funereal
- adjective satellite suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
sepulchral.
- funereal gloom
- hollow sepulchral tones
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henrik_ibsen
- noun realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)
Henrik Johan Ibsen; Ibsen.
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j._m._synge
- noun Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural Irish life (1871-1909)
John Millington Synge; Edmund John Millington Synge; Synge.
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tongue-in-cheek
- adjective satellite cleverly amusing in tone
facetious; bantering.
- a bantering tone
- facetious remarks
- tongue-in-cheek advice
- adverb in a bantering fashion
banteringly.
- he spoke to her banteringly
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weariness
- noun temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
fatigue; tiredness.
- he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue
- growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills
- weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep
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sunk
- adjective satellite doomed to extinction
done for; undone; washed-up; ruined.
- verb fall or descend to a lower place or level
drop down; drop; sink.
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thoughtful
- adjective satellite having intellectual depth
- a deeply thoughtful essay
- adjective exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
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harley_granville-barker
- noun English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)
Granville-Barker.
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clairvoyant
- noun someone who has the power of clairvoyance
- adjective satellite perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
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worrisome
- adjective not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety
unreassuring.
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
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catastrophe
- noun an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
tragedy; calamity; cataclysm; disaster.
- the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
- the earthquake was a disaster
- noun a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
disaster.
- lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system
- his policies were a disaster
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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
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literary
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of literature
- adjective satellite knowledgeable about literature
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dissatisfied
- adjective satellite in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
disgruntled.
- verb fail to satisfy
dissatisfy.
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portentous
- adjective satellite of momentous or ominous significance
prodigious.
- such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville
- a prodigious vision
- adjective satellite ominously prophetic
foreboding; fateful.
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sorry
- adjective feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
bad; regretful.
- felt regretful over his vanished youth
- regretful over mistakes she had made
- he felt bad about breaking the vase
- adjective satellite bad; unfortunate
distressing; sad; pitiful; lamentable; deplorable.
- my finances were in a deplorable state
- a lamentable decision
- her clothes were in sad shape
- a sorry state of affairs
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fatal
- adjective bringing death
- adjective satellite having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
fateful.
- that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev
- the fatal day of the election finally arrived
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jinxed
- adjective satellite (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune
hexed.
- verb cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
bewitch; hex; glamour; witch; enchant; jinx.
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iconoclastic
- adjective satellite characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions
- adjective satellite destructive of images used in religious worship; said of religions, such as Islam, in which the representation of living things is prohibited
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despondency
- noun feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
disconsolateness; heartsickness; despondence.
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facetious
- adjective satellite cleverly amusing in tone
bantering; tongue-in-cheek.
- a bantering tone
- facetious remarks
- tongue-in-cheek advice
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wave
- noun one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
moving ridge.
- noun a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
- a wave of settlers
- troops advancing in waves
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crestfallen
- adjective satellite brought low in spirit
chapfallen; chopfallen; deflated.
- left us fatigued and deflated spiritually
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cataclysmic
- adjective satellite severely destructive
cataclysmal.
- cataclysmic nuclear war
- a cataclysmic earthquake
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gloomy
- adjective satellite depressingly dark
glooming; gloomful; sulky.
- the gloomy forest
- the glooming interior of an old inn
- `gloomful' is archaic
- adjective satellite filled with melancholy and despondency
blue; downhearted; dispirited; down in the mouth; depressed; downcast; down; low; low-spirited; grim.
- gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
- gloomy predictions
- a gloomy silence
- took a grim view of the economy
- the darkening mood
- lonely and blue in a strange city
- depressed by the loss of his job
- a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
- downcast after his defeat
- feeling discouraged and downhearted
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mourn
- verb feel sadness
- She is mourning her dead child
- verb observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one
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jean_genet
- noun French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986)
Genet.
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despondence
- noun feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
despondency; disconsolateness; heartsickness.
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screaming
- noun sharp piercing cry
screech; screeching; shriek; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screech; screeching; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
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defamatory
- adjective satellite (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
denigrating; libelous; denigrative; denigratory; calumnious; slanderous; libellous; calumniatory.
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elated
- adjective exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
- the elated winner
- felt elated and excited
- verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
intoxicate; uplift; elate; pick up; lift up.
- Music can uplift your spirits
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chapfallen
- adjective satellite brought low in spirit
crestfallen; chopfallen; deflated.
- left us fatigued and deflated spiritually
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hellman
- noun United States playwright; her plays were often indictments of injustice (1905-1984)
Lillian Hellman.
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impressive
- adjective making a strong or vivid impression
- adjective satellite producing a strong effect
telling.
- gave an impressive performance as Othello
- a telling gesture
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level
- noun a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
grade; degree.
- a moderate grade of intelligence
- a high level of care is required
- it is all a matter of degree
- noun a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
grade; tier.
- lumber of the highest grade
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loneliness
- noun the state of being alone in solitary isolation
solitariness.
- noun sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
forlornness; desolation.
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beaumont
- noun United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)
William Beaumont.
- noun English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616)
Francis Beaumont.
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tearful
- adjective filled with or marked by tears
- tearful eyes
- tearful entreaties
- adjective satellite showing sorrow
dolorous; dolourous; weeping; lachrymose.
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undone
- adjective satellite not done
- the work could be done or undone and nobody cared
- verb cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
undo.
- I wish I could undo my actions
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uncheerful
- adjective causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
depressing; cheerless.
- the economic outlook is depressing
- something cheerless about the room
- a moody and uncheerful person
- an uncheerful place
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thespian
- noun a theatrical performer
player; role player; histrion; actor.
- adjective of or relating to drama
- the movie director had thespian cooperation
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pretend
- noun the enactment of a pretense
make-believe.
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
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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
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regret
- noun sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
sorrow; ruefulness; rue.
- he drank to drown his sorrows
- he wrote a note expressing his regret
- to his rue, the error cost him the game
- verb feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
repent; rue.
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abstracter
- noun one who makes abstracts or summarizes information
abstractor.
- adjective existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
abstract.
- abstract words like `truth' and `justice'
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second
- noun 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
sec; s.
- noun an indefinitely short time
moment; bit; mo; minute.
- wait just a moment
- in a mo
- it only takes a minute
- in just a bit
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ill-chosen
- adjective satellite not elegant or graceful in expression
awkward; inept; inapt; clumsy; cumbersome.
- an awkward prose style
- a clumsy apology
- his cumbersome writing style
- if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
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helpless
- adjective satellite lacking in or deprived of strength or power
incapacitated.
- lying ill and helpless
- helpless with laughter
- adjective satellite unable to function; without help
lost.
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broken_heart
- noun devastating sorrow and despair
- he is recovering from a broken heart
- a broken heart languishes here
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depression
- noun a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
- noun a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
slump; economic crisis.
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blue
- noun blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
blueness.
- he had eyes of bright blue
- noun blue clothing
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garcia_lorca
- noun Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco's soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War (1898-1936)
Lorca; Frederico Garcia Lorca.
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ill-omened
- adjective satellite marked by or promising bad fortune
ill-starred; ill-fated; doomed; unlucky.
- their business venture was doomed from the start
- an ill-fated business venture
- an ill-starred romance
- the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott
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heaviness
- noun the property of being comparatively great in weight
weightiness.
- noun persisting sadness
- nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss
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taxing
- adjective satellite not easily borne; wearing; I only had to greet the guests"
burdensome; onerous.
- the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return
- my duties weren't onerous
- a taxing schedule
- verb levy a tax on
tax.
- The State taxes alcohol heavily
- Clothing is not taxed in our state
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unrealised
- adjective satellite of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities
unrealized; unfulfilled.
- unfulfilled and uneasy men
- unrealized dreams and ambitions
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jocular
- adjective satellite characterized by jokes and good humor
jesting; joking; jocose.
- adverb with humor
jocosely.
- they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly
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mischievous
- adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
pixilated; impish; puckish; prankish; implike; arch; wicked.
- teasing and worrying with impish laughter
- a wicked prank
- adjective satellite deliberately causing harm or damage
- mischievous rumors and falsehoods
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self-defeating
- adjective satellite acting to defeat its own purpose
- it is self-defeating...to ignore the progress of events
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travesty
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
farce; farce comedy.
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.
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haggard
- noun British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)
Sir Henry Rider Haggard; Rider Haggard.
- adjective satellite showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
careworn; raddled; worn; drawn.
- looking careworn as she bent over her mending
- her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness
- that raddled but still noble face
- shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens
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unavoidable_casualty
- noun a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events
force majeure; act of God; inevitable accident; vis major.
- he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God
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melancholy
- noun a feeling of thoughtful sadness
- noun a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
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force_majeure
- noun a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events
act of God; inevitable accident; unavoidable casualty; vis major.
- he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God
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coward
- noun a person who shows fear or timidity
- noun English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
Noel Coward; Sir Noel Pierce Coward.
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dramatise
- verb put into dramatic form
dramatize; adopt.
- adopt a book for a screenplay
- verb represent something in a dramatic manner
dramatize.
- These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth
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disastrous
- adjective satellite (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
fatal; calamitous; black; fateful.
- the stock market crashed on Black Friday
- a calamitous defeat
- the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign
- such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin
- it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur
- a fateful error
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mourning
- noun state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
bereavement.
- noun the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
lamentation.
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dry
- noun a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
prohibitionist.
- verb remove the moisture from and make dry
dry out.
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sombreness
- noun a state of partial or total darkness
gloom; somberness.
- he struck a match to dispel the gloom
- noun a feeling of melancholy apprehension
gloom; gloominess; somberness.
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distressed
- adjective satellite facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
hard put; hard-pressed; in a bad way.
- distressed companies need loans and technical advice
- financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices
- we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment
- found themselves in a bad way financially
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
straiten; distress.
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ravaging
- noun plundering with excessive damage and destruction
devastation.
- verb make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
ravage; harry.
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dispiritedness
- noun a feeling of low spirits
dejectedness; low-spiritedness; lowness; downheartedness.
- he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits
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poignant
- adjective satellite arousing affect
affecting; touching.
- the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene
- poignant grief cannot endure forever
- his gratitude was simple and touching
- adjective satellite keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
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hardy
- noun United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
Oliver Hardy.
- noun English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
Thomas Hardy.
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burdensome
- adjective satellite not easily borne; wearing; I only had to greet the guests"
onerous; taxing.
