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happy
marked by good fortune
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alive
possessing life
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good
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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understanding
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
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great
a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field
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playful
full of fun and high spirits
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calm
not agitated; without losing self-possession
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confident
having or marked by confidence or assurance
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gay
someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
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courageous
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
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peaceful
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
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reliable
worthy of reliance or trust
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joyous
full of or characterized by joy
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energetic
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
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at ease
-
easy
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
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lucky
having or bringing good fortune
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liberated
free from traditional social restraints
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comfortable
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)
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amazed
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
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fortunate
having unexpected good fortune
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optimistic
expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds
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pleased
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
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free
able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
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delighted
greatly pleased
-
provocative
serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
-
encouraged
inspired with confidence
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sympathetic
expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
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overjoyed
extremely joyful
-
impulsive
without forethought
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clever
mentally quick and resourceful
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interested
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
-
gleeful
full of high-spirited delight
-
surprised
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
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satisfied
filled with satisfaction
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thankful
feeling or showing gratitude
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frisky
playful like a lively kitten
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content
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
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receptive
able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
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important
important in effect or meaning
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animated
having life or vigor or spirit
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quiet
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
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accepting
tolerating without protest
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festive
offering fun and gaiety
-
spirited
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
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certain
established beyond doubt or question; definitely known
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kind
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
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ecstatic
feeling great rapture or delight
-
thrilled
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
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relaxed
without strain or anxiety
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wonderful
extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
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serene
not agitated; without losing self-possession
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glad
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
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free-and-easy
natural and unstudied
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cheerful
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
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bright
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
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sunny
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
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blessed
Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration
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merry
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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reassured
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
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elated
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
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jubilant
full of high-spirited delight
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love
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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interested
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
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positive
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
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strong
having strength or power greater than average or expected
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loving
feeling or showing love and affection
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concerned
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
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eager
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
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considerate
showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
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affected
acted upon; influenced
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keen
intense or sharp
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affectionate
having or displaying warmth or affection
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fascinated
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
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earnest
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
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sure
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
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sensitive
able to feel or perceive
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intrigue
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
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intent
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
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tender
easy to cut or chew
-
absorbed
retained without reflection
-
anxious
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
-
rebellious
resisting control or authority
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devoted
zealous in devotion or affection
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inquisitive
inquiring or appearing to inquire
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inspired
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
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unique
the single one of its kind
-
attract
exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away
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nosy
offensively curious or inquisitive
-
determined
having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation
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dynamic
an efficient incentive
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passionate
having or expressing strong emotions
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snoopy
offensively curious or inquisitive
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excited
in an aroused state
-
tenacious
stubbornly unyielding
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admiration
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
-
engrossed
giving or marked by complete attention to
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enthusiastic
having or showing great excitement and interest
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hardy
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
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warm
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
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curious
eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
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bold
fearless and daring
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secure
free from danger or risk
-
touched
having come into contact
-
brave
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
-
sympathy
a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
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daring
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
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close
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
-
challenge
a call to engage in a contest or fight
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loved
held dear
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comforted
made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
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reenforce
make stronger
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drainboard
a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink
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hopeful
having or manifesting hope
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angry
feeling or showing anger
-
depressed
filled with melancholy and despondency
-
confused
mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
-
helpless
unable to function; without help
-
irritated
aroused to impatience or anger
-
lousy
very bad
-
upset
cause to lose one's composure
-
incapable
(followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability
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enraged
marked by extreme anger
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disappointed
disappointingly unsuccessful
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doubtful
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
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alone
isolated from others
-
hostile
characterized by enmity or ill will
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discouraged
lacking in resolution
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uncertain
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
-
paralyzed
affected with paralysis
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insulting
expressing extreme contempt
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ashamed
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
-
indecisive
characterized by lack of decision and firmness
-
fatigued
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
-
sore
causing misery or pain or distress
-
powerless
lacking power
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perplexed
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
-
useless
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
-
annoyed
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
-
diminished
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
-
embarrassed
feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
-
inferior
of or characteristic of low rank or importance
-
guilty
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
-
hesitant
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
-
vulnerable
capable of being wounded or hurt
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hateful
evoking or deserving hatred
-
dissatisfied
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
-
shy
lacking self-confidence
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empty
holding or containing nothing
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unpleasant
disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings
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miserable
very unhappy; full of misery
-
stupefied
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
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forced
forced or compelled
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offensive
unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
-
detestable
unequivocally detestable
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disillusioned
freed from illusion
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bitter
causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter"
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repugnant
offensive to the mind
-
unbelieving
rejecting any belief in gods
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despair
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
-
aggressive
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
-
despicable
morally reprehensible
-
skeptical
marked by or given to doubt
-
frustrated
disappointingly unsuccessful
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resentful
full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will
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disgusting
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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distrustful
having or showing distrust
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distressed
generalized feeling of distress
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inflamed
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
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abominable
unequivocally detestable
-
misgiving
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
-
woeful
affected by or full of grief or woe
-
provoked
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
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terrible
exceptionally bad or displeasing
-
lost
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
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pathetic
deserving or inciting pity
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incensed
angered at something unjust or wrong
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in disrepair
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unsure
lacking self-confidence
-
tragic
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
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infuriated
marked by extreme anger
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sulky
sullen or moody
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uneasy
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
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in haste
in a hurried or hasty manner
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cross
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
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bad
having undesirable or negative qualities
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pessimistic
expecting the worst possible outcome
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dominated
controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
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worked up
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
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anencephalous
characterized by partial or total absence of a brain
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tense
taut or rigid; stretched tight
-
boiling
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
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fume
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
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indignant
angered at something unjust or wrong
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indifferent
marked by a lack of interest
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afraid
filled with fear or apprehension
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hurt
be the source of pain
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sad
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
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insensitive
deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive
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fearful
experiencing or showing fear
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crushed
subdued or brought low in condition or status
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tearful
filled with or marked by tears
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dull
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
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terrified
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
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tormented
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
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sorrowful
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
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nonchalant
marked by blithe unconcern
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suspicious
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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deprived
marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
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pained
hurt or upset
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neutral
having no personal preference
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grief
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
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reserved
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
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alarmed
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
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tortured
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
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anguish
extreme distress of body or mind
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weary
physically and mentally fatigued
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panic
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
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dejected
affected or marked by low spirits
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desolate
providing no shelter or sustenance
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bored
uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence
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nervous
of or relating to the nervous system
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rejected
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
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desperate
a person who is frightened and in need of help
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preoccupied
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
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scared
made afraid
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injured
harmed
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cold
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
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worried
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
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offended
hurt or upset
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unhappy
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
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disinterested
unaffected by self-interest
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frightened
made afraid
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afflicted
mentally or physically unfit
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lonely
lacking companions or companionship
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lifeless
deprived of life; no longer living
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timid
showing fear and lack of confidence
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aching
a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
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grieve
feel grief
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shaky
vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
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victimized
of persons; taken advantage of
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mournful
expressing sorrow
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restless
lacking or not affording physical or mental rest
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heartbroken
full of sorrow
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dismayed
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
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agonized
expressing pain or agony
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threatened
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
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appalled
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
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cowardly
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
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humiliated
subdued or brought low in condition or status
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quaking
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wrong
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
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menace
something that is a source of danger
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alienated
caused to be unloved
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wary
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
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aback
by surprise
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abandoned
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
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abashed
feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
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abducted
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aberrant
markedly different from an accepted norm
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aberration
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
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abhor
find repugnant
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abject
of the most contemptible kind
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ablaze
lighted up by or as by fire or flame
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able
(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
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abnormal
not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
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about
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
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abrasive
causing abrasion
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absentminded
lost in thought; showing preoccupation
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absolved
freed from any question of guilt
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absorbent
having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
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abstemious
marked by temperance in indulgence
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abstracted
lost in thought; showing preoccupation
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abulic
suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions
-
abused
subjected to cruel treatment
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abusive
characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
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abysmal
resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
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abyssal
relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
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accelerated
speeded up, as of an academic course
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acceptable
worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
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accepted
generally approved or compelling recognition
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accessible
capable of being reached
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accident-prone
having more than the average number of accidents
-
acclaim
enthusiastic approval
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acclimate
get used to a certain climate
-
accommodate
have room for; hold without crowding
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accommodating
obliging; willing to do favors
-
accomplished
highly skilled
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accost
speak to someone
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accost
speak to someone
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accurate
(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct
-
accusatory
containing or expressing accusation
-
accused
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
-
accusing
containing or expressing accusation
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acerbic
sour or bitter in taste
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acknowledged
recognized or made known or admitted
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acquiescent
willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
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acquisitive
eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
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acrimonious
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
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activated
rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive
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active
characterized by energetic activity
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actualized
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adamant
very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
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addicted
compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming
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adept
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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adequate
having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
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admirable
inspiring admiration or approval
-
admiring
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admonished
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adorable
lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
-
adored
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
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adoring
extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
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adorned
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
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adrift
afloat on the surface of a body of water
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adroit
quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
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adult
a fully developed person from maturity onward
-
adulterated
mixed with impurities
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advanced
situated ahead or going before
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adventurous
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
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adverse
in an opposing direction
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affable
diffusing warmth and friendliness
-
affection
a positive feeling of liking
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Affirmed
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
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over and over
repeatedly
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affray
a noisy fight
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affronted
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aflutter
excited in anticipation
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agonist
someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)
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agape
with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
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aggravated
made more severe or intense especially in law
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aggrieve
cause to feel sorrow
-
aghast
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
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agitated
physically disturbed or set in motion
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aglow
softly bright or radiant
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agnostic
a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)
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agog
highly excited
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agony
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
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agoraphobic
suffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places
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agreeable
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
-
ahead
at or in the front
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acyl halide
organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom
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aimless
aimlessly drifting
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airy
open to or abounding in fresh air
-
alert
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
-
alien
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
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allied
joined by treaty or agreement
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allow
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
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allow
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
-
allure
the power to entice or attract through personal charm
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alluring
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
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aloof
remote in manner
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almighty
having unlimited power
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alright
in a satisfactory or adequate manner
-
altruistic
showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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amateur
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
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ambitious
having a strong desire for success or achievement
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ambivalent
uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
-
ambush
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
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amenable
disposed or willing to comply
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amiable
diffusing warmth and friendliness
-
amorous
inclined toward or displaying love
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amused
pleasantly occupied
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amusing
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
-
analyzed
examined carefully and methodically; broken down for consideration of constituent parts
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anarchistic
of or related to anarchism or tending toward anarchism
-
anchor
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
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anemic
relating to anemia or suffering from anemia
-
anesthetized
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Angst
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Angst
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anguished
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
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acetonic
of or relating to acetone
-
annihilated
destroyed completely
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annoying
causing irritation or annoyance
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anonymous
having no known name or identity or known source
-
antagonistic
characterized by antagonism or antipathy
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antagonize
provoke the hostility of
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anticipation
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
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antiquated
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
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antisocial
shunning contact with others
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Entsy
the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian
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anxiety
a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
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apart
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
-
apathetic
showing little or no emotion or animation
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apathy
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
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apologetic
offering or expressing apology
-
apoplectic
pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy
-
apologist
a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution
-
apple dumpling
apples wrapped in pastry and baked
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appease
make peace with
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applaud
clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
-
appraise
consider in a comprehensive way
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appreciated
fully understood or grasped
-
appreciative
having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion
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apprehension
fearful expectation or anticipation
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apprehensive
in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
-
approachable
easily approached
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appropriate
suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
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approved
established by authority; given authoritative approval
-
deprived of
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quiver
shake with fast, tremulous movements
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archaic
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
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ardent
characterized by intense emotion
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argentite
a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S)
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argumentative
given to or characterized by argument
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aristocratic
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
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aroused
aroused to action
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arrogant
having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
-
artificial
contrived by art rather than nature
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artistic
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
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artless
simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
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ascetic
someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
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asinine
devoid of intelligence
-
asleep
in a state of sleep
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asocial
given to avoiding association with others
-
asphyxiated
in a state of asphyxia
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assaulted
-
assertive
aggressively self-assured
-
assess
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
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assuage
provide physical relief, as from pain
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assured
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
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astonished
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
-
astounded
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
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astute
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
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asymmetrical
characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components
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at a loss
below cost
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at home
at, to, or toward the place where you reside
-
at peace
dead
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imperil
pose a threat to; present a danger to
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at rest
in a state of repose or especially sleep
-
asterisk
a star-shaped character * used in printing
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at work
on the job
-
atrocious
shockingly brutal or cruel
-
atrophied
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
-
attached
being joined in close association
-
attack
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
-
attentive
taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention
-
attract
exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away
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attractive
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
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atypical
not representative of a group, class, or type
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audacious
disposed to venture or take risks
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austere
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
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authentic
not counterfeit or copied
-
authoritarian
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
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authoritative
of recognized authority or excellence
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autocratic
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
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available
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
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avaricious
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
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avenged
for which vengeance has been taken
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average
an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
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avid
marked by active interest and enthusiasm
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avoid
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
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awake
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
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awakened
(somewhat formal) having been waked up
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aware
(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
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awe
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
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awed
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
-
awesome
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
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awestruck
having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
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awful
exceptionally bad or displeasing
-
awkward
lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
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awry
turned or twisted to one side
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B
the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
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A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
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baby
a very young mammal
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babyish
characteristic of a baby
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backward
at or to or toward the back or rear
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bad-tempered
annoyed and irritable
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badger
sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
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baffled
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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bait
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
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balanced
being in a state of proper equilibrium
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ballistic
relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity
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bamboozle
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
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banal
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
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banish
expel, as if by official decree
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bankrupt
financially ruined
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banned
forbidden by law
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banter
light teasing repartee
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bare
lacking its natural or customary covering
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barrack
lodge in barracks
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barrage
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
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birdbrain
a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
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base
lowest support of a structure
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bashful
self-consciously timid
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battered
damaged by blows or hard usage
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battle cry
a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
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battlewagon
large and heavily armoured warship
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doled out
given out in portions
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bearable
capable of being borne though unpleasant
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bearish
expecting prices to fall
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beastly
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
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beat
hit repeatedly
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beaten
formed or made thin by hammering
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batten down
furnish with battens
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beatific
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
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beautiful
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
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beckon
summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
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bedazzle
to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
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bedevil
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
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bedraggled
limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud
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befriend
become friends with
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beg
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
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beguiled
filled with wonder and delight
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behind
in or to or toward the rear
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beholden
under a moral obligation to someone
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beleaguer
annoy persistently
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belittled
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
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bellicose
having or showing a ready disposition to fight
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belligerent
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
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belonging
happiness felt in a secure relationship
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palo verde
densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium
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beloved
dearly loved
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bemused
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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benevolent
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
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benign
kindness of disposition or manner
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bent
used of the back and knees; stooped
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berate
censure severely or angrily
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bereaved
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
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bereft
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
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beseech
ask for or request earnestly
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besieged
surrounded by hostile forces
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besmirched
