; outfox.
- I beat the traffic
- She outfoxed her competitors
- verb surround so as to force to give up
- cider3/5
cider
- noun a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
cyder.
- noun a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
- citric3/5
citric
- adjective of or related to citric acid
- adjective of or related to citric acid
- cistercian3/5
cistercian
(Eccl.) A monk of the prolific branch of the Benedictine Order, established in 1098 at Cîteaux, in France, by Robert, abbot of Molesme. For two hundred years the Cistercians followed the rule of St. Benedict in all its rigor. --a. Of or pertaining to the Cistercians.
- cilia3/5
cilium
- noun a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
- noun any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
eyelash; lash.
- noun a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
- circumvented3/5
circumvent
- verb surround so as to force to give up
beleaguer; hem in; surround; besiege.
- The Turks besieged Vienna
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
outsmart; beat; overreach; outwit; outfox.
- I beat the traffic
- She outfoxed her competitors
- verb surround so as to force to give up
- circe3/5
circe
- noun (Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
- noun (Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
- cigars3/5
cigar
- noun a roll of tobacco for smoking
- noun a roll of tobacco for smoking
- circumstantial3/5
circumstantial
- adjective satellite fully detailed and specific about particulars
- a circumstantial report about the debate
- adjective satellite fully detailed and specific about particulars
- ciliary3/5
ciliary
- adjective relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye
- adjective of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
ciliate; cilial.
- adjective relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye
- cilantro3/5
cilantro
- noun Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley
coriander; Chinese parsley; coriander plant; Coriandrum sativum.
- noun parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish
coriander; Chinese parsley.
- noun Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley
- circumferential3/5
circumferential
- adjective satellite lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts
- circumferential highways around cities
- adjective satellite lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts
- circumspect3/5
circumspect
- adjective satellite heedful of potential consequences
discreet.
- circumspect actions
- physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use
- a discreet investor
- adjective satellite heedful of potential consequences
- circuitous3/5
circuitous
- adjective satellite marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
roundabout.
- the explanation was circuitous and puzzling
- a roundabout paragraph
- hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend
- adjective satellite deviating from a straight course
devious; roundabout.
- a scenic but devious route
- a long and circuitous journey by train and boat
- a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
- adjective satellite marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
- ciprofloxacin3/5
ciprofloxacin
- noun an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints
Cipro.
- noun an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints
- ciudad3/5
ciudad
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- cisplatin3/5
cisplatin
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- circ3/5
circ
An amphitheatrical circle for sports; a circus. R. T. Warton.
- cine3/5
cine
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- cingulate3/5
cingulate
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- cie3/5
- citibank3/5
citibank
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- cisneros3/5
cisneros
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- civilizational3/5
civilizational
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- citta3/5
citta
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- cinque2/5
cinque
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintet; quintuplet; quint; Little Phoebe; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; five; fin; pentad.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- cisc2/5
cisc
- noun an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies
Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada.
- noun (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip
complex instruction set computing; complex instruction set computer.
- noun an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies
- ciphering2/5
cipher
- noun a message written in a secret code
cypher.
- noun a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
0; zero; nought; cypher.
- noun a message written in a secret code
- circulations2/5
circulation
- noun the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
- noun movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
- noun the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
- circumscribe2/5
circumscribe
- verb draw a line around
- He drew a circle around the points
- verb restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
confine; limit.
- verb draw a line around
- civilize2/5
civilize
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
educate; civilise; school; train; cultivate.
- Cultivate your musical taste
- Train your tastebuds
- She is well schooled in poetry
- verb raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
civilise.
- The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- civilising2/5
civilise
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
educate; school; train; cultivate; civilize.
- Cultivate your musical taste
- Train your tastebuds
- She is well schooled in poetry
- verb raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
civilize.
- The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- circumscribing2/5
circumscribe
- verb draw a line around
- He drew a circle around the points
- verb restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
confine; limit.
- verb draw a line around
- circumscribes2/5
circumscribe
- verb draw a line around
- He drew a circle around the points
- verb restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
confine; limit.
- verb draw a line around
- cinematographer2/5
cinematographer
- noun a photographer who operates a movie camera
cameraman; camera operator.
- noun a photographer who operates a movie camera
- circuses2/5
circus
- noun a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
- he ran away from home to join the circus
- noun a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
- the children always love to go to the circus
- noun a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
- circumscription2/5
circumscription
- noun the act of circumscribing
- noun the act of circumscribing
- circumcise2/5
circumcise
- verb cut the skin over the clitoris
- verb cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
- During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised
- verb cut the skin over the clitoris
- circumferences2/5
circumference
- noun the size of something as given by the distance around it
perimeter.
- noun the boundary line encompassing an area or object
circuit.
- he had walked the full circumference of his land
- a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe
- noun the size of something as given by the distance around it
- cinematographers2/5
cinematographer
- noun a photographer who operates a movie camera
cameraman; camera operator.
- noun a photographer who operates a movie camera
- cisterns2/5
cistern
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
cisterna.
- noun a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet
water tank.
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- cimetidine2/5
cimetidine
- noun a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid
Tagamet.
- noun a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid
- cirrus2/5
cirrus
- noun usually coiled
cirrhus.
- noun a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)
cirrus cloud.
- noun usually coiled
- cinch2/5
cinch
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
picnic; walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; breeze; child's play; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
girth.
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
- circuited2/5
circuit
- noun an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
electrical circuit; electric circuit.
- noun a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
tour.
- they took an extended tour of Europe
- we took a quick circuit of the park
- a ten-day coach circuit of the island
- noun an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
- cimarron2/5
cimarron
- noun wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
bighorn; Ovis canadensis; Rocky Mountain bighorn; Rocky Mountain sheep; bighorn sheep.
- noun a river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River
Cimarron River.
- noun wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
- civilities2/5
civility
- noun formal or perfunctory politeness
- noun the act of showing regard for others
politeness.
- noun formal or perfunctory politeness
- circassian2/5
circassian
Of or pertaining to Circassia, in Asia. --n. A native or inhabitant of Circassia.
- cinchona2/5
cinchona
- noun medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine
Jesuit's bark; cinchona bark; Peruvian bark.
- noun any of several trees of the genus Cinchona
chinchona.
- noun medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine
- circuiting2/5
circuit
- noun an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
electrical circuit; electric circuit.
- noun a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
tour.
- they took an extended tour of Europe
- we took a quick circuit of the park
- a ten-day coach circuit of the island
- noun an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
- cinched2/5
cinch
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
picnic; walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; breeze; child's play; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
girth.
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
- circlet2/5
circlet
- noun a small circle
- noun decorated metal band worn around the head
- noun a small circle
- circassians2/5
circassian
- noun a member of the Sunni Muslim people living in northwestern Caucasia
- noun a mostly Sunni Muslim community living in northwestern Caucasia
- noun a member of the Sunni Muslim people living in northwestern Caucasia
- cither2/5
cither
- noun a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers
zither; zithern.
- noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
cithern; citole; gittern; cittern.
- noun a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers
- circumventing2/5
circumvent
- verb surround so as to force to give up
beleaguer; hem in; surround; besiege.
- The Turks besieged Vienna
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
outsmart; beat; overreach; outwit; outfox.
- I beat the traffic
- She outfoxed her competitors
- verb surround so as to force to give up
- citywide2/5
citywide
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a city
- citywide bussing
- a citywide strike
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a city
- circularly2/5
circularly
- adverb in a circular manner
- adverb in a circular manner
- ciliated2/5
ciliated
- adjective satellite having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
ciliate.
- adjective satellite having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
- cirque2/5
cirque
- noun a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
cwm; corrie.
- noun a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
- cityscape2/5
cityscape
- noun a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area
- the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty
- noun painting depicting a city or urban area
- noun a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area
- circumpolar2/5
circumpolar
- adjective satellite (of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel
- a circumpolar star
- adjective satellite located or found throughout a polar region
- adjective satellite (of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel
- cistercians2/5
cistercian
- noun member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
Trappist.
- noun member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
- cinnabar2/5
cinnabar
- noun a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
- noun large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
Callimorpha jacobeae; cinnabar moth.
- noun a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
- circumlocution2/5
circumlocution
- noun a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
periphrasis; ambage.
- noun an indirect way of expressing something
indirect expression.
- noun a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
- citadels2/5
citadel
- noun a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
bastion.
- noun a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
- circumnavigation2/5
circumnavigation
- noun traveling around something (by ship or plane)
- Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe
- noun traveling around something (by ship or plane)
- ciao2/5
ciao
- noun an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)
aloha.
- noun an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)
- circumvents2/5
circumvent
- verb surround so as to force to give up
beleaguer; hem in; surround; besiege.
- The Turks besieged Vienna
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
outsmart; beat; overreach; outwit; outfox.
- I beat the traffic
- She outfoxed her competitors
- verb surround so as to force to give up
- cicerone2/5
cicerone
- noun a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
- noun a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
- cimabue2/5
cimabue
- noun painter of the Florentine school; anticipated the move from Byzantine to naturalistic art (1240-1302)
Giovanni Cimabue.
- noun painter of the Florentine school; anticipated the move from Byzantine to naturalistic art (1240-1302)
- cityscapes2/5
cityscape
- noun a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area
- the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty
- noun painting depicting a city or urban area
- noun a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area
- circumnavigate2/5
circumnavigate
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
compass.
- We compassed the earth
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
- ciliate2/5
ciliate
- noun a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
ciliated protozoan; ciliophoran.
- adjective of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
cilial; ciliary.
- noun a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
- circumstantially2/5
circumstantially
- adverb according to circumstances
- he was convicted circumstantially
- adverb insofar as the circumstances are concerned
- the account was circumstantially accurate
- adverb according to circumstances
- circumnavigated2/5
circumnavigate
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
compass.
- We compassed the earth
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
- citrulline2/5
citrulline
- noun an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine
- noun an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine
- circumlocutions2/5
circumlocution
- noun a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
periphrasis; ambage.
- noun an indirect way of expressing something
indirect expression.
- noun a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
- cilium2/5
cilium
- noun a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
- noun any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
eyelash; lash.
- noun a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
- cingulum2/5
cingulum
- noun (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)
- noun (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)
- circumspection2/5
circumspection
- noun knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
prudence; discretion; discreetness.
- the servants showed great tact and discretion
- noun the trait of being circumspect and prudent
caution.
- noun knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
- civilly2/5
civilly
- adverb in a civil manner
- he treats his former wife civilly
- adverb in a civil manner
- circumvention2/5
circumvention
- noun the act of evading by going around
- noun the act of evading by going around
- circumflex2/5
circumflex
- noun a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality
- noun a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality
- cissy2/5
cissy
- adjective satellite having unsuitable feminine qualities
emasculate; sissyish; effeminate; sissy; epicene; sissified.
- adjective satellite having unsuitable feminine qualities
- ciliates2/5
ciliate
- noun a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
ciliated protozoan; ciliophoran.
- adjective of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
cilial; ciliary.
- noun a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
- citrine2/5
citrine
- noun semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
- noun semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
- cincinnatus2/5
cincinnatus
- noun Roman statesman regarded as a model of simple virtue; he twice was called to assume dictatorship of Rome and each time retired to his farm (519-438 BC)
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus.
- noun Roman statesman regarded as a model of simple virtue; he twice was called to assume dictatorship of Rome and each time retired to his farm (519-438 BC)
- circumspectly2/5
circumspectly
- adverb in a cagey manner
cagily.
- `I don't know yet,' he answered cagily
- adverb in a cagey manner
- cimmerian2/5
cimmerian
Pertaining to the Cimmerii, a fabulous people, said to have lived, in very ancient times, in profound and perpetual darkness.
- ciardi2/5
ciardi
- noun United States poet and critic (1916-1986)
John Anthony Ciardi; John Ciardi.
- noun United States poet and critic (1916-1986)
- citron2/5
citron
- noun large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
- noun thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
Citrus medica; citron tree.
- noun large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
- cicadas2/5
cicada
- noun stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
cicala.
- noun stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
- cicada2/5
cicada
- noun stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
cicala.
- noun stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
- cichlid2/5
cichlid
- noun freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums
cichlid fish.
- noun freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums
- cichlids2/5
cichlid
- noun freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums
cichlid fish.
- noun freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums
- cisterna2/5
cisterna
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
cistern.
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- cipro2/5
cipro
- noun an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints
ciprofloxacin.
- noun an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints
- cisternae2/5
cisterna
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
cistern.
- noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- civet2/5
civet
- noun cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
civet cat.
- noun cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
- cive2/5
cive
- noun perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
chive; chives; schnittlaugh; Allium schoenoprasum.
- noun perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
- cisalpine2/5
cisalpine
- adjective satellite on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps
ultramontane.
- ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps
- adjective satellite on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps
- ciphertext2/5
ciphertext
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- cicely2/5
cicely
(Bot.) Any one of several umbelliferous plants, of the genera Myrrhis, Osmorrhiza, etc.
- citigroup2/5
citigroup
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- civile2/5
civil
- adjective satellite applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
- civil authorities
- adjective not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
polite.
- even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham
- adjective satellite applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
- cilicia2/5
cilicia
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- cinco2/5
cinco
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- circum2/5
circum
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- civitas2/5
civitas
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- ciel2/5
ciel
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- cinematographic2/5
cinematographic
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- cif2/5
- cinerea2/5
cinerea
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- cima2/5
cima
(Arch.) A kind of molding. See Cyma .
- cirrhotic2/5
cirrhotic
Pertaining to, caused by, or affected with, cirrhosis; as, cirrhotic degeneration; acirrhotic liver.
- cibber2/5
- citroen2/5
citroen
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- ciceronian2/5
ciceronian
Resembling Cicero in style or action; eloquent.
- citicorp2/5
citicorp
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- cinquecento2/5
cinquecento
The sixteenth century, when applied to Italian art or literature; as, the sculpture of the Cinquecento ;Cinquecento style.
- cist2/5
cist
(Antiq.) A box or chest. Specifically: (a) A bronze receptacle, round or oval, frequently decorated with engravings on the sides and cover, and with feet, handles, etc., of decorative castings.(b) A cinerary urn. See Illustration in Appendix.
- cinematograph2/5
cinematograph
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- circumstanced2/5
circumstance
- noun a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
- noun the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
setting; context.
- the historical context
- noun a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
- cienfuegos2/5
- citoyen2/5
citoyen
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- cidade2/5
cidade
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circulator
One who, or that which, circulates.
- cig2/5
- cide2/5
cide
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- cicatricial2/5
cicatricial
(Med.) Relating to, or having the character of, a cicatrix. Dunglison.
- circumferentially2/5
circumferential
- adjective satellite lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts
- circumferential highways around cities
- adjective satellite lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts
- cimon2/5
cimon
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- citoyens2/5
- citator2/5
citator
One who cites. R
- cinemascope2/5
cinemascope
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- cilician2/5
cilician
Of or pertaining to Cilicia in Asia Minor. --n. A native or inhabitant of Cilicia.
- cigs2/5
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- cill2/5
cill
See Sill ., n. a foundation.
- cingular2/5
- circumambulation2/5
circumambulation
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- cinnamic2/5
cinnamic
(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, cinnamon.
- citronella2/5
citronella
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- cienega2/5
cienega
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- cise2/5
cise
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- ciceros1/5
cicero
- noun a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
- noun a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)
Tully; Marcus Tullius Cicero.
- noun a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
- ciphered1/5
cipher
- noun a message written in a secret code
cypher.
- noun a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
0; zero; nought; cypher.
- noun a message written in a secret code
- civilise1/5
civilise
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
educate; school; train; cultivate; civilize.
- Cultivate your musical taste
- Train your tastebuds
- She is well schooled in poetry
- verb raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
civilize.
- The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- ciliata1/5
ciliata
(Zoöl.) One of the orders of Infusoria, characterized by having cilia. In some species the cilia cover the body generally, in others they form a band around the mouth.
- cirripedia1/5
cirripedia
(Zoöl.) An order of Crustacea including the barnacles. When adult, they have a calcareous shell composed of several pieces. From the opening of the shell the animal throws out a group of curved legs, looking like a delicate curl, whence the name of the group. See Anatifa .
- circularized1/5
circularize
- verb canvass by distributing letters
circularise.
- verb canvass by using a questionnaire
- verb canvass by distributing letters
- ciliophora1/5
ciliophora
- noun class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle
class Ciliata; Ciliata; class Ciliophora.
- noun class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle
- civilizes1/5
civilize
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
educate; civilise; school; train; cultivate.
- Cultivate your musical taste
- Train your tastebuds
- She is well schooled in poetry
- verb raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
civilise.
- The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- circularize1/5
circularize
- verb canvass by distributing letters
circularise.
- verb canvass by using a questionnaire
- verb canvass by distributing letters
- cira1/5
cira
- noun a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein
Continuity Irish Republican Army; Continuity Army Council.
- noun a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein
- citified1/5
citified
- adjective satellite being or having the customs or manners or dress of a city person
city-bred; city-born; cityfied.
- verb accustom to urban ways
citify.
- Immigration will citify the country?
- adjective satellite being or having the customs or manners or dress of a city person
- circumcising1/5
circumcise
- verb cut the skin over the clitoris
- verb cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
- During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised
- verb cut the skin over the clitoris
- circumscriptions1/5
circumscription
- noun the act of circumscribing
- noun the act of circumscribing
- circuitries1/5
circuitry
- noun electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits
- noun electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits
- citizenries1/5
citizenry
- noun the body of citizens of a state or country
people.
- the Spanish people
- noun the body of citizens of a state or country
- circlings1/5
circle
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- he calculated the circumference of the circle
- noun an unofficial association of people or groups
band; set; lot.
- the smart set goes there
- they were an angry lot
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- circumcises1/5
circumcise
- verb cut the skin over the clitoris
- verb cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
- During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised
- verb cut the skin over the clitoris
- circumcisions1/5
circumcision
- noun (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st
Feast of the Circumcision; January 1.
- noun the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
- noun (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st
- cids1/5
cid
- noun the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world
Criminal Investigation Command.
- noun the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world
- citizenships1/5
citizenship
- noun the status of a citizen with rights and duties
- noun conduct as a citizen
- award for good citizenship
- noun the status of a citizen with rights and duties
- cirri1/5
cirrus
- noun usually coiled
cirrhus.
- noun a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)
cirrus cloud.
- noun usually coiled
- circumduction1/5
circumduction
- noun a circular movement of a limb or eye
- noun a circular movement of a limb or eye
- cinching1/5
cinch
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
picnic; walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; breeze; child's play; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
girth.
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
- circlets1/5
circlet
- noun a small circle
- noun decorated metal band worn around the head
- noun a small circle
- circumvallate1/5
circumvallate
- verb surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification
- verb surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification
- cincture1/5
cincture
- noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
girdle; waistband; sash; waistcloth.
- noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
- cinches1/5
cinch
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
picnic; walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; breeze; child's play; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
girth.
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
- cistron1/5
cistron
- noun (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
gene; factor.
- genes were formerly called factors
- noun (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
- cirrostratus1/5
cirrostratus
- noun a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude
cirrostratus cloud.
- noun a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude
- citrated1/5
citrate
- noun a salt or ester of citric acid
- verb cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid
- noun a salt or ester of citric acid
- cinderellas1/5
cinderella
- noun a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
- noun a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince
- noun a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
- citrates1/5
citrate
- noun a salt or ester of citric acid
- verb cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid
- noun a salt or ester of citric acid
- cirrocumulus1/5
cirrocumulus
- noun a cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples
cirrocumulus cloud.
- noun a cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples
- circularities1/5
circularity
- noun the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure
disk shape.
- noun the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure
- cistrons1/5
cistron
- noun (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
gene; factor.
- genes were formerly called factors
- noun (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
- cialis1/5
cialis
- noun virility drug (trade name Cialis) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men
tadalafil.
- noun virility drug (trade name Cialis) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men
- civvies1/5
civvies
- noun civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform
civies.
- noun civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform
- circumnavigating1/5
circumnavigate
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
compass.
- We compassed the earth
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
- cirques1/5
cirque
- noun a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
cwm; corrie.
- noun a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
- cineraria1/5
cineraria
- noun herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers
Senecio cruentus; Pericallis cruenta.
- noun a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead
cinerarium; columbarium.
- noun herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers
- ciconia1/5
ciconia
- noun type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks
genus Ciconia.
- noun type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks
- cicatrix1/5
cicatrix
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
cicatrice; scar.
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
- ciders1/5
cider
- noun a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
cyder.
- noun a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
- cicatrices1/5
cicatrix
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
cicatrice; scar.
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
- circumambulate1/5
circumambulate
- verb walk around something
walk around.
- verb walk around something
- cichlidae1/5
cichlidae
- noun cichlids
family Cichlidae.
- noun cichlids
- circumambulating1/5
circumambulate
- verb walk around something
walk around.
- verb walk around something
- circularization1/5
circularization
- noun circulating printed notices as a means of advertising
circularisation.
- noun circulating printed notices as a means of advertising
- citrullus1/5
citrullus
- noun a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons
genus Citrullus.
- noun a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons
- circumambulated1/5
circumambulate
- verb walk around something
walk around.
- verb walk around something
- cicadellidae1/5
cicadellidae
- noun leafhoppers
family Cicadellidae.
- noun leafhoppers
- cimex1/5
cimex
(Zoöl.) A genus of hemipterous insects of which the bedbug is the best known example. See Bedbug .
- circinate1/5
circinate
- adjective satellite shaped like a ring
ring-shaped; annulate; annulated; annular; doughnut-shaped; ringed.
- adjective satellite shaped like a ring
- circumnavigates1/5
circumnavigate
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
compass.
- We compassed the earth
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
- cicatrice1/5
cicatrice
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
cicatrix; scar.
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
- ciconiiformes1/5
ciconiiformes
- noun order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises
order Ciconiiformes.
- noun order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises
- cinclus1/5
cinclus
- noun type genus of the family Cinclidae
genus Cinclus.
- noun type genus of the family Cinclidae
- circumnavigations1/5
circumnavigation
- noun traveling around something (by ship or plane)
- Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe
- noun traveling around something (by ship or plane)
- circulative1/5
circulative
- adjective of or relating to circulation
circulatory.
- adjective of or relating to circulation
- cinchonine1/5
cinchonine
- noun an alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug
- noun an alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug
- ciceroni1/5
cicerone
- noun a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
- noun a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
- cingula1/5
cingulum
- noun (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)
- noun (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)
- cicatrized1/5
cicatrize
- verb form a scar, after an injury
cicatrise.
- the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon
- verb form a scar, after an injury
- cicindelidae1/5
cicindelidae
- noun tiger beetles
family Cicindelidae.
- noun tiger beetles
- circumambulates1/5
circumambulate
- verb walk around something
walk around.
- verb walk around something
- cinquefoil1/5
cinquefoil
- noun any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
five-finger.
- noun an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle
- noun any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
- cinnamomum1/5
cinnamomum
- noun Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs
genus Cinnamomum.
- noun Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs
- cicer1/5
cicer
- noun chickpea plant; Asiatic herbs
genus Cicer.
- noun chickpea plant; Asiatic herbs
- cistus1/5
cistus
- noun small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa
genus Cistus.
- noun small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa
- cimicifuga1/5
cimicifuga
- noun small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane
genus Cimicifuga.
- noun small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane
- cirsium1/5
cirsium
- noun plume thistles
genus Cirsium.
- noun plume thistles
- cinerary1/5
cinerary
- adjective containing or used for ashes of the cremated dead
- a cinerary urn
- adjective containing or used for ashes of the cremated dead
- cichorium1/5
cichorium
- noun chicory
genus Cichorium.
- noun chicory
- cigaret1/5
cigaret
- noun finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
cigarette; fag; coffin nail; butt.
- noun finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- cicuta1/5
cicuta
(Bot.) a genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, of which the water hemlock or cowbane is best known. ✍ The name cicuta is sometimes erroneously applied to Conium maculatum, or officinal hemlock.
- cittern1/5
cittern
- noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
cithern; citole; gittern; cither.
- noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
- circumlocutory1/5
circumlocutory
- adjective satellite roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; (`ambagious' is archaic)
periphrastic; ambagious; circumlocutious.
- had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression
- A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot
- adjective satellite roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; (`ambagious' is archaic)
- cigarets1/5
cigaret
- noun finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
cigarette; fag; coffin nail; butt.
- noun finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- circumventions1/5
circumvention
- noun the act of evading by going around
- noun the act of evading by going around
- cinquefoils1/5
cinquefoil
- noun any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
five-finger.
- noun an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle
- noun any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
- citrin1/5
citrin
- noun a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation
vitamin P; bioflavinoid.
- noun a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation
- citrons1/5
citron
- noun large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
- noun thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
Citrus medica; citron tree.
- noun large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
- cigarillo1/5
cigarillo
- noun small cigar or cigarette wrapped in tobacco instead of paper
- noun small cigar or cigarette wrapped in tobacco instead of paper
- cigarillos1/5
cigarillo
- noun small cigar or cigarette wrapped in tobacco instead of paper
- noun small cigar or cigarette wrapped in tobacco instead of paper
- cicala1/5
cicala
- noun stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
cicada.
- noun stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
- cirripedes1/5
cirripede
- noun marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
barnacle; cirriped.
- noun marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
- citrange1/5
citrange
- noun more aromatic and acidic than oranges
Citroncirus webberi; citrange tree.
- noun more aromatic and acid tasting than oranges; used in beverages and marmalade
- noun more aromatic and acidic than oranges
- cives1/5
cive
- noun perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
chive; chives; schnittlaugh; Allium schoenoprasum.
- noun perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
- civets1/5
civet
- noun cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
civet cat.
- noun cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
- cirio1/5
cirio
- noun candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers
Fouquieria columnaris; boojum tree; Idria columnaris.
- noun candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers
- ciscoes1/5
cisco
- noun cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward
lake herring.
- noun important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
lake herring; Coregonus artedi.
- noun cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward
- cits1/5
cit
A citizen; an inhabitant of a city; a pert townsman; -- used contemptuously. "Insulted as a cit". JohnsonWhich past endurance sting the tender cit. Emerson.
- ciguatera1/5
- cineaste1/5
cineaste
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- cinereus1/5
cinereus
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- cinematically1/5
cinematical
See Kinematic .
- cinematheque1/5
cinematheque
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- cinderblock1/5
cinderblock
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- cinerama1/5
cinerama
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- cists1/5
cist
(Antiq.) A box or chest. Specifically: (a) A bronze receptacle, round or oval, frequently decorated with engravings on the sides and cover, and with feet, handles, etc., of decorative castings.(b) A cinerary urn. See Illustration in Appendix.
- circulators1/5
circulator
One who, or that which, circulates.
- ciccone1/5
ciccone
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- cimbri1/5
cimbri
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- citri1/5
citri
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- citoyenne1/5
citoyenne
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- cineplex1/5
- cito1/5
cito
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- ciborium1/5
ciborium
(Arch.) A canopy usually standing free and supported on four columns, covering the high altar, or, very rarely, a secondary altar.
- cisternal1/5
cisternal
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- cibo1/5
cibo
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- circuitously1/5
circuitous
- adjective satellite marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
roundabout.
- the explanation was circuitous and puzzling
- a roundabout paragraph
- hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend
- adjective satellite deviating from a straight course
devious; roundabout.
- a scenic but devious route
- a long and circuitous journey by train and boat
- a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
- adjective satellite marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
- citational1/5
citational
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- civically1/5
civically
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- cimmerians1/5
cimmerian
- adjective satellite intensely dark and gloomy as with perpetual darkness
- the Cimmerian gloom...a darkness that could be felt"-Norman Douglas
- adjective satellite intensely dark and gloomy as with perpetual darkness
- circumambient1/5
circumambient
Surrounding; inclosing or being on all sides; encompassing. "The circumambient heaven." J. Armstrong.
- cineole1/5
- citral1/5
citral
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- cided1/5
cided
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- ciphertexts1/5
- citer1/5
cite
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
acknowledgment; reference; mention; citation; credit; quotation.
- the student's essay failed to list several important citations
- the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
- the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
- verb make reference to
name; bring up; advert; mention; refer.
- His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- circassia1/5
circassia
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- circlip1/5
circlip
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- circumvallation1/5
circumvallation
(Mil.) (a) The act of surrounding with a wall or rampart. (b) A line of field works made around a besieged place and the besieging army, to protect the camp of the besiegers against the attack of an enemy from without.
- ciliaris1/5
ciliaris
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- cithara1/5
cithara
(Mus.) An ancient instrument resembling the harp.
- cines1/5
cines
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- civilizer1/5
civilize
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
educate; civilise; school; train; cultivate.
- Cultivate your musical taste
- Train your tastebuds
- She is well schooled in poetry
- verb raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
civilise.
- The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- citium1/5
citium
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- ciabatta1/5
ciabatta
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- circulant1/5
- citizeness1/5
citizeness
A female citizen. R.
- cion1/5
cion
See Scion .The cion overruleth the stock; and the stock is but passive, and giveth aliment, but no motion, to the graft. Bacon.
- circulus1/5
- circumoral1/5
- circumstantiality1/5
circumstantiality
The state, characteristic, or quality of being circumstantial; particularity or minuteness of detail. "I will endeavor to describe with sufficient circumstantiality." De Quincey.
- cibachrome1/5
- citators1/5
- citable1/5
citable
Capable of being cited.
- civilizers1/5
civilizer
One who, or that which, civilizes or tends to civilize.
- cienaga1/5
- cinquain1/5
cinquain
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cingalese
A native or natives of Ceylon descended from its primitive inhabitants;
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cinnamate
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cicatrization
(Med.) The process of forming a cicatrix, or the state of being cicatrized.
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cigale
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- circumciser1/5
circumcise
- verb cut the skin over the clitoris
- verb cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
- During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised
- verb cut the skin over the clitoris
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cirrhotic
Pertaining to, caused by, or affected with, cirrhosis; as, cirrhotic degeneration; acirrhotic liver.
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citriodora
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civism
State of citizenship. R. Dyer.
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cinephile
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cides
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civvy
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circumjacent
Lying round; borderong on every side. T. Fuller.
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cinnamyl
(Chem.) The hypothetical radical, (C6H5.C2H2)2C , of cinnamic compounds.Formerly written also cinnamule .
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cissus
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circuital
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cista
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citrina
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- citee1/5
city
- noun a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
metropolis; urban center.
- Ancient Troy was a great city
- noun an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
- the city raised the tax rate
- noun a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
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circar
A district, or part of a province. See IndiaSircar .
- cippus1/5
cippus
A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc. Gwilt.
- cilicians1/5
cilician
Of or pertaining to Cilicia in Asia Minor. --n. A native or inhabitant of Cilicia.
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cipo
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circumnavigator
One who sails round. W. Guthrie.
- circiter1/5
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cinematic
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the cinema
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the cinema
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circumambulations
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cippi
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cirl
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circean
Having the characteristics of Circe, daughter of Sol and Perseis, a mythological enchantress, who first charmed her victims and then changed them to the forms of beasts; pleasing, but noxious; as, a .Circean draught
- citriculture1/5
- cindery1/5
cindery
Resembling, or composed of, cinders; full of cinders.
- circumcisers1/5
circumciser
One who performs circumcision. Milton.
- cimbrian1/5
cimbrian
Of or pertaining to the Cimbri. --n. One of the Cimbri. See Cimbric .
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cityward
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ciceronianism
Imitation of, or resemblance to, the style or action Cicero; a Ciceronian phrase or expression. "Great study in Ciceronianism, the chief abuse of Oxford." Sir P. Sidney.
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cinel
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ciliation
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circuity
A going round in a circle; a course not direct; a roundabout way of proceeding.
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cimeter
See Scimiter .
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citrinum
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- citizenly1/5
citizen
- noun a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
- noun a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
- circumnutation1/5
circumnutation
(Bot.) The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stems of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants.
- circumspective1/5
circumspective
Looking around everi way; cautious; careful of consequences; watchful of danger. "Circumspective eyes." Pope.
- cinereous1/5
cinereous
Like ashes; ash-colored; grayish.
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circinalis
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cicily
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circumstantial
- adjective satellite fully detailed and specific about particulars
- a circumstantial report about the debate
- adjective satellite fully detailed and specific about particulars
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cinctus
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cinnabarinus
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cincinnatian
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city
- noun a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
metropolis; urban center.
- Ancient Troy was a great city
- noun an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
- the city raised the tax rate
- noun a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
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cicisbeo
A professed admirer of a married woman; a dangler about women.
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circumlunar
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ciliatum
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cineol
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- cimbric1/5
cimbric
Pertaining to the Cimbri, an ancient tribe inhabiting Northern Germany. --n. The language of the Cimbri.
- cinchonism1/5
cinchonism
(Med.) A condition produced by the excessive or long-continued use of quinine, and marked by deafness, roaring in the ears, vertigo, etc.
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circumcenter
(Geom.) The center of a circle that circumscribes a triangle.
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cicone
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- cindered1/5
cinder
- noun a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
clinker.
- noun a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
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circumsolar
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- cilice1/5
cilice
A kind of haircloth undergarment. Southey.
- circumnavigators1/5
circumnavigator
One who sails round. W. Guthrie.
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cion
See Scion .The cion overruleth the stock; and the stock is but passive, and giveth aliment, but no motion, to the graft. Bacon.
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cinereoargenteus
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civilise
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
educate; school; train; cultivate; civilize.
- Cultivate your musical taste
- Train your tastebuds
- She is well schooled in poetry
- verb raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
civilize.
- The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- cicad1/5
cicad
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cinquains
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circar
A district, or part of a province. See IndiaSircar .
Derived words of ci
- toxicity«Word Popularity Bar5/5
toxicity
- noun the degree to which something is poisonous
- noun grave harmfulness or deadliness
perniciousness.
- noun the degree to which something is poisonous
- capacity5/5
capacity
- noun capability to perform or produce
- among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism
- limited runway capacity
- a great capacity for growth
- noun the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
capability.
- the capability of a metal to be fused
- noun capability to perform or produce
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electricity
- noun a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
- noun energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
electrical energy.
- they built a car that runs on electricity
- noun a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
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capacity
- noun capability to perform or produce
- among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism
- limited runway capacity
- a great capacity for growth
- noun the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
capability.
- the capability of a metal to be fused
- noun capability to perform or produce
- association5/5
association
- noun a formal organization of people or groups of people
- he joined the Modern Language Association
- noun the act of consorting with or joining with others
- you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association
- noun a formal organization of people or groups of people
- species5/5
species
- noun (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
- noun a specific kind of something
- a species of molecule
- a species of villainy
- noun (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
- council5/5
council
- noun a body serving in an administrative capacity
- student council
- noun (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
- noun a body serving in an administrative capacity
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decided
- adjective satellite recognizable; marked
distinct.
- noticed a distinct improvement
- at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
make up one's mind; determine; decide.
- We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
- adjective satellite recognizable; marked
- acid5/5
acid
- noun any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- noun street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
Elvis; Zen; dose; battery-acid; back breaker; window pane; pane; Lucy in the sky with diamonds; loony toons; dot; superman.
- noun any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
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decide
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
make up one's mind; determine.
- We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
- verb bring to an end; settle conclusively
settle; resolve; adjudicate.
- The case was decided
- The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
- The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- agencies5/5
agency
- noun an administrative unit of government
office; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency.
- the Central Intelligence Agency
- the Census Bureau
- Office of Management and Budget
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- noun a business that serves other businesses
- noun an administrative unit of government
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facility
- noun a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
installation.
- the assembly plant is an enormous facility
- noun skillful performance or ability without difficulty
quickness; deftness; adeptness; adroitness.
- his quick adeptness was a product of good design
- he was famous for his facility as an archer
- noun a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
- discipline5/5
discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
subject field; field of study; study; subject area; field; bailiwick; subject.
- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
- noun a system of rules of conduct or method of practice;
- he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine
- for such a plan to work requires discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
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reducing
- noun any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
reduction.
- noun loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer
- a doctor supervised her reducing
- noun any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
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association
- noun a formal organization of people or groups of people
- he joined the Modern Language Association
- noun the act of consorting with or joining with others
- you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association
- noun a formal organization of people or groups of people
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facility
- noun a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
installation.
- the assembly plant is an enormous facility
- noun skillful performance or ability without difficulty
quickness; deftness; adeptness; adroitness.
- his quick adeptness was a product of good design
- he was famous for his facility as an archer
- noun a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
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excited
- adjective satellite (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
emotional; aroused; worked up.
- he would become emotional over nothing at all
- she was worked up about all the noise
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
excite.
- adjective satellite (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
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coefficient
- noun a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
- noun a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
- placing5/5
place
- noun a point located with respect to surface features of some region
spot; topographic point.
- this is a nice place for a picnic
- a bright spot on a planet
- noun any area set aside for a particular purpose
property.
- who owns this place?
- the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
- noun a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- exciting5/5
exciting
- adjective creating or arousing excitement
- an exciting account of her trip
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
excite.
- adjective creating or arousing excitement
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coefficient
- noun a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
- noun a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
- introducing5/5
introduce
- verb cause to come to know personally
acquaint; present.
- permit me to acquaint you with my son
- introduce the new neighbors to the community
- verb bring something new to an environment
innovate.
- A new word processor was introduced
- verb cause to come to know personally
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frequency
- noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
oftenness; frequence.
- the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second
- the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older
- noun the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
relative frequency.
- noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
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deficit
- noun the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
shortfall; shortage.
- new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit
- noun a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
- the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory
- they have serious linguistic deficits
- noun the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
- deciding5/5
deciding
- noun the cognitive process of reaching a decision
decision making.
- a good executive must be good at decision making
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
make up one's mind; determine; decide.
- We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
- noun the cognitive process of reaching a decision
- experiencing5/5
experience
- noun the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
- a man of experience
- experience is the best teacher
- noun the content of direct observation or participation in an event
- he had a religious experience
- he recalled the experience vividly
- noun the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
- disciplines5/5
discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
subject field; field of study; study; subject area; field; bailiwick; subject.
- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
- noun a system of rules of conduct or method of practice;
- he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine
- for such a plan to work requires discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
- replacing5/5
replacing
- noun the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
replacement.
- replacing the star will not be easy
- verb substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
replace.
- He replaced the old razor blade
- We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago
- the insurance will replace the lost income
- This antique vase can never be replaced
- noun the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
- advancing5/5
advancing
- adjective satellite moving forward
forward; forward-moving.
- verb move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
advance; move on; march on; progress; pass on; go on.
- Time marches on
- adjective satellite moving forward
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decide
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
make up one's mind; determine.
- We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
- verb bring to an end; settle conclusively
settle; resolve; adjudicate.
- The case was decided
- The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
- The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- deficits5/5
deficit
- noun the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
shortfall; shortage.
- new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit
- noun a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
- the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory
- they have serious linguistic deficits
- noun the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
- society5/5
society
- noun an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
- noun a formal association of people with similar interests
guild; club; social club; gild; lodge; order.
- he joined a golf club
- they formed a small lunch society
- men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
- noun an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
- science5/5
science
- noun a particular branch of scientific knowledge
scientific discipline.
- the science of genetics
- noun ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
skill.
- the skill of a well-trained boxer
- the sweet science of pugilism
- noun a particular branch of scientific knowledge
- decision5/5
decision
- noun the act of making up your mind about something
determination; conclusion.
- the burden of decision was his
- he drew his conclusions quickly
- noun a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
determination; conclusion.
- a decision unfavorable to the opposition
- his conclusion took the evidence into account
- satisfied with the panel's determination
- noun the act of making up your mind about something
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associate
- noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- he had to consult his associate before continuing
- noun a friend who is frequently in the company of another
familiar; comrade; fellow; companion.
- drinking companions
- comrades in arms
- noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- exercise5/5
exercise
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
workout; physical exertion; exercising; physical exercise.
- the doctor recommended regular exercise
- he did some exercising
- the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit
- noun the act of using
use; utilization; utilisation; usage; employment.
- he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
- skilled in the utilization of computers
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
- principles5/5
principle
- noun a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
rule.
- their principles of composition characterized all their works
- noun a rule or standard especially of good behavior
- a man of principle
- he will not violate his principles
- noun a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
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principle
- noun a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
rule.
- their principles of composition characterized all their works
- noun a rule or standard especially of good behavior
- a man of principle
- he will not violate his principles
- noun a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
- scientific5/5
scientific
- adjective of or relating to the practice of science
- scientific journals
- adjective conforming with the principles or methods used in science
- a scientific approach
- adjective of or relating to the practice of science
- decisions5/5
decision
- noun the act of making up your mind about something
determination; conclusion.
- the burden of decision was his
- he drew his conclusions quickly
- noun a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
determination; conclusion.
- a decision unfavorable to the opposition
- his conclusion took the evidence into account
- satisfied with the panel's determination
- noun the act of making up your mind about something
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ancient
- noun a very old person
antediluvian.
- noun a person who lived in ancient times
- noun a very old person
- official5/5
official
- noun a worker who holds or is invested with an office
functionary.
- noun someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
- the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling
- noun a worker who holds or is invested with an office
- sufficient5/5
sufficient
- adjective of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
- sufficient food
- adjective of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
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medicine
- noun the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
medical specialty.
- noun (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
medicament; medication; medicinal drug.
- noun the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
- participants5/5
participant
- noun someone who takes part in an activity
- noun a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
player.
- noun someone who takes part in an activity
- officials5/5
official
- noun a worker who holds or is invested with an office
functionary.
- noun someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
- the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling
- noun a worker who holds or is invested with an office
- sciences5/5
science
- noun a particular branch of scientific knowledge
scientific discipline.
- the science of genetics
- noun ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
skill.
- the skill of a well-trained boxer
- the sweet science of pugilism
- noun a particular branch of scientific knowledge
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specified
- adjective clearly and explicitly stated
- meals are at specified times
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
qualify; specify; condition; stipulate.
- The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
- The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
- adjective clearly and explicitly stated
- societies5/5
society
- noun an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
- noun a formal association of people with similar interests
guild; club; social club; gild; lodge; order.
- he joined a golf club
- they formed a small lunch society
- men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
- noun an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
- producing5/5
produce
- noun fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
green goods; garden truck; green groceries.
- verb bring forth or yield
bring forth.
- The tree would not produce fruit
- noun fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
- scientists5/5
scientist
- noun a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
- noun a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
- incident5/5
incident
- noun a single distinct event
- noun a public disturbance
- the police investigated an incident at the bus station
- noun a single distinct event
- facing5/5
facing
- noun a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
- noun an ornamental coating to a building
veneer.
- noun a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
- velocity5/5
velocity
- noun distance travelled per unit time
speed.
- noun distance travelled per unit time
- judicial5/5
judicial
- adjective satellite decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
- a judicial decision
- adjective belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge
- judicial robes
- adjective satellite decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
- accident5/5
accident
- noun an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
- noun anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
fortuity; stroke; chance event.
- winning the lottery was a happy accident
- the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck
- it was due to an accident or fortuity
- noun an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
- exercises5/5
exercise
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
workout; physical exertion; exercising; physical exercise.
- the doctor recommended regular exercise
- he did some exercising
- the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit
- noun the act of using
use; utilization; utilisation; usage; employment.
- he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
- skilled in the utilization of computers
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
- artificial5/5
artificial
- adjective contrived by art rather than nature
unreal.
- artificial flowers
- artificial flavoring
- an artificial diamond
- artificial fibers
- artificial sweeteners
- adjective satellite artificially formal
contrived; stilted; hokey.
- that artificial humility that her husband hated
- contrived coyness
- a stilted letter of acknowledgment
- when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation
- adjective contrived by art rather than nature
- specify5/5
specify
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
qualify; condition; stipulate.
- The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
- The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
- verb decide upon or fix definitely
set; fix; limit; determine; define.
- fix the variables
- specify the parameters
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- acids5/5
acid
- noun any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- noun street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
Elvis; Zen; dose; battery-acid; back breaker; window pane; pane; Lucy in the sky with diamonds; loony toons; dot; superman.
- noun any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- associate5/5
associate
- noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- he had to consult his associate before continuing
- noun a friend who is frequently in the company of another
familiar; comrade; fellow; companion.
- drinking companions
- comrades in arms
- noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- calcium5/5
calcium
- noun a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
Ca; atomic number 20.
- noun a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
- associates5/5
associate
- noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- he had to consult his associate before continuing
- noun a friend who is frequently in the company of another
familiar; comrade; fellow; companion.
- drinking companions
- comrades in arms
- noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- specification5/5
specification
- noun a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
spec.
- noun naming explicitly
- noun a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
- deficiency5/5
deficiency
- noun the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
lack; want.
- there is a serious lack of insight into the problem
- water is the critical deficiency in desert regions
- for want of a nail the shoe was lost
- noun lack of an adequate quantity or number
insufficiency; inadequacy.
- the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
- noun the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
- anticipated5/5
anticipated
- adjective satellite expected hopefully
hoped-for; awaited.
- verb regard something as probable or likely
anticipate; expect.
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
- adjective satellite expected hopefully
- participant5/5
participant
- noun someone who takes part in an activity
- noun a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
player.
- noun someone who takes part in an activity
- specialist5/5
specialist
- noun an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
specializer; specialiser.
- noun practices one branch of medicine
medical specialist.
- noun an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
- incidents5/5
incident
- noun a single distinct event
- noun a public disturbance
- the police investigated an incident at the bus station
- noun a single distinct event
- exercised5/5
exercise
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
workout; physical exertion; exercising; physical exercise.
- the doctor recommended regular exercise
- he did some exercising
- the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit
- noun the act of using
use; utilization; utilisation; usage; employment.
- he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
- skilled in the utilization of computers
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
- pricing5/5
pricing
- noun the evaluation of something in terms of its price
- verb determine the price of
price.
- The grocer priced his wares high
- noun the evaluation of something in terms of its price
- specimens5/5
specimen
- noun an example regarded as typical of its class
- noun a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes
- they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis
- noun an example regarded as typical of its class
- scientist5/5
scientist
- noun a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
- noun a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
- specifications5/5
specification
- noun a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
spec.
- noun naming explicitly
- noun a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
- specimen5/5
specimen
- noun an example regarded as typical of its class
- noun a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes
- they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis
- noun an example regarded as typical of its class
- decisive5/5
decisive
- adjective determining or having the power to determine an outcome
- cast the decisive vote
- two factors had a decisive influence
- adjective satellite unmistakable
- had a decisive lead in the polls
- adjective determining or having the power to determine an outcome
- accidents5/5
accident
- noun an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
- noun anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
fortuity; stroke; chance event.
- winning the lottery was a happy accident
- the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck
- it was due to an accident or fortuity
- noun an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
- specialists5/5
specialist
- noun an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
specializer; specialiser.
- noun practices one branch of medicine
medical specialist.
- noun an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
- pencil5/5
pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- noun graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
- the words were scribbled in pencil
- this artist's favorite medium is pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- tendencies5/5
tendency
- noun an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
disposition; inclination.
- he had an inclination to give up too easily
- a tendency to be too strict
- noun an inclination to do something
propensity; leaning.
- he felt leanings toward frivolity
- noun an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
- superficial5/5
superficial
- adjective concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
- superficial similarities
- a superficial mind
- his thinking was superficial and fuzzy
- superficial knowledge
- the superficial report didn't give the true picture
- only superficial differences
- adjective of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
- superficial measurements
- the superficial area of the wall
- a superficial wound
- adjective concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
- criticized5/5
criticize
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
criticise; knock; pick apart.
- The paper criticized the new movie
- Don't knock the food--it's free
- verb act as a critic
criticise.
- Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- racing5/5
racing
- noun the sport of engaging in contests of speed
- verb move fast
rush; bucket along; hotfoot; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hie; hasten; speed; pelt along; rush along.
- He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
- The cars raced down the street
- noun the sport of engaging in contests of speed
- balancing5/5
balancing
- noun getting two things to correspond
reconciliation.
- the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement
- verb bring into balance or equilibrium
equilibrate; equilibrise; equilibrize; balance.
- She has to balance work and her domestic duties
- balance the two weights
- noun getting two things to correspond
- enhancing5/5
enhance
- verb increase
heighten; raise.
- This will enhance your enjoyment
- heighten the tension
- verb make better or more attractive
- This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat
- verb increase
- specifies5/5
specify
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
qualify; condition; stipulate.
- The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
- The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
- verb decide upon or fix definitely
set; fix; limit; determine; define.
- fix the variables
- specify the parameters
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
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- specific5/5
specific
- noun a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
particular.
- he always reasons from the particular to the general
- noun a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
- quinine is a specific for malaria
- noun a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
- commercial5/5
commercial
- noun a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
commercial message.
- adjective connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
- commercial trucker
- commercial TV
- commercial diamonds
- noun a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
- principal5/5
principal
- noun the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
- noun the educator who has executive authority for a school
head; school principal; head teacher.
- she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
- noun the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
- consciousness5/5
consciousness
- noun an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
- he lost consciousness
- noun having knowledge of
cognisance; knowingness; awareness; cognizance.
- he had no awareness of his mistakes
- his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced
- their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
- noun an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
- participation5/5
participation
- noun the act of sharing in the activities of a group
involution; engagement; involvement.
- the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities
- noun the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)
involvement.
- noun the act of sharing in the activities of a group
- efficiency5/5
efficiency
- noun the ratio of the output to the input of any system
- noun skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
- she did the work with great efficiency
- noun the ratio of the output to the input of any system
- criticism5/5
criticism
- noun disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
unfavorable judgment.
- the senator received severe criticism from his opponent
- noun a serious examination and judgment of something
critique.
- constructive criticism is always appreciated
- noun disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
- racial5/5
racial
- adjective of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people
- racial groups
- adjective of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups
- racial differences
- racial discrimination
- adjective of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people
- pacific5/5
pacific
- adjective satellite disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature
peaceable.
- the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force
- a quiet and peaceable person
- in a peaceable and orderly manner
- noun the largest ocean in the world
Pacific Ocean.
- adjective satellite disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature
- crucial5/5
crucial
- adjective of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
important.
- a crucial moment in his career
- a crucial election
- a crucial issue for women
- adjective satellite having crucial relevance
- crucial to the case
- relevant testimony
- adjective of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
- explicit5/5
explicit
- adjective precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
expressed.
- explicit instructions
- she made her wishes explicit
- explicit sexual scenes
- adjective satellite in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
denotative.
- adjective precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
- sufficiently5/5
sufficiently
- adverb to a sufficient degree
- she was sufficiently fluent in Mandarin
- adverb to a sufficient degree
- suicide5/5
suicide
- noun the act of killing yourself
self-destruction; self-annihilation.
- it is a crime to commit suicide
- noun a person who kills himself intentionally
felo-de-se.
- noun the act of killing yourself
- appreciate5/5
appreciate
- verb recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
- verb be fully aware of; realize fully
take account.
- Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?
- verb recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
- facilitate5/5
facilitate
- verb make easier
ease; alleviate.
- you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
- verb be of use
help.
- This will help to prevent accidents
- verb make easier
- incidence5/5
incidence
- noun the relative frequency of occurrence of something
relative incidence.
- noun the striking of a light beam on a surface
- he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light
- noun the relative frequency of occurrence of something
- politicians5/5
politician
- noun a leader engaged in civil administration
- noun a person active in party politics
pol; political leader; politico.
- noun a leader engaged in civil administration
- excitement5/5
excitement
- noun the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
exhilaration.
- he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed
- noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
fervour; fervor; inflammation; excitation.
- his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
- he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
- noun the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
- dancing5/5
dancing
- noun taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
dance; terpsichore; saltation.
- verb move in a graceful and rhythmical way
dance.
- The young girl danced into the room
- noun taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
- precious5/5
precious
- adjective satellite characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
cherished; wanted; treasured.
- a cherished friend
- children are precious
- a treasured heirloom
- so good to feel wanted
- adjective satellite of high worth or cost
- diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones
- adjective satellite characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
- sociology5/5
sociology
- noun the study and classification of human societies
- noun the study and classification of human societies
- provincial5/5
provincial
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order
- the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials
- noun a country person
bucolic; peasant.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order
- specialized5/5
specialized
- adjective developed or designed for a special activity or function
specialised.
- a specialized tool
- verb become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
specialise; narrow down; specialize; narrow.
- She specializes in Near Eastern history
- adjective developed or designed for a special activity or function
- appreciation5/5
appreciation
- noun understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
grasp; hold.
- he has a good grasp of accounting practices
- noun delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
taste; perceptiveness; discernment.
- arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
- to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
- noun understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- disciples5/5
disciple
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
adherent.
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
- participating5/5
participating
- adjective satellite taking part in an activity
active.
- an active member of the club
- he was politically active
- the participating organizations
- verb share in something
take part; participate.
- adjective satellite taking part in an activity
- simplicity5/5
simplicity
- noun the quality of being simple or uncompounded
simpleness.
- the simplicity of a crystal
- noun a lack of penetration or subtlety
simple mindedness; simpleness.
- they took advantage of her simplicity
- noun the quality of being simple or uncompounded
- ethnicity5/5
ethnicity
- noun an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
- ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations
- noun an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
- socialism5/5
socialism
- noun a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
- noun an economic system based on state ownership of capital
socialist economy.
- noun a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
- musicians5/5
musician
- noun someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
player; instrumentalist.