- the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return
- my duties weren't onerous
- a taxing schedule
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rueful
- adjective satellite feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
remorseful; contrite; ruthful.
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angstfic
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ill-fated
- adjective satellite marked by or promising bad fortune
ill-starred; doomed; unlucky; ill-omened.
- their business venture was doomed from the start
- an ill-fated business venture
- an ill-starred romance
- the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott
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doleful
- adjective satellite filled with or evoking sadness
mournful.
- the child's doleful expression
- stared with mournful eyes
- mournful news
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lessing
- noun German playwright and leader of the Enlightenment (1729-1781)
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.
- noun English author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919)
Doris May Lessing; Doris Lessing.
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mantic
- adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
sibyllic; sibylline; vatical; vatic; divinatory.
- the high priest's divinatory pronouncement
- mantic powers
- a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions
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wailful
- adjective satellite vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
wailing; lamenting.
- lamenting sinners
- wailing mourners
- the wailing wind
- wailful bagpipes
- tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare
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humour
- noun a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
humor; temper; mood.
- whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time
- he was in a bad humor
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; wit; humor.
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heart
- noun the locus of feelings and intuitions
bosom.
- in your heart you know it is true
- her story would melt your bosom
- noun the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
pump; ticker.
- he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
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win
- noun a victory (as in a race or other competition)
- he was happy to get the win
- noun something won (especially money)
winnings; profits.
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sorrowfulness
- noun the state of being sad
sadness; sorrow.
- she tired of his perpetual sadness
- noun a state of gloomy sorrow
ruthfulness; mournfulness.
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vi
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
sixer; sestet; Captain Hicks; hexad; sise; six; sextet; half a dozen; 6; sextuplet.
- noun more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
United States Virgin Islands; American Virgin Islands.
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ironical
- adjective satellite characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
ironic.
- madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker
- it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely
- adjective satellite humorously sarcastic or mocking
dry; ironic; wry.
- dry humor
- an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
- an ironic novel
- an ironical smile
- with a wry Scottish wit
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theatrical
- noun a performance of a play
theatrical performance; histrionics; representation.
- adjective of or relating to the theater
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visit
- noun the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
- he dropped by for a visit
- noun a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice
- he scheduled a visit to the dentist
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negative
- noun a reply of denial
- he answered in the negative
- noun a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
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contrite
- adjective satellite feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
rueful; remorseful; ruthful.
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sighted
- adjective able to see
- verb catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
spy; sight.
- he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge
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pensiveness
- noun persistent morbid meditation on a problem
brooding.
- noun deep serious thoughtfulness
meditativeness; contemplativeness.
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rattigan
- noun British playwright (1911-1977)
Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan; Terence Rattigan.
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emmeleia
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prejudicious
- adjective tending to favor preconceived ideas
prejudicial.
- the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population
- adjective satellite (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
prejudicial; detrimental; damaging.
- damaging to career and reputation
- the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant
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denigrating
- adjective satellite (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
libelous; denigrative; denigratory; calumnious; slanderous; libellous; calumniatory; defamatory.
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
minimize; derogate; denigrate; belittle.
- Don't belittle his influence
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flaw
- noun an imperfection in an object or machine
fault; defect.
- a flaw caused the crystal to shatter
- if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer
- noun defect or weakness in a person's character
- he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless
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chekhov
- noun Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
Anton Chekhov; Anton Pavlovich Chekov; Anton Pavlovich Chekhov; Chekov; Anton Chekov.
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tragicness
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shakespearian
- noun a Shakespearean scholar
Shakespearean.
- adjective of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works
Shakespearean.
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regrettable
- adjective satellite deserving regret
too bad.
- regrettable remarks
- it's regrettable that she didn't go to college
- it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church
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pitt
- noun a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)
George Dibdin Pitt; George Dibdin-Pitt; George Pitt.
- noun English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)
Pitt the Younger; Second Earl of Chatham; William Pitt.
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downhearted
- adjective satellite filled with melancholy and despondency
blue; dispirited; down in the mouth; depressed; downcast; down; gloomy; low; low-spirited; grim.
- gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
- gloomy predictions
- a gloomy silence
- took a grim view of the economy
- the darkening mood
- lonely and blue in a strange city
- depressed by the loss of his job
- a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
- downcast after his defeat
- feeling discouraged and downhearted
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dismal
- adjective satellite causing dejection
blue; dingy; drear; disconsolate; dreary; dark; gloomy; drab; sorry; grim.
- a blue day
- the dark days of the war
- a week of rainy depressing weather
- a disconsolate winter landscape
- the first dismal dispiriting days of November
- a dark gloomy day
- grim rainy weather
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low-spirited
- adjective satellite filled with melancholy and despondency
blue; downhearted; dispirited; down in the mouth; depressed; downcast; down; gloomy; low; grim.
- gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
- gloomy predictions
- a gloomy silence
- took a grim view of the economy
- the darkening mood
- lonely and blue in a strange city
- depressed by the loss of his job
- a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
- downcast after his defeat
- feeling discouraged and downhearted
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apocalypse
- noun a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
- noun the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle
Revelation; Revelation of Saint John the Divine; Book of Revelation.
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unfulfilled
- adjective satellite of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities
unrealized; unrealised.
- unfulfilled and uneasy men
- unrealized dreams and ambitions
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overdramatize
- verb present in an overly dramatic manner
overdramatise.
- She is overdramatizing her child's failure in the physics class
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hebbel
- noun German dramatist (1813-1863)
Friedrich Hebbel; Christian Friedrich Hebbel.
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somber
- adjective satellite lacking brightness or color; dull
sober; sombre; drab.
- drab faded curtains
- sober Puritan grey
- children in somber brown clothes
- adjective satellite grave or even gloomy in character
melancholy; sombre.
- solemn and mournful music
- a suit of somber black
- a somber mood
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soul
- noun the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
psyche.
- noun a human being
someone; somebody; person; individual; mortal.
- there was too much for one person to do
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gilbertian
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the style of William S. Gilbert
- adjective satellite wildly comic and improbable as in Gilbert and Sullivan operas
- a Gilbertian world people with foundlings and changelings"- T.C.Worsley
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abandon
- noun the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
wantonness; unconstraint.
- noun a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
wildness.
- the wildness of his anger
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done_for
- adjective satellite destroyed or killed
gone; kaput.
- adjective satellite doomed to extinction
sunk; undone; washed-up; ruined.
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bittersweet
- noun poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
bittersweet nightshade; climbing nightshade; poisonous nightshade; woody nightshade; deadly nightshade; Solanum dulcamara.
- noun twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
climbing bittersweet; waxwork; shrubby bittersweet; false bittersweet; staff vine; Celastrus scandens; American bittersweet.
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high
- noun a lofty level or position or degree
- summer temperatures reached an all-time high
- noun an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high
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weighty
- adjective having relatively great weight; heavy
- a weighty load
- a weighty package
- adjective satellite powerfully persuasive
telling; cogent.
- a cogent argument
- a telling presentation
- a weighty argument
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calumnious
- adjective satellite (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
denigrating; libelous; denigrative; denigratory; slanderous; libellous; calumniatory; defamatory.
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demoralisation
- noun a state of disorder and confusion
demoralization.
- his inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff
- noun depression resulting from an undermining of your morale
demoralization.
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disconsolate
- adjective sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
unconsolable; inconsolable.
- inconsolable when her son died
- adjective satellite causing dejection
blue; dingy; drear; dreary; dark; gloomy; dismal; drab; sorry; grim.
- a blue day
- the dark days of the war
- a week of rainy depressing weather
- a disconsolate winter landscape
- the first dismal dispiriting days of November
- a dark gloomy day
- grim rainy weather
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destroy
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destruct.
- The fire destroyed the house
- verb destroy completely; damage irreparably
ruin.
- You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
- The tears ruined her make-up
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unlucky
- adjective having or bringing misfortune
luckless.
- Friday the 13th is an unlucky date
- adjective satellite marked by or promising bad fortune
ill-starred; ill-fated; doomed; ill-omened.
- their business venture was doomed from the start
- an ill-fated business venture
- an ill-starred romance
- the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott
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kleist
- noun German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)
Heinrich von Kleist; Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist.
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william_shakespeare
- noun English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
Bard of Avon; William Shakspere; Shakspere; Shakespeare.
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waggish
- adjective satellite witty or joking
- Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer"- James Fenimore Cooper
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comedy
- noun light and humorous drama with a happy ending
- noun a comic incident or series of incidents
funniness; drollery; clowning.
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prognostic
- noun a sign of something about to happen
omen; prodigy; prognostication; presage; portent.
- he looked for an omen before going into battle
- adjective satellite of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
prognosticative; predictive.
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blasting
- adjective satellite causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
ruinous.
- the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit
- the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces
- a ruinous war
- verb make a strident sound
blast; blare.
- She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone
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poignance
- noun a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
poignancy.
- a moment of extraordinary poignancy
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sympathize
- verb share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
sympathise.
- verb be understanding of
understand; empathise; empathize; sympathise.
- You don't need to explain--I understand!
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despondent
- adjective satellite without or almost without hope
heartsick.
- despondent about his failure
- too heartsick to fight back
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heartbreaking
- adjective satellite causing or marked by grief or anguish
grievous; heartrending.
- a grievous loss
- a grievous cry
- her sigh was heartbreaking
- the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
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wistful
- adjective satellite showing pensive sadness
pensive.
- the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty
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poignancy
- noun a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
poignance.
- a moment of extraordinary poignancy
- noun a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
pathos.
- the film captured all the pathos of their situation
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albee
- noun United States dramatist (1928-)
Edward Albee; Edward Franklin Albeen.
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destructive
- adjective causing destruction or much damage
- a policy that is destructive to the economy
- destructive criticism
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lucius_annaeus_seneca
- noun Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
Seneca.
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situation_comedy
- noun a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
sitcom.
- noun a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life
sitcom.
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marlowe
- noun English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
Christopher Marlowe.
- noun tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler
Philip Marlowe.
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drear
- adjective satellite causing dejection
blue; dingy; disconsolate; dreary; dark; gloomy; dismal; drab; sorry; grim.
- a blue day
- the dark days of the war
- a week of rainy depressing weather
- a disconsolate winter landscape
- the first dismal dispiriting days of November
- a dark gloomy day
- grim rainy weather
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farce
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
travesty; farce comedy.