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besotted
very drunk
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bestial
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
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betray
deliver to an enemy by treachery
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better
(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
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bewildered
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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bewitched
under a spell
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bewitching
capturing interest as if by a spell
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biased
favoring one person or side over another
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big
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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bilious
relating to or containing bile
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pouched rat
burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
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pitching
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
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bitchy
marked by or arising from malice
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biting
causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
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bizarre
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
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black
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
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blackmail
extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
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blah
pompous or pretentious talk or writing
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blameful
deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
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blamed
expletives used informally as intensifiers
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blameless
free of guilt; not subject to blame
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blame
an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
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bland
lacking taste or flavor or tang
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blank
(of a surface) not written or printed on
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blanket
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
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blasphemous
grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
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blasted
expletives used informally as intensifiers
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bleak
unpleasantly cold and damp
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bleed
lose blood from one's body
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bleeding
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
-
blighted
affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
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blind
unable to see
-
bliss
a state of extreme happiness
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blissful
completely happy and contented
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bullock block
a pulley-block at the head of a topmast
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bloody
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
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bloody-minded
marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
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bloom
produce or yield flowers
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blooming
the organic process of bearing flowers
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blossom
reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
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blossoming
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
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plant part
any part of a plant or fungus
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clown around
act as or like a clown
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blink away
force to go away by blinking
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bland diet
a diet of foods that are not irritating
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plant process
a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
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blown up
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bludgeon
a club used as a weapon
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blue
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
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blur
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
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blurred
indistinct or hazy in outline
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blurry
indistinct or hazy in outline
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boastful
exhibiting self-importance
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bodacious
unrestrained by convention or propriety
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big bedbug
large bloodsucking bug
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boiling
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
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bold
fearless and daring
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bombastic
ostentatiously lofty in style
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bonkers
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
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bored
uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence
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cast around
search anxiously
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bossy
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
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bothered
caused to show discomposure
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bothersome
causing irritation or annoyance
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buy
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
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bouncy
elastic; rebounds readily
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bound
confined by bonds
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bound up
closely or inseparably connected or associated with
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boxed-in
enclosed in or as if in a box
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hold over
hold over goods to be sold for the next season
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braced
held up by braces or buttresses
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brainy
having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
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brash
offensively bold
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bratty
(used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly
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brave
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
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breathless
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
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breathtaking
tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
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breathtaking
tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
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breezy
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
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bridle
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
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bright
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
-
brilliant
full of light; shining intensely
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brisk
quick and energetic
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bristle
a stiff hair
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broken
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
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brokenhearted
full of sorrow
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broken-down
not in working order
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broken in
tamed or trained to obey
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brooding
deeply or seriously thoughtful
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broody
physiologically ready to incubate eggs
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browbeaten
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bruised
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brush down
reprimand
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busted
out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
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brutal
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
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brutalize
treat brutally
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bubbly
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
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presentable
fit to be seen
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bugged
having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices
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bugged
having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices
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bullied
-
bullish
expecting a rise in prices
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bilsted
a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap
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pulchritude
physical beauty (especially of a woman)
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bum
a disreputable vagrant
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bomb out
make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs
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buoyant
tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
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burdened
bearing a physically heavy weight or load
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Portunus puber
crab of the English coasts
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burned
destroyed or badly damaged by fire
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burned-out
destroyed or badly damaged by fire
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burned-out
destroyed or badly damaged by fire
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bursting
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bushed
very tired
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bushwhack
cut one's way through the woods or bush
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busy
actively or fully engaged or occupied
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buzz
sound of rapid vibration
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bypass
avoid something unpleasant or laborious
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C
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
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cajole
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
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calculating
used of persons
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callous
having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
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callow
young and inexperienced
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cannibalize
eat human flesh
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canny
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
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cantankerous
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
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capable
(usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability
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capitulate
surrender under agreed conditions
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capitulate
surrender under agreed conditions
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capitulation
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
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capricious
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
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captious
tending to find and call attention to faults
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captivated
filled with wonder and delight
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captivating
capturing interest as if by a spell
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captive
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
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capture
capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
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cast about
search anxiously
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cared-for
having needed care and attention
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carefree
free of trouble and worry and care
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careful
exercising caution or showing care or attention
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careless
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
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careworn
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
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calling card
a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
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cast
put or send forth
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cast about
search anxiously
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cast out
throw or cast away
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castigate
inflict severe punishment on
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catapult
an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
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catatonic
characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs
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categorized
arranged into categories
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catty
marked by or arising from malice
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catch
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
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cautious
showing careful forethought
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cavalier
a gallant or courtly gentleman
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censored
suppressed or subject to censorship
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censured
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centered
being or placed in the center
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certain
established beyond doubt or question; definitely known
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chagrined
feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
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chained
bound with chains
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challenge
a call to engage in a contest or fight
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changing
marked by continuous change or effective action
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chaotic
completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
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charged
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
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charismatic
possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
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charitable
relating to or characterized by charity
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charmed
filled with wonder and delight
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charming
pleasing or delighting
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chased
a person who is being chased
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chaste
abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
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chastised
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chatty
prone to friendly informal communication
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cheap
relatively low in price or charging low prices
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cheapen
lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
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cheat
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
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cheat on
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
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cheeky
offensively bold
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cheerful
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
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cheery
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
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chicken
a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
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chide
censure severely or angrily
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childish
indicating a lack of maturity
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childless
without offspring
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childlike
befitting a young child
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chill
coldness due to a cold environment
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chipper
having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
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chivalrous
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
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choked
stopped up; clogged up
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chokedamp
the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life
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chosen
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
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chicken out
remove oneself from an obligation
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chuffed
very pleased
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churlish
having a bad disposition; surly
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circumspect
heedful of potential consequences
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circumvent
surround so as to force to give up
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civil
of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
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civilized
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
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classy
elegant and fashionable
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cleansed
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clear
readily apparent to the mind
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clearheaded
not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently
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clenched
closed or squeezed together tightly
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clever
mentally quick and resourceful
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cloistered
providing privacy or seclusion
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close
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
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closed in
blocked against entry
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closed-minded
not ready to receive to new ideas
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clouded
filled or abounding with clouds
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cloudy
full of or covered with clouds
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closed in
blocked against entry
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clueless
totally uninformed about what is going on; not having even a clue from which to infer what is occurring
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clumsy
lacking grace in movement or posture
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cling to
hold firmly, usually with one's hands
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coarse
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
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coconut cake
cake containing shredded coconut in batter and frosting
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codefendant
a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
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coddled
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coerce
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
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cold
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
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coldhearted
lacking in sympathy or feeling
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collapsed
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collapse
break down, literally or metaphorically
-
collected
brought together in one place
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colonized
inhabited by colonists
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colorful
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
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comatose
in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli
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combative
having or showing a ready disposition to fight
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comfortable
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)
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command
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
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commanding
used of a height or viewpoint
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committed
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
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common
having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
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comparative
relating to or based on or involving comparison
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compare
examine and note the similarities or differences of
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copasetic
completely satisfactory
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compassionate
showing or having compassion
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compatible
able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination
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collide with
hit against; come into sudden contact with
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compel
force somebody to do something
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competent
properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
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competitive
involving competition or competitiveness
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copied
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coping
brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
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complacent
contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
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complete
perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
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complex
complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
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compliant
disposed or willing to comply
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complicated
difficult to analyze or understand
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complementary
acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
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compliment
a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
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complimentary
conveying or resembling a compliment
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compromise
an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
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compromising
making or willing to make concessions
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compulsive
caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
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compunction
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
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conceited
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
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concentrated
gathered together or made less diffuse
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concerned
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
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condescending
(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
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confident
having or marked by confidence or assurance
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confirmed
having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation
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confirming
serving to support or corroborate
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conflict
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
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conforming
adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion)
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confounded
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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confront
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
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confronting
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confirmative
serving to support or corroborate
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confused
mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
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connected
joined or linked together
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con
an argument opposed to a proposal
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conniving
acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
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conquer
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
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conscientious
characterized by extreme care and great effort
-
conscious
knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
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consecrated
made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
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conservative
resistant to change
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considerate
showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
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consistent
the same throughout in structure or composition
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console
give moral or emotional strength to
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consoling
affording comfort or solace
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conspicuous
obvious to the eye or mind
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conspiratorial
relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators
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constrained
lacking spontaneity; not natural
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constricted
drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically
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consumed
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contagious
(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
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contained
gotten under control
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contaminated
corrupted by contact or association
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contemplative
deeply or seriously thoughtful
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contempt
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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contemptible
deserving of contempt or scorn
-
contemptuous
expressing extreme contempt
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content
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
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contentious
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
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contrary
exact opposition
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contradictory
unable to be both true at the same time
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contributing
tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
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contrite
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
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controlled
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
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controlling
able to control or determine policy
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convenient
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
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conventional
following accepted customs and proprieties
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convincing
causing one to believe the truth of something
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cool
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
-
cooperative
involving the joint activity of two or more
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copasetic
completely satisfactory
-
cornered
forced to turn and face attackers
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corral
a pen for cattle
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correct
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
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corrosive
of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
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corrupt
not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
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corrupted
ruined in character or quality
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counterfeit
not genuine; imitating something superior
-
counter
a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
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productive
producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)
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courageous
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
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courtly
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
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coveted
greatly desired
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coy
modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
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cozy
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
-
crabby
annoyed and irritable
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crafty
marked by skill in deception
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cramped
constricted in size
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cranky
easily irritated or annoyed
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crap
obscene terms for feces
-
crappy
very bad
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crass
(of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
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craving
an intense desire for some particular thing
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crazed
driven insane
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crazy
affected with madness or insanity
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clapped out
worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people)
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creepy
causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
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creative
having the ability or power to create
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credulous
showing a lack of judgment or experience
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crestfallen
brought low in spirit
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criminal
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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crippled
disabled in the feet or legs
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cross
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
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cross
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
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examine
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
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crotchety
having a difficult and contrary disposition
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crowded
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
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crucify
kill by nailing onto a cross
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crudely
in a crude or unrefined manner
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crude
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
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cruel
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
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crummy
of very poor quality; flimsy
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crumpled
of metal e.g.
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crushed
subdued or brought low in condition or status
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suckled
(of an infant) breast-fed
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cuckoo
any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
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cuddle
hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth
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cuddly
inviting cuddling or hugging
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cull
remove something that has been rejected
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cultured
marked by refinement in taste and manners
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cumbersome
difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
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cunning
showing inventiveness and skill
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cupidity
extreme greed for material wealth
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curious
eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
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cursed
in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell
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cut
separate with or as if with an instrument
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cut down
cause to come or go down
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cute
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
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cutoff
a route shorter than the usual one
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cynical
believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
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D
the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet
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A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
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taffy
chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
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dainty
something considered choice to eat
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dangerous
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
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dare
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
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daring
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
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dashed
having gaps or spaces
-
dashing
lively and spirited
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daunted
caused to show discomposure
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dauntless
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
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dazed
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
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dead
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
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dear
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
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debased
mixed with impurities
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debate
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
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debauched
unrestrained by convention or morality
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debilitated
lacking strength or vigor
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decadent
a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
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debonair
having a sophisticated charm
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deceitful
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
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deceive
cause someone to believe an untruth
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decided
recognizable; marked
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decimate
kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
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decrepit
worn and broken down by hard use
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dedicated
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
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defame
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
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deafened
caused to hear poorly or not at all
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defeated
people who are defeated
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defective
having a defect
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defenseless
lacking protection or support
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defensive
an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
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deferent
showing deference
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defiant
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
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deficient
inadequate in amount or degree
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defiled
morally blemished; stained or impure
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definite
precise; explicit and clearly defined
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deflated
brought low in spirit
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deformed
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
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degenerate
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
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degradation
changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
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dejected
affected or marked by low spirits
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delete
cut or eliminate
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deleterious
harmful to living things
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delicate
developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
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delighted
greatly pleased
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delinquent
a young offender
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delirious
experiencing delirium
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deliver
bring to a destination, make a delivery
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delude
be false to; be dishonest with
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demanding
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
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demean
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
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demented
affected with madness or insanity
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demolished
torn down and broken up
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demonize
make into a demon
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demoralized
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
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demote
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
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deactivate
remove from active military status or reassign
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denigrate
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
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denounce
speak out against
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dense
hard to pass through because of dense growth
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departure
the act of departing
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dependable
consistent in performance or behavior
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depend upon
be contingent on
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dependent
a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
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depleted
no longer sufficient
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deport
expel from a country
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depraved
deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
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deprecate
express strong disapproval of; deplore
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depreciate
lose in value
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depressed
filled with melancholy and despondency
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deride
treat or speak of with contempt
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derisive
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
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desecrated
treated with contempt
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deserted
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
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deserving
worthy of being treated in a particular way
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desiccated
thoroughly dried out
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desirable
worth having or seeking or achieving
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desire
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
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desired
greatly desired
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desirous
having or expressing desire for something
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desolate
providing no shelter or sustenance
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desperate
a person who is frightened and in need of help
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despondent
without or almost without hope
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destitute
poor enough to need help from others
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destroyed
spoiled or ruined or demolished
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destructive
causing destruction or much damage
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desultory
marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
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detached
no longer connected or joined
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detain
cause to be slowed down or delayed
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deteriorate
become worse or disintegrate
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determined
having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation
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detested
treated with contempt
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detoxify
remove poison from
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devalued
lowered in value
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devastated
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deviant
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
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devious
deviating from a straight course
-
devoid
completely wanting or lacking
-
devoid of
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devoted
zealous in devotion or affection
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devout
deeply religious
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diagnose
subject to a medical analysis
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dictated
determined or decided upon as by an authority
-
dictatorial
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
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different
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
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difficult
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
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diffident
showing modest reserve
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diffused
(of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material
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dignified
having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance
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dimensionality
the spatial property of having dimensions
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diminished
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
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diplomatic
relating to or characteristic of diplomacy
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dire
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
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direct
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
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directionless