- noun artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
- noun someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
- recipient5/5
recipient
- noun a person who receives something
receiver.
- noun the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
recipient role.
- noun a person who receives something
- forcing5/5
force
- noun a powerful effect or influence
- the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them
- noun (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- force equals mass times acceleration
- noun a powerful effect or influence
- appreciated5/5
appreciated
- adjective satellite fully understood or grasped
comprehended; apprehended.
- dangers not yet appreciated
- these apprehended truths
- a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known
- verb recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
appreciate.
- adjective satellite fully understood or grasped
- reconciliation5/5
reconciliation
- noun the reestablishing of cordial relations
rapprochement.
- noun getting two things to correspond
balancing.
- the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement
- noun the reestablishing of cordial relations
- publicity5/5
publicity
- noun a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
promotional material; packaging; promotion.
- the packaging of new ideas
- noun the quality of being open to public view
- the publicity of the court room
- noun a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
- depreciation5/5
depreciation
- noun a decrease in price or value
- depreciation of the dollar against the yen
- noun decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
wear and tear.
- noun a decrease in price or value
- fascinating5/5
fascinating
- adjective satellite capable of arousing and holding the attention
absorbing; riveting; engrossing; gripping.
- a fascinating story
- verb cause to be interested or curious
intrigue; fascinate.
- adjective satellite capable of arousing and holding the attention
- societal5/5
societal
- adjective relating to human society and its members
social.
- social institutions
- societal evolution
- societal forces
- social legislation
- adjective relating to human society and its members
- recipients5/5
recipient
- noun a person who receives something
receiver.
- noun the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
recipient role.
- noun a person who receives something
- special5/5
special
- noun a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising
- they are having a special on pork chops
- noun a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant
- noun a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising
- financial5/5
financial
- adjective involving financial matters
fiscal.
- fiscal responsibility
- adjective involving financial matters
- policies5/5
policy
- noun a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
- it was a policy of retribution
- a politician keeps changing his policies
- noun a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
- they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation
- noun a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
- efficient5/5
efficient
- adjective being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
- an efficient production manager
- efficient engines save gas
- adjective satellite able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively
effective.
- people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw
- effective personnel
- an efficient secretary
- the efficient cause of the revolution
- adjective being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
- precisely5/5
precisely
- adverb indicating exactness or preciseness
exactly; just.
- he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do
- it was just as he said--the jewel was gone
- it has just enough salt
- adverb in a precise manner
incisively; exactly.
- she always expressed herself precisely
- adverb indicating exactness or preciseness
- conscious5/5
conscious
- adjective satellite intentionally conceived
witting.
- a conscious effort to speak more slowly
- a conscious policy
- adjective knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
- remained conscious during the operation
- conscious of his faults
- became conscious that he was being followed
- adjective satellite intentionally conceived
- participate5/5
participate
- verb share in something
take part.
- verb become a participant; be involved in
enter.
- enter a race
- enter an agreement
- enter a drug treatment program
- enter negotiations
- verb share in something
- physician5/5
physician
- noun a licensed medical practitioner
MD; medico; doc; doctor; Dr..
- I felt so bad I went to see my doctor
- noun a licensed medical practitioner
- precise5/5
precise
- adjective sharply exact or accurate or delimited
- a precise mind
- specified a precise amount
- arrived at the precise moment
- adjective satellite (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
accurate; exact.
- a precise image
- a precise measurement
- adjective sharply exact or accurate or delimited
- physicians5/5
physician
- noun a licensed medical practitioner
MD; medico; doc; doctor; Dr..
- I felt so bad I went to see my doctor
- noun a licensed medical practitioner
- socialist5/5
socialist
- noun a political advocate of socialism
- adjective advocating or following the socialist principles
socialistic.
- socialistic government
- noun a political advocate of socialism
- conscience5/5
conscience
- noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
scruples; sense of right and wrong; moral sense.
- noun conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
- a person of unflagging conscience
- noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
- unconscious5/5
unconscious
- noun that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
unconscious mind.
- adjective not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
- lay unconscious on the floor
- noun that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
- financing5/5
financing
- noun the act of financing
funding.
- verb obtain or provide money for
finance.
- Can we finance the addition to our home?
- noun the act of financing
- socially5/5
socially
- adverb by or with respect to society
- socially accepted norms
- adverb in a social manner
- socially unpopular
- adverb by or with respect to society
- beneficial5/5
beneficial
- adjective satellite promoting or enhancing well-being
good.
- an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries
- the beneficial effects of a temperate climate
- the experience was good for her
- adjective satellite promoting or enhancing well-being
- municipal5/5
municipal
- adjective relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality
- municipal government
- municipal bonds
- a municipal park
- municipal transportation
- adjective satellite of or relating to the government of a municipality
- international law...only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law"- J.L.kuntz
- adjective relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality
- implicit5/5
implicit
- adjective implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
inexplicit.
- an implicit agreement not to raise the subject
- there was implicit criticism in his voice
- anger was implicit in the argument
- the oak is implicit in the acorn
- adjective satellite being without doubt or reserve
unquestioning.
- implicit trust
- adjective implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
- racism5/5
racism
- noun the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
- noun discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
racialism; racial discrimination.
- noun the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
- suspicion5/5
suspicion
- noun an impression that something might be the case
intuition; hunch.
- he had an intuition that something had gone wrong
- noun doubt about someone's honesty
distrust; mistrust; misgiving.
- noun an impression that something might be the case
- facial5/5
facial
- noun cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
nervus facialis; seventh cranial nerve; facial nerve.
- noun care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams
- noun cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
- insufficient5/5
insufficient
- adjective of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
deficient.
- insufficient funds
- adjective of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
- participated5/5
participate
- verb share in something
take part.
- verb become a participant; be involved in
enter.
- enter a race
- enter an agreement
- enter a drug treatment program
- enter negotiations
- verb share in something
- sociological5/5
sociological
- adjective of or relating to or determined by sociology
- sociological studies
- adjective of or relating to or determined by sociology
- convincing5/5
convincing
- adjective causing one to believe the truth of something
- a convincing story
- a convincing manner
- verb make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
convert; win over; convince.
- He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product
- adjective causing one to believe the truth of something
- specificity5/5
specificity
- noun the quality of being specific rather than general
- add a desirable note of specificity to the discussion
- the specificity of the symptoms of the disease
- noun the quality of being specific to a particular organism
- host specificity of a parasite
- noun the quality of being specific rather than general
- especially5/5
especially
- adverb to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
peculiarly; particularly; specially.
- he was particularly fussy about spelling
- a particularly gruesome attack
- under peculiarly tragic circumstances
- an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger
- adverb in a special manner
specially.
- a specially arranged dinner
- adverb to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
- specifically5/5
specifically
- adverb in distinction from others
- a program specifically for teenagers
- he is interested specifically in poisonous snakes
- adverb in distinction from others
- explicitly5/5
explicitly
- adverb in an explicit manner
- in his foreword Professor Clark puts it explicitly
- adverb in an explicit manner
- precision5/5
precision
- noun the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
preciseness.
- he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton
- note the meticulous precision of his measurements
- noun the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
- officially5/5
officially
- adverb in an official role
- officially, he is in charge
- officially responsible
- adverb with official authorization
formally.
- the club will be formally recognized
- adverb in an official role
- efficiently5/5
efficiently
- adverb with efficiency; in an efficient manner
expeditiously.
- he functions efficiently
- adverb with efficiency; in an efficient manner
- suspicious5/5
suspicious
- adjective satellite openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
untrusting; leery; mistrustful; wary.
- adjective satellite not as expected
funny; shady; suspect; fishy.
- there was something fishy about the accident
- up to some funny business
- some definitely queer goings-on
- a shady deal
- her motives were suspect
- suspicious behavior
- adjective satellite openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
- consciously5/5
consciously
- adverb with awareness
- she consciously played with the idea of inviting them
- adverb with awareness
- specially5/5
specially
- adverb in a special manner
especially.
- a specially arranged dinner
- adverb to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
peculiarly; particularly; especially.
- he was particularly fussy about spelling
- a particularly gruesome attack
- under peculiarly tragic circumstances
- an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger
- adverb in a special manner
- carcinoma5/5
carcinoma
- noun any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
- noun any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
- francisco5/5
francisco
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- francis5/5
francis
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- decimal4/5
decimal
- noun a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
decimal fraction.
- noun a number in the decimal system
- noun a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
- pacing4/5
pacing
- noun (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
tempo.
- noun walking with slow regular strides
- noun (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
- councils4/5
council
- noun a body serving in an administrative capacity
- student council
- noun (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
- noun a body serving in an administrative capacity
- precipitation4/5
precipitation
- noun the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
- the storm brought several inches of precipitation
- noun the process of forming a chemical precipitate
- noun the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
- deficient4/5
deficient
- adjective satellite inadequate in amount or degree
wanting; lacking.
- a deficient education
- deficient in common sense
- lacking in stamina
- tested and found wanting
- adjective of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
insufficient.
- insufficient funds
- adjective satellite inadequate in amount or degree
- dissociation4/5
dissociation
- noun the act of removing from association
- noun a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
disassociation.
- noun the act of removing from association
- acidic4/5
acidic
- adjective being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)
- adjective satellite being sour to the taste
acidulent; acid; acidulous.
- adjective being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)
- sufficiency4/5
sufficiency
- noun sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations
- her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency
- noun an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
enough.
- enough is as good as a feast
- there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country
- noun sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations
- excite4/5
excite
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
- verb act as a stimulant
stimulate.
- The book stimulated her imagination
- This play stimulates
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
- recited4/5
recite
- verb recite in elocution
declaim.
- verb repeat aloud from memory
- she recited a poem
- The pupil recited his lesson for the day
- verb recite in elocution
- recite4/5
recite
- verb recite in elocution
declaim.
- verb repeat aloud from memory
- she recited a poem
- The pupil recited his lesson for the day
- verb recite in elocution
- pharmacist4/5
pharmacist
- noun a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
druggist; pill roller; pill pusher; apothecary; chemist.
- noun a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
- vicinity4/5
vicinity
- noun a surrounding or nearby region
neck of the woods; neighborhood; neighbourhood; locality.
- the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
- it is a rugged locality
- he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood
- I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods
- noun a surrounding or nearby region
- disciplinary4/5
disciplinary
- adjective relating to discipline in behavior
- disciplinary problems in the classroom
- adjective relating to a specific field of academic study
- economics in its modern disciplinary sense
- adjective relating to discipline in behavior
- reciprocal4/5
reciprocal
- noun something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else
- risk is the reciprocal of safety
- noun (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7
multiplicative inverse.
- noun something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else
- recipe4/5
recipe
- noun directions for making something
formula.
- noun directions for making something
- anticipate4/5
anticipate
- verb regard something as probable or likely
expect.
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
- verb act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
forestall; counter; foresee.
- verb regard something as probable or likely
- influencing4/5
influence
- noun a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
- used her parents' influence to get the job
- noun causing something without any direct or apparent effort
- noun a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
- medicines4/5
medicine
- noun the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
medical specialty.
- noun (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
medicament; medication; medicinal drug.
- noun the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
- exercising4/5
exercising
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
workout; physical exertion; exercise; physical exercise.
- the doctor recommended regular exercise
- he did some exercising
- the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit
- verb put to use
exercise; exert.
- exert one's power or influence
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
- tracing4/5
tracing
- noun the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
- noun a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
trace.
- noun the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
- spacing4/5
spacing
- noun the time between occurrences of a repeating event
- some women do not control the spacing of their children
- noun the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them
spatial arrangement.
- noun the time between occurrences of a repeating event
- excitation4/5
excitation
- noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
excitement; fervour; fervor; inflammation.
- his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
- he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
- noun the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
innervation; irritation.
- noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
- specifying4/5
specify
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
qualify; condition; stipulate.
- The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
- The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
- verb decide upon or fix definitely
set; fix; limit; determine; define.
- fix the variables
- specify the parameters
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- deficiencies4/5
deficiency
- noun the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
lack; want.
- there is a serious lack of insight into the problem
- water is the critical deficiency in desert regions
- for want of a nail the shoe was lost
- noun lack of an adequate quantity or number
insufficiency; inadequacy.
- the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
- noun the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
- socialization4/5
socialization
- noun the action of establishing on a socialist basis
socialisation.
- the socialization of medical services
- noun the act of meeting for social purposes
socialising; socialisation; socializing.
- there was too much socialization with the enlisted men
- noun the action of establishing on a socialist basis
- reconcile4/5
reconcile
- verb make (one thing) compatible with (another)
accommodate; conciliate.
- The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories
- verb bring into consonance or accord
harmonize; harmonise.
- harmonize one's goals with one's abilities
- verb make (one thing) compatible with (another)
- competencies4/5
competency
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
competence.
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
- clinicians4/5
clinician
- noun a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments
- noun a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments
- clinician4/5
clinician
- noun a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments
- noun a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments
- interdisciplinary4/5
interdisciplinary
- adjective drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study
- interdisciplinary studies
- an interdisciplinary conference
- adjective drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study
- democracies4/5
democracy
- noun the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
- noun a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
commonwealth; republic.
- noun the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
- reinforcing4/5
reinforce
- verb make stronger
reenforce.
- he reinforced the concrete
- verb strengthen and support with rewards
reward.
- Let's reinforce good behavior
- verb make stronger
- recipes4/5
recipe
- noun directions for making something
formula.
- noun directions for making something
- specialization4/5
specialization
- noun the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
specialisation.
- noun the special line of work you have adopted as your career
speciality; specialism; specialisation; specialty.
- his specialization is gastroenterology
- noun the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
- multiplicity4/5
multiplicity
- noun the property of being multiple
- noun a large number
numerousness; numerosity.
- noun the property of being multiple
- disciplined4/5
disciplined
- adjective satellite obeying the rules
- verb develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
discipline; train; check; condition.
- Parents must discipline their children
- Is this dog trained?
- adjective satellite obeying the rules
- reciprocity4/5
reciprocity
- noun a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
reciprocality.
- noun mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
- noun a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
- noticing4/5
notice
- noun an announcement containing information about an event
- you didn't give me enough notice
- an obituary notice
- a notice of sale
- noun the act of noticing or paying attention
observance; observation.
- he escaped the notice of the police
- noun an announcement containing information about an event
- incidental4/5
incidental
- noun (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
incidental expense; minor expense.
- he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses
- noun an item that is incidental
- noun (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
- sequencing4/5
sequence
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- the sequence of names was alphabetical
- he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
chronological succession; succession; chronological sequence; successiveness.
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- announcing4/5
announce
- verb make known; make an announcement
denote.
- She denoted her feelings clearly
- verb announce publicly or officially
declare.
- The President declared war
- verb make known; make an announcement
- velocities4/5
velocity
- noun distance travelled per unit time
speed.
- noun distance travelled per unit time
- technicians4/5
technician
- noun someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
- noun someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique
- noun someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
- fiduciary4/5
fiduciary
- noun a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
- it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain
- adjective relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
fiducial.
- a fiduciary contract
- in a fiduciary capacity
- fiducial power
- noun a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
- inducing4/5
inducing
- noun act of bringing about a desired result
inducement.
- inducement of sleep
- verb cause to arise
bring on; induce.
- induce a crisis
- noun act of bringing about a desired result
- criticize4/5
criticize
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
criticise; knock; pick apart.
- The paper criticized the new movie
- Don't knock the food--it's free
- verb act as a critic
criticise.
- Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- reconciled4/5
reconciled
- adjective satellite made compatible or consistent
- verb make (one thing) compatible with (another)
accommodate; conciliate; reconcile.
- The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories
- adjective satellite made compatible or consistent
- piercing4/5
piercing
- adjective satellite having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
acute; penetrating; incisive; penetrative; discriminating; keen; sharp; knifelike.
- an acute observer of politics and politicians
- incisive comments
- icy knifelike reasoning
- as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
- penetrating insight
- frequent penetrative observations
- verb cut or make a way through
pierce.
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
- adjective satellite having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- technician4/5
technician
- noun someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
- noun someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique
- noun someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
- spacious4/5
spacious
- adjective satellite very large in expanse or scope
broad; wide.
- a broad lawn
- the wide plains
- a spacious view
- spacious skies
- adjective satellite (of buildings and rooms) having ample space
roomy.
- a roomy but sparsely furnished apartment
- a spacious ballroom
- adjective satellite very large in expanse or scope
- scissors4/5
scissors
- noun an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
pair of scissors.
- noun a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
scissors grip; scissor hold; scissors hold; scissor grip.
- noun an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
- anticipating4/5
anticipate
- verb regard something as probable or likely
expect.
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
- verb act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
forestall; counter; foresee.
- verb regard something as probable or likely
- precipitate4/5
precipitate
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- verb bring about abruptly
- The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- dependencies4/5
dependency
- noun the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
dependance; dependence.
- noun being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
dependance; addiction; habituation; dependence.
- noun the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
- precipitated4/5
precipitate
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- verb bring about abruptly
- The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- oscillations4/5
oscillation
- noun the process of oscillating between states
- noun (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
vibration.
- noun the process of oscillating between states
- oscillation4/5
oscillation
- noun the process of oscillating between states
- noun (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
vibration.
- noun the process of oscillating between states
- capacitance4/5
capacitance
- noun an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
electrical capacity; capacity.
- noun an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
condenser; capacitor; electrical condenser.
- noun an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
- contingencies4/5
contingency
- noun a possible event or occurrence or result
eventuality; contingence.
- noun the state of being contingent on something
- noun a possible event or occurrence or result
- ancients4/5
ancients
- noun people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
- noun a very old person
antediluvian; ancient.
- noun people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
- physicist4/5
physicist
- noun a scientist trained in physics
- noun a scientist trained in physics
- mathematician4/5
mathematician
- noun a person skilled in mathematics
- noun a person skilled in mathematics
- physicists4/5
physicist
- noun a scientist trained in physics
- noun a scientist trained in physics
- macintosh4/5
macintosh
- noun a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
mackintosh.
- noun a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
mackintosh; mac; mack.
- noun a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
- criticised4/5
criticise
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
knock; pick apart; criticize.
- The paper criticized the new movie
- Don't knock the food--it's free
- verb act as a critic
criticize.
- Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- proficient4/5
proficient
- adjective satellite having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
good; practiced; expert; skillful; adept; skilful.
- adept in handicrafts
- an adept juggler
- an expert job
- a good mechanic
- a practiced marksman
- a proficient engineer
- a lesser-known but no less skillful composer
- the effect was achieved by skillful retouching
- adjective of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
technical.
- his technical innovation was his brushwork
- the technical dazzle of her dancing
- adjective satellite having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- reproducing4/5
reproduce
- verb make a copy or equivalent of
- reproduce the painting
- verb have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
procreate; multiply.
- The Bible tells people to procreate
- verb make a copy or equivalent of
- criticizing4/5
criticize
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
criticise; knock; pick apart.
- The paper criticized the new movie
- Don't knock the food--it's free
- verb act as a critic
criticise.
- Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- pernicious4/5
pernicious
- adjective satellite exceedingly harmful
deadly; baneful; pestilent.
- adjective satellite working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
subtle; insidious.
- glaucoma is an insidious disease
- a subtle poison
- adjective satellite exceedingly harmful
- pencils4/5
pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- noun graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
- the words were scribbled in pencil
- this artist's favorite medium is pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- recitation4/5
recitation
- noun written matter that is recited from memory
- noun a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
reading; recital.
- the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems
- noun written matter that is recited from memory
- associating4/5
associate
- noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- he had to consult his associate before continuing
- noun a friend who is frequently in the company of another
familiar; comrade; fellow; companion.
- drinking companions
- comrades in arms
- noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- mathematicians4/5
mathematician
- noun a person skilled in mathematics
- noun a person skilled in mathematics
- commencing4/5
commence
- verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
begin; get; start out; set about; start; set out; get down.
- We began working at dawn
- Who will start?
- Get working as soon as the sun rises!
- The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
- He began early in the day
- Let's get down to work now
- verb set in motion, cause to start
lead off; start; begin.
- The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
- The Iraqis began hostilities
- begin a new chapter in your life
- verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- practicing4/5
practice
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
pattern.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun systematic training by multiple repetitions
recitation; practice session; drill; exercise.
- practice makes perfect
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
- anticipation4/5
anticipation
- noun an expectation
expectancy.
- noun something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
expectancy.
- each of them had their own anticipations
- an indicator of expectancy in development
- noun an expectation
- beneficiary4/5
beneficiary
- noun the recipient of funds or other benefits
donee.
- noun the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
benefactive role.
- noun the recipient of funds or other benefits
- facilitated4/5
facilitate
- verb make easier
ease; alleviate.
- you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
- verb be of use
help.
- This will help to prevent accidents
- verb make easier
- accidental4/5
accidental
- noun a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
- adjective satellite happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
inadvertent.
- with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table
- accidental poisoning
- an accidental shooting
- noun a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
- criticisms4/5
criticism
- noun disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
unfavorable judgment.
- the senator received severe criticism from his opponent
- noun a serious examination and judgment of something
critique.
- constructive criticism is always appreciated
- noun disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
- politician4/5
politician
- noun a leader engaged in civil administration
- noun a person active in party politics
pol; political leader; politico.
- noun a leader engaged in civil administration
- beneficiaries4/5
beneficiary
- noun the recipient of funds or other benefits
donee.
- noun the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
benefactive role.
- noun the recipient of funds or other benefits
- specialty4/5
specialty
- noun an asset of special worth or utility
strong suit; strength; speciality; strong point; long suit; forte; metier.
- cooking is his forte
- noun a distinguishing trait
peculiarity; distinctiveness; speciality; specialness.
- noun an asset of special worth or utility
- coincidence4/5
coincidence
- noun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
happenstance.
- noun the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
- he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs
- noun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
- vicious4/5
vicious
- adjective satellite (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
savage; barbarous; brutal; cruel; fell; roughshod.
- a barbarous crime
- brutal beatings
- cruel tortures
- Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
- a savage slap
- vicious kicks
- adjective satellite having the nature of vice
evil.
- adjective satellite (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- judiciary4/5
judiciary
- noun persons who administer justice
bench.
- noun the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
judicatory; judicial system; judicature.
- noun persons who administer justice
- elasticity4/5
elasticity
- noun the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
snap.
- the waistband had lost its snap
- noun the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
- facilitating4/5
facilitate
- verb make easier
ease; alleviate.
- you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
- verb be of use
help.
- This will help to prevent accidents
- verb make easier
- catholicism4/5
catholicism
The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity. Jer. Taylor.
- gracious4/5
gracious
- adjective characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
- gracious even to unexpected visitors
- gracious living
- he bears insult with gracious good humor
- adjective satellite characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects
benignant.
- our benignant king
- adjective characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
- musician4/5
musician
- noun someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
player; instrumentalist.
- noun artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
- noun someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
- embracing4/5
embracing
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
embracement; embrace.
- verb include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
cover; encompass; embrace; comprehend.
- This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds
- this should cover everyone in the group
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- policing4/5
police
- noun the force of policemen and officers
law; police force; constabulary.
- the law came looking for him
- verb maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
patrol.
- noun the force of policemen and officers
- fascinated4/5
fascinated
- adjective satellite having your attention fixated as though by a spell
mesmerised; hypnotized; mesmerized; spell-bound; spellbound; transfixed; hypnotised.
- verb cause to be interested or curious
intrigue; fascinate.
- adjective satellite having your attention fixated as though by a spell
- disciple4/5
disciple
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
adherent.
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
- coercion4/5
coercion
- noun the act of compelling by force of authority
- noun using force to cause something to occur
compulsion.
- though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game
- they didn't have to use coercion
- noun the act of compelling by force of authority
- facilitates4/5
facilitate
- verb make easier
ease; alleviate.
- you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
- verb be of use
help.
- This will help to prevent accidents
- verb make easier
- incision4/5
incision
- noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
scratch; slit; prick; dent.
- noun the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
section; surgical incision.
- noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- principals4/5
principal
- noun the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
- noun the educator who has executive authority for a school
head; school principal; head teacher.
- she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
- noun the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
- pesticides4/5
pesticide
- noun a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
- noun a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
- sentencing4/5
sentence
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- he always spoke in grammatical sentences
- noun (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
condemnation; judgment of conviction; conviction.
- the conviction came as no surprise
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- glancing4/5
glance
- noun a quick look
coup d'oeil; glimpse.
- verb throw a glance at; take a brief look at
peek; glint.
- She only glanced at the paper
- I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting
- noun a quick look
- elicit4/5
elicit
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise; fire; enkindle; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
- verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
draw out; extract; educe; evoke.
- We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- fascism4/5
fascism
- noun a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
- noun a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
- coincide4/5
coincide
- verb go with, fall together
co-occur; cooccur.
- verb happen simultaneously
concur.
- The two events coincided
- verb go with, fall together
- proficiency4/5
proficiency
- noun the quality of having great facility and competence
- noun skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
technique.
- practice greatly improves proficiency
- noun the quality of having great facility and competence
- municipalities4/5
municipality
- noun an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
- noun people living in a town or city having local self-government
- noun an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
- enforcing4/5
enforce
- verb ensure observance of laws and rules;
apply; implement.
- Apply the rules to everyone
- verb compel to behave in a certain way
impose.
- Social relations impose courtesy
- verb ensure observance of laws and rules;
- municipality4/5
municipality
- noun an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
- noun people living in a town or city having local self-government
- noun an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
- sicily4/5
sicily
- noun the Italian region on the island of Sicily
Sicilia.
- noun the largest island in the Mediterranean
Sicilia.
- noun the Italian region on the island of Sicily
- glacier4/5
glacier
- noun a slowly moving mass of ice
- noun a slowly moving mass of ice
- currencies4/5
currency
- noun the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
- noun general acceptance or use
- the currency of ideas
- noun the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
- elicited4/5
elicited
- adjective satellite called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
evoked.
- evoked potentials
- an elicited response
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise; fire; enkindle; elicit; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
- adjective satellite called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
- glacial4/5
glacial
- adjective relating to or derived from a glacier
- glacial deposit
- adjective satellite devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
frozen; icy; frigid; wintry; frosty.
- a frigid greeting
- got a frosty reception
- a frozen look on their faces
- a glacial handshake
- icy stare
- wintry smile
- adjective relating to or derived from a glacier
- constituencies4/5
constituency
- noun the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
- noun the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
- capacitor4/5
capacitor
- noun an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
capacitance; condenser; electrical condenser.
- noun an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
- solicitor4/5
solicitor
- noun a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
canvasser.
- noun a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
- noun a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
- insufficiency4/5
insufficiency
- noun a lack of competence
inadequacy.
- pointed out the insufficiencies in my report
- juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
- noun (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
- noun a lack of competence
- romanticism4/5
romanticism
- noun impractical romantic ideals and attitudes
- noun a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
Romantic Movement.
- Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality
- noun impractical romantic ideals and attitudes
- coincided4/5
coincide
- verb go with, fall together
co-occur; cooccur.
- verb happen simultaneously
concur.
- The two events coincided
- verb go with, fall together
- neuroscience4/5
neuroscience
- noun the scientific study of the nervous system
- noun the scientific study of the nervous system
- pesticide4/5
pesticide
- noun a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
- noun a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
- artificially4/5
artificially
- adverb not according to nature; not by natural means
by artificial means; unnaturally.
- artificially induced conditions
- adverb not according to nature; not by natural means
- discrepancies4/5
discrepancy
- noun a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
divergence; disagreement; variance.
- a growing divergence of opinion
- noun an event that departs from expectations
variance; variant.
- noun a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
- plasticity4/5
plasticity
- noun the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking
malleability.
- noun the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking
- crucified4/5
crucify
- verb kill by nailing onto a cross
- Jesus Christ was crucified
- verb treat cruelly
bedevil; rag; dun; frustrate; torment.
- The children tormented the stuttering teacher
- verb kill by nailing onto a cross
- magician4/5
magician
- noun someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
illusionist; prestidigitator; conjurer; conjuror.
- noun one who practices magic or sorcery
necromancer; wizard; thaumaturgist; thaumaturge; sorcerer.
- noun someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
- hallucinations4/5
hallucination
- noun illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
- noun a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
delusion.
- he has delusions of competence
- his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination
- noun illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
- specifics4/5
specific
- noun a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
particular.
- he always reasons from the particular to the general
- noun a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
- quinine is a specific for malaria
- noun a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
- specialised4/5
specialised
- adjective developed or designed for a special activity or function
specialized.
- a specialized tool
- verb devote oneself to a special area of work
specialise; specialize.
- She specializes in honey bees
- This baker specializes in French bread
- adjective developed or designed for a special activity or function
- prophecies4/5
prophecy
- noun knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
vaticination; prognostication.
- noun a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
divination.
- noun knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
- sociocultural4/5
sociocultural
- adjective relating to both social and cultural matters
- adjective relating to both social and cultural matters
- excision4/5
excision
- noun the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
cut; deletion.
- an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
- both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
- noun surgical removal of a body part or tissue
extirpation; ablation; cutting out.
- noun the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- crucifixion4/5
crucifixion
- noun the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross
- noun the death of Jesus by crucifixion
- noun the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross
- fancied4/5
fancied
- adjective satellite formed or conceived by the imagination
fictitious; fabricated; fictional.
- a fabricated excuse for his absence
- a fancied wrong
- a fictional character
- verb imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
picture; visualize; envision; figure; visualise; image; fancy; project; see.
- I can't see him on horseback!
- I can see what will happen
- I can see a risk in this strategy
- adjective satellite formed or conceived by the imagination
- facilitation4/5
facilitation
- noun the condition of being made easy (or easier)
- social facilitation is an adaptive condition
- noun (neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential
- noun the condition of being made easy (or easier)
- oscillator4/5
oscillator
- noun generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
- noun generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
- associative4/5
associative
- adjective characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
associatory.
- associative learning
- adjective characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- bouncing4/5
bouncing
- noun rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
bounce.
- verb spring back; spring away from an impact
spring; rebound; bound; bounce; take a hop; reverberate; recoil; resile; ricochet.
- The rubber ball bounced
- These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
- noun rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
- decisively4/5
decisively
- adverb with firmness
resolutely.
- `I will come along,' she said decisively
- adverb with finality; conclusively
- the voted settled the argument decisively
- adverb with firmness
- coincides4/5
coincide
- verb go with, fall together
co-occur; cooccur.
- verb happen simultaneously
concur.
- The two events coincided
- verb go with, fall together
- publicized4/5
publicized
- adjective made known; especially made widely known
publicised.
- verb make public
publicize; bare; publicise; air.
- She aired her opinions on welfare
- adjective made known; especially made widely known
- servicing4/5
servicing
- noun the act of mating by male animals
service.
- the bull was worth good money in servicing fees
- verb be used by; as of a utility
serve; service.
- The sewage plant served the neighboring communities
- The garage served to shelter his horses
- noun the act of mating by male animals
- ancillary4/5
ancillary
- adjective satellite furnishing added support
auxiliary; accessory; adjunct; adjuvant; appurtenant.
- an ancillary pump
- an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
- The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
- adjective satellite furnishing added support
- glaciers4/5
glacier
- noun a slowly moving mass of ice
- noun a slowly moving mass of ice
- efficiencies4/5
efficiency
- noun the ratio of the output to the input of any system
- noun skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
- she did the work with great efficiency
- noun the ratio of the output to the input of any system
- specialize4/5
specialize
- verb become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
specialise; narrow down; narrow.
- She specializes in Near Eastern history
- verb be specific about
particularize; specialise; particularise; specify.
- Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
- verb become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
- nonspecific4/5
nonspecific
- adjective not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides
- nonspecific enteritis
- adjective not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides
- specialties4/5
specialty
- noun an asset of special worth or utility
strong suit; strength; speciality; strong point; long suit; forte; metier.
- cooking is his forte
- noun a distinguishing trait
peculiarity; distinctiveness; speciality; specialness.
- noun an asset of special worth or utility
- empiricism4/5
empiricism
- noun (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
sensationalism; empiricist philosophy.
- noun the application of empirical methods in any art or science
- noun (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
- socioeconomic4/5
socioeconomic
- adjective involving social as well as economic factors
- socioeconomic status
- adjective involving social as well as economic factors
- delicious4/5
delicious
- adjective satellite greatly pleasing or entertaining
delightful.
- a delightful surprise
- the comedy was delightful
- a delicious joke
- noun variety of sweet eating apples
- adjective satellite greatly pleasing or entertaining
- vaccine4/5
vaccine
- noun immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
vaccinum.
- noun immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
- emancipation4/5
emancipation
- noun freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
- noun freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
- racist4/5
racist
- noun a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others
racialist.
- adjective satellite based on racial intolerance
- racist remarks
- noun a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others
- authenticity4/5
authenticity
- noun undisputed credibility
legitimacy; genuineness.
- noun undisputed credibility
- genocide4/5
genocide
- noun systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
race murder; racial extermination.
- noun systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
- commercially4/5
commercially
- adverb in a commercial manner
- the product is commercially available
- adverb in a commercial manner
- participatory4/5
participatory
- adjective satellite affording the opportunity for individual participation
- participatory democracy
- adjective satellite affording the opportunity for individual participation
- fascination4/5
fascination
- noun the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
captivation.
- noun a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
enchantment; enthrallment; captivation.
- noun the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
- accidentally4/5
accidentally
- adverb without advance planning
circumstantially; unexpectedly; by chance.
- they met accidentally
- adverb of a minor or subordinate nature
incidentally.
- these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models
- adverb without advance planning
- fascist4/5
fascist
- noun an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views
- adjective relating to or characteristic of fascism
fascistic.
- fascist propaganda
- noun an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views
- thoracic4/5
thoracic
- adjective of or relating to the chest or thorax
pectoral.
- pectoral organ
- adjective of or relating to the chest or thorax
- suspicions4/5
suspicion
- noun an impression that something might be the case
intuition; hunch.
- he had an intuition that something had gone wrong
- noun doubt about someone's honesty
distrust; mistrust; misgiving.
- noun an impression that something might be the case
- homicide4/5
homicide
- noun the killing of a human being by another human being
- noun the killing of a human being by another human being
- scarcity4/5
scarcity
- noun a small and inadequate amount
scarceness.
- noun a small and inadequate amount
- illicit4/5
illicit
- adjective contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention
- an illicit association with his secretary
- adjective satellite contrary to or forbidden by law
illegitimate; outlaw; unlawful; outlawed.
- an illegitimate seizure of power
- illicit trade
- an outlaw strike
- unlawful measures
- adjective contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention
- outsourcing4/5
outsource
- verb obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out
- Many companies outsource and hire consultants in order to maintain a flexible workforce
- verb obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out
- medicinal4/5
medicinal
- adjective satellite having the properties of medicine
medicative.
- medicative drugs
- medicinal herbs
- medicinal properties
- adjective satellite having the properties of medicine
- malicious4/5
malicious
- adjective having the nature of or resulting from malice
- malicious gossip
- took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling
- adjective having the nature of or resulting from malice
- mysticism4/5
mysticism
- noun a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality
religious mysticism.
- noun obscure or irrational thought
- noun a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality
- socialists4/5
socialist
- noun a political advocate of socialism
- adjective advocating or following the socialist principles
socialistic.
- socialistic government
- noun a political advocate of socialism
- coercive4/5
coercive
- adjective satellite serving or intended to coerce
- authority is directional instead of coercive
- adjective satellite serving or intended to coerce
- emergencies4/5
emergency
- noun a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
pinch; exigency.
- he never knew what to do in an emergency
- noun a state in which martial law applies
- the governor declared a state of emergency
- noun a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
- sociologists4/5
sociologist
- noun a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society
- noun a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society
- pronunciation4/5
pronunciation
- noun the manner in which someone utters a word
- they are always correcting my pronunciation
- noun the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
orthoepy.
- the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners
- that is the correct pronunciation
- noun the manner in which someone utters a word
- vaccines4/5
vaccine
- noun immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
vaccinum.
- noun immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
- vaccination4/5
vaccination
- noun taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
inoculation.
- noun the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
- noun taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
- atrocities4/5
atrocity
- noun the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
barbarousness; heinousness; atrociousness; barbarity.
- noun an act of atrocious cruelty
inhumanity.
- noun the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
- sacrificial4/5
sacrificial
- adjective used in or connected with a sacrifice
- sacrificial lamb
- adjective used in or connected with a sacrifice
- subconscious4/5
subconscious
- noun psychic activity just below the level of awareness
subconscious mind.
- adjective satellite just below the level of consciousness
- noun psychic activity just below the level of awareness
- antisocial4/5
antisocial
- adjective satellite shunning contact with others; just shy"
- standoffish and antisocial
- he's not antisocial
- adjective satellite hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior
asocial.
- criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial
- crimes...and other asocial behavior
- an antisocial deed
- adjective satellite shunning contact with others; just shy"
- merciful4/5
merciful
- adjective showing or giving mercy
- sought merciful treatment for the captives
- a merciful god
- adjective satellite (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious
- our merciful king
- adjective showing or giving mercy
- facilitator4/5
facilitator
- noun someone who makes progress easier
- noun someone who makes progress easier
- racially4/5
racially
- adverb with respect to race
- racially integrated
- adverb with respect to race
- sacrificing4/5
sacrifice
- noun the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
forfeit; forfeiture.
- noun personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
- noun the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- pregnancies4/5
pregnancy
- noun the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
maternity; gestation.
- noun the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
- inconsistencies4/5
inconsistency
- noun the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
incompatibility; mutual exclusiveness; repugnance.
- noun the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
- noun the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
- excise4/5
excise
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
excise tax.
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
strike; scratch; expunge.
- Please strike this remark from the record
- scratch that remark
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
- sociologist4/5
sociologist
- noun a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society
- noun a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society
- commercials4/5
commercial
- noun a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
commercial message.
- adjective connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
- commercial trucker
- commercial TV
- commercial diamonds
- noun a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
- participates4/5
participate
- verb share in something
take part.
- verb become a participant; be involved in
enter.
- enter a race
- enter an agreement
- enter a drug treatment program
- enter negotiations
- verb share in something
- resuscitation4/5
resuscitation
- noun the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
- although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration
- noun the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
- confucius4/5
confucius
- noun Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)
Kongfuze; K'ung Futzu; Kong the Master.
- noun Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)
- graciously4/5
graciously
- adverb in a gracious or graceful manner
gracefully.
- he did not have a chance to grow up graciously
- adverb in a gracious or graceful manner
- fascia4/5
fascia
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
facia.
- noun instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
dashboard.
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
- renunciation4/5
renunciation
- noun rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
repudiation.
- Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated
- noun the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
defection; apostasy.
- noun rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
- rejoicing4/5
rejoicing
- noun a feeling of great happiness
- noun the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
jubilation; exultation.
- noun a feeling of great happiness
- crucially4/5
crucially
- adverb to a crucial degree
- crucially important
- crucially, he must meet us at the airport
- adverb to a crucial degree
- acidosis4/5
acidosis
- noun abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
- noun abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
- interracial4/5
interracial
- adjective satellite between races
- interracial conflict
- adjective satellite involving or composed of different races
mixed.
- interracial schools
- a mixed neighborhood
- adjective satellite between races
- menacing4/5
menacing
- adjective satellite threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
minatory; minacious; sinister; threatening; forbidding; baleful; ominous.
- a baleful look
- forbidding thunderclouds
- his tone became menacing
- ominous rumblings of discontent
- sinister storm clouds
- a sinister smile
- his threatening behavior
- ugly black clouds
- the situation became ugly
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- adjective satellite threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- appreciative4/5
appreciative
- adjective satellite feeling or expressive of gratitude
- was appreciative of his efforts
- an appreciative word
- adjective satellite having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion
- appreciative of a beautiful landscape
- an appreciative laugh from the audience
- adjective satellite feeling or expressive of gratitude
- implicitly4/5
implicitly
- adverb without doubting or questioning
- I implicitly trust him
- adverb without ever expressing so clearly
- he implicitly assumes that you know the answer
- adverb without doubting or questioning
- principally4/5
principally
- adverb for the most part
in the main; mainly; chiefly; primarily.
- he is mainly interested in butterflies
- adverb for the most part
- financially4/5
financially
- adverb from a financial point of view
- this was financially unattractive
- adverb from a financial point of view
- unconsciously4/5
unconsciously
- adverb without awareness
- she jumped up unconsciously when he entered the room
- adverb without awareness
- decidedly4/5
decidedly
- adverb without question and beyond doubt
emphatically; in spades; unquestionably; by all odds; definitely.
- it was decidedly too expensive
- she told him off in spades
- by all odds they should win
- adverb without question and beyond doubt
- inefficient4/5
inefficient
- adjective not producing desired results; wasteful
- an inefficient campaign against drugs
- outdated and inefficient design and methods
- adjective satellite lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
ineffective.
- an ineffective administration
- inefficient workers
- adjective not producing desired results; wasteful
- skepticism4/5
skepticism
- noun doubt about the truth of something
mental rejection; incredulity; disbelief.
- noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
scepticism; agnosticism.
- noun doubt about the truth of something
- concise4/5
concise
- adjective expressing much in few words
- a concise explanation
- adjective expressing much in few words
- conducive4/5
conducive
- adjective satellite tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
contributing; contributive; tributary; contributory.
- working conditions are not conducive to productivity
- the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city
- a contributory factor
- adjective satellite tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
- tacit4/5
tacit
- adjective satellite implied by or inferred from actions or statements
understood; silent.
- gave silent consent
- a tacit agreement
- the understood provisos of a custody agreement
- adjective satellite implied by or inferred from actions or statements
- suicidal4/5
suicidal
- adjective satellite dangerous to yourself or your interests
self-destructive.
- suicidal impulses
- a suicidal corporate takeover strategy
- a kamikaze pilot
- adjective satellite dangerous to yourself or your interests
- scientifically4/5
scientifically
- adverb with respect to science; in a scientific way
- this is scientifically interesting
- adverb with respect to science; in a scientific way
- confucian4/5
confucian
- noun a believer in the teachings of Confucius
Confucianist.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of Confucianism
- Confucian ethics
- noun a believer in the teachings of Confucius
- conscientious4/5
conscientious
- adjective satellite characterized by extreme care and great effort
scrupulous; painstaking.
- conscientious application to the work at hand
- painstaking research
- scrupulous attention to details
- adjective guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong
- a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice
- adjective satellite characterized by extreme care and great effort
- forcibly4/5
forcibly
- adverb in a forcible manner
- keep in mind the dangers of imposing our own values and prejudices too forcibly
- adverb in a forcible manner
- unofficial4/5
unofficial
- adjective not having official authority or sanction
- a sort of unofficial mayor
- an unofficial estimate
- he participated in an unofficial capacity
- adjective satellite not officially established
- the early election returns are unofficial
- adjective not having official authority or sanction
- scepticism4/5
scepticism
- noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
agnosticism; skepticism.
- noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
- ferocious4/5
ferocious
- adjective satellite marked by extreme and violent energy
fierce; furious; savage.
- a ferocious beating
- fierce fighting
- a furious battle
- adjective satellite marked by extreme and violent energy
- judicious4/5
judicious
- adjective satellite marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
wise; heady.
- judicious use of one's money
- a wise decision
- adjective satellite marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
- complicity4/5
complicity
- noun guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
- noun guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
- inefficiency4/5
inefficiency
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency
- felicity4/5
felicity
- noun pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
felicitousness.
- noun state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
happiness.
- noun pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
- franciscan4/5
franciscan
(R. C. Ch.) Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans.
- incidentally4/5
incidentally
- adverb introducing a different topic; in point of fact
by the bye; by the way; apropos.
- incidentally, I won't go to the party
- adverb of a minor or subordinate nature
accidentally.
- these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models
- adverb introducing a different topic; in point of fact
- immunodeficiency4/5
immunodeficiency
- noun immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced
- noun immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced
- penicillin4/5
penicillin
- noun any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
- noun any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
- cynicism4/5
cynicism
- noun a cynical feeling of distrust
- noun a cynical feeling of distrust
- convincingly4/5
convincingly
- adverb in a convincing manner
- he argued convincingly
- adverb in a convincing manner
- excitedly4/5
excitedly
- adverb with excitement; in an excited manner
- she shook his hand excitedly
- adverb with excitement; in an excited manner
- unspecified4/5
unspecified
- adjective not stated explicitly or in detail
- threatened unspecified reprisals
- adjective not stated explicitly or in detail
- patricia4/5
patricia
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- garcia4/5
garcia
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- psychosocial4/5
psychosocial
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- cecil4/5
cecil
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- lucia4/5
lucia
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- multidisciplinary4/5
multidisciplinary
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- alicia4/5
alicia
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- facie4/5
fancy
- noun something many people believe that is false
phantasy; fantasy; illusion.
- they have the illusion that I am very wealthy
- noun a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
- noun something many people believe that is false
- marcia4/5
marcia
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- cecilia4/5
cecilia
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- decibels3/5
decibel
- noun a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
dB.
- noun a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
- ascii3/5
ascii
Persons who, at certain times of the year, have no shadow at noon; -- applied to the inhabitants of the torrid zone, who have, twice a year, a vertical sun.
- decimals3/5
decimal
- noun a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
decimal fraction.
- noun a number in the decimal system
- noun a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
- cytotoxicity3/5
cytotoxicity
- noun the degree to which something is toxic to living cells
- noun the degree to which something is toxic to living cells
- latencies3/5
latency
- noun (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
rotational latency.
- noun the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
reaction time; latent period; response time.
- noun (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
- reciting3/5
recite
- verb recite in elocution
declaim.
- verb repeat aloud from memory
- she recited a poem
- The pupil recited his lesson for the day
- verb recite in elocution
- bureaucracies3/5
bureaucracy
- noun nonelective government officials
bureaucratism.
- noun a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
- noun nonelective government officials
- socialized3/5
socialized
- adjective satellite under group or government control
socialised.
- socialized ownership
- socialized medicine
- verb take part in social activities; interact with others
socialize; socialise.
- He never socializes with his colleagues
- The old man hates to socialize
- adjective satellite under group or government control
- pharmacists3/5
pharmacist
- noun a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
druggist; pill roller; pill pusher; apothecary; chemist.
- noun a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
- socializing3/5
socializing
- noun the act of meeting for social purposes
socialising; socialisation; socialization.
- there was too much socialization with the enlisted men
- verb take part in social activities; interact with others
socialize; socialise.
- He never socializes with his colleagues
- The old man hates to socialize
- noun the act of meeting for social purposes
- politicized3/5
politicize
- verb give a political character to
politicise.
- politicize the discussion
- verb give a political character to
- dissociative3/5
dissociative
- adjective satellite tending to produce dissociation
- adjective satellite tending to produce dissociation
- dissociated3/5
dissociate
- verb part; cease or break association with
divorce; disjoint; disassociate; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- verb regard as unconnected
decouple.
- you must dissociate these two events!
- decouple our foreign policy from ideology
- verb part; cease or break association with
- socialize3/5
socialize
- verb take part in social activities; interact with others
socialise.
- He never socializes with his colleagues
- The old man hates to socialize
- verb train for a social environment
socialise.
- The children must be properly socialized
- verb take part in social activities; interact with others
- incapacitated3/5
incapacitated
- adjective satellite lacking in or deprived of strength or power
helpless.
- lying ill and helpless
- helpless with laughter
- verb make unable to perform a certain action
disenable; disable; incapacitate.
- disable this command on your computer
- adjective satellite lacking in or deprived of strength or power
- excites3/5
excite
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
- verb act as a stimulant
stimulate.
- The book stimulated her imagination
- This play stimulates
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
- dissociate3/5
dissociate
- verb part; cease or break association with
divorce; disjoint; disassociate; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- verb regard as unconnected
decouple.
- you must dissociate these two events!
- decouple our foreign policy from ideology
- verb part; cease or break association with
- commercialized3/5
commercialized
- adjective satellite organized principally for financial gain
commercialised.
- Christmas has become a commercialized spectacle
- verb exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality
commercialize.
- The hotel owners are commercializing the beaches
- adjective satellite organized principally for financial gain
- calcified3/5
calcify
- verb become impregnated with calcium salts
- verb become inflexible and unchanging
- Old folks can calcify
- verb become impregnated with calcium salts
- recites3/5
recite
- verb recite in elocution
declaim.
- verb repeat aloud from memory
- she recited a poem
- The pupil recited his lesson for the day
- verb recite in elocution
- romanticized3/5
romanticize
- verb interpret romantically
glamourise; romanticise; glamorize.
- Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!
- verb make romantic in style
romanticise.
- The designer romanticized the little black dress
- verb interpret romantically
- capacious3/5
capacious
- adjective satellite large in capacity
- she carried a capacious bag
- adjective satellite large in capacity
- opacity3/5
opacity
- noun the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation
- noun incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning
opaqueness.
- noun the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation
- fencing3/5
fencing
- noun a barrier that serves to enclose an area
fence.
- noun material for building fences
fencing material.
- noun a barrier that serves to enclose an area
- reconciling3/5
reconciling
- adjective satellite tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony
accommodative.
- verb make (one thing) compatible with (another)
accommodate; conciliate; reconcile.
- The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories
- adjective satellite tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony
- anticipates3/5
anticipate
- verb regard something as probable or likely
expect.
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
- verb act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
forestall; counter; foresee.
- verb regard something as probable or likely
- acidity3/5
acidity
- noun the property of being acidic
sour; sourness.
- noun the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
acidulousness.
- noun the property of being acidic
- commercialization3/5
commercialization
- noun the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce
commercialisation.
- my father considered the commercialization of Christmas to be a sacrilege
- the government tried to accelerate the commercialization of this development
- both companies will retain control over the commercialization of their own products
- noun the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce
- elucidate3/5
elucidate
- verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
clarify; clear up.
- clarify the mystery surrounding her death
- verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
crystallise; illuminate; straighten out; clear; clear up; crystallize; sort out; crystalise; shed light on; crystalize; enlighten.
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
- verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
- encircled3/5
encircled
- adjective satellite confined on all sides
surrounded.
- a camp surrounded by enemies
- the encircled pioneers
- verb form a circle around
encircle; circle.
- encircle the errors
- adjective satellite confined on all sides
- bracing3/5
bracing
- noun a structural member used to stiffen a framework
brace.
- verb prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
brace; poise.
- noun a structural member used to stiffen a framework
- lucifer3/5
lucifer
- noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
friction match; match.
- he always carries matches to light his pipe
- as long you've a lucifer to light your fag
- noun (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
Devil; Prince of Darkness; the Tempter; Beelzebub; Satan; Old Nick.
- noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
- distancing3/5
distance
- noun the property created by the space between two objects or points
- noun a distant region
- I could see it in the distance
- noun the property created by the space between two objects or points
- coincidental3/5
coincidental
- adjective satellite occurring or operating at the same time
concurrent; co-occurrent; coinciding; simultaneous; coincident; cooccurring.
- a series of coincident events
- adjective satellite occurring or operating at the same time
- prejudicial3/5
prejudicial
- adjective satellite (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
detrimental; damaging; prejudicious.
- damaging to career and reputation
- the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant
- adjective tending to favor preconceived ideas
prejudicious.
- the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population
- adjective satellite (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
- criticizes3/5
criticize
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
criticise; knock; pick apart.
- The paper criticized the new movie
- Don't knock the food--it's free
- verb act as a critic
criticise.
- Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- incised3/5
incised
- adjective satellite sharply and deeply indented
- verb make an incision into by carving or cutting
incise.
- adjective satellite sharply and deeply indented
- slicing3/5
slicing
- noun a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
slice; fade.
- he took lessons to cure his slicing
- noun the act of cutting into slices
- noun a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
- domicile3/5
domicile
- noun (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
legal residence.
- what's his legal residence?
- noun housing that someone is living in
abode; dwelling house; dwelling; habitation; home.
- he built a modest dwelling near the pond
- they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
- noun (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
- calcification3/5
calcification
- noun a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
- noun tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
- noun a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
- excitatory3/5
excitatory
- adjective satellite (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
excitant; excitative.
- adjective satellite (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
- icing3/5
icing
- noun the formation of frost or ice on a surface
frost.
- noun a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
frosting; ice.
- noun the formation of frost or ice on a surface
- precipitating3/5
precipitating
- adjective satellite bringing on suddenly or abruptly
- the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce
- verb bring about abruptly
precipitate.
- The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
- adjective satellite bringing on suddenly or abruptly
- intricacies3/5
intricacy
- noun marked by elaborately complex detail
elaboration; involution; elaborateness.
- noun marked by elaborately complex detail
- precipitates3/5
precipitate
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- verb bring about abruptly
- The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- displacing3/5
displace
- verb cause to move, usually with force or pressure
- the refugees were displaced by the war
- verb take the place of or have precedence over
preempt.
- live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour
- discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor
- verb cause to move, usually with force or pressure
- subspecies3/5
subspecies
- noun (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
race.
- noun (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
- coincident3/5
coincident
- adjective satellite occurring or operating at the same time
concurrent; co-occurrent; coinciding; simultaneous; cooccurring; coincidental.
- a series of coincident events
- adjective satellite matching point for point
- coincident circles
- adjective satellite occurring or operating at the same time
- elucidated3/5
elucidate
- verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
clarify; clear up.
- clarify the mystery surrounding her death
- verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
crystallise; illuminate; straighten out; clear; clear up; crystallize; sort out; crystalise; shed light on; crystalize; enlighten.