- noun mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs
forcemeat.
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liquid
- noun a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
- noun the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
liquid state; liquidness; liquidity.
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lamenter
- noun a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
sorrower; griever; mourner.
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strindberg
- noun Swedish dramatist and novelist (1849-1912)
Johan August Strindberg; August Strindberg.
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counter
- noun table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
- noun game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games
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self-reproach
- noun a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
compunction; remorse.
- noun the act of blaming yourself
self-reproof.
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syrma
(Class. Antiq.) A long dress, trailing on the floor, worn by tragic actors in Greek and Roman theaters.
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revelation_of_saint_john_the_divine
- noun the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle
Revelation; Apocalypse; Book of Revelation.
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thomas_stearns_eliot
- noun British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
T. S. Eliot; Eliot.
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anouilh
- noun French dramatist noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths (1910-1987)
Jean Anouilh.
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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
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slanderous
- adjective satellite (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
denigrating; libelous; denigrative; denigratory; calumnious; libellous; calumniatory; defamatory.
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inge
- noun English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)
Gloomy Dean; William Ralph Inge.
- noun United States playwright (1913-1973)
William Inge.
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misery
- noun a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
wretchedness; miserableness.
- the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable
- noun a feeling of intense unhappiness
- she was exhausted by her misery and grief
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unrewarded
- adjective satellite having acquired or gained nothing
empty-handed.
- the returned from the negotiations empty-handed
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james_matthew_barrie
- noun Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)
J. M. Barrie; Sir James Matthew Barrie; James Barrie; Barrie.
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prophetical
- adjective foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
prophetic.
- prophetic writings
- prophetic powers
- words that proved prophetic
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t._s._eliot
- noun British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
Thomas Stearns Eliot; Eliot.
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chosen
- noun one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
- noun the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945)
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comic
- noun a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
comedian.
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; risible; mirthful; amusing; laughable; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
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elegiac
- adjective resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy
- an elegiac poem on a friend's death
- adjective satellite expressing sorrow often for something past
- an elegiac lament for youthful ideals
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contemplative
- noun a person devoted to the contemplative life
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
pensive; broody; ruminative; pondering; brooding; musing; meditative; reflective.
- Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
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buffoonish
- adjective satellite like a clown
clownish; zany; clownlike.
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
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discomfited
- noun people who are defeated
defeated.
- the Romans had no pity for the defeated
- verb cause to lose one's composure
untune; discompose; upset; disconcert; discomfit.
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bereft
- adjective satellite unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
unbeloved; lovelorn.
- adjective satellite sorrowful through loss or deprivation
grief-stricken; mourning; sorrowing; grieving; bereaved.
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ruefulness
- noun sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
sorrow; regret; rue.
- he drank to drown his sorrows
- he wrote a note expressing his regret
- to his rue, the error cost him the game
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havel
- noun Czech dramatist and statesman whose plays opposed totalitarianism and who served as president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and president of the Czech Republic since 1993 (born in 1936)
Vaclav Havel.
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lonely
- adjective satellite lacking companions or companionship
alone; solitary; lone.
- he was alone when we met him
- she is alone much of the time
- the lone skier on the mountain
- a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel
- a lonely soul
- a solitary traveler
- adjective satellite marked by dejection from being alone
lonesome.
- felt sad and lonely
- the loneliest night of the week
- lonesome when her husband is away
- spent a lonesome hour in the bar
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affected
- adjective acted upon; influenced
- verb have an effect upon
impact; touch on; bear upon; bear on; touch; affect.
- Will the new rules affect me?
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kiss
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
buss; osculation.
- noun a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
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webster
- noun English playwright (1580-1625)
John Webster.
- noun United States politician and orator (1782-1817)
Daniel Webster.
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howard_lindsay
- noun United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)
Lindsay.
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chopfallen
- adjective satellite brought low in spirit
crestfallen; chapfallen; deflated.
- left us fatigued and deflated spiritually
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risible
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; mirthful; amusing; laughable; comic; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
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gloom
- noun a state of partial or total darkness
sombreness; somberness.
- he struck a match to dispel the gloom
- noun a feeling of melancholy apprehension
gloominess; sombreness; somberness.
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gallows
- noun an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
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mirthful
- adjective satellite full of or showing high-spirited merriment
jocund; gay; jolly; jovial; merry.
- when hearts were young and gay
- a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
- the jolly crowd at the reunion
- jolly old Saint Nick
- a jovial old gentleman
- have a merry Christmas
- peals of merry laughter
- a mirthful laugh
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; risible; amusing; laughable; comic; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
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weary
- verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
wear out; tire; wear down; jade; fag out; fatigue; wear; tire out; outwear; fag; wear upon.
- We wore ourselves out on this hike
- verb lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
jade; fatigue; pall; tire.
- I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
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listless
- adjective satellite lacking zest or vivacity
- he was listless and bored
- adjective satellite marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
dispirited.
- a dispirited and divided Party
- reacted to the crisis with listless resignation
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calderon
- noun Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681)
Pedro Calderon de la Barca; Calderon de la Barca.
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eliot
- noun British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
T. S. Eliot; Thomas Stearns Eliot.
- noun British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880)
George Eliot; Mary Ann Evans.
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vitriolic
- adjective satellite harsh or corrosive in tone
blistering; acerbic; acrid; virulent; sulphurous; acerb; sulfurous; caustic; acid; bitter.
- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
- a barrage of acid comments
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies
- bitter words
- blistering criticism
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
- a sulfurous denunciation
- a vitriolic critique
- adjective satellite of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
erosive; corrosive; mordant; caustic.
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heartsick
- adjective satellite full of sorrow
heartbroken; brokenhearted.
- adjective satellite without or almost without hope
despondent.
- despondent about his failure
- too heartsick to fight back
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heavy
- noun an actor who plays villainous roles
- noun a serious (or tragic) role in a play
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watery
- adjective satellite filled with water
- adjective satellite wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears
reeking.
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compassionate
- verb share the suffering of
pity; condole with; sympathize with; feel for.
- adjective showing or having compassion
- heard the soft and compassionate voices of women
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restless
- adjective satellite worried and uneasy
unsatisfied; ungratified.
- adjective satellite ceaselessly in motion
- the restless sea
- the restless wind
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crushing
- noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
stifling; quelling; suppression.
- the suppression of heresy
- the quelling of the rebellion
- the stifling of all dissent
- verb come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
crush; suppress; oppress.
- The government oppresses political activists
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downheartedness
- noun a feeling of low spirits
dejectedness; low-spiritedness; lowness; dispiritedness.
- he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits
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sadfic
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george_dibdin_pitt
- noun a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)
George Dibdin-Pitt; George Pitt; Pitt.
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caustic
- noun any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
- adjective satellite harsh or corrosive in tone
blistering; acerbic; acrid; vitriolic; virulent; sulphurous; acerb; sulfurous; acid; bitter.
- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
- a barrage of acid comments
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies
- bitter words
- blistering criticism
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
- a sulfurous denunciation
- a vitriolic critique
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tragicomic
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy
- a playwright specializing in tragicomic drama
- adjective satellite manifesting both tragic and comic aspects
tragicomical.
- the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments"- B.R.Redman
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gloominess
- noun an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
gloom; glumness.
- gloom pervaded the office
- noun a feeling of melancholy apprehension
gloom; sombreness; somberness.
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event
- noun something that happens at a given place and time
- noun a special set of circumstances
case.
- in that event, the first possibility is excluded
- it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
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more
- noun English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
Sir Thomas More; Thomas More.
- adjective (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
more than.
- more land
- more support
- more rain fell
- more than a gallon
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sitcom
- noun a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
situation comedy.
- noun a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life
situation comedy.
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debacular
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dekker
- noun English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)
Decker; Thomas Decker; Thomas Dekker.
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jean_giraudoux
- noun French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944)
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux; Giraudoux.
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jolly
- noun a happy party
- noun a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
jolly boat.
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condole
- verb express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death
- You must condole the widow
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acting
- noun the performance of a part or role in a drama
performing; playacting; playing.
- verb perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
move; act.
- think before you act
- We must move quickly
- The governor should act on the new energy bill
- The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel
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histrionic
- adjective satellite characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected
melodramatic.
- histrionic gestures
- an attitude of melodramatic despair
- a theatrical pose
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remorse
- noun a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
compunction; self-reproach.
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hilarious
- adjective satellite marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
screaming; uproarious.
- hilarious broad comedy
- a screaming farce
- uproarious stories
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ruinous
- adjective satellite extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
catastrophic.
- a catastrophic depression
- catastrophic illness
- a ruinous course of action
- adjective satellite causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
blasting.
- the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit
- the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces
- a ruinous war
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undramatic
- adjective lacking dramatic force and quality
- moved with quiet force and undramatic bearing
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demoralization
- noun destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
demoralisation.
- noun a state of disorder and confusion
demoralisation.
- his inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff
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pathetic
- adjective satellite deserving or inciting pity
poor; wretched; pitiable; piteous; misfortunate; miserable; pitiful; hapless.
- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
- adjective satellite inspiring mixed contempt and pity
pitiful; pitiable.
- their efforts were pathetic
- pitiable lack of character
- pitiful exhibition of cowardice
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sibylline
- adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
sibyllic; vatical; vatic; mantic; divinatory.
- the high priest's divinatory pronouncement
- mantic powers
- a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions
- adjective satellite having a secret or hidden meaning
cryptical; cryptic; cabalistic; qabalistic; kabbalistic.
- cabalistic symbols engraved in stone
- cryptic writings
- thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther
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melancholic
- noun someone subject to melancholia
melancholiac.
- adjective satellite characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
melancholy.
- growing more melancholy every hour
- her melancholic smile
- we acquainted him with the melancholy truth
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clownlike
- adjective satellite like a clown
clownish; zany; buffoonish.
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
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musing
- noun a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
contemplation; reflection; reflexion; rumination; thoughtfulness.
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
ponder; ruminate; mull; muse; think over; reflect; contemplate; meditate; chew over; mull over; excogitate; speculate.
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
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laughable
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; ludicrous; idiotic; preposterous; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; risible; mirthful; amusing; comic; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
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hapless
- adjective satellite deserving or inciting pity
poor; wretched; pathetic; pitiable; piteous; misfortunate; miserable; pitiful.
- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
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reproach
- noun a mild rebuke or criticism
- noun disgrace or shame
- he brought reproach upon his family
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cervantes_saavedra
- noun Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)
Cervantes; Miguel de Cervantes; Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.
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jubilant
- adjective satellite joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
triumphal; rejoicing; prideful; triumphant; exulting; exultant.
- rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day
- a triumphal success
- a triumphant shout
- adjective satellite full of high-spirited delight
elated; joyful; gleeful.
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decker
- noun English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)
Dekker; Thomas Decker; Thomas Dekker.
- noun (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels
- they rode in a double-decker bus
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roofless
- adjective not having a roof
- the hurricane left hundreds of house roofless
- adjective satellite physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security
dispossessed; homeless.
- made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another"- James Stern
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deprived
- adjective satellite marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
disadvantaged.
- a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity
- boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law
- verb take away possessions from someone
deprive; divest; strip.
- The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
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stoppard
- noun British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937)
Thomas Straussler; Sir Tom Stoppard; Tom Stoppard.
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samuel_beckett
- noun a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989)
Beckett.
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keen
- noun a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
- verb express grief verbally
lament.
- we lamented the death of the child
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cyrano_de_bergerac
- noun a French soldier and dramatist remembered chiefly for fighting many duels (often over the size of his nose); was immortalized in 1897 in a play by Edmond Rostand (1619-1655)
Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac.
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inevitable
- noun an unavoidable event
- don't argue with the inevitable
- adjective incapable of being avoided or prevented
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grieving
- adjective satellite sorrowful through loss or deprivation
grief-stricken; mourning; sorrowing; bereft; bereaved.
- verb feel grief
sorrow; grieve.
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sorrowful
- adjective experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
- sorrowful widows
- a sorrowful tale of death and despair
- sorrowful news
- even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13
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vatical
- adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
sibyllic; sibylline; vatic; mantic; divinatory.
- the high priest's divinatory pronouncement
- mantic powers
- a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions
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remorseful
- adjective satellite feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
rueful; contrite; ruthful.
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major
- noun a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
- noun British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
John Roy Major; John Major; John R. Major.
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kiss_of_death
- noun something that is ruinous
- if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career
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apocalypse
- noun a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
- noun the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle
Revelation; Revelation of Saint John the Divine; Book of Revelation.
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feel
- noun an intuitive awareness;
- he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it
- noun the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
flavour; look; tone; flavor; feeling; smell; spirit.
- the feel of the city excited him
- a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- it had the smell of treason
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anton_chekov
- noun Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
Chekhov; Anton Chekhov; Anton Pavlovich Chekov; Anton Pavlovich Chekhov; Chekov.
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hugo
- noun French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
Victor Hugo; Victor-Marie Hugo.
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felicitous
- adjective exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
- adjective satellite marked by good fortune
happy.
- a felicitous life
- a happy outcome
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clumsy
- adjective satellite lacking grace in movement or posture
gawky; unwieldy; clunky; ungainly.
- a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
- clumsy fingers
- what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
- heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
- adjective satellite not elegant or graceful in expression
awkward; inept; ill-chosen; inapt; cumbersome.
- an awkward prose style
- a clumsy apology
- his cumbersome writing style
- if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
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humourous
- adjective full of or characterized by humor
humorous.
- humorous stories
- humorous cartoons
- in a humorous vein
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done
- adjective satellite having finished or arrived at completion
through; through with.
- certain to make history before he's done
- it's a done deed
- after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up
- almost through with his studies
- verb engage in
do; make.
- make love, not war
- make an effort
- do research
- do nothing
- make revolution
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the_great_hunger
- noun a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America)
the Irish Famine; the Great Calamity; the Great Starvation.
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miserable
- adjective satellite very unhappy; full of misery
suffering; wretched.
- he felt depressed and miserable
- a message of hope for suffering humanity
- wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages
- adjective satellite deserving or inciting pity
poor; wretched; pathetic; pitiable; piteous; misfortunate; pitiful; hapless.
- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
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capek
- noun Czech writer who introduced the word `robot' into the English language (1890-1938)
Karel Capek.
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fry
- noun English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
Roger Fry; Roger Eliot Fry.
- noun English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
Christopher Fry.
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cheerless
- adjective causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
depressing; uncheerful.
- the economic outlook is depressing
- something cheerless about the room
- a moody and uncheerful person
- an uncheerful place
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pinter
- noun English dramatist whose plays are characterized by silences and the use of inaction (born in 1930)
Harold Pinter.
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denigrative
- adjective satellite (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
denigrating; libelous; denigratory; calumnious; slanderous; libellous; calumniatory; defamatory.
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karel_capek
- noun Czech writer who introduced the word `robot' into the English language (1890-1938)
Capek.
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tragicize
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tragic
- adjective satellite very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
tragical.
- a tragic face
- a tragic plight
- a tragic accident
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy
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too
- adverb to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
to a fault; excessively; overly.
- adverb in addition
also; as well; besides; likewise.
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barrie
- noun Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)
James Matthew Barrie; J. M. Barrie; Sir James Matthew Barrie; James Barrie.
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giraudoux
- noun French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944)
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux; Jean Giraudoux.
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bitter
- noun English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- noun the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
bitterness.
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damaging
- adjective satellite (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
prejudicial; detrimental; prejudicious.
- damaging to career and reputation
- the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant
- verb inflict damage upon
damage.
- The snow damaged the roof
- She damaged the car when she hit the tree
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low
- noun an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
depression.
- a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow
- noun British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
David Low; Sir David Alexander Cecil Low; Sir David Low.
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delphic
- adjective of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at Delphi
Delphian.
- adjective satellite obscurely prophetic
oracular.
- Delphic pronouncements
- an oracular message
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tragical
- adjective satellite very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
tragic.
- a tragic face
- a tragic plight
- a tragic accident
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uproarious
- adjective satellite uncontrollably noisy
rackety; rip-roaring.
- adjective satellite marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
screaming; hilarious.
- hilarious broad comedy
- a screaming farce
- uproarious stories
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sir_noel_pierce_coward
- noun English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
Coward; Noel Coward.
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fugard
- noun South African playwright whose plays feature the racial tensions in South Africa during apartheid (born in 1932)
Athol Fugard.
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doomed
- noun people who are destined to die soon
lost.
- the agony of the doomed was in his voice
- verb decree or designate beforehand
destine; doom; fate; designate.
- She was destined to become a great pianist
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heartrending
- adjective satellite causing or marked by grief or anguish
heartbreaking; grievous.
- a grievous loss
- a grievous cry
- her sigh was heartbreaking
- the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
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dreary
- adjective satellite lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
drab.
- her drab personality
- life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas
- a series of dreary dinner parties
- adjective satellite causing dejection
blue; dingy; drear; disconsolate; dark; gloomy; dismal; drab; sorry; grim.
- a blue day
- the dark days of the war
- a week of rainy depressing weather
- a disconsolate winter landscape
- the first dismal dispiriting days of November
- a dark gloomy day
- grim rainy weather
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depressing
- adjective causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
cheerless; uncheerful.
- the economic outlook is depressing
- something cheerless about the room
- a moody and uncheerful person
- an uncheerful place
- verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
depress; dispirit; dismay; deject; demoralise; get down; cast down; demoralize.
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
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tsunami
- noun a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
- a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes
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down-and-out
- noun a person who is destitute
- he tried to help the down-and-out
- adjective satellite lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)
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eyed
- adjective having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
- a peacock's eyed feathers
- red-eyed
- verb look at
eyeball; eye.
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antic
- noun a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
caper; joke; trick; put-on; prank.
- verb act as or like a clown
clown around; clown.
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repent
- verb turn away from sin or do penitence
atone.
- verb feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
regret; rue.
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william_shakspere
- noun English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
Bard of Avon; Shakspere; Shakespeare; William Shakespeare.
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george_dibdin-pitt
- noun a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)
George Dibdin Pitt; George Pitt; Pitt.
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world-weary
- adjective satellite tired of the world
bored.
- bored with life
- strolled through the museum with a bored air
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untragic
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shepard
- noun United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
Sam Shepard.
- noun astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998)
Alan Shepard; Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr..
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depressed
- adjective satellite lower than previously
down.
- the market is depressed
- prices are down
- verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
depress; dispirit; dismay; deject; demoralise; get down; cast down; demoralize.
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
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anton_pavlovich_chekhov
- noun Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
Chekhov; Anton Chekhov; Anton Pavlovich Chekov; Chekov; Anton Chekov.
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tortured
- adjective satellite experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
anguished; tormented.
- an anguished conscience
- a small tormented schoolboy
- a tortured witness to another's humiliation
- verb torment emotionally or mentally
torment; excruciate; torture; rack.
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spirited
- adjective displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
- verb infuse with spirit
spirit up; spirit; inspirit.
- The company spirited him up
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calamity
- noun an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
tragedy; cataclysm; catastrophe; disaster.
- the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
- the earthquake was a disaster
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fletcher
- noun prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
John Fletcher.
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melpomenish
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terence
- noun dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)
Publius Terentius Afer.
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rebellious
- adjective satellite resisting control or authority
- temperamentally rebellious
- a rebellious crew
- adjective satellite discontented as toward authority
malcontent; ill-affected; disaffected.
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spiritedness
- noun quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
vivification; animation; brio; invigoration.
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shakespeare
- noun English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
Bard of Avon; William Shakspere; Shakspere; William Shakespeare.
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and
A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence. (a) It is sometimes used emphatically; as, "there are women and women," that is, two very different sorts of women. (b) By a rhetorical figure, notions, one of which is modificatory of the other, are connected by and; as, "the tediousness and process of my travel," that is, the tedious process, etc.; "thy fair and outward character," that is, thy outwardly fair character, Schmidt's Shak. Lex.
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jonson
- noun English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
Ben Jonson; Benjamin Jonson.
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dark_comedy
- noun a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements
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humble
- verb cause to be unpretentious
- This experience will humble him
- verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
abase; chagrin; mortify; humiliate.
- He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
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thwarted
- adjective satellite disappointingly unsuccessful
disappointed; defeated; foiled; discomfited; frustrated.
- disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
- their foiled attempt to capture Calais
- many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
- his best efforts were thwarted
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; queer; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
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polemic
- noun a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
polemist; polemicist.
- noun a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
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god
- noun the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
Supreme Being.
- noun any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
deity; divinity; immortal.
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broody
- noun a domestic hen ready to brood
broody hen; sitter; setting hen; brood hen.