aimlessly drifting
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dirty
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
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disabled
people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
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disaffected
discontented as toward authority
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disagreeable
not agreeing with your tastes or expectations
-
disappointed
disappointingly unsuccessful
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disapproving
expressing or manifesting disapproval
-
disbelieve
reject as false; refuse to accept
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disbelieving
denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
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distortable
capable of having the meaning altered or twisted
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discarded
thrown away
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discombobulated
having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
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disconcerted
having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
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disconnected
having been divided; having the unity destroyed
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disconsolate
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
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discontent
a longing for something better than the present situation
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discontented
showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
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discount
an amount or percentage deducted
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discouraged
lacking in resolution
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discriminate
marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
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discriminating
showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
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discreet
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
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disdain
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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disdain
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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disdainful
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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disembodied
not having a material body
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disembodied
not having a material body
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disenchanted
freed from enchantment
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disenfranchised
deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
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disgraced
suffering shame
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disgruntled
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
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disguised
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
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disgust
strong feelings of dislike
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disgusted
having a strong distaste from surfeit
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disgusting
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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disheartened
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
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disheveled
in disarray; extremely disorderly
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dishonest
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
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dishonorable
lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor
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dishonored
suffering shame
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disillusioned
freed from illusion
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disingenuous
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
-
disintegrative
tending to cause breakup into constituent elements or parts
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disinterested
unaffected by self-interest
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dislike
a feeling of aversion or antipathy
-
dislodge
remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
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disloyal
deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle
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dismal
causing dejection
-
dismayed
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
-
dismissive
showing indifference or disregard
-
disobedient
unwilling to submit to authority
-
disobey
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
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disorderly
completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
-
disorganized
lacking order or methodical arrangement or function
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disoriented
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
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disowned
-
disparage
express a negative opinion of
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dispassionate
unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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dispensable
capable of being dispensed with or done without
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dispirited
marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
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displace
cause to move, usually with force or pressure
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displeased
not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
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disposable
an item that can be disposed of after it has been used
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disquieted
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
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disregarded
not noticed inadvertently
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disrespect
an expression of lack of respect
-
disruptive
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
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dissatisfied
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
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diss
treat, mention, or speak to rudely
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dissident
a person who dissents from some established policy
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dissipated
unrestrained by convention or morality
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dissociated
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distant
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
-
distorted
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
-
distracted
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
-
distraught
deeply agitated especially from emotion
-
distressed
generalized feeling of distress
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distrustful
having or showing distrust
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disused
no longer in use
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divorced
of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved
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docile
easily handled or managed
-
dogged
stubbornly unyielding
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dogmatic
of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
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doleful
filled with or evoking sadness
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domestic
a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
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domesticated
converted or adapted to domestic use
-
dominant
most frequent or common
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dominated
controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
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domineer
rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
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domineering
tending to domineer
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done
having finished or arrived at completion
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doomed
people who are destined to die soon
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doped
treated or impregnated with a foreign substance
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dork
a dull stupid fatuous person
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vote down
vote against
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doting
extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
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double-crosser
a person who says one thing and does another
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dowdy
lacking in smartness or taste
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down
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
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down-and-out
a person who is destitute
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downcast
filled with melancholy and despondency
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downhearted
filled with melancholy and despondency
-
untrodden
lacking pathways
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drained
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
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dramatic
pertaining to or characteristic of drama
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drastic
forceful and extreme and rigorous
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drive away
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
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drive back
force or drive back
-
drag in
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
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drainboard
a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink
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dread
fearful expectation or anticipation
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dreaded
causing fear or dread or terror
-
dreadful
exceptionally bad or displeasing
-
dreamy
dreamy in mood or nature
-
dreary
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
-
droopy
hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)
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dropped
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drown
kill by submerging in water
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drub
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
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drum
a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
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drunk
someone who is intoxicated
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dry
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
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dubious
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
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dull
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
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dumb
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
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dumbfounded
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
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dumped
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Dom Pedro
South African mixed drink made by mixing ice cream with whisky
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dupe
fool or hoax
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dutiful
willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
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dwarf
a plant or animal that is atypically small
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dynamic
an efficient incentive
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dysphoric
generalized feeling of distress
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E
the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet
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A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
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earnest
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
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eased
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
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easy
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
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ebullient
joyously unrestrained
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eccentric
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
-
eclectic
selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
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eclipse
one celestial body obscures another
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economical
using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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ecstatic
feeling great rapture or delight
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edified
instructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, and spiritual improvement
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efface
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
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effective
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
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effeminate
having unsuitable feminine qualities
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effervescent
(of a liquid) giving off bubbles
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effete
marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
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efficacious
marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
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efficient
being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
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effusive
uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
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egocentric
limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
-
egotistic
characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
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egotistical
characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
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elastic
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
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elated
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
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elderly
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
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electric
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
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electrify
equip for use with electricity
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elegant
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
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elevated
raised above the ground
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emancipated
free from traditional social restraints
-
emasculated
(of a male animal) having the testicles removed
-
embarrassed
feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
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emerge
come out into view, as from concealment
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eminent
standing above others in quality or position
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emotional
of or pertaining to emotion
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emotionless
unmoved by feeling
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emotive
characterized by emotion
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empathetic
showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states
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empathic
showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states
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emphatic
spoken with emphasis
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empowered
invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
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empty
holding or containing nothing
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enable
render capable or able for some task
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enclosed
closed in or surrounded or included within
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encompass
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
-
encouraged
inspired with confidence
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encumbered
loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load
-
endangered
(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
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endowed
provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)
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endure
undergo or be subjected to
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enduring
unceasing
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energetic
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
-
enervated
lacking strength or vigor
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engaged
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
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engrossed
giving or marked by complete attention to
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enhanced
increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality
-
enigmatic
not clear to the understanding
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enjoyment
act of receiving pleasure from something
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enlightened
having knowledge and spiritual insight
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ennoble
give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
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ennui
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
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enraged
marked by extreme anger
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enrich
make better or improve in quality
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enslaved
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entangled
twisted together in a tangled mass
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enterprising
marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects
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entertained
pleasantly occupied
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enthralled
filled with wonder and delight
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enthusiastic
having or showing great excitement and interest
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enticing
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
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entitled
qualified for by right according to law
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entomb
place in a grave or tomb
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entranced
filled with wonder and delight
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entrap
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
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entrenched
dug in
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entrepreneurial
of or relating to an entrepreneur
-
interestedness
the state of being interested
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envious
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
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equal
having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
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equality
the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
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equanimous
in full control of your faculties
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equipped
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
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equitable
fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
-
eradicate
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
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erasable
capable of being effaced
-
erase
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
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Eros
(Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
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escalate
increase in extent or intensity
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essential
basic and fundamental
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established
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
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esteemed
having an illustrious reputation; respected
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estranged
caused to be unloved
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ethereal
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
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etiolated
(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
-
euphoric
exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation
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evade
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
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evict
expel or eject without recourse to legal process
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evil
morally bad or wrong
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eviscerate
remove the entrails of
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exacerbate
make worse
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exacerbating
making worse
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examine
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
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exasperating
extremely annoying or displeasing
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expiration
a coming to an end of a contract period
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excellent
very good;of the highest quality
-
excessive
beyond normal limits
-
excitable
easily excited
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excited
in an aroused state
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excoriate
express strong disapproval of
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exculpated
freed from any question of guilt
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execrate
curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
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excused
granted exemption
-
exempt
(of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject
-
exhilarated
made joyful
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exile
the act of expelling a person from their native land
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exigent
demanding attention
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exonerated
freed from any question of guilt
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exorcise
expel through adjuration or prayers
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exotic
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
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expansive
able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
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expectant
marked by eager anticipation
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experienced
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
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experimental
of the nature of or undergoing an experiment
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exploitative
tending to exploit or make use of
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exploited
developed or used to greatest advantage
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explosive
a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
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exposed
with no protection or shield
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expressive
characterized by expression
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expunge
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
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extraordinary
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
-
extravagant
recklessly wasteful
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extreme
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
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exuberant
joyously unrestrained
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exultant
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
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F
the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet
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A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
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facetious
cleverly amusing in tone
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factious
dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
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pailful
the quantity contained in a pail
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faint
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
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fainthearted
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
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fair
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
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faith
complete confidence in a person or plan etc
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faithful
any loyal and steadfast following
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fake
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
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fallen
having dropped by the force of gravity
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fallible
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
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fall flat
fail utterly; collapse
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falsely
in an insincerely false manner
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false calyx
a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
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faltering
the act of pausing uncertainly
-
famished
extremely hungry
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famous
widely known and esteemed
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fanatical
marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
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fanciful
indulging in or influenced by fancy
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fantabulous
very good;of the highest quality
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fantasize
indulge in fantasies
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fantastic
extravagantly fanciful in design, construction, appearance
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farcical
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
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fascinated
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
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fascination
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
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cashed
for which money has been paid
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fashionable
being or in accordance with current social fashions
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fast
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
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fastidious
giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
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fatalistic
of or relating to fatalism
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father
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
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fatherless
having no living father
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fatigued
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
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favored
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
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fawn
a young deer
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hand over
to surrender someone or something to another
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fawning
attempting to win favor by flattery
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fazed
caused to show discomposure
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fear
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
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fear
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
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fearful
experiencing or showing fear
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feckless
generally incompetent and ineffectual
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fed up
having a strong distaste from surfeit
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feeble
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
-
feeling
a physical sensation that you experience
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feisty
showing courage
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felicitous
exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
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feminine
associated with women and not with men
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fermenting
a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
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fervor
feelings of great warmth and intensity
-
festive
offering fun and gaiety
-
fickle
liable to sudden unpredictable change
-
fidgety
nervous and unable to relax
-
fiendish
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
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fierce
marked by extreme and violent energy
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fiery
like or suggestive of fire
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filthy
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
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fine
free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
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finicky
exacting especially about details
-
finished
ended or brought to an end
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fired
having lost your job
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firm
not soft or yielding to pressure
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first
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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first-class
very good;of the highest quality
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first-rate
of the highest quality
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fit
meeting adequate standards for a purpose
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fixate
pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
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flaky
made of or easily forming flakes
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flamboyant
marked by ostentation but often tasteless
-
flammable
easily ignited
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flammable
easily ignited
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flat
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
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flatter
praise somewhat dishonestly
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flawed
having a blemish or flaw
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fledgling
young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
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fleece
outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
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flexible
able to flex; able to bend easily
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flighty
guided by whim and fancy
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flimflam
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
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flimsy
a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
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flip
turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
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flippant
showing inappropriate levity
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clapped out
worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people)
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flirtatious
like a coquette
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flog
beat severely with a whip or rod
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floored
provided with a floor
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Pholiota flammans
a fungus with a yellow cap covered with fine scales as is the stalk
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flounder
walk with great difficulty
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flourishing
very lively and profitable
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flush
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
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flustered
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
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fluttering
the motion made by flapping up and down
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focused
being in focus or brought into focus
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flood in
arrive in great numbers
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foggy
filled or abounding with fog or mist
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foiled
disappointingly unsuccessful
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follow
to travel behind, go after, come after
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fond
having or displaying warmth or affection
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foolhardy
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
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foolish
devoid of good sense or judgment
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forbearance
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
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forbearing
showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
-
forbidden
excluded from use or mention
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forced
forced or compelled
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foreign
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
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forgettable
easily forgotten
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foggy
filled or abounding with fog or mist
-
forgive
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
-
forgiving
inclined or able to forgive and show mercy
-
forgetful
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
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forgotten
not noticed inadvertently
-
forlorn
marked by or showing hopelessness
-
formed
having or given a form or shape
-
formidable
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
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forsaken
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fortified
having something added to increase the strength
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fortunate
having unexpected good fortune
-
foul
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
-
fouled
made dirty or foul
-
folded-up
-
fractured
-
fragile
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
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framed
provided with a frame
-
frank
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
-
frantic
marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
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fraternal
like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
-
fraudulent
intended to deceive
-
frazzle
wear away by rubbing
-
freak
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
-
tricked out
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freakish
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
-
freaky
strange and somewhat frightening
-
free
able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
-
frenzied
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
-
fresh
recently made, produced, or harvested
-
fretfully
in a fretful manner
-
fretful
nervous and unable to relax
-
fret
be agitated or irritated
-
fried
cooked by frying in fat
-
find out
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
-
frightened
made afraid
-
frisky
playful like a lively kitten
-
frolicsome
given to merry frolicking
-
frowning
showing displeasure or anger
-
frugal
avoiding waste
-
fruitful
productive or conducive to producing in abundance
-
frustrated
disappointingly unsuccessful
-
fulfilled
completed to perfection
-
full
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
-
full of life
full of spirit
-
full moon
the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
-
fume
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
-
fun
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
-
functional
designed for or capable of a particular function or use
-
funky
(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
-
furious
marked by extreme anger
-
fury
the property of being wild or turbulent
-
fussy
exacting especially about details
-
futile
producing no result or effect
-
G
the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet
-
A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
-
gag
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
-
gallant
having or displaying great dignity or nobility
-
galled
painful from having the skin abraded
-
galvanize
stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
-
game
an amusement or pastime
-
garbled
lacking orderly continuity
-
gauche
lacking social polish
-
gaudy
tastelessly showy
-
gawky
lacking grace in movement or posture
-
gay
someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
-
gentle
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
-
genuine
not fake or counterfeit
-
ghastly
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
-
giddy
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
-
gifted
endowed with talent or talents
-
giggle
laugh nervously
-
gilded
made from or covered with gold
-
giving
the act of giving
-
glad
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
-
glamorous
having an air of allure, romance and excitement
-
glee
great merriment
-
gleeful
full of high-spirited delight
-
gloomy
depressingly dark
-
glorious
having or deserving or conferring glory
-
glowing
highly enthusiastic
-
glum
moody and melancholic
-
gluttonous
given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink
-
goaded
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
-
gobsmacked
utterly astounded
-
lap-streak
having overlapping hull planks
-
goober
pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
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good
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
-
good-natured
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
-
goofy
ludicrous, foolish
-
gorgeous
dazzlingly beautiful
-
gory
covered with blood
-
gothic
characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque
-
graceful
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
-
gracious
characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects
-
graded
arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks
-
grand
large and impressive in physical size or extent
-
grandiose
impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
-
granted
acknowledged as a supposition
-
grateful
feeling or showing gratitude
-
gratified
having received what was desired
-
grave
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
-
great
a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field
-
gregarious
instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
-
grey
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
-
grief
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
-
grieve
feel grief
-
grieving
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
-
grim
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
-
groovy
very good
-
gross
lacking fine distinctions or detail
-
ground out
make an out by hitting the ball on the ground
-
grotesque
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
-
grouchy
annoyed and irritable
-
ground
the solid part of the earth's surface
-
groveling
totally submissive
-
grown
(of animals) fully developed
-
grownup
a fully developed person from maturity onward
-
grumpy
annoyed and irritable
-
guarded
prudent
-
goliath frog
largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10 lbs; Africa
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guilt trip
remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
-
guiltless
free from evil or guilt
-
guilty
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
-
gushy
extravagantly demonstrative
-
gutless
lacking courage or vitality
-
gutsy
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
-
glutted
exceeding demand
-
gyp
deprive of by deceit
-
H
the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet
-
A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
-
haggle
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
-
hallowed
worthy of religious veneration
-
hammered
shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
-
hapless
deserving or inciting pity
-
happy
marked by good fortune
-
harangue
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
-
harassed
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
-
hard
resisting weight or pressure
-
hardened
converted to solid form (as concrete)
-
hardheaded
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
-
hardhearted
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
-
hard-pressed
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
-
hardworking
characterized by hard work and perseverance
-
hardy
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
-
harmonious
exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
-
harnessed
brought under control and put to use
-
harried
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
-
hassle
disorderly fighting
-
hasty
excessively quick
-
hate
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
-
hydatid mole
an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs; usually associated with the death of the fetus
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hatred
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
-
hazy
filled or abounding with fog or mist
-
haughty
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
-
haunted
inhabited by or as if by apparitions
-
hazy
filled or abounding with fog or mist
-
heady
extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
-
healed
freed from illness or injury
-
hematogenesis
the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
-
healthy
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
-
heard
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
-
heartbroken
full of sorrow
-
healthful
conducive to good health of body or mind
-
heartless
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
-
heartsick
full of sorrow
-
heart-to-heart
openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
-
hearty
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
-
heavy
of comparatively great physical weight or density
-
heed
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
-
held dear
-
help
give help or assistance; be of service
-
helpful
providing assistance or serving a useful function
-
helpless
unable to function; without help
-
herd
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
-
heroic
having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
-
hesitant
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
-
high
(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
-
high-spirited
joyously unrestrained
-
hilarious
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
-
hinder
be a hindrance or obstacle to
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hoax
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
-
hollow
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
-
homely
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
-
homesick
longing to return home
-
honest
marked by truth
-
honorableness
the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor
-
hoodwink
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
-
hopeful
having or manifesting hope
-
hormonal
of or relating to or caused by hormones
-
horny
having horns or hornlike projections
-
horrendous
causing fear or dread or terror
-
horrible
provoking horror
-
horrific
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
-
horrified
stricken with horror
-
horror
intense and profound fear
-
horror-stricken
stricken with horror
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hospitable
disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity
-
hostile
characterized by enmity or ill will
-
hit the dirt
fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger
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hotheaded
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
-
hot-tempered
quickly aroused to anger
-
hound
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
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huge
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
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humbled
subdued or brought low in condition or status
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humiliated
subdued or brought low in condition or status
-
humility
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
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humor
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
-
humorous
full of or characterized by humor
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hang up
cause to be hanging or suspended
-
hunch over
round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
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hungry
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
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hunky-dory
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
-
hunted
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
-
hurried
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