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
- verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
- encircling3/5
encircling
- adjective satellite being all around the edges; enclosing
skirting.
- his encircling arms
- the room's skirting board needs painting
- verb form a circle around
encircle; circle.
- encircle the errors
- adjective satellite being all around the edges; enclosing
- disciplining3/5
discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
subject field; field of study; study; subject area; field; bailiwick; subject.
- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
- noun a system of rules of conduct or method of practice;
- he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine
- for such a plan to work requires discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
- specialisation3/5
specialisation
- noun (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
differentiation; specialization.
- cell differentiation in the developing embryo
- noun the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
specialization.
- noun (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
- pronouncing3/5
pronounce
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
sound out; enunciate; articulate; say; enounce.
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
- verb pronounce judgment on
judge; label.
- They labeled him unfit to work here
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- incite3/5
incite
- verb give an incentive for action
motivate; prompt; propel; move; actuate.
- This moved me to sacrifice my career
- verb provoke or stir up
set off; instigate; stir up.
- incite a riot
- set off great unrest among the people
- verb give an incentive for action
- occidental3/5
occidental
- adjective satellite denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere
Hesperian.
- occidental civilization
- Hesperian culture
- noun a native inhabitant of the Occident
- adjective satellite denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere
- depreciated3/5
depreciate
- verb belittle
vilipend; deprecate.
- The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
- verb lower the value of something
- The Fed depreciated the dollar once again
- verb belittle
- criticise3/5
criticise
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
knock; pick apart; criticize.
- The paper criticized the new movie
- Don't knock the food--it's free
- verb act as a critic
criticize.
- Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- conspiracies3/5
conspiracy
- noun a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
confederacy.
- noun a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
cabal.
- noun a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
- stencil3/5
stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- pharmacies3/5
pharmacy
- noun the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,
pharmaceutics.
- noun a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
chemist's shop; apothecary's shop; drugstore; chemist's.
- noun the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,
- inciting3/5
incite
- verb give an incentive for action
motivate; prompt; propel; move; actuate.
- This moved me to sacrifice my career
- verb provoke or stir up
set off; instigate; stir up.
- incite a riot
- set off great unrest among the people
- verb give an incentive for action
- incited3/5
incite
- verb give an incentive for action
motivate; prompt; propel; move; actuate.
- This moved me to sacrifice my career
- verb provoke or stir up
set off; instigate; stir up.
- incite a riot
- set off great unrest among the people
- verb give an incentive for action
- surfacing3/5
surfacing
- noun emerging to the surface and becoming apparent
- verb come to the surface
rise; rise up; surface; come up.
- noun emerging to the surface and becoming apparent
- coinciding3/5
coinciding
- adjective satellite occurring or operating at the same time
concurrent; co-occurrent; simultaneous; coincident; cooccurring; coincidental.
- a series of coincident events
- verb go with, fall together
co-occur; coincide; cooccur.
- adjective satellite occurring or operating at the same time
- transparencies3/5
transparency
- noun permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
transparence.
- noun the quality of being clear and transparent
transparence; transparentness.
- noun permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
- socialisation3/5
socialisation
- noun the action of establishing on a socialist basis
socialization.
- the socialization of medical services
- noun the act of meeting for social purposes
socialising; socialization; socializing.
- there was too much socialization with the enlisted men
- noun the action of establishing on a socialist basis
- italicized3/5
italicize
- verb print in italics
italicise.
- verb print in italics
- excitations3/5
excitation
- noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
excitement; fervour; fervor; inflammation.
- his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
- he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
- noun the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
innervation; irritation.
- noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
- incineration3/5
incineration
- noun the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes
- noun the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes
- associational3/5
associational
- adjective of or relating to associations or associationism
- adjective of or relating to associations or associationism
- statisticians3/5
statistician
- noun a mathematician who specializes in statistics
mathematical statistician.
- noun someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
actuary.
- noun a mathematician who specializes in statistics
- acidification3/5
acidification
- noun the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid
- noun the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid
- scintillation3/5
scintillation
- noun (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
- noun a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
sparkling; twinkle.
- noun (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
- sociobiology3/5
sociobiology
- noun the branch of biology that conducts comparative studies of the social organization of animals (including human beings) with regard to its evolutionary history
- noun the branch of biology that conducts comparative studies of the social organization of animals (including human beings) with regard to its evolutionary history
- interdependencies3/5
interdependency
- noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
mutuality; interdependence.
- noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
- statistician3/5
statistician
- noun a mathematician who specializes in statistics
mathematical statistician.
- noun someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
actuary.
- noun a mathematician who specializes in statistics
- calcifications3/5
calcification
- noun a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
- noun tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
- noun a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
- encircle3/5
encircle
- verb form a circle around
circle.
- encircle the errors
- verb bind with something round or circular
gird.
- verb form a circle around
- commercialism3/5
commercialism
- noun transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
commerce; mercantilism.
- noun transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
- depreciate3/5
depreciate
- verb belittle
vilipend; deprecate.
- The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
- verb lower the value of something
- The Fed depreciated the dollar once again
- verb belittle
- antacids3/5
antacid
- noun an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)
alkaliser; alkalizer; gastric antacid; antiacid.
- adjective satellite acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)
- noun an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)
- elucidating3/5
elucidate
- verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
clarify; clear up.
- clarify the mystery surrounding her death
- verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
crystallise; illuminate; straighten out; clear; clear up; crystallize; sort out; crystalise; shed light on; crystalize; enlighten.
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
- verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
- oscilloscope3/5
oscilloscope
- noun electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
scope; cathode-ray oscilloscope; CRO.
- noun electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
- criticising3/5
criticise
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
knock; pick apart; criticize.
- The paper criticized the new movie
- Don't knock the food--it's free
- verb act as a critic
criticize.
- Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- effacing3/5
efface
- verb remove completely from recognition or memory
obliterate.
- efface the memory of the time in the camps
- verb make inconspicuous
- efface oneself
- verb remove completely from recognition or memory
- imbecile3/5
imbecile
- noun a person of subnormal intelligence
retard; half-wit; idiot; changeling; moron; cretin.
- adjective satellite having a mental age of three to seven years
imbecilic; idiotic.
- noun a person of subnormal intelligence
- vacancies3/5
vacancy
- noun being unoccupied
- noun an empty area or space
void; emptiness; vacuum.
- the huge desert voids
- the emptiness of outer space
- without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum
- noun being unoccupied
- legacies3/5
legacy
- noun (law) a gift of personal property by will
bequest.
- noun (law) a gift of personal property by will
- lucid3/5
lucid
- adjective satellite (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
luculent; crystal clear; limpid; perspicuous; pellucid.
- writes in a limpid style
- lucid directions
- a luculent oration"- Robert Burton
- pellucid prose
- a crystal clear explanation
- a perspicuous argument
- adjective satellite having a clear mind
- a lucid moment in his madness
- adjective satellite (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
- specializing3/5
specialize
- verb become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
specialise; narrow down; narrow.
- She specializes in Near Eastern history
- verb be specific about
particularize; specialise; particularise; specify.
- Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
- verb become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
- solicit3/5
solicit
- verb make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
tap; beg.
- Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce
- My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities
- verb make amorous advances towards
romance; woo; court.
- John is courting Mary
- verb make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
- bacillus3/5
bacillus
- noun aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
B.
- noun aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
- appreciating3/5
appreciate
- verb recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
- verb be fully aware of; realize fully
take account.
- Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?
- verb recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
- deciduous3/5
deciduous
- adjective (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
- adjective satellite (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth
- deciduous teeth
- adjective (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
- interfacial3/5
interfacial
- adjective relating to or situated at an interface
- an interfacial layer
- interfacial tension is the surface tension at the interface between two liquids
- adjective relating to or situated at an interface
- recital3/5
recital
- noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
yarn; narration.
- his narration was hesitant
- noun performance of music or dance especially by soloists
- noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
- specializes3/5
specialize
- verb become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
specialise; narrow down; narrow.
- She specializes in Near Eastern history
- verb be specific about
particularize; specialise; particularise; specify.
- Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
- verb become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
- councillors3/5
councillor
- noun a member of a council
council member.
- noun a member of a council
- incipient3/5
incipient
- adjective satellite only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
inchoate.
- incipient civil disorder
- an incipient tumor
- a vague inchoate idea
- adjective satellite only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
- fancies3/5
fancy
- noun something many people believe that is false
phantasy; fantasy; illusion.
- they have the illusion that I am very wealthy
- noun a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
- noun something many people believe that is false
- solicited3/5
solicit
- verb make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
tap; beg.
- Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce
- My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities
- verb make amorous advances towards
romance; woo; court.
- John is courting Mary
- verb make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
- sourcing3/5
source
- noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being
origin; root; beginning; rootage.
- the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
- Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
- Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
- communism's Russian root
- noun a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
- the reporter had two sources for the story
- noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- silencing3/5
silence
- noun the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- there was a shocked silence
- he gestured for silence
- noun the absence of sound
quiet.
- he needed silence in order to sleep
- the street was quiet
- noun the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- participle3/5
participle
- noun a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
participial.
- noun a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
- denunciation3/5
denunciation
- noun a public act of denouncing
denouncement.
- noun a public act of denouncing
- domesticity3/5
domesticity
- noun the quality of being domestic or domesticated
- a royal family living in unpretentious domesticity
- noun domestic activities or life
- making a hobby of domesticity
- noun the quality of being domestic or domesticated
- speciation3/5
speciation
- noun the evolution of a biological species
- noun the evolution of a biological species
- vicissitudes3/5
vicissitude
- noun a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something
- the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research
- noun mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another)
- noun a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something
- eliciting3/5
elicit
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise; fire; enkindle; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
- verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
draw out; extract; educe; evoke.
- We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- voicing3/5
voicing
- noun the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color
- verb give voice to
voice.
- He voiced his concern
- noun the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color
- capacitors3/5
capacitor
- noun an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
capacitance; condenser; electrical condenser.
- noun an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
- suicides3/5
suicide
- noun the act of killing yourself
self-destruction; self-annihilation.
- it is a crime to commit suicide
- noun a person who kills himself intentionally
felo-de-se.
- noun the act of killing yourself
- denouncing3/5
denounce
- verb speak out against
- He denounced the Nazis
- verb to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
stigmatise; brand; stigmatize; mark.
- He denounced the government action
- She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
- verb speak out against
- soliciting3/5
solicit
- verb make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
tap; beg.
- Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce
- My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities
- verb make amorous advances towards
romance; woo; court.
- John is courting Mary
- verb make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
- enticing3/5
enticing
- adjective satellite highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
alluring; beguiling; tempting.
- an alluring prospect
- her alluring smile
- the voice was low and beguiling
- difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement
- a tempting invitation
- verb provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
lure; entice; tempt.
- He lured me into temptation
- adjective satellite highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
- oscillating3/5
oscillating
- adjective satellite having periodic vibrations
oscillatory.
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vacillate; vibrate; oscillate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- adjective satellite having periodic vibrations
- herbicides3/5
herbicide
- noun a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth
weedkiller; weed killer.
- noun a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth
- eccentricity3/5
eccentricity
- noun strange and unconventional behavior
- noun (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis
- a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity
- noun strange and unconventional behavior
- docile3/5
docile
- adjective willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
- the docile masses of an enslaved nation
- adjective satellite ready and willing to be taught
teachable.
- docile pupils eager for instruction
- teachable youngsters
- adjective willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
- malignancies3/5
malignancy
- noun (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death
malignance.
- noun quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
malignity; malignance.
- noun (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death
- sociability3/5
sociability
- noun the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows
sociableness.
- noun the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows
- precipice3/5
precipice
- noun a very steep cliff
- noun a very steep cliff
- inadequacies3/5
inadequacy
- noun lack of an adequate quantity or number
deficiency; insufficiency.
- the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
- noun a lack of competence
insufficiency.
- pointed out the insufficiencies in my report
- juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
- noun lack of an adequate quantity or number
- precocious3/5
precocious
- adjective characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
- a precocious child
- a precocious achievement
- adjective satellite appearing or developing early
- precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias
- adjective characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
- excruciating3/5
excruciating
- adjective satellite extremely painful
agonising; torturous; torturing; agonizing; harrowing; torturesome.
- verb torment emotionally or mentally
torment; excruciate; torture; rack.
- adjective satellite extremely painful
- emancipated3/5
emancipated
- adjective satellite free from traditional social restraints
liberated.
- an emancipated young woman pursuing her career
- a liberated lifestyle
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
liberate; emancipate.
- adjective satellite free from traditional social restraints
- councillor3/5
councillor
- noun a member of a council
council member.
- noun a member of a council
- magicians3/5
magician
- noun someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
illusionist; prestidigitator; conjurer; conjuror.
- noun one who practices magic or sorcery
necromancer; wizard; thaumaturgist; thaumaturge; sorcerer.
- noun someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
- sociable3/5
sociable
- noun a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
mixer; social.
- adjective inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
- a sociable occasion
- enjoyed a sociable chat
- a sociable conversation
- Americans are sociable and gregarious
- noun a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
- incisions3/5
incision
- noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
scratch; slit; prick; dent.
- noun the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
section; surgical incision.
- noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- solicitors3/5
solicitor
- noun a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
canvasser.
- noun a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
- noun a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
- herbicide3/5
herbicide
- noun a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth
weedkiller; weed killer.
- noun a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth
- periodicity3/5
periodicity
- noun the quality of recurring at regular intervals
cyclicity.
- noun the quality of recurring at regular intervals
- precipitous3/5
precipitous
- adjective satellite done with very great haste and without due deliberation
hasty; precipitate; overhasty; precipitant.
- hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare
- hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes
- rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion
- wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king
- adjective satellite extremely steep
sharp; abrupt.
- an abrupt canyon
- the precipitous rapids of the upper river
- the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings
- a sharp drop
- adjective satellite done with very great haste and without due deliberation
- pacifist3/5
pacifist
- noun someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
pacificist; disarmer.
- adjective satellite opposed to war
dovish; pacifistic.
- noun someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
- enunciated3/5
enunciate
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
sound out; pronounce; articulate; say; enounce.
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
- verb express or state clearly
vocalize; vocalise; articulate.
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- elucidation3/5
elucidation
- noun an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
- noun an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
illumination; clarification.
- the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook
- noun an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
- reducible3/5
reducible
- adjective capable of being reduced
- reducible to a set of principles of human nature"- Edmund Wilson
- adjective capable of being reduced
- appreciates3/5
appreciate
- verb recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
- verb be fully aware of; realize fully
take account.
- Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?
- verb recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
- elicits3/5
elicit
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise; fire; enkindle; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
- verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
draw out; extract; educe; evoke.
- We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- galicia3/5
galicia
- noun a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay
- noun a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay
- coincidentally3/5
coincidentally
- adverb happening at the same time
coincidently.
- adverb happening at the same time
- hallucination3/5
hallucination
- noun illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
- noun a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
delusion.
- he has delusions of competence
- his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination
- noun illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
- historicism3/5
historicism
- noun a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history
- noun a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history
- patrician3/5
patrician
- noun a person of refined upbringing and manners
- noun a member of the aristocracy
aristocrat; blue blood.
- noun a person of refined upbringing and manners
- financiers3/5
financier
- noun a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
moneyman.
- verb conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner
- noun a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
- elasticities3/5
elasticity
- noun the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
snap.
- the waistband had lost its snap
- noun the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
- atrocious3/5
atrocious
- adjective satellite shockingly brutal or cruel
grievous; monstrous; flagitious.
- murder is an atrocious crime
- a grievous offense against morality
- a grievous crime
- no excess was too monstrous for them to commit
- adjective satellite exceptionally bad or displeasing
dreadful; terrible; unspeakable; awful; abominable; painful.
- atrocious taste
- abominable workmanship
- an awful voice
- dreadful manners
- a painful performance
- terrible handwriting
- an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
- adjective satellite shockingly brutal or cruel
- emaciated3/5
emaciated
- adjective satellite very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
pinched; bony; cadaverous; gaunt; skeletal; wasted; haggard.
- emaciated bony hands
- a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys
- eyes were haggard and cavernous
- small pinched faces
- kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration
- verb cause to grow thin or weak
macerate; emaciate; waste.
- The treatment emaciated him
- adjective satellite very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- financier3/5
financier
- noun a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
moneyman.
- verb conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner
- noun a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
- coincidences3/5
coincidence
- noun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
happenstance.
- noun the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
- he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs
- noun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
- incisive3/5
incisive
- adjective satellite having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
acute; penetrating; penetrative; piercing; discriminating; keen; sharp; knifelike.
- an acute observer of politics and politicians
- incisive comments
- icy knifelike reasoning
- as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
- penetrating insight
- frequent penetrative observations
- adjective satellite suitable for cutting or piercing
- incisive teeth
- adjective satellite having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- scipio3/5
scipio
- noun Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
Scipio Africanus; Scipio the Elder; Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major; Scipio Africanus Major; Publius Cornelius Scipio.
- noun Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
- mercies3/5
mercy
- noun leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
mercifulness; clemency.
- he threw himself on the mercy of the court
- noun a disposition to be kind and forgiving
mercifulness.
- in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband
- noun leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
- inaccuracies3/5
inaccuracy
- noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
- noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
- classicism3/5
classicism
- noun a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
classicalism.
- classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans
- noun a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
- publicize3/5
publicize
- verb make public
bare; publicise; air.
- She aired her opinions on welfare
- verb call attention to
publicise; advertise; advertize.
- Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS
- verb make public
- oscillators3/5
oscillator
- noun generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
- noun generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
- stoicism3/5
stoicism
- noun an indifference to pleasure or pain
stolidness; stolidity.
- noun (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno
- noun an indifference to pleasure or pain
- oscillatory3/5
oscillatory
- adjective satellite having periodic vibrations
oscillating.
- adjective satellite having periodic vibrations
- bacilli3/5
bacillus
- noun aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
B.
- noun aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
- vaccinated3/5
vaccinated
- adjective satellite having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease
immunized; immunised.
- verb perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
inoculate; immunise; immunize; vaccinate.
- We vaccinate against scarlet fever
- The nurse vaccinated the children in the school
- adjective satellite having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease
- principe3/5
principe
- noun an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe
- noun an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe
- pacification3/5
pacification
- noun the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined
mollification.
- a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants
- his unsuccessful mollification of the mob
- noun a treaty to cease hostilities
peace; peace treaty.
- peace came on November 11th
- noun the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined
- speciality3/5
speciality
- noun an asset of special worth or utility
strong suit; strength; strong point; specialty; long suit; forte; metier.
- cooking is his forte
- noun a distinguishing trait
peculiarity; distinctiveness; specialty; specialness.
- noun an asset of special worth or utility
- excitable3/5
excitable
- adjective easily excited
- adjective satellite capable of responding to stimuli
irritable.
- adjective easily excited
- renouncing3/5
renounce
- verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
abdicate.
- The King abdicated when he married a divorcee
- verb leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
vacate; give up; resign.
- She vacated the position when she got pregnant
- The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
- verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
- delicacies3/5
delicacy
- noun the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
fineness; daintiness.
- the daintiness of her touch
- the fineness of her features
- noun something considered choice to eat
goody; kickshaw; treat; dainty.
- noun the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
- ethnicities3/5
ethnicity
- noun an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
- ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations
- noun an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
- noncommercial3/5
noncommercial
- adjective not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises
- adjective not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises
- denunciations3/5
denunciation
- noun a public act of denouncing
denouncement.
- noun a public act of denouncing
- omniscience3/5
omniscience
- noun the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge
- noun the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge
- pacify3/5
pacify
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; conciliate; assuage; gentle; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
- The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- capacitive3/5
capacitive
- adjective of or relating to capacitance
- adjective of or relating to capacitance
- incitement3/5
incitement
- noun an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating
incitation.
- the incitement of mutiny
- noun needed encouragement
provocation.
- the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation
- noun an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating
- elicitation3/5
elicitation
- noun stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
evocation; induction.
- the elicitation of his testimony was not easy
- noun stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
- publicist3/5
publicist
- noun someone who publicizes
publicizer; publiciser.
- noun someone who publicizes
- anticipations3/5
anticipation
- noun an expectation
expectancy.
- noun something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
expectancy.
- each of them had their own anticipations
- an indicator of expectancy in development
- noun an expectation
- alcibiades3/5
alcibiades
- noun ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC)
- noun ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC)
- rescission3/5
rescission
- noun (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
recission.
- recission may be brought about by decree or by mutual consent
- noun (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
- incidences3/5
incidence
- noun the relative frequency of occurrence of something
relative incidence.
- noun the striking of a light beam on a surface
- he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light
- noun the relative frequency of occurrence of something
- eccentricities3/5
eccentricity
- noun strange and unconventional behavior
- noun (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis
- a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity
- noun strange and unconventional behavior
- oscillate3/5
oscillate
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vacillate; vibrate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
vibrate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- recitals3/5
recital
- noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
yarn; narration.
- his narration was hesitant
- noun performance of music or dance especially by soloists
- noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
- geneticists3/5
geneticist
- noun a biologist who specializes in genetics
- noun a biologist who specializes in genetics
- divorcing3/5
divorce
- noun the legal dissolution of a marriage
divorcement.
- verb part; cease or break association with
dissociate; disjoint; disassociate; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- noun the legal dissolution of a marriage
- eclecticism3/5
eclecticism
- noun making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
eclectic method.
- noun making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
- specifier3/5
specifier
- noun someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent)
- noun someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent)
- biomedicine3/5
biomedicine
- noun the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice
- noun the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)
- noun the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice
- bankruptcies3/5
bankruptcy
- noun a state of complete lack of some abstract property
- spiritual bankruptcy
- moral bankruptcy
- intellectual bankruptcy
- noun inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
failure.
- the company had to declare bankruptcy
- fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks
- noun a state of complete lack of some abstract property
- lucidity3/5
lucidity
- noun free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
limpidity; pellucidity; clarity; lucidness; clearness.
- noun a lucid state of mind; not confused
- noun free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
- artificiality3/5
artificiality
- noun the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally
- noun the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally
- academicians3/5
academician
- noun someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
- noun a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
schoolman.
- noun someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
- resurfacing3/5
resurface
- verb reappear on the surface
- verb cover with a new surface
- verb reappear on the surface
- pacified3/5
pacify
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; conciliate; assuage; gentle; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
- The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- ostracized3/5
ostracize
- verb expel from a community or group
blackball; shun; cast out; ban; ostracise; banish.
- verb avoid speaking to or dealing with
ostracise.
- Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me
- verb expel from a community or group
- redundancies3/5
redundancy
- noun repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
- noun the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
redundance.
- the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers
- noun repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
- officialdom3/5
officialdom
- noun people elected or appointed to administer a government
government officials.
- noun people elected or appointed to administer a government
- patricians3/5
patrician
- noun a person of refined upbringing and manners
- noun a member of the aristocracy
aristocrat; blue blood.
- noun a person of refined upbringing and manners
- rancid3/5
rancid
- adjective satellite (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition
- rancid butter
- rancid bacon
- adjective satellite smelling of fermentation or staleness
sour.
- adjective satellite (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition
- occident3/5
occident
- noun the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
New World; western hemisphere.
- noun the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
West.
- noun the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
- participles3/5
participle
- noun a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
participial.
- noun a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
- fanciful3/5
fanciful
- adjective satellite indulging in or influenced by fancy
notional.
- a fanciful mind
- all the notional vagaries of childhood
- adjective satellite not based on fact; unreal
notional; imaginary.
- the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt
- a small child's imaginary friends
- to create a notional world for oneself
- adjective satellite indulging in or influenced by fancy
- appreciable3/5
appreciable
- adjective satellite enough to be estimated or measured
- appreciable amounts of noxious wastes are dumped into the harbor
- adjective satellite enough to be estimated or measured
- conciliation3/5
conciliation
- noun the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled
- there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed
- noun any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration
- noun the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled
- incapacity3/5
incapacity
- noun lack of intellectual power
- noun lack of physical or natural qualifications
- noun lack of intellectual power
- solicitation3/5
solicitation
- noun an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
- a solicitation to the king for relief
- noun request for a sum of money
appeal; collection; ingathering.
- an appeal to raise money for starving children
- noun an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
- confucianism3/5
confucianism
- noun the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity; high value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors); peace; justice; influenced the traditional culture of China
- noun the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity; high value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors); peace; justice; influenced the traditional culture of China
- valencia3/5
valencia
A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton. Written also valentia .
- especial3/5
especial
- adjective satellite surpassing what is common or usual or expected
particular; special; exceptional.
- he paid especial attention to her
- exceptional kindness
- a matter of particular and unusual importance
- a special occasion
- a special reason to confide in her
- what's so special about the year 2000?
- adjective satellite surpassing what is common or usual or expected
- efficacious3/5
efficacious
- adjective marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
- written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"-Aldous Huxley
- the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough
- adjective producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
effectual; effective.
- an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford
- effective teaching methods
- effective steps toward peace
- made an effective entrance
- his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action
- an efficacious law
- adjective marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
- placid3/5
placid
- adjective satellite (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
smooth; quiet; unruffled; tranquil; still.
- a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay
- the quiet waters of a lagoon
- a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky
- a smooth channel crossing
- scarcely a ripple on the still water
- unruffled water
- adjective satellite not easily irritated
equable; even-tempered; good-tempered.
- an equable temper
- not everyone shared his placid temperament
- remained placid despite the repeated delays
- adjective satellite (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- decipher3/5
decipher
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decrypt.
- verb read with difficulty
trace.
- Can you decipher this letter?
- The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs
- verb convert code into ordinary language
- referencing3/5
reference
- noun a remark that calls attention to something or someone
mention.
- she made frequent mention of her promotion
- there was no mention of it
- the speaker made several references to his wife
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
acknowledgment; mention; citation; credit; cite; quotation.
- the student's essay failed to list several important citations
- the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
- the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
- noun a remark that calls attention to something or someone
- crucible3/5
crucible
- noun a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
melting pot.
- noun a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
- facilitators3/5
facilitator
- noun someone who makes progress easier
- noun someone who makes progress easier
- audacity3/5
audacity
- noun fearless daring
temerity; audaciousness.
- noun aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
audaciousness.
- he had the audacity to question my decision
- noun fearless daring
- tenacity3/5
tenacity
- noun persistent determination
perseverance; persistency; tenaciousness; doggedness; pertinacity; persistence.
- noun persistent determination
- capricious3/5
capricious
- adjective satellite changeable
freakish.
- a capricious summer breeze
- freakish weather
- adjective satellite determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
whimsical; impulsive.
- a capricious refusal
- authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
- the victim of whimsical persecutions
- adjective satellite changeable
- forcible3/5
forcible
- adjective satellite impelled by physical force especially against resistance
strong-arm; physical.
- forcible entry
- a real cop would get physical
- strong-arm tactics
- adjective satellite impelled by physical force especially against resistance
- ferocity3/5
ferocity
- noun the property of being wild or turbulent
fury; violence; furiousness; wildness; fierceness; vehemence.
- the storm's violence
- noun the property of being wild or turbulent
- narcissism3/5
narcissism
- noun an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
narcism; self-love.
- self-love that shut out everyone else
- noun an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
- splicing3/5
splicing
- noun a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
splice.
- the break was due to an imperfect splice
- verb join the ends of
splice.
- splice film
- noun a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
- asceticism3/5
asceticism
- noun the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
- noun the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
nonindulgence; austerity.
- noun the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
- anticipatory3/5
anticipatory
- adjective satellite in anticipation
prevenient.
- adjective satellite in anticipation
- sicilian3/5
sicilian
Of or pertaining to Sicily or its inhabitants.
- exigencies3/5
exigency
- noun a pressing or urgent situation
- the health-care exigency
- noun a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
pinch; emergency.
- he never knew what to do in an emergency
- noun a pressing or urgent situation
- merciless3/5
merciless
- adjective having or showing no mercy
unmerciful.
- the merciless enemy
- a merciless critic
- gave him a merciless beating
- adjective having or showing no mercy
- conciliatory3/5
conciliatory
- adjective making or willing to make concessions
flexible; compromising.
- loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet
- adjective intended to placate
conciliative.
- spoke in a conciliating tone
- a conciliatory visit
- adjective making or willing to make concessions
- unconsciousness3/5
unconsciousness
- noun a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
- noun a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
- succinct3/5
succinct
- adjective satellite briefly giving the gist of something
compact; summary; compendious.
- a short and compendious book
- a compact style is brief and pithy
- succinct comparisons
- a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject
- adjective satellite briefly giving the gist of something
- imprecise3/5
imprecise
- adjective not precise
- imprecise astronomical observations
- the terms he used were imprecise and emotional
- adjective not precise
- tenacious3/5
tenacious
- adjective good at remembering
recollective; long; retentive.
- a retentive mind
- tenacious memory
- adjective satellite stubbornly unyielding
dour; dogged; persistent; unyielding; pertinacious.
- dogged persistence
- dour determination
- the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics
- a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot
- men tenacious of opinion
- adjective good at remembering
- insecticides3/5
insecticide
- noun a chemical used to kill insects
insect powder.
- noun a chemical used to kill insects
- excised3/5
excise
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
excise tax.
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
strike; scratch; expunge.
- Please strike this remark from the record
- scratch that remark
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
- omniscient3/5
omniscient
- adjective satellite infinitely wise
all-knowing.
- adjective satellite infinitely wise
- consciences3/5
conscience
- noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
scruples; sense of right and wrong; moral sense.
- noun conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
- a person of unflagging conscience
- noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
- infanticide3/5
infanticide
- noun a person who murders an infant
- noun murdering an infant
- noun a person who murders an infant
- crucifix3/5
crucifix
- noun representation of the cross on which Jesus died
rood-tree; rood.
- noun a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast supports himself with both arms extended horizontally
- noun representation of the cross on which Jesus died
- glycine3/5
glycine
- noun the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane
- noun genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean
genus Glycine.
- noun the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane
- audacious3/5
audacious
- adjective satellite invulnerable to fear or intimidation
brave; dauntless; fearless; hardy; intrepid; unfearing.
- audacious explorers
- fearless reporters and photographers
- intrepid pioneers
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; brazen; bald-faced; barefaced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
- adjective satellite invulnerable to fear or intimidation
- discipleship3/5
discipleship
- noun the position of disciple
- noun the position of disciple
- fascists3/5
fascist
- noun an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views
- adjective relating to or characteristic of fascism
fascistic.
- fascist propaganda
- noun an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views
- specie3/5
specie
- noun coins collectively
metal money; coinage; mintage.
- noun coins collectively
- hacienda3/5
hacienda
- noun a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
- noun the main house on a ranch or large estate
- noun a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
- facile3/5
facile
- adjective satellite arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
- too facile a solution for so complex a problem
- adjective satellite performing adroitly and without effort
- a facile hand
- adjective satellite arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
- indecision3/5
indecision
- noun doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
indecisiveness; irresolution.
- his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost
- noun the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
indecisiveness.
- the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court
- noun doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
- phoenician3/5
phoenician
Of or pertaining to Phoenica. --n. A native or inhabitant of Phoenica.
- specials3/5
special
- noun a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising
- they are having a special on pork chops
- noun a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant
- noun a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising
- ascites3/5
ascites
- noun accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity
- noun accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity
- grecian3/5
grecian
Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek.
- insecticide3/5
insecticide
- noun a chemical used to kill insects
insect powder.
- noun a chemical used to kill insects
- fallacies3/5
fallacy
- noun a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
false belief.
- noun a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
- racine3/5
racine
- noun French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699)
Jean Baptiste Racine; Jean Racine.
- noun a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan to the south of Milwaukee
- noun French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699)
- atrocity3/5
atrocity
- noun the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
barbarousness; heinousness; atrociousness; barbarity.
- noun an act of atrocious cruelty
inhumanity.
- noun the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
- principalities3/5
principality
- noun territory ruled by a prince
princedom.
- noun territory ruled by a prince
- homicides3/5
homicide
- noun the killing of a human being by another human being
- noun the killing of a human being by another human being
- decimated3/5
decimate
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- pediatrician3/5
pediatrician
- noun a specialist in the care of babies
baby doctor; pediatrist; paediatrician.
- noun a specialist in the care of babies
- empiricist3/5
empiricist
- noun a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
- noun a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
- sagacity3/5
sagacity
- noun the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
judgement; sagaciousness; judgment; discernment.
- noun the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating
judiciousness; sagaciousness.
- noun the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
- narcissus3/5
narcissus
- noun bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
- noun (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection
- noun bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
- pacifism3/5
pacifism
- noun the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
pacificism; passivism.
- noun the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration
pacificism.
- noun the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
- hexadecimal3/5
hexadecimal
- adjective of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
hex.
- adjective of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
- carcinogens3/5
carcinogen
- noun any substance that produces cancer
- noun any substance that produces cancer
- exorcism3/5
exorcism
- noun freeing from evil spirits
dispossession.
- noun freeing from evil spirits
- luscious3/5
luscious
- adjective satellite having strong sexual appeal
toothsome; red-hot; juicy; voluptuous.
- juicy barmaids
- a red-hot mama
- a voluptuous woman
- a toothsome blonde in a tight dress
- adjective satellite extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
pleasant-tasting; yummy; scrumptious; delectable; toothsome; delicious.
- adjective satellite having strong sexual appeal
- appendicitis3/5
appendicitis
- noun inflammation of the vermiform appendix
- noun inflammation of the vermiform appendix
- principality3/5
principality
- noun territory ruled by a prince
princedom.
- noun territory ruled by a prince
- expectancies3/5
expectancy
- noun an expectation
anticipation.
- noun something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
anticipation.
- each of them had their own anticipations
- an indicator of expectancy in development
- noun an expectation
- voracious3/5
voracious
- adjective satellite excessively greedy and grasping
rapacious; ravening.
- a rapacious divorcee on the prowl
- ravening creditors
- paying taxes to voracious governments
- adjective satellite devouring or craving food in great quantities
wolfish; rapacious; esurient; edacious; ravenous; ravening.
- edacious vultures
- a rapacious appetite
- ravenous as wolves
- voracious sharks
- adjective satellite excessively greedy and grasping
- deciphering3/5
decipher
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decrypt.
- verb read with difficulty
trace.
- Can you decipher this letter?
- The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs
- verb convert code into ordinary language
- electrician3/5
electrician
- noun a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
lineman; linesman.
- noun a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
- annunciation3/5
annunciation
- noun a formal public statement
announcement; declaration; proclamation.
- the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war
- a declaration of independence
- noun a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Annunciation Day; Lady Day; March 25.
- noun a formal public statement
- sociality3/5
sociality
- noun the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups
- mammals as a class are not strong on sociality
- noun the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups
- porcine3/5
porcine
- adjective relating to or suggesting swine
- comparison between human and porcine pleasures
- adjective satellite repellently fat
gross.
- a bald porcine old man
- adjective relating to or suggesting swine
- gnosticism3/5
gnosticism
The system of philosophy taught by the Gnostics.
- semicircle3/5
semicircle
- noun a plane figure with the shape of half a circle
hemicycle.
- noun a plane figure with the shape of half a circle
- solicitous3/5
solicitous
- adjective satellite full of anxiety and concern
- solicitous parents
- solicitous about the future
- adjective satellite showing hovering attentiveness
- solicitous about her health
- made solicitous inquiries about our family
- adjective satellite full of anxiety and concern
- plebiscite3/5
plebiscite
- noun a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
- noun a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
- specificities3/5
specificity
- noun the quality of being specific rather than general
- add a desirable note of specificity to the discussion
- the specificity of the symptoms of the disease
- noun the quality of being specific to a particular organism
- host specificity of a parasite
- noun the quality of being specific rather than general
- enunciation3/5
enunciation
- noun the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
diction.
- noun the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
- unscientific3/5
unscientific
- adjective not consistent with the methods or principles of science
- an unscientific lack of objectivity
- adjective not consistent with the methods or principles of science
- excitability3/5
excitability
- noun excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
irritability.
- noun being easily excited
excitableness; volatility.
- noun excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
- reciprocating3/5
reciprocate
- verb act, feel, or give mutually or in return
- We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!
- verb alternate the direction of motion of
- the engine reciprocates the propeller
- verb act, feel, or give mutually or in return
- vaccinations3/5
vaccination
- noun taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
inoculation.
- noun the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
- noun taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
- cruciate3/5
cruciate
- adjective satellite shaped like a cross
cruciform.
- adjective satellite shaped like a cross
- phoenicians3/5
phoenician
- noun a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.
- noun the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world
- noun a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.
- uncivilized3/5
uncivilized
- adjective satellite without civilizing influences
savage; barbarian; barbaric; uncivilised; wild.
- barbarian invaders
- barbaric practices
- a savage people
- fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade
- wild tribes
- adjective satellite without civilizing influences
- reciprocated3/5
reciprocate
- verb act, feel, or give mutually or in return
- We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!
- verb alternate the direction of motion of
- the engine reciprocates the propeller
- verb act, feel, or give mutually or in return
- rescinded3/5
rescind
- verb cancel officially
annul; revoke; reverse; countermand; lift; vacate; overturn; repeal.
- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
- verb cancel officially
- vociferous3/5
vociferous
- adjective satellite conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
blatant; clamant; clamorous; strident.
- blatant radios
- a clamorous uproar
- strident demands
- a vociferous mob
- adjective satellite conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
- reciprocate3/5
reciprocate
- verb act, feel, or give mutually or in return
- We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!
- verb alternate the direction of motion of
- the engine reciprocates the propeller
- verb act, feel, or give mutually or in return
- reciprocally3/5
reciprocally
- adverb (often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation
in return.
- gave up our seats on the plane and in return received several hundred dollars and seats on the next plane out
- we get many benefits in return for our taxes
- adverb in a mutual or shared manner
mutually.
- the agreement was mutually satisfactory
- the goals of the negotiators were not reciprocally exclusive
- adverb (often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation
- scion3/5
scion
- noun a descendent or heir
- a scion of royal stock
- noun a descendent or heir
- unconscionable3/5
unconscionable
- adjective satellite lacking a conscience
conscienceless.
- a conscienceless villain
- brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless
- an unconscionable liar
- adjective satellite greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
extortionate; usurious; outrageous; exorbitant; steep.
- exorbitant rent
- extortionate prices
- spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
- usurious interest rate
- unconscionable spending
- adjective satellite lacking a conscience
- rescind3/5
rescind
- verb cancel officially
annul; revoke; reverse; countermand; lift; vacate; overturn; repeal.
- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
- verb cancel officially
- domiciled3/5
domicile
- noun (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
legal residence.
- what's his legal residence?
- noun housing that someone is living in
abode; dwelling house; dwelling; habitation; home.
- he built a modest dwelling near the pond
- they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
- noun (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
- prescient3/5
prescient
- adjective satellite perceiving the significance of events before they occur
- extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations"-R.H.Rovere
- adjective satellite perceiving the significance of events before they occur
- vivacious3/5
vivacious
- adjective satellite vigorous and animated
vibrant.
- a vibrant group that challenged the system
- a charming and vivacious hostess
- a vivacious folk dance
- adjective satellite vigorous and animated
- scholasticism3/5
scholasticism
- noun orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
academicism; academism.
- noun the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers
- noun orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
- glaciation3/5
glaciation
- noun the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action
- Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe
- noun the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice
- noun the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action
- solicitations3/5
solicitation
- noun an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
- a solicitation to the king for relief
- noun request for a sum of money
appeal; collection; ingathering.
- an appeal to raise money for starving children
- noun an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
- deciphered3/5
deciphered
- adjective converted from cryptic to intelligible language
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decipher; decrypt.
- adjective converted from cryptic to intelligible language
- rapacious3/5
rapacious
- adjective satellite living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
raptorial; vulturous; vulturine; ravening; predatory.
- a predatory bird
- the rapacious wolf
- raptorial birds
- ravening wolves
- a vulturine taste for offal
- adjective satellite excessively greedy and grasping
voracious; ravening.
- a rapacious divorcee on the prowl
- ravening creditors
- paying taxes to voracious governments
- adjective satellite living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
- ostracism3/5
ostracism
- noun the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
Coventry; banishment.
- the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry
- noun the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
- noun the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
- recirculation3/5
recirculation
- noun circulation again
- noun circulation again
- seducing3/5
seduce
- verb induce to have sex
make; score.
- Harry finally seduced Sally
- Did you score last night?
- Harry made Sally
- verb lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct
- She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor
- verb induce to have sex
- carcinogen3/5
carcinogen
- noun any substance that produces cancer
- noun any substance that produces cancer
- flaccid3/5
flaccid
- adjective satellite drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness
- a flaccid penis
- adjective satellite out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
soft; flabby.
- he was too soft for the army
- flabby around the middle
- flaccid cheeks
- adjective satellite drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness
- sociolinguistics3/5
sociolinguistics
- noun the study of language in relation to its sociocultural context
- noun the study of language in relation to its sociocultural context
- obstetrician3/5
obstetrician
- noun a physician specializing in obstetrics
accoucheur.
- noun a physician specializing in obstetrics
- sagacious3/5
sagacious
- adjective satellite acutely insightful and wise
perspicacious; sapient.
- much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument
- observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions
- a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators
- adjective satellite skillful in statecraft or management
- an astute and sagacious statesman
- adjective satellite acutely insightful and wise
- socialistic3/5
socialistic
- adjective advocating or following the socialist principles
socialist.
- socialistic government
- adjective advocating or following the socialist principles
- obstetricians3/5
obstetrician
- noun a physician specializing in obstetrics
accoucheur.
- noun a physician specializing in obstetrics
- neuroticism3/5
neuroticism
- noun a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
neurosis; psychoneurosis.
- noun a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
- fungicides3/5
fungicide
- noun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
antimycotic; antimycotic agent; antifungal agent; antifungal.
- noun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
- lactobacillus3/5
lactobacillus
- noun a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)
- noun a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)
- narcissistic3/5
narcissistic
- adjective satellite characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
egotistic; self-loving; egotistical.
- adjective satellite characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
- invincible3/5
invincible
- adjective satellite incapable of being overcome or subdued
unvanquishable; unbeatable.
- an invincible army
- her invincible spirit
- adjective satellite incapable of being overcome or subdued
- succinctly3/5
succinctly
- adverb with concise and precise brevity; to the point
compactly.
- Please state your case as succinctly as possible
- he wrote compactly but clearly
- adverb with concise and precise brevity; to the point
- precinct3/5
precinct
- noun a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
- noun a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
- auspicious3/5
auspicious
- adjective auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
- an auspicious beginning for the campaign
- adjective auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
- superficially3/5
superficially
- adverb in a superficial manner
- he was superficially interested
- adverb in a superficial manner
- tacitus3/5
tacitus
- noun Roman historian who wrote major works on the history of the Roman Empire (56-120)
Publius Cornelius Tacitus; Gaius Cornelius Tacitus.
- noun Roman historian who wrote major works on the history of the Roman Empire (56-120)
- paucity3/5
paucity
- noun an insufficient quantity or number
dearth.
- noun an insufficient quantity or number
- fanaticism3/5
fanaticism
- noun excessive intolerance of opposing views
fanatism; zealotry.
- noun excessive intolerance of opposing views
- precincts3/5
precinct
- noun a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
- noun a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
- recalcitrant3/5
recalcitrant
- adjective satellite stubbornly resistant to authority or control
refractory; fractious.
- a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
- a refractory child
- adjective satellite marked by stubborn resistance to authority
- the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators
- adjective satellite stubbornly resistant to authority or control
- insufficiently3/5
insufficiently
- adverb to an insufficient degree
- he was insufficiently prepared
- adverb to an insufficient degree
- calcite3/5
calcite
- noun a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone
- noun a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone
- solicitude3/5
solicitude
- noun a feeling of excessive concern
solicitousness.
- noun a feeling of excessive concern
- acacia3/5
acacia
- noun any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
- noun any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
- semicircular3/5
semicircular
- adjective satellite curved into a half circle
- adjective satellite curved into a half circle
- eroticism3/5
eroticism
- noun a state of anticipation of sexuality
erotism.
- noun the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
sexiness; erotism; amorousness; amativeness.
- noun a state of anticipation of sexuality
- appreciably3/5
appreciably
- adverb to a noticeable degree
- they weather was appreciably colder
- adverb to a noticeable degree
- recidivism3/5
recidivism
- noun habitual relapse into crime
- noun habitual relapse into crime
- franciscans3/5
franciscan
- noun a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
Grey Friar.
- adjective of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him
- Franciscan monks
- noun a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
- felicia3/5
felicia
- noun genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
genus Felicia.
- noun genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
- inefficiencies3/5
inefficiency
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency
- duplicity3/5
duplicity
- noun a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
fraudulence.
- noun acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
double-dealing.
- noun a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
- carcinogenic3/5
carcinogenic
- adjective causing or tending to cause cancer
- the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals
- adjective causing or tending to cause cancer
- mercilessly3/5
mercilessly
- adverb without pity; in a merciless manner
pitilessly; remorselessly; unmercifully.
- he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House
- adverb without pity; in a merciless manner
- mercifully3/5
mercifully
- adverb in a compassionate manner
- he dealt with the thief mercifully
- adverb in a compassionate manner
- incisors3/5
incisor
- noun a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws
- noun a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws
- boccaccio3/5
boccaccio
- noun Italian poet (born in France) (1313-1375)
Giovanni Boccaccio.
- noun Italian poet (born in France) (1313-1375)
- viciously3/5
viciously
- adverb in a vicious manner
savagely; brutally.
- he was viciously attacked
- adverb in a vicious manner
- niacin3/5
niacin
- noun a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract
nicotinic acid.
- noun a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract
- sociolinguistic3/5
sociolinguistic
- adjective of or relating to sociolinguistics
- adjective of or relating to sociolinguistics
- fallacious3/5
fallacious
- adjective satellite containing or based on a fallacy
unsound.
- fallacious reasoning
- an unsound argument
- adjective satellite intended to deceive
fraudulent; deceitful.
- deceitful advertising
- fallacious testimony
- smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge
- a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes
- adjective satellite containing or based on a fallacy
- vivacity3/5
vivacity
- noun characterized by high spirits and animation
- noun characterized by high spirits and animation
- specious3/5
specious
- adjective satellite plausible but false
spurious.
- a specious claim
- spurious inferences
- adjective satellite based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
gilded; meretricious.
- the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility
- meretricious praise
- a meretricious argument
- adjective satellite plausible but false
- undisciplined3/5
undisciplined
- adjective satellite not subjected to discipline
- undisciplined talent
- adjective satellite not subjected to correction or discipline
uncorrected.
- let her children grow up uncorrected
- adjective satellite not subjected to discipline
- judicially3/5
judicially
- adverb as ordered by a court
- adverb in a judicial manner
- judicially controlled process
- adverb as ordered by a court
- spasticity3/5
spasticity
- noun the quality of moving or acting in spasms
- noun the quality of moving or acting in spasms
- hyacinth3/5
hyacinth
- noun a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
jacinth.
- noun any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
- noun a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
- unconvincing3/5
unconvincing
- adjective not convincing
flimsy.
- unconvincing argument
- as unconvincing as a forced smile
- adjective satellite having a probability too low to inspire belief
improbable; unbelievable; unlikely.
- adjective not convincing
- leucine3/5
leucine
- noun a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins
- noun a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins
- literacies3/5
literacy
- noun the ability to read and write
- noun the ability to read and write
- maliciously3/5
maliciously
- adverb with malice; in a malicious manner
- she answered maliciously
- adverb with malice; in a malicious manner
- incisor3/5
incisor
- noun a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws
- noun a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws
- conscientiousness3/5
conscientiousness
- noun the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience
- noun the trait of being painstaking and careful
painstakingness.
- noun the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience
- indecisive3/5
indecisive
- adjective characterized by lack of decision and firmness
- an indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill
- adjective not definitely settling something
- a long and indecisive war
- adjective characterized by lack of decision and firmness
- puccini3/5
puccini
- noun Italian operatic composer noted for the dramatic realism of his operas (1858-1924)
Giacomo Puccini.
- noun Italian operatic composer noted for the dramatic realism of his operas (1858-1924)
- refinancing3/5
refinance
- verb renew the financing of
- verb renew the financing of
- deliciously3/5
deliciously
- adverb in a very pleasurable manner
pleasurably.
- they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously
- adverb so as to produce a delightful taste
scrumptiously; lusciously.
- I bought some more of these deliciously sweet peaches
- adverb in a very pleasurable manner
- racists3/5
racist
- noun a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others
racialist.
- adjective satellite based on racial intolerance
- racist remarks
- noun a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others
- lascivious3/5
lascivious
- adjective satellite driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
libidinous; lustful; lewd.
- libidinous orgies
- adjective satellite driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
- nociceptive3/5
nociceptive
- adjective satellite caused by or in response to pain
- a nociceptive spinal reflex
- adjective satellite caused by or in response to pain
- taciturn3/5
taciturn
- adjective habitually reserved and uncommunicative
- adjective habitually reserved and uncommunicative
- homicidal3/5
homicidal
- adjective satellite characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
murderous.
- a homicidal rage
- murderous thugs
- adjective satellite characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
- anthracite3/5
anthracite
- noun a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
anthracite coal; hard coal.
- noun a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
- precipitously3/5
precipitously
- adverb very suddenly and to a great degree
sharply.
- conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate
- prices rose sharply
- adverb abruptly; in a precipitous manner
- the mountains rose precipitously from the shore
- adverb very suddenly and to a great degree
- occipital3/5
occipital
- adjective of or relating to the occiput
- occipital bone
- adjective of or relating to the occiput
- principled3/5
principled
- adjective based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality
- principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency
- a principled person
- adjective based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality
- suspiciously3/5
suspiciously
- adverb with suspicion
- she regarded the food suspiciously
- adverb with suspicion
- carcinomas3/5
carcinoma
- noun any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
- noun any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
- unanticipated3/5
unanticipated
- adjective satellite not anticipated
unforeseen; out of the blue; unlooked-for.
- unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden
- unforeseen circumstances
- a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy
- like a bolt out of the blue
- adjective satellite not anticipated
- tacitly3/5
tacitly
- adverb in a tacit manner; by unexpressed agreement
- they are tacitly expected to work 10 hours a day
- adverb in a tacit manner; by unexpressed agreement
- undecided3/5
undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
undetermined; unresolved; open.
- an open question
- our position on this bill is still undecided
- our lawsuit is still undetermined
- adjective satellite characterized by indecision
on the fence.
- some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan
- too many voters still declare they are undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- reproducibility3/5
reproducibility
- noun the quality of being reproducible
duplicability.
- noun the quality of being reproducible
- gracie3/5
gracie
- noun United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
Allen; Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen; Gracie Allen.
- noun United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
- oxytocin3/5
oxytocin
- noun hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
Pitocin.
- noun hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
- conscientiously3/5
conscientiously
- adverb with extreme conscientiousness
scrupulously; religiously.
- he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock
- adverb with extreme conscientiousness
- erythromycin3/5
erythromycin
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative
Ilosone; Erythrocin; Ethril; E-Mycin; Pediamycin.
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative
- subconsciously3/5
subconsciously
- adverb from the subconscious mind
- the image came to him subconsciously
- adverb from the subconscious mind
- monasticism3/5
monasticism
- noun asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
- noun asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
- alopecia3/5
alopecia
- noun loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer)
- noun loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer)
- concierge3/5
concierge
- noun a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
- noun a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
- vancomycin3/5
vancomycin
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections
Vancocin.
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections
- doxorubicin3/5
doxorubicin
- noun an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug
- noun an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug
- concisely3/5
concisely
- adverb in a concise manner; in a few words
in brief; shortly; briefly; in short.
- the history is summed up concisely in this book
- she replied briefly
- briefly, we have a problem
- to put it shortly
- adverb in a concise manner; in a few words
- sciatic3/5
sciatic
- adjective relating to or caused by or afflicted with sciatica
- adjective of or relating to the ischium (or the part of the hipbone containing it)
- sciatic nerve
- adjective relating to or caused by or afflicted with sciatica
- amphotericin3/5
amphotericin
- noun an antibiotic and antifungal agent
- noun an antibiotic and antifungal agent
- gentamicin3/5
gentamicin
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract
Garamycin.
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract
- unprincipled3/5
unprincipled
- adjective lacking principles or moral scruples
- freedom from coarse unprincipled calumny"- A.E.Stevenson
- adjective satellite having little or no integrity
- adjective lacking principles or moral scruples
- tenaciously3/5
tenaciously
- adverb with obstinate determination
doggedly.
- he pursued her doggedly
- adverb with obstinate determination
- streptomycin3/5
streptomycin
- noun an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis
- noun an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis
- unofficially3/5
unofficially
- adverb without official authorization
on the side.
- he had made some money on the side
- adverb not in an official capacity
- unofficially, he serves as the treasurer
- adverb without official authorization
- veracity3/5
veracity
- noun unwillingness to tell lies
- noun unwillingness to tell lies
- reproducible3/5
reproducible
- adjective capable of being reproduced
consistent.
- astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained
- adjective capable of being reproduced
- adenocarcinoma3/5
adenocarcinoma
- noun malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
glandular carcinoma; glandular cancer.