- adjective satellite physiologically ready to incubate eggs
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sad
- adjective experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
- feeling sad because his dog had died
- Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad"- Christina Rossetti
- adjective satellite of things that make you feel sad
- sad news
- she doesn't like sad movies
- it was a very sad story
- When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me"- Christina Rossetti
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antagonistic
- adjective satellite indicating opposition or resistance
counter.
- adjective satellite characterized by antagonism or antipathy
antipathetic; antipathetical.
- slaves antagonistic to their masters
- antipathetic factions within the party
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superfan
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pitiable
- adjective satellite inspiring mixed contempt and pity
pitiful; pathetic.
- their efforts were pathetic
- pitiable lack of character
- pitiful exhibition of cowardice
- adjective satellite deserving or inciting pity
poor; wretched; pathetic; piteous; misfortunate; miserable; pitiful; hapless.
- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
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foiled
- adjective satellite disappointingly unsuccessful
thwarted; disappointed; defeated; discomfited; frustrated.
- disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
- their foiled attempt to capture Calais
- many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
- his best efforts were thwarted
- verb enhance by contrast
foil.
- In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background
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cumbersome
- adjective satellite difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
cumbrous.
- a cumbersome piece of machinery
- cumbrous protective clothing
- adjective satellite not elegant or graceful in expression
awkward; inept; ill-chosen; inapt; clumsy.
- an awkward prose style
- a clumsy apology
- his cumbersome writing style
- if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
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striking
- noun the physical coming together of two or more things
impinging; contact.
- contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
- noun the act of contacting one thing with another
hitting; hit.
- repeated hitting raised a large bruise
- after three misses she finally got a hit
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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
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oracular
- adjective of or relating to an oracle
- able by oracular means to expose a witch
- adjective satellite obscurely prophetic
Delphic.
- Delphic pronouncements
- an oracular message
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forester
- noun English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
C. S. Forester; Cecil Scott Forester.
- noun someone trained in forestry
tree farmer; arboriculturist.
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victor-marie_hugo
- noun French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
Victor Hugo; Hugo.
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hale
- noun a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
Nathan Hale.
- noun United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)
George Ellery Hale.
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frederico_garcia_lorca
- noun Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco's soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War (1898-1936)
Lorca; Garcia Lorca.
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erosive
- adjective satellite wearing away by friction
- the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline
- adjective satellite of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
vitriolic; corrosive; mordant; caustic.
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destroy
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destruct.
- The fire destroyed the house
- verb destroy completely; damage irreparably
ruin.
- You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
- The tears ruined her make-up
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eugene_ionesco
- noun French dramatist (born in Romania) who was a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd (1912-1994)
Ionesco.
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kid
- noun a young person of either sex
tiddler; nipper; tyke; small fry; nestling; youngster; child; fry; shaver; tike; minor.
- she writes books for children
- they're just kids
- `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
- noun soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
kidskin.
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play
- noun a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
drama; dramatic play.
- he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway
- noun a theatrical performance of a drama
- the play lasted two hours
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hurtful
- adjective satellite causing hurt
- her hurtful unconsidered words
- adjective satellite harmful to living things
deleterious; injurious.
- deleterious chemical additives
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oppressive
- adjective satellite weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
- the atmosphere was oppressive
- oppressive sorrows
- adjective satellite marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
tyrannous; tyrannical.
- the oppressive government
- oppressive laws
- a tyrannical parent
- tyrannous disregard of human rights
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ruthful
- adjective satellite feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
rueful; remorseful; contrite.
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calderon_de_la_barca
- noun Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681)
Pedro Calderon de la Barca; Calderon.
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pondering
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
pensive; broody; ruminative; brooding; contemplative; musing; meditative; reflective.
- Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
ponder; ruminate; mull; muse; think over; reflect; contemplate; meditate; chew over; mull over; excogitate; speculate.
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
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harmful
- adjective causing or capable of causing harm
- too much sun is harmful to the skin
- harmful effects of smoking
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luce
- noun United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
Henry Robinson Luce; Henry Luce.
- noun United States playwright and public official (1902-1987)
Clare Booth Luce.
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vega
- noun prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635)
Lope de Vega; Lope Felix de Vega Carpio.
- noun the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
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mouth
- noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
oral fissure; oral cavity; rima oris.
- he stuffed his mouth with candy
- noun the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
- she wiped lipstick from her mouth
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libellous
- adjective satellite (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
denigrating; libelous; denigrative; denigratory; calumnious; slanderous; calumniatory; defamatory.
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lindsay
- noun United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)
Howard Lindsay.
- noun United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems for room and board (1879-1931)
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay; Vachel Lindsay.
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anton_pavlovich_chekov
- noun Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
Chekhov; Anton Chekhov; Anton Pavlovich Chekhov; Chekov; Anton Chekov.
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devastating
- adjective satellite making light of
withering; annihilating.
- afire with annihilating invective
- a devastating portrait of human folly
- to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert
- verb cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
desolate; devastate; scourge; lay waste to; ravage; waste.
- The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
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destruct
- verb destroy (one's own missile or rocket)
- The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destroy.
- The fire destroyed the house
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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
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penitent
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
- adjective feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
repentant.
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ridiculous
- adjective satellite inspiring scornful pity
silly; pathetic.
- how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; ludicrous; idiotic; preposterous; cockeyed; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
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annihilative
- adjective satellite wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
withering; devastating; annihilating.
- possessing annihilative power
- a devastating hurricane
- the guns opened a withering fire
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wry
- adjective satellite humorously sarcastic or mocking
dry; ironic; ironical.
- dry humor
- an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
- an ironic novel
- an ironical smile
- with a wry Scottish wit
- adjective satellite bent to one side
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robinson
- noun English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
Robert Robinson; Sir Robert Robinson.
- noun United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989)
Sugar Ray Robinson; Walker Smith; Ray Robinson.
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dramatic_play
- noun a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
drama; play.
- he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway
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discontent
- noun a longing for something better than the present situation
discontentment; discontentedness.
- verb make dissatisfied
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awkward
- adjective satellite causing inconvenience
- they arrived at an awkward time
- adjective lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
- an awkward dancer
- an awkward gesture
- too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes
- his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot
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wailing
- noun loud cries made while weeping
bawling.
- verb emit long loud cries
wail; roar; yawl; yaup; howl; ululate.
- wail in self-pity
- howl with sorrow
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miguel_de_cervantes_saavedra
- noun Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)
Cervantes; Miguel de Cervantes; Cervantes Saavedra.
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shakespearean
- noun a Shakespearean scholar
Shakespearian.
- adjective of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works
Shakespearian.
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victor_hugo
- noun French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
Victor-Marie Hugo; Hugo.
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book_of_revelation
- noun the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle
Revelation; Revelation of Saint John the Divine; Apocalypse.
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subtle
- adjective satellite difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
elusive.
- his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change
- a subtle difference
- that elusive thing the soul
- adjective satellite able to make fine distinctions
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distressing
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressful; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
straiten; distress.
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dramatize
- verb put into dramatic form
adopt; dramatise.
- adopt a book for a screenplay
- verb represent something in a dramatic manner
dramatise.
- These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth
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wasteful
- adjective satellite inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
uneconomical.
- a clumsy and wasteful process
- wasteful duplication of effort
- uneconomical ebb and flow of power
- adjective tending to squander and waste
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unhappy
- adjective experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
- unhappy over her departure
- unhappy with her raise
- after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence
- had an unhappy time at school
- the unhappy (or sad) news
- he looks so sad
- adjective generalized feeling of distress
distressed; dysphoric.
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black
- noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
inkiness; blackness.
- noun total absence of light
lightlessness; pitch blackness; blackness; total darkness.
- they fumbled around in total darkness
- in the black of night
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sorrowing
- adjective satellite sorrowful through loss or deprivation
grief-stricken; mourning; grieving; bereft; bereaved.
- verb feel grief
sorrow; grieve.
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stabbing
- adjective satellite causing physical or especially psychological injury
wounding.
- a stabbing remark
- wounding and false charges of disloyalty
- verb use a knife on
stab; knife.
- The victim was knifed to death
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malcontent
- noun a person who is discontented or disgusted
- adjective satellite discontented as toward authority
ill-affected; disaffected; rebellious.
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distressful
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
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rejoicing
- noun a feeling of great happiness
- noun the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
jubilation; exultation.
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empty-handed
- adjective satellite having acquired or gained nothing
unrewarded.
- the returned from the negotiations empty-handed
- adjective satellite carrying nothing in the hands
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denigratory
- adjective satellite (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
denigrating; libelous; denigrative; calumnious; slanderous; libellous; calumniatory; defamatory.
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dryden
- noun the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
John Dryden.
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prognosticative
- adjective satellite of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
predictive; prognostic.
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gide
- noun French author and dramatist who is regarded as the father of modern French literature (1869-1951)
Andre Gide; Andre Paul Guillaume Gide.
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lowness
- noun a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
low status; lowliness.
- noun a feeling of low spirits
dejectedness; low-spiritedness; downheartedness; dispiritedness.
- he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits
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somberness
- noun a state of partial or total darkness
gloom; sombreness.
- he struck a match to dispel the gloom
- noun a feeling of melancholy apprehension
gloom; gloominess; sombreness.
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reveal
- verb make visible
bring out; uncover; unveil.
- Summer brings out bright clothes
- He brings out the best in her
- verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
disclose; unwrap; bring out; expose; let on; discover; divulge; break; let out; give away.
- The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
- The actress won't reveal how old she is
- bring out the truth
- he broke the news to her
- unwrap the evidence in the murder case
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brecht
- noun German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)
Bertolt Brecht.
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goethe
- noun German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
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sibyllic
- adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
sibylline; vatical; vatic; mantic; divinatory.
- the high priest's divinatory pronouncement
- mantic powers
- a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions
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dejected
- adjective affected or marked by low spirits
- is dejected but trying to look cheerful
- verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
depress; dispirit; dismay; deject; demoralise; get down; cast down; demoralize.
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
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ruminative
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
pensive; broody; pondering; brooding; contemplative; musing; meditative; reflective.
- Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
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inevitable_accident
- noun a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events
force majeure; act of God; unavoidable casualty; vis major.
- he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God
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omen
- noun a sign of something about to happen
prognostic; prodigy; prognostication; presage; portent.