-
hurt
be the source of pain
-
heaped-up
-
hype
blatant or sensational promotion
-
hyperactive
more active than normal
-
hyphen
a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
-
hyphen
a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
-
hypha
any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
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hysterical
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
-
I
the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet
-
A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
-
idiosyncratic
peculiar to the individual
-
idiotic
having a mental age of three to seven years
-
idle
not in action or at work
-
idolized
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
-
ignoble
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
-
ignominious
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
-
ignorant
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
-
ignored
disregarded
-
ill
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
-
ill at ease
socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
-
ill-humored
brusque and surly and forbidding
-
ill-tempered
annoyed and irritable
-
instillment
the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop
-
imaginative
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
-
imbalanced
being or thrown out of equilibrium
-
immaculate
completely neat and clean
-
immature
not yet mature
-
immobile
not capable of movement or of being moved
-
immobilize
to hold fast or prevent from moving
-
immodest
having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc
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immoral
deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
-
immortal
not subject to death
-
immune
relating to the condition of immunity
-
impaired
mentally or physically unfit
-
impartial
free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
-
impassioned
characterized by intense emotion
-
impassive
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
-
impatient
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
-
impeccable
without fault or error
-
impeded
made difficult or slow
-
impelled
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
-
imperfect
not perfect; defective or inadequate
-
impermanent
not permanent; not lasting
-
impermeable
preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
-
impertinent
improperly forward or bold
-
imperturbable
not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure
-
impervious
not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
-
impetuous
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
-
impious
lacking piety or reverence for a god
-
impish
naughtily or annoyingly playful
-
implacable
incapable of being placated
-
impolite
not polite
-
important
important in effect or meaning
-
imposing
used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
-
impotent
(of a male) unable to copulate
-
impractical
not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
-
impressed
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
-
imprisoned
being in captivity
-
impudent
improperly forward or bold
-
impugn
attack as false or wrong
-
impulsive
without forethought
-
in awe of
-
incendiary
capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily
-
in haste
in a hurried or hasty manner
-
nonalignment
people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty
-
gun control
efforts to regulate or control sales of guns
-
in disrepair
-
no doubt
admittedly
-
in gear
having gears engaged
-
in harmony
-
in vain
to no avail
-
Indian hemp
valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
-
on the way
on a route to some place
-
in Dutch
-
in turn
in proper order or sequence
-
inaccessible
capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
-
inactive
not active physically or mentally
-
inadequate
lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
-
inane
devoid of intelligence
-
incapable
(followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability
-
incensed
angered at something unjust or wrong
-
incommunicative
not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
-
incompetent
not qualified or suited for a purpose
-
incomplete
not complete or total; not completed
-
inconceivable
totally unlikely
-
inconclusive
not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question
-
incongruent
not congruent
-
inconsiderate
lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others
-
inconsistent
displaying a lack of consistency
-
inconsolable
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
-
inconspicuous
not prominent or readily noticeable
-
inconvenience
the quality of not being useful or convenient
-
inconvenient
not conveniently timed
-
incorrect
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
-
incorrigible
impervious to correction by punishment
-
incredible
beyond belief or understanding
-
indebted
owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc
-
indecent
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
-
indecisive
characterized by lack of decision and firmness
-
independent
free from external control and constraint
-
indescribable
defying expression or description
-
indestructible
not easily destroyed
-
indict
accuse formally of a crime
-
indifferent
marked by a lack of interest
-
indiscreet
lacking discretion; injudicious
-
indoctrinate
teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
-
indolent
disinclined to work or exertion
-
indulgent
characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
-
industrious
characterized by hard work and perseverance
-
inebriated
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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ineffective
not producing an intended effect
-
ineffectual
not producing an intended effect
-
inert
unable to move or resist motion
-
inequality
lack of equality
-
inexplicable
incapable of being explained or accounted for
-
infallible
incapable of failure or error
-
infamous
known widely and usually unfavorably
-
infantile
of or relating to infants or infancy
-
infantilism
infantile behavior in mature persons
-
infatuated
marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
-
infected
containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
-
inferior
of or characteristic of low rank or importance
-
inflamed
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
-
inflated
enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
-
inflexible
resistant to being bent
-
influence
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
-
influential
having or exercising influence or power
-
informed
having much knowledge or education
-
infuriated
marked by extreme anger
-
ingenuous
lacking in sophistication or worldliness
-
ingratiate
gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
-
ingratiating
capable of winning favor
-
inhibited
held back or restrained or prevented
-
inhospitable
not hospitable
-
inhumane
lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion
-
inimical
not friendly
-
injured
harmed
-
innocent
free from sin
-
innovative
being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
-
inoculate
impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune
-
inquiring
given to inquiry
-
inquisitive
inquiring or appearing to inquire
-
insatiable
impossible to satisfy
-
inscrutable
of an obscure nature
-
insecure
lacking in security or safety
-
insensitive
deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive
-
insignificant
signifying nothing
-
insincere
lacking sincerity
-
insistent
demanding attention
-
insolent
marked by casual disrespect
-
insouciant
marked by blithe unconcern
-
inspired
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
-
instructive
serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
-
insufficient
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
-
insulted
-
insulting
expressing extreme contempt
-
intact
undamaged in any way
-
integrator
a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure
-
intellectual
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
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intelligent
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
-
intense
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
-
intent
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
-
interfering
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
-
interrelated
reciprocally connected
-
interrogate
pose a series of questions to
-
interrupted
discontinued temporarily
-
intimate
imply as a possibility
-
intimidated
made timid or fearful as by threats
-
intimidating
discouraging through fear
-
inoculate
impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune
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intoxicated
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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intrepid
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
-
intrigue
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
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introspective
given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
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introverted
given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
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under-the-table
designed and carried out secretly or confidentially
-
intrusive
tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
-
inundated
covered with water
-
intuitive
spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
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invalidated
deprived of legal force
-
invigorated
with restored energy
-
invisible
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
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invited
-
inviting
attractive and tempting
-
involved
connected by participation or association or use
-
invulnerable
immune to attack; impregnable
-
irascible
quickly aroused to anger
-
irate
feeling or showing extreme anger
-
irk
irritate or vex
-
irrational
not consistent with or using reason
-
irreligious
hostile or indifferent to religion
-
irreproachable
free of guilt; not subject to blame
-
irresistible
impossible to resist; overpowering
-
irresolute
uncertain how to act or proceed
-
irresponsible
showing lack of care for consequences
-
irreverent
showing lack of due respect or veneration
-
irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
-
irritated
aroused to impatience or anger
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itchy
causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch
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J
the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet
-
A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
-
jangle
make a sound typical of metallic objects
-
jaundiced
affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
-
jaunty
having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
-
jazz
a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
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jealous
suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
-
jealousy
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
-
jeer
laugh at with contempt and derision
-
jeopardize
pose a threat to; present a danger to
-
arrest warrant
a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
-
jilted
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
-
jinxed
(usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune
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jittery
characterized by jerky movements
-
jocular
characterized by jokes and good humor
-
jolly
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
-
welted thistle
European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches
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jovial
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
-
joyful
full of or producing joy
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joyless
not experiencing or inspiring joy
-
joyous
full of or characterized by joy
-
judgmental
depending on judgment
-
judicious
marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
-
juggle
throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously
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juice
the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
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used up
-
jumbled
in utter disorder
-
jumpy
being in a tense state
-
junk
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
-
junked
-
junky
a narcotics addict
-
just
and nothing more
-
justice
the quality of being just or fair
-
justified
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
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K
the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet
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A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
-
Cape Cod Bay
the southern part of Massachusetts Bay
-
cart away
take away by means of a vehicle
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kept up
kept in good condition
-
kick
drive or propel with the foot
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cast around
search anxiously
-
ticket book
a book of tickets that can be torn out and used
-
kid
young goat
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kind
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
-
kindly
in a kind manner or out of kindness
-
kingly
having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king
-
kinky
(of hair) in small tight curls
-
knackered
very tired
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knightly
characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
-
knocked out
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
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knotted
tied with a knot
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heated up
made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
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knowing
alert and fully informed
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knowledgeable
alert and fully informed
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known
apprehended with certainty
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kooky
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
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labeled
bearing or marked with a label or tag
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labile
liable to change
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lasciviously
in a lascivious manner
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lackadaisical
idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
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lacking
inadequate in amount or degree
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lackluster
lacking brilliance or vitality
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laconic
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
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laid-back
unhurried and relaxed
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lambaste
censure severely or angrily
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lamenting
vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
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lampoon
ridicule with satire
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languid
lacking spirit or liveliness
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languish
become feeble
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lascivious
driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
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late
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
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laughable
arousing or provoking laughter
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laughter
the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn
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lavish
very generous
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lax
lacking in rigor or strictness
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lazy
disinclined to work or exertion
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lead astray
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
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end on
with the end forward or toward the observer
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leaning
the act of deviating from a vertical position
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lecherous
given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity
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low-calorie diet
a diet that is low on calories
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leery
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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lift out
take out or up with or as if with a scoop
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legitimate
based on known statements or events or conditions
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levelheaded
exercising or showing good judgment
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lewd
suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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liable
subject to legal action
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liberal
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
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liberated
free from traditional social restraints
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get about
move around; move from place to place
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lido
a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports
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lifeless
deprived of life; no longer living
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lifted
held up in the air
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light
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
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lighthearted
carefree and happy and lighthearted
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likable
easy to like; agreeable
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liked
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
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limited
subject to limits or subjected to limits
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limp
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
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lionhearted
extraordinarily courageous
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distended
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lively
full of life and energy
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livid
furiously angry
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loath
(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
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loathe
find repugnant
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loathsome
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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logical
based on known statements or events or conditions
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lonely
lacking companions or companionship
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longing
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
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loopy
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
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loose
not affixed
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loose
not affixed
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lord it over
act like the master of
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lost
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
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lousy
very bad
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love
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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loving
feeling or showing love and affection
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low
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
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low-spirited
filled with melancholy and despondency
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lowly
low or inferior in station or quality
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lowness
the quality of being low; lacking height
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loyal
steadfast in allegiance or duty
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lubricious
having a smooth or slippery quality
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luckless
having or bringing misfortune
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lucky
having or bringing good fortune
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luminous
softly bright or radiant
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lure
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
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lure
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
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lurking
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lust
a strong sexual desire
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lustful
characterized by lust
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lusty
vigorously passionate
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lynch
kill without legal sanction
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macho
used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
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mad
roused to anger
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maid of honor
an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
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magical
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
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magnificent
characterized by grandeur
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maimed
having a part of the body crippled or disabled
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maladjusted
poorly adjusted to demands and stresses of daily living
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malaise
physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
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maligned
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malcontent
discontented as toward authority
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malleable
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
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malevolent
wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred
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malicious
having the nature of or resulting from malice
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malignant
dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)
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maligned
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manhandle
handle roughly
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manageable
capable of being managed or controlled
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manage
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
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maniacal
wildly disordered
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manic
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
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manipulable
easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
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manipulate
influence or control shrewdly or deviously
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manipulative
skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage
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manly
characteristic of a man
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marauding
characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
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marginalize
relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people
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married
joined in matrimony
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marvelous
extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
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masochistic
deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from being abused or dominated
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masterful
having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
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materialistic
marked by materialism
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maternal
characteristic of a mother
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mature
having reached full natural growth or development
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maudlin
effusively or insincerely emotional
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meager
deficient in amount or quality or extent
-
mean
denote or connote
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medicate
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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mediocre
moderate to inferior in quality
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meditative
deeply or seriously thoughtful
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mnemonic
of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory
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meek
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
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megalomaniacal
suffering from megalomania
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melancholic
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
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melancholy
a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
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meld
mix together different elements
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mellow
having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
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melodramatic
having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama
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menace
something that is a source of danger
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menacing
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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merciful
showing or giving mercy
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merry
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
-
cast around
search anxiously
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mess kit
kit containing a metal dish and eating utensils; used by soldiers and campers
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gussied up
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meticulous
marked by precise accordance with details
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diagramming
providing a chart or outline of a system
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miffed
aroused to impatience or anger
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mighty
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
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militant
engaged in war
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mindful
bearing in mind; attentive to
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minimized
reduced to the smallest possible size or amount or degree
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miraculous
peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention
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mirthful
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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misanthropic
hating mankind in general
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mischievous
naughtily or annoyingly playful
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mistiness
cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor
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miserable
very unhappy; full of misery
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misgiving
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
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misinform
give false or misleading information to
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misinterpret
interpret wrongly
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mislead
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
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misrepresented
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
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missed
not caught with the senses or the mind
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meted out
given out in portions
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missing
not able to be found
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misbegot
born out of wedlock
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mistaken
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
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mistreated
subjected to cruel treatment
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mistrust
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
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mistrustful
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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misunderstood
wrongly understood
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misused
used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose
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mixed-up
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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mobilize
make ready for action or use
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mock
treat with contempt
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mocking
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
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modern
ahead of the times
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modest
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
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molded
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
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molested
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mollify
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
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mollycoddle
treat with excessive indulgence
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monstrous
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
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moody
subject to sharply varying moods
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mope
be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed
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mop
cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
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moral
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
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moralistic
narrowly and conventionally moral
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morbid
suggesting the horror of death and decay
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mordant
harshly ironic or sinister
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moribund
being on the point of death; breathing your last
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moronic
having a mental age of between eight and twelve years
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morose
showing a brooding ill humor
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mortified
made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
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mother
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
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mother
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
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motherless
having no living or known mother
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motherly
befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
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motivated
provided with a motive or given incentive for action
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mournful
expressing sorrow
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muffled
wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy
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mummify
remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it
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mushy
having the consistency of mush
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musical
characterized by or capable of producing music
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mutiny
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
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mutinous
consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny
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muzzle
forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
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mysterious
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
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mystical
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
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mystified
totally perplexed and mixed up
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nag
bother persistently with trivial complaints
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nail
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
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naive
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
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naked
completely unclothed
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namby-pamby
weak in willpower, courage or vitality
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namelessness
the state of being anonymous
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narcissistic
characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
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narrow-minded
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
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nasty
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
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natural
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
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naughty
badly behaved
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nauseated
feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
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neat
clean or organized
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necessary
absolutely essential
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needed
necessary for relief or supply
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needle
a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
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needy
poor enough to need help from others
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negate
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
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negative
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
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neglected
lacking a caretaker
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negligent
characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
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nervous
of or relating to the nervous system
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nestled
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
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nettled
aroused to impatience or anger
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north-central
situated in the northern part of a centrally located area in some geographical region
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nice
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
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nifty
very good
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niggardly
petty or reluctant in giving or spending
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niggle
worry unnecessarily or excessively
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nihilistic
of or relating to nihilism
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nitpicker
someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms
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nitpicking
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nitpick
be overly critical; criticize minor details
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noble
of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times
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noisy
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
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nomadic
migratory
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nonchalant
marked by blithe unconcern
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nonconforming
not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion
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nonexistent
not having existence or being or actuality
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nonplused
filled with bewilderment
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normal
being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development
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nosey
offensively curious or inquisitive
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nostalgic
unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons
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knitting needle
needle consisting of a slender rod with pointed ends; usually used in pairs
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nourished
being provided with adequate nourishment
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nourishing
of or providing nourishment
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nudge
to push against gently
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null
lacking any legal or binding force
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nullified
deprived of legal force
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numb
lacking sensation
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numb
lacking sensation
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nursed
(of an infant) breast-fed
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nurture
provide with nourishment
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nuts
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
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nutty
having the flavor of nuts
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obedient
dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
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obey
be obedient to
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objectify
make impersonal or present as an object
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obligated
caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course
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obliged
under a moral obligation to do something
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obliging
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
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obnoxious
causing disapproval or protest
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obscene
offensive to the mind
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obscure
not clearly understood or expressed
-
obsequious
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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observant
quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
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observed
discovered or determined by scientific observation
-
obsessed
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
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obsessive
characterized by or constituting an obsession
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obstinate
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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obstructed
shut off to passage or view or hindered from action
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obvious
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
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odd
not divisible by two
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off
from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
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off the hook
freed from danger or blame or obligation
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offended
hurt or upset
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greyish
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
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okay
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
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omnipotent
having unlimited power
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on
in a state required for something to function or be effective
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outcall
make a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a card game
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in dispute
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on time
at the expected time
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unequipped
without necessary physical or intellectual equipment
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open
affording free passage or access
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open-minded
ready to entertain new ideas
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opinionated
obstinate in your opinions
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opportunistic
taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
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opposed
being in opposition or having an opponent
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opposition
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
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appositional
relating to or being in apposition
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oppressed
burdened psychologically or mentally
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optimistic
expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds
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orderly
clean or organized
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organized
methodical and efficient in arrangement or function
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ornery
having a difficult and contrary disposition
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ostracize
expel from a community or group
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oust
remove from a position or office
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adorableness
extreme attractiveness
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out of sight
not accessible to view
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out of place
of an inappropriate or misapplied nature
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out of service
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out of stock
not available for sale or use
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out of reach
inaccessibly located or situated
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out of true
not accurately fitted; not level
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outdated
old; no longer valid or fashionable
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outdo
be or do something to a greater degree
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outgoing
at ease in talking to others
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outlandish
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
-
outnumber
be larger in number
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unpowered
not having or using power
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outraged
angered at something unjust or wrong
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outrageous
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
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outrank
take precedence or surpass others in rank
-
over
beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position
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overdone
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
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overprotect
protect excessively
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overbold
improperly forward or bold
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oversimplified
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overanxious
anxious or nervous to an excessive degree
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overbearing
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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overcome
win a victory over
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overdraw
draw more money from than is available
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overestimate
make too high an estimate of
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overjoyed
extremely joyful
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overlooked
not taken into account
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overpowered
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oversensitive
unduly sensitive or thin-skinned
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overwhelmed
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overwork
work excessively hard
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overwrought
deeply agitated especially from emotion
-
overzealous
marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
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owed
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owing
owed as a debt
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owned
having an owner; often used in combination
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ownership
the state or fact of being an owner
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own
belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
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pacify
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
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pair off
form a pair or pairs
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pain
a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
-
pained
hurt or upset
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paired
used of gloves, socks, etc.