- noun malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
- mcintosh3/5
mcintosh
- noun early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United States; primarily eaten raw but suitable for applesauce
- noun early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United States; primarily eaten raw but suitable for applesauce
- calcitonin3/5
calcitonin
- noun thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
thyrocalcitonin.
- noun thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
- ampicillin3/5
ampicillin
- noun semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin)
Principen; Polycillin; SK-Ampicillin.
- noun semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin)
- fluorouracil3/5
fluorouracil
- noun an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers
- noun an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers
- irreducible3/5
irreducible
- adjective incapable of being made smaller or simpler
- an irreducible minimum
- an irreducible formula
- an irreducible hernia
- adjective incapable of being made smaller or simpler
- unsolicited3/5
unsolicited
- adjective satellite not asked for
unasked.
- unasked advice
- unsolicited junk mail
- adjective satellite not asked for
- irreconcilable3/5
irreconcilable
- adjective impossible to reconcile
unreconcilable.
- irreconcilable differences
- adjective impossible to reconcile
- multiracial3/5
multiracial
- adjective satellite made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races
- a multiracial society
- multiracial government
- adjective satellite made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races
- judiciously3/5
judiciously
- adverb in a judicious manner
- let's use these intelligence tests judiciously
- adverb in a judicious manner
- biracial3/5
biracial
- adjective satellite consisting of or combining two races
- a biracial committee
- adjective satellite consisting of or combining two races
- interspecific3/5
interspecific
- adjective arising or occurring between species
interspecies.
- an interspecific hybrid
- adjective arising or occurring between species
- sociopolitical3/5
sociopolitical
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- priscilla3/5
priscilla
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- lucius3/5
lucius
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- lucien3/5
lucien
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- societe3/5
societe
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- facies3/5
fancy
- noun something many people believe that is false
phantasy; fantasy; illusion.
- they have the illusion that I am very wealthy
- noun a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
- noun something many people believe that is false
- lucille3/5
lucille
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- conferencing3/5
conference
- noun a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
- noun an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
league.
- noun a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
- percival3/5
percival
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- lucian3/5
lucian
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- historicity3/5
historicity
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- inducible3/5
inducible
Capable of being induced, caused, or made to take place.
- ancien3/5
ancient
- noun a very old person
antediluvian.
- noun a person who lived in ancient times
- noun a very old person
- carcinogenesis3/5
carcinogenesis
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- ignacio3/5
ignacio
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- lucinda3/5
lucinda
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- emancipatory3/5
emancipatory
Pertaining to emancipation, or tending to effect emancipation. "Emancipatory laws." G. Eliot.
- participative3/5
participative
Capable of participating.
- francine3/5
francine
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- politicization3/5
politicization
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- lucie3/5
lucie
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- société3/5
- interfacing3/5
interface
- noun (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
- noun (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system
user interface.
- noun (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
- luciano3/5
luciano
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- principia3/5
principia
First principles; fundamental beginnings; elements; as. Newton's Principia.
- vorticity3/5
- craniofacial3/5
craniofacial
Of or pertaining to the cranium and face; as, the .craniofacial angle
- complicit3/5
complicit
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- genocidal3/5
genocidal
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- exciton3/5
exciton
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- mencius3/5
mencius
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- cecile3/5
cecile
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- telemedicine3/5
- cecily3/5
cecily
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- officio3/5
officio
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- depreciable3/5
depreciable
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- videoconferencing3/5
videoconferencing
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- difficile3/5
difficile
Difficult; hard to manage; stubborn. Obs. -- Bacon.Dif"fi*cile*ness , n. Obs.
- tricia3/5
tricia
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- falciparum3/5
falciparum
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- historicist3/5
historicist
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- scintigraphy3/5
scintigraphy
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- mcintyre3/5
mcintyre
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- neurotoxicity3/5
neurotoxicity
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- decisional3/5
decisional
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- pathogenicity3/5
pathogenicity
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- toxicities2/5
toxicity
- noun the degree to which something is poisonous
- noun grave harmfulness or deadliness
perniciousness.
- noun the degree to which something is poisonous
- decibel2/5
decibel
- noun a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
dB.
- noun a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
- piecing2/5
piece
- noun a separate part of a whole
- an important piece of the evidence
- noun an item that is an instance of some type;
- he designed a new piece of equipment
- she bought a lovely piece of china
- noun a separate part of a whole
- lacing2/5
lacing
- noun a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
- noun a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
lace.
- noun a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
- coalescing2/5
coalescing
- adjective satellite growing together, fusing
coalescent.
- coalescent tradititions
- coalescent bones
- verb mix together different elements
mix; conflate; immix; coalesce; commingle; flux; fuse; combine; merge; blend; meld.
- The colors blend well
- adjective satellite growing together, fusing
- dissociates2/5
dissociate
- verb part; cease or break association with
divorce; disjoint; disassociate; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- verb regard as unconnected
decouple.
- you must dissociate these two events!
- decouple our foreign policy from ideology
- verb part; cease or break association with
- politicised2/5
politicise
- verb give a political character to
politicize.
- politicize the discussion
- verb give a political character to
- incinerated2/5
incinerate
- verb become reduced to ashes
- The paper incinerated quickly
- verb cause to undergo combustion
burn.
- burn garbage
- The car burns only Diesel oil
- verb become reduced to ashes
- calcined2/5
calcine
- verb heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces
- verb heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces
- incapacitating2/5
incapacitating
- adjective satellite that cripples or disables or incapacitates
disabling; crippling.
- a crippling injury
- verb make unable to perform a certain action
disenable; disable; incapacitate.
- disable this command on your computer
- adjective satellite that cripples or disables or incapacitates
- mincing2/5
mincing
- adjective satellite affectedly dainty or refined
twee; prim; niminy-piminy; dainty.
- verb make less severe or harsh
moderate; mince; soften.
- He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears
- adjective satellite affectedly dainty or refined
- acidified2/5
acidify
- verb make sour or more sour
sour; acetify; acidulate.
- verb turn acidic
acetify.
- the solution acetified
- verb make sour or more sour
- dissociating2/5
dissociate
- verb part; cease or break association with
divorce; disjoint; disassociate; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- verb regard as unconnected
decouple.
- you must dissociate these two events!
- decouple our foreign policy from ideology
- verb part; cease or break association with
- socialised2/5
socialised
- adjective satellite under group or government control
socialized.
- socialized ownership
- socialized medicine
- verb take part in social activities; interact with others
socialize; socialise.
- He never socializes with his colleagues
- The old man hates to socialize
- adjective satellite under group or government control
- commercialize2/5
commercialize
- verb exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality
- The hotel owners are commercializing the beaches
- verb make commercial
market; commercialise.
- Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life
- verb exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality
- socialising2/5
socialising
- noun the act of meeting for social purposes
socialisation; socialization; socializing.
- there was too much socialization with the enlisted men
- verb take part in social activities; interact with others
socialize; socialise.
- He never socializes with his colleagues
- The old man hates to socialize
- noun the act of meeting for social purposes
- eroticized2/5
eroticize
- verb give erotic character to or make more interesting
sex up.
- eroticize the ads
- verb give erotic character to or make more interesting
- romanticize2/5
romanticize
- verb interpret romantically
glamourise; romanticise; glamorize.
- Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!
- verb make romantic in style
romanticise.
- The designer romanticized the little black dress
- verb interpret romantically
- politicizing2/5
politicize
- verb give a political character to
politicise.
- politicize the discussion
- verb give a political character to
- incapacitate2/5
incapacitate
- verb make unable to perform a certain action
disenable; disable.
- disable this command on your computer
- verb injure permanently
handicap; disable; invalid.
- He was disabled in a car accident
- verb make unable to perform a certain action
- politicize2/5
politicize
- verb give a political character to
politicise.
- politicize the discussion
- verb give a political character to
- dissociations2/5
dissociation
- noun the act of removing from association
- noun a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
disassociation.
- noun the act of removing from association
- gracing2/5
grace
- noun (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
state of grace; saving grace.
- the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin
- it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church
- the Virgin lived in a state of grace
- noun elegance and beauty of movement or expression
gracility.
- a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace
- noun (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
- romanticizing2/5
romanticize
- verb interpret romantically
glamourise; romanticise; glamorize.
- Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!
- verb make romantic in style
romanticise.
- The designer romanticized the little black dress
- verb interpret romantically
- commercializing2/5
commercialize
- verb exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality
- The hotel owners are commercializing the beaches
- verb make commercial
market; commercialise.
- Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life
- verb exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality
- socialise2/5
socialise
- verb take part in social activities; interact with others
socialize.
- He never socializes with his colleagues
- The old man hates to socialize
- verb train for a social environment
socialize.
- The children must be properly socialized
- verb take part in social activities; interact with others
- commercialised2/5
commercialised
- adjective satellite organized principally for financial gain
commercialized.
- Christmas has become a commercialized spectacle
- verb make commercial
commercialize; market; commercialise.
- Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life
- adjective satellite organized principally for financial gain
- hydroelectricity2/5
hydroelectricity
- noun electricity produced by water power
- noun electricity produced by water power
- plasticized2/5
plasticize
- verb become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
plasticise.
- verb make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
plasticise.
- plasticized PVC
- verb become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
- acidifying2/5
acidify
- verb make sour or more sour
sour; acetify; acidulate.
- verb turn acidic
acetify.
- the solution acetified
- verb make sour or more sour
- romanticised2/5
romanticise
- verb interpret romantically
glamourise; romanticize; glamorize.
- Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!
- verb make romantic in style
romanticize.
- The designer romanticized the little black dress
- verb interpret romantically
- classicizing2/5
classicize
- verb make classic or classical
classicise.
- verb make classic or classical
- calcifying2/5
calcify
- verb become impregnated with calcium salts
- verb become inflexible and unchanging
- Old folks can calcify
- verb become impregnated with calcium salts
- incinerate2/5
incinerate
- verb become reduced to ashes
- The paper incinerated quickly
- verb cause to undergo combustion
burn.
- burn garbage
- The car burns only Diesel oil
- verb become reduced to ashes
- synchronicity2/5
synchronicity
- noun the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
synchronisation; synchronizing; synchronism; synchronization; synchroneity; synchrony.
- the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves
- noun the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
- specializations2/5
specialization
- noun the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
specialisation.
- noun the special line of work you have adopted as your career
speciality; specialism; specialisation; specialty.
- his specialization is gastroenterology
- noun the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
- recitations2/5
recitation
- noun written matter that is recited from memory
- noun a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
reading; recital.
- the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems
- noun written matter that is recited from memory
- incinerator2/5
incinerator
- noun a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)
- noun a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)
- commercialisation2/5
commercialisation
- noun the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce
commercialization.
- my father considered the commercialization of Christmas to be a sacrilege
- the government tried to accelerate the commercialization of this development
- both companies will retain control over the commercialization of their own products
- noun the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce
- bioscience2/5
bioscience
- noun any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
life science.
- noun any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
- grimacing2/5
grimace
- noun a contorted facial expression
face.
- she made a grimace at the prospect
- verb contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
make a face; pull a face.
- He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do
- noun a contorted facial expression
- logicians2/5
logician
- noun a person skilled at symbolic logic
logistician.
- noun a person skilled at symbolic logic
- fiduciaries2/5
fiduciary
- noun a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
- it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain
- adjective relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
fiducial.
- a fiduciary contract
- in a fiduciary capacity
- fiducial power
- noun a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
- spacings2/5
spacing
- noun the time between occurrences of a repeating event
- some women do not control the spacing of their children
- noun the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them
spatial arrangement.
- noun the time between occurrences of a repeating event
- decile2/5
decile
- noun (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores
- noun (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores
- logician2/5
logician
- noun a person skilled at symbolic logic
logistician.
- noun a person skilled at symbolic logic
- opacities2/5
opacity
- noun the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation
- noun incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning
opaqueness.
- noun the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation
- hydrophobicity2/5
hydrophobicity
- noun the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water
- noun the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water
- abscissa2/5
abscissa
- noun the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
- noun the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
- reconciles2/5
reconcile
- verb make (one thing) compatible with (another)
accommodate; conciliate.
- The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories
- verb bring into consonance or accord
harmonize; harmonise.
- harmonize one's goals with one's abilities
- verb make (one thing) compatible with (another)
- encirclement2/5
encirclement
- noun a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
blockade.
- noun a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
- scintillating2/5
scintillating
- adjective satellite brilliantly clever
- scintillating wit
- a play full of scintillating dialogue
- verb give off
scintillate.
- the substance scintillated sparks and flashes
- adjective satellite brilliantly clever
- tracings2/5
tracing
- noun the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
- noun a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
trace.
- noun the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
- criticises2/5
criticise
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
knock; pick apart; criticize.
- The paper criticized the new movie
- Don't knock the food--it's free
- verb act as a critic
criticize.
- Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- biosciences2/5
bioscience
- noun any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
life science.
- noun any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
- stencils2/5
stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- capacitances2/5
capacitance
- noun an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
electrical capacity; capacity.
- noun an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
condenser; capacitor; electrical condenser.
- noun an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
- encircles2/5
encircle
- verb form a circle around
circle.
- encircle the errors
- verb bind with something round or circular
gird.
- verb form a circle around
- accuracies2/5
accuracy
- noun the quality of being near to the true value
truth.
- he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass
- the lawyer questioned the truth of my account
- noun (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number
- the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy
- noun the quality of being near to the true value
- incinerators2/5
incinerator
- noun a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)
- noun a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)
- incites2/5
incite
- verb give an incentive for action
motivate; prompt; propel; move; actuate.
- This moved me to sacrifice my career
- verb provoke or stir up
set off; instigate; stir up.
- incite a riot
- set off great unrest among the people
- verb give an incentive for action
- counterbalancing2/5
counterbalance
- noun a weight that balances another weight
counterpoise; equalizer; counterweight; equaliser; balance.
- noun equality of distribution
balance; equipoise; equilibrium.
- noun a weight that balances another weight
- elucidates2/5
elucidate
- verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
clarify; clear up.
- clarify the mystery surrounding her death
- verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
crystallise; illuminate; straighten out; clear; clear up; crystallize; sort out; crystalise; shed light on; crystalize; enlighten.
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
- verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
- depreciating2/5
depreciating
- adjective satellite tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
depreciative; depreciatory.
- a depreciating currency
- depreciatory effects on prices
- verb belittle
vilipend; deprecate; depreciate.
- The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
- adjective satellite tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
- miscible2/5
miscible
- adjective (chemistry, physics) capable of being mixed
mixable.
- adjective (chemistry, physics) capable of being mixed
- immiscible2/5
immiscible
- adjective (chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing
unmixable; non-miscible.
- adjective (chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing
- spaciousness2/5
spaciousness
- noun spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building)
commodiousness; capaciousness; roominess.
- the capaciousness of Santa's bag astounded the child
- roominess in this size car is always a compromise
- his new office lacked the spaciousness that he had become accustomed to
- noun spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building)
- pacifier2/5
pacifier
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
peacemaker; conciliator; reconciler; make-peace.
- noun anything that serves to pacify
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
- antacid2/5
antacid
- noun an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)
alkaliser; alkalizer; gastric antacid; antiacid.
- adjective satellite acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)
- noun an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)
- multiplicities2/5
multiplicity
- noun the property of being multiple
- noun a large number
numerousness; numerosity.
- noun the property of being multiple
- plasticizers2/5
plasticizer
- noun a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable
plasticiser.
- noun a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable
- plasticizer2/5
plasticizer
- noun a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable
plasticiser.
- noun a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable
- scission2/5
scission
- noun the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
- noun the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
- calcination2/5
calcination
- noun the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature
- noun the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature
- conspecifics2/5
conspecific
- noun an organism belonging to the same species as another organism
- adjective belonging to the same species
- cultivated cabbage and wild cabbage are conspecific
- noun an organism belonging to the same species as another organism
- ricin2/5
ricin
- noun a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon
ricin toxin.
- one milligram of ricin can kill an adult
- noun a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon
- conspecific2/5
conspecific
- noun an organism belonging to the same species as another organism
- adjective belonging to the same species
- cultivated cabbage and wild cabbage are conspecific
- noun an organism belonging to the same species as another organism
- facings2/5
facing
- noun a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
- noun an ornamental coating to a building
veneer.
- noun a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
- consistencies2/5
consistency
- noun the property of holding together and retaining its shape
body; consistence; eubstance.
- wool has more body than rayon
- when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
- noun a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
consistence.
- noun the property of holding together and retaining its shape
- terracing2/5
terrace
- noun usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
patio.
- noun a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
bench.
- noun usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
- aristocracies2/5
aristocracy
- noun a privileged class holding hereditary titles
nobility.
- noun the most powerful members of a society
gentry.
- noun a privileged class holding hereditary titles
- scissor2/5
scissor
- verb cut with or as if with scissors
- verb cut with or as if with scissors
- fiducial2/5
fiducial
- adjective relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
fiduciary.
- a fiduciary contract
- in a fiduciary capacity
- fiducial power
- adjective used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement
- a fiducial point
- adjective relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
- percipient2/5
percipient
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
perceiver; observer; beholder.
- adjective satellite characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
clear.
- clear mind
- a percipient author
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
- piercings2/5
pierce
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Franklin Pierce; President Pierce.
- verb cut or make a way through
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
- didacticism2/5
didacticism
- noun communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive
- the didacticism expected in books for the young
- the didacticism of the 19th century gave birth to many great museums
- noun communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive
- imbeciles2/5
imbecile
- noun a person of subnormal intelligence
retard; half-wit; idiot; changeling; moron; cretin.
- adjective satellite having a mental age of three to seven years
imbecilic; idiotic.
- noun a person of subnormal intelligence
- depreciates2/5
depreciate
- verb belittle
vilipend; deprecate.
- The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
- verb lower the value of something
- The Fed depreciated the dollar once again
- verb belittle
- deciles2/5
decile
- noun (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores
- noun (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores
- preciousness2/5
preciousness
- noun the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
costliness; dearness.
- noun the positive quality of being precious and beyond value
pricelessness; invaluableness; valuableness.
- noun the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
- dicing2/5
dice
- noun a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
die.
- verb cut into cubes
cube.
- cube the cheese
- noun a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
- reciprocals2/5
reciprocal
- noun something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else
- risk is the reciprocal of safety
- noun (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7
multiplicative inverse.
- noun something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else
- chromaticity2/5
chromaticity
- noun the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
hue.
- noun the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
- specifiable2/5
specifiable
- adjective satellite capable of being specified
- specifiable complaints
- adjective satellite capable of being specified
- transducing2/5
transduce
- verb cause transduction (of energy forms)
- verb cause transduction (of energy forms)
- organicism2/5
organicism
- noun theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes
- noun theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes
- incise2/5
incise
- verb make an incision into by carving or cutting
- verb make an incision into by carving or cutting
- incising2/5
incise
- verb make an incision into by carving or cutting
- verb make an incision into by carving or cutting
- sufficing2/5
suffice
- verb be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
answer; do; serve.
- A few words would answer
- This car suits my purpose well
- Will $100 do?
- A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school
- Nothing else will serve
- verb be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- silicide2/5
silicide
- noun any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical
- noun any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical
- bacillary2/5
bacillary
- adjective relating to or produced by or containing bacilli
bacillar.
- adjective satellite formed like a bacillus
bacilliform; bacillar; rod-shaped; baculiform.
- adjective relating to or produced by or containing bacilli
- incidentals2/5
incidental
- noun (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
incidental expense; minor expense.
- he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses
- noun an item that is incidental
- noun (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
- confederacies2/5
confederacy
- noun the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
Dixie; Dixieland; Confederate States of America; Confederate States; South.
- noun a union of political organizations
confederation; federation.
- noun the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- superficies2/5
superficies
- noun the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance
- the audience was held by the substance of the play rather than by the superficies of the production"-R.W.Speaight
- noun outer surface of an area or a body
- noun the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance
- nonparticipants2/5
nonparticipant
- noun a person who does not participate
- noun a person who does not participate
- associationism2/5
associationism
- noun (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity
association theory.
- noun (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity
- romanticist2/5
romanticist
- noun someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality
sentimentalist.
- noun an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism
romantic.
- noun someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality
- italicize2/5
italicize
- verb print in italics
italicise.
- verb print in italics
- disgracing2/5
disgrace
- noun a state of dishonor
shame; ignominy.
- one mistake brought shame to all his family
- suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison
- verb bring shame or dishonor upon
dishonour; dishonor; attaint; shame.
- he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
- noun a state of dishonor
- pacifiers2/5
pacifier
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
peacemaker; conciliator; reconciler; make-peace.
- noun anything that serves to pacify
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
- italicised2/5
italicise
- verb print in italics
italicize.
- verb print in italics
- domiciles2/5
domicile
- noun (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
legal residence.
- what's his legal residence?
- noun housing that someone is living in
abode; dwelling house; dwelling; habitation; home.
- he built a modest dwelling near the pond
- they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
- noun (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
- syncing2/5
sync
- verb make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
synchronize; synchronise.
- Let's synchronize our efforts
- verb make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
- scintilla2/5
scintilla
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
smidge; smidgeon; iota; smidgin; shred; whit; smidgen; tittle.
- noun a sparkling glittering particle
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- capacitated2/5
capacitate
- verb make legally capable or qualify in law
- verb cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg
- verb make legally capable or qualify in law
- romanticists2/5
romanticist
- noun someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality
sentimentalist.
- noun an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism
romantic.
- noun someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality
- oscilloscopes2/5
oscilloscope
- noun electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
scope; cathode-ray oscilloscope; CRO.
- noun electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
- officiating2/5
officiating
- noun the act of umpiring
umpirage; officiation; refereeing.
- the officiating was excellent
- verb act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
officiate.
- Who officiated at your wedding?
- noun the act of umpiring
- publicizing2/5
publicizing
- noun the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
advertising.
- verb make public
publicize; bare; publicise; air.
- She aired her opinions on welfare
- noun the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
- supremacist2/5
supremacist
- noun a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others
- noun a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others
- wincing2/5
wince
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- noun a reflex response to sudden pain
flinch.
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- theoreticians2/5
theoretician
- noun someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
theorist; theoriser; idealogue; theorizer.
- noun someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
- resuscitate2/5
resuscitate
- verb cause to regain consciousness
revive.
- The doctors revived the comatose man
- verb return to consciousness
come to; revive.
- The patient came to quickly
- She revived after the doctor gave her an injection
- verb cause to regain consciousness
- oscillates2/5
oscillate
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vacillate; vibrate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
vibrate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- academician2/5
academician
- noun someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
- noun a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
schoolman.
- noun someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
- pacifists2/5
pacifist
- noun someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
pacificist; disarmer.
- adjective satellite opposed to war
dovish; pacifistic.
- noun someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
- conciliate2/5
conciliate
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; assuage; gentle; pacify; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb come to terms
make up; patch up; settle; reconcile.
- After some discussion we finally made up
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- prancing2/5
prance
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
swagger; strut.
- verb to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
sashay; ruffle; tittup; strut; swagger; cock.
- He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
- emancipate2/5
emancipate
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
liberate.
- verb free from slavery or servitude
manumit.
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
- lecithin2/5
lecithin
- noun a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier
- noun a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier
- bactericidal2/5
bactericidal
- adjective satellite preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
germicidal; disinfectant.
- adjective satellite preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
- precipices2/5
precipice
- noun a very steep cliff
- noun a very steep cliff
- publicists2/5
publicist
- noun someone who publicizes
publicizer; publiciser.
- noun someone who publicizes
- fascinate2/5
fascinate
- verb cause to be interested or curious
intrigue.
- verb to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
grip; spellbind; transfix.
- The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
- verb cause to be interested or curious
- principes2/5
principe
- noun an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe
- noun an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe
- crucify2/5
crucify
- verb kill by nailing onto a cross
- Jesus Christ was crucified
- verb treat cruelly
bedevil; rag; dun; frustrate; torment.
- The children tormented the stuttering teacher
- verb kill by nailing onto a cross
- phoenicia2/5
phoenicia
- noun an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean
Phenicia.
- noun an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean
- resuscitated2/5
resuscitated
- adjective satellite restored to life or consciousness
- verb cause to regain consciousness
resuscitate; revive.
- The doctors revived the comatose man
- adjective satellite restored to life or consciousness
- vacillating2/5
vacillating
- adjective satellite uncertain in purpose or action
vacillant; wavering.
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vacillate; vibrate; oscillate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- adjective satellite uncertain in purpose or action
- publicised2/5
publicised
- adjective made known; especially made widely known
publicized.
- verb call attention to
publicise; advertise; publicize; advertize.
- Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS
- adjective made known; especially made widely known
- neurosciences2/5
neuroscience
- noun the scientific study of the nervous system
- noun the scientific study of the nervous system
- specialities2/5
speciality
- noun an asset of special worth or utility
strong suit; strength; strong point; specialty; long suit; forte; metier.
- cooking is his forte
- noun a distinguishing trait
peculiarity; distinctiveness; specialty; specialness.
- noun an asset of special worth or utility
- geneticist2/5
geneticist
- noun a biologist who specializes in genetics
- noun a biologist who specializes in genetics
- arcing2/5
arc
- noun electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
discharge; spark; electric arc; electric discharge.
- noun a continuous portion of a circle
- noun electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- scientology2/5
scientology
- noun a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment
Church of Scientology.
- noun a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment
- specialising2/5
specialise
- verb devote oneself to a special area of work
specialize.
- She specializes in honey bees
- This baker specializes in French bread
- verb be specific about
particularize; particularise; specify; specialize.
- Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
- verb devote oneself to a special area of work
- decisiveness2/5
decisiveness
- noun the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
decision.
- a man of unusual decisiveness
- noun the quality of being final or definitely settled
finality; conclusiveness.
- the finality of death
- noun the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
- imbecility2/5
imbecility
- noun retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
- noun a stupid mistake
betise; stupidity; folly; foolishness.
- noun retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
- vacillation2/5
vacillation
- noun indecision in speech or action
hesitation; wavering.
- noun changing location by moving back and forth
swinging; swing.
- noun indecision in speech or action
- evidencing2/5
evidence
- noun your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
grounds.
- the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling
- noun an indication that makes something evident
- his trembling was evidence of his fear
- noun your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
- potencies2/5
potency
- noun the power or right to give orders or make decisions
authority; say-so; authorisation; dominance; authorization.
- he has the authority to issue warrants
- deputies are given authorization to make arrests
- a place of potency in the state
- noun capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
strength; effectiveness.
- the toxin's potency
- the strength of the drinks
- noun the power or right to give orders or make decisions
- specialise2/5
specialise
- verb devote oneself to a special area of work
specialize.
- She specializes in honey bees
- This baker specializes in French bread
- verb be specific about
particularize; particularise; specify; specialize.
- Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
- verb devote oneself to a special area of work
- theoretician2/5
theoretician
- noun someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
theorist; theoriser; idealogue; theorizer.
- noun someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
- exorcise2/5
exorcise
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
exorcize.
- exorcise evil spirits
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
- rosicrucian2/5
rosicrucian
One who, in the 17th century and the early part of the 18th, claimed to belong to a secret society of philosophers deeply versed in the secrets of nature, -- the alleged society having existed, it was stated, several hundred years. ✍ The Rosicrucians also called brothers of the Rosy Cross, Rosy-cross Knights, Rosy-cross philosophers, etc. Among other pretensions, they claimed to be able to transmute metals, to prolong life, to know what is passing in distant places, and to discover the most hidden things by the application of the Cabala and science of numbers.
- breccia2/5
breccia
- noun a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
- noun a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
- catholicity2/5
catholicity
- noun the quality of being universal; existing everywhere
universality.
- noun the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church
Catholicism.
- noun the quality of being universal; existing everywhere
- officiated2/5
officiate
- verb act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- Who officiated at your wedding?
- verb perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
function.
- His wife officiated as his private secretary
- verb act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- consciousnesses2/5
consciousness
- noun an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
- he lost consciousness
- noun having knowledge of
cognisance; knowingness; awareness; cognizance.
- he had no awareness of his mistakes
- his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced
- their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
- noun an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
- solicits2/5
solicit
- verb make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
tap; beg.
- Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce
- My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities
- verb make amorous advances towards
romance; woo; court.
- John is courting Mary
- verb make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
- provincials2/5
provincial
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order
- the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials
- noun a country person
bucolic; peasant.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order
- cappadocia2/5
cappadocia
- noun an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor
- noun an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor
- participial2/5
participial
- noun a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
participle.
- adjective of or relating to or consisting of participles
- participial inflections
- noun a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
- rhetoricians2/5
rhetorician
- noun a person who delivers a speech or oration
orator; public speaker; speechmaker; speechifier.
- noun a person who delivers a speech or oration
- deducing2/5
deduce
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
derive; deduct; infer.
- verb conclude by reasoning; in logic
infer.
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- officiate2/5
officiate
- verb act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- Who officiated at your wedding?
- verb perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
function.
- His wife officiated as his private secretary
- verb act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- classicist2/5
classicist
- noun an artistic person who adheres to classicism
- noun a student of ancient Greek and Latin
classical scholar.
- noun an artistic person who adheres to classicism
- rhetorician2/5
rhetorician
- noun a person who delivers a speech or oration
orator; public speaker; speechmaker; speechifier.
- noun a person who delivers a speech or oration
- precis2/5
precis
- noun a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
synopsis; outline; abstract.
- verb make a summary (of)
- noun a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
- fascinates2/5
fascinate
- verb cause to be interested or curious
intrigue.
- verb to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
grip; spellbind; transfix.
- The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
- verb cause to be interested or curious
- codicil2/5
codicil
- noun a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
- noun a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
- excitements2/5
excitement
- noun the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
exhilaration.
- he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed
- noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
fervour; fervor; inflammation; excitation.
- his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
- he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
- noun the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
- anglicized2/5
anglicize
- verb make English in appearance
anglicise.
- She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London
- verb make English in appearance
- domiciliary2/5
domiciliary
- adjective of or relating to or provided in a domicile
- domiciliary medical care
- domiciliary caves
- adjective of or relating to or provided in a domicile
- regicide2/5
regicide
- noun someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king
- noun the act of killing a king
- noun someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king
- disassociate2/5
disassociate
- verb part; cease or break association with
dissociate; divorce; disjoint; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- verb part; cease or break association with
- athleticism2/5
athleticism
- noun intense energy
strenuosity.
- his music is characterized by a happy athleticism
- noun intense energy
- penciled2/5
penciled
- adjective drawn or written with a pencil
pencilled.
- a penciled sketch
- the penciled message
- verb write, draw, or trace with a pencil
pencil.
- he penciled a figure
- adjective drawn or written with a pencil
- noncitizens2/5
noncitizen
- noun a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
alien; foreigner; outlander.
- noun a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
- stenciled2/5
stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- pacifying2/5
pacify
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; conciliate; assuage; gentle; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
- The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- reciprocation2/5
reciprocation
- noun the act of making or doing something in return
- noun alternating back-and-forth movement
- noun the act of making or doing something in return
- enunciate2/5
enunciate
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
sound out; pronounce; articulate; say; enounce.
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
- verb express or state clearly
vocalize; vocalise; articulate.
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- indiscipline2/5
indiscipline
- noun the trait of lacking discipline
undiscipline.
- noun the trait of lacking discipline
- neoclassicism2/5
neoclassicism
- noun revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
- noun revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
- specifiers2/5
specifier
- noun someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent)
- noun someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent)
- opacification2/5
opacification
- noun the process of becoming cloudy or opaque
- noun the process of becoming cloudy or opaque
- entrancing2/5
entrancing
- adjective satellite capturing interest as if by a spell
captivating; fascinating; bewitching; enthralling; enchanting.
- bewitching smile
- Roosevelt was a captivating speaker
- enchanting music
- an enthralling book
- antique papers of entrancing design
- a fascinating woman
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; bewitch; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- adjective satellite capturing interest as if by a spell
- oscillated2/5
oscillate
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vacillate; vibrate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
vibrate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- scienter2/5
scienter
- adverb (law) deliberately or knowingly
- adverb (law) deliberately or knowingly
- exorcised2/5
exorcise
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
exorcize.
- exorcise evil spirits
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
- sicilia2/5
sicilia
- noun the Italian region on the island of Sicily
Sicily.
- noun the largest island in the Mediterranean
Sicily.
- noun the Italian region on the island of Sicily
- disassociated2/5
disassociate
- verb part; cease or break association with
dissociate; divorce; disjoint; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- verb part; cease or break association with
- emancipating2/5
emancipate
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
liberate.
- verb free from slavery or servitude
manumit.
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
- evincing2/5
evince
- verb give expression to
express; show.
- She showed her disappointment
- verb give expression to
- appreciations2/5
appreciation
- noun understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
grasp; hold.
- he has a good grasp of accounting practices
- noun delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
taste; perceptiveness; discernment.
- arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
- to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
- noun understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- vacillated2/5
vacillate
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vibrate; oscillate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- verb move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
fluctuate; waver.
- the line on the monitor vacillated
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- tactician2/5
tactician
- noun a person who is skilled at planning tactics
- noun a person who is skilled at planning tactics
- romancing2/5
romance
- noun a relationship between two lovers
love affair.
- noun an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
romanticism.
- noun a relationship between two lovers
- specialises2/5
specialise
- verb devote oneself to a special area of work
specialize.
- She specializes in honey bees
- This baker specializes in French bread
- verb be specific about
particularize; particularise; specify; specialize.
- Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
- verb devote oneself to a special area of work
- classicists2/5
classicist
- noun an artistic person who adheres to classicism
- noun a student of ancient Greek and Latin
classical scholar.
- noun an artistic person who adheres to classicism
- pseudoscience2/5
pseudoscience
- noun an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
- noun an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
- perspicacity2/5
perspicacity
- noun intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
shrewdness; perspicaciousness; astuteness.
- noun the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
judgement; sound judgment; judgment; sound judgement.
- noun intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
- glaciated2/5
glaciated
- adjective satellite covered with ice (as by a glacier) or affected by glacial action
- verb cover with ice or snow or a glacier
glaciate.
- the entire area was glaciated
- adjective satellite covered with ice (as by a glacier) or affected by glacial action
- disassociation2/5
disassociation
- noun the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination
- I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife
- noun a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
dissociation.
- noun the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination
- enunciating2/5
enunciate
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
sound out; pronounce; articulate; say; enounce.
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
- verb express or state clearly
vocalize; vocalise; articulate.
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- pencilled2/5
pencilled
- adjective drawn or written with a pencil
penciled.
- a penciled sketch
- the penciled message
- verb write, draw, or trace with a pencil
pencil.
- he penciled a figure
- adjective drawn or written with a pencil
- supremacists2/5
supremacist
- noun a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others
- noun a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others
- reconciliations2/5
reconciliation
- noun the reestablishing of cordial relations
rapprochement.
- noun getting two things to correspond
balancing.
- the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement
- noun the reestablishing of cordial relations
- witticisms2/5
witticism
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
wittiness; wit; humor; humour.
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- decipherment2/5
decipherment
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
decryption; decoding.
- a secret key or password is required for decryption
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
- vaccinate2/5
vaccinate
- verb perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
inoculate; immunise; immunize.
- We vaccinate against scarlet fever
- The nurse vaccinated the children in the school
- verb perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
- sphericity2/5
sphericity
- noun the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
sphericalness; globularness; globosity; rotundness; rotundity.
- noun the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
- participations2/5
participation
- noun the act of sharing in the activities of a group
involution; engagement; involvement.
- the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities
- noun the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)
involvement.
- noun the act of sharing in the activities of a group
- andalucia2/5
andalucia
- noun a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization
Andalusia.
- noun a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization
- delinquencies2/5
delinquency
- noun nonpayment of a debt when due
- noun a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
dereliction; willful neglect.
- he inherited his delinquency from his father
- his derelictions were not really intended as crimes
- his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities
- noun nonpayment of a debt when due
- rosicrucians2/5
rosicrucian
- noun a member of any of various organizations that subsequently derived from the 17th-century society
- noun a member of a secret 17th-century society of philosophers and scholars versed in mystical and metaphysical and alchemical lore
- noun a member of any of various organizations that subsequently derived from the 17th-century society
- publicise2/5
publicise
- verb call attention to
advertise; publicize; advertize.
- Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS
- verb make public
publicize; bare; air.
- She aired her opinions on welfare
- verb call attention to
- specialism2/5
specialism
- noun the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation
- noun the special line of work you have adopted as your career
speciality; specialisation; specialization; specialty.
- his specialization is gastroenterology
- noun the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation
- conciliator2/5
conciliator
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
peacemaker; reconciler; make-peace; pacifier.
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
- conciliating2/5
conciliate
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; assuage; gentle; pacify; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb come to terms
make up; patch up; settle; reconcile.
- After some discussion we finally made up
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- cyclicity2/5
cyclicity
- noun the quality of recurring at regular intervals
periodicity.
- noun the quality of recurring at regular intervals
- fugacity2/5
fugacity
- noun the tendency of a gas to expand or escape
- noun the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts)
fugaciousness.
- noun the tendency of a gas to expand or escape
- analyticity2/5
analyticity
- noun the property of being analytic
- noun the property of being analytic
- vacillate2/5
vacillate
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vibrate; oscillate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- verb move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
fluctuate; waver.
- the line on the monitor vacillated
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- convalescing2/5
convalesce
- verb get over an illness or shock
recuperate; recover.
- The patient is recuperating
- verb get over an illness or shock
- precipitant2/5
precipitant
- noun an agent that causes a precipitate to form
- adjective satellite done with very great haste and without due deliberation
hasty; precipitate; overhasty; precipitous.
- hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare
- hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes
- rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion
- wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king
- noun an agent that causes a precipitate to form
- witticism2/5
witticism
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
wittiness; wit; humor; humour.
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- dietician2/5
dietician
- noun a specialist in the study of nutrition
nutritionist; dietitian.
- noun a specialist in the study of nutrition
- unsociable2/5
unsociable
- adjective not inclined to society or companionship
- an unsociable nature...shy and reserved
- generally unsociable except with intimate friends
- unsociable behavior
- an unsociable neighborhood
- adjective not inclined to society or companionship
- specialness2/5
specialness
- noun a distinguishing trait
peculiarity; distinctiveness; speciality; specialty.
- noun the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance
particularity.
- the particularity of human situations
- noun a distinguishing trait
- ratiocination2/5
ratiocination
- noun the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
conclusion.
- noun logical and methodical reasoning
- noun the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
- exercisers2/5
exerciser
- noun sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises
gymnastic apparatus.
- noun sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises
- pellucid2/5
pellucid
- adjective satellite transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
crystal clear; lucid; limpid; crystalline; transparent.
- the cold crystalline water of melted snow
- crystal clear skies
- could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool
- lucid air
- a pellucid brook
- transparent crystal
- adjective satellite (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
luculent; crystal clear; lucid; limpid; perspicuous.
- writes in a limpid style
- lucid directions
- a luculent oration"- Robert Burton
- pellucid prose
- a crystal clear explanation
- a perspicuous argument
- adjective satellite transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
- exorcising2/5
exorcise
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
exorcize.
- exorcise evil spirits
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
- lancing2/5
lance
- noun a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
shaft; spear.
- noun an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
gig; fizgig; fishgig; spear.
- noun a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- sociobiological2/5
sociobiological
- adjective of or relating to sociobiology
sociobiologic.
- adjective of or relating to sociobiology
- rhythmicity2/5
rhythmicity
- noun the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music
- noun the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music
- noncitizen2/5
noncitizen
- noun a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
alien; foreigner; outlander.
- noun a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
- freelancing2/5
freelance
- noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
independent; freelancer; free-lance; free lance; self-employed person.
- verb work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
- noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
- breccias2/5
breccia
- noun a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
- noun a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
- abscission2/5
abscission
- noun shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
- noun the act of cutting something off
cutting off.
- noun shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
- defacing2/5
deface
- verb mar or spoil the appearance of
blemish; disfigure.
- scars defaced her cheeks
- The vandals disfigured the statue
- verb mar or spoil the appearance of
- proficiencies2/5
proficiency
- noun the quality of having great facility and competence
- noun skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
technique.
- practice greatly improves proficiency
- noun the quality of having great facility and competence
- periodicities2/5
periodicity
- noun the quality of recurring at regular intervals
cyclicity.
- noun the quality of recurring at regular intervals
- gracile2/5
gracile
- adjective satellite slender and graceful
willowy.
- adjective satellite slender and graceful
- lycia2/5
lycia
- noun an ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor
- noun an ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor
- beautician2/5
beautician
- noun someone who works in a beauty parlor
cosmetician.
- noun someone who works in a beauty parlor
- prejudicing2/5
prejudice
- noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
preconception; bias.
- verb disadvantage by prejudice
- noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
- spermicide2/5
spermicide
- noun a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa
spermatocide.
- noun a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa
- specialisms2/5
specialism
- noun the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation
- noun the special line of work you have adopted as your career
speciality; specialisation; specialization; specialty.
- his specialization is gastroenterology
- noun the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation
- enunciates2/5
enunciate
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
sound out; pronounce; articulate; say; enounce.
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
- verb express or state clearly
vocalize; vocalise; articulate.
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- nonparticipation2/5
nonparticipation
- noun withdrawing from the activities of a group
non-engagement; non-involvement.
- noun withdrawing from the activities of a group
- ticino2/5
ticino
- noun an Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland
Tessin.
- noun an Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland
- plasticine2/5
plasticine
- noun a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools)
- noun a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools)
- cruciferous2/5
cruciferous
- adjective of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae
- adjective of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae
- stenciling2/5
stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- conciliated2/5
conciliate
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; assuage; gentle; pacify; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb come to terms
make up; patch up; settle; reconcile.
- After some discussion we finally made up
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- verticillium2/5
verticillium
- noun a fungus of the genus Verticillium
- noun a fungus of the genus Verticillium
- crucifying2/5
crucify
- verb kill by nailing onto a cross
- Jesus Christ was crucified
- verb treat cruelly
bedevil; rag; dun; frustrate; torment.
- The children tormented the stuttering teacher
- verb kill by nailing onto a cross
- chancing2/5
chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
opportunity.
- the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
- now is your chance
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
fortune; hazard; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- autocracies2/5
autocracy
- noun a political system governed by a single individual
autarchy.
- noun a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
- noun a political system governed by a single individual
- excisions2/5
excision
- noun the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
cut; deletion.
- an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
- both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
- noun surgical removal of a body part or tissue
extirpation; ablation; cutting out.
- noun the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- sluicing2/5
sluicing
- adjective pouring from or as if from a sluice
- the sluicing rain
- verb pour as if from a sluice
sluice; sluice down.
- An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef
- adjective pouring from or as if from a sluice
- vicissitude2/5
vicissitude
- noun a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something
- the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research
- noun mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another)
- noun a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something
- insufficiencies2/5
insufficiency
- noun a lack of competence
inadequacy.
- pointed out the insufficiencies in my report
- juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
- noun (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
- noun a lack of competence
- resuscitating2/5
resuscitate
- verb cause to regain consciousness
revive.
- The doctors revived the comatose man
- verb return to consciousness
come to; revive.
- The patient came to quickly
- She revived after the doctor gave her an injection
- verb cause to regain consciousness
- occidentalism2/5
occidentalism
- noun the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Western civilizations
- noun the scholarly knowledge of western cultures and languages and people
- noun the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Western civilizations
- vicinal2/5
vicinal
- adjective belonging to or limited to a vicinity
- adjective belonging to or limited to a vicinity
- anglicised2/5
anglicise
- verb make English in appearance
anglicize.
- She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London
- verb make English in appearance
- sociobiologists2/5
sociobiologist
- noun a biologist who studies the biological determinants of social behavior
- noun a biologist who studies the biological determinants of social behavior
- ostracised2/5
ostracise
- verb expel from a community or group
ostracize; blackball; shun; cast out; ban; banish.
- verb avoid speaking to or dealing with
ostracize.
- Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me
- verb expel from a community or group
- vaccinating2/5
vaccinating
- noun the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity
inoculating.
- doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the inoculating
- verb perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
inoculate; immunise; immunize; vaccinate.
- We vaccinate against scarlet fever
- The nurse vaccinated the children in the school
- noun the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity
- propylthiouracil2/5
propylthiouracil
- noun a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter
- noun a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter
- simplicities2/5
simplicity
- noun the quality of being simple or uncompounded
simpleness.
- the simplicity of a crystal
- noun a lack of penetration or subtlety
simple mindedness; simpleness.
- they took advantage of her simplicity
- noun the quality of being simple or uncompounded
- incitements2/5
incitement
- noun an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating
incitation.
- the incitement of mutiny
- noun needed encouragement
provocation.
- the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation
- noun an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating
- spacial2/5
spacial
- adjective pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space
spatial.
- the first dimension to concentrate on is the spatial one
- spatial ability
- spatial awareness
- the spatial distribution of the population
- adjective pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space
- vacillates2/5
vacillate
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vibrate; oscillate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- verb move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
fluctuate; waver.
- the line on the monitor vacillated
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- publicising2/5
publicise
- verb call attention to
advertise; publicize; advertize.
- Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS
- verb make public
publicize; bare; air.
- She aired her opinions on welfare
- verb call attention to
- hypertonicity2/5
hypertonicity
- noun (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other
- noun (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
hypertonus; hypertonia.
- noun (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other
- stencilled2/5
stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- spermicides2/5
spermicide
- noun a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa
spermatocide.
- noun a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa
- vacillations2/5
vacillation
- noun indecision in speech or action
hesitation; wavering.
- noun changing location by moving back and forth
swinging; swing.
- noun indecision in speech or action
- urgencies2/5
urgency
- noun the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
- noun pressing importance requiring speedy action
- the urgency of his need
- noun the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
- sociologies2/5
sociology
- noun the study and classification of human societies
- noun the study and classification of human societies
- anglicization2/5
anglicization
The act of anglicizing, or making English in character.
- judiciaries2/5
judiciary
- noun persons who administer justice
bench.
- noun the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
judicatory; judicial system; judicature.
- noun persons who administer justice
- solecism2/5
solecism
- noun a socially awkward or tactless act
gaffe; gaucherie; faux pas; slip.
- noun a socially awkward or tactless act
- dialectician2/5
dialectician
- noun a logician skilled in dialectic
- noun a logician skilled in dialectic
- elucidations2/5
elucidation
- noun an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
- noun an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
illumination; clarification.
- the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook
- noun an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
- regicides2/5
regicide
- noun someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king
- noun the act of killing a king
- noun someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king
- exerciser2/5
exerciser
- noun sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises
gymnastic apparatus.
- noun sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises
- ostracize2/5
ostracize
- verb expel from a community or group
blackball; shun; cast out; ban; ostracise; banish.
- verb avoid speaking to or dealing with
ostracise.
- Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me
- verb expel from a community or group
- precipitator2/5
precipitator
- noun removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation
electrostatic precipitator; Cottrell precipitator.
- noun removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation
- irrelevancies2/5
irrelevancy
- noun the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
irrelevance.
- noun the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
- felicitous2/5
felicitous
- adjective exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
- a felicitous speaker
- adjective satellite marked by good fortune
happy.
- a felicitous life
- a happy outcome
- adjective exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
- reminiscing2/5
reminisce
- verb recall the past
- The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon
- verb recall the past
- nonfinancial2/5
nonfinancial
- adjective not involving financial matters
- adjective not involving financial matters
- facilitative2/5
facilitative
- adjective satellite freeing from difficulty or impediment
- facilitative changes in the economic structure
- adjective satellite freeing from difficulty or impediment
- fungicide2/5
fungicide
- noun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
antimycotic; antimycotic agent; antifungal agent; antifungal.
- noun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
- internecine2/5
internecine
- adjective satellite (of conflict) within a group or organization
- an internecine feud among proxy holders
- adjective satellite characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides
- internecine war
- adjective satellite (of conflict) within a group or organization
- recitative2/5
recitative
- noun a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
- noun a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
- brescia2/5
brescia
- noun an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy
- noun an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy
- exoticism2/5
exoticism
- noun the quality of being exotic
exotism; exoticness.
- he loved the exoticism of Egypt
- noun the quality of being exotic
- electricians2/5
electrician
- noun a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
lineman; linesman.
- noun a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
- hallucinatory2/5
hallucinatory
- adjective satellite characterized by or characteristic of hallucination
- the bizarre hallucinatory dreams of fever"- Jean Stafford
- adjective satellite characterized by or characteristic of hallucination
- avaricious2/5
avaricious
- adjective satellite immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
covetous; prehensile; greedy; grasping; grabby.
- they are avaricious and will do anything for money
- casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
- a grasping old miser
- grasping commercialism
- greedy for money and power
- grew richer and greedier
- prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
- adjective satellite immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
- retracing2/5
retrace
- verb to go back over again
trace.
- we retraced the route we took last summer
- trace your path
- verb reassemble mentally
reconstruct; construct.
- reconstruct the events of 20 years ago
- verb to go back over again
- inauspicious2/5
inauspicious
- adjective not auspicious; boding ill
unfortunate.
- adjective satellite contrary to your interests or welfare
untoward; adverse.
- adverse circumstances
- made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
- adjective not auspicious; boding ill
- superficiality2/5
superficiality
- noun lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling
shallowness.
- noun shallowness in terms of affecting only surface layers of something
- he ignored the wound because of its superficiality
- noun lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling
- ethicists2/5
ethicist
- noun a philosopher who specializes in ethics
ethician.
- noun a philosopher who specializes in ethics
- pediatricians2/5
pediatrician
- noun a specialist in the care of babies
baby doctor; pediatrist; paediatrician.
- noun a specialist in the care of babies
- intimacies2/5
intimacy
- noun close or warm friendship
closeness; familiarity.
- the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy
- noun a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
affair; liaison; involvement; affaire; amour.
- noun close or warm friendship
- docility2/5
docility
- noun the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable
- noun the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable
- graciousness2/5
graciousness
- noun excellence of manners or social conduct
- noun the quality of being kind and gentle
benignity; benignancy.
- noun excellence of manners or social conduct
- nuncio2/5
nuncio
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status
papal nuncio.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status
- hallucinogens2/5
hallucinogen
- noun a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences
psychodelic drug; psychedelic drug; hallucinogenic drug.
- noun a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences
- empiricists2/5
empiricist
- noun a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
- noun a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
- haciendas2/5
hacienda
- noun a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
- noun the main house on a ranch or large estate
- noun a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
- concepcion2/5
conception
- noun an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
concept; construct.
- noun the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
- noun an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
- exorcist2/5
exorcist
- noun one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
- noun someone who practices exorcism
exorciser.
- noun one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
- councilman2/5
councilman
- noun a man who is a council member
- noun a man who is a council member
- decimation2/5
decimation
- noun destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
- noun destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
- pronunciations2/5
pronunciation
- noun the manner in which someone utters a word
- they are always correcting my pronunciation
- noun the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
orthoepy.
- the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners
- that is the correct pronunciation
- noun the manner in which someone utters a word
- aficionados2/5
aficionado
- noun a fan of bull fighting
- noun a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
- noun a fan of bull fighting
- interlacing2/5
interlacing
- adjective satellite linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
interwoven; interlinking; interlocking.
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; interlace; intertwine; enlace; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- adjective satellite linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
- thracian2/5
thracian
Of or pertaining to Thrace, or its people. --n. A native or inhabitant of Thrace.
- cruciform2/5
cruciform
- adjective satellite shaped like a cross
cruciate.
- adjective satellite shaped like a cross
- tenancies2/5
tenancy
- noun an act of being a tenant or occupant
occupancy.
- noun an act of being a tenant or occupant
- penicillium2/5
penicillium
- noun genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin
genus Penicillium.
- noun genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin
- fancier2/5
fancier
- noun a person having a strong liking for something
enthusiast.
- adjective not plain; decorative or ornamented
fancy.
- fancy handwriting
- fancy clothes
- noun a person having a strong liking for something
- icicles2/5
icicle
- noun ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
- noun ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
- presidencies2/5
presidency
- noun the tenure of a president
presidential term; administration.
- things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration
- noun the office and function of president
presidentship.
- Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time
- noun the tenure of a president
- immunogenicity2/5
immunogenicity
- noun the property of eliciting an immune response
- noun the property of eliciting an immune response
- uracil2/5
uracil
- noun a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
U.
- noun a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
- excruciatingly2/5
excruciatingly
- adverb in a very painful manner
agonizingly; torturously.
- the progress was agonizingly slow
- adverb in a very painful manner
- hallucinating2/5
hallucinating
- adjective satellite experiencing delirium
delirious.
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
hallucinate.
- adjective satellite experiencing delirium
- invoicing2/5
invoice
- noun an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
account; bill.
- he paid his bill and left
- send me an account of what I owe
- verb send an bill to
- She invoiced the company for her expenses
- noun an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
- viciousness2/5
viciousness
- noun the trait of extreme cruelty
savagery; ferociousness; brutality.
- noun the trait of extreme cruelty
- explicitness2/5
explicitness
- noun clarity as a consequence of being explicit
- noun clarity as a consequence of being explicit
- scimitar2/5
scimitar
- noun a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
- noun a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
- duplicitous2/5
duplicitous
- adjective satellite marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
double-dealing; two-faced; deceitful; double-faced; Janus-faced; ambidextrous; double-tongued.