- he looked for an omen before going into battle
- noun a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
Sultanate of Oman; Oman; Muscat and Oman.
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corneille
- noun French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684)
Pierre Corneille.
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bad
- noun that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
badness.
- take the bad with the good
- adjective having undesirable or negative qualities
- a bad report card
- his sloppy appearance made a bad impression
- a bad little boy
- clothes in bad shape
- a bad cut
- bad luck
- the news was very bad
- the reviews were bad
- the pay is bad
- it was a bad light for reading
- the movie was a bad choice
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disgruntled
- adjective satellite in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
dissatisfied.
- verb put into a bad mood or into bad humour
disgruntle.
- The employees were disgruntled by their bad working conditions
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unrealized
- adjective satellite of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities
unrealised; unfulfilled.
- unfulfilled and uneasy men
- unrealized dreams and ambitions
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calumniatory
- adjective satellite (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
denigrating; libelous; denigrative; denigratory; calumnious; slanderous; libellous; defamatory.
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worrying
- noun the act of harassing someone
bedevilment; torment; badgering.
- noun the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes
- vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw
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predictive
- adjective satellite of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
prognosticative; prognostic.
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disaster
- noun a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
catastrophe.
- lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system
- his policies were a disaster
- noun an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
tragedy; calamity; cataclysm; catastrophe.
- the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
- the earthquake was a disaster
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catastrophic
- adjective satellite extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
ruinous.
- a catastrophic depression
- catastrophic illness
- a ruinous course of action
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pleasing
- noun the act of one who pleases
- verb give pleasure to or be pleasing to
delight; please.
- These colors please the senses
- a pleasing sensation
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inapt
- adjective satellite not elegant or graceful in expression
awkward; inept; ill-chosen; clumsy; cumbersome.
- an awkward prose style
- a clumsy apology
- his cumbersome writing style
- if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
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famine
- noun an acute insufficiency
dearth; shortage.
- noun a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
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anderson
- noun United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
Sherwood Anderson.
- noun United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-)
Philip Warren Anderson; Philip Anderson; Phil Anderson.
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desperate
- noun a person who is frightened and in need of help
- they prey on the hopes of the desperate
- adjective satellite arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
despairing.
- a despairing view of the world situation
- the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
- a desperate cry for help
- helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
- her desperate screams
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disturbing
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; perturbing; troubling; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb move deeply
disturb; upset; trouble.
- This book upset me
- A troubling thought
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white
- noun a member of the Caucasoid race
White person; Caucasian.
- noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
whiteness.
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tom_stoppard
- noun British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937)
Thomas Straussler; Sir Tom Stoppard; Stoppard.
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noel_coward
- noun English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
Coward; Sir Noel Pierce Coward.
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tragicomical
- adjective satellite manifesting both tragic and comic aspects
tragicomic.
- the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments"- B.R.Redman
- adjective satellite having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics
tragicomic.
- her life...presented itself to me as a tragicomical adventure"--Joseph Conrad
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closet
- noun a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
cupboard.
- noun a toilet in Britain
W.C.; water closet; loo.
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jocose
- adjective satellite characterized by jokes and good humor
jesting; jocular; joking.
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james_barrie
- noun Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)
James Matthew Barrie; J. M. Barrie; Sir James Matthew Barrie; Barrie.
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meditative
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
pensive; broody; ruminative; pondering; brooding; contemplative; musing; reflective.
- Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
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routine
- noun an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
modus operandi.
- noun a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
turn; bit; number; act.
- he did his act three times every evening
- she had a catchy little routine
- it was one of the best numbers he ever did
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woe
- noun misery resulting from affliction
suffering.
- noun intense mournfulness
woefulness.
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frustrated
- adjective satellite disappointingly unsuccessful
thwarted; disappointed; defeated; foiled; discomfited.
- disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
- their foiled attempt to capture Calais
- many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
- his best efforts were thwarted
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; queer; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
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forsake
- verb leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
abandon; desolate; desert.
- The mother deserted her children
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plautus
- noun comic dramatist of ancient Rome (253?-184 BC)
Titus Maccius Plautus.
- noun a genus of Alcidae
genus Plautus.
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sorrow
- noun an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
- he tried to express his sorrow at her loss
- noun sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
ruefulness; regret; rue.
- he drank to drown his sorrows
- he wrote a note expressing his regret
- to his rue, the error cost him the game
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griever
- noun a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
lamenter; sorrower; mourner.
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oppressiveness
- noun a feeling of being oppressed
oppression.
- noun unwelcome burdensome difficulty
heaviness; onerousness; burdensomeness.
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harold_pinter
- noun English dramatist whose plays are characterized by silences and the use of inaction (born in 1930)
Pinter.
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dramatization
- noun conversion into dramatic form
dramatisation.
- the play was a dramatization of a short story
- noun a dramatic representation
dramatisation.
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jovial
- adjective satellite full of or showing high-spirited merriment
jocund; gay; mirthful; jolly; merry.
- when hearts were young and gay
- a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
- the jolly crowd at the reunion
- jolly old Saint Nick
- a jovial old gentleman
- have a merry Christmas
- peals of merry laughter
- a mirthful laugh
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merry
- adjective satellite full of or showing high-spirited merriment
jocund; gay; mirthful; jolly; jovial.
- when hearts were young and gay
- a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
- the jolly crowd at the reunion
- jolly old Saint Nick
- a jovial old gentleman
- have a merry Christmas
- peals of merry laughter
- a mirthful laugh
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
festal; gay; festive.
- a festive (or festal) occasion
- gay and exciting night life
- a merry evening
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sartre
- noun French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980)
Jean-Paul Sartre.
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killing
- noun an event that causes someone to die
violent death.
- noun the act of terminating a life
kill; putting to death.
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pity
- noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
commiseration; ruth; pathos.
- the blind are too often objects of pity
- noun an unfortunate development
shame.
- it's a pity he couldn't do it
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the_great_calamity
- noun a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America)
the Great Hunger; the Irish Famine; the Great Starvation.
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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
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tyrannous
- adjective satellite marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
oppressive; tyrannical.
- the oppressive government
- oppressive laws
- a tyrannical parent
- tyrannous disregard of human rights
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farcical
- adjective satellite broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
ridiculous; ludicrous.
- the wild farcical exuberance of a clown
- ludicrous green hair
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grief-stricken
- adjective satellite sorrowful through loss or deprivation
mourning; sorrowing; grieving; bereft; bereaved.
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ill
- noun an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
complaint; ailment.
- adjective affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
sick.
- ill from the monotony of his suffering
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famine
- noun an acute insufficiency
dearth; shortage.
- noun a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
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wilde
- noun Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde; Oscar Wilde.
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spiritless
- adjective lacking ardor or vigor or energy
- a spiritless reply to criticism
- adjective satellite evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant
meek.
- compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others
- a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott
- she looked meek but had the heart of a lion
- was submissive and subservient
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hart
- noun United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
Moss Hart.
- noun United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943)
Lorenz Milton Hart; Lorenz Hart.
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scribe
- noun French playwright (1791-1861)
Augustin Eugene Scribe.
- noun informal terms for journalists
penman; scribbler.
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foreboding
- noun a feeling of evil to come
boding; presentiment; premonition.
- a steadily escalating sense of foreboding
- the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case
- noun an unfavorable omen
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george_s._kaufman
- noun United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961)
Kaufman; George Simon Kaufman.
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the_great_starvation
- noun a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America)
the Great Hunger; the Irish Famine; the Great Calamity.
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luckless
- adjective having or bringing misfortune
unlucky.
- Friday the 13th is an unlucky date
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unsuccessful
- adjective not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
- adjective satellite failing to accomplish an intended result
abortive; stillborn.
- an abortive revolt
- a stillborn plot to assassinate the President
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comical
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; risible; mirthful; amusing; laughable; comic.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
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tragedy
- noun an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
calamity; cataclysm; catastrophe; disaster.
- the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
- the earthquake was a disaster
- noun drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
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woebegone
- adjective satellite worn and broken down by hard use
run-down; creaky; decrepit; derelict; flea-bitten.
- a creaky shack
- a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
- a flea-bitten sofa
- a run-down neighborhood
- a woebegone old shack
- adjective satellite affected by or full of grief or woe
woeful.
- his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier
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dramatisation
- noun conversion into dramatic form
dramatization.
- the play was a dramatization of a short story
- noun a dramatic representation
dramatization.
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detrimental
- adjective satellite (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
prejudicial; damaging; prejudicious.
- damaging to career and reputation
- the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant
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revelation
- noun the speech act of making something evident
revealing; disclosure.
- noun an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
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reflective
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
pensive; broody; ruminative; pondering; brooding; contemplative; musing; meditative.
- Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
- adjective capable of physically reflecting light or sound
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j._m._barrie
- noun Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)
James Matthew Barrie; Sir James Matthew Barrie; James Barrie; Barrie.
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waste
- noun any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
waste material; waste matter; waste product.
- they collect the waste once a week
- much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers
- noun useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
dissipation; wastefulness.
- if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste
- mindless dissipation of natural resources
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empty
- noun a container that has been emptied
- return all empties to the store
- verb make void or empty of contents
- Empty the box
- The alarm emptied the building
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tyrannical
- adjective satellite marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
tyrannous; oppressive.
- the oppressive government
- oppressive laws
- a tyrannical parent
- tyrannous disregard of human rights
- adjective satellite characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
authoritarian; dictatorial; despotic; tyrannic; autocratic.
- an authoritarian regime
- autocratic government
- despotic rulers
- a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war
- a tyrannical government
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gay
- noun someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
homo; homosexual; homophile.
- adjective satellite bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
cheery; sunny.
- a cheery hello
- a gay sunny room
- a sunny smile
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sepulchral
- adjective of or relating to a sepulchre
- sepulchral inscriptions
- sepulchral monuments in churches
- adjective satellite gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
charnel; ghastly.
- a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones
- ghastly shrieks
- the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs
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wretched
- adjective satellite of very poor quality or condition
miserable; execrable; deplorable; woeful.
- deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
- woeful treatment of the accused
- woeful errors of judgment
- adjective satellite characterized by physical misery
miserable.
- a wet miserable weekend
- spent a wretched night on the floor
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inconsolable
- adjective sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
unconsolable; disconsolate.
- inconsolable when her son died
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dramatic
- adjective suitable to or characteristic of drama
- a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape
- a dramatic rescue at sea
- adjective satellite sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
spectacular; striking.