-
tired of
having a strong distaste from surfeit
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dried-up
depleted of water
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pampered
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panic
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
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panicky
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
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parasitic
relating to or caused by parasites
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pardon
accept an excuse for
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parsimonious
excessively unwilling to spend
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partial
being or affecting only a part; not total
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passerby
a person who passes by casually or by chance
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cheesed off
greatly annoyed; out of patience
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massed fire
fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)
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gussied up
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passionate
having or expressing strong emotions
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pastoral
relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
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paternal
characteristic of a father
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pathetic
deserving or inciting pity
-
patronized
having patronage or clients
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peaceful
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
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peckish
somewhat hungry
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peculiar
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
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pedestrian
a person who travels by foot
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peeved
aroused to impatience or anger
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peevish
easily irritated or annoyed
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pell-mell
in a wild or reckless manner
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penetrable
admitting of penetration or passage into or through
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penetrate
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
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pensive
deeply or seriously thoughtful
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peppy
marked by lively action
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perceived
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
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perceptive
of or relating to perception
-
peremptory
putting an end to all debate or action
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perfect
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
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perilous
fraught with danger
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peripheral
on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
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perky
characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
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permanent
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
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permeable
allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
-
perplexed
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
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persistent
stubbornly unyielding
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persnickety
characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
-
perspicuous
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
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persuade
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
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persuasive
intended or having the power to induce action or belief
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pert
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
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pertinacious
stubbornly unyielding
-
pertinent
being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
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perturbed
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
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perverted
(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
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pervious
admitting of passage or entrance
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pessimistic
expecting the worst possible outcome
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start out
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
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petrified
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petrified
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petty
(informal) small and of little importance
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petulant
easily irritated or annoyed
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hat
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
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phony
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
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pocket bread
usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
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picket line
a line of people acting as pickets
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pierced
having a hole cut through
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pigeonhole
a small compartment
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pillaged
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
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pillaging
the act of stealing valuable things from a place
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pious
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
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pissed
aroused to impatience or anger
-
pissed off
aroused to impatience or anger
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prissy
exaggeratedly proper
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piteous
deserving or inciting pity
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pity
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
-
pitiful
deserving or inciting pity
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pitiless
without mercy or pity
-
pity
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
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pixilated
naughtily or annoyingly playful
-
placate
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
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placid
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
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planless
aimlessly drifting
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played out
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
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playful
full of fun and high spirits
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pleasant
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
-
pleased
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
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pliable
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
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pliant
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
-
plumbed
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plundered
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
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plundering
the act of stealing valuable things from a place
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plunge
dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
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plush
characterized by extravagance and profusion
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poised
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
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poison
any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
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polite
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
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polluted
rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution
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pompous
puffed up with vanity
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puppet play
a show in which the actors are puppets
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popular
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
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porous
full of pores or vessels or holes
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portentous
of momentous or ominous significance
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positive
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
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personalise
make personal or more personal
-
possessive
serving to express or indicate possession
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potent
having or wielding force or authority
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pout
be in a huff and display one's displeasure
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powerful
having great power or force or potency or effect
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powerless
lacking power
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praise
an expression of approval and commendation
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pragmatic
concerned with practical matters
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breached
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precarious
not secure; beset with difficulties
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precious
of high worth or cost
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preclude
make impossible, especially beforehand
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precocious
characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
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prepay
pay for something before receiving it
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pressed
compacted by ironing
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pressure
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
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presumptuous
excessively forward
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pretentious
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
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pretty
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
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build upon
be based on; of theories and claims, for example
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pride
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
-
prim
affectedly dainty or refined
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primal
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
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primary
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
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primitive
little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
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prissy
exaggeratedly proper
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pristine
immaculately clean and unused
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private
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
-
privileged
blessed with privileges
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privy
hidden from general view or use
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prize
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
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proactive
(of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
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probe
an exploratory action or expedition
-
prodigal
recklessly wasteful
-
prodigious
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
-
productive
producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)
-
professional
of or relating to or suitable as a profession
-
progress
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
-
progressive
favoring or promoting progress
-
procrastinate
postpone doing what one should be doing
-
promiscuous
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
-
promised
-
promote
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
-
promotional
of or relating to serving as publicity
-
pronto
in a punctual manner
-
propagandistic
of or relating to or characterized by propaganda
-
propagandize
subject to propaganda
-
propel
cause to move forward with force
-
proper
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
-
prosaic
lacking wit or imagination
-
prostrate
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
-
protected
kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
-
protective
intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
-
proud
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
-
provincial
of or associated with a province
-
provisional
under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
-
provocative
serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
-
psyche
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
-
psychopathic
suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder
-
psychotic
characteristic of or suffering from psychosis
-
puerile
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
-
spiffed up
dressed in fancy or formal clothing
-
pulled
-
bullethead
a head shaped like a bullet
-
plant part
any part of a plant or fungus
-
plug away
work doggedly or persistently
-
hold back
refrain from doing
-
pull down
cause to come or go down
-
mulled wine
wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit
-
pulverized
consisting of fine particles
-
pummel
strike, usually with the fist
-
pumped
tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
-
pumped up
tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
-
punctual
acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed
-
punch-drunk
dazed from or as if from repeated blows
-
punch
a tool for making holes or indentations
-
punished
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
-
puny
(used especially of persons) of inferior size
-
pure
free of extraneous elements of any kind
-
purge
rid of impurities
-
purplish
of a color intermediate between red and blue
-
purposeful
serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal
-
pursuant
(followed by `to') in conformance to or agreement with
-
pursued
followed with enmity as if to harm
-
push
move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
-
pouched rat
burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
-
push down
cause to come or go down
-
pushpin
a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
-
pushy
marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
-
pusillanimous
lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
-
put away
stop using
-
put down
put in a horizontal position
-
put out
thrust or extend out
-
put-upon
of persons; taken advantage of
-
put down
put in a horizontal position
-
psychedelic
producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis
-
quaint
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
-
quaking
-
quail bush
spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico
-
quandary
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
-
quarantined
under forced isolation especially for health reasons
-
quarrelsome
given to quarreling
-
cardcase
a small case for carrying business cards
-
queer
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
-
query
an instance of questioning
-
querulous
habitually complaining
-
question
a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
-
questioning
a request for information
-
quick
moving quickly and lightly
-
quiescent
being quiet or still or inactive
-
quiet
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
-
quirky
informal terms; strikingly unconventional
-
quiver
shake with fast, tremulous movements
-
quixotic
not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
-
quiz
an examination consisting of a few short questions
-
quizzical
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
-
rad
a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
-
radiant
radiating or as if radiating light
-
radical
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
-
raging
very severe
-
raid
a sudden short attack
-
railroad
a line of track providing a runway for wheels
-
rake
a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
-
cooked-over
-
rambunctious
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
-
ransacked
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
-
rancid
(used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition
-
rapacious
living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
-
raped
having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
-
rapt
feeling great rapture or delight
-
rapture
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
-
rapturous
feeling great rapture or delight
-
rare
marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
-
rash
imprudently incurring risk
-
rate
a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
-
rational
consistent with or based on or using reason
-
rattled
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
-
raunchy
earthy and sexually explicit
-
ravenous
extremely hungry
-
raw
not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
-
de-energize
deprive of energy
-
reachable
easily approached
-
reactionary
extremely conservative
-
reactive
participating readily in reactions
-
ready
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
-
real
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
-
realistic
aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
-
ream
a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires
-
rolled out
-
reasonable
showing reason or sound judgment
-
reassured
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
-
rebound
spring back; spring away from an impact
-
rebuff
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
-
rebuked
-
recalcitrant
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
-
receptive
able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
-
recognized
generally approved or compelling recognition
-
reconciled
made compatible or consistent
-
recovered
freed from illness or injury
-
recruit
cause to assemble or enlist in the military
-
redeemed
saved from the bondage of sin
-
red-hot
glowing red with heat
-
de-energize
deprive of energy
-
reduced
made less in size or amount or degree
-
refractory
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
-
refined
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
-
reflective
capable of physically reflecting light or sound
-
refreshed
with restored energy
-
refuel
provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars
-
regimented
strictly controlled
-
regress
go back to a previous state
-
regressive
opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
-
regret
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
-
regretful
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
-
reject
refuse to accept or acknowledge
-
rejoice
feel happiness or joy
-
rejoicing
a feeling of great happiness
-
rejuvenate
make younger or more youthful
-
relaxed
without strain or anxiety
-
reliable
worthy of reliance or trust
-
relieved
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
-
religious
having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
-
reluctant
not eager
-
remedial
tending or intended to rectify or improve
-
reminiscent
serving to bring to mind
-
remiss
failing in what duty requires
-
remorse
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
-
remorseful
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
-
remorseless
without mercy or pity
-
remote
located far away spatially
-
removed
separate or apart in time
-
rendering
a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
-
repel
force or drive back
-
repentant
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
-
replaceable
capable of being replaced
-
replace
put something back where it belongs
-
replenish
fill something that had previously been emptied
-
reprehensible
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
-
repressed
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
-
reprimanded
-
reproach
express criticism towards
-
reproved
-
repugnant
offensive to the mind
-
repulsive
offensive to the mind
-
rescued
delivered from danger
-
resent
feel bitter or indignant about
-
resentful
full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will
-
resilient
recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
-
resolute
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
-
resolved
explained or answered
-
resourceful
having inner resources; adroit or imaginative
-
respected
receiving deferential regard
-
respectful
full of or exhibiting respect
-
responsible
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
-
responsive
reacting to a stimulus
-
rested
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
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restful
affording physical or mental rest
-
restive
being in a tense state
-
restless
lacking or not affording physical or mental rest
-
restricted
subject to restriction or subjected to restriction
-
retaliate
make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
-
retaliatory
of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
-
retarded
relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development
-
reticent
reluctant to draw attention to yourself
-
retired
no longer active in your work or profession
-
twenty-two rifle
a .22-caliber rifle
-
revengeful
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
-
revered
profoundly honored
-
reverent
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
-
reviled
-
revitalized
restored to new life and vigor
-
revisit
visit again
-
revived
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
-
revolt
make revolution
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revolting
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
-
revolutionary
markedly new or introducing radical change
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reward
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
-
rich
possessing material wealth
-
ride
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
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ridicule
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
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ridiculous
incongruous;inviting ridicule
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riding
the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
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right
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
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righteous
morally justified
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rigid
incapable of or resistant to bending
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rigorous
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
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riled
aroused to impatience or anger
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rivet
heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
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rob
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
-
robotlike
resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
-
robotics
the area of AI concerned with the practical use of robots
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robust
sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
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romantic
expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
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rotten
having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness
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rough
having or caused by an irregular surface
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rowdy
disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
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rubbery
having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness
-
rubberized
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rude
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
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rueful
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
-
ruffled
having decorative ruffles or frills
-
ruined
destroyed physically or morally
-
ruled
subject to a ruling authority
-
run down
injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
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run out
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
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run over
injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
-
sabotage
a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
-
sacrifice
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
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sacrificial
used in or connected with a sacrifice
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sacrilegious
grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
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sad
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
-
safe
free from danger or the risk of harm
-
sagacious
acutely insightful and wise
-
sage
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
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salacious
suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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sanctified
made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
-
solidifying
the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
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sanctimonious
excessively or hypocritically pious
-
sanctioned
established by authority; given authoritative approval
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sane
mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
-
sanguine
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
-
sapient
acutely insightful and wise
-
sassy
improperly forward or bold
-
sated
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satiated
supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction
-
satisfied
filled with satisfaction
-
saved
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
-
savvy
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
-
scandalize
strike with disgust or revulsion
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scandalous
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
-
scapegoat
someone who is punished for the errors of others
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scared
made afraid
-
scathe
the act of damaging something or someone
-
scattered
lacking orderly continuity
-
scheming
concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest
-
scientific
conforming with the principles or methods used in science
-
scintillate
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
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scintillating
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
-
scurrilous
expressing offensive reproach
-
scorn
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
-
scorned
treated with contempt
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scornful
expressing extreme contempt
-
screw
a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
-
screwdriver
a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
-
speed up
move faster
-
scrutinize
examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
-
sealed off
-
sealed off
-
sealed off
-
sealed off
-
seared
having the surface burned quickly with intense heat
-
second
coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
-
secondary
being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
-
second-class
of inferior status or quality
-
second-guess
evaluate or criticize with hindsight
-
second-rate
moderate to inferior in quality
-
secure
free from danger or risk
-
seductive
tending to entice into a desired action or state
-
seething
in constant agitation
-
seized
-
selected
chosen in preference to another
-
selective
characterized by very careful or fastidious selection
-
self-absorbed
absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc
-
self acceptance
an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all
-
self acceptance
an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all
-
self-aggrandizing
of or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizement
-
self-assured
showing poise and confidence in your own worth
-
self-centered
limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
-
self-confident
showing poise and confidence in your own worth
-
self-conscious
aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts
-
self-deprecating
conscious of your own shortcomings
-
self-deprecating
conscious of your own shortcomings
-
self-destructive
dangerous to yourself or your interests
-
self-disciplined
used of nonindulgent persons
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self-effacing
reluctant to draw attention to yourself
-
self-expression
the expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities)
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self-made
having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts
-
self-acting
designed to activate or move or regulate itself
-
self-hatred
shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your actions
-
self-indulgent
indulgent of your own appetites and desires
-
self-loading
(of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously
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self-love
an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
-
self-pity
a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings
-
self-praise
speaking of yourself in superlatives
-
self-reliant
(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
-
self-righteous
excessively or hypocritically pious
-
self-sacrificing
willing to deprive yourself
-
self-serving
interested only in yourself
-
selfish
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
-
selfless
showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
-
senile
mentally or physically infirm with age
-
sensational
relating to or concerned in sensation
-
sensible
able to feel or perceive
-
sensuous
taking delight in beauty
-
sentence
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
-
sentimental
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
-
separated
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
-
serene
not agitated; without losing self-possession
-
serious
of great consequence
-
servile
submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
-
set
put into a certain place or abstract location
-
set up
create by putting components or members together
-
settled
established in a desired position or place; not moving about
-
sexy
marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
-
shadowed
filled with shade
-
shaken
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
-
shaky
vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
-
shamed
showing a sense of guilt
-
shameful
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
-
shaped
having the shape of
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sharpshooter
someone skilled in shooting
-
sheepish
showing a sense of shame
-
sheltered
protected from danger or bad weather
-
shielded
(used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury
-
shocked
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
-
hookup
a device providing a connection between a power source and a user
-
short-change
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
-
shoot-down
murder by shooting someone down in cold blood
-
shouted
in a vehement outcry
-
shredded
prepared by cutting
-
shrewd
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
-
shrunk
-
shrunken
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
-
shun
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
-
shut out
prevent from entering; shut out
-
shy
lacking self-confidence
-
sick berth
(nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship)
-
sicken
make sick or ill
-
sideline
a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
-
significant
rich in significance or implication
-
silly
ludicrous, foolish
-
simple
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
-
simplified
made easy or uncomplicated
-
sincere
open and genuine; not deceitful
-
sinful
characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
-
single
existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
-
single-foot
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
-
sinking
a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
-
skanky
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
-
skeptical
marked by or given to doubt
-
skillful
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
-
skip
jump lightly
-
skittish
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
-
slack
not tense or taut
-
slain
killed; `slain' is formal or literary as in "slain warriors"
-
slander
words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
-
slaughter
the killing of animals (as for food)
-
sleazy
morally degraded
-
sledge
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
-
slight
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
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sloppy
lacking neatness or order
-
sloshed
very drunk
-
slothful
disinclined to work or exertion
-
slovenly
negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
-
slow
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
-
slug
a projectile that is fired from a gun
-
sluggish
moving slowly
-
smutty
characterized by obscenity
-
small
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
-
smarmy
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
-
smart
characterized by quickness and ease in learning
-
smart aleck
an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
-
smart set
the fashionable elite
-
smack
a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
-
smoked haddock
haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter
-
smashed
very drunk
-
smitten
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
-
smooth
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
-
smothered
held in check with difficulty
-
smudged
-
smug
marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
-
snapshot
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
-
snarly
tangled in knots or snarls
-
Sooner State
a state in south central United States
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sneaky
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
-
snobbish
befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
-
snobby
befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
-
snoopy
offensively curious or inquisitive
-
snub
refuse to acknowledge
-
snuggled
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
-
soaring
the activity of flying a glider
-
sociable
inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
-
social
living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups
-
sodden
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
-
soft
yielding readily to pressure or weight
-
softhearted
easily moved to pity or sorrow
-
sold
disposed of to a purchaser
-
solid
not soft or yielding to pressure
-
solitary
of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies
-
somber
grave or even gloomy in character
-
soothe
cause to feel better
-
sophisticated
having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire
-
South America
a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
-
sordid
foul and run-down and repulsive
-
sore
causing misery or pain or distress
-
sorrowful
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
-
sough
make a murmuring sound
-
sound
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
-
sour
one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons
-
soured
having turned bad
-
spare
more than is needed, desired, or required
-
sparkling
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
-
spartan
unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
-
spastic
relating to or characterized by spasm
-
spellbound
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
-
spent
depleted of energy, force, or strength
-
spineless
weak in willpower, courage or vitality
-
spirited
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
-
spiteful
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
-
splendid
characterized by grandeur
-
splendiferous
having great beauty and splendor
-
spoiled
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
-
spontaneous
said or done without having been planned or written in advance
-
spook
a mental representation of some haunting experience
-
spunky
showing courage
-
squandered
not used to good advantage
-
squashed
that has been violently compressed
-
squeamish
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
-
squeeze
press firmly
-
squelched
subdued or overcome
-
stable
resistant to change of position or condition
-
stained
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
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startled
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
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starved
suffering from lack of food
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static
not in physical motion
-
stand-up
requiring a standing position
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stopped-up
having narrow opening filled
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stopped-up
having narrow opening filled
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stereotyped
lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
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sterile
incapable of reproducing
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stern
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
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stewing
an extreme state of worry and agitation
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stiff
incapable of or resistant to bending
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stifled
held in check with difficulty
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stigmatize
to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
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still
not in physical motion
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stilted
artificially formal
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stimulated
emotionally aroused
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stingy
unwilling to spend
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stirred
set into a usually circular motion in order to mix or blend
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stodgy
excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
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stock split
an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
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stamp down
to put down by force or authority
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stoned
under the influence of narcotics
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stonewall
engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate
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stout
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
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stouthearted
used especially of persons
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straight-laced
exaggeratedly proper
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strained
lacking natural ease
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stranded
cut off or left behind
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strange
not known before
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strangled
held in check with difficulty
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strengthened
given added strength or support
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stressed
suffering severe physical strain or distress
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stretched
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
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stricken
grievously affected especially by disease
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strict
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
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stroke
a single complete movement
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strong
having strength or power greater than average or expected
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strong-willed
having a determined will
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stubborn
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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stuck
caught or fixed
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stuck-up
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
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studious
characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
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stuffed
filled with something
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stump
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
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stunned
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
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stunning
causing or capable of causing bewilderment or shock or insensibility
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stunted
inferior in size or quality
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stupefied
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
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stylish
having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
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suave
having a sophisticated charm
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subdued
restrained in style or quality
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subjugated
reduced to submission
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submissive
inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
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subordinate
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
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subordinate
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
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subservient
compliant and obedient to authority
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successful
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
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packet boat
a boat for carrying mail
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sucker
a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw)
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suffering
feelings of mental or physical pain
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suffocate
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
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suicidal
dangerous to yourself or your interests
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sulky
sullen or moody
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sullied
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sunk
doomed to extinction
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sunny
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
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superb
surpassingly good
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supercilious
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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superficial
of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
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superior
of high or superior quality or performance
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supersede
take the place or move into the position of
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superstitious
showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
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supported
held up or having the weight borne especially from below
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sure
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
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surpass
be or do something to a greater degree
-
surprised
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
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surrendered
-
survey
consider in a comprehensive way
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susceptible
(often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
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suspended
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
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suspend
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
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suspicious
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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sweet
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
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swell
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
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swindle
deprive of by deceit
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switchman
a man who operates railroad switches
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sycophantic
attempting to win favor by flattery
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symmetrical
exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
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sympathetic
expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
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aback
by surprise
-
abandoned
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
-
abashed
feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
-
abducted
-
aberrant
markedly different from an accepted norm
-
aberration
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
-
abhor
find repugnant
-
abject
of the most contemptible kind
-
ablaze
lighted up by or as by fire or flame
-
able
(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
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abnormal
not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
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about
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
-
abrasive
causing abrasion
-
absentminded
lost in thought; showing preoccupation
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absolved
freed from any question of guilt
-
absorbent
having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
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abstemious
marked by temperance in indulgence
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abstracted
lost in thought; showing preoccupation
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abulic
suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions
-
abused
subjected to cruel treatment
-
abusive
characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
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abysmal
resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
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abyssal
relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
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accelerated
speeded up, as of an academic course
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acceptable
worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
-
accepted
generally approved or compelling recognition
-
accessible
capable of being reached
-
accident-prone
having more than the average number of accidents
-
acclaim
enthusiastic approval
-
acclimate
get used to a certain climate
-
accommodate
have room for; hold without crowding
-
accommodating
obliging; willing to do favors
-
accomplished
highly skilled
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accost
speak to someone
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accost
speak to someone
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accurate
(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct
-
accusatory
containing or expressing accusation
-
accused
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
-
accusing
containing or expressing accusation
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acerbic
sour or bitter in taste
-
acknowledged
recognized or made known or admitted
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acquiescent
willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
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acquisitive
eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
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acrimonious
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
-
activated
rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive
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active
characterized by energetic activity
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actualized
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adamant
very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
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addicted
compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming
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adept
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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adequate
having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
-
admirable
inspiring admiration or approval
-
admiring
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admonished
-
adorable
lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
-
adored
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
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adoring
extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
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adorned
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
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adrift
afloat on the surface of a body of water
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adroit
quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
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adult
a fully developed person from maturity onward
-
adulterated
mixed with impurities
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advanced
situated ahead or going before
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adventurous
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
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adverse
in an opposing direction
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affable
diffusing warmth and friendliness
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affection
a positive feeling of liking
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Affirmed
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
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over and over
repeatedly
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affray
a noisy fight
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affronted
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aflutter
excited in anticipation