- she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill
- a double-dealing double agent
- a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
- adjective satellite marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
- licit2/5
licit
- adjective sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality
- a wife's licit love
- adjective satellite authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
legitimate; lawful.
- a legitimate government
- adjective sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality
- coercing2/5
coerce
- verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
force; squeeze; hale; pressure.
- He squeezed her for information
- verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
- anciently2/5
anciently
- adverb in ancient times; long ago
- a concern with what may have happened anciently
- adverb in ancient times; long ago
- invincibility2/5
invincibility
- noun the property being difficult or impossible to defeat
indomitability.
- noun the property being difficult or impossible to defeat
- neuroscientists2/5
neuroscientist
- noun a neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
- noun a neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
- muncie2/5
muncie
- noun a town in east central Indiana
- noun a town in east central Indiana
- recife2/5
recife
- noun a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic
Pernambuco.
- noun a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic
- loquacious2/5
loquacious
- adjective satellite full of trivial conversation
talky; gabby; garrulous; chatty; talkative.
- kept from her housework by gabby neighbors
- adjective satellite full of trivial conversation
- excellencies2/5
excellency
- noun a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'
- Your Excellency
- noun an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
excellence.
- a center of manufacturing excellence
- the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine
- noun a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'
- consultancies2/5
consultancy
- noun the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field
- a business management consultancy
- noun the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field
- lyricist2/5
lyricist
- noun a person who writes the words for songs
lyrist.
- noun a person who writes the words for songs
- socialite2/5
socialite
- noun a socially prominent person
- noun a socially prominent person
- salacious2/5
salacious
- adjective satellite characterized by lust
lustful; prurient; lubricious.
- eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer
- her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature
- prurient literature
- prurient thoughts
- a salacious rooster of a little man
- adjective satellite suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
lewd; obscene; raunchy.
- lewd whisperings of a dirty old man
- an indecent gesture
- obscene telephone calls
- salacious limericks
- adjective satellite characterized by lust
- fascicles2/5
fascicle
- noun an installment of a printed work
fascicule.
- noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
fiber bundle; fasciculus; fibre bundle.
- noun an installment of a printed work
- fascicle2/5
fascicle
- noun an installment of a printed work
fascicule.
- noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
fiber bundle; fasciculus; fibre bundle.
- noun an installment of a printed work
- homoeroticism2/5
homoeroticism
- noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
homosexuality; gayness; queerness; homosexualism.
- noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
- unspecific2/5
unspecific
- adjective satellite not detailed or specific
broad.
- a broad rule
- the broad outlines of the plan
- felt an unspecific dread
- adjective satellite not detailed or specific
- ungracious2/5
ungracious
- adjective lacking charm and good taste
- an ungracious industrial city
- this curt summary is not meant to be ungracious
- ungracious behavior
- adjective satellite lacking social graces
discourteous.
- adjective lacking charm and good taste
- lucidly2/5
lucidly
- adverb in a clear and lucid manner
limpidly; pellucidly; perspicuously.
- this is a lucidly written book
- adverb in a clear and lucid manner
- conciseness2/5
conciseness
- noun terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
pithiness; concision; succinctness.
- noun terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
- exorcisms2/5
exorcism
- noun freeing from evil spirits
dispossession.
- noun freeing from evil spirits
- crucibles2/5
crucible
- noun a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
melting pot.
- noun a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
- residencies2/5
residency
- noun the act of dwelling in a place
residence; abidance.
- noun the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)
- noun the act of dwelling in a place
- racialism2/5
racialism
- noun discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
racial discrimination; racism.
- noun discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
- precipitately2/5
precipitately
- adverb at breakneck speed
headlong.
- burst headlong through the gate
- adverb at breakneck speed
- conveyancing2/5
conveyancing
- noun act of transferring property title from one person to another
conveyance of title; conveyance; conveying.
- noun act of transferring property title from one person to another
- crucifixes2/5
crucifix
- noun representation of the cross on which Jesus died
rood-tree; rood.
- noun a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast supports himself with both arms extended horizontally
- noun representation of the cross on which Jesus died
- satisficing2/5
satisfice
- verb decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal
satisfise.
- optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice
- verb decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal
- emaciation2/5
emaciation
- noun extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
gauntness; bonyness; boniness; maceration.
- noun extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
- musicianship2/5
musicianship
- noun artistry in performing music
- noun artistry in performing music
- penicillamine2/5
penicillamine
- noun a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis
Cuprimine.
- noun a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis
- indecisiveness2/5
indecisiveness
- noun doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
indecision; irresolution.
- his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost
- noun the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
indecision.
- the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court
- noun doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
- acidophilus2/5
acidophilus
- noun a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics
Lactobacillus acidophilus.
- noun a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics
- reintroducing2/5
reintroduce
- verb introduce anew
re-introduce.
- We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself
- verb introduce anew
- mucilage2/5
mucilage
- noun a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
- noun cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
glue; gum.
- noun a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
- parricide2/5
parricide
- noun someone who kills his or her parent
- noun the murder of your own father or mother
- noun someone who kills his or her parent
- rejoicings2/5
rejoicing
- noun a feeling of great happiness
- noun the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
jubilation; exultation.
- noun a feeling of great happiness
- ethicist2/5
ethicist
- noun a philosopher who specializes in ethics
ethician.
- noun a philosopher who specializes in ethics
- recalcitrance2/5
recalcitrance
- noun the trait of being unmanageable
recalcitrancy; refractoriness; unmanageableness.
- noun the trait of being unmanageable
- scions2/5
scion
- noun a descendent or heir
- a scion of royal stock
- noun a descendent or heir
- valenciennes2/5
valenciennes
- noun a town in northeastern France long noted for its lace industry
- noun a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns
Valenciennes lace.
- noun a town in northeastern France long noted for its lace industry
- lactobacilli2/5
lactobacillus
- noun a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)
- noun a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)
- occupancies2/5
occupancy
- noun an act of being a tenant or occupant
tenancy.
- noun the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
moving in; occupation.
- occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal
- noun an act of being a tenant or occupant
- genocides2/5
genocide
- noun systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
race murder; racial extermination.
- noun systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
- icicle2/5
icicle
- noun ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
- noun ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
- excises2/5
excise
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
excise tax.
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
strike; scratch; expunge.
- Please strike this remark from the record
- scratch that remark
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
- dulcimer2/5
dulcimer
- noun a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
- noun a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers
- noun a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
- deducible2/5
deducible
- adjective satellite capable of being deduced
- adjective satellite capable of being deduced
- mosaicism2/5
mosaicism
- noun the condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeup
- noun the condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeup
- socials2/5
social
- noun a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
mixer; sociable.
- adjective relating to human society and its members
societal.
- social institutions
- societal evolution
- societal forces
- social legislation
- noun a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
- fratricide2/5
fratricide
- noun a person who murders their brother or sister
- noun fire that injures or kills an ally
friendly fire.
- noun a person who murders their brother or sister
- fascinations2/5
fascination
- noun the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
captivation.
- noun a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
enchantment; enthrallment; captivation.
- noun the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
- aficionado2/5
aficionado
- noun a fan of bull fighting
- noun a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
- noun a fan of bull fighting
- councilmen2/5
councilman
- noun a man who is a council member
- noun a man who is a council member
- probenecid2/5
probenecid
- noun a uricosuric drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood; used to treat gout
- noun a uricosuric drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood; used to treat gout
- pertinacity2/5
pertinacity
- noun persistent determination
perseverance; persistency; tenaciousness; doggedness; tenacity; persistence.
- noun persistent determination
- australopithecines2/5
australopithecine
- noun any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
- adjective of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus
- noun any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
- optician2/5
optician
- noun a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
lens maker.
- noun a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
- pouncing2/5
pounce
- noun the act of pouncing
- verb move down on as if in an attack
swoop.
- The raptor swooped down on its prey
- The teacher swooped down upon the new students
- noun the act of pouncing
- unsocial2/5
unsocial
- adjective not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions
- the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors
- adjective not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions
- uncivilised2/5
uncivilised
- adjective satellite without civilizing influences
savage; barbarian; barbaric; uncivilized; wild.
- barbarian invaders
- barbaric practices
- a savage people
- fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade
- wild tribes
- adjective satellite without civilizing influences
- suspiciousness2/5
suspiciousness
- noun being of a suspicious nature
suspicion.
- his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage
- noun being of a suspicious nature
- decimate2/5
decimate
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- hallucinogen2/5
hallucinogen
- noun a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences
psychodelic drug; psychedelic drug; hallucinogenic drug.
- noun a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences
- dulcinea2/5
dulcinea
- noun a woman who is a man's sweetheart
ladylove.
- noun a woman who is a man's sweetheart
- fanciers2/5
fancier
- noun a person having a strong liking for something
enthusiast.
- adjective not plain; decorative or ornamented
fancy.
- fancy handwriting
- fancy clothes
- noun a person having a strong liking for something
- meretricious2/5
meretricious
- adjective like or relating to a prostitute
- meretricious relationships
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective like or relating to a prostitute
- underpricing2/5
underprice
- verb sell at artificially low prices
dump.
- verb sell at artificially low prices
- principalship2/5
principalship
- noun the post of principal
- noun the post of principal
- mortician2/5
mortician
- noun one whose business is the management of funerals
funeral undertaker; funeral director; undertaker.
- noun one whose business is the management of funerals
- unmerciful2/5
unmerciful
- adjective having or showing no mercy
merciless.
- the merciless enemy
- a merciless critic
- gave him a merciless beating
- adjective having or showing no mercy
- neuroscientist2/5
neuroscientist
- noun a neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
- noun a neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
- excising2/5
excise
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
excise tax.
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
strike; scratch; expunge.
- Please strike this remark from the record
- scratch that remark
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
- scarcities2/5
scarcity
- noun a small and inadequate amount
scarceness.
- noun a small and inadequate amount
- diagnostician2/5
diagnostician
- noun a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis
pathologist.
- noun a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis
- rescinding2/5
rescind
- verb cancel officially
annul; revoke; reverse; countermand; lift; vacate; overturn; repeal.
- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
- verb cancel officially
- thracians2/5
thracian
- noun an inhabitant of ancient Thrace
- noun a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient people of Thrace but extinct by the early Middle Ages
- noun an inhabitant of ancient Thrace
- viscid2/5
viscid
- adjective satellite having the sticky properties of an adhesive
pasty; gluey; gummy; glutinous; sticky; mucilaginous; viscous.
- adjective satellite having the sticky properties of an adhesive
- paediatrician2/5
paediatrician
- noun a specialist in the care of babies
baby doctor; pediatrist; pediatrician.
- noun a specialist in the care of babies
- cappadocian2/5
cappadocian
- adjective of or pertaining to Cappadocia or its people or culture
- adjective of or pertaining to Cappadocia or its people or culture
- lasciviousness2/5
lasciviousness
- noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
pruriency; lubricity; prurience; carnality.
- noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
- polemicist2/5
polemicist
- noun a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
polemic; polemist.
- noun a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
- stochasticity2/5
stochasticity
- noun the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
randomness; noise; haphazardness.
- noun the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
- placidity2/5
placidity
- noun a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling
placidness.
- noun a disposition free from stress or emotion
tranquility; quiet; repose; serenity; tranquillity.
- noun a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling
- adducing2/5
adducing
- noun citing as evidence or proof
- verb advance evidence for
adduce; abduce; cite.
- noun citing as evidence or proof
- kosciuszko2/5
kosciuszko
- noun Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817)
Thaddeus Kosciusko; Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko; Kosciusko.
- noun Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817)
- cervicitis2/5
cervicitis
- noun inflammation of the uterine cervix
- noun inflammation of the uterine cervix
- glaciations2/5
glaciation
- noun the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action
- Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe
- noun the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice
- noun the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action
- perspicacious2/5
perspicacious
- adjective satellite acutely insightful and wise
sagacious; sapient.
- much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument
- observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions
- a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators
- adjective satellite mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
clear-eyed; clear-sighted.
- too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow
- chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership
- much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument
- adjective satellite acutely insightful and wise
- precipitants2/5
precipitant
- noun an agent that causes a precipitate to form
- adjective satellite done with very great haste and without due deliberation
hasty; precipitate; overhasty; precipitous.
- hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare
- hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes
- rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion
- wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king
- noun an agent that causes a precipitate to form
- accidentals2/5
accidental
- noun a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
- adjective satellite happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
inadvertent.
- with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table
- accidental poisoning
- an accidental shooting
- noun a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
- exorcists2/5
exorcist
- noun one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
- noun someone who practices exorcism
exorciser.
- noun one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
- decimating2/5
decimate
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- capriciousness2/5
capriciousness
- noun the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
unpredictability.
- noun the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
arbitrariness; whimsy; whimsicality; whimsey; flightiness.
- I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory
- noun the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
- socialites2/5
socialite
- noun a socially prominent person
- noun a socially prominent person
- fasciae2/5
fascia
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
facia.
- noun instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
dashboard.
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
- resorcinol2/5
resorcinol
- noun a crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in ointments for acne and in dandruff shampoos
- noun a crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in ointments for acne and in dandruff shampoos
- unreconciled2/5
unreconciled
- adjective satellite not made consistent or compatible
- two unreconciled accountings
- adjective satellite not made consistent or compatible
- polemicists2/5
polemicist
- noun a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
polemic; polemist.
- noun a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
- hypercalciuria2/5
hypercalciuria
- noun the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis
hypercalcinuria.
- noun the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis
- reciter2/5
reciter
- noun someone who recites from memory
- noun someone who recites from memory
- braggadocio2/5
braggadocio
- noun vain and empty boasting
rhodomontade; rodomontade; bluster.
- noun vain and empty boasting
- semicircles2/5
semicircle
- noun a plane figure with the shape of half a circle
hemicycle.
- noun a plane figure with the shape of half a circle
- semiprecious2/5
semiprecious
- adjective satellite used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones
- such semiprecious stones as amethyst, garnet, jade, and tourmaline
- adjective satellite used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones
- justiciar2/5
justiciar
- noun formerly a high judicial officer
justiciary.
- noun formerly a high judicial officer
- taciturnity2/5
taciturnity
- noun the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
reticence; reserve.
- noun the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
- hallucinated2/5
hallucinate
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
- pugnacity2/5
pugnacity
- noun a natural disposition to be hostile
belligerence; aggressiveness.
- noun a natural disposition to be hostile
- facials2/5
facial
- noun cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
nervus facialis; seventh cranial nerve; facial nerve.
- noun care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams
- noun cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
- magistracies2/5
magistracy
- noun the position of magistrate
magistrature.
- noun the position of magistrate
- imprecisely2/5
imprecisely
- adverb in an imprecise manner
inexactly.
- he expressed himself imprecisely
- adverb in an imprecise manner
- plebiscites2/5
plebiscite
- noun a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
- noun a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
- astrophysicist2/5
astrophysicist
- noun an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies
- noun an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies
- opticians2/5
optician
- noun a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
lens maker.
- noun a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
- piercingly2/5
piercingly
- adverb extremely and sharply
bitter; bitingly; bitterly.
- it was bitterly cold
- bitter cold
- adverb in a shrill voice
shrilly.
- she sang rather shrilly
- adverb extremely and sharply
- loquacity2/5
loquacity
- noun the quality of being wordy and talkative
loquaciousness; garrulity; garrulousness; talkativeness.
- noun the quality of being wordy and talkative
- socinian2/5
socinian
Of or pertaining to Socinus, or the Socinians.
- grecians2/5
grecian
- noun a native or resident of Greece
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
Hellenic; Greek.
- Greek mythology
- a Grecian robe
- noun a native or resident of Greece
- recidivist2/5
recidivist
- noun someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
repeater; habitual criminal.
- noun someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
backslider; reversionist.
- noun someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
- lyricists2/5
lyricist
- noun a person who writes the words for songs
lyrist.
- noun a person who writes the words for songs
- decipherable2/5
decipherable
- adjective satellite easily deciphered
readable; clear.
- adjective satellite easily deciphered
- concision2/5
concision
- noun terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
conciseness; pithiness; succinctness.
- noun terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
- capriccio2/5
capriccio
- noun an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation
- noun an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation
- tonicity2/5
tonicity
- noun the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
tone; tonus.
- the doctor tested my tonicity
- noun the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
- hallucinate2/5
hallucinate
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
- recitatives2/5
recitative
- noun a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
- noun a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
- devoicing2/5
devoice
- verb utter with tense vocal chords
- verb utter with tense vocal chords
- rancidity2/5
rancidity
- noun the state of being rancid; having a rancid scent or flavor (as of old cooking oil)
- noun the state of being rancid; having a rancid scent or flavor (as of old cooking oil)
- sociometry2/5
sociometry
- noun the quantitative study of social relationships
- noun the quantitative study of social relationships
- socinians2/5
socinian
- noun an adherent of the teachings of Socinus; a Christian who rejects the divinity of Christ and the Trinity and original sin; influenced the development of Unitarian theology
- noun an adherent of the teachings of Socinus; a Christian who rejects the divinity of Christ and the Trinity and original sin; influenced the development of Unitarian theology
- saucier2/5
saucy
- adjective satellite characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
impertinent; irreverent; pert.
- a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
- adjective satellite improperly forward or bold
impudent; wise; overbold; impertinent; fresh; sassy; smart.
- don't be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
- Don't get wise with me!
- adjective satellite characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
- justiciary2/5
justiciary
- noun formerly a high judicial officer
justiciar.
- noun the jurisdiction of a justiciar
- noun formerly a high judicial officer
- fascistic2/5
fascistic
- adjective relating to or characteristic of fascism
fascist.
- fascist propaganda
- adjective relating to or characteristic of fascism
- fanciest2/5
fancy
- noun something many people believe that is false
phantasy; fantasy; illusion.
- they have the illusion that I am very wealthy
- noun a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
- noun something many people believe that is false
- financings2/5
financing
- noun the act of financing
funding.
- verb obtain or provide money for
finance.
- Can we finance the addition to our home?
- noun the act of financing
- infelicitous2/5
infelicitous
- adjective not appropriate in application; defective
- an infelicitous remark
- infelicitous phrasing
- the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy
- adjective satellite marked by or producing unhappiness
unhappy.
- infelicitous circumstances
- unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series
- adjective not appropriate in application; defective
- recidivists2/5
recidivist
- noun someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
repeater; habitual criminal.
- noun someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
backslider; reversionist.
- noun someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
- sociolinguists2/5
sociolinguist
- noun a linguist who studies the social and cultural factors that influence linguistic communication
- noun a linguist who studies the social and cultural factors that influence linguistic communication
- subconsciousness2/5
subconsciousness
- noun a state of mind not immediately available to consciousness
- noun a state of mind not immediately available to consciousness
- geophysicists2/5
geophysicist
- noun a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth
- noun a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth
- astrophysicists2/5
astrophysicist
- noun an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies
- noun an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies
- mucilaginous2/5
mucilaginous
- adjective satellite having the sticky properties of an adhesive
pasty; gluey; gummy; glutinous; sticky; viscid; viscous.
- adjective satellite having the sticky properties of an adhesive
- chalcis2/5
chalcis
- noun type genus of the Chalcididae
genus Chalcis.
- noun type genus of the Chalcididae
- contumacious2/5
contumacious
- adjective satellite wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
- a contumaceous witness is subject to punishment
- adjective satellite wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
- kosciusko2/5
kosciusko
- noun Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817)
Thaddeus Kosciusko; Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko; Kosciuszko.
- noun Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817)
- incapacities2/5
incapacity
- noun lack of intellectual power
- noun lack of physical or natural qualifications
- noun lack of intellectual power
- uncial2/5
uncial
- noun a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries
- adjective relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals)
- uncial letters
- noun a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries
- ordovician2/5
ordovician
(Geol.) Of or pertaining to a division of the Silurian formation, corresponding in general to the Lower Silurian of most authors, exclusive of the Cambrian. --n. The Ordovician formation.
- galician2/5
galician
Of or pertaining to Galicia, in Spain, or to Galicia, the kingdom of Austrian Poland. --n. A native of Galicia in Spain; -- called also Gallegan .
- ketoacidosis2/5
ketoacidosis
- noun acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus
diabetic acidosis.
- noun acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus
- imprecision2/5
imprecision
- noun the quality of lacking precision
impreciseness.
- noun the quality of lacking precision
- agnosticism2/5
agnosticism
- noun a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God
- agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence
- noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
scepticism; skepticism.
- noun a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God
- farcical2/5
farcical
- adjective satellite broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
ridiculous; ludicrous.
- the wild farcical exuberance of a clown
- ludicrous green hair
- adjective satellite broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
- menacingly2/5
menacingly
- adverb in a menacing manner
threateningly.
- the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly
- adverb in a menacing manner
- maxillofacial2/5
maxillofacial
- adjective of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla)
- maxillofacial surgery
- adjective of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla)
- irascible2/5
irascible
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
quick-tempered; hot-tempered; hotheaded; short-tempered; choleric.
- a hotheaded commander
- adjective satellite characterized by anger
choleric.
- a choleric outburst
- an irascible response
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
- capsaicin2/5
capsaicin
- noun colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno
- noun colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno
- indomethacin2/5
indomethacin
- noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin)
Indocin.
- noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin)
- sociologically2/5
sociologically
- adverb with regard to sociology
- sociologically speaking, this is an interesting phenomenon
- adverb with regard to sociology
- lyricism2/5
lyricism
- noun the property of being suitable for singing
lyricality; songfulness.
- noun unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm
- noun the property of being suitable for singing
- disciplinarian2/5
disciplinarian
- noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
moralist; martinet.
- noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
- cappuccino2/5
cappuccino
- noun equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream
cappuccino coffee; coffee cappuccino.
- noun equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream
- beneficially2/5
beneficially
- adverb in a beneficial manner
- this medicine will act beneficially on you
- adverb in a beneficial manner
- mucin2/5
mucin
- noun a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces
- noun a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces
- placidly2/5
placidly
- adverb in a quiet and tranquil manner
- the sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes
- adverb in a placid and good-natured manner
- I put the questions, and she answered them placidly
- adverb in a quiet and tranquil manner
- officious2/5
officious
- adjective satellite intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
busy; meddlesome; meddling; interfering; busybodied.
- an interfering old woman
- bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself
- busy about other people's business
- adjective satellite intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
- unappreciated2/5
unappreciated
- adjective satellite not likely to be rewarded
thankless; ungratifying.
- grading papers is a thankless task
- adjective satellite having value that is not acknowledged
unsung; unvalued.
- adjective satellite not likely to be rewarded
- sciatica2/5
sciatica
- noun neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
- noun neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
- vociferously2/5
vociferously
- adverb in a vociferous manner
- he complained vociferously
- adverb in a vociferous manner
- hallucinogenic2/5
hallucinogenic
- adjective satellite capable of producing hallucinations
- LSD is a powerful hallucinogenic drug
- adjective satellite capable of producing hallucinations
- vaccinia2/5
vaccinia
- noun a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar
variola vaccina; vaccina; variola vaccinia; variola vaccine.
- noun a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
cowpox.
- noun a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar
- prescience2/5
prescience
- noun the power to foresee the future
prevision.
- noun the power to foresee the future
- occiput2/5
occiput
- noun back part of the head or skull
- noun back part of the head or skull
- supercilious2/5
supercilious
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; haughty; swaggering; prideful; imperious; lordly; disdainful; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
- adjective satellite expressive of contempt
sneering; snide.
- curled his lip in a supercilious smile
- spoke in a sneering jeering manner
- makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
- narcissist2/5
narcissist
- noun someone in love with themselves
narcist.
- noun someone in love with themselves
- insurgencies2/5
insurgency
- noun an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
insurgence.
- noun an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
- asuncion2/5
asuncion
- noun the capital and chief port of Paraguay
capital of Paraguay.
- noun the capital and chief port of Paraguay
- colchicine2/5
colchicine
- noun an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout
- noun an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout
- proboscis2/5
proboscis
- noun the human nose (especially when it is large)
- noun a long flexible snout as of an elephant
trunk.
- noun the human nose (especially when it is large)
- pugnacious2/5
pugnacious
- adjective satellite tough and callous by virtue of experience
hard-bitten; hard-boiled.
- adjective satellite ready and able to resort to force or violence
rough.
- pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville
- they were rough and determined fighting men
- adjective satellite tough and callous by virtue of experience
- rapacity2/5
rapacity
- noun extreme gluttony
edacity; esurience; voracity; voraciousness; rapaciousness.
- noun reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
avarice; covetousness; avaritia; greed.
- noun extreme gluttony
- injudicious2/5
injudicious
- adjective satellite lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise
- an injudicious measure
- the result of an injudicious decision
- adjective satellite lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise
- provincialism2/5
provincialism
- noun a lack of sophistication
- noun a partiality for some particular place
localism; sectionalism.
- noun a lack of sophistication
- azithromycin2/5
azithromycin
- noun a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body
Zithromax.
- noun a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body
- neomycin2/5
neomycin
- noun an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery
fradicin; Neobiotic.
- noun an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery
- indecipherable2/5
indecipherable
- adjective satellite not easily deciphered
unclear; unreadable; undecipherable.
- indecipherable handwriting
- adjective satellite impossible to determine the meaning of
- an indecipherable message
- adjective satellite not easily deciphered
- unmercifully2/5
unmercifully
- adverb without pity; in a merciless manner
pitilessly; mercilessly; remorselessly.
- he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House
- adverb without pity; in a merciless manner
- extrajudicial2/5
extrajudicial
- adjective satellite beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted
- an extrajudicial penalty
- adjective satellite beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted
- osteomalacia2/5
osteomalacia
- noun abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D
- noun abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D
- fasciculus2/5
fasciculus
- noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
fascicle; fiber bundle; fibre bundle.
- noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
- confucians2/5
confucian
- noun a believer in the teachings of Confucius
Confucianist.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of Confucianism
- Confucian ethics
- noun a believer in the teachings of Confucius
- teleconferencing2/5
teleconferencing
- noun a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television
teleconference.
- noun a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television
- isoleucine2/5
isoleucine
- noun an essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine
- noun an essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine
- succinylcholine2/5
succinylcholine
- noun a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures
- noun a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures
- asocial2/5
asocial
- adjective satellite given to avoiding association with others
- bears are asocial secretive animals
- are you asocial or do you just enjoy living in the Antarctic?
- adjective satellite hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior
antisocial.
- criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial
- crimes...and other asocial behavior
- an antisocial deed
- adjective satellite given to avoiding association with others
- hyacinths2/5
hyacinth
- noun a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
jacinth.
- noun any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
- noun a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
- insecticidal2/5
insecticidal
- adjective of or relating to insecticide
- adjective of or relating to insecticide
- acquiescing2/5
acquiesce
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; assent.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- verb to agree or express agreement
- precocity2/5
precocity
- noun intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules
precociousness.
- noun intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules
- sicilians2/5
sicilian
- noun a resident of Sicily
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Sicily or the people of Sicily
- the Sicilian Mafia
- noun a resident of Sicily
- capriciously2/5
capriciously
- adverb unpredictably
freakishly.
- the weather has been freakishly variable
- adverb in a capricious manner
- there were Turk's head lilies and patches of iris , islands of brilliant blue set capriciously in the green sea
- adverb unpredictably
- racialist2/5
racialist
- noun a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others
racist.
- noun a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others
- marciano2/5
marciano
- noun United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship in 1952 (1924-1969)
Rocky Marciano; Rocco Marciano.
- noun United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship in 1952 (1924-1969)
- insouciance2/5
insouciance
- noun the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
lightsomeness; lightheartedness; carefreeness.
- noun the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
- nonconscious2/5
nonconscious
- adjective satellite concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness
- nonconscious psychic processes
- adjective satellite relating to the lack of consciousness of inanimate things
- adjective satellite concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness
- surficial2/5
surficial
- adjective pertaining to or occurring on or near the earth's surface
- a surficial geologic deposit
- adjective pertaining to or occurring on or near the earth's surface
- tegucigalpa2/5
tegucigalpa
- noun the capital and largest city of Honduras
Honduran capital.
- noun the capital and largest city of Honduras
- coccidioidomycosis2/5
coccidioidomycosis
- noun an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules
desert rheumatism; coccidiomycosis; valley fever.
- noun an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules
- decidua2/5
decidua
- noun the epithelial tissue of the endometrium
- noun the epithelial tissue of the endometrium
- acacias2/5
acacia
- noun any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
- noun any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
- mendacious2/5
mendacious
- adjective satellite given to lying
- a mendacious child
- adjective satellite intentionally untrue
- a mendacious statement
- adjective satellite given to lying
- illicitly2/5
illicitly
- adverb in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
illegitimately.
- He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold
- adverb in an illegal manner
illegally; lawlessly.
- they dumped the waste illegally
- adverb in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
- narcissists2/5
narcissist
- noun someone in love with themselves
narcist.
- noun someone in love with themselves
- audaciously2/5
audaciously
- adverb in an audacious manner
- an idea so daring and yet so audaciously tempting that a shiver of excitement quivered through him
- adverb in an audacious manner
- calcific2/5
calcific
- adjective involving or resulting from calcification
- adjective involving or resulting from calcification
- bifacial2/5
bifacial
- adjective satellite having two faces or fronts
biface.
- the Roman Janus is bifacial
- adjective satellite having two faces or fronts
- medicinally2/5
medicinally
- adverb in a medicinal manner
- adverb in a medicinal manner
- vaccinium2/5
vaccinium
(Bot.) A genus of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.
- prefacing2/5
preface
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
prolusion; foreword.
- verb furnish with a preface or introduction
introduce; precede; premise.
- She always precedes her lectures with a joke
- He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
- senecio2/5
senecio
(Bot.) A very large genus of composite plants including the groundsel and the golden ragwort.
- unexciting2/5
unexciting
- adjective not stimulating
unstimulating.
- adjective not exciting
- an unexciting novel
- lived an unexciting life
- adjective not stimulating
- infomercials2/5
infomercial
- noun a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary
informercial.
- noun a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary
- sociopath2/5
sociopath
- noun someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
psychopath.
- noun someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
- ellipticity2/5
ellipticity
- noun the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
oblateness.
- the oblateness of the planet
- noun the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
- fascista2/5
fascista
- noun an Italian fascist under Mussolini
- noun an Italian fascist under Mussolini
- infomercial2/5
infomercial
- noun a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary
informercial.
- noun a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary
- pseudoscientific2/5
pseudoscientific
- adjective satellite based on theories and methods erroneously regarded as scientific
- adjective satellite based on theories and methods erroneously regarded as scientific
- officiant2/5
officiant
- noun a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service
- noun a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service
- emancipator2/5
emancipator
- noun someone who frees others from bondage
manumitter.
- Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator
- noun someone who frees others from bondage
- fettuccine2/5
fettuccine
- noun pasta in flat strips wider than linguine
fettuccini.
- noun pasta in flat strips wider than linguine
- unsuspicious2/5
unsuspicious
- adjective satellite not suspicious
unsuspecting.
- deceiving the unsuspecting public
- adjective satellite not suspicious
- vicia2/5
vicia
- noun widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs
genus Vicia.
- noun widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs
- fancifully2/5
fancifully
- adverb in a fanciful manner
whimsically.
- the Christmas tree was fancifully decorated
- adverb in a fanciful manner
- candidacies2/5
candidacy
- noun the campaign of a candidate to be elected
campaigning; electioneering; candidature; political campaign.
- noun the campaign of a candidate to be elected
- semiconscious2/5
semiconscious
- adjective satellite partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations
- adjective satellite partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations
- decencies2/5
decency
- noun the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
- noun the quality of being polite and respectable
- noun the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
- ascitic2/5
ascitic
- adjective of or relating to or resulting from an abnormal accumulation of protein and electrolyte rich fluid in the peritoneal cavity
- adjective of or relating to or resulting from an abnormal accumulation of protein and electrolyte rich fluid in the peritoneal cavity
- bicipital2/5
bicipital
- adjective having two heads or points of origin as a biceps
- adjective having two heads or points of origin as a biceps
- veracious2/5
veracious
- adjective satellite habitually speaking the truth
- a veracious witness
- adjective satellite precisely accurate
right.
- a veracious account
- adjective satellite habitually speaking the truth
- presciently2/5
presciently
- adverb with foresight
cannily.
- more presciently than they superiors, these workers grasped the economic situation
- adverb with foresight
- socioeconomically2/5
socioeconomically
- adverb with respect to socioeconomic factors
- they are far apart socioeconomically
- adverb with respect to socioeconomic factors
- unvaccinated2/5
unvaccinated
- adjective satellite not vaccinated
- adjective satellite not vaccinated
- adjacencies2/5
adjacency
- noun the attribute of being so near as to be touching
contiguity; contiguousness.
- noun the attribute of being so near as to be touching
- nescience2/5
nescience
- noun ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
ignorantness; unknowingness; unknowing.
- noun ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
- pertinacious2/5
pertinacious
- adjective satellite stubbornly unyielding
tenacious; dour; dogged; persistent; unyielding.
- dogged persistence
- dour determination
- the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics
- a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot
- men tenacious of opinion
- adjective satellite stubbornly unyielding
- outpacing2/5
outpace
- verb surpass in speed
- Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence
- verb surpass in speed
- rusticity2/5
rusticity
- noun the quality of being rustic or gauche
gaucherie.
- noun the quality of being rustic or gauche
- nonsocial2/5
nonsocial
- adjective satellite of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies
solitary; nongregarious.
- solitary bees
- adjective satellite of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies
- incisively2/5
incisively
- adverb in an incisive manner
- he was incisively critical
- adverb in a precise manner
exactly; precisely.
- she always expressed herself precisely
- adverb in an incisive manner
- voracity2/5
voracity
- noun excessive desire to eat
ravenousness; voraciousness; edacity; esurience.
- noun extreme gluttony
edacity; esurience; rapacity; voraciousness; rapaciousness.
- noun excessive desire to eat
- matricide2/5
matricide
- noun a person who murders their mother
- noun the murder of your mother
- noun a person who murders their mother
- ricinus2/5
ricinus
(Bot.) A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species ( R. communis ), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil iss expressed. SeePalma Christi .
- pentazocine2/5
pentazocine
- noun analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine
Talwin.
- noun analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine
- fungicidal2/5
fungicidal
- adjective capable of destroying fungi
antifungal.
- adjective capable of destroying fungi
- precisions2/5
precision
- noun the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
preciseness.
- he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton
- note the meticulous precision of his measurements
- noun the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
- felicitously2/5
felicitously
- adverb in a felicitous manner
- a not felicitously chosen word
- adverb in a felicitous manner
- felicities2/5
felicity
- noun pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
felicitousness.
- noun state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
happiness.
- noun pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
- provincially2/5
provincially
- adverb by the province; through the province
- provincially controlled
- adverb by the province; through the province
- sociopaths2/5
sociopath
- noun someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
psychopath.
- noun someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
- ergodicity2/5
ergodicity
- noun an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions
- noun an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions
- romanticization2/5
romanticization
- noun the act of indulging in sentiment
sentimentalization; sentimentalisation; romanticisation.
- noun the act of indulging in sentiment
- mucins2/5
mucin
- noun a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces
- noun a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces
- mispronunciation2/5
mispronunciation
- noun incorrect pronunciation
- noun incorrect pronunciation
- undecipherable2/5
undecipherable
- adjective satellite not easily deciphered
unclear; indecipherable; unreadable.
- indecipherable handwriting
- adjective satellite not easily deciphered
- nacimiento2/5
nacimiento
- noun a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,302 feet high)
- noun a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,302 feet high)
- patricide2/5
patricide
- noun a person who murders their father
- noun the murder of your father
- noun a person who murders their father
- municipally2/5
municipally
- adverb by municipality
- municipally funded
- adverb by municipality
- semiofficial2/5
semiofficial
- adjective satellite having some official authority or sanction
- adjective satellite having some official authority or sanction
- carcinoid2/5
carcinoid
- noun a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin
- noun a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin
- scid2/5
scid
- noun a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life
severe combined immunodeficiency; severe combined immunodeficiency disease.
- noun a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life
- ferociously2/5
ferociously
- adverb in a physically fierce manner
fiercely.
- silence broken by dogs barking ferociously
- they fought fiercely
- adverb in a physically fierce manner
- penicillins2/5
penicillin
- noun any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
- noun any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
- uncivil2/5
uncivil
- adjective lacking civility or good manners
rude.
- want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather
- adjective lacking civility or good manners
- mucinous2/5
mucinous
- adjective relating to or containing mucin
- adjective relating to or containing mucin
- inefficiently2/5
inefficiently
- adverb in an inefficient manner
- he dealt inefficiently with the crisis
- adverb in an inefficient manner
- mitomycin2/5
mitomycin
- noun a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug
Mutamycin.
- noun a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug
- medicis2/5
medici
- noun aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century
- noun aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century
- facially2/5
facially
- adverb with respect to the face
- adverb with respect to the face
- kanamycin2/5
kanamycin
- noun antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections
Kantrex.
- noun antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections
- voraciously2/5
voraciously
- adverb in an eagerly voracious manner
- she reads voraciously
- adverb in an eagerly voracious manner
- decius2/5
decius
- noun Emperor of Rome who was proclaimed emperor against his will; his reign was notable for his severe persecution of Christians (201-251)
- noun Emperor of Rome who was proclaimed emperor against his will; his reign was notable for his severe persecution of Christians (201-251)
- icily2/5
icily
- adverb in a cold and icy manner
- `Mr. Powell finds it easier to take it out of mothers, children and sick people than to take on this vast industry,' Mr Brown commented icily
- adverb in a cold and icy manner
- incivility2/5
incivility
- noun deliberate discourtesy
- noun deliberate discourtesy
- mendacity2/5
mendacity
- noun the tendency to be untruthful
- noun the tendency to be untruthful
- tobramycin2/5
tobramycin
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against Gram-negative bacteria
Nebcin.
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against Gram-negative bacteria
- acini2/5
acinus
- noun one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry
- noun one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland
- noun one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry
- paramecium2/5
paramecium
- noun any member of the genus Paramecium
paramecia.
- noun any member of the genus Paramecium
- succinic2/5
succinic
- adjective of or relating to or obtained from amber
- adjective of or relating to or obtained from amber
- postglacial2/5
postglacial
- adjective relating to or occurring during the time following a glacial period
- adjective relating to or occurring during the time following a glacial period
- acidemia2/5
acidemia
- noun a blood disorder characterized by an increased concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which falls below 7 on the pH scale)
- noun a blood disorder characterized by an increased concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which falls below 7 on the pH scale)
- unselfconscious2/5
unselfconscious
- adjective satellite not self-conscious
- she grew up with him in unselfconscious friendship
- adjective satellite not self-conscious
- unconvincingly2/5
unconvincingly
- adverb in an unconvincing manner
- he argued unconvincingly
- adverb in an unconvincing manner
- solicitously2/5
solicitously
- adverb in a concerned and solicitous manner
- `Don't you feel well?' his mother asked solicitously
- adverb in a concerned and solicitous manner
- bacitracin2/5
bacitracin
- noun a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
- noun a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
- sociopathic2/5
sociopathic
- adjective of or relating to a sociopathic personality disorder
- adjective of or relating to a sociopathic personality disorder
- fasciculations2/5
fasciculation
- noun muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
- noun muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
- onchocerciasis2/5
onchocerciasis
- noun infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
river blindness.
- noun infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
- insouciant2/5
insouciant
- adjective satellite marked by blithe unconcern
nonchalant; casual.
- an ability to interest casual students
- showed a casual disregard for cold weather
- an utterly insouciant financial policy
- an elegantly insouciant manner
- drove his car with nonchalant abandon
- was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner
- adjective satellite marked by blithe unconcern
- carcinoids2/5
carcinoid
- noun a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin
- noun a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin
- unappreciative2/5
unappreciative
- adjective satellite not feeling or expressing gratitude
- unappreciative of nature's bounty
- adjective satellite not feeling or expressing gratitude
- actinomycin2/5
actinomycin
- noun any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria
- noun any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria
- overexcited2/5
overexcited
- adjective satellite unduly excited
- adjective satellite unduly excited
- fascinatingly2/5
fascinatingly
- adverb in a fascinating manner
- her face became fascinatingly distorted
- adverb in a fascinating manner
- lucite2/5
lucite
- noun a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin
Perspex.
- noun a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin
- ungraciously2/5
ungraciously
- adverb without grace; rigidly
woodenly; ungracefully; gracelessly.
- they moved woodenly
- adverb without grace; rigidly
- immunodeficiencies2/5
immunodeficiency
- noun immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced
- noun immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced
- lycian2/5
lycian
- noun an Anatolian language
- noun an Anatolian language
- auspiciously2/5
auspiciously
- adverb in an auspicious manner
propitiously.
- he started his new job auspiciously on his birthday
- adverb in an auspicious manner
- amoxicillin2/5
amoxicillin
- noun an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections
Amoxil; Larotid; Trimox; Augmentin; Polymox.
- noun an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections
- appreciatively2/5
appreciatively
- adverb with appreciation; in a grateful manner
gratefully.
- he accepted my offer appreciatively
- adverb with appreciation; in a grateful manner
- adenocarcinomas2/5
adenocarcinoma
- noun malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
glandular carcinoma; glandular cancer.
- noun malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
- methicillin2/5
methicillin
- noun antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections
- noun antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections
- acinar2/5
acinar
- adjective pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
acinose; acinous; acinic.
- adjective pertaining to the individual parts making up an aggregate fruit like a blackberry
- adjective pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
- prosciutto2/5
prosciutto
- noun Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin
- noun Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin
- triamcinolone2/5
triamcinolone
- noun a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent
Kenalog; Aristocort; Aristopak.
- noun a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent
- occitan2/5
occitan
- noun the medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France)
Provencal.
- noun the medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France)
- immunodeficient2/5
immunodeficient
- adjective incapable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen
- immunodeficient rodents
- adjective incapable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen
- chlorambucil2/5
chlorambucil
- noun an alkalating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer
Leukeran.
- noun an alkalating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer
- piperacillin2/5
piperacillin
- noun a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections
Pipracil.
- noun a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections
- unselfconsciously2/5
unselfconsciously
- adverb in a comfortable unselfconscious manner
- they were naked, unshy, and unselfconsciously beautiful
- adverb in a comfortable unselfconscious manner
- precociously2/5
precociously
- adverb in a precocious manner
- her child behaves precociously
- adverb in a precocious manner
- cacique2/5
cacique
- noun black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
cazique.
- noun black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
- caciques2/5
cacique
- noun black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
cazique.
- noun black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
- reproducibly2/5
reproducibly
- adverb in a manner that is reproducible
- adverb in a manner that is reproducible
- intraspecific2/5
intraspecific
- adjective arising or occurring within a species; involving the members of one species
intraspecies.
- intraspecific competition
- adjective arising or occurring within a species; involving the members of one species
- interspecies2/5
interspecies
- adjective arising or occurring between species
interspecific.
- an interspecific hybrid
- adjective arising or occurring between species
- reconcilable2/5
reconcilable
- adjective capable of being reconciled
- her way of thinking is reconcilable with mine
- adjective capable of being reconciled
- dioecious2/5
dioecious
- adjective having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals
dioecian.
- adjective having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals
- nonracial2/5
nonracial
- adjective not racial; having nothing to do with race or races
- his remarks were intended to be completely nonracial
- a nonracial reason for the peremptory challenge of the juror
- adjective not racial; having nothing to do with race or races
- nonreciprocal2/5
nonreciprocal
- adjective not reciprocal
- adjective not reciprocal
- officinalis2/5
officinalis
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- francia2/5
francia
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- mancini2/5
mancini
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- lucio2/5
lucio
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- fascial2/5
fascial
Pertaining to the fasces.
- pollicis2/5
pollicis
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- interscience2/5
interscience
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- luciferase2/5
luciferase
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- audiencia2/5
audiencia
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- exercisable2/5
exercisable
That may be exercised, used, or exerted.
- automaticity2/5
- councilors2/5
councilor
A member of a council. Written also councillor .✍ The distinction between councilor, a member of a council, and counselor, one who gives councel, was not formerly made, but is now very generally recognized and observed.
- hepatotoxicity2/5
- scientia2/5
scientia
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- clindamycin2/5
- interglacial2/5
interglacial
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- aestheticism2/5
aestheticism
The doctrine of æsthetics; æsthetic principles; devotion to the beautiful in nature and art. Lowell.
- excimer2/5
excimer
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- antiracist2/5
antiracist
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- gracilis2/5
gracilis
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- scientism2/5
- councilor2/5
councilor
A member of a council. Written also councillor .✍ The distinction between councilor, a member of a council, and counselor, one who gives councel, was not formerly made, but is now very generally recognized and observed.
- racialization2/5
racialization
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- pacifica2/5
pacifica
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- conciliar2/5
conciliar
Of or pertaining to, or issued by, a council. Jer. Taylor.
- incapacitation2/5
incapacitation
The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification. Burke.
- homosocial2/5
homosocial
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- marcie2/5
marcie
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- carcinogenicity2/5
carcinogenicity
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- sociohistorical2/5
sociohistorical
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- nephrotoxicity2/5
- intrathoracic2/5
intrathoracic
Within the thora or chest.
- gracias2/5
- rebalancing2/5
- succinate2/5
succinate
(Chem.) A salt of succinic acid.
- uncircumcised2/5
uncircumcised
Not circumcised; hence, not of the Israelites. "This uncircumcised Philistine." 1 Sam. xvii. 26.
- mercia2/5
mercia
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- decisis2/5
- anciens2/5
ancient
- noun a very old person
antediluvian.
- noun a person who lived in ancient times
- noun a very old person
- bleomycin2/5
- excitons2/5
excitons
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- seismicity2/5
seismicity
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- justicia2/5
justicia
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- monotonicity2/5
monotonicity
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- seleucid2/5
seleucid
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- metaphysician2/5
metaphysician
One who is versed in metaphysics.
- undecidable2/5
undecidable
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- irreducibly2/5
irreducible
- adjective incapable of being made smaller or simpler
- an irreducible minimum
- an irreducible formula
- an irreducible hernia
- adjective incapable of being made smaller or simpler
- facticity2/5
- francisca2/5
francisca
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- microcirculation2/5
- scilicet2/5
scilicet
To wit; namely; videlicet; -- often abbreviated to sc., or ss.
- chronicity2/5
chronicity
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- murcia2/5
murcia
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- hallucis2/5
hallucis
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- geoscience2/5
geoscience
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- mendocino2/5
mendocino
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- intercity2/5
intercity
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- metaphysicians2/5
metaphysician
One who is versed in metaphysics.
- resourcing2/5
resource
- noun available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
- noun a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
- the local library is a valuable resource
- noun available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
- indicia2/5
indicia
(Law) Discriminating marks; signs; tokens; indications; appearances. Burrill.
- occidentalis2/5
occidentalis
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- differencing2/5
difference
- noun the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
- there are many differences between jazz and rock
- noun a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
deviation; divergence; departure.
- the deviation from the mean
- noun the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
- lucile2/5
lucile
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- metallicity2/5
- mauricio2/5
mauricio
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- transdisciplinary2/5
transdisciplinary
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- transthoracic2/5
- preconscious2/5
preconscious
Of or pertaining to a state before consciousness.
- politicisation2/5
politicisation
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- pcmcia2/5
pcmcia
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- antifascist2/5
antifascist
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- occidentale2/5
occidental
- adjective satellite denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere
Hesperian.
- occidental civilization
- Hesperian culture
- noun a native inhabitant of the Occident
- adjective satellite denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere
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- dacia2/5
dacia
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- recirculating2/5
recirculating
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- immunoprecipitation2/5
immunoprecipitation
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- leticia2/5
leticia
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- licinius2/5
licinius
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- iconicity2/5
- consociational2/5
consociational
Of or pertaining to a consociation. U.S.
- sociotechnical2/5
sociotechnical
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- justiciable2/5
justiciable
Proper to be examined in a court of justice. Bailey.
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- excipients2/5
- anthracis2/5
anthracis
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- lucida2/5
lucida
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- helicity2/5
- unconscionability2/5
unconscionability
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- rifampicin2/5
- historicizing2/5
historicize
To record or narrate in the manner of a history; to chronicle. R.
- principate2/5
principate
Principality; supreme rule. Obs. Barrow.
- scintillator2/5
scintillator
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- inauthenticity2/5
- nicias2/5
- biosocial2/5
- geosciences2/5
- prespecified2/5
- masaccio2/5
- tumefaciens2/5
tumefaciens
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- selfsufficiency2/5
- concilium2/5
- pellucida2/5
pellucida
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- dystocia2/5
dystocia
(Med.) Difficult delivery pr parturition.
- adriamycin2/5
- graciela2/5
graciela
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- associativity2/5
associativity
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- esotericism2/5
esotericism
Esoteric doctrine or principles.
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- calcitriol2/5
- fecit2/5
- pacifico2/5
pacifico
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- pacino2/5
pacino
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- inviscid2/5
- decidable2/5
decidable
Capable of being decided; determinable.
- eugenicists2/5
eugenicists
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- principium2/5
- societas2/5
- facit2/5
- revolucionario2/5
revolucionario
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- ototoxicity2/5
ototoxicity
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- mutagenicity2/5
mutagenicity
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- incipit2/5
incipit
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- officinale2/5
officinale
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incisal
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- silicic2/5
silicic
(Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, silica; specifically, designating compounds of silicon; as, .silicic acid
- historicized2/5
historicize
To record or narrate in the manner of a history; to chronicle. R.
- heteroscedasticity2/5
heteroscedasticity
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- estancia2/5
estancia
A grazing; a country house. Spanish America
- horacio2/5
horacio
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- crucis2/5
crucis
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- biocides2/5
biocides
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- placido2/5
placido
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- miscibility2/5
miscibility
Capability of being mixed.
- irreducibility2/5
irreducibility
The state or quality of being irreducible.
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- fratricidal2/5
fratricidal
Of or pertaining to fratricide; of the nature of fratricide.
- overcapacity2/5
overcapacity
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- sociometric2/5
sociometric
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- recirculated2/5
recirculated
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- oficina2/5
oficina
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- tracie2/5
tracie
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- atomicity2/5
atomicity
(Chem.) Degree of atomic attraction; equivalence; valence; also (a later use) the number of atoms in an elementary molecule. See Valence .
- riccio2/5
riccio
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- scilly2/5
scilly
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- acidly2/5
acid
- noun any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- noun street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
Elvis; Zen; dose; battery-acid; back breaker; window pane; pane; Lucy in the sky with diamonds; loony toons; dot; superman.
- noun any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- basicity2/5
basicity
(Chem.) (a) The quality or state of being a base. (b) The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms contained in the acid.
- coercivity2/5
coercivity
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- nonscientific2/5
nonscientific
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- choriocarcinoma2/5
choriocarcinoma
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- inferencing2/5
inference
- noun the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
illation.
- noun the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
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poblacion
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- scientistic2/5
scientistic
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- macias2/5
macias
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- dunciad2/5
- subdiscipline2/5
subdiscipline
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- mercian2/5
mercian
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- superficie2/5
superficie
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- stacie2/5
stacie
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- exciter2/5
excite
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
- verb act as a stimulant
stimulate.
- The book stimulated her imagination
- This play stimulates
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
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- uncinate2/5
uncinate
Hooked; bent at the tip in the form of a hook; as, an .uncinate process
- nonjudicial2/5
nonjudicial
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depoliticized
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- subglacial2/5
subglacial
Pertaining or belonging to the under side of a glacier; being beneath a glacier; as, .subglacial streams
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subdisciplines
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- principi2/5
principi
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- glacis2/5
glacis
A gentle slope, or a smooth, gently sloping bank; especially (Fort.) , that slope of earth which inclines from the covered way toward the exterior ground or country (see Illust. ofRavelin ).
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egocentricity
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historicize
To record or narrate in the manner of a history; to chronicle. R.
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canonicity
The state or quality of being canonical; agreement with the canon.
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- superficialis2/5
superficialis
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decimus
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biocide
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photodissociation
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justiciability
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- scire2/5
scire
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- acis2/5
acis
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- lucina2/5
lucina
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- suboccipital2/5
suboccipital
(Anat.) Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput; as, the .suboccipital , or first cervical, nerve
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- unassociated2/5
- specif2/5
specif
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residencia
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dacian
Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians. --n. A native of ancient Dacia.
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disciplinarity
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- nonparticipating2/5
nonparticipating
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- reducibility2/5
reducibility
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- scituate2/5
situate
- verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
locate.
- Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
- Locate the boundaries of the property
- verb put (something somewhere) firmly
posit; fix; deposit.
- She posited her hand on his shoulder
- deposit the suitcase on the bench
- fix your eyes on this spot
- verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
- multispecies2/5
- superconscious2/5
superconscious
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- cryoprecipitate2/5
- excipient2/5
excipient
Taking an exception.
- univocity2/5
- scintigraphic2/5
- resuscitative2/5
resuscitative
Tending to resuscitate; reviving; revivifying.
- enticingly2/5
enticing
- adjective satellite highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
alluring; beguiling; tempting.
- an alluring prospect
- her alluring smile
- the voice was low and beguiling
- difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement
- a tempting invitation
- verb provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
lure; entice; tempt.
- He lured me into temptation
- adjective satellite highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
- reexperiencing2/5
reexperience
A renewed or repeated experience.