- a dramatic sunset
- a dramatic pause
- a spectacular display of northern lights
- it was a spectacular play
- his striking good looks always created a sensation
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dell'arte
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tormented
- adjective satellite experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
anguished; tortured.
- an anguished conscience
- a small tormented schoolboy
- a tortured witness to another's humiliation
- verb torment emotionally or mentally
torment; excruciate; torture; rack.
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abject
- adjective satellite of the most contemptible kind
scurvy; low-down; scummy; low; miserable.
- abject cowardice
- a low stunt to pull
- a low-down sneak
- his miserable treatment of his family
- You miserable skunk!
- a scummy rabble
- a scurvy trick
- adjective satellite most unfortunate or miserable
- the most abject slaves joined in the revolt
- abject poverty
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pitiful
- adjective satellite inspiring mixed contempt and pity
pitiable; pathetic.
- their efforts were pathetic
- pitiable lack of character
- pitiful exhibition of cowardice
- adjective satellite bad; unfortunate
distressing; sad; lamentable; deplorable; sorry.
- my finances were in a deplorable state
- a lamentable decision
- her clothes were in sad shape
- a sorry state of affairs
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cothurn
A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence, tragedy in general. The moment had arrived when it was thought that the mask and the cothurn might be assumed with effect. Motley.
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libelous
- adjective satellite (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
denigrating; denigrative; denigratory; calumnious; slanderous; libellous; calumniatory; defamatory.
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wilder
- noun United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
Thornton Wilder; Thornton Niven Wilder.
- noun United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)
Billy Wilder; Samuel Wilder.
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bard_of_avon
- noun English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
William Shakspere; Shakspere; Shakespeare; William Shakespeare.
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black_humor
- noun the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
black humour.
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kaufman
- noun United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961)
George Simon Kaufman; George S. Kaufman.
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underclass
- noun the social class lowest in the social hierarchy
lower class.
- adjective satellite belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum
- underclass mothers and children
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revelatory
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
significative; indicatory; indicative; suggestive.
- actions indicative of fear
- adjective satellite prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
apocalyptic; apocalyptical.
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situation
- noun the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
state of affairs.
- the present international situation is dangerous
- wondered how such a state of affairs had come about
- eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt
- noun a condition or position in which you find yourself
position.
- the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
- found herself in a very fortunate situation
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mordant
- noun a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
- adjective satellite harshly ironic or sinister
black; grim.
- black humor
- a grim joke
- grim laughter
- fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit
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ionesco
- noun French dramatist (born in Romania) who was a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd (1912-1994)
Eugene Ionesco.
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sombre
- adjective satellite lacking brightness or color; dull
sober; somber; drab.
- drab faded curtains
- sober Puritan grey
- children in somber brown clothes
- adjective satellite grave or even gloomy in character
melancholy; somber.
- solemn and mournful music
- a suit of somber black
- a somber mood
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withering
- noun any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
atrophy.
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
wither; shrivel; shrink; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
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winless
- adjective satellite having no wins
- the team had a very disappointing winless season
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defeated
- noun people who are defeated
discomfited.
- the Romans had no pity for the defeated
- verb win a victory over
get the better of; overcome; defeat.
- You must overcome all difficulties
- defeat your enemies
- He overcame his shyness
- He overcame his infirmity
- Her anger got the better of her and she blew up
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wycherley
- noun English playwright noted for his humorous and satirical plays (1640-1716)
William Wycherley.
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snuffling
- adjective satellite liable to sniffle
sniffly; snuffly.
- verb sniff or smell inquiringly
snuff; snuffle.
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in
- noun a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
inch.
- noun a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
indium; atomic number 49.
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ironic
- adjective satellite humorously sarcastic or mocking
dry; ironical; wry.
- dry humor
- an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
- an ironic novel
- an ironical smile
- with a wry Scottish wit
- adjective satellite characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
ironical.
- madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker
- it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely
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grievous
- adjective satellite causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
life-threatening; dangerous; severe; serious; grave.
- a dangerous operation
- a grave situation
- a grave illness
- grievous bodily harm
- a serious wound
- a serious turn of events
- a severe case of pneumonia
- a life-threatening disease
- adjective satellite causing or marked by grief or anguish
heartbreaking; heartrending.
- a grievous loss
- a grievous cry
- her sigh was heartbreaking
- the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
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meltdown
- noun severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
nuclear meltdown.
- noun a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown
- there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933
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funny
- noun an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
funny story; funny remark; good story.
- she told a funny story
- she made a funny
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
risible; mirthful; amusing; laughable; comic; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
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calamitous
- adjective satellite (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
fatal; disastrous; black; fateful.
- the stock market crashed on Black Friday
- a calamitous defeat
- the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign
- such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin
- it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur
- a fateful error
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troubling
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; perturbing; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb move deeply
disturb; upset; trouble.
- This book upset me
- A troubling thought
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writer
- noun writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
author.
- noun a person who is able to write and has written something
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heartbreak
- noun intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
grief; heartache; brokenheartedness.
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williams
- noun United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
Hiram Williams; Hiram King Williams; Hank Williams.
- noun English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003)
Bernard Arthur Owen Williams; Sir Bernard Williams.
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unfortunate
- noun a person who suffers misfortune
unfortunate person.
- adjective not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
- an unfortunate turn of events
- an unfortunate decision
- unfortunate investments
- an unfortunate night for all concerned
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chekov
- noun Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
Chekhov; Anton Chekhov; Anton Pavlovich Chekov; Anton Pavlovich Chekhov; Anton Chekov.
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jocund
- adjective satellite full of or showing high-spirited merriment
gay; mirthful; jolly; jovial; merry.
- when hearts were young and gay
- a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
- the jolly crowd at the reunion
- jolly old Saint Nick
- a jovial old gentleman
- have a merry Christmas
- peals of merry laughter
- a mirthful laugh
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too_bad
- adjective satellite deserving regret
regrettable.
- regrettable remarks
- it's regrettable that she didn't go to college
- it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church
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gabriel_tellez
- noun Spanish dramatist who wrote the first dramatic treatment of the legend of Don Juan (1571-1648)
Tirso de Molina.
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unsatisfied
- adjective satellite not having been satisfied
unsatiated; unsated.
- adjective satellite worried and uneasy
ungratified; restless.
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grey
- noun United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
Zane Grey.
- noun Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
Lady Jane Grey.
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outcast
- noun a person who is rejected (from society or home)
pariah; castaway; Ishmael.
- adjective satellite excluded from a society
friendless.
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disadvantaged
- adjective satellite marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
deprived.
- a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity
- boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law
- verb put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
disfavor; disfavour; disadvantage.
- This rule clearly disadvantages me
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lonesome
- adjective satellite being the only one; single and isolated from others
solitary; only; sole; lone.
- the lone doctor in the entire county
- a lonesome pine
- an only child
- the sole heir
- the sole example
- a solitary instance of cowardice
- a solitary speck in the sky
- adjective satellite marked by dejection from being alone
lonely.
- felt sad and lonely
- the loneliest night of the week
- lonesome when her husband is away
- spent a lonesome hour in the bar
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brooding
- noun sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
incubation.
- noun persistent morbid meditation on a problem
pensiveness.
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painful
- adjective causing physical or psychological pain
- worked with painful slowness
- adjective satellite causing misery or pain or distress
sore; afflictive.
- it was a sore trial to him
- the painful process of growing up
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ben_jonson
- noun English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
Jonson; Benjamin Jonson.
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o'neill
- noun United States playwright (1888-1953)
Eugene O'Neill; Eugene Gladstone O'Neill.
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miller
- noun United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
Glenn Miller; Alton Glenn Miller.
- noun United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980)
Henry Miller; Henry Valentine Miller.
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cheek
- noun either side of the face below the eyes
- noun an impudent statement
impudence; impertinence.
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ibsen
- noun realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)
Henrik Johan Ibsen; Henrik Ibsen.
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lamenting
- adjective satellite vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
wailing; wailful.
- lamenting sinners
- wailing mourners
- the wailing wind
- wailful bagpipes
- tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare
- verb express grief verbally
keen; lament.
- we lamented the death of the child
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person
- noun a human being
someone; somebody; soul; individual; mortal.
- there was too much for one person to do
- noun a human body (usually including the clothing)
- a weapon was hidden on his person
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melodramatic
- adjective satellite having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama
- a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea
- adjective satellite characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected
histrionic.
- histrionic gestures
- an attitude of melodramatic despair
- a theatrical pose
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miguel_de_cervantes
- noun Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)
Cervantes; Cervantes Saavedra; Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.
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deflated
- adjective satellite brought low in spirit
crestfallen; chapfallen; chopfallen.
- left us fatigued and deflated spiritually
- verb collapse by releasing contained air or gas
deflate.
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self
- noun your consciousness of your own identity
ego.
- noun a person considered as a unique individual
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vaclav_havel
- noun Czech dramatist and statesman whose plays opposed totalitarianism and who served as president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and president of the Czech Republic since 1993 (born in 1936)
Havel.
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desolate
- verb leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
abandon; desert; forsake.
- The mother deserted her children
- verb reduce in population
depopulate.
- The epidemic depopulated the countryside
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ludicrous
- adjective satellite broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
ridiculous; farcical.
- the wild farcical exuberance of a clown
- ludicrous green hair
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; idiotic; preposterous; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
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neil_simon
- noun United States playwright noted for light comedies (born in 1927)
Simon; Marvin Neil Simon.
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shakspere
- noun English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
Bard of Avon; William Shakspere; Shakespeare; William Shakespeare.
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glum
- adjective satellite moody and melancholic
- adjective satellite showing a brooding ill humor
saturnine; dour; morose; sour; dark; glowering; sullen; moody.
- a dark scowl
- the proverbially dour New England Puritan
- a glum, hopeless shrug
- he sat in moody silence
- a morose and unsociable manner
- a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven
- a sour temper
- a sullen crowd
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fateful
- adjective satellite having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
fatal.
- that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev
- the fatal day of the election finally arrived
- adjective satellite ominously prophetic
foreboding; portentous.
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authorial
- adjective of or by or typical of an author
auctorial.
- authorial comments
- auctorial flights of imagination
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death
- noun the event of dying or departure from life
decease; expiry.
- her death came as a terrible shock
- upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
- noun the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
- the animal died a painful death
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wounding
- noun the act of inflicting a wound
wound.