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agonist
someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)
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agape
with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
-
aggravated
made more severe or intense especially in law
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aggrieve
cause to feel sorrow
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aghast
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
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agitated
physically disturbed or set in motion
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aglow
softly bright or radiant
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agnostic
a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)
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agog
highly excited
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agony
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
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agoraphobic
suffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places
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agreeable
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
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ahead
at or in the front
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acyl halide
organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom
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aimless
aimlessly drifting
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airy
open to or abounding in fresh air
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alert
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
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alien
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
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allied
joined by treaty or agreement
-
allow
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
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allow
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
-
allure
the power to entice or attract through personal charm
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alluring
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
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aloof
remote in manner
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almighty
having unlimited power
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alright
in a satisfactory or adequate manner
-
altruistic
showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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amateur
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
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ambitious
having a strong desire for success or achievement
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ambivalent
uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
-
ambush
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
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amenable
disposed or willing to comply
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amiable
diffusing warmth and friendliness
-
amorous
inclined toward or displaying love
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amused
pleasantly occupied
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amusing
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
-
analyzed
examined carefully and methodically; broken down for consideration of constituent parts
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anarchistic
of or related to anarchism or tending toward anarchism
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anchor
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
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anemic
relating to anemia or suffering from anemia
-
anesthetized
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Angst
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Angst
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anguished
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
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acetonic
of or relating to acetone
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annihilated
destroyed completely
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annoying
causing irritation or annoyance
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anonymous
having no known name or identity or known source
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antagonistic
characterized by antagonism or antipathy
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antagonize
provoke the hostility of
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anticipation
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
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antiquated
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
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antisocial
shunning contact with others
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Entsy
the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian
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anxiety
a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
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apart
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
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apathetic
showing little or no emotion or animation
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apathy
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
-
apologetic
offering or expressing apology
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apoplectic
pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy
-
apologist
a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution
-
apple dumpling
apples wrapped in pastry and baked
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appease
make peace with
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applaud
clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
-
appraise
consider in a comprehensive way
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appreciated
fully understood or grasped
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appreciative
having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion
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apprehension
fearful expectation or anticipation
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apprehensive
in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
-
approachable
easily approached
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appropriate
suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
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approved
established by authority; given authoritative approval
-
deprived of
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quiver
shake with fast, tremulous movements
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archaic
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
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ardent
characterized by intense emotion
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argentite
a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S)
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argumentative
given to or characterized by argument
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aristocratic
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
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aroused
aroused to action
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arrogant
having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
-
artificial
contrived by art rather than nature
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artistic
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
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artless
simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
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ascetic
someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
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asinine
devoid of intelligence
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asleep
in a state of sleep
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asocial
given to avoiding association with others
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asphyxiated
in a state of asphyxia
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assaulted
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assertive
aggressively self-assured
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assess
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
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assuage
provide physical relief, as from pain
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assured
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
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astonished
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
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astounded
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
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astute
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
-
asymmetrical
characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components
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at a loss
below cost
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at home
at, to, or toward the place where you reside
-
at peace
dead
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imperil
pose a threat to; present a danger to
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at rest
in a state of repose or especially sleep
-
asterisk
a star-shaped character * used in printing
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at work
on the job
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atrocious
shockingly brutal or cruel
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atrophied
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
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attached
being joined in close association
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attack
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
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attentive
taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention
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attract
exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away
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attractive
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
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atypical
not representative of a group, class, or type
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audacious
disposed to venture or take risks
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austere
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
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authentic
not counterfeit or copied
-
authoritarian
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
-
authoritative
of recognized authority or excellence
-
autocratic
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
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available
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
-
avaricious
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
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avenged
for which vengeance has been taken
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average
an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
-
avid
marked by active interest and enthusiasm
-
avoid
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
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awake
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
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awakened
(somewhat formal) having been waked up
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aware
(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
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awe
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
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awed
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
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awesome
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
-
awestruck
having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
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awful
exceptionally bad or displeasing
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awkward
lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
-
awry
turned or twisted to one side
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B
the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
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A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
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baby
a very young mammal
-
babyish
characteristic of a baby
-
backward
at or to or toward the back or rear
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bad-tempered
annoyed and irritable
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badger
sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
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baffled
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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bait
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
-
balanced
being in a state of proper equilibrium
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ballistic
relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity
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bamboozle
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
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banal
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
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banish
expel, as if by official decree
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bankrupt
financially ruined
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banned
forbidden by law
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banter
light teasing repartee
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bare
lacking its natural or customary covering
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barrack
lodge in barracks
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barrage
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
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birdbrain
a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
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base
lowest support of a structure
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bashful
self-consciously timid
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battered
damaged by blows or hard usage
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battle cry
a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
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battlewagon
large and heavily armoured warship
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doled out
given out in portions
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bearable
capable of being borne though unpleasant
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bearish
expecting prices to fall
-
beastly
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
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beat
hit repeatedly
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beaten
formed or made thin by hammering
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batten down
furnish with battens
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beatific
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
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beautiful
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
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beckon
summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
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bedazzle
to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
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bedevil
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
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bedraggled
limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud
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befriend
become friends with
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beg
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
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beguiled
filled with wonder and delight
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behind
in or to or toward the rear
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beholden
under a moral obligation to someone
-
beleaguer
annoy persistently
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belittled
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
-
bellicose
having or showing a ready disposition to fight
-
belligerent
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
-
belonging
happiness felt in a secure relationship
-
palo verde
densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium
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beloved
dearly loved
-
bemused
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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benevolent
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
-
benign
kindness of disposition or manner
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bent
used of the back and knees; stooped
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berate
censure severely or angrily
-
bereaved
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
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bereft
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
-
beseech
ask for or request earnestly
-
besieged
surrounded by hostile forces
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besmirched
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besotted
very drunk
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bestial
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
-
betray
deliver to an enemy by treachery
-
better
(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
-
bewildered
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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bewitched
under a spell
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bewitching
capturing interest as if by a spell
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biased
favoring one person or side over another
-
big
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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bilious
relating to or containing bile
-
pouched rat
burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
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pitching
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
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bitchy
marked by or arising from malice
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biting
causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
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bizarre
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
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black
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
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blackmail
extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
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blah
pompous or pretentious talk or writing
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blameful
deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
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blamed
expletives used informally as intensifiers
-
blameless
free of guilt; not subject to blame
-
blame
an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
-
bland
lacking taste or flavor or tang
-
blank
(of a surface) not written or printed on
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blanket
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
-
blasphemous
grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
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blasted
expletives used informally as intensifiers
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bleak
unpleasantly cold and damp
-
bleed
lose blood from one's body
-
bleeding
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
-
blighted
affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
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blind
unable to see
-
bliss
a state of extreme happiness
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blissful
completely happy and contented
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bullock block
a pulley-block at the head of a topmast
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bloody
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
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bloody-minded
marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
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bloom
produce or yield flowers
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blooming
the organic process of bearing flowers
-
blossom
reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
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blossoming
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
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plant part
any part of a plant or fungus
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clown around
act as or like a clown
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blink away
force to go away by blinking
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bland diet
a diet of foods that are not irritating
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plant process
a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
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blown up
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bludgeon
a club used as a weapon
-
blue
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
-
blur
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
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blurred
indistinct or hazy in outline
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blurry
indistinct or hazy in outline
-
boastful
exhibiting self-importance
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bodacious
unrestrained by convention or propriety
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big bedbug
large bloodsucking bug
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boiling
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
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bold
fearless and daring
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bombastic
ostentatiously lofty in style
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bonkers
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
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bored
uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence
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cast around
search anxiously
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bossy
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
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bothered
caused to show discomposure
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bothersome
causing irritation or annoyance
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buy
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
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bouncy
elastic; rebounds readily
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bound
confined by bonds
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bound up
closely or inseparably connected or associated with
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boxed-in
enclosed in or as if in a box
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hold over
hold over goods to be sold for the next season
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braced
held up by braces or buttresses
-
brainy
having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
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brash
offensively bold
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bratty
(used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly
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brave
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
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breathless
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
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breathtaking
tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
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breathtaking
tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
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breezy
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
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bridle
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
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bright
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
-
brilliant
full of light; shining intensely
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brisk
quick and energetic
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bristle
a stiff hair
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broken
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
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brokenhearted
full of sorrow
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broken-down
not in working order
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broken in
tamed or trained to obey
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brooding
deeply or seriously thoughtful
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broody
physiologically ready to incubate eggs
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browbeaten
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bruised
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brush down
reprimand
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busted
out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
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brutal
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
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brutalize
treat brutally
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bubbly
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
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presentable
fit to be seen
-
bugged
having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices
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bugged
having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices
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bullied
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bullish
expecting a rise in prices
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bilsted
a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap
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pulchritude
physical beauty (especially of a woman)
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bum
a disreputable vagrant
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bomb out
make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs
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buoyant
tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
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burdened
bearing a physically heavy weight or load
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Portunus puber
crab of the English coasts
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burned
destroyed or badly damaged by fire
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burned-out
destroyed or badly damaged by fire
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burned-out
destroyed or badly damaged by fire
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bursting
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bushed
very tired
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bushwhack
cut one's way through the woods or bush
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busy
actively or fully engaged or occupied
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buzz
sound of rapid vibration
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bypass
avoid something unpleasant or laborious
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C
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
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cajole
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
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calculating
used of persons
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callous
having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
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callow
young and inexperienced
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cannibalize
eat human flesh
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canny
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
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cantankerous
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
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capable
(usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability
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capitulate
surrender under agreed conditions
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capitulate
surrender under agreed conditions
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capitulation
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
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capricious
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
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captious
tending to find and call attention to faults
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captivated
filled with wonder and delight
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captivating
capturing interest as if by a spell
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captive
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
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capture
capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
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cast about
search anxiously
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cared-for
having needed care and attention
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carefree
free of trouble and worry and care
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careful
exercising caution or showing care or attention
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careless
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
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careworn
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
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calling card
a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
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cast
put or send forth
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cast about
search anxiously
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cast out
throw or cast away
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castigate
inflict severe punishment on
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catapult
an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
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catatonic
characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs
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categorized
arranged into categories
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catty
marked by or arising from malice
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catch
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
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cautious
showing careful forethought
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cavalier
a gallant or courtly gentleman
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censored
suppressed or subject to censorship
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censured
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centered
being or placed in the center
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certain
established beyond doubt or question; definitely known
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chagrined
feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
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chained
bound with chains
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challenge
a call to engage in a contest or fight
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changing
marked by continuous change or effective action
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chaotic
completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
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charged
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
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charismatic
possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
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charitable
relating to or characterized by charity
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charmed
filled with wonder and delight
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charming
pleasing or delighting
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chased
a person who is being chased
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chaste
abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
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chastised
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chatty
prone to friendly informal communication
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cheap
relatively low in price or charging low prices
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cheapen
lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
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cheat
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
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cheat on
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
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cheeky
offensively bold
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cheerful
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
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cheery
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
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chicken
a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
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chide
censure severely or angrily
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childish
indicating a lack of maturity
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childless
without offspring
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childlike
befitting a young child
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chill
coldness due to a cold environment
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chipper
having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
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chivalrous
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
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choked
stopped up; clogged up
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chokedamp
the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life
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chosen
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
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chicken out
remove oneself from an obligation
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chuffed
very pleased
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churlish
having a bad disposition; surly
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circumspect
heedful of potential consequences
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circumvent
surround so as to force to give up
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civil
of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
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civilized
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
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classy
elegant and fashionable
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cleansed
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clear
readily apparent to the mind
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clearheaded
not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently
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clenched
closed or squeezed together tightly
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clever
mentally quick and resourceful
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cloistered
providing privacy or seclusion
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close
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
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closed in
blocked against entry
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closed-minded
not ready to receive to new ideas
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clouded
filled or abounding with clouds
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cloudy
full of or covered with clouds
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closed in
blocked against entry
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clueless
totally uninformed about what is going on; not having even a clue from which to infer what is occurring
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clumsy
lacking grace in movement or posture
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cling to
hold firmly, usually with one's hands
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coarse
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
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coconut cake
cake containing shredded coconut in batter and frosting
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codefendant
a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
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coddled
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coerce
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
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cold
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
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coldhearted
lacking in sympathy or feeling
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collapsed
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collapse
break down, literally or metaphorically
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collected
brought together in one place
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colonized
inhabited by colonists
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colorful
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
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comatose
in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli
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combative
having or showing a ready disposition to fight
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comfortable
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)
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command
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
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commanding
used of a height or viewpoint
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committed
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
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common
having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
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comparative
relating to or based on or involving comparison
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compare
examine and note the similarities or differences of
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copasetic
completely satisfactory
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compassionate
showing or having compassion
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compatible
able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination
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collide with
hit against; come into sudden contact with
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compel
force somebody to do something
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competent
properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
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competitive
involving competition or competitiveness
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copied
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coping
brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
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complacent
contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
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complete
perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
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complex
complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
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compliant
disposed or willing to comply
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complicated
difficult to analyze or understand
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complementary
acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
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compliment
a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
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complimentary
conveying or resembling a compliment
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compromise
an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
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compromising
making or willing to make concessions
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compulsive
caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
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compunction
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
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conceited
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
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concentrated
gathered together or made less diffuse
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concerned
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
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condescending
(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
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confident
having or marked by confidence or assurance
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confirmed
having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation
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confirming
serving to support or corroborate
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conflict
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
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conforming
adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion)
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confounded
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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confront
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
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confronting
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confirmative
serving to support or corroborate
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confused
mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
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connected
joined or linked together
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con
an argument opposed to a proposal
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conniving
acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
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conquer
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
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conscientious
characterized by extreme care and great effort
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conscious
knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
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consecrated
made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
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conservative
resistant to change
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considerate
showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
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consistent
the same throughout in structure or composition
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console
give moral or emotional strength to
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consoling
affording comfort or solace
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conspicuous
obvious to the eye or mind
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conspiratorial
relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators
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constrained
lacking spontaneity; not natural
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constricted
drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically
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consumed
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contagious
(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
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contained
gotten under control
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contaminated
corrupted by contact or association
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contemplative
deeply or seriously thoughtful
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contempt
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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contemptible
deserving of contempt or scorn
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contemptuous
expressing extreme contempt
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content
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
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contentious
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
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contrary
exact opposition
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contradictory
unable to be both true at the same time
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contributing
tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
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contrite
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
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controlled
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
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controlling
able to control or determine policy
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convenient
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
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conventional
following accepted customs and proprieties
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convincing
causing one to believe the truth of something
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cool
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
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cooperative
involving the joint activity of two or more
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copasetic
completely satisfactory
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cornered
forced to turn and face attackers
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corral
a pen for cattle
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correct
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
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corrosive
of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
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corrupt
not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
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corrupted
ruined in character or quality
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counterfeit
not genuine; imitating something superior
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counter
a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
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productive
producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)
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courageous
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
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courtly
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
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coveted
greatly desired
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coy
modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
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cozy
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
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crabby
annoyed and irritable
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crafty
marked by skill in deception
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cramped
constricted in size
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cranky
easily irritated or annoyed
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crap
obscene terms for feces
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crappy
very bad
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crass
(of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
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craving
an intense desire for some particular thing
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crazed
driven insane
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crazy
affected with madness or insanity
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clapped out
worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people)
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creepy
causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
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creative
having the ability or power to create
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credulous
showing a lack of judgment or experience
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crestfallen
brought low in spirit
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criminal
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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crippled
disabled in the feet or legs
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cross
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
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cross
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
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examine
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
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crotchety
having a difficult and contrary disposition
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crowded
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
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crucify
kill by nailing onto a cross
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crudely
in a crude or unrefined manner
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crude
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
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cruel
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
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crummy
of very poor quality; flimsy
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crumpled
of metal e.g.