- hydrophilicity2/5
- chromaticism2/5
chromaticism
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- antigenicity2/5
antigenicity
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- concepción2/5
- caecilius2/5
caecilius
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- historicists2/5
- accidently2/5
accident
- noun an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
- noun anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
fortuity; stroke; chance event.
- winning the lottery was a happy accident
- the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck
- it was due to an accident or fortuity
- noun an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
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- decidability2/5
decidability
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- coercively2/5
coercive
- adjective satellite serving or intended to coerce
- authority is directional instead of coercive
- adjective satellite serving or intended to coerce
- glaciology2/5
glaciology
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- focaccia2/5
- rodenticide2/5
rodenticide
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- repricing2/5
repricing
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- carcinomatosis2/5
- idiosyncracies2/5
idiosyncracies
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- decider2/5
decide
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
make up one's mind; determine.
- We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
- verb bring to an end; settle conclusively
settle; resolve; adjudicate.
- The case was decided
- The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
- The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- fascicular2/5
fascicular
Pertaining to a fascicle; fascicled; as, a .fascicular root
- decidual2/5
decidual
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- underspecification2/5
underspecification
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- medicinals2/5
medicinal
- adjective satellite having the properties of medicine
medicative.
- medicative drugs
- medicinal herbs
- medicinal properties
- adjective satellite having the properties of medicine
- speciosa2/5
speciosa
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- succinyl2/5
succinyl
(Chem.) A hypothetical radical characteristic of succinic acid and certain of its derivatives.
- hyperexcitability2/5
hyperexcitability
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- marcian2/5
marcian
Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold. Obs. Chaucer.
- historicization2/5
- elicitor2/5
elicitor
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- caccia2/5
caccia
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- subspecialties2/5
- psychoticism2/5
- patriciate2/5
patriciate
The patrician class; the aristocracy; also, the office of patriarch. Milman.
- szczecin2/5
- fasciotomy2/5
- sociopsychological2/5
sociopsychological
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- vercingetorix2/5
- immunoprecipitated2/5
immunoprecipitated
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- unicity2/5
unicity
The condition of being united; quality of the unique; unification. Not unity, but what the schoolmen call unicity. De Quincey.
The unicity we strive not to express, for that is impossible, but to designate by the nearest analogy. Coleridge.
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- noncoercive2/5
- producible2/5
producible
Capable of being produced, brought forward, brought forth, generated, made, or extended. --Pro*du"ci*ble*ness , n.
- postexercise2/5
- ancillaries2/5
ancillary
- adjective satellite furnishing added support
auxiliary; accessory; adjunct; adjuvant; appurtenant.
- an ancillary pump
- an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
- The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
- adjective satellite furnishing added support
- equivalencies2/5
equivalency
Same as Equivalence .
- juicing2/5
juice
- noun the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
- noun energetic vitality
- her creative juices were flowing
- noun the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
- siciliano2/5
siciliano
A Sicilian dance, resembling the pastorale, set to a rather slow and graceful melody in 12-8 or 6-8 measure; also, the music to the dance.
- cervicothoracic2/5
- aciduria2/5
aciduria
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- conscientization2/5
- horseracing2/5
- précis2/5
- associationist2/5
associationist
(Philos.) One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas; e. g., Hartley, J. C. Mill.
- organicist2/5
organicist
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- roscius2/5
- nonspecialist2/5
nonspecialist
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- capacitation2/5
capacitation
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- ancilla2/5
ancilla
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- hypericin2/5
hypericin
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- asunción2/5
- lucidum2/5
lucidum
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- bacteriocin2/5
bacteriocin
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- estancias2/5
estancia
A grazing; a country house. Spanish America
- leucippus2/5
- reconciliatory2/5
reconciliatory
Serving or tending to reconcile. Bp. Hall.
- chondromalacia2/5
- priscian2/5
priscian
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- tricalcium2/5
- socinianism2/5
socinianism
(Eccl. Hist.) The tenets or doctrines of Faustus Socinus, an Italian theologian of the sixteenth century, who denied the Trinity, the deity of Christ, the personality of the Devil, the native and total depravity of man, the vicarious atonement, and the eternity of future punishment. His theory was, that Christ was a man divinely commissioned, who had no existence before he was conceived by the Virgin Mary; that human sin was the imitation of Adam's sin, and that human salvation was the imitation and adoption of Christ's virtue; that the Bible was to be interpreted by human reason; and that its language was metaphorical, and not to be taken literally.
- silicified2/5
silicified
(Chem.) Combined or impregnated with silicon or silica, especially the latter; as, .silicified wood
- midfacial2/5
- piscina2/5
piscina
(Arch.) A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels.
- resocialization2/5
- speciesism2/5
- eugenicist2/5
eugenicist
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- telecine2/5
- henrician2/5
- unexercised2/5
unexercised
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- allergenicity2/5
allergenicity
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- xciv1/5
xciv
- adjective satellite being four more than ninety
ninety-four; 94.
- adjective satellite being four more than ninety
- xcii1/5
xcii
- adjective satellite being two more than ninety
92; ninety-two.
- adjective satellite being two more than ninety
- xciii1/5
xciii
- adjective satellite being three more than ninety
93; ninety-three.
- adjective satellite being three more than ninety
- deciliter1/5
deciliter
- noun a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
decilitre; dl.
- noun a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
- decimeter1/5
decimeter
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
dm; decimetre.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
- decimeters1/5
decimeter
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
dm; decimetre.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
- decimetre1/5
decimetre
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
decimeter; dm.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
- electricities1/5
electricity
- noun a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
- noun energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
electrical energy.
- they built a car that runs on electricity
- noun a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
- decimetres1/5
decimetre
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
decimeter; dm.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
- deciliters1/5
deciliter
- noun a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
decilitre; dl.
- noun a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
- dissociable1/5
dissociable
- adjective satellite capable of being divided or dissociated;
separable; severable.
- often drugs and crime are not dissociable
- the siamese twins were not considered separable
- a song...never conceived of as severable from the melody
- adjective satellite capable of being divided or dissociated;
- precipitations1/5
precipitation
- noun the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
- the storm brought several inches of precipitation
- noun the process of forming a chemical precipitate
- noun the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
- socializes1/5
socialize
- verb take part in social activities; interact with others
socialise.
- He never socializes with his colleagues
- The old man hates to socialize
- verb train for a social environment
socialise.
- The children must be properly socialized
- verb take part in social activities; interact with others
- acidify1/5
acidify
- verb make sour or more sour
sour; acetify; acidulate.
- verb turn acidic
acetify.
- the solution acetified
- verb make sour or more sour
- incinerating1/5
incinerate
- verb become reduced to ashes
- The paper incinerated quickly
- verb cause to undergo combustion
burn.
- burn garbage
- The car burns only Diesel oil
- verb become reduced to ashes
- enciphered1/5
encipher
- verb convert ordinary language into code
code; encrypt; write in code; cypher; inscribe; cipher.
- We should encode the message for security reasons
- verb convert ordinary language into code
- spicing1/5
spice
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- noun any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- calcify1/5
calcify
- verb become impregnated with calcium salts
- verb become inflexible and unchanging
- Old folks can calcify
- verb become impregnated with calcium salts
- piezoelectricity1/5
piezoelectricity
- noun electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal
piezo effect; piezoelectric effect.
- noun electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal
- calcining1/5
calcine
- verb heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces
- verb heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces
- incapacitates1/5
incapacitate
- verb make unable to perform a certain action
disenable; disable.
- disable this command on your computer
- verb injure permanently
handicap; disable; invalid.
- He was disabled in a car accident
- verb make unable to perform a certain action
- politicising1/5
politicise
- verb give a political character to
politicize.
- politicize the discussion
- verb give a political character to
- valencies1/5
valency
- noun the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds
- noun (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
valence.
- noun the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds
- romanticizes1/5
romanticize
- verb interpret romantically
glamourise; romanticise; glamorize.
- Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!
- verb make romantic in style
romanticise.
- The designer romanticized the little black dress
- verb interpret romantically
- microcircuits1/5
microcircuit
- noun a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component
integrated circuit.
- noun a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component
- plasticizing1/5
plasticize
- verb become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
plasticise.
- verb make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
plasticise.
- plasticized PVC
- verb become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
- politicise1/5
politicise
- verb give a political character to
politicize.
- politicize the discussion
- verb give a political character to
- acing1/5
ace
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
I; unity; one; 1; single.
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
- noun one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- lacings1/5
lacing
- noun a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
- noun a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
lace.
- noun a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
- commercialise1/5
commercialise
- verb make commercial
commercialize; market.
- Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life
- verb make commercial
- enciphering1/5
encipher
- verb convert ordinary language into code
code; encrypt; write in code; cypher; inscribe; cipher.
- We should encode the message for security reasons
- verb convert ordinary language into code
- placings1/5
place
- noun a point located with respect to surface features of some region
spot; topographic point.
- this is a nice place for a picnic
- a bright spot on a planet
- noun any area set aside for a particular purpose
property.
- who owns this place?
- the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
- noun a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- bacillariophyceae1/5
bacillariophyceae
- noun marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms
class Bacillariophyceae; Diatomophyceae; class Diatomophyceae.
- noun marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms
- eroticizing1/5
eroticize
- verb give erotic character to or make more interesting
sex up.
- eroticize the ads
- verb give erotic character to or make more interesting
- romanticise1/5
romanticise
- verb interpret romantically
glamourise; romanticize; glamorize.
- Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!
- verb make romantic in style
romanticize.
- The designer romanticized the little black dress
- verb interpret romantically
- calcine1/5
calcine
- verb heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces
- verb heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces
- politicizes1/5
politicize
- verb give a political character to
politicise.
- politicize the discussion
- verb give a political character to
- eroticize1/5
eroticize
- verb give erotic character to or make more interesting
sex up.
- eroticize the ads
- verb give erotic character to or make more interesting
- encipher1/5
encipher
- verb convert ordinary language into code
code; encrypt; write in code; cypher; inscribe; cipher.
- We should encode the message for security reasons
- verb convert ordinary language into code
- commercialising1/5
commercialise
- verb make commercial
commercialize; market.
- Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life
- verb make commercial
- microcircuit1/5
microcircuit
- noun a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component
integrated circuit.
- noun a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component
- romanticising1/5
romanticise
- verb interpret romantically
glamourise; romanticize; glamorize.
- Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!
- verb make romantic in style
romanticize.
- The designer romanticized the little black dress
- verb interpret romantically
- plasticised1/5
plasticise
- verb become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
plasticize.
- verb make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
plasticize.
- plasticized PVC
- verb become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
- eroticizes1/5
eroticize
- verb give erotic character to or make more interesting
sex up.
- eroticize the ads
- verb give erotic character to or make more interesting
- classicising1/5
classicise
- verb make classic or classical
classicize.
- verb make classic or classical
- opacify1/5
opacify
- verb make opaque
- The glass was opacified more greater privacy
- verb become opaque
- the tissue in the eye's cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind
- verb make opaque
- mythicized1/5
mythicize
- verb interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology
mythicise.
- mythicize the ancient stories
- verb make into a myth
mythologise; mythologize; mythicise.
- The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66
- verb interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology
- calcifies1/5
calcify
- verb become impregnated with calcium salts
- verb become inflexible and unchanging
- Old folks can calcify
- verb become impregnated with calcium salts
- laicized1/5
laicize
- verb reduce to lay status
laicise.
- laicize the parochial schools
- verb reduce to lay status
- acidifies1/5
acidify
- verb make sour or more sour
sour; acetify; acidulate.
- verb turn acidic
acetify.
- the solution acetified
- verb make sour or more sour
- thermoelectricity1/5
thermoelectricity
- noun electricity produced by heat (as in a thermocouple)
- noun electricity produced by heat (as in a thermocouple)
- incinerates1/5
incinerate
- verb become reduced to ashes
- The paper incinerated quickly
- verb cause to undergo combustion
burn.
- burn garbage
- The car burns only Diesel oil
- verb become reduced to ashes
- classicized1/5
classicize
- verb make classic or classical
classicise.
- verb make classic or classical
- commercializes1/5
commercialize
- verb exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality
- The hotel owners are commercializing the beaches
- verb make commercial
market; commercialise.
- Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life
- verb exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality
- opacifying1/5
opacify
- verb make opaque
- The glass was opacified more greater privacy
- verb become opaque
- the tissue in the eye's cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind
- verb make opaque
- plasticize1/5
plasticize
- verb become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
plasticise.
- verb make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
plasticise.
- plasticized PVC
- verb become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
- officialized1/5
officialize
- verb make official
officialise.
- We officialized our relationship
- verb make official
- socialises1/5
socialise
- verb take part in social activities; interact with others
socialize.
- He never socializes with his colleagues
- The old man hates to socialize
- verb train for a social environment
socialize.
- The children must be properly socialized
- verb take part in social activities; interact with others
- divergencies1/5
divergency
- noun an infinite series that has no limit
divergence.
- noun the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
divergence.
- an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines
- noun an infinite series that has no limit
- acidulated1/5
acidulate
- verb make sour or more sour
acidify; sour; acetify.
- verb make sour or more sour
- misplacing1/5
misplace
- verb place (something) where one cannot find it again
mislay; lose.
- I misplaced my eyeglasses
- verb place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position
- misplaced modifiers
- verb place (something) where one cannot find it again
- specialisations1/5
specialisation
- noun (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
differentiation; specialization.
- cell differentiation in the developing embryo
- noun the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
specialization.
- noun (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
- scintillations1/5
scintillation
- noun (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
- noun a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
sparkling; twinkle.
- noun (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
- nonparticipant1/5
nonparticipant
- noun a person who does not participate
- noun a person who does not participate
- decalcification1/5
decalcification
- noun loss of calcium from bones or teeth
- noun loss of calcium from bones or teeth
- occidentals1/5
occidental
- noun a native inhabitant of the Occident
- noun an artificial language
- noun a native inhabitant of the Occident
- reciprocities1/5
reciprocity
- noun a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
reciprocality.
- noun mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
- noun a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
- silicides1/5
silicide
- noun any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical
- noun any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical
- scissoring1/5
scissor
- verb cut with or as if with scissors
- verb cut with or as if with scissors
- vicinities1/5
vicinity
- noun a surrounding or nearby region
neck of the woods; neighborhood; neighbourhood; locality.
- the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
- it is a rugged locality
- he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood
- I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods
- noun a surrounding or nearby region
- degeneracies1/5
degeneracy
- noun the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
degeneration; decadence; decadency.
- noun moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
putrefaction; depravation; depravity; corruption.
- the luxury and corruption among the upper classes
- moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration
- its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity
- Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction
- noun the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
- conservancies1/5
conservancy
- noun a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river
- noun the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.
- noun a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river
- synchronicities1/5
synchronicity
- noun the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
synchronisation; synchronizing; synchronism; synchronization; synchroneity; synchrony.
- the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves
- noun the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
- macintoshes1/5
macintosh
- noun a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
mackintosh.
- noun a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
mackintosh; mac; mack.
- noun a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
- inconveniencing1/5
inconvenience
- noun an inconvenient discomfort
incommodiousness.
- noun a difficulty that causes anxiety
worriment; troublesomeness.
- noun an inconvenient discomfort
- decalcified1/5
decalcify
- verb lose calcium or calcium compounds
- verb remove calcium or lime from
- decalcify the rock
- verb lose calcium or calcium compounds
- brecciated1/5
brecciate
- verb form into breccia
- brecciated rock
- verb break into breccia
- brecciate rock
- verb form into breccia
- plasticisers1/5
plasticiser
- noun a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable
plasticizer.
- noun a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable
- constancies1/5
constancy
- noun the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
stability.
- early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds
- noun (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
perceptual constancy.
- noun the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
- icings1/5
icing
- noun the formation of frost or ice on a surface
frost.
- noun a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
frosting; ice.
- noun the formation of frost or ice on a surface
- scissored1/5
scissor
- verb cut with or as if with scissors
- verb cut with or as if with scissors
- italicizing1/5
italicize
- verb print in italics
italicise.
- verb print in italics
- spiciness1/5
spiciness
- noun the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
spicery; spice.
- noun behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
raciness; ribaldry; gaminess.
- noun the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
- abscissas1/5
abscissa
- noun the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
- noun the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
- noviciate1/5
noviciate
- noun the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
novitiate.
- noun the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
- iciness1/5
iciness
- noun coldness due to a cold environment
gelidity; chill.
- noun a lack of affection or enthusiasm
frigidness; coolness; coldness; chilliness; frigidity.
- a distressing coldness of tone and manner
- noun coldness due to a cold environment
- senescing1/5
senesce
- verb grow old or older
age; maturate; mature; get on.
- She aged gracefully
- we age every day--what a depressing thought!
- Young men senesce
- verb grow old or older
- annunciator1/5
annunciator
- noun an indicator that announces which electrical circuit has been active (as on a telephone switchboard)
- noun an indicator that announces which electrical circuit has been active (as on a telephone switchboard)
- plasticiser1/5
plasticiser
- noun a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable
plasticizer.
- noun a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable
- appreciator1/5
appreciator
- noun a person who is fully aware of something and understands it
- he is not an appreciator of our dilemma
- noun a person who is fully aware of something and understands it
- abscissae1/5
abscissa
- noun the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
- noun the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
- logisticians1/5
logistician
- noun a person skilled at symbolic logic
logician.
- noun a person skilled at symbolic logic
- socializers1/5
socializer
- noun a person who takes part in social activities
socialiser.
- noun a person who takes part in social activities
- excitant1/5
excitant
- noun a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
stimulant drug; stimulant.
- adjective satellite (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
excitative; excitatory.
- noun a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
- inclemencies1/5
inclemency
- noun weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
bad weather; inclementness.
- noun excessive sternness
harshness; stiffness; severity; severeness; rigor; rigorousness; rigour; hardness; rigourousness.
- severity of character
- the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
- the rigors of boot camp
- noun weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
- scintillated1/5
scintillate
- verb give off
- the substance scintillated sparks and flashes
- verb reflect brightly
sparkle; coruscate.
- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
- verb give off
- scintillate1/5
scintillate
- verb give off
- the substance scintillated sparks and flashes
- verb reflect brightly
sparkle; coruscate.
- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
- verb give off
- percipients1/5
percipient
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
perceiver; observer; beholder.
- adjective satellite characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
clear.
- clear mind
- a percipient author
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
- incipiency1/5
incipiency
- noun beginning to exist or to be apparent
incipience.
- he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850
- it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency
- noun beginning to exist or to be apparent
- bracings1/5
bracing
- noun a structural member used to stiffen a framework
brace.
- verb prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
brace; poise.
- noun a structural member used to stiffen a framework
- capaciousness1/5
capaciousness
- noun intellectual breadth
roominess.
- the very capaciousness of the idea meant that agreement on fundamentals was unnecessary
- his unselfishness gave him great intellectual roominess
- noun spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building)
spaciousness; commodiousness; roominess.
- the capaciousness of Santa's bag astounded the child
- roominess in this size car is always a compromise
- his new office lacked the spaciousness that he had become accustomed to
- noun intellectual breadth
- appreciators1/5
appreciator
- noun a person who is fully aware of something and understands it
- he is not an appreciator of our dilemma
- noun a person who is fully aware of something and understands it
- acidities1/5
acidity
- noun the property of being acidic
sour; sourness.
- noun the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
acidulousness.
- noun the property of being acidic
- socializer1/5
socializer
- noun a person who takes part in social activities
socialiser.
- noun a person who takes part in social activities
- decimalization1/5
decimalization
- noun the act of changing to a decimal system
decimalisation.
- the decimalization of British currency
- noun the act of changing to a decimal system
- logistician1/5
logistician
- noun a person skilled at symbolic logic
logician.
- noun a person skilled at symbolic logic
- incipience1/5
incipience
- noun beginning to exist or to be apparent
incipiency.
- he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850
- it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency
- noun beginning to exist or to be apparent
- encirclements1/5
encirclement
- noun a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
blockade.
- noun a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
- reenforcing1/5
reenforce
- verb make stronger
reinforce.
- he reinforced the concrete
- verb make stronger
- chromaticities1/5
chromaticity
- noun the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
hue.
- noun the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
- italicizes1/5
italicize
- verb print in italics
italicise.
- verb print in italics
- lucifers1/5
lucifer
- noun (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
Devil; Prince of Darkness; the Tempter; Beelzebub; Satan; Old Nick.
- noun a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
daystar; Phosphorus; morning star.
- noun (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
- incises1/5
incise
- verb make an incision into by carving or cutting
- verb make an incision into by carving or cutting
- ensconcing1/5
ensconce
- verb fix firmly
settle.
- He ensconced himself in the chair
- verb fix firmly
- obsolescing1/5
obsolesce
- verb become obsolete, fall into disuse
- This word has not obsolesced, although it is rarely used
- verb become obsolete, fall into disuse
- capacitate1/5
capacitate
- verb make legally capable or qualify in law
- verb cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg
- verb make legally capable or qualify in law
- calcinations1/5
calcination
- noun the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature
- noun the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature
- boldfacing1/5
boldface
- noun a typeface with thick heavy lines
bold face; bold.
- verb print in boldface
- noun a typeface with thick heavy lines
- scissions1/5
scission
- noun the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
- noun the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
- emplacing1/5
emplace
- verb provide a new emplacement for guns
- verb put into place or position
- the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar
- verb provide a new emplacement for guns
- eurocurrencies1/5
eurocurrency
- noun currency of the major financial and industrial countries held in those countries for the purpose of lending and borrowing
- noun currency of the major financial and industrial countries held in those countries for the purpose of lending and borrowing
- pyroelectricity1/5
pyroelectricity
- noun generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature
- noun generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature
- surfacings1/5
surfacing
- noun emerging to the surface and becoming apparent
- verb come to the surface
rise; rise up; surface; come up.
- noun emerging to the surface and becoming apparent
- reciprocality1/5
reciprocality
- noun a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
reciprocity.
- noun a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
- scintillates1/5
scintillate
- verb give off
- the substance scintillated sparks and flashes
- verb reflect brightly
sparkle; coruscate.
- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
- verb give off
- annunciators1/5
annunciator
- noun an indicator that announces which electrical circuit has been active (as on a telephone switchboard)
- noun an indicator that announces which electrical circuit has been active (as on a telephone switchboard)
- consociates1/5
consociate
- verb bring or come into association or action
associate.
- The churches consociated to fight their dissolution
- verb bring or come into association or action
- nonmedicinal1/5
nonmedicinal
- adjective satellite not having a medicinal effect or not medically prescribed
unmedicinal; unmedicative; unmedical.
- he took mind-altering drugs for nonmedicinal reasons
- adjective satellite not having a medicinal effect or not medically prescribed
- catholicizing1/5
catholicize
- verb cause to adopt Catholicism
catholicise; latinise; latinize.
- verb cause to adopt Catholicism
- socializations1/5
socialization
- noun the action of establishing on a socialist basis
socialisation.
- the socialization of medical services
- noun the act of meeting for social purposes
socialising; socialisation; socializing.
- there was too much socialization with the enlisted men
- noun the action of establishing on a socialist basis
- capacitating1/5
capacitate
- verb make legally capable or qualify in law
- verb cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg
- verb make legally capable or qualify in law
- consociated1/5
consociate
- verb bring or come into association or action
associate.
- The churches consociated to fight their dissolution
- verb bring or come into association or action
- consociate1/5
consociate
- verb bring or come into association or action
associate.
- The churches consociated to fight their dissolution
- verb bring or come into association or action
- hydrophobicities1/5
hydrophobicity
- noun the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water
- noun the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water
- inelasticity1/5
inelasticity
- noun the lack of elasticity
- noun the lack of elasticity
- dieticians1/5
dietician
- noun a specialist in the study of nutrition
nutritionist; dietitian.
- noun a specialist in the study of nutrition
- penicillinase1/5
penicillinase
- noun enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
beta-lactamase.
- noun enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
- felicitations1/5
felicitation
- noun (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
congratulation.
- I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage
- noun the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
congratulation.
- noun (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
- abortifacient1/5
abortifacient
- noun a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
abortion-inducing drug; aborticide.
- adjective satellite causing abortion
- noun a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
- germicidal1/5
germicidal
- adjective satellite preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
disinfectant; bactericidal.
- adjective satellite preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
- deracinated1/5
deracinate
- verb move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
uproot.
- The war uprooted many people
- verb pull up by or as if by the roots
uproot; extirpate; root out.
- uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
- verb move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
- acicular1/5
acicular
- adjective satellite narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
acerate; acerose; needle-shaped.
- adjective satellite narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
- reconciler1/5
reconciler
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
peacemaker; conciliator; make-peace; pacifier.
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
- precipitators1/5
precipitator
- noun removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation
electrostatic precipitator; Cottrell precipitator.
- noun removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation
- logicism1/5
logicism
- noun (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be derived from formal logic
- noun (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be derived from formal logic
- unspecialized1/5
unspecialized
- adjective not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function
unspecialised.
- adjective not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function
- codicils1/5
codicil
- noun a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
- noun a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
- voicings1/5
voicing
- noun the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color
- verb give voice to
voice.
- He voiced his concern
- noun the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color
- pricier1/5
pricy
- adjective satellite having a high price
dear; pricey; high-priced; costly.
- costly jewelry
- high-priced merchandise
- much too dear for my pocketbook
- a pricey restaurant
- adjective satellite having a high price
- depreciations1/5
depreciation
- noun a decrease in price or value
- depreciation of the dollar against the yen
- noun decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
wear and tear.
- noun a decrease in price or value
- coincidently1/5
coincidently
- adverb happening at the same time
coincidentally.
- adverb happening at the same time
- tacticians1/5
tactician
- noun a person who is skilled at planning tactics
- noun a person who is skilled at planning tactics
- instancing1/5
instance
- noun an occurrence of something
case; example.
- it was a case of bad judgment
- another instance occurred yesterday
- but there is always the famous example of the Smiths
- noun an item of information that is typical of a class or group
example; illustration; representative.
- this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome
- there is an example on page 10
- noun an occurrence of something
- deicing1/5
deice
- verb make or become free of frost or ice
defrost; de-ice.
- Defrost the car window
- verb make or become free of frost or ice
- disassociating1/5
disassociate
- verb part; cease or break association with
dissociate; divorce; disjoint; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- verb part; cease or break association with
- calcic1/5
calcic
- adjective derived from or containing calcium or lime
- adjective derived from or containing calcium or lime
- francisella1/5
francisella
- noun a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)
genus Francisella.
- noun a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)
- beauticians1/5
beautician
- noun someone who works in a beauty parlor
cosmetician.
- noun someone who works in a beauty parlor
- conciliators1/5
conciliator
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
peacemaker; reconciler; make-peace; pacifier.
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
- precipitancy1/5
precipitancy
- noun the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
precipitateness; abruptness; suddenness; precipitance; precipitousness.
- noun the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
- felicitation1/5
felicitation
- noun (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
congratulation.
- I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage
- noun the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
congratulation.
- noun (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
- exorcize1/5
exorcize
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
exorcise.
- exorcise evil spirits
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
- officiates1/5
officiate
- verb act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- Who officiated at your wedding?
- verb perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
function.
- His wife officiated as his private secretary
- verb act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- triplicity1/5
triplicity
- noun (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees
trigon.
- noun the property of being triple
- noun (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees
- crucifixions1/5
crucifixion
- noun the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross
- noun the death of Jesus by crucifixion
- noun the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross
- beneficiation1/5
beneficiation
- noun crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques
mineral extraction; mineral processing; ore processing; ore dressing; mineral dressing.
- noun crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques
- geometrician1/5
geometrician
- noun a mathematician specializing in geometry
geometer.
- noun a mathematician specializing in geometry
- dialecticians1/5
dialectician
- noun a logician skilled in dialectic
- noun a logician skilled in dialectic
- sprucing1/5
spruce
- noun light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
- noun any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
- noun light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
- spicier1/5
spicy
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
savory; piquant; savoury; zesty.
- adjective satellite producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
hot.
- hot salsa
- jalapeno peppers are very hot
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
- juiciest1/5
juicy
- adjective full of juice
- adjective satellite having strong sexual appeal
toothsome; luscious; red-hot; voluptuous.
- juicy barmaids
- a red-hot mama
- a voluptuous woman
- a toothsome blonde in a tight dress
- adjective full of juice
- trouncing1/5
trouncing
- noun a sound defeat
drubbing; whipping; thrashing; slaughter; debacle; walloping.
- noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
whacking; drubbing; thrashing; licking; lacing; beating.
- noun a sound defeat
- coercions1/5
coercion
- noun the act of compelling by force of authority
- noun using force to cause something to occur
compulsion.
- though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game
- they didn't have to use coercion
- noun the act of compelling by force of authority
- theodicies1/5
theodicy
- noun the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil
- noun the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil
- pacifies1/5
pacify
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; conciliate; assuage; gentle; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
- The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- ratiocinative1/5
ratiocinative
- adjective satellite based on exact thinking
- one's ratiocinative powers
- adjective satellite based on exact thinking
- imbecilic1/5
imbecilic
- adjective satellite having a mental age of three to seven years
imbecile; idiotic.
- adjective satellite having a mental age of three to seven years
- deracination1/5
deracination
- noun to move something from its natural environment
displacement.
- noun the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
extirpation; excision.
- noun to move something from its natural environment
- solecisms1/5
solecism
- noun a socially awkward or tactless act
gaffe; gaucherie; faux pas; slip.
- noun a socially awkward or tactless act
- ostracizing1/5
ostracize
- verb expel from a community or group
blackball; shun; cast out; ban; ostracise; banish.
- verb avoid speaking to or dealing with
ostracise.
- Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me
- verb expel from a community or group
- publicizes1/5
publicize
- verb make public
bare; publicise; air.
- She aired her opinions on welfare
- verb call attention to
publicise; advertise; advertize.
- Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS
- verb make public
- exorcized1/5
exorcize
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
exorcise.
- exorcise evil spirits
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
- juicier1/5
juicy
- adjective full of juice
- adjective satellite having strong sexual appeal
toothsome; luscious; red-hot; voluptuous.
- juicy barmaids
- a red-hot mama
- a voluptuous woman
- a toothsome blonde in a tight dress
- adjective full of juice
- emancipates1/5
emancipate
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
liberate.
- verb free from slavery or servitude
manumit.
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
- stencilling1/5
stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- anglicisation1/5
anglicisation
- noun the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance
Anglicization.
- noun the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance
- hallucinosis1/5
hallucinosis
- noun a mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations
- noun a mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations
- abortifacients1/5
abortifacient
- noun a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
abortion-inducing drug; aborticide.
- adjective satellite causing abortion
- noun a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
- theocracies1/5
theocracy
- noun a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
- noun the belief in government by divine guidance
- noun a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
- germicide1/5
germicide
- noun an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
antimicrobial; disinfectant; antimicrobic.
- noun an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
- penciling1/5
pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- noun graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
- the words were scribbled in pencil
- this artist's favorite medium is pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- perniciously1/5
perniciously
- adverb in a harmfully insidious manner
insidiously.
- these drugs act insidiously
- adverb in a noxiously baneful way
banefully.
- this banefully poisoned climate
- adverb in a harmfully insidious manner
- hyperacidity1/5
hyperacidity
- noun excessive acidity
- noun excessive acidity
- jouncing1/5
jounce
- noun a sudden jarring impact
shock; jar; jolt.
- the door closed with a jolt
- all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers
- verb move up and down repeatedly
bounce.
- noun a sudden jarring impact
- prevacid1/5
prevacid
- noun antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach
lansoprazole.
- noun antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach
- overproducing1/5
overproduce
- verb produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted
- verb produce in excess
- The country overproduces cars
- verb produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted
- exciseman1/5
exciseman
- noun someone who collects taxes for the government
internal revenue agent; tax collector; taxman; collector of internal revenue.
- noun someone who collects taxes for the government
- solacing1/5
solace
- noun the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
solacement; consolation.
- second place was no consolation to him
- noun comfort in disappointment or misery
solacement.
- noun the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
- recommencing1/5
recommence
- verb cause to start anew
- The enemy recommenced hostilities after a few days of quiet
- verb begin again
- we recommenced his reading after a short nap
- verb cause to start anew
- socialisms1/5
socialism
- noun a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
- noun an economic system based on state ownership of capital
socialist economy.
- noun a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
- depreciatory1/5
depreciatory
- adjective satellite tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
depreciating; depreciative.
- a depreciating currency
- depreciatory effects on prices
- adjective satellite tending to diminish or disparage
deprecatory; belittling; deprecating; deprecative; depreciative; slighting.
- belittling comments
- managed a deprecating smile at the compliment
- deprecatory remarks about the book
- a slighting remark
- adjective satellite tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
- bactericide1/5
bactericide
- noun any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
bacteriacide.
- noun any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
antibacterial drug; antibacterial.
- noun any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
- radiopacity1/5
radiopacity
- noun opacity to X-rays or other radiation
radio-opacity.
- noun opacity to X-rays or other radiation
- idiocies1/5
idiocy
- noun extreme mental retardation
amentia.
- noun extreme mental retardation
- neoclassicists1/5
neoclassicist
- noun an advocate of neoclassicism
- adjective relating to or advocating neoclassicism
neoclassicistic.
- noun an advocate of neoclassicism
- geometricians1/5
geometrician
- noun a mathematician specializing in geometry
geometer.
- noun a mathematician specializing in geometry
- stringencies1/5
stringency
- noun a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
tightness.
- noun conscientious attention to rules and details
strictness.
- noun a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
- hypervelocity1/5
hypervelocity
- noun excessive velocity
- the meteorites struck the earth with hypervelocity impacts
- noun excessive velocity
- effervescing1/5
effervescing
- adjective satellite emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
bubbly; foaming; spumy; bubbling; foamy; frothy.
- bubbling champagne
- foamy (or frothy) beer
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
froth; foam; effervesce; sparkle; form bubbles; fizz.
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water
- adjective satellite emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
- anticipative1/5
anticipative
- adjective satellite marked by eager anticipation
anticipant; expectant.
- an expectant hush
- adjective satellite marked by eager anticipation
- disassociates1/5
disassociate
- verb part; cease or break association with
dissociate; divorce; disjoint; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- verb part; cease or break association with
- pencilling1/5
pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- noun graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
- the words were scribbled in pencil
- this artist's favorite medium is pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- captaincies1/5
captaincy
- noun the post of captain
captainship.
- noun the post of captain
- artificialities1/5
artificiality
- noun the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally
- noun the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally
- germicides1/5
germicide
- noun an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
antimicrobial; disinfectant; antimicrobic.
- noun an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
- inciter1/5
inciter
- noun someone who deliberately foments trouble
firebrand; instigator; instigant; provoker.
- she was the instigator of their quarrel
- noun someone who deliberately foments trouble
- unlacing1/5
unlace
- verb undo the ties of
untie; unbrace.
- They untied the prisoner
- verb undo the ties of
- exorcises1/5
exorcise
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
exorcize.
- exorcise evil spirits
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
- mercifulness1/5
mercifulness
- noun the feeling that motivates compassion
mercy.
- noun a disposition to be kind and forgiving
mercy.
- in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband
- noun the feeling that motivates compassion
- scintillant1/5
scintillant
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
glittery; fulgid; glistering; coruscant; sparkly; aglitter; glinting; scintillating; glittering.
- bugle beads all aglitter
- glinting eyes
- glinting water
- his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
- shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
- glittery costume jewelry
- scintillant mica
- the scintillating stars
- a dress with sparkly sequins
- `glistering' is an archaic term
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
- exorcizing1/5
exorcize
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
exorcise.
- exorcise evil spirits
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
- racier1/5
racy
- adjective satellite full of zest or vigor
lively.
- a racy literary style
- adjective satellite marked by richness and fullness of flavor
robust; full-bodied; rich.
- a rich ruby port
- full-bodied wines
- a robust claret
- the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee
- adjective satellite full of zest or vigor
- anglicizing1/5
anglicize
- verb make English in appearance
anglicise.
- She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London
- verb make English in appearance
- anglicize1/5
anglicize
- verb make English in appearance
anglicise.
- She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London
- verb make English in appearance
- biophysicist1/5
biophysicist
- noun a physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology
- noun a physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology
- hypotonicity1/5
hypotonicity
- noun (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other
- noun (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
hypotonus; hypotonia.
- noun (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other
- incisura1/5
incisura
- noun (anatomy) a notch or small hollow
incisure.
- noun (anatomy) a notch or small hollow
- emancipationist1/5
emancipationist
- noun a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
abolitionist.
- noun a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
- speciated1/5
speciate
- verb evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
specialise; specialize; differentiate.
- verb evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- arithmetician1/5
arithmetician
- noun someone who specializes in arithmetic
- noun someone who specializes in arithmetic
- resuscitates1/5
resuscitate
- verb cause to regain consciousness
revive.
- The doctors revived the comatose man
- verb return to consciousness
come to; revive.
- The patient came to quickly
- She revived after the doctor gave her an injection
- verb cause to regain consciousness
- resuscitator1/5
resuscitator
- noun a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration
- noun a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration
- incitation1/5
incitation
- noun something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
incitement; provocation.
- noun an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating
incitement.
- the incitement of mutiny
- noun something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
- oscillograph1/5
oscillograph
- noun a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currents
- noun a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currents
- overbalancing1/5
overbalance
- verb weigh more heavily
outweigh; outbalance; preponderate.
- these considerations outweigh our wishes
- verb cause to be off balance
- It is not desirable to overbalance the budget
- verb weigh more heavily
- priciest1/5
pricy
- adjective satellite having a high price
dear; pricey; high-priced; costly.
- costly jewelry
- high-priced merchandise
- much too dear for my pocketbook
- a pricey restaurant
- adjective satellite having a high price
- fugacities1/5
fugacity
- noun the tendency of a gas to expand or escape
- noun the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts)
fugaciousness.
- noun the tendency of a gas to expand or escape
- fascisms1/5
fascism
- noun a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
- noun a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
- lecithins1/5
lecithin
- noun a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier
- noun a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier
- relevancies1/5
relevancy
- noun the relation of something to the matter at hand
relevance.
- noun the relation of something to the matter at hand
- immediacies1/5
immediacy
- noun lack of an intervening or mediating agency
immediateness.
- the immediacy of television coverage
- noun immediate intuitive awareness
immediate apprehension.
- noun lack of an intervening or mediating agency
- rescissions1/5
rescission
- noun (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
recission.
- recission may be brought about by decree or by mutual consent
- noun (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
- raciness1/5
raciness
- noun a strong odor or taste property
bite; sharpness; pungency.
- the pungency of mustard
- the sulfurous bite of garlic
- the sharpness of strange spices
- the raciness of the wine
- noun behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
ribaldry; spiciness; gaminess.
- noun a strong odor or taste property
- sociobiologist1/5
sociobiologist
- noun a biologist who studies the biological determinants of social behavior
- noun a biologist who studies the biological determinants of social behavior
- bactericides1/5
bactericide
- noun any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
bacteriacide.
- noun any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
antibacterial drug; antibacterial.
- noun any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
- imbecilities1/5
imbecility
- noun retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
- noun a stupid mistake
betise; stupidity; folly; foolishness.
- noun retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
- neoclassicist1/5
neoclassicist
- noun an advocate of neoclassicism
- adjective relating to or advocating neoclassicism
neoclassicistic.
- noun an advocate of neoclassicism
- officialese1/5
officialese
- noun the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure
- noun the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure
- unsociability1/5
unsociability
- noun an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship
unsociableness.
- noun an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship
- excisemen1/5
exciseman
- noun someone who collects taxes for the government
internal revenue agent; tax collector; taxman; collector of internal revenue.
- noun someone who collects taxes for the government
- spaciously1/5
spaciously
- adverb with ample room
roomily.
- the furniture was spaciously spread out
- adverb with ample room
- brucine1/5
brucine
- noun a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
- noun a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
- educing1/5
educe
- verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
elicit; draw out; extract; evoke.
- We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
- verb develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
derive.
- verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- speciate1/5
speciate
- verb evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
specialise; specialize; differentiate.
- verb evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- elicitations1/5
elicitation
- noun stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
evocation; induction.
- the elicitation of his testimony was not easy
- noun stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
- crucifies1/5
crucify
- verb kill by nailing onto a cross
- Jesus Christ was crucified
- verb treat cruelly
bedevil; rag; dun; frustrate; torment.
- The children tormented the stuttering teacher
- verb kill by nailing onto a cross
- discountenancing1/5
discountenance
- verb look with disfavor on
- The republic soon discountenanced its few friends
- verb show disapproval by discouraging
- any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced
- verb look with disfavor on
- arithmeticians1/5
arithmetician
- noun someone who specializes in arithmetic
- noun someone who specializes in arithmetic
- pronunciamento1/5
pronunciamento
- noun a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
manifesto.
- noun a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
- unspecialised1/5
unspecialised
- adjective not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function
unspecialized.
- adjective not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function
- reconcilers1/5
reconciler
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
peacemaker; conciliator; make-peace; pacifier.
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
- facilitations1/5
facilitation
- noun the condition of being made easy (or easier)
- social facilitation is an adaptive condition
- noun (neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential
- noun the condition of being made easy (or easier)
- pseudosciences1/5
pseudoscience
- noun an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
- noun an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
- biophysicists1/5
biophysicist
- noun a physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology
- noun a physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology
- perniciousness1/5
perniciousness
- noun grave harmfulness or deadliness
toxicity.
- noun grave harmfulness or deadliness
- trancing1/5
trance
- noun a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
enchantment; spell.
- noun a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep
- noun a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
- associability1/5
associability
- noun the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought
associableness.
- noun the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought
- decipherer1/5
decipherer
- noun the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
decoder.
- noun a reader capable of reading and interpreting illegible or obscure text
- noun the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
- annunciate1/5
annunciate
- verb foreshadow or presage
herald; announce; foretell; harbinger.
- verb foreshadow or presage
- bioelectricity1/5
bioelectricity
- noun electric phenomena in animals or plants
- noun electric phenomena in animals or plants
- excitants1/5
excitant
- noun a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
stimulant drug; stimulant.
- adjective satellite (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
excitative; excitatory.
- noun a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
- anglicising1/5
anglicise
- verb make English in appearance
anglicize.
- She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London
- verb make English in appearance
- tangencies1/5
tangency
- noun the state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing
- noun (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
contact.
- they forget to solder the contacts
- noun the state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing
- icier1/5
icy
- adjective satellite devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
frozen; frigid; glacial; wintry; frosty.
- a frigid greeting
- got a frosty reception
- a frozen look on their faces
- a glacial handshake
- icy stare
- wintry smile
- adjective satellite extremely cold
polar; arctic; frigid; gelid; glacial.
- an arctic climate
- a frigid day
- gelid waters of the North Atlantic
- glacial winds
- icy hands
- polar weather
- adjective satellite devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- conciliates1/5
conciliate
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; assuage; gentle; pacify; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb come to terms
make up; patch up; settle; reconcile.
- After some discussion we finally made up
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- emancipationists1/5
emancipationist
- noun a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
abolitionist.
- noun a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
- laticifers1/5
- recission1/5
recission
- noun (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
rescission.
- recission may be brought about by decree or by mutual consent
- noun (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
- lawrencium1/5
lawrencium
- noun a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium
Lr; atomic number 103.
- noun a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium
- acidophiles1/5
acidophile
- noun an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
acidophil.
- noun an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
- ostracise1/5
ostracise
- verb expel from a community or group
ostracize; blackball; shun; cast out; ban; banish.
- verb avoid speaking to or dealing with
ostracize.
- Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me
- verb expel from a community or group
- romanticisms1/5
romanticism
- noun impractical romantic ideals and attitudes
- noun a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
Romantic Movement.
- Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality
- noun impractical romantic ideals and attitudes
- inciters1/5
inciter
- noun someone who deliberately foments trouble
firebrand; instigator; instigant; provoker.
- she was the instigator of their quarrel
- noun someone who deliberately foments trouble
- vaccinates1/5
vaccinate
- verb perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
inoculate; immunise; immunize.
- We vaccinate against scarlet fever
- The nurse vaccinated the children in the school
- verb perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
- thiouracil1/5
thiouracil
- noun depresses the function of the thyroid gland
- noun depresses the function of the thyroid gland
- negociate1/5
negociate
- verb be successful; achieve a goal
manage; bring off; carry off; pull off.
- She succeeded in persuading us all
- I managed to carry the box upstairs
- She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it
- The pianist negociated the difficult runs
- verb sell or discount
- negociate securities
- verb be successful; achieve a goal
- fugacious1/5
fugacious
- adjective satellite lasting a very short time
short-lived; ephemeral; transitory; transient; passing.
- the ephemeral joys of childhood
- a passing fancy
- youth's transient beauty
- love is transitory but it is eternal
- fugacious blossoms
- adjective satellite lasting a very short time
- acousticians1/5
acoustician
- noun a physicist who specializes in acoustics
- noun a physicist who specializes in acoustics
- associable1/5
associable
- adjective satellite capable of being associated
- words associable with politics
- adjective satellite capable of being associated
- cosmetician1/5
cosmetician
- noun someone who sells or applies cosmetics
- noun someone who works in a beauty parlor
beautician.
- noun someone who sells or applies cosmetics
- depreciative1/5
depreciative
- adjective satellite tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
depreciating; depreciatory.
- a depreciating currency
- depreciatory effects on prices
- adjective satellite tending to diminish or disparage
deprecatory; belittling; deprecating; depreciatory; deprecative; slighting.
- belittling comments
- managed a deprecating smile at the compliment
- deprecatory remarks about the book
- a slighting remark
- adjective satellite tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
- triplicities1/5
triplicity
- noun (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees
trigon.
- noun the property of being triple
- noun (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees
- domesticities1/5
domesticity
- noun the quality of being domestic or domesticated
- a royal family living in unpretentious domesticity
- noun domestic activities or life
- making a hobby of domesticity
- noun the quality of being domestic or domesticated
- iciest1/5
icy
- adjective satellite devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
frozen; frigid; glacial; wintry; frosty.
- a frigid greeting
- got a frosty reception
- a frozen look on their faces
- a glacial handshake
- icy stare
- wintry smile
- adjective satellite extremely cold
polar; arctic; frigid; gelid; glacial.
- an arctic climate
- a frigid day
- gelid waters of the North Atlantic
- glacial winds
- icy hands
- polar weather
- adjective satellite devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- incisure1/5
incisure
- noun (anatomy) a notch or small hollow
incisura.
- noun (anatomy) a notch or small hollow
- boccie1/5
boccie
- noun Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court
bocce; bocci.
- noun Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court
- ratiocinations1/5
ratiocination
- noun the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
conclusion.
- noun logical and methodical reasoning
- noun the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
- acoustician1/5
acoustician
- noun a physicist who specializes in acoustics
- noun a physicist who specializes in acoustics
- calciferous1/5
calciferous
- adjective bearing or producing or containing calcium or calcium carbonate or calcite
- adjective bearing or producing or containing calcium or calcium carbonate or calcite
- larvicides1/5
larvicide
- noun a chemical used to kill larval pests
- noun a chemical used to kill larval pests
- larvicide1/5
larvicide
- noun a chemical used to kill larval pests
- noun a chemical used to kill larval pests
- oxyacids1/5
oxyacid
- noun any acid that contains oxygen
oxygen acid.
- noun any acid that contains oxygen
- dancings1/5
dancing
- noun taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
dance; terpsichore; saltation.
- verb move in a graceful and rhythmical way
dance.
- The young girl danced into the room
- noun taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
- incumbencies1/5
incumbency
- noun the term during which some position is held
term of office; tenure.
- noun a duty that is incumbent upon you
- noun the term during which some position is held
- psychophysicists1/5
psychophysicist
- noun a psychologist trained in psychophysics
- noun a psychologist trained in psychophysics
- historicisms1/5
historicism
- noun a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history
- noun a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history
- decipherments1/5
decipherment
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
decryption; decoding.
- a secret key or password is required for decryption
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
- baronetcies1/5
baronetcy
- noun the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
barony.
- noun the title of a baron
- noun the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
- raciest1/5
racy
- adjective satellite full of zest or vigor
lively.
- a racy literary style
- adjective satellite marked by richness and fullness of flavor
robust; full-bodied; rich.
- a rich ruby port
- full-bodied wines
- a robust claret
- the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee
- adjective satellite full of zest or vigor
- emaciate1/5
emaciate
- verb cause to grow thin or weak
macerate; waste.
- The treatment emaciated him
- verb grow weak and thin or waste away physically
- She emaciated during the chemotherapy
- verb cause to grow thin or weak
- pacificist1/5
pacificist
- noun someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
disarmer; pacifist.
- noun someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
- dehiscing1/5
dehisce
- verb burst or split open
- flowers dehisce when they release pollen
- verb burst or split open
- pronunciamentos1/5
pronunciamento
- noun a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
manifesto.
- noun a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
- annunciated1/5
annunciate
- verb foreshadow or presage
herald; announce; foretell; harbinger.
- verb foreshadow or presage
- infancies1/5
infancy
- noun the early stage of growth or development
early childhood; babyhood.
- noun the earliest state of immaturity
babyhood.
- noun the early stage of growth or development
- adequacies1/5
adequacy
- noun the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
adequateness.
- noun the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
sufficiency.
- he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence
- noun the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
- anglicise1/5
anglicise
- verb make English in appearance
anglicize.
- She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London
- verb make English in appearance
- phenicia1/5
phenicia
- noun an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean
Phoenicia.
- noun an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean
- sciolists1/5
sciolist
- noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
dabbler; dilettante.
- noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
- incitations1/5
incitation
- noun something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
incitement; provocation.
- noun an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating
incitement.
- the incitement of mutiny
- noun something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
- acidophils1/5
acidophil
- noun an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
acidophile.
- noun an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
- radiopacities1/5
radiopacity
- noun opacity to X-rays or other radiation
radio-opacity.
- noun opacity to X-rays or other radiation
- fluencies1/5
fluency
- noun powerful and effective language
eloquence; smoothness.
- his eloquence attracted a large congregation
- fluency in spoken and written English is essential
- his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police
- noun skillfulness in speaking or writing
- noun powerful and effective language
- precipitance1/5
precipitance
- noun the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
precipitateness; abruptness; suddenness; precipitancy; precipitousness.
- noun the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
- lieutenancies1/5
lieutenancy
- noun the position of a lieutenant
- noun the position of a lieutenant
- ricing1/5
rice
- noun grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
- noun annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
- noun grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
- cosmeticians1/5
cosmetician
- noun someone who sells or applies cosmetics
- noun someone who works in a beauty parlor
beautician.
- noun someone who sells or applies cosmetics
- acidophil1/5
acidophil
- noun an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
acidophile.
- noun an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
- deracinate1/5
deracinate
- verb move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
uproot.
- The war uprooted many people
- verb pull up by or as if by the roots
uproot; extirpate; root out.
- uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
- verb move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
- sociabilities1/5
sociability
- noun the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows
sociableness.
- noun the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows
- technocracies1/5
technocracy
- noun a form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control
- technocracy was described as that society in which those who govern justify themselves by appeal to technical experts who justify themselves by appeal to scientific forms of knowledge
- noun a form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control
- plutocracies1/5
plutocracy
- noun a political system governed by the wealthy people
- noun a political system governed by the wealthy people
- sciolist1/5
sciolist
- noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
dabbler; dilettante.
- noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
- decipherers1/5
decipherer
- noun the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
decoder.
- noun a reader capable of reading and interpreting illegible or obscure text
- noun the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
- incisures1/5
incisure
- noun (anatomy) a notch or small hollow
incisura.
- noun (anatomy) a notch or small hollow
- spiciest1/5
spicy
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
savory; piquant; savoury; zesty.
- adjective satellite producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
hot.
- hot salsa
- jalapeno peppers are very hot
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
- racisms1/5
racism
- noun the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
- noun discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
racialism; racial discrimination.
- noun the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
- reciprocates1/5
reciprocate
- verb act, feel, or give mutually or in return
- We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!
- verb alternate the direction of motion of
- the engine reciprocates the propeller
- verb act, feel, or give mutually or in return
- countenancing1/5
countenance
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
visage.
- a pleasant countenance
- a stern visage
- noun formal and explicit approval
sanction; indorsement; endorsement; imprimatur; warrant.
- a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
- reciters1/5
reciter
- noun someone who recites from memory
- noun someone who recites from memory
- preciseness1/5
preciseness
- noun clarity as a consequence of precision
clearcutness.
- noun the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
precision.
- he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton
- note the meticulous precision of his measurements
- noun clarity as a consequence of precision
- australopithecine1/5
australopithecine
- noun any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
- adjective of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus
- noun any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
- hyoscine1/5
hyoscine
- noun an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
scopolamine.
- transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness
- someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying
- noun an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
- maliciousness1/5
maliciousness
- noun feeling a need to see others suffer
spitefulness; malice; spite; venom.
- noun feeling a need to see others suffer
- lubricity1/5
lubricity
- noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
pruriency; lasciviousness; prurience; carnality.
- noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
- diagnosticians1/5
diagnostician
- noun a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis
pathologist.