- verb cause injuries or bodily harm to
wound; injure.
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andre_gide
- noun French author and dramatist who is regarded as the father of modern French literature (1869-1951)
Gide; Andre Paul Guillaume Gide.
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seriocomic
- adjective satellite mixing the serious with the comic with comic predominating
seriocomical.
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misfortunate
- adjective satellite deserving or inciting pity
poor; wretched; pathetic; pitiable; piteous; miserable; pitiful; hapless.
- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
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mournful
- adjective satellite expressing sorrow
plaintive.
- adjective satellite filled with or evoking sadness
doleful.
- the child's doleful expression
- stared with mournful eyes
- mournful news
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joyful
- adjective full of or producing joy
- make a joyful noise
- a joyful occasion
- adjective satellite full of high-spirited delight
elated; jubilant; gleeful.
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amusing
- adjective satellite providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
diverting; amusive.
- an amusing speaker
- a diverting story
- verb occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
disport; amuse; divert.
- The play amused the ladies
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cataclysmal
- adjective satellite severely destructive
cataclysmic.
- cataclysmic nuclear war
- a cataclysmic earthquake
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spectacular
- noun a lavishly produced performance
- they put on a Christmas spectacular
- adjective satellite sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
dramatic; striking.
- a dramatic sunset
- a dramatic pause
- a spectacular display of northern lights
- it was a spectacular play
- his striking good looks always created a sensation
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joyless
- adjective not experiencing or inspiring joy
- a joyless man
- a joyless occasion
- joyless evenings
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crushed
- adjective satellite treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
- verb come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
crush; suppress; oppress.
- The government oppresses political activists
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dark
- noun absence of light or illumination
darkness.
- noun absence of moral or spiritual values
iniquity; darkness; wickedness.
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suffering
- noun a state of acute pain
excruciation; agony.
- noun misery resulting from affliction
woe.
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cataclysm
- noun a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
catastrophe.
- noun an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
tragedy; calamity; catastrophe; disaster.
- the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
- the earthquake was a disaster
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uncheerfulness
- noun a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness
cheerlessness.
- noun not conducive to cheer or good spirits
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world
- noun everything that exists anywhere
universe; creation; macrocosm; existence; cosmos.
- they study the evolution of the universe
- the biggest tree in existence
- noun people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
domain.
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disappointed
- adjective satellite disappointingly unsuccessful
thwarted; defeated; foiled; discomfited; frustrated.
- disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
- their foiled attempt to capture Calais
- many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
- his best efforts were thwarted
- verb fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
disappoint; let down.
- Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage
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grim
- adjective satellite not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
unrelenting; inexorable; unappeasable; relentless; stern; unforgiving.
- grim determination
- grim necessity
- Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
- relentless persecution
- the stern demands of parenthood
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
macabre; grisly; ghastly; sick; gruesome.
- ghastly wounds
- the grim aftermath of the bombing
- the grim task of burying the victims
- a grisly murder
- gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
- macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
- macabre tortures conceived by madmen
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down_in_the_mouth
- adjective satellite filled with melancholy and despondency
blue; downhearted; dispirited; depressed; downcast; down; gloomy; low; low-spirited; grim.
- gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
- gloomy predictions
- a gloomy silence
- took a grim view of the economy
- the darkening mood
- lonely and blue in a strange city
- depressed by the loss of his job
- a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
- downcast after his defeat
- feeling discouraged and downhearted
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granville-barker
- noun English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)
Harley Granville-Barker.
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george_pitt
- noun a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)
George Dibdin Pitt; George Dibdin-Pitt; Pitt.
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renegade
- noun someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
- noun a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
ratter; deserter; turncoat; recreant; apostate.
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lost
- noun people who are destined to die soon
doomed.
- the agony of the doomed was in his voice
- verb fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
lose.
- She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat
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synge
- noun Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural Irish life (1871-1909)
John Millington Synge; J. M. Synge; Edmund John Millington Synge.
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deleterious
- adjective satellite harmful to living things
hurtful; injurious.
- deleterious chemical additives
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savinien_cyrano_de_bergerac
- noun a French soldier and dramatist remembered chiefly for fighting many duels (often over the size of his nose); was immortalized in 1897 in a play by Edmond Rostand (1619-1655)
Cyrano de Bergerac.
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starred
- adjective satellite marked with an asterisk
asterisked.
- verb feature as the star
star.
- The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man
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beckett
- noun a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989)
Samuel Beckett.
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benjamin_jonson
- noun English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
Jonson; Ben Jonson.
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george_simon_kaufman
- noun United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961)
Kaufman; George S. Kaufman.
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humorous
- adjective full of or characterized by humor
humourous.
- humorous stories
- humorous cartoons
- in a humorous vein
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west
- noun the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
Occident.
- noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
due west; W; westward.
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sheridan
- noun Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816)
Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
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captive
- noun a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
prisoner.
- noun an animal that is confined
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black_humour
- noun the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
black humor.
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john_fletcher
- noun prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
Fletcher.
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bruising
- adjective satellite causing mental or emotional injury
- a bruising experience
- protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown
- verb injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
bruise; contuse.
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heartache
- noun intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
grief; brokenheartedness; heartbreak.
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dingy
- adjective satellite thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
begrimed; grimy; grubby; raunchy; grungy.
- a miner's begrimed face
- dingy linen
- grimy hands
- grubby little fingers
- a grungy kitchen
- adjective satellite (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
muddy; muddied; dirty.
- dirty" is often used in combination
- a dirty (or dingy) white
- the muddied grey of the sea
- muddy colors
- dirty-green walls
- dirty-blonde hair
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helplessness
- noun powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
impuissance; weakness.
- in spite of their weakness the group remains active
- noun the state of needing help from something
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humor
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; wit; humour.
- noun the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
sense of humor; sense of humour; humour.
- she didn't appreciate my humor
- you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor
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for
In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done or takes place.
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unavoidable
- adjective satellite impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
inescapable; ineluctable.
- an ineluctable destiny
- an unavoidable accident
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nontragic
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witty
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent
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anguished
- adjective satellite experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
tortured; tormented.
- an anguished conscience
- a small tormented schoolboy
- a tortured witness to another's humiliation
- verb suffer great pains or distress
anguish.
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corrosive
- noun a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
- adjective satellite of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
erosive; vitriolic; mordant; caustic.
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moliere
- noun French author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673)
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin.
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auctorial
- adjective of or by or typical of an author
authorial.
- authorial comments
- auctorial flights of imagination
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slapstick
- noun a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
- noun acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone
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oppression
- noun the act of subjugating by cruelty
subjugation.
- the tyrant's oppression of the people
- noun the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
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apocalyptic
- adjective satellite prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
apocalyptical; revelatory.
- adjective of or relating to an apocalypse
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clownish
- adjective satellite like a clown
zany; buffoonish; clownlike.
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
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the_irish_famine
- noun a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America)
the Great Hunger; the Great Calamity; the Great Starvation.
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rue
- noun European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
herb of grace; Ruta graveolens.
- noun leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
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broken
- adjective physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- a broken mirror
- a broken tooth
- a broken leg
- his neck is broken
- verb terminate
interrupt; break.
- She interrupted her pregnancy
- break a lucky streak
- break the cycle of poverty
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cervantes
- noun Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)
Miguel de Cervantes; Cervantes Saavedra; Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.
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vis_major
- noun a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events
force majeure; act of God; inevitable accident; unavoidable casualty.
- he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God
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g._b._shaw
- noun British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950)
George Bernard Shaw; Shaw.
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seneca
- noun Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
Lucius Annaeus Seneca.
- noun a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York State south of Lake Ontario
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discontented
- adjective showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
discontent.
- saw many discontent faces in the room
- was discontented with his position
- verb make dissatisfied
discontent.
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weighted
- adjective satellite made heavy or weighted down with weariness
leaden.
- his leaden arms
- weighted eyelids
- verb weight down with a load
burthen; weight down; weight; burden.
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have
- noun a person who possesses great material wealth
rich person; wealthy person.
- verb have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
hold; have got.
- She has $1,000 in the bank
- He has got two beautiful daughters
- She holds a Master's degree from Harvard
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drama
- noun a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
dramatic play; play.
- he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway
- noun an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
dramatic event.
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stricken
- adjective satellite grievously affected especially by disease
afflicted.
- adjective satellite (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
struck; smitten.
- conscience-smitten
- awe-struck
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unconsolable
- adjective sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
disconsolate; inconsolable.
- inconsolable when her son died
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apostate
- noun a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
ratter; renegade; deserter; turncoat; recreant.
- adjective satellite not faithful to religion or party or cause
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act
- noun a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
enactment.
- noun something that people do or cause to happen
deed; human activity; human action.
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tongue
- noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
clapper; lingua; glossa.
- noun a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
natural language.
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swimming
- noun the act of swimming
swim.
- it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool
- verb travel through water
swim.
- We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore
- a big fish was swimming in the tank
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jean_baptiste_racine
- noun French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699)
Jean Racine; Racine.
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simon
- noun one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
St. Simon; Simon the Zealot; Simon the Canaanite; Simon Zelotes.
- noun United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942)
Paul Simon.
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shaw
- noun United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; Artie Shaw.
- noun United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)
Henry Wheeler Shaw; Josh Billings.
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washed
- adjective satellite clean by virtue of having been washed in water
water-washed.
- verb clean with some chemical process
wash; rinse.
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abusive
- adjective satellite expressing offensive reproach
opprobrious; scurrilous.
- adjective satellite characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
- abusive punishment
- argued...that foster homes are abusive
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down
- noun soft fine feathers
down feather.
- noun (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- you have four downs to gain ten yards
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perturbing
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; distract; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
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disaffected
- adjective satellite discontented as toward authority
malcontent; ill-affected; rebellious.
- verb arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
alien; disaffect; alienate; estrange.
- She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
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piteous
- adjective satellite deserving or inciting pity
poor; wretched; pathetic; pitiable; misfortunate; miserable; pitiful; hapless.
- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
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homeless
- noun someone unfortunate without housing
homeless person.
- a homeless was found murdered in Central Park
- noun poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in
- the homeless became a problem in the large cities
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attrition
- noun erosion by friction
abrasion; detrition; corrasion.
- noun the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
abrasion; detrition; grinding.
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sniffly
- adjective satellite liable to sniffle
snuffling; snuffly.