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crushed
subdued or brought low in condition or status
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suckled
(of an infant) breast-fed
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cuckoo
any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
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cuddle
hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth
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cuddly
inviting cuddling or hugging
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cull
remove something that has been rejected
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cultured
marked by refinement in taste and manners
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cumbersome
difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
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cunning
showing inventiveness and skill
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cupidity
extreme greed for material wealth
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curious
eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
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cursed
in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell
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cut
separate with or as if with an instrument
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cut down
cause to come or go down
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cute
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
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cutoff
a route shorter than the usual one
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cynical
believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
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D
the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet
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A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
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taffy
chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
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dainty
something considered choice to eat
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dangerous
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
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dare
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
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daring
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
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dashed
having gaps or spaces
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dashing
lively and spirited
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daunted
caused to show discomposure
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dauntless
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
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dazed
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
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dead
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
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dear
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
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debased
mixed with impurities
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debate
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
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debauched
unrestrained by convention or morality
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debilitated
lacking strength or vigor
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decadent
a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
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debonair
having a sophisticated charm
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deceitful
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
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deceive
cause someone to believe an untruth
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decided
recognizable; marked
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decimate
kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
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decrepit
worn and broken down by hard use
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dedicated
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
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defame
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
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deafened
caused to hear poorly or not at all
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defeated
people who are defeated
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defective
having a defect
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defenseless
lacking protection or support
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defensive
an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
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deferent
showing deference
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defiant
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
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deficient
inadequate in amount or degree
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defiled
morally blemished; stained or impure
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definite
precise; explicit and clearly defined
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deflated
brought low in spirit
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deformed
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
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degenerate
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
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degradation
changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
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dejected
affected or marked by low spirits
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delete
cut or eliminate
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deleterious
harmful to living things
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delicate
developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
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delighted
greatly pleased
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delinquent
a young offender
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delirious
experiencing delirium
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deliver
bring to a destination, make a delivery
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delude
be false to; be dishonest with
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demanding
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
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demean
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
-
demented
affected with madness or insanity
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demolished
torn down and broken up
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demonize
make into a demon
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demoralized
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
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demote
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
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deactivate
remove from active military status or reassign
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denigrate
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
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denounce
speak out against
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dense
hard to pass through because of dense growth
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departure
the act of departing
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dependable
consistent in performance or behavior
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depend upon
be contingent on
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dependent
a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
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depleted
no longer sufficient
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deport
expel from a country
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depraved
deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
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deprecate
express strong disapproval of; deplore
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depreciate
lose in value
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depressed
filled with melancholy and despondency
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deride
treat or speak of with contempt
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derisive
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
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desecrated
treated with contempt
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deserted
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
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deserving
worthy of being treated in a particular way
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desiccated
thoroughly dried out
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desirable
worth having or seeking or achieving
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desire
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
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desired
greatly desired
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desirous
having or expressing desire for something
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desolate
providing no shelter or sustenance
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desperate
a person who is frightened and in need of help
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despondent
without or almost without hope
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destitute
poor enough to need help from others
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destroyed
spoiled or ruined or demolished
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destructive
causing destruction or much damage
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desultory
marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
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detached
no longer connected or joined
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detain
cause to be slowed down or delayed
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deteriorate
become worse or disintegrate
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determined
having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation
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detested
treated with contempt
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detoxify
remove poison from
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devalued
lowered in value
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devastated
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deviant
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
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devious
deviating from a straight course
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devoid
completely wanting or lacking
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devoid of
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devoted
zealous in devotion or affection
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devout
deeply religious
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diagnose
subject to a medical analysis
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dictated
determined or decided upon as by an authority
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dictatorial
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
-
different
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
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difficult
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
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diffident
showing modest reserve
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diffused
(of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material
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dignified
having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance
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dimensionality
the spatial property of having dimensions
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diminished
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
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diplomatic
relating to or characteristic of diplomacy
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dire
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
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direct
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
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directionless
aimlessly drifting
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dirty
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
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disabled
people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
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disaffected
discontented as toward authority
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disagreeable
not agreeing with your tastes or expectations
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disappointed
disappointingly unsuccessful
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disapproving
expressing or manifesting disapproval
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disbelieve
reject as false; refuse to accept
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disbelieving
denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
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distortable
capable of having the meaning altered or twisted
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discarded
thrown away
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discombobulated
having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
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disconcerted
having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
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disconnected
having been divided; having the unity destroyed
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disconsolate
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
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discontent
a longing for something better than the present situation
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discontented
showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
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discount
an amount or percentage deducted
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discouraged
lacking in resolution
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discriminate
marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
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discriminating
showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
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discreet
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
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disdain
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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disdain
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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disdainful
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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disembodied
not having a material body
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disembodied
not having a material body
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disenchanted
freed from enchantment
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disenfranchised
deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
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disgraced
suffering shame
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disgruntled
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
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disguised
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
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disgust
strong feelings of dislike
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disgusted
having a strong distaste from surfeit
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disgusting
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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disheartened
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
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disheveled
in disarray; extremely disorderly
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dishonest
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
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dishonorable
lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor
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dishonored
suffering shame
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disillusioned
freed from illusion
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disingenuous
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
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disintegrative
tending to cause breakup into constituent elements or parts
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disinterested
unaffected by self-interest
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dislike
a feeling of aversion or antipathy
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dislodge
remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
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disloyal
deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle
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dismal
causing dejection
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dismayed
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
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dismissive
showing indifference or disregard
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disobedient
unwilling to submit to authority
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disobey
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
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disorderly
completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
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disorganized
lacking order or methodical arrangement or function
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disoriented
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
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disowned
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disparage
express a negative opinion of
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dispassionate
unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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dispensable
capable of being dispensed with or done without
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dispirited
marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
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displace
cause to move, usually with force or pressure
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displeased
not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
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disposable
an item that can be disposed of after it has been used
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disquieted
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
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disregarded
not noticed inadvertently
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disrespect
an expression of lack of respect
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disruptive
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
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dissatisfied
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
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diss
treat, mention, or speak to rudely
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dissident
a person who dissents from some established policy
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dissipated
unrestrained by convention or morality
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dissociated
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distant
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
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distorted
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
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distracted
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
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distraught
deeply agitated especially from emotion
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distressed
generalized feeling of distress
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distrustful
having or showing distrust
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disused
no longer in use
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divorced
of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved
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docile
easily handled or managed
-
dogged
stubbornly unyielding
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dogmatic
of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
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doleful
filled with or evoking sadness
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domestic
a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
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domesticated
converted or adapted to domestic use
-
dominant
most frequent or common
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dominated
controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
-
domineer
rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
-
domineering
tending to domineer
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done
having finished or arrived at completion
-
doomed
people who are destined to die soon
-
doped
treated or impregnated with a foreign substance
-
dork
a dull stupid fatuous person
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vote down
vote against
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doting
extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
-
double-crosser
a person who says one thing and does another
-
dowdy
lacking in smartness or taste
-
down
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
-
down-and-out
a person who is destitute
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downcast
filled with melancholy and despondency
-
downhearted
filled with melancholy and despondency
-
untrodden
lacking pathways
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drained
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
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dramatic
pertaining to or characteristic of drama
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drastic
forceful and extreme and rigorous
-
drive away
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
-
drive back
force or drive back
-
drag in
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
-
drainboard
a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink
-
dread
fearful expectation or anticipation
-
dreaded
causing fear or dread or terror
-
dreadful
exceptionally bad or displeasing
-
dreamy
dreamy in mood or nature
-
dreary
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
-
droopy
hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)
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dropped
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drown
kill by submerging in water
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drub
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
-
drum
a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
-
drunk
someone who is intoxicated
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dry
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
-
dubious
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
-
dull
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
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dumb
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
-
dumbfounded
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
-
dumped
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Dom Pedro
South African mixed drink made by mixing ice cream with whisky
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dupe
fool or hoax
-
dutiful
willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
-
dwarf
a plant or animal that is atypically small
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dynamic
an efficient incentive
-
dysphoric
generalized feeling of distress
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E
the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet
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A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
-
earnest
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
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eased
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
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easy
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
-
ebullient
joyously unrestrained
-
eccentric
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
-
eclectic
selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
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eclipse
one celestial body obscures another
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economical
using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
-
ecstatic
feeling great rapture or delight
-
edified
instructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, and spiritual improvement
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efface
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
-
effective
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
-
effeminate
having unsuitable feminine qualities
-
effervescent
(of a liquid) giving off bubbles
-
effete
marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
-
efficacious
marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
-
efficient
being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
-
effusive
uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
-
egocentric
limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
-
egotistic
characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
-
egotistical
characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
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elastic
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
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elated
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
-
elderly
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
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electric
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
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electrify
equip for use with electricity
-
elegant
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
-
elevated
raised above the ground
-
emancipated
free from traditional social restraints
-
emasculated
(of a male animal) having the testicles removed
-
embarrassed
feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
-
emerge
come out into view, as from concealment
-
eminent
standing above others in quality or position
-
emotional
of or pertaining to emotion
-
emotionless
unmoved by feeling
-
emotive
characterized by emotion
-
empathetic
showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states
-
empathic
showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states
-
emphatic
spoken with emphasis
-
empowered
invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
-
empty
holding or containing nothing
-
enable
render capable or able for some task
-
enclosed
closed in or surrounded or included within
-
encompass
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
-
encouraged
inspired with confidence
-
encumbered
loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load
-
endangered
(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
-
endowed
provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)
-
endure
undergo or be subjected to
-
enduring
unceasing
-
energetic
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
-
enervated
lacking strength or vigor
-
engaged
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
-
engrossed
giving or marked by complete attention to
-
enhanced
increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality
-
enigmatic
not clear to the understanding
-
enjoyment
act of receiving pleasure from something
-
enlightened
having knowledge and spiritual insight
-
ennoble
give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
-
ennui
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
-
enraged
marked by extreme anger
-
enrich
make better or improve in quality
-
enslaved
-
entangled
twisted together in a tangled mass
-
enterprising
marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects
-
entertained
pleasantly occupied
-
enthralled
filled with wonder and delight
-
enthusiastic
having or showing great excitement and interest
-
enticing
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
-
entitled
qualified for by right according to law
-
entomb
place in a grave or tomb
-
entranced
filled with wonder and delight
-
entrap
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
-
entrenched
dug in
-
entrepreneurial
of or relating to an entrepreneur
-
interestedness
the state of being interested
-
envious
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
-
equal
having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
-
equality
the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
-
equanimous
in full control of your faculties
-
equipped
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
-
equitable
fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
-
eradicate
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
-
erasable
capable of being effaced
-
erase
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
-
Eros
(Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
-
escalate
increase in extent or intensity
-
essential
basic and fundamental
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established
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
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esteemed
having an illustrious reputation; respected
-
estranged
caused to be unloved
-
ethereal
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
-
etiolated
(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
-
euphoric
exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation
-
evade
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
-
evict
expel or eject without recourse to legal process
-
evil
morally bad or wrong
-
eviscerate
remove the entrails of
-
exacerbate
make worse
-
exacerbating
making worse
-
examine
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
-
exasperating
extremely annoying or displeasing
-
expiration
a coming to an end of a contract period
-
excellent
very good;of the highest quality
-
excessive
beyond normal limits
-
excitable
easily excited
-
excited
in an aroused state
-
excoriate
express strong disapproval of
-
exculpated
freed from any question of guilt
-
execrate
curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
-
excused
granted exemption
-
exempt
(of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject
-
exhilarated
made joyful
-
exile
the act of expelling a person from their native land
-
exigent
demanding attention
-
exonerated
freed from any question of guilt
-
exorcise
expel through adjuration or prayers
-
exotic
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
-
expansive
able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
-
expectant
marked by eager anticipation
-
experienced
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
-
experimental
of the nature of or undergoing an experiment
-
exploitative
tending to exploit or make use of
-
exploited
developed or used to greatest advantage
-
explosive
a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
-
exposed
with no protection or shield
-
expressive
characterized by expression
-
expunge
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
-
extraordinary
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
-
extravagant
recklessly wasteful
-
extreme
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
-
exuberant
joyously unrestrained
-
exultant
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
-
F
the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet
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A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
-
facetious
cleverly amusing in tone
-
factious
dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
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pailful
the quantity contained in a pail
-
faint
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
-
fainthearted
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
-
fair
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
-
faith
complete confidence in a person or plan etc
-
faithful
any loyal and steadfast following
-
fake
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
-
fallen
having dropped by the force of gravity
-
fallible
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
-
fall flat
fail utterly; collapse
-
falsely
in an insincerely false manner
-
false calyx
a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
-
faltering
the act of pausing uncertainly
-
famished
extremely hungry
-
famous
widely known and esteemed
-
fanatical
marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
-
fanciful
indulging in or influenced by fancy
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fantabulous
very good;of the highest quality
-
fantasize
indulge in fantasies
-
fantastic
extravagantly fanciful in design, construction, appearance
-
farcical
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
-
fascinated
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
-
fascination
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
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cashed
for which money has been paid
-
fashionable
being or in accordance with current social fashions
-
fast
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
-
fastidious
giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
-
fatalistic
of or relating to fatalism
-
father
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
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fatherless
having no living father
-
fatigued
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
-
favored
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
-
fawn
a young deer
-
hand over
to surrender someone or something to another
-
fawning
attempting to win favor by flattery
-
fazed
caused to show discomposure
-
fear
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
-
fear
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
-
fearful
experiencing or showing fear
-
feckless
generally incompetent and ineffectual
-
fed up
having a strong distaste from surfeit
-
feeble
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
-
feeling
a physical sensation that you experience
-
feisty
showing courage
-
felicitous
exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
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feminine
associated with women and not with men
-
fermenting
a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
-
fervor
feelings of great warmth and intensity
-
festive
offering fun and gaiety
-
fickle
liable to sudden unpredictable change
-
fidgety
nervous and unable to relax
-
fiendish
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
-
fierce
marked by extreme and violent energy
-
fiery
like or suggestive of fire
-
filthy
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
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fine
free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
-
finicky
exacting especially about details
-
finished
ended or brought to an end
-
fired
having lost your job
-
firm
not soft or yielding to pressure
-
first
preceding all others in time or space or degree
-
first-class
very good;of the highest quality
-
first-rate
of the highest quality
-
fit
meeting adequate standards for a purpose
-
fixate
pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
-
flaky
made of or easily forming flakes
-
flamboyant
marked by ostentation but often tasteless
-
flammable
easily ignited
-
flammable
easily ignited
-
flat
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
-
flatter
praise somewhat dishonestly
-
flawed
having a blemish or flaw
-
fledgling
young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
-
fleece
outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
-
flexible
able to flex; able to bend easily
-
flighty
guided by whim and fancy
-
flimflam
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
-
flimsy
a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
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flip
turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
-
flippant
showing inappropriate levity
-
clapped out
worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people)
-
flirtatious
like a coquette
-
flog
beat severely with a whip or rod
-
floored
provided with a floor
-
Pholiota flammans
a fungus with a yellow cap covered with fine scales as is the stalk
-
flounder
walk with great difficulty
-
flourishing
very lively and profitable
-
flush
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
-
flustered
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
-
fluttering
the motion made by flapping up and down
-
focused
being in focus or brought into focus
-
flood in
arrive in great numbers
-
foggy
filled or abounding with fog or mist
-
foiled
disappointingly unsuccessful
-
follow
to travel behind, go after, come after
-
fond
having or displaying warmth or affection
-
foolhardy
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
-
foolish
devoid of good sense or judgment
-
forbearance
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
-
forbearing
showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
-
forbidden
excluded from use or mention
-
forced
forced or compelled
-
foreign
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
-
forgettable
easily forgotten
-
foggy
filled or abounding with fog or mist
-
forgive
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
-
forgiving
inclined or able to forgive and show mercy
-
forgetful
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
-
forgotten
not noticed inadvertently
-
forlorn
marked by or showing hopelessness
-
formed
having or given a form or shape
-
formidable
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
-
forsaken
-
fortified
having something added to increase the strength
-
fortunate
having unexpected good fortune
-
foul
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
-
fouled
made dirty or foul
-
folded-up
-
fractured
-
fragile
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
-
framed
provided with a frame
-
frank
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
-
frantic
marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
-
fraternal
like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
-
fraudulent
intended to deceive
-
frazzle
wear away by rubbing
-
freak
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
-
tricked out
-
freakish
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
-
freaky
strange and somewhat frightening
-
free
able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
-
frenzied
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
-
fresh
recently made, produced, or harvested
-
fretfully
in a fretful manner
-
fretful
nervous and unable to relax
-
fret
be agitated or irritated
-
fried
cooked by frying in fat
-
find out
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
-
frightened
made afraid
-
frisky
playful like a lively kitten
-
frolicsome
given to merry frolicking
-
frowning
showing displeasure or anger
-
frugal
avoiding waste
-
fruitful
productive or conducive to producing in abundance
-
frustrated
disappointingly unsuccessful
-
fulfilled
completed to perfection
-
full
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
-
full of life
full of spirit
-
full moon
the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
-
fume
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
-
fun
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
-
functional
designed for or capable of a particular function or use
-
funky
(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
-
furious
marked by extreme anger
-
fury
the property of being wild or turbulent
-
fussy
exacting especially about details
-
futile
producing no result or effect
-
G
the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet
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A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
-
gag
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
-
gallant
having or displaying great dignity or nobility
-
galled
painful from having the skin abraded
-
galvanize
stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
-
game
an amusement or pastime
-
garbled
lacking orderly continuity
-
gauche
lacking social polish
-
gaudy
tastelessly showy
-
gawky
lacking grace in movement or posture
-
gay
someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
-
gentle
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
-
genuine
not fake or counterfeit
-
ghastly
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
-
giddy
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
-
gifted
endowed with talent or talents
-
giggle
laugh nervously
-
gilded
made from or covered with gold
-
giving
the act of giving
-
glad
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
-
glamorous
having an air of allure, romance and excitement
-
glee
great merriment
-
gleeful
full of high-spirited delight
-
gloomy
depressingly dark
-
glorious
having or deserving or conferring glory
-
glowing
highly enthusiastic
-
glum
moody and melancholic
-
gluttonous
given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink
-
goaded
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
-
gobsmacked
utterly astounded
-
lap-streak
having overlapping hull planks
-
goober
pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
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good
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
-
good-natured
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
-
goofy
ludicrous, foolish
-
gorgeous
dazzlingly beautiful
-
gory
covered with blood
-
gothic
characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque
-
graceful
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
-
gracious
characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects
-
graded
arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks
-
grand
large and impressive in physical size or extent
-
grandiose
impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
-
granted
acknowledged as a supposition
-
grateful
feeling or showing gratitude
-
gratified
having received what was desired
-
grave
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
-
great
a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field
-
gregarious
instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
-
grey
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
-
grief
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
-
grieve
feel grief
-
grieving
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
-
grim
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
-
groovy
very good
-
gross
lacking fine distinctions or detail
-
ground out
make an out by hitting the ball on the ground
-
grotesque
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
-
grouchy
annoyed and irritable
-
ground
the solid part of the earth's surface
-
groveling
totally submissive
-
grown
(of animals) fully developed
-
grownup
a fully developed person from maturity onward
-
grumpy
annoyed and irritable
-
guarded
prudent
-
goliath frog
largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10 lbs; Africa
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guilt trip
remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
-
guiltless
free from evil or guilt
-
guilty
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
-
gushy
extravagantly demonstrative
-
gutless
lacking courage or vitality
-
gutsy
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
-
glutted
exceeding demand
-
gyp
deprive of by deceit
-
H
the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet
-
A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
-
haggle
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
-
hallowed
worthy of religious veneration
-
hammered
shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
-
hapless
deserving or inciting pity
-
happy
marked by good fortune
-
harangue
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
-
harassed
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
-
hard
resisting weight or pressure
-
hardened
converted to solid form (as concrete)
-
hardheaded
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
-
hardhearted
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
-
hard-pressed
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
-
hardworking
characterized by hard work and perseverance
-
hardy
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
-
harmonious
exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
-
harnessed
brought under control and put to use
-
harried
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
-
hassle
disorderly fighting
-
hasty
excessively quick
-
hate
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
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hydatid mole
an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs; usually associated with the death of the fetus
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hatred
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
-
hazy
filled or abounding with fog or mist
-
haughty
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
-
haunted
inhabited by or as if by apparitions
-
hazy
filled or abounding with fog or mist
-
heady
extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
-
healed
freed from illness or injury
-
hematogenesis
the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
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healthy
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
-
heard
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
-
heartbroken
full of sorrow
-
healthful
conducive to good health of body or mind
-
heartless
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
-
heartsick
full of sorrow
-
heart-to-heart
openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
-
hearty
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
-
heavy
of comparatively great physical weight or density
-
heed
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
-
held dear
-
help
give help or assistance; be of service
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helpful
providing assistance or serving a useful function
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helpless
unable to function; without help
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herd
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
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heroic
having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
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hesitant
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
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high
(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
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high-spirited
joyously unrestrained
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hilarious
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
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hinder
be a hindrance or obstacle to
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hoax
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
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hollow
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
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homely
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
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homesick
longing to return home
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honest
marked by truth
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honorableness
the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor
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hoodwink
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
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hopeful
having or manifesting hope
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hormonal
of or relating to or caused by hormones
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horny
having horns or hornlike projections
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horrendous
causing fear or dread or terror
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horrible
provoking horror
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horrific
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
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horrified
stricken with horror
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horror
intense and profound fear
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horror-stricken
stricken with horror
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hospitable
disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity
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hostile
characterized by enmity or ill will
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hit the dirt
fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger
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hotheaded
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
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hot-tempered
quickly aroused to anger
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hound
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
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huge
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
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humbled
subdued or brought low in condition or status
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humiliated
subdued or brought low in condition or status
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humility
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
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humor
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
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humorous
full of or characterized by humor
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hang up
cause to be hanging or suspended
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hunch over
round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
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hungry
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
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hunky-dory
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
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hunted
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
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hurried
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
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hurt
be the source of pain
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heaped-up
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hype
blatant or sensational promotion
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hyperactive
more active than normal
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hyphen
a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
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hyphen
a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
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hypha
any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
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hysterical
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
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I
the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet
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A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
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idiosyncratic
peculiar to the individual
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idiotic
having a mental age of three to seven years
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idle
not in action or at work
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idolized
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
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ignoble
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
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ignominious
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
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ignorant
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
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ignored
disregarded
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ill
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
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ill at ease
socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
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ill-humored
brusque and surly and forbidding
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ill-tempered
annoyed and irritable
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instillment
the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop
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imaginative
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
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imbalanced
being or thrown out of equilibrium
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immaculate
completely neat and clean
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immature
not yet mature
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immobile
not capable of movement or of being moved
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immobilize
to hold fast or prevent from moving
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immodest
having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc
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immoral
deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
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immortal
not subject to death
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immune
relating to the condition of immunity
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impaired
mentally or physically unfit
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impartial
free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
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impassioned
characterized by intense emotion
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impassive
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
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impatient
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
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impeccable
without fault or error
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impeded
made difficult or slow
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impelled
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
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imperfect
not perfect; defective or inadequate
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impermanent
not permanent; not lasting
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impermeable
preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
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impertinent
improperly forward or bold
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imperturbable
not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure
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impervious
not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
-
impetuous
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
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impious
lacking piety or reverence for a god
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impish
naughtily or annoyingly playful
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implacable
incapable of being placated
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impolite
not polite
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important
important in effect or meaning
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imposing
used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
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impotent
(of a male) unable to copulate
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impractical
not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
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impressed
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
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imprisoned
being in captivity
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impudent
improperly forward or bold
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impugn
attack as false or wrong
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impulsive
without forethought
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in awe of
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incendiary
capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily
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in haste
in a hurried or hasty manner
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nonalignment
people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty
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gun control
efforts to regulate or control sales of guns
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in disrepair
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no doubt
admittedly
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in gear
having gears engaged
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in harmony
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in vain
to no avail
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Indian hemp
valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
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on the way
on a route to some place
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in Dutch
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in turn
in proper order or sequence
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inaccessible
capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
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inactive
not active physically or mentally
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inadequate
lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
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inane
devoid of intelligence
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incapable
(followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability
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incensed
angered at something unjust or wrong
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incommunicative
not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
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incompetent
not qualified or suited for a purpose
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incomplete
not complete or total; not completed
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inconceivable
totally unlikely
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inconclusive
not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question
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incongruent
not congruent
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inconsiderate
lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others
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inconsistent
displaying a lack of consistency
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inconsolable
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
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inconspicuous
not prominent or readily noticeable
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inconvenience
the quality of not being useful or convenient
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inconvenient
not conveniently timed
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incorrect
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
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incorrigible
impervious to correction by punishment
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incredible
beyond belief or understanding
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indebted
owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc
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indecent
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
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indecisive
characterized by lack of decision and firmness
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independent
free from external control and constraint
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indescribable
defying expression or description
-
indestructible
not easily destroyed
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indict
accuse formally of a crime
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indifferent
marked by a lack of interest
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indiscreet
lacking discretion; injudicious
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indoctrinate
teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
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indolent
disinclined to work or exertion
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indulgent
characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
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industrious
characterized by hard work and perseverance
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inebriated
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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ineffective
not producing an intended effect
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ineffectual
not producing an intended effect
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inert
unable to move or resist motion
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inequality
lack of equality
-
inexplicable
incapable of being explained or accounted for
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infallible
incapable of failure or error
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infamous
known widely and usually unfavorably
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infantile
of or relating to infants or infancy
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infantilism
infantile behavior in mature persons
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infatuated
marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
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infected
containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
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inferior
of or characteristic of low rank or importance
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inflamed
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
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inflated
enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
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inflexible
resistant to being bent
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influence
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
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influential
having or exercising influence or power
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informed
having much knowledge or education
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infuriated
marked by extreme anger
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ingenuous
lacking in sophistication or worldliness
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ingratiate
gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
-
ingratiating
capable of winning favor
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inhibited
held back or restrained or prevented
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inhospitable
not hospitable
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inhumane
lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion
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inimical
not friendly
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injured
harmed
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innocent
free from sin
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innovative
being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
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inoculate
impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune
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inquiring
given to inquiry
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inquisitive
inquiring or appearing to inquire
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insatiable
impossible to satisfy
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inscrutable
of an obscure nature
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insecure
lacking in security or safety
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insensitive
deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive
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insignificant
signifying nothing
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insincere
lacking sincerity
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insistent
demanding attention
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insolent
marked by casual disrespect
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insouciant
marked by blithe unconcern
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inspired
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
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instructive
serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
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insufficient
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
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insulted
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insulting
expressing extreme contempt
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intact
undamaged in any way
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integrator
a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure
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intellectual
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
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intelligent
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
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intense
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
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intent
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
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interfering
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
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interrelated
reciprocally connected
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interrogate
pose a series of questions to
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interrupted
discontinued temporarily
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intimate
imply as a possibility
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intimidated
made timid or fearful as by threats
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intimidating
discouraging through fear
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inoculate
impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune
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intoxicated
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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intrepid
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
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intrigue
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
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introspective
given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
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introverted
given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
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under-the-table
designed and carried out secretly or confidentially
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intrusive
tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
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inundated
covered with water
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intuitive
spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
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invalidated
deprived of legal force
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invigorated
with restored energy
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invisible
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
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invited
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inviting
attractive and tempting
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involved
connected by participation or association or use
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invulnerable
immune to attack; impregnable
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irascible
quickly aroused to anger
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irate
feeling or showing extreme anger
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irk
irritate or vex
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irrational
not consistent with or using reason
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irreligious
hostile or indifferent to religion
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irreproachable
free of guilt; not subject to blame
-
irresistible
impossible to resist; overpowering
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irresolute
uncertain how to act or proceed
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irresponsible
showing lack of care for consequences
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irreverent
showing lack of due respect or veneration
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irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
-
irritated
aroused to impatience or anger
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itchy
causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch
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J
the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet
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A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
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jangle
make a sound typical of metallic objects
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jaundiced
affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
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jaunty
having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
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jazz
a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
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jealous
suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
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jealousy
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
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jeer
laugh at with contempt and derision