- noun a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis
- facilitatory1/5
facilitatory
- adjective satellite inducing or aiding in facilitating neural activity
- adjective satellite inducing or aiding in facilitating neural activity
- nonspecifically1/5
nonspecifically
- adverb without specificity
- nonspecifically staining substances
- adverb without specificity
- paediatricians1/5
paediatrician
- noun a specialist in the care of babies
baby doctor; pediatrist; pediatrician.
- noun a specialist in the care of babies
- puccinia1/5
puccinia
- noun type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants
genus Puccinia.
- noun type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants
- apprenticing1/5
apprentice
- noun works for an expert to learn a trade
prentice; learner.
- verb be or work as an apprentice
- She apprenticed with the great master
- noun works for an expert to learn a trade
- formicidae1/5
formicidae
- noun ants
family Formicidae.
- noun ants
- scimitars1/5
scimitar
- noun a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
- noun a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
- fleecing1/5
fleece
- noun the wool of a sheep or similar animal
- noun tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
sheepskin.
- noun the wool of a sheep or similar animal
- renunciations1/5
renunciation
- noun rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
repudiation.
- Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated
- noun the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
defection; apostasy.
- noun rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
- anglicisms1/5
anglicism
- noun an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)
Britishism; Briticism.
- noun a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens
Britishism.
- noun an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)
- aestheticians1/5
aesthetician
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
esthetician.
- noun a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty
esthetician.
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
- efficacies1/5
efficacy
- noun capacity or power to produce a desired effect
efficaciousness.
- concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine
- noun capacity or power to produce a desired effect
- rosicrucianism1/5
rosicrucianism
- noun the theological doctrine that venerates the rose and the cross as symbols of Christ's Resurrection and redemption; claims various occult powers
- noun the theological doctrine that venerates the rose and the cross as symbols of Christ's Resurrection and redemption; claims various occult powers
- thiobacillus1/5
thiobacillus
- noun small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur
- noun small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur
- talcing1/5
talc
- noun a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
talcum.
- verb apply talcum powder to (one's body)
- noun a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
- coccidiosis1/5
coccidiosis
- noun (veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia
- noun (veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia
- acidophilic1/5
acidophilic
- adjective satellite especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium
acidophilous; aciduric.
- adjective satellite especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium
- geophysicist1/5
geophysicist
- noun a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth
- noun a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth
- americium1/5
americium
- noun a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
Am; atomic number 95.
- noun a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
- cruciferae1/5
cruciferae
- noun a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
mustard family; Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae.
- noun a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
- spermicidal1/5
spermicidal
- adjective destructive to spermatozoa
- adjective destructive to spermatozoa
- indeterminacies1/5
indeterminacy
- noun the quality of being vague and poorly defined
indetermination; indefiniteness; indeterminateness; indefinity.
- noun the quality of being vague and poorly defined
- denunciatory1/5
denunciatory
- adjective satellite containing warning of punishment
comminatory; denunciative.
- adjective satellite containing warning of punishment
- scirpus1/5
scirpus
- noun rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs
genus Scirpus.
- noun rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs
- fluorescing1/5
fluoresce
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- enunciations1/5
enunciation
- noun the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
diction.
- noun the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
- regencies1/5
regency
- noun the period of time during which a regent governs
- noun the period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity
- noun the period of time during which a regent governs
- econometricians1/5
econometrician
- noun an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods
econometrist.
- noun an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods
- pistacia1/5
pistacia
(Bot.) The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears the pistachio, the Mediterranean mastic tree ( Pistacia Lentiscus ), and the species (P. Terebinthus ) which yields Chian or Cyprus turpentine.
- semioticians1/5
semiotician
- noun a specialist in the study of meaning
semanticist.
- noun a specialist in the study of meaning
- culicidae1/5
culicidae
- noun mosquitoes
family Culicidae.
- noun mosquitoes
- acipenser1/5
acipenser
(Zoöl.) A genus of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons, having the body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side of the head. See Sturgeon .
- sociably1/5
sociably
- adverb in a gregarious manner
gregariously.
- adverb in a sociable manner
- sociably, the new neighbors invited everyone on the block for coffee
- adverb in a gregarious manner
- piscivorous1/5
piscivorous
- adjective satellite feeding on fishes
- adjective satellite feeding on fishes
- fasciola1/5
fasciola
(Anat.) A band of gray matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution. Wilder.
- accipiter1/5
accipiter
(Zoöl.) A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores.
- aesthetician1/5
aesthetician
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
esthetician.
- noun a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty
esthetician.
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
- ecclesiasticism1/5
ecclesiasticism
- noun excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities
- their ecclesiasticism overwhelmed their religion
- noun religion appropriate to a church and to ecclesiastical principles and practices
- noun excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities
- morticians1/5
mortician
- noun one whose business is the management of funerals
funeral undertaker; funeral director; undertaker.
- noun one whose business is the management of funerals
- narcissi1/5
narcissus
- noun bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
- noun (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection
- noun bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
- uncommercial1/5
uncommercial
- adjective satellite not conducive to commercial success
- might prove arty and hence uncommercial"- H.E.Clurman
- adjective satellite not conducive to commercial success
- incisiveness1/5
incisiveness
- noun keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect
trenchancy.
- noun keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect
- alcides1/5
alcides
- noun (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
Hercules; Herakles; Heracles.
- noun (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
- superficialities1/5
superficiality
- noun lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling
shallowness.
- noun shallowness in terms of affecting only surface layers of something
- he ignored the wound because of its superficiality
- noun lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling
- pacifistic1/5
pacifistic
- adjective satellite opposed to war
dovish; pacifist.
- adjective satellite opposed to war
- vociferated1/5
vociferate
- verb utter in a very loud voice
shout out.
- They vociferated their demands
- verb utter in a very loud voice
- balenciaga1/5
balenciaga
- noun Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant designs (1895-1972)
Cristobal Balenciaga.
- noun Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant designs (1895-1972)
- precipitin1/5
precipitin
- noun an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen
- noun an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen
- inappreciable1/5
inappreciable
- adjective satellite too small to make a significant difference
- inappreciable fluctuations in temperature
- adjective satellite too small to make a significant difference
- socinus1/5
socinus
- noun Italian theologian who argued against Trinitarianism (1539-1604)
Fausto Paolo Sozzini; Faustus Socinus.
- noun Italian theologian who argued against Trinitarianism (1539-1604)
- coccinellidae1/5
coccinellidae
- noun the ladybugs
family Coccinellidae.
- noun the ladybugs
- semiotician1/5
semiotician
- noun a specialist in the study of meaning
semanticist.
- noun a specialist in the study of meaning
- caecilians1/5
caecilian
- noun any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
blindworm.
- adjective of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae
- noun any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
- deciphers1/5
decipher
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decrypt.
- verb read with difficulty
trace.
- Can you decipher this letter?
- The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs
- verb convert code into ordinary language
- coccidia1/5
coccidia
- noun an order in the subclass Telosporidia
order Coccidia.
- noun an order in the subclass Telosporidia
- bodacious1/5
bodacious
- adjective satellite incorrigible
- a bodacious gossip
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; audacious; brazen; bald-faced; barefaced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
- adjective satellite incorrigible
- succinctness1/5
succinctness
- noun terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
conciseness; pithiness; concision.
- noun terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
- inexplicit1/5
inexplicit
- adjective implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
implicit.
- an implicit agreement not to raise the subject
- there was implicit criticism in his voice
- anger was implicit in the argument
- the oak is implicit in the acorn
- adjective implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
- juiciness1/5
juiciness
- noun a juicy appetizingness
succulence; succulency.
- noun a juicy appetizingness
- felicitate1/5
felicitate
- verb express congratulations
congratulate.
- verb express congratulations
- reverencing1/5
reverence
- noun a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
fear; veneration; awe.
- the fear of God
- the Chinese reverence for the dead
- the French treat food with gentle reverence
- his respect for the law bordered on veneration
- noun a reverent mental attitude
- noun a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
- privacies1/5
privacy
- noun the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
privateness; seclusion.
- noun the condition of being concealed or hidden
secrecy; privateness; concealment.
- noun the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
- nuncios1/5
nuncio
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status
papal nuncio.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status
- concentricity1/5
concentricity
- noun the quality of having the same center (as circles inside one another)
- noun the quality of having the same center (as circles inside one another)
- silicious1/5
silicious
- adjective relating to or containing or resembling silica
siliceous.
- gritrock is siliceous sandstone
- adjective relating to or containing or resembling silica
- accidence1/5
accidence
- noun the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words
inflectional morphology.
- noun the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words
- sciurus1/5
sciurus
(Zoöl.) A genus of reodents comprising the common squirrels.
- semanticists1/5
semanticist
- noun a specialist in the study of meaning
semiotician.
- noun a specialist in the study of meaning
- velocipede1/5
velocipede
- noun any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel
- noun a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
trike; tricycle.
- noun any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel
- councilwoman1/5
councilwoman
- noun a woman who is a council member
- noun a woman who is a council member
- autoeroticism1/5
autoeroticism
- noun using you own body as a sexual object
autoerotism.
- noun using you own body as a sexual object
- licencing1/5
licence
- noun excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
license.
- when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant
- the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke
- noun freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
license.
- noun excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
- overpricing1/5
overprice
- verb price excessively high
- verb price excessively high
- predacious1/5
predacious
- adjective satellite hunting and killing other animals for food
predaceous.
- adjective satellite living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain
predatory; predaceous.
- predatory capitalists
- a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"- Peter S. Prescott
- a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster"- W.E.Swinton
- adjective satellite hunting and killing other animals for food
- glycines1/5
glycine
- noun the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane
- noun genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean
genus Glycine.
- noun the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane
- flouncing1/5
flounce
- noun a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
ruffle; frill; furbelow.
- noun the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions
- noun a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
- econometrician1/5
econometrician
- noun an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods
econometrist.
- noun an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods
- mendicity1/5
mendicity
- noun the state of being a beggar or mendicant
mendicancy; beggary.
- they were reduced to mendicancy
- noun the state of being a beggar or mendicant
- vaccinees1/5
- geriatricians1/5
geriatrician
- noun a specialist in gerontology
gerontologist.
- noun a specialist in gerontology
- caecilian1/5
caecilian
- noun any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
blindworm.
- adjective of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae
- noun any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
- boracic1/5
boracic
- adjective of or relating to or derived from or containing boron
boric.
- boric acid
- adjective of or relating to or derived from or containing boron
- fascicule1/5
fascicule
- noun an installment of a printed work
fascicle.
- noun an installment of a printed work
- geriatrician1/5
geriatrician
- noun a specialist in gerontology
gerontologist.
- noun a specialist in gerontology
- filicide1/5
filicide
- noun a parent who murders his own son or daughter
- noun the murder of your own son or daughter
- noun a parent who murders his own son or daughter
- vaccinators1/5
vaccinator
- noun a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases
inoculator.
- noun a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases
- chieftaincies1/5
chieftaincy
- noun the position of chieftain
chieftainship.
- noun the position of chieftain
- mispronouncing1/5
mispronounce
- verb pronounce a word incorrectly
misspeak.
- She mispronounces many Latinate words
- verb pronounce a word incorrectly
- phoneticians1/5
phonetician
- noun a specialist in phonetics
- noun a specialist in phonetics
- judiciousness1/5
judiciousness
- noun good judgment
- noun the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating
sagaciousness; sagacity.
- noun good judgment
- oxytocic1/5
oxytocic
- noun a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus
oxytocic drug.
- noun a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus
- tortricidae1/5
tortricidae
- noun leaf rollers and codling moths
family Tortricidae.
- noun leaf rollers and codling moths
- rescinds1/5
rescind
- verb cancel officially
annul; revoke; reverse; countermand; lift; vacate; overturn; repeal.
- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
- verb cancel officially
- perciformes1/5
perciformes
(Zoöl.) An extensive tribe or suborder of fishes, including the true perches ( Percidæ ); the pondfishes (Centrarchidæ ); the sciænoids (Sciænidæ ); the sparoids (Sparidæ ); the serranoids (Serranidæ ), and some other related families.
- lucilia1/5
lucilia
- noun greenbottle flies
genus Lucilia.
- noun greenbottle flies
- chalcocite1/5
chalcocite
- noun a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper
copper glance.
- noun a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper
- cerambycidae1/5
cerambycidae
- noun long-horned beetles
family Cerambycidae.
- noun long-horned beetles
- elasticized1/5
elasticized
- adjective satellite made with strands or inserts of elastic
elasticised.
- slacks with an elasticized waistband
- adjective satellite made with strands or inserts of elastic
- incoherencies1/5
incoherency
- noun lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
incoherence.
- noun nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible
unintelligibility; incoherence.
- noun lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
- vociferating1/5
vociferate
- verb utter in a very loud voice
shout out.
- They vociferated their demands
- verb utter in a very loud voice
- dulcimers1/5
dulcimer
- noun a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
- noun a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers
- noun a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
- orcinus1/5
orcinus
- noun killer whales
genus Orcinus.
- noun killer whales
- vociferation1/5
vociferation
- noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
cry; shout; call; outcry; yell.
- the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
- noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- sociolinguist1/5
sociolinguist
- noun a linguist who studies the social and cultural factors that influence linguistic communication
- noun a linguist who studies the social and cultural factors that influence linguistic communication
- mucilages1/5
mucilage
- noun a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
- noun cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
glue; gum.
- noun a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
- fascias1/5
fascia
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
facia.
- noun instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
dashboard.
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
- emancipations1/5
emancipation
- noun freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
- noun freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
- acidulous1/5
acidulous
- adjective satellite being sour to the taste
acidic; acidulent; acid.
- adjective satellite being sour to the taste
- uncials1/5
uncial
- noun a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries
- adjective relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals)
- uncial letters
- noun a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries
- proboscidea1/5
proboscidea
(Zoöl.) An order of large mammal including the elephants and mastodons.
- chaplaincies1/5
chaplaincy
- noun the position of chaplain
chaplainship.
- noun the position of chaplain
- mercilessness1/5
mercilessness
- noun feelings of extreme heartlessness
pitilessness; cruelty; ruthlessness.
- noun inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving
unmercifulness.
- noun feelings of extreme heartlessness
- disciform1/5
disciform
- adjective satellite having a round or oval shape like a disc
- a disciform skin lesion
- adjective satellite having a round or oval shape like a disc
- merluccius1/5
merluccius
- noun hakes
genus Merluccius.
- noun hakes
- efficaciousness1/5
efficaciousness
- noun capacity or power to produce a desired effect
efficacy.
- concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine
- noun capacity or power to produce a desired effect
- hallucinates1/5
hallucinate
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
- vociferations1/5
vociferation
- noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
cry; shout; call; outcry; yell.
- the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
- noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- recidivate1/5
recidivate
- verb go back to bad behavior
retrogress; relapse; lapse; fall back; regress.
- Those who recidivate are often minor criminals
- verb go back to bad behavior
- francium1/5
francium
- noun a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium
Fr; atomic number 87.
- noun a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium
- ferociousness1/5
ferociousness
- noun the trait of extreme cruelty
savagery; viciousness; brutality.
- noun the trait of extreme cruelty
- parricides1/5
parricide
- noun someone who kills his or her parent
- noun the murder of your own father or mother
- noun someone who kills his or her parent
- ancientness1/5
ancientness
- noun extreme oldness
antiquity.
- noun extreme oldness
- acaricides1/5
acaricide
- noun a chemical agent used to kill mites
acaracide.
- noun a chemical agent used to kill mites
- infanticides1/5
infanticide
- noun a person who murders an infant
- noun murdering an infant
- noun a person who murders an infant
- felicitated1/5
felicitate
- verb express congratulations
congratulate.
- verb express congratulations
- associateship1/5
associateship
- noun the position of associate (as in an office or academy)
- noun the position of associate (as in an office or academy)
- acaricide1/5
acaricide
- noun a chemical agent used to kill mites
acaracide.
- noun a chemical agent used to kill mites
- anglicism1/5
anglicism
An English idiom; a phrase or form language peculiar to the English. Dryden.
- audacities1/5
audacity
- noun fearless daring
temerity; audaciousness.
- noun aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
audaciousness.
- he had the audacity to question my decision
- noun fearless daring
- motacilla1/5
motacilla
- noun type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails
genus Motacilla.
- noun type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails
- pacificism1/5
pacificism
- noun the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
passivism; pacifism.
- noun the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration
pacifism.
- noun the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
- apothecia1/5
apothecium
- noun a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi
- noun a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi
- traducing1/5
traduce
- verb speak unfavorably about
malign; badmouth; drag through the mud.
- She badmouths her husband everywhere
- verb speak unfavorably about
- semanticist1/5
semanticist
- noun a specialist in the study of meaning
semiotician.
- noun a specialist in the study of meaning
- tenaciousness1/5
tenaciousness
- noun persistent determination
perseverance; persistency; doggedness; tenacity; pertinacity; persistence.
- noun persistent determination
- leuciscus1/5
leuciscus
- noun a genus of fish including: dace, chub
genus Leuciscus.
- noun a genus of fish including: dace, chub
- independencies1/5
independency
- noun freedom from control or influence of another or others
independence.
- noun freedom from control or influence of another or others
- anticipator1/5
anticipator
- noun one who anticipates
anticipant.
- noun one who anticipates
- mysticisms1/5
mysticism
- noun a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality
religious mysticism.
- noun obscure or irrational thought
- noun a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality
- decimates1/5
decimate
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- phonetician1/5
phonetician
- noun a specialist in phonetics
- noun a specialist in phonetics
- aminoaciduria1/5
aminoaciduria
- noun abnormal presence of amino acids in the urine; usually a symptom of metabolic defects
- noun abnormal presence of amino acids in the urine; usually a symptom of metabolic defects
- loquaciousness1/5
loquaciousness
- noun the quality of being wordy and talkative
garrulity; loquacity; garrulousness; talkativeness.
- noun the quality of being wordy and talkative
- indecisions1/5
indecision
- noun doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
indecisiveness; irresolution.
- his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost
- noun the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
indecisiveness.
- the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court
- noun doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
- muscidae1/5
muscidae
- noun two-winged flies especially the housefly
family Muscidae.
- noun two-winged flies especially the housefly
- vaccinator1/5
vaccinator
- noun a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases
inoculator.
- noun a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases
- annunciations1/5
annunciation
- noun a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Annunciation Day; Lady Day; March 25.
- noun (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ
- noun a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
- financiering1/5
financier
- noun a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
moneyman.
- verb conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner
- noun a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
- parthenocissus1/5
parthenocissus
- noun woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils
genus Parthenocissus.
- noun woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils
- malacia1/5
malacia
- noun a state of abnormal softening of tissue
- noun a state of abnormal softening of tissue
- esthetician1/5
esthetician
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
aesthetician.
- noun a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty
aesthetician.
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
- ceramicist1/5
ceramicist
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
ceramist; thrower; potter.
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
- socialities1/5
sociality
- noun the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups
- mammals as a class are not strong on sociality
- noun the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups
- advocacies1/5
advocacy
- noun active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
protagonism.
- noun active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
- resuscitations1/5
resuscitation
- noun the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
- although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration
- noun the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
- precipitins1/5
precipitin
- noun an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen
- noun an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen
- justiciars1/5
justiciar
- noun formerly a high judicial officer
justiciary.
- noun formerly a high judicial officer
- duodecimal1/5
duodecimal
- noun one part in twelve equal parts
twelfth part; twelfth; one-twelfth.
- adjective satellite based on twelve
- the duodecimal number system
- noun one part in twelve equal parts
- curacies1/5
curacy
- noun the position of a curate
- noun the position of a curate
- cercopithecidae1/5
cercopithecidae
- noun Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey
family Cercopithecidae.
- noun Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey
- luscinia1/5
luscinia
- noun nightingales
genus Luscinia.
- noun nightingales
- authenticities1/5
authenticity
- noun undisputed credibility
legitimacy; genuineness.
- noun undisputed credibility
- supercilium1/5
supercilium
- noun the arch of hair above each eye
brow; eyebrow.
- noun the arch of hair above each eye
- sciuridae1/5
sciuridae
- noun a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
family Sciuridae.
- noun a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
- convincingness1/5
convincingness
- noun the power of argument or evidence to cause belief
- noun the power of argument or evidence to cause belief
- rubefacient1/5
rubefacient
- noun a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin
- noun a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin
- oscillograms1/5
oscillogram
- noun the recording produced by an oscillograph
- noun the recording produced by an oscillograph
- scincidae1/5
scincidae
- noun skinks
family Scincidae.
- noun skinks
- cynoscion1/5
cynoscion
- noun sea trout
genus Cynoscion.
- noun sea trout
- acinonyx1/5
acinonyx
- noun cheetahs
genus Acinonyx.
- noun cheetahs
- fasciolopsis1/5
fasciolopsis
- noun a genus of Fasciolidae
genus Fasciolopsis.
- noun a genus of Fasciolidae
- oscillogram1/5
oscillogram
- noun the recording produced by an oscillograph
- noun the recording produced by an oscillograph
- marcionism1/5
marcionism
- noun the Christian heresy of the 2nd and 3rd centuries that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Jesus as a human
- noun the Christian heresy of the 2nd and 3rd centuries that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Jesus as a human
- keratomalacia1/5
keratomalacia
- noun softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue
- noun softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue
- polemicized1/5
polemicize
- verb engage in a controversy
polemise; polemicise; polemize.
- The two historians polemicized for years
- verb engage in a controversy
- pithecia1/5
pithecia
- noun sakis
genus Pithecia.
- noun sakis
- coccidae1/5
coccidae
- noun scale insects
family Coccidae.
- noun scale insects
- ecumenicism1/5
ecumenicism
- noun (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity
ecumenicalism; ecumenism.
- noun (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity
- diplomacies1/5
diplomacy
- noun negotiation between nations
diplomatic negotiations.
- noun subtly skillful handling of a situation
finesse; delicacy; discreetness.
- noun negotiation between nations
- audaciousness1/5
audaciousness
- noun fearless daring
temerity; audacity.
- noun aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
audacity.
- he had the audacity to question my decision
- noun fearless daring
- sociables1/5
sociable
- noun a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
mixer; social.
- adjective inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
- a sociable occasion
- enjoyed a sociable chat
- a sociable conversation
- Americans are sociable and gregarious
- noun a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
- lunacies1/5
lunacy
- noun obsolete terms for legal insanity
madness; insaneness.
- noun foolish or senseless behavior
indulgence; foolery; craziness; tomfoolery; folly.
- noun obsolete terms for legal insanity
- dytiscidae1/5
dytiscidae
- noun water beetles
family Dytiscidae.
- noun water beetles
- ceramicists1/5
ceramicist
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
ceramist; thrower; potter.
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
- oxytocics1/5
oxytocic
- noun a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus
oxytocic drug.
- noun a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus
- legitimacies1/5
legitimacy
- noun lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
- noun undisputed credibility
genuineness; authenticity.
- noun lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
- sciaenidae1/5
sciaenidae
- noun warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout
family Sciaenidae.
- noun warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout
- pseudococcidae1/5
pseudococcidae
- noun scalelike insects: mealybugs
family Pseudococcidae.
- noun scalelike insects: mealybugs
- accipitridae1/5
accipitridae
- noun hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
family Accipitridae.
- noun hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
- classicistic1/5
classicistic
- adjective of or relating to classicism
- the classicistic tradition
- adjective of or relating to classicism
- bacilliform1/5
bacilliform
- adjective satellite formed like a bacillus
bacillar; rod-shaped; baculiform; bacillary.
- adjective satellite formed like a bacillus
- secrecies1/5
secrecy
- noun the trait of keeping things secret
silence; secretiveness.
- noun the condition of being concealed or hidden
privateness; concealment; privacy.
- noun the trait of keeping things secret
- characidae1/5
characidae
- noun tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America
family Characidae.
- noun tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America
- gallicisms1/5
gallicism
- noun a word or phrase borrowed from French
- noun a word or phrase borrowed from French
- coccobacillus1/5
coccobacillus
- noun a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus
- noun a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus
- sphecidae1/5
sphecidae
- noun mud daubers; some digger wasps
family Sphecidae.
- noun mud daubers; some digger wasps
- tamiasciurus1/5
tamiasciurus
- noun American red squirrels
genus Tamiasciurus.
- noun American red squirrels
- poeciliidae1/5
poeciliidae
- noun topminnows
family Poeciliidae.
- noun topminnows
- percina1/5
percina
- noun a genus of Percidae
genus Percina.
- noun a genus of Percidae
- scolopacidae1/5
scolopacidae
- noun sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers
family Scolopacidae.
- noun sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers
- refacing1/5
reface
- verb put a new facing on (a garment)
- verb provide with a new facing
- The building was refaced with beautiful stones
- verb put a new facing on (a garment)
- percidae1/5
percidae
- noun active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches
family Percidae.
- noun active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches
- vociferate1/5
vociferate
- verb utter in a very loud voice
shout out.
- They vociferated their demands
- verb utter in a very loud voice
- psittaciformes1/5
psittaciformes
- noun an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets
order Psittaciformes.
- noun an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets
- polemicizing1/5
polemicize
- verb engage in a controversy
polemise; polemicise; polemize.
- The two historians polemicized for years
- verb engage in a controversy
- cyanocitta1/5
cyanocitta
- noun New World jays
genus Cyanocitta.
- noun New World jays
- gallicism1/5
gallicism
A mode of speech peculiar to the French; a French idiom; also, in general, a French mode or custom.
- fascicules1/5
fascicule
- noun an installment of a printed work
fascicle.
- noun an installment of a printed work
- streptobacillus1/5
streptobacillus
- noun any of various rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria
- noun any of various rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria
- estheticians1/5
esthetician
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
aesthetician.
- noun a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty
aesthetician.
- noun a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
- velocipedes1/5
velocipede
- noun any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel
- noun a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
trike; tricycle.
- noun any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel
- conciliations1/5
conciliation
- noun the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled
- there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed
- noun any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration
- noun the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled
- felicitating1/5
felicitate
- verb express congratulations
congratulate.
- verb express congratulations
- matteuccia1/5
matteuccia
- noun small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae
Pteretis; genus Matteuccia; genus Pteretis.
- noun small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae
- muscicapa1/5
muscicapa
- noun type genus of the Muscicapidae
genus Muscicapa.
- noun type genus of the Muscicapidae
- incompetencies1/5
incompetency
- noun lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
incompetence.
- noun lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
- psittacidae1/5
psittacidae
- noun coextensive with the order Psittaciformes
family Psittacidae.
- noun coextensive with the order Psittaciformes
- overspecialized1/5
overspecialize
- verb become overly specialized
overspecialise.
- She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian
- verb become overly specialized
- polemicize1/5
polemicize
- verb engage in a controversy
polemise; polemicise; polemize.
- The two historians polemicized for years
- verb engage in a controversy
- preciser1/5
precise
- adjective sharply exact or accurate or delimited
- a precise mind
- specified a precise amount
- arrived at the precise moment
- adjective satellite (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
accurate; exact.
- a precise image
- a precise measurement
- adjective sharply exact or accurate or delimited
- subacid1/5
subacid
- adjective satellite slightly sour to the taste
- adjective satellite slightly sour to the taste
- bounciness1/5
bounciness
- noun the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
bounce.
- noun the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
- soricidae1/5
soricidae
- noun shrews
family Soricidae.
- noun shrews
- illicitness1/5
illicitness
- noun the quality of not conforming strictly to law
- noun the quality of not conforming strictly to law
- picidae1/5
picidae
- noun woodpeckers
family Picidae.
- noun woodpeckers
- accipiters1/5
accipiter
- noun type genus of the family Accipitridae
genus Accipiter.
- noun type genus of the family Accipitridae
- vaticinations1/5
vaticination
- noun knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
prophecy; prognostication.
- noun knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
- ethicism1/5
ethicism
- noun a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important
- his ethicism often led him to moralize
- noun a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important
- phocidae1/5
phocidae
- noun earless seals
family Phocidae.
- noun earless seals
- alcidae1/5
alcidae
- noun web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.
family Alcidae.
- noun web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.
- principalships1/5
- polemicizes1/5
polemicize
- verb engage in a controversy
polemise; polemicise; polemize.
- The two historians polemicized for years
- verb engage in a controversy
- neoromanticism1/5
neoromanticism
- noun an art movement based on a revival of Romanticism in art and literature
- noun an art movement based on a revival of Romanticism in art and literature
- cruciality1/5
cruciality
- noun a state of critical urgency
criticalness; criticality.
- noun a state of critical urgency
- muscicapidae1/5
muscicapidae
- noun Old World (true) flycatchers
family Muscicapidae.
- noun Old World (true) flycatchers
- vaticination1/5
vaticination
- noun knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
prophecy; prognostication.
- noun knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
- recidivated1/5
recidivate
- verb go back to bad behavior
retrogress; relapse; lapse; fall back; regress.
- Those who recidivate are often minor criminals
- verb go back to bad behavior
- internuncio1/5
internuncio
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio
- thylacinus1/5
thylacinus
- noun Tasmanian wolf
genus Thylacinus.
- noun Tasmanian wolf
- supremacies1/5
supremacy
- noun power to dominate or defeat
mastery; domination.
- mastery of the seas
- noun power to dominate or defeat
- membracidae1/5
membracidae
- noun plant hoppers: treehoppers
family Membracidae.
- noun plant hoppers: treehoppers
- syllabicity1/5
syllabicity
- noun the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language
- noun the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language
- poulticing1/5
poultice
- noun a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
plaster; cataplasm.
- verb dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
plaster.
- noun a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
- meritocracies1/5
meritocracy
- noun a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects
- noun the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
- noun a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects
- nucifraga1/5
nucifraga
- noun nutcrackers
genus Nucifraga.
- noun nutcrackers
- exoticisms1/5
exoticism
- noun the quality of being exotic
exotism; exoticness.
- he loved the exoticism of Egypt
- noun the quality of being exotic
- piciformes1/5
piciformes
(Zoöl.) A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets, colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups.
- capriccios1/5
capriccio
- noun an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation
- noun an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation
- sciaenops1/5
sciaenops
- noun a genus of Sciaenidae
genus Sciaenops.
- noun a genus of Sciaenidae
- counterinsurgencies1/5
counterinsurgency
- noun actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
pacification.
- noun actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
- oscines1/5
oscine
- noun passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
oscine bird.
- adjective of or relating to the songbirds
- noun passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
- ferocities1/5
ferocity
- noun the property of being wild or turbulent
fury; violence; furiousness; wildness; fierceness; vehemence.
- the storm's violence
- noun the property of being wild or turbulent
- proficiently1/5
proficiently
- adverb in a proficient manner
- he dealt proficiently with the problem
- adverb in a proficient manner
- excitingly1/5
excitingly
- adverb in an exciting manner
- at the time of its appearance, the movie must have seemed excitingly new, even revolutionary
- adverb in an exciting manner
- efficaciously1/5
efficaciously
- adverb in an effective manner
effectively.
- these are real problems that can be dealt with most effectively by rational discussion
- adverb in an effective manner
- ercilla1/5
ercilla
- noun a genus of evergreen climbers
genus Ercilla.
- noun a genus of evergreen climbers
- glacially1/5
glacially
- adverb by a glacier
- glacially deposited material
- adverb by a glacier
- piracies1/5
piracy
- noun hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
buccaneering.
- air piracy
- noun the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagiarization; plagiarism; plagiarisation.
- noun hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
- putrescine1/5
putrescine
- noun a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter
- noun a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter
- ocimum1/5
ocimum
- noun basil
genus Ocimum.
- noun basil
- atrociously1/5
atrociously
- adverb in a terrible manner
rottenly; abominably; awfully; terribly; abysmally.
- she sings terribly
- adverb to an extravagant or immoderate degree
outrageously.
- atrociously expensive
- adverb in a terrible manner
- flaccidity1/5
flaccidity
- noun a flabby softness
limpness; flabbiness.
- noun a flabby softness
- facias1/5
facia
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
fascia.
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
- infelicities1/5
infelicity
- noun inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
- noun inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
- disciplinarians1/5
disciplinarian
- noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
moralist; martinet.
- noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
- tyrannicide1/5
tyrannicide
- noun killing a tyrant
- noun killing a tyrant
- ascidian1/5
ascidian
- noun minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves
- noun minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves
- luciferin1/5
luciferin
- noun pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation
- noun pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation
- ascidians1/5
ascidian
- noun minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves
- noun minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves
- falciform1/5
falciform
- adjective satellite curved like a sickle
sickle-shaped; falcate.
- a falcate leaf
- falcate claws
- the falcate moon
- adjective satellite curved like a sickle
- gramicidin1/5
gramicidin
- noun an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria
- noun an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria
- insolvencies1/5
insolvency
- noun the lack of financial resources
- noun the lack of financial resources
- confucianist1/5
confucianist
- noun a believer in the teachings of Confucius
Confucian.
- noun a believer in the teachings of Confucius
- saucily1/5
saucily
- adverb in an impudent or impertinent manner
pertly; impertinently; impudently; freshly.
- a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently
- adverb in an impudent or impertinent manner
- inefficacious1/5
inefficacious
- adjective lacking the power to produce a desired effect
- laws that are inefficacious in stopping crime
- adjective lacking the power to produce a desired effect
- fasciculi1/5
fasciculus
- noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
fascicle; fiber bundle; fibre bundle.
- noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
- zalcitabine1/5
zalcitabine
- noun an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection
DDC; dideoxycytosine.
- noun an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection
- confucianists1/5
confucianist
- noun a believer in the teachings of Confucius
Confucian.
- noun a believer in the teachings of Confucius
- infelicity1/5
infelicity
- noun inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
- noun inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
- disfluencies1/5
disfluency
- noun lack of skillfulness in speaking or writing
- noun lack of skillfulness in speaking or writing
- lancinating1/5
lancinating
- adjective satellite painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
lancinate; piercing; keen; cutting; stabbing; knifelike.
- a cutting wind
- keen winds
- knifelike cold
- piercing knifelike pains
- piercing cold
- piercing criticism
- a stabbing pain
- lancinating pain
- adjective satellite painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- pepcid1/5
pepcid
- noun a histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux
famotidine.
- noun a histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux
- cappuccinos1/5
cappuccino
- noun equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream
cappuccino coffee; coffee cappuccino.
- noun equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream
- officiousness1/5
officiousness
- noun aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
meddlesomeness; intrusiveness.
- noun aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
- indecencies1/5
indecency
- noun the quality of being indecent
- noun an indecent or improper act
impropriety.
- noun the quality of being indecent
- conducing1/5
conduce
- verb be conducive to
contribute; lead.
- The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing
- verb be conducive to
- superciliousness1/5
superciliousness
- noun the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
condescension; disdainfulness.
- noun the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
- facia1/5
facia
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
fascia.
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
- acidotic1/5
acidotic
- adjective having or being characterized by acidosis
- adjective having or being characterized by acidosis
- dicloxacillin1/5
dicloxacillin
- noun antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin
Dynapen.
- noun antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin
- gynoecium1/5
gynoecium
- noun a female gametoecium
- noun a female gametoecium
- sagaciously1/5
sagaciously
- adverb in a shrewd manner
sapiently; astutely; shrewdly; acutely.
- he invested his fortune astutely
- he was acutely insightful
- adverb in a shrewd manner
- officiants1/5
officiant
- noun a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service
- noun a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service
- garcinia1/5
garcinia
(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the mangosteen tree ( Garcinia Mangostana ), found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago; -- so called in honor of Dr.Garcin .
- galicians1/5
galician
- noun a language spoken in Galicia in northwestern Spain; it is between Portuguese and Spanish but closer to Portuguese; sometimes considered a Portuguese or Spanish dialect
- noun a language spoken in Galicia in northwestern Spain; it is between Portuguese and Spanish but closer to Portuguese; sometimes considered a Portuguese or Spanish dialect
- deliciousness1/5
deliciousness
- noun extreme appetizingness
toothsomeness; delectability; lusciousness.
- noun extreme appetizingness
- poinciana1/5
poinciana
- noun a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
bird of paradise; Poinciana gilliesii; Caesalpinia gilliesii.
- noun small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications
subgenus Poinciana.
- noun a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
- extravagancies1/5
extravagancy
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
extravagance.
- we were surprised by the extravagance of his description
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
- unifacial1/5
unifacial
- adjective satellite having but one principal or specialized surface
- a primitive unifacial flint tool
- adjective satellite having but one principal or specialized surface
- complicities1/5
complicity
- noun guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
- noun guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
- renunciant1/5
renunciant
- adjective satellite used especially of behavior
renunciative; self-abnegating; self-denying.
- adjective satellite used especially of behavior
- crucifer1/5
crucifer
- noun any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
cruciferous plant.
- noun any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
- jacinth1/5
jacinth
- noun a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
hyacinth.
- noun a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
- folacin1/5
folacin
- noun a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
vitamin M; vitamin Bc; folate; pteroylmonoglutamic acid; folic acid; pteroylglutamic acid.
- noun a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
- hieracium1/5
hieracium
- noun large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America; few are ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella
genus Hieracium.
- noun large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America; few are ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella
- lubricious1/5
lubricious
- adjective satellite having a smooth or slippery quality
- the skin of cephalopods is thin and lubricious
- adjective satellite characterized by lust
lustful; prurient; salacious.
- eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer
- her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature
- prurient literature
- prurient thoughts
- a salacious rooster of a little man
- adjective satellite having a smooth or slippery quality
- indocin1/5
indocin
- noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin)
indomethacin.
- noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin)
- solicitudes1/5
solicitude
- noun a feeling of excessive concern
solicitousness.
- noun a feeling of excessive concern
- gliricidia1/5
gliricidia
- noun any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous
- noun any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous
- rapaciousness1/5
rapaciousness
- noun extreme gluttony
edacity; esurience; voracity; rapacity; voraciousness.
- noun an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)
voraciousness; greediness.
- the greediness of lawyers
- noun extreme gluttony
- vivaciously1/5
vivaciously
- adverb with vivacity
- he describes his adventures vivaciously
- adverb with vivacity
- crucifers1/5
crucifer
- noun any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
cruciferous plant.
- noun any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
- expediencies1/5
expediency
- noun the quality of being suited to the end in view
expedience.
- noun the quality of being suited to the end in view
- carcinosarcoma1/5
carcinosarcoma
- noun a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed
- noun a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed
- mispronunciations1/5
mispronunciation
- noun incorrect pronunciation
- noun incorrect pronunciation
- androecium1/5
androecium
- noun a male gametoecium
- noun a male gametoecium
- perithecia1/5
- lycium1/5
lycium
- noun deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions
genus Lycium.
- noun deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions
- supremacism1/5
supremacism
- noun the belief that some particular group or race is superior to all others
- white supremacism
- noun the belief that some particular group or race is superior to all others
- implicitness1/5
implicitness
- noun inexplicitness as a consequence of being implied or indirect
- noun inexplicitness as a consequence of being implied or indirect
- outdistancing1/5
outdistance
- verb go far ahead of
distance; outstrip.
- He outdistanced the other runners
- verb go far ahead of
- precociousness1/5
precociousness
- noun intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules
precocity.
- noun intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules
- lusciously1/5
lusciously
- adverb so as to produce a delightful taste
deliciously; scrumptiously.
- I bought some more of these deliciously sweet peaches
- adverb so as to produce a delightful taste
- preciosity1/5
preciosity
- noun the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined
preciousness.
- noun the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined
- cercis1/5
cercis
- noun deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States
genus Cercis.
- noun deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States
- solicitousness1/5
solicitousness
- noun a feeling of excessive concern
solicitude.
- noun a feeling of excessive concern
- refinancings1/5
- feticide1/5
feticide
- noun the act of destroying a fetus
aborticide.
- noun the act of destroying a fetus
- salmacis1/5
salmacis
- noun nymph who merged with Hermaphroditus to form one body
- noun nymph who merged with Hermaphroditus to form one body
- sauciness1/5
sauciness
- noun inappropriate playfulness
archness; perkiness; pertness; impertinence.
- noun inappropriate playfulness
- fettuccini1/5
fettuccini
- noun pasta in flat strips wider than linguine
fettuccine.
- noun pasta in flat strips wider than linguine
- provincialisms1/5
provincialism
- noun a lack of sophistication
- noun a partiality for some particular place
localism; sectionalism.
- noun a lack of sophistication
- complacencies1/5
complacency
- noun the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
complacence; self-complacency; self-satisfaction.
- his complacency was absolutely disgusting
- noun the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
- semiconsciousness1/5
semiconsciousness
- noun marginal consciousness
grogginess; stupor; stupefaction.
- his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows
- someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor
- noun marginal consciousness
- virucidal1/5
virucidal
- adjective tending to destroy viruses
viricidal.
- adjective tending to destroy viruses
- duplicities1/5
duplicity
- noun a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
fraudulence.
- noun acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
double-dealing.
- noun a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
- voraciousness1/5
voraciousness
- noun excessive desire to eat
ravenousness; edacity; esurience; voracity.
- noun extreme gluttony
edacity; esurience; voracity; rapacity; rapaciousness.
- noun excessive desire to eat
- hesitancies1/5
hesitancy
- noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
hesitance.
- noun a certain degree of unwillingness
hesitation; reluctance; disinclination; indisposition.
- a reluctance to commit himself
- his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
- after some hesitation he agreed
- noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
- imprecisions1/5
imprecision
- noun the quality of lacking precision
impreciseness.
- noun the quality of lacking precision
- unscientifically1/5
unscientifically
- adverb in an unscientific way; not according to the principles of science
- they proceeded unscientifically when they dissected the mummy
- adverb in an unscientific way; not according to the principles of science
- racialists1/5
racialist
- noun a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others
racist.
- noun a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others
- mandibulofacial1/5
mandibulofacial
- adjective of or relating to the lower jaw and face
- adjective of or relating to the lower jaw and face
- psilocin1/5
psilocin
- noun a hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom
psilocybin.
- noun a hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom
- fanaticisms1/5
fanaticism
- noun excessive intolerance of opposing views
fanatism; zealotry.
- noun excessive intolerance of opposing views
- fallaciousness1/5
fallaciousness
- noun result of a fallacy or error in reasoning
- noun result of a fallacy or error in reasoning
- licitly1/5
licitly
- adverb in a manner acceptable to common custom
lawfully; legitimately.
- you cannot do this legitimately!
- adverb in a manner acceptable to common custom
- tyrannicides1/5
- calcites1/5
calcite
- noun a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone
- noun a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone
- inauspiciousness1/5
inauspiciousness
- noun the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result
unpropitiousness.
- noun the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result
- emancipative1/5
emancipative
- adjective satellite tending to set free
- adjective satellite tending to set free
- emancipators1/5
emancipator
- noun someone who frees others from bondage
manumitter.
- Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator
- noun someone who frees others from bondage
- spinacia1/5
spinacia
- noun spinach
genus Spinacia.
- noun spinach
- romanticisation1/5
romanticisation
- noun the act of indulging in sentiment
romanticization; sentimentalization; sentimentalisation.
- noun the act of indulging in sentiment
- proboscideans1/5
proboscidean
- noun massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
proboscidian.
- noun massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
- mohorovicic1/5
mohorovicic
- noun Yugoslav geophysicist for whom the Mohorovicic discontinuity was named (1857-1936)
Andrija Mohorovicic.
- noun Yugoslav geophysicist for whom the Mohorovicic discontinuity was named (1857-1936)
- proboscidean1/5
proboscidean
- noun massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
proboscidian.
- noun massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
- lusciousness1/5
lusciousness
- noun extreme appetizingness
toothsomeness; deliciousness; delectability.
- noun extreme appetizingness
- salaciousness1/5
salaciousness
- noun the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
obscenity; salacity; bawdiness; lewdness.
- noun the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
- abbacies1/5
abbacy
- noun the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
- noun the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
- recitalist1/5
recitalist
- noun a musician who gives recitals
- noun a musician who gives recitals
- mogadiscio1/5
mogadiscio
- noun the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean
Mogadishu; capital of Somalia.
- noun the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean
- illicium1/5
illicium
(Bot.) A genus of Asiatic and American magnoliaceous trees, having star-shaped fruit; star anise. The fruit of Illicium anisatum is used as a spice in India, and its oil is largely used in Europe for flavoring cordials, being almost identical with true oil of anise.
- avariciousness1/5
avariciousness
- noun extreme greed for material wealth
avarice; covetousness; cupidity.
- noun extreme greed for material wealth
- malecite1/5
malecite
- noun a member of the Algonquian people of northeastern Maine and New Brunswick
- noun the Algonquian language of the Malecite and Passamaquody
Maleseet.
- noun a member of the Algonquian people of northeastern Maine and New Brunswick
- armoracia1/5
armoracia
- noun horseradish
genus Armoracia.
- noun horseradish
- coccidiomycosis1/5
coccidiomycosis
- noun an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules
desert rheumatism; valley fever; coccidioidomycosis.
- noun an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules
- poncirus1/5
poncirus
- noun one species: trifoliate orange
genus Poncirus.
- noun one species: trifoliate orange
- hyacinthoides1/5
hyacinthoides
- noun small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
genus Hyacinthoides.
- noun small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
- perithecium1/5
perithecium
- noun flask-shaped ascocarp
- noun flask-shaped ascocarp
- indocile1/5
indocile
- adjective satellite of persons
ungovernable; unruly; uncontrollable.
- the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly
- adjective satellite of persons
- avariciously1/5
avariciously
- adverb in a greedy manner
covetously; greedily.
- adverb in a greedy manner
- cercidium1/5
cercidium
- noun spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde
genus Cercidium.
- noun spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde
- carcinosarcomas1/5
carcinosarcoma
- noun a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed
- noun a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed
- contumaciously1/5
contumaciously
- adverb in a rebellious manner
defiantly; rebelliously.
- he rejected her words rebelliously
- adverb in a rebellious manner
- skepticisms1/5
skepticism
- noun doubt about the truth of something
mental rejection; incredulity; disbelief.
- noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
scepticism; agnosticism.
- noun doubt about the truth of something
- achromycin1/5
achromycin
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections
tetracycline.
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections
- ellipticities1/5
ellipticity
- noun the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
oblateness.
- the oblateness of the planet
- noun the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
- viscidity1/5
viscidity
- noun the property of being cohesive and sticky
gluiness; gumminess; cohesiveness; glueyness; viscidness; ropiness; tackiness.
- noun the property of being cohesive and sticky
- vaccina1/5
vaccina
- noun a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar
variola vaccina; variola vaccinia; variola vaccine; vaccinia.
- noun a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar
- vincible1/5
vincible
- adjective satellite susceptible to being defeated
vanquishable; beatable.
- adjective satellite susceptible to being defeated
- placidyl1/5
placidyl
- noun a mild sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Placidyl)
ethchlorvynol.
- noun a mild sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Placidyl)
- sinciput1/5
sinciput
- noun the front part of the head or skull (including the forehead)
- noun the front part of the head or skull (including the forehead)
- anthropocentricity1/5
anthropocentricity
- noun an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
anthropocentrism.
- noun an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
- anthracites1/5
anthracite
- noun a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
anthracite coal; hard coal.
- noun a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
- dicier1/5
dicey
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
dodgy; chanceful; chancy.
- an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
- scepticisms1/5
scepticism
- noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
agnosticism; skepticism.
- noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
- impreciseness1/5
impreciseness
- noun the quality of lacking precision
imprecision.
- noun the quality of lacking precision
- mucoviscidosis1/5
mucoviscidosis
- noun the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
fibrocystic disease of the pancreas; CF; cystic fibrosis; pancreatic fibrosis.
- noun the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
- cholecalciferol1/5
cholecalciferol
- noun a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
calciferol; D; viosterol; vitamin D; ergocalciferol.
- noun a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
- auspiciousness1/5
auspiciousness
- noun the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result
propitiousness.
- noun the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result
- officiously1/5
officiously
- adverb in an officious manner
- nothing so fatal as to strive too officiously for an abstract quality like beauty
- adverb in an officious manner
- incivilities1/5
incivility
- noun deliberate discourtesy
- noun deliberate discourtesy
- irascibility1/5
irascibility
- noun a feeling of resentful anger
quick temper; short temper; spleen.
- noun a feeling of resentful anger
- pitocin1/5
pitocin
- noun hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
oxytocin.
- noun hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
- halcion1/5
halcion
- noun a form of benzodiazepine (trade name Halcion) frequently prescribed as a sleeping pill; usually given to people who have trouble falling asleep
triazolam.
- noun a form of benzodiazepine (trade name Halcion) frequently prescribed as a sleeping pill; usually given to people who have trouble falling asleep
- acinus1/5
acinus
- noun one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry
- noun one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland
- noun one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry
- unbalancing1/5
unbalance
- noun a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
instability; imbalance.
- a hormonal imbalance
- noun a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
mental unsoundness; derangement.
- noun a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
- pertinaciously1/5
pertinaciously
- adverb in a dogged and pertinacious manner
- he struggled pertinaciously for the new resolution
- adverb in a dogged and pertinacious manner
- fasciculation1/5
fasciculation
- noun muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
- noun muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
- injudiciously1/5
injudiciously
- adverb in an injudicious manner
- these intelligence tests were used injudiciously for many years
- adverb in an injudicious manner
- nephrocalcinosis1/5
nephrocalcinosis
- noun renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine
- noun renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine
- scilla1/5
scilla
- noun an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
squill.
- noun an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
- dacite1/5
dacite
- noun a grey volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals
- noun a grey volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals
- piscine1/5
piscine
- adjective of or relating to fish
- adjective of or relating to fish
- academicism1/5
academicism
- noun orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
academism; scholasticism.
- noun orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
- hyperadrenocorticism1/5
hyperadrenocorticism
- noun a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol
Cushing's syndrome.
- noun a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol
- lasciviously1/5
lasciviously
- adverb in a lascivious manner
salaciously.
- adverb in a lascivious manner
- unexcited1/5
unexcited
- adjective not excited
- made an unexcited appraisal of the situation
- adjective not excited
- indecisively1/5
indecisively
- adverb lacking firmness or resoluteness
- `I don't know,' he said indecisively
- adverb without finality; inconclusively; neither side had clearly won but neither side admitted defeat"
- the battle ended indecisively
- adverb lacking firmness or resoluteness
- invincibly1/5
invincibly
- adverb in an invincible manner
- invincibly, the troops moved forward
- adverb in an invincible manner
- spectinomycin1/5
spectinomycin
- noun an antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea
- noun an antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea
- lincomycin1/5
lincomycin
- noun antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
Lincocin.
- noun antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
- concierges1/5
concierge
- noun a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
- noun a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
- nonracist1/5
nonracist
- adjective satellite unprejudiced about race
color-blind; colour-blind.
- adjective satellite unprejudiced about race
- speciously1/5
speciously
- adverb in a specious manner
- adverb in a specious manner
- paramecia1/5
paramecia
- noun any member of the genus Paramecium
paramecium.
- noun any member of the genus Paramecium
paramecium.
- noun any member of the genus Paramecium
- lycians1/5
- ergocalciferol1/5
ergocalciferol
- noun a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
calciferol; D; viosterol; cholecalciferol; vitamin D.
- noun a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
- calcitic1/5
calcitic
- adjective of or relating to or containing calcite
- adjective of or relating to or containing calcite
- oncidium1/5
oncidium
- noun any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
dancing lady orchid; butterfly plant; butterfly orchid.
- noun any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
- novobiocin1/5
novobiocin
- noun an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by Gram-positive bacteria
- noun an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by Gram-positive bacteria
- pugnaciously1/5
pugnaciously
- adverb in a pugnacious manner
- adverb in a pugnacious manner
- balzacian1/5
balzacian
- adjective of or relating to Honore de Balzac or his writings
- adjective of or relating to Honore de Balzac or his writings
- calciferol1/5
calciferol
- noun a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
D; viosterol; cholecalciferol; vitamin D; ergocalciferol.
- noun a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
- hypoadrenocorticism1/5
hypoadrenocorticism
- noun a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
Addison's syndrome; Addison's disease; hypoadrenalism.
- noun a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
- lepidocrocite1/5
lepidocrocite
- noun a red to reddish brown mineral consisting of iron oxide hydroxide; often found in iron ores together with goethite
- noun a red to reddish brown mineral consisting of iron oxide hydroxide; often found in iron ores together with goethite
- pacifically1/5
pacifically
- adverb in a peaceable manner
peaceably.
- the tenant paying the rent hereby reserved and performing the several covenants herein on his part contained shall peaceably hold and enjoy the demised premises
- adverb in a peaceable manner
- antimycin1/5
antimycin
- noun a crystalline antibiotic active against various fungi
- noun a crystalline antibiotic active against various fungi
- garamycin1/5
garamycin
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract
gentamicin.
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract
- unconscientious1/5
unconscientious
- adjective not conscientious;
- adjective not conscientious;
- fascioliasis1/5
fascioliasis
- noun infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot
fasciolosis.
- noun infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot
- sociolinguistically1/5
sociolinguistically
- adverb with respect to sociolinguistics
- sociolinguistically fascinating
- adverb with respect to sociolinguistics
- farcically1/5
farcically
- adverb in a farcical manner
- a farcically inept bungler
- adverb in a farcical manner
- terramycin1/5
terramycin
- noun a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
hydroxytetracycline; oxytetracycline; oxytetracycline hydrochloride.
- noun a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
- speciousness1/5
speciousness
- noun an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility
meretriciousness.
- the speciousness of his argument
- noun an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility
- mendaciously1/5
mendaciously
- adverb in a mendacious and untruthful manner
untruthfully.
- I told him, quite untruthfully, that I had just returned from leave
- adverb in a mendacious and untruthful manner
- rapaciously1/5
rapaciously
- adverb in a rapacious manner
- adverb in a rapacious manner
- sciara1/5
sciara
- noun minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
sciarid; fungus gnat.
- noun minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
- vibramycin1/5
vibramycin
- noun an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections
doxycycline.
- Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline
- noun an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections
- putrescible1/5
putrescible
- adjective satellite liable to decay or spoil or become putrid
spoilable; putrefiable; decayable.
- adjective satellite liable to decay or spoil or become putrid
- conscionable1/5
conscionable
- adjective satellite acceptable to your conscience
- adjective satellite acceptable to your conscience
- salaciously1/5
salaciously
- adverb in a lascivious manner
lasciviously.
- adverb in a lascivious manner
- aureomycin1/5
aureomycin
- noun a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases
chlortetracycline.
- noun a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases
- dacites1/5
dacite
- noun a grey volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals
- noun a grey volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals
- minocin1/5
minocin
- noun tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections
minocycline.
- noun tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections
- unselfconsciousness1/5
unselfconsciousness
- noun the quality of being not self-conscious; unawareness of yourself or of others' views of yourself
- he had the unselfconsciousness of a child
- noun the quality of being not self-conscious; unawareness of yourself or of others' views of yourself
- erythromycins1/5
erythromycin
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative
Ilosone; Erythrocin; Ethril; E-Mycin; Pediamycin.
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative
- vancocin1/5
vancocin
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections
vancomycin.
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections
- psocids1/5
psocid
- noun small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter
- noun small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter
- acidemias1/5
acidemia
- noun a blood disorder characterized by an increased concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which falls below 7 on the pH scale)
- noun a blood disorder characterized by an increased concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which falls below 7 on the pH scale)
- dulciana1/5
dulciana
- noun the organ stop having a tone of soft sweet string quality
- noun the organ stop having a tone of soft sweet string quality
- mincingly1/5
mincingly
- adverb in a mincing manner
- she stepped mincingly over the puddles
- adverb in a mincing manner
- saliencies1/5
saliency
- noun the state of being salient
strikingness; salience.
- noun the state of being salient
- ungraciousness1/5
ungraciousness
- noun an offensive lack of good manners
- noun an offensive lack of good manners
- nebcin1/5
nebcin
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against Gram-negative bacteria
tobramycin.
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against Gram-negative bacteria
- chalcid1/5
chalcid
- noun any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects
chalcidfly; chalcid wasp; chalcid fly.
- noun any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects
- infelicitously1/5
infelicitously
- adverb in an infelicitous manner
- he chose his words rather infelicitously
- adverb in an infelicitous manner
- erythrocin1/5
erythrocin
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative
Ilosone; Ethril; E-Mycin; erythromycin; Pediamycin.
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative
- dihydrostreptomycin1/5
dihydrostreptomycin
- noun antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used against tuberculosis and tularemia and Gram-negative organisms
- noun antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used against tuberculosis and tularemia and Gram-negative organisms
- oscine1/5
oscine
- noun passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
oscine bird.
- adjective of or relating to the songbirds
- noun passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
- phocine1/5
phocine
- adjective of or relating to seals
- adjective of or relating to seals
- thylacine1/5
thylacine
- noun rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
Thylacinus cynocephalus; Tasmanian wolf; Tasmanian tiger.
- noun rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
- carcinomatous1/5
carcinomatous
- adjective being or relating to carcinoma
- a carcinomatous lesion
- adjective being or relating to carcinoma
- conscienceless1/5
conscienceless
- adjective satellite lacking a conscience
unconscionable.
- a conscienceless villain
- brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless
- an unconscionable liar
- adjective satellite lacking a conscience
- superciliously1/5
superciliously
- adverb with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner
sneeringly; snidely.
- `I don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly
- adverb with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner
- benzylpenicillin1/5
benzylpenicillin
- noun the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics
penicillin G.
- noun the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics
- inauspiciously1/5
inauspiciously
- adverb in an inauspicious manner
unpropitiously.
- he started his new job inauspiciously on Friday the 13th
- adverb in an inauspicious manner
- irreproducible1/5
irreproducible
- adjective impossible to reproduce or duplicate
unreproducible.
- adjective impossible to reproduce or duplicate
- acinic1/5
acinic
- adjective pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
acinose; acinous; acinar.
- adjective pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
- mithramycin1/5
mithramycin
- noun an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes
Mithracin.
- noun an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes
- dacitic1/5
dacitic
- adjective relating to or consisting of dacite
- dacitic magma is highly viscous
- adjective relating to or consisting of dacite
- thylacines1/5
thylacine
- noun rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
Thylacinus cynocephalus; Tasmanian wolf; Tasmanian tiger.
- noun rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
- uncivilly1/5
uncivilly
- adverb in an uncivil manner
- he treats his former wife uncivilly
- adverb in an uncivil manner
- alopecic1/5
alopecic
- adjective pertaining to loss of hair or wool or feathers
- adjective pertaining to loss of hair or wool or feathers
- hepatocarcinoma1/5
hepatocarcinoma
- noun carcinoma of the liver
hepatoma; malignant hepatoma; hepatocellular carcinoma.
- noun carcinoma of the liver
- unreproducible1/5
unreproducible
- adjective impossible to reproduce or duplicate
irreproducible.
- adjective impossible to reproduce or duplicate
- nafcillin1/5
nafcillin
- noun a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci
Nafcil.
- noun a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci
- oxacillin1/5
oxacillin
- noun a form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci
- noun a form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci
- velociraptor1/5
velociraptor
- noun small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs
- noun small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs
- velociraptors1/5
velociraptor
- noun small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs
- noun small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs
- characins1/5
characin
- noun any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae
characid; characin fish.
- noun any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae
- monoecious1/5
monoecious
- adjective having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal
monoicous; monecious.
- adjective having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal
- precocial1/5
precocial
- adjective (of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days
- adjective (of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days
- altricial1/5
altricial
- adjective (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food
- adjective (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food
- preciously1/5
preciously
- adverb extremely
precious.
- there is precious little time left
- adverb extremely
- intraspecies1/5
intraspecies
- adjective arising or occurring within a species; involving the members of one species
intraspecific.
- intraspecific competition
- adjective arising or occurring within a species; involving the members of one species
- unreciprocated1/5
unreciprocated
- adjective satellite not returned in kind
unrequited; unanswered.
- unrequited (unanswered) love
- adjective satellite not returned in kind
- nonassociative1/5
nonassociative
- adjective not associative
- adjective not associative
- undeciphered1/5
undeciphered
- adjective not deciphered
- Linear A is still undeciphered
- adjective not deciphered
- interracially1/5
interracially
- adverb by race
- interracially restrictive
- adverb by race
- unexcitable1/5
unexcitable
- adjective not easily excited
- an unexcitable temperament
- adjective not easily excited
- unreconcilable1/5
unreconcilable
- adjective impossible to reconcile
irreconcilable.
- irreconcilable differences
- adjective impossible to reconcile
- nonoscillatory1/5
nonoscillatory
- adjective satellite not having periodic vibrations
- adjective satellite not having periodic vibrations
- centricity1/5
centricity
The state or quality of being centric; centricalness.
- elicitors1/5
elicitors
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- ajaccio1/5
- prescientific1/5
prescientific
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- nonofficial1/5
nonofficial
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- decima1/5
decima
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- complicitous1/5
- transpacific1/5
transpacific
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- homosociality1/5
- nonphysician1/5
nonphysician
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- picciotto1/5
- stereospecific1/5
stereospecific
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- boccioni1/5
- phytotoxicity1/5
- discipling1/5
disciple
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
adherent.
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
- societally1/5
societal
- adjective relating to human society and its members
social.
- social institutions
- societal evolution
- societal forces
- social legislation
- adjective relating to human society and its members
- telicity1/5
- nonspecialists1/5
nonspecialists
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- participator1/5
participator
One who participates, or shares with another; a partaker.
- buccinator1/5
buccinator
(Anat.) A muscle of the cheek; -- so called from its use in blowing wind instruments.
- socius1/5
- braccio1/5
braccio
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- calcinosis1/5
calcinosis
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- phototoxicity1/5
- uncircumcision1/5
uncircumcision
The absence or want of circumcision.
- enunciative1/5
enunciative
Pertaining to, or containing, enunciation; declarative. Ayliffe. --E*nun"ci*a*tive*ly , adv.
- officina1/5
officina
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- simplicial1/5
- undissociated1/5
- microcirculatory1/5
- dacians1/5
dacian
Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians. --n. A native of ancient Dacia.
- cappadocians1/5
cappadocian
- adjective of or pertaining to Cappadocia or its people or culture
- adjective of or pertaining to Cappadocia or its people or culture
- pacificus1/5
pacificus
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- pacinian1/5
pacinian
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- uncirculated1/5
- docilely1/5
docile
- adjective willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
- the docile masses of an enslaved nation
- adjective satellite ready and willing to be taught
teachable.
- docile pupils eager for instruction
- teachable youngsters
- adjective willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
- reassociation1/5
reassociation
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- superplasticity1/5
- nociceptor1/5
nociceptor
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- coprecipitation1/5
- sacrificially1/5
sacrificial
- adjective used in or connected with a sacrifice
- sacrificial lamb
- adjective used in or connected with a sacrifice
- mispricing1/5
mispricing
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- participators1/5
participator
One who participates, or shares with another; a partaker.
- duodecimo1/5
duodecimo
Having twelve leaves to a sheet; as, a duodecimo from, book, leaf, size, etc.
- allicin1/5
- concile1/5
concile
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- prejudicially1/5
prejudicial
- adjective satellite (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
detrimental; damaging; prejudicious.
- damaging to career and reputation
- the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant
- adjective tending to favor preconceived ideas
prejudicious.
- the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population
- adjective satellite (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
- baucis1/5
- eroticization1/5
eroticization
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- depoliticize1/5
depoliticize
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- dulcis1/5
dulcis
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- socioreligious1/5
- narcissistically1/5
narcissistically
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- photoexcitation1/5
- principii1/5
principii
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- vorticism1/5
- presidencia1/5
presidencia
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- endemicity1/5
- apostolicity1/5
apostolicity
The state or quality of being apostolical.
- cofinancing1/5
- fasciculata1/5
fasciculata
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- braccia1/5
braccia
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- preexcitation1/5
- judicium1/5
- irreconcilably1/5
irreconcilable
- adjective impossible to reconcile
unreconcilable.
- irreconcilable differences
- adjective impossible to reconcile
- niacinamide1/5
niacinamide
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- foeticide1/5
foeticide
Same as Feticide .
- recirculate1/5
recirculate
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- tumorigenicity1/5
- puromycin1/5
- preciso1/5
- noncircular1/5
- coccinea1/5
coccinea
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- oscillatoria1/5
oscillatoria
(Bot.) Same as Oscillaria .
- decidendi1/5
- plebiscitary1/5
plebiscitary
Of or pertaining to plebiscite. The Century.
- trucial1/5
- homoscedasticity1/5
- inducibility1/5
- ethnocide1/5
- monospecific1/5
- unconscionably1/5
unconscionable
- adjective satellite lacking a conscience
conscienceless.
- a conscienceless villain
- brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless
- an unconscionable liar
- adjective satellite greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
extortionate; usurious; outrageous; exorbitant; steep.
- exorbitant rent
- extortionate prices
- spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
- usurious interest rate
- unconscionable spending
- adjective satellite lacking a conscience
- cliticization1/5
- sociation1/5
sociation
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- nonscientists1/5
- scapulothoracic1/5
- extrathoracic1/5
- opacified1/5
opacify
- verb make opaque
- The glass was opacified more greater privacy
- verb become opaque
- the tissue in the eye's cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind
- verb make opaque
- racialisation1/5
- preparticipation1/5
- mercians1/5
- rodenticides1/5
- fascicularis1/5
fascicularis
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- cervicis1/5
cervicis
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- actinobacillus1/5
- glacialis1/5
glacialis
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- aestheticizing1/5
- canciones1/5
- cancion1/5
cancion
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- deciders1/5
- fasciatus1/5
fasciatus
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- anticarcinogenic1/5
- coppicing1/5
coppice
- noun a dense growth of bushes
thicket; brush; brushwood; copse.
- noun a dense growth of bushes
- photoexcited1/5
- sericite1/5
sericite
(Min.) A kind of muscovite occuring in silky scales having a fibrous structure. It is characteristic of sericite schist.
- verticillata1/5
verticillata
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- antifascism1/5
antifascism
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- indissociable1/5
- domicil1/5
domicil
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- nucifera1/5
nucifera
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- sociolegal1/5
- municipals1/5
municipal
- adjective relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality
- municipal government
- municipal bonds
- a municipal park
- municipal transportation
- adjective satellite of or relating to the government of a municipality
- international law...only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law"- J.L.kuntz
- adjective relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality
- nonaccidental1/5
- ethnocentricity1/5
- percivale1/5
- oiticica1/5
- financiere1/5
financiere
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- infanticidal1/5
infanticidal
Of or pertaining to infanticide; engaged in, or guilty of, child murder.
- megacity1/5
- scious1/5
scious
Knowing; having knowledge. "Brutes may be and are scious." Coleridge.
- biocidal1/5
biocidal
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- dereferencing1/5
- amoxycillin1/5
- sociol1/5
sociol
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- fiducia1/5
fiducia
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- encina1/5
encina
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- depoliticizing1/5
depoliticizing
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- aromaticity1/5
- fascines1/5
fascine
(Fort. & Engin.) A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
- sociopathy1/5
sociopathy
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- cacciatore1/5
cacciatore
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- scient1/5
scient
Knowing; skillful. Obs. Cockeram.
- sociodramatic1/5
- geoscientists1/5
geoscientists
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- eusocial1/5
eusocial
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- metamucil1/5
metamucil
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- microbicidal1/5
microbicidal
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- fascio1/5
fascio
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- erucic1/5
erucic
(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs ( Eruca orBrassica );as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembling oleic acid, and found in colza oil, mustard oil, etc.
- capacitively1/5
capacitive
- adjective of or relating to capacitance
- adjective of or relating to capacitance
- elegancies1/5
elegancy
The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or impresses unpleasantly; grace given by art or practice; fine polish; refinement; -- said of manners, language, style, form, architecture, etc. That grace that elegance affords. Drayton.
The endearing elegance of female friendship. Johnson.
A trait of native elegance, seldom seen in the masculine character after childhood or early youth, was shown in the General's fondness for the sight and fragrance of flowers. Hawthorne.
- socioculturally1/5
sociocultural
- adjective relating to both social and cultural matters
- adjective relating to both social and cultural matters
- indicium1/5
indicium
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- deicide1/5
deicide
The act of killing a being of a divine nature; particularly, the putting to death of Jesus Christ. R.Earth profaned, yet blessed, with deicide. Prior.
- consociation1/5
consociation
Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy. A friendly consociation with your kindred elements. Warburton.
- subcircuit1/5
subcircuit
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- vicinage1/5
vicinage
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- hyacinthus1/5
hyacinthus
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- cancionero1/5
cancionero
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- phocis1/5
- luciferian1/5
luciferian
Of or pertaining to Lucifer; having the pride of Lucifer; satanic; devilish.
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irreconcilability
The quality or state of being irreconcilable; irreconcilableness.
- suicidally1/5
suicidal
- adjective satellite dangerous to yourself or your interests
self-destructive.
- suicidal impulses
- a suicidal corporate takeover strategy
- a kamikaze pilot
- adjective satellite dangerous to yourself or your interests
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principalis
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provinciality
The quality or state of being provincial; peculiarity of language characteristic of a province. T. Warton.
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associative
- adjective characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
associatory.
- associative learning
- adjective characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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crocidolite
(Min.) A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and soda; -- called also blue asbestus . A silicified form, in which the fibers penetrating quartz are changed to oxide of iron, is the yellow browntiger-eye of the jewelers.
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placita
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efficient
- adjective being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
- an efficient production manager
- efficient engines save gas
- adjective satellite able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively
effective.
- people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw
- effective personnel
- an efficient secretary
- the efficient cause of the revolution
- adjective being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
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- immiscibility1/5
immiscibility
Incapability of being mixed, or mingled.
- mechanician1/5
mechanician
One skilled in the theory or construction of machines; a machinist. Boyle.
- sociogram1/5
sociogram
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- reconcilement1/5
reconcilement
Reconciliation. Milton.
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inconvenience
- noun an inconvenient discomfort
incommodiousness.
- noun a difficulty that causes anxiety
worriment; troublesomeness.
- noun an inconvenient discomfort
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atlanticist
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- fencibles1/5
fencible
(Mil.) A soldier enlisted for home service only; -- usually in the pl.
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discitis
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- nonscience1/5
- inconscient1/5
inconscient
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bioethicist
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suicidology
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- aestheticist1/5
- deducibility1/5
deducibility
Deducibleness.
- nuncius1/5
nuncius
(Roman & Old Eng. Law) (a) A messenger. (b) The information communicated.
- phocians1/5
- injudicial1/5
injudicial
Not according to the forms of law; not judicial. R.
- unicist1/5
- suspicionless1/5
suspicionless
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- nonreducing1/5
- irreconcilables1/5
irreconcilable
- adjective impossible to reconcile
unreconcilable.
- irreconcilable differences
- adjective impossible to reconcile
- technicist1/5
technicist
One skilled to technics or in one or more of the practical arts.
- biblicism1/5
biblicism
Learning or literature relating to the Bible. R.
- tercio1/5
tercio
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- vorticist1/5
vorticist
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- incipiently1/5
incipient
- adjective satellite only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
inchoate.
- incipient civil disorder
- an incipient tumor
- a vague inchoate idea
- adjective satellite only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
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- ecocide1/5
ecocide
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salicin
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acier
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- scientologists1/5
scientologists
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percipi
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acidum
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officinarum
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antisocialist
One opposed to the doctrines and practices of socialists or socialism.
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- resequencing1/5
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cloxacillin
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crucian
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precipitable
Capable of being precipitated, or cast to the bottom, as a substance in solution. See Precipitate , n.(Chem.)
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conduciveness
The quality of conducing.
- unpublicized1/5
- leucite1/5
leucite
(Min.) A mineral having a glassy fracture, occurring in translucent trapezohedral crystals. It is a silicate of alumina and potash. It is found in the volcanic rocks of Italy, especially at Vesuvius.
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prothoracic
(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the prothorax.
- mincio1/5
- coerciveness1/5
coerciveness
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- socii1/5
socii
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tribunician
Of or pertaining to tribunes; befitting a tribune; Dryden.as, .tribunitial power or authorityA kind of tribunician veto, forbidding that which is recognized to be wrong. Hare.
- pasticcio1/5
pasticcio
A medley; an olio. R. H. Swinburne.
- provincializing1/5
provincialize
To render provincial. M. Arnold.
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neofascist
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- gothicism1/5
gothicism
A Gothic idiom.
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- producibility1/5
producibility
The quality or state of being producible. Barrow.
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foncier
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alcindor
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disciple
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
adherent.
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
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colicin
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sociosexual
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recalcitrant
- adjective satellite stubbornly resistant to authority or control
refractory; fractious.
- a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
- a refractory child
- adjective satellite marked by stubborn resistance to authority
- the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators
- adjective satellite stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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silicification
(Chem.) Thae act or process of combining or impregnating with silicon or silica; the state of being so combined or impregnated; as, the .silicification of wood
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pesticidal
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- incidently1/5
incident
- noun a single distinct event
- noun a public disturbance
- the police investigated an incident at the bus station
- noun a single distinct event
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resentencing
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- marcionite1/5
marcionite
(Eccl. Hist) A follower of Marcion, a Gnostic of the second century, who adopted the Oriental notion of the two conflicting principles, and imagined that between them there existed a third power, neither wholly good nor evil, the Creator of the world and of man, and the God of the Jewish dispensation. Brande & C.
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herbicidal
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- benedicite1/5
benedicite
A canticle (the Latin version of which begins with this word) which may be used in the order for morning prayer in the Church of England. It is taken from an apocryphal addition to the third chapter of Daniel.
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concupiscible
Exciting to, or liable to be affected by, concupiscence; provoking lustful desires. Shak.
- lacis1/5
lacis
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sociologic
Of or pertaining to sociology, or social science. --So`ci*o*log"ic*al*ly , adv.
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depoliticised
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- historicizes1/5
historicize
To record or narrate in the manner of a history; to chronicle. R.
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antifascists
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- commercium1/5
- marcionites1/5
marcionite
(Eccl. Hist) A follower of Marcion, a Gnostic of the second century, who adopted the Oriental notion of the two conflicting principles, and imagined that between them there existed a third power, neither wholly good nor evil, the Creator of the world and of man, and the God of the Jewish dispensation. Brande & C.
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renunciate
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- associators1/5
associator
An associate; a confederate or partner in any scheme. How Pennsylvania's air agrees with Quakers, And Carolina's with associators. Dryden.
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- fasciata1/5
fasciata
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recipiency
The quality or state of being recipient; a receiving; reception; receptiveness.
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- superconsciousness1/5
superconsciousness
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teratocarcinoma
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- ethnoscience1/5
- ethnicism1/5
ethnicism
Heathenism; paganism; idolatry. Obs. "Taint of ethnicism." B. Jonson.
- celticism1/5
celticism
A custom of the Celts, or an idiom of their language. Warton.
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anacin
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- associationalism1/5
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fascisti
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islamicist
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brucite
(Min.) (a) A white, pearly mineral, occurring thin and foliated, like talc, and also fibrous; a native magnesium hydrate. (b) The mineral chondrodite. R.
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facioscapulohumeral
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- reproducibles1/5
reproducible
- adjective capable of being reproduced
consistent.
- astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained
- adjective capable of being reproduced
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exciter
One who, or that which, excites. Hope is the grand exciter of industry. Dr. H. More.
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columcille
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excercise
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fasciculatum
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hygroscopicity
(Bot.) The property possessed by vegetable tissues of absorbing or discharging moisture according to circumstances.
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- pisciculture1/5
pisciculture
Fish culture. See under Fish .
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stereospecificity
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mucic
(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gums and micilaginous substances; specif., denoting an acid obtained by the oxidation of gums, dulcite, etc., as a white crystalline substance isomeric with saccharic acid.
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arsacid
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vicina
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volscian
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fallacious
- adjective satellite containing or based on a fallacy
unsound.
- fallacious reasoning
- an unsound argument
- adjective satellite intended to deceive
fraudulent; deceitful.
- deceitful advertising
- fallacious testimony
- smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge
- a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes
- adjective satellite containing or based on a fallacy
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recip
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manciple
A steward; a purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of Court. Chaucer.
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incisa
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tacitness
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immunoprecipitates
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unemancipated
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sociodrama
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radiolucencies
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runcible
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subspecific
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microbicide
(Biol.) Any agent detrimental to, or destructive of, the life of microbes or bacterial organisms.
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sulpician
(R. C. Ch.) One of an order of priests established in France in 1642 to educate men for the ministry. The order was introduced soon afterwards into Canada, and in 1791 into the United States. Written also Sulpitian .
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flaccida
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nonspecialized
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- facilely1/5
facile
- adjective satellite arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
- too facile a solution for so complex a problem
- adjective satellite performing adroitly and without effort
- a facile hand
- adjective satellite arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
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deliciosa
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capacitative
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speciosum
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hispanicize
To give a Spanish form or character to; as, to .Hispanicize Latin words
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intendencia
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beneficent
- adjective doing or producing good
- the most beneficent regime in history
- adjective satellite generous in assistance to the poor
benevolent; eleemosynary; philanthropic.
- a benevolent contributor
- eleemosynary relief
- philanthropic contributions
- adjective doing or producing good
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diacid
(Chem.) Divalent; -- said of a base or radical as capable of saturating two acid monad radicals or a dibasic acid. Cf. Dibasic , a., andBiacid .
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enunciator
One who enunciates or proclaims.
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aestheticize
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faucial
(Anat.) Pertaining to the fauces; pharyngeal.
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pseudoacacia
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associationist
(Philos.) One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas; e. g., Hartley, J. C. Mill.
- associator1/5
associator
An associate; a confederate or partner in any scheme. How Pennsylvania's air agrees with Quakers, And Carolina's with associators. Dryden.
- conveniencies1/5
conveniency
The state or quality of being convenient; fitness or suitableness, as of place, time, etc.; propriety. Let's futher think of this; Weigh what convenience both of time and means May fit us to our shape. Shak.
With all brief and plain conveniency, Let me have judgment. Shak.
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scirocco
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sulpician
(R. C. Ch.) One of an order of priests established in France in 1642 to educate men for the ministry. The order was introduced soon afterwards into Canada, and in 1791 into the United States. Written also Sulpitian .
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acies
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immunoprecipitate
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scil
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bifacial
- adjective satellite having two faces or fronts
biface.
- the Roman Janus is bifacial
- adjective satellite having two faces or fronts
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cervicofacial
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rifamycin
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anicius
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gracioso
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lucency
The quality of being lucent.
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psittacine
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occipitalis
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encipherment
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- nuancing1/5
nuance
- noun a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
nicety; refinement; subtlety; shade.
- without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor
- don't argue about shades of meaning
- noun a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
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felecia
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deacidification
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sinicized
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nonexercise
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parricidal
Of or pertaining to parricide; guilty of parricide.
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succinimide
(Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, C2H4.(CO)2.NH , obtained by treating succinic anhydride with ammonia gas. It is a typical imido acid, and forms a series of salts. SeeImido acid , underImido .
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beneficial
- adjective satellite promoting or enhancing well-being
good.
- an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries
- the beneficial effects of a temperate climate
- the experience was good for her
- adjective satellite promoting or enhancing well-being
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scirrhous
(Med.) Proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus; indurated; knotty; as, .scirrhous affections;scirrhous diseaseWritten also skirrhous .
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conscient
Conscious. R. Bacon.
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interracialism
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glacial
- adjective relating to or derived from a glacier
- glacial deposit
- adjective satellite devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
frozen; icy; frigid; wintry; frosty.
- a frigid greeting
- got a frosty reception
- a frozen look on their faces
- a glacial handshake
- icy stare
- wintry smile
- adjective relating to or derived from a glacier
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recitativo
(Mus.) Recitative.
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nonpracticing
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intersocietal
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bracing
- noun a structural member used to stiffen a framework
brace.
- verb prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
brace; poise.
- noun a structural member used to stiffen a framework
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spartacist
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oscillometric
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nunciature
The office of a nuncio. Clarendon.
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phytosociological
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associe
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overspecialization
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phaeacian
Of or pertaining to the Phæacians, a fabulous seafaring people fond of the feast, the lyre, and the dance, mentioned by Homer.
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officialism
The state of being official; a system of official government; also, adherence to office routine; red-tapism. Officialism may often drift into blunders. Smiles.
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policial
Relating to the police . R.
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speciosus
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concinna
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coccineus
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principial
Elementary. Obs. Bacon.
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mechanician
One skilled in the theory or construction of machines; a machinist. Boyle.
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surcingle
A belt, band, or girth which passes over a saddle, or over anything laid on a horse's back, to bind it fast.
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placitum
A public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which the sovereign president when a consultation was held upon affairs of state. Brande & C.
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nematicide
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quinquefasciatus
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sociolect
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coccinella
(Zoöl.) A genus of small beetles of many species. They and their larvæ feed on aphids or plant lice, and hence are of great benefit to man. Also called ladybirds andladybugs .
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proficient
- adjective satellite having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
good; practiced; expert; skillful; adept; skilful.
- adept in handicrafts
- an adept juggler
- an expert job
- a good mechanic
- a practiced marksman
- a proficient engineer
- a lesser-known but no less skillful composer
- the effect was achieved by skillful retouching
- adjective of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
technical.
- his technical innovation was his brushwork
- the technical dazzle of her dancing
- adjective satellite having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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coccinellid
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ludovicianus
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lucifugus
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efficacity
Efficacy. R. J. Fryth.
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reassociate
To associate again; to bring again into close relatoins.
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racialize
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villancico
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respecification
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- fascine1/5
fascine
(Fort. & Engin.) A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
- scissile1/5
scissile
Capable of being cut smoothly; scissible. R. Arbuthnot.
- sociograms1/5
- chilpancingo1/5
- brecciation1/5
- nonsolicitation1/5
- miracidium1/5
- superciliary1/5
superciliary
Of or pertaining to the eyebrows; supraorbital.
- inartificial1/5
inartificial
Not artificial; not made or elaborated by art; natural; simple; artless; --as, an inartificial argument; aninartificial character.In*ar`ti*fi"cial*ly , adv. --In*ar`ti*fi"cial*ness , n.
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recirculates
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brescian
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bacteriocidal
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- sericin1/5
sericin
(Chem.) A gelatinous nitrogenous material extracted from crude silk and other similar fiber by boiling water; -- called also silk gelatin .
- velocimeter1/5
velocimeter
An apparatus for measuring speed, as of machinery or vessels, but especially of projectiles.
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hyperexcitable
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asocial
- adjective satellite given to avoiding association with others
- bears are asocial secretive animals
- are you asocial or do you just enjoy living in the Antarctic?
- adjective satellite hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior
antisocial.
- criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial
- crimes...and other asocial behavior
- an antisocial deed
- adjective satellite given to avoiding association with others
- ecumenicity1/5
ecumenicity
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- dolcino1/5
dolcino
(Mus.) A small bassoon, formerly much used. Simmonds.
- renunciatory1/5
renunciatory
Pertaining to renunciation; containing or declaring a renunciation; as, .renunciatory vows
- ionicity1/5
ionicity
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- oversocialized1/5
- glycinin1/5
glycinin
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- phallicism1/5
phallicism
See Phallism .
- infraspecific1/5
- fettucine1/5
- noncarcinogenic1/5
- insouciantly1/5
insouciant
- adjective satellite marked by blithe unconcern
nonchalant; casual.
- an ability to interest casual students
- showed a casual disregard for cold weather
- an utterly insouciant financial policy
- an elegantly insouciant manner
- drove his car with nonchalant abandon
- was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner
- adjective satellite marked by blithe unconcern
- interfascicular1/5
interfascicular
(Anat.) Between fascicles or bundles; as, the .interfascicular spaces of connective tissue
- toarcian1/5
- deficiences1/5
deficience
Same as Deficiency .Thou in thyself art perfect, and in thee Is no deficience found. Milton.
- phloroglucinol1/5
- vorticists1/5
- overexcitement1/5
overexcitement
Excess of excitement; the state of being overexcited.
- barmecide1/5
barmecide
One who proffers some illusory advantage or benefit. Also used as an adj.: Barmecidal. "A Barmecide feast." Dickens.
- elucidatory1/5
elucidatory
Tending to elucidate; elucidative. R.
- preglacial1/5
preglacial
(Geol.) Prior to the glacial or drift period.
- indicial1/5
- technicism1/5
- uncia1/5
uncia
(Rom. Antiq.) A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an ounce.
- psychosocially1/5
psychosocially
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- uncited1/5
- chalcidice1/5
- pronunciamiento1/5
pronunciamiento
See Pronunciamento .
- accidie1/5
accidie
Sloth; torpor. Obs. "The sin of accidie." Chaucer.
- pacificator1/5
- laciniata1/5
laciniata
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- procaccia1/5
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- maleficia1/5
- emancipists1/5
- revolucionarios1/5
revolucionarios
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styraciflua
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- sciureus1/5
sciureus
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- occidentalist1/5
- phocian1/5
phocian
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- biblicist1/5
biblicist
One skilled in the knowledge of the Bible; a demonstrator of religious truth by the Scriptures.
- nonfiduciary1/5
- percipience1/5
percipience
The faculty, act or power of perceiving; perception. Mrs. Browning.
- acidizing1/5
- antisociality1/5
- coprecipitated1/5
- omphacite1/5
- uncircumscribed1/5
- analcime1/5
analcime
(Min.) A white or flesh-red mineral, of the zeolite, occurring in isometric crystals. By friction, it acquires a weak electricity; hence its name.
- nonassociated1/5
- basioccipital1/5
basioccipital
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bone in the base of the cranium, frequently forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but usually distinct in the young. --n. The basioccipital bone.
- mosaicist1/5
mosaicist
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- multidiscipline1/5
multidiscipline
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- suicided1/5
suicide
- noun the act of killing yourself
self-destruction; self-annihilation.
- it is a crime to commit suicide
- noun a person who kills himself intentionally
felo-de-se.
- noun the act of killing yourself
- prescind1/5
prescind
To cut off; to abstract. Obs. Norris.
- unspecifiable1/5
- nematicidal1/5
- lucientes1/5
lucientes
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- encinal1/5
- subspecialist1/5
subspecialist
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- excisable1/5
excisable
Liable or subject to excise; as, tobacco in an .excisable commodity
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- officinal1/5
officinal
Used in a shop, or belonging to it. Obs. or R. Johnson.
- glancingly1/5
glance
- noun a quick look
coup d'oeil; glimpse.
- verb throw a glance at; take a brief look at
peek; glint.
- She only glanced at the paper
- I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting
- noun a quick look
- ficin1/5
ficin
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- nonscientist1/5
nonscientist
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- depoliticise1/5
depoliticise
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- scientologist1/5
scientologist
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- phenician1/5
phenician
See Phoenician .
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- nonspecified1/5
- sarcina1/5
sarcina
(Biol.) A genus of bacteria found in various organic fluids, especially in those those of the stomach, associated with certain diseases. The individual organisms undergo division along two perpendicular partitions, so that multiplication takes place in two directions, giving groups of four cubical cells. Also used adjectively; as, a .sarcina micrococcus; asarcina group
- dissocial1/5
dissocial
Unfriendly to society; contracted; selfish; as, .dissocial feelings
- glaciolacustrine1/5
- italicization1/5
italicization
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- atticism1/5
atticism
A favoring of, or attachment to, the Athenians.
- felicific1/5
- nondecision1/5
nondecision
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- supraglacial1/5
- calciphylaxis1/5
- chalcidians1/5
chalcidian
(Zoöl.) One of a tropical family of snakelike lizards ( Chalcidæ ), having four small or rudimentary legs.
- nonparticipatory1/5
- alliancing1/5
alliance
- noun the state of being allied or confederated
confederation.
- noun a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
bond.
- the shifting alliances within a large family
- their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them
- noun the state of being allied or confederated
- immunoprecipitations1/5
immunoprecipitations
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- historicise1/5
historicise
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- undecideds1/5
undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
undetermined; unresolved; open.
- an open question
- our position on this bill is still undecided
- our lawsuit is still undetermined
- adjective satellite characterized by indecision
on the fence.
- some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan
- too many voters still declare they are undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- calciner1/5
calcine
- verb heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces
- verb heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces
- metathoracic1/5
metathoracic
(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the metathorax.
- sociogenetic1/5
- implicity1/5
implicity
Implicitness. Obs. Cotgrave.
- nonciliated1/5
- congruencies1/5
- racinian1/5
- fancifulness1/5
fancifulness
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- sociomedical1/5
- decimator1/5
decimator
One who decimates. South.
- suspicioned1/5
suspicion
- noun an impression that something might be the case
intuition; hunch.
- he had an intuition that something had gone wrong
- noun doubt about someone's honesty
distrust; mistrust; misgiving.
- noun an impression that something might be the case
- ethnicist1/5
- acidogenic1/5
- fencible1/5
fencible
(Mil.) A soldier enlisted for home service only; -- usually in the pl.
- atlanticists1/5
- aperiodicity1/5
- renunciates1/5
- silicium1/5
- nonproducing1/5
- epinician1/5
- larvicidal1/5
- cliticized1/5
- supraoccipital1/5
supraoccipital
(Anat.) Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone. --n. The supraoccipital bone.
- praecipe1/5
praecipe
(Law) (a) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it. (b) A paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in the office out of which the writ is to be issued. Wharton.
- sciamachy1/5
sciamachy
See Sciomachy .
- vernaccia1/5
- exothermicity1/5
- revoicing1/5
revoice
To refurnish with a voice; to refit, as an organ pipe, so as to restore its tone.
- medicinalis1/5
medicinalis
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- ricinoleic1/5
ricinoleic
(Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a fatty acid analogous to oleic acid, obtained from castor oil as an oily substance, CHO with a harsh taste. Formerly written ricinolic.
- capucinus1/5
capucinus
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- sociologism1/5
- pauciflora1/5
pauciflora
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- querencia1/5
- uncriticized1/5
- nonconsciously1/5
nonconscious
- adjective satellite concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness
- nonconscious psychic processes
- adjective satellite relating to the lack of consciousness of inanimate things
- adjective satellite concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness
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depoliticizes
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- vivaciousness1/5
vivaciousness
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- vaccinal1/5
vaccinal
(Med.) Of or pertaining to vaccinia or vaccination.
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criticizable
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- lacinia1/5
lacinia
(Bot.) (a) One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers .(b) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf .
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- subfacies1/5
- ganancias1/5
- uncalcified1/5
- eroticisation1/5
- postaccident1/5
- municipalisation1/5
- subcircular1/5
subcircular
Nearly circular.
- indisciplined1/5
indiscipline
- noun the trait of lacking discipline
undiscipline.
- noun the trait of lacking discipline
- estrogenicity1/5
estrogenicity
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- respecified1/5
respecified
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chalcidian
(Zoöl.) One of a tropical family of snakelike lizards ( Chalcidæ ), having four small or rudimentary legs.
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- letterspacing1/5
- excentricity1/5
excentricity
. (Math.) Same as Eccentricity .
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- englacial1/5
- carroccio1/5
- nonreducible1/5
- noncoincidence1/5
noncoincidence
Lack of coincidence.
- eclaircissement1/5
eclaircissement
The clearing up of anything which is obscure or not easily understood; an explanation. The eclaircissement ended in the discovery of the informer. Clarendon.
- procidentia1/5
procidentia
(Med.) A falling down; a prolapsus. R. Parr.
- arsacids1/5
- dezincification1/5
dezincification
The act or process of freeing from zinc; also, the condition resulting from the removal of zinc.
- anglicists1/5
- judicia1/5
judicia
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- capucine1/5
capucine
See Capuchin , 3.
- hyacinthine1/5
hyacinthine
Belonging to the hyacinth; resemblingthe hyacinth; in color like the hyacinth. Milton.His curling locks like hyacinthine flowers. Cowper.
The hyacinthine boy, for whom Morn well might break and April bloom. Emerson.
- reduccion1/5
reduction
- noun the act of decreasing or reducing something
diminution; decrease; step-down.
- noun any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
reducing.
- noun the act of decreasing or reducing something
- encierro1/5
- suscite1/5
suscite
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- intersociety1/5
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biostatistician
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- diacids1/5
diacid
(Chem.) Divalent; -- said of a base or radical as capable of saturating two acid monad radicals or a dibasic acid. Cf. Dibasic , a., andBiacid .
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ludoviciana
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- prescinding1/5
- patricidal1/5
patricidal
Of or pertaining to patricide; parricidal.
- anglicist1/5
anglicist
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- matricidal1/5
matricidal
Of or pertaining to matricide.
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- superefficient1/5
- helicities1/5
- estancieros1/5
- extrajudicially1/5
extrajudicial
- adjective satellite beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted
- an extrajudicial penalty
- adjective satellite beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted
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sociogenic
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- nonacidic1/5
- monocalcium1/5
- intracity1/5
intracity
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- recision1/5
recision
The act of cutting off. Sherwood.
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glaciologists
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- precommercial1/5
- depoliticising1/5
depoliticising
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- sociosexuality1/5
sociosexuality
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overexercising
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- coccineum1/5
coccineum
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occipitofrontal
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geoscientist
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hyperconscious
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aerodynamicist
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- necklacing1/5
necklace
- noun jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
- noun jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
- isotonicity1/5
- crucifiers1/5
crucifier
One who crucifies; one who subjects himself or another to a painful trial.
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- nonbeneficial1/5
- poecile1/5
- scirrhus1/5
scirrhus
(Med.) (a) An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland. Obs.(b) A cancerous tumor which is hard, translucent, of a gray or bluish color, and emits a creaking sound when incised .Sometimes incorrectly written schirrus ; written alsoskirrhus .
- cylindricity1/5
cylindricity
The quality or condition of being cylindrical.
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- microcircuitry1/5
- sebacic1/5
sebacic
(Chem.) Of or pertaining to fat; derived from, or resembling, fat; specifically, designating an acid (formerly called also sebic , andpyroleic , acid), obtained by the distillation or saponification of certain oils (as castor oil) as a white crystalline substance.
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quartodeciman
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- irascibly1/5
irascible
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
quick-tempered; hot-tempered; hotheaded; short-tempered; choleric.
- a hotheaded commander
- adjective satellite characterized by anger
choleric.
- a choleric outburst
- an irascible response
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
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glaciologist
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- scientized1/5
- participatively1/5
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- precisionist1/5
- redecision1/5
redecision
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- entrancingly1/5
entrancing
- adjective satellite capturing interest as if by a spell
captivating; fascinating; bewitching; enthralling; enchanting.
- bewitching smile
- Roosevelt was a captivating speaker
- enchanting music
- an enthralling book
- antique papers of entrancing design
- a fascinating woman
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; bewitch; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- adjective satellite capturing interest as if by a spell
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- coprecipitate1/5
coprecipitate
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resocialize
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- psychometrician1/5
psychometrician
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- scintigram1/5
scintigram
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precisian
One who limits, or restrains. Obs.
- capriccioso1/5
- superintendencies1/5
superintendency
The act of superintending; superintendence. Boyle.
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- plebiscitarian1/5
- occipitofrontalis1/5
occipitofrontalis
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- uncinata1/5
uncinata
(Zoöl.) A division of marine chætopod annelids which are furnished with uncini, as the serpulas and sabellas.
- revaccinated1/5
revaccinate
To vaccinate a second time or again. --Re*vac`ci*na"tion n.
- phenylglycine1/5
- aestheticizes1/5
- perspicaciously1/5
perspicacious
- adjective satellite acutely insightful and wise
sagacious; sapient.
- much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument
- observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions
- a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators
- adjective satellite mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
clear-eyed; clear-sighted.
- too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow
- chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership
- much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument
- adjective satellite acutely insightful and wise
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- pencillings1/5
pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- noun graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
- the words were scribbled in pencil
- this artist's favorite medium is pencil
- noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- emancipist1/5
emancipist
A freed convict. Australia
- preexcited1/5
- fancily1/5
fancy
- noun something many people believe that is false
phantasy; fantasy; illusion.
- they have the illusion that I am very wealthy
- noun a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
- noun something many people believe that is false
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muscipula
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rescissory
Tending to rescind; rescinding. To pass a general act rescissory (as it was called), annulling all the Parliaments that had been held since the year 1633. Bp. Burnet.
- fluvioglacial1/5
- fasciculate1/5
fasciculate
Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.
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- preconsciously1/5
preconscious
Of or pertaining to a state before consciousness.
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orificial
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- sciolto1/5
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scientifical
Scientific. Locke.
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semicivilized
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necia
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tercia
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- unsuspiciously1/5
unsuspicious
- adjective satellite not suspicious
unsuspecting.
- deceiving the unsuspecting public
- adjective satellite not suspicious
- resorcin1/5
resorcin
(Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance of the phenol series, obtained by melting certain resins, as galbanum, asafetida, etc., with caustic potash. It is also produced artificially and used in making certain dyestuffs, as phthaleïn, fluoresceïn, and eosin.
- mancipation1/5
mancipation
Slavery; involuntary servitude. Obs. Johnson.
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subspecialization
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fuscipes
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- deficients1/5
deficient
- adjective satellite inadequate in amount or degree
wanting; lacking.
- a deficient education
- deficient in common sense
- lacking in stamina
- tested and found wanting
- adjective of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
insufficient.
- insufficient funds
- adjective satellite inadequate in amount or degree
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laricina
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overexercise
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- saucisson1/5
saucisson
(Mining or Gun.) A long and slender pipe or bag, made of cloth well pitched, or of leather, filled with powder, and used to communicate fire to mines, caissons, bomb chests, etc.
- nonacid1/5
nonacid
(Chem.) Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic; positive; -- said of certain atoms and radicals.
- crocin1/5
crocin
(Chem.) (a) The coloring matter of Chinese yellow pods, the fruit of Watts.Gardenia grandiflora .(b) A red powder (called also polychroite ), which is made from the saffron (Crocus sativus ). SeePolychroite .
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enunciatory
Pertaining to, or containing, enunciation or utterance.
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facialis
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monochromaticity
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acidifier
(Chem.) A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.
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- commercia1/5
commercia
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deficient
- adjective satellite inadequate in amount or degree
wanting; lacking.
- a deficient education
- deficient in common sense
- lacking in stamina
- tested and found wanting
- adjective of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
insufficient.
- insufficient funds
- adjective satellite inadequate in amount or degree
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conicity
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polyacid
(Chem.) Capable of neutralizing, or of combining with, several molecules of a monobasic acid; having more than one hydrogen atom capable of being replaced by acid radicals; -- said of certain bases; as, calcium hydrate and glycerin are .polyacid bases
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- hallucinogenics1/5
hallucinogenic
- adjective satellite capable of producing hallucinations
- LSD is a powerful hallucinogenic drug
- adjective satellite capable of producing hallucinations
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scotticism
An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland or Scotchmen. That, in short, in which the Scotticism of Scotsmen most intimately consists, is the habit of emphasis. Masson.
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rejoicing
- noun a feeling of great happiness
- noun the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
jubilation; exultation.
- noun a feeling of great happiness
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dickcissel
(Zoöl.) The American black-throated bunting ( Spiza Americana ).
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acicularis
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mesothoracic
(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the mesothorax.
- cadencing1/5
cadence
- noun (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
beat; metre; meter; measure.
- noun the close of a musical section
- noun (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
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- undecidedly1/5
undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
undetermined; unresolved; open.
- an open question
- our position on this bill is still undecided
- our lawsuit is still undetermined
- adjective satellite characterized by indecision
on the fence.
- some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan
- too many voters still declare they are undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
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accidentality
The quality of being accidental; accidentalness. R. Coleridge.
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- miticide1/5
miticide
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occipitoposterior
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recidivistic
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- discing1/5
discing
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consociation
Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy. A friendly consociation with your kindred elements. Warburton.
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decimal
- noun a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
decimal fraction.
- noun a number in the decimal system
- noun a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
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dynamicists
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paulician
(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Christian dualists originating in Armenia in the seventh century. They rejected the Old Testament and the part of the New.
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judicialized
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spaciness
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provincialization
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simplicia
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- duplicitously1/5
duplicitous
- adjective satellite marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
double-dealing; two-faced; deceitful; double-faced; Janus-faced; ambidextrous; double-tongued.
- she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill
- a double-dealing double agent
- a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
- adjective satellite marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
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concio
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furcifer
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esotericist
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- bascinet1/5
bascinet
A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor. Written also basinet ,bassinet ,basnet .
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phocid
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- fallacia1/5
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estheticism
The doctrine of æsthetics; æsthetic principles; devotion to the beautiful in nature and art. Lowell.
- musicianly1/5
musician
- noun someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
player; instrumentalist.
- noun artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
- noun someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
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internuncial
Of or pertaining to an internuncio.
- nondisciplinary1/5
nondisciplinary
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- ascidia1/5
ascidia
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- opacifier1/5
opacify
- verb make opaque
- The glass was opacified more greater privacy
- verb become opaque
- the tissue in the eye's cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind
- verb make opaque
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quercifolia
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- anticipatorily1/5
anticipatory
- adjective satellite in anticipation
prevenient.
- adjective satellite in anticipation
- ccid1/5
ccid
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causticity
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- delicioso1/5
delicioso
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- translucid1/5
translucid
Translucent. R. Bacon.
- correspondencies1/5
correspondency
Same as Correspondence , 3.The correspondencies of types and antitypes . . . may be very reasonable confirmations. S. Clarke.
- uncinatum1/5
uncinatum
(Anat.) The unciform bone.
- raciality1/5
raciality
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biblicist
One skilled in the knowledge of the Bible; a demonstrator of religious truth by the Scriptures.
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quercitin
(Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance, occurring quite widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, as is apple-tree bark, horse-chestnut leaves, etc., but originally obtained by the decomposition of quercitrin. Called also meletin .
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regicidal
Pertaining to regicide, or to one committing it; having the nature of, or resembling, regicide. Bp. Warburton.
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- vespucius1/5
vespucius
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- nutricia1/5
nutricia
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- municipalism1/5
municipalism
Municipal condition.
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- inexcitable1/5
inexcitable
Not susceptible of excitement; dull; lifeless; torpid.
- vicine1/5
vicine
Near; neighboring; vicinal. R. Glanvill.
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- dynasticism1/5
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pyrogenicity
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novemcinctus
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ilicifolia
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traducianism
(Theol.) The doctrine that human souls are produced by the act of generation; -- opposed to creationism, and infusionism.
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fettucini
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- societary1/5
societary
Societarian. R.
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- recitatif1/5
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buccinum
(Zoöl.) A genus of large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic seas. It includes the common whelk ( B. undatum ).
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dissociative
- adjective satellite tending to produce dissociation
- adjective satellite tending to produce dissociation
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- foreconscious1/5
foreconscious
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- parasiticide1/5
parasiticide
Anything used to destroy parasites. Quain.
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jacinthe
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exoccipital
(Anat.) Pertaining to a bone or region on each side of the great foremen of the skull. --n. The exoccipital bone, which often forms a part of the occipital in the adult, but is usually distinct in the young.
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intendancy
The office or employment of an intendant.
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- incide1/5
incide
To cut; to separate and remove; to resolve or break up, as by medicines. Obs. Arbuthnot.
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superacid
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profascist
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- disciplinarily1/5
disciplinary
- adjective relating to discipline in behavior
- disciplinary problems in the classroom
- adjective relating to a specific field of academic study
- economics in its modern disciplinary sense
- adjective relating to discipline in behavior
- thoracica1/5
thoracic
- adjective of or relating to the chest or thorax
pectoral.
- pectoral organ
- adjective of or relating to the chest or thorax
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gynodioecious
(Bot.) Dioecious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant which bears mostly pistillate flowers.
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trifasciata
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hypercriticism
Excessive criticism, or unjust severity or rigor of criticism; zoilism.
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- sociations1/5
sociations
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omniscient
- adjective satellite infinitely wise
all-knowing.
- adjective satellite infinitely wise
- officiality1/5
officiality
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- preciation1/5
preciation
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nonprejudicial
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orcinol
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exercitation
exercise; practice; use. R. Sir T. Browne.
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verruciform
Shaped like a wart or warts.
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piscivorus
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bocaccio
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- unspecifically1/5
unspecifically
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- narciss1/5
narciss
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- gothicized1/5
gothicize
To make Gothic; to bring back to barbarism.
- officiator1/5
officiator
One who officiates. Tylor.
- efficience1/5
efficience
The quality of being efficient or producing an effect or effects; efficient power; effectual agency. The manner of this divine efficiency being far above us. Hooker.
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poeticize
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- excitor1/5
excitor
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- reassociated1/5
reassociate
To associate again; to bring again into close relatoins.
- concinnity1/5
concinnity
Internal harmony or fitness; mutual adaptation of parts; elegance; -- used chiefly of style of discourse. R.An exact concinnity and eveness of fancy. Howell.
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katcina
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- decime1/5
decime
A French coin, the tenth part of a franc, equal to about two cents.
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algicides
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salicina
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piscina
(Arch.) A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels.
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parasiticide
Anything used to destroy parasites. Quain.
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- sociative1/5
sociative
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enforcible
That may be enforced.
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- sociate1/5
sociate
Associated. Obs.
- peracids1/5
peracids
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nonmalicious
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algicide
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unpacified
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enforce
- verb ensure observance of laws and rules;
apply; implement.
- Apply the rules to everyone
- verb compel to behave in a certain way
impose.
- Social relations impose courtesy
- verb ensure observance of laws and rules;
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indecipherability
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countertendencies
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zincite
(Min.) Native zinc oxide; a brittle, translucent mineral, of an orange-red color; -- called also red zinc ore , andred oxide of zinc .
- reciproque1/5
reciproque
Reciprocal. Bacon.
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molluscicide
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acidoses
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occipitomastoid
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duodecimo
Having twelve leaves to a sheet; as, a duodecimo from, book, leaf, size, etc.
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deviancies
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acidulant
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albicilla
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fasciated
Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage.
- indicible1/5
indicible
Unspeakable. Obs.
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vociferousness
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cliometricians
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nonprecious
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precisian
One who limits, or restrains. Obs.
- aforecited1/5
aforecited
Named or quoted before.
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maleficio
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leucin
(Physiol. Chem.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance formed in the decomposition of albuminous matter by pancreatic digestion, by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid, and by putrefaction. It is also found as a constituent of various tissues and organs, as the spleen, pancreas, etc., and likewise in the vegetable kingdom. Chemically it is to be considered as amido-caproic acid. now called "leucine", one of the essential amino acids (not synthesized by the human body, required component for proper nutrition). (CH3)2CH.CH2.CH(NH2)-COOH . L-leucine, the natural form, is present in most proteins.
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hyperconsciousness
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scintillometer
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social
mixer; sociable.
societal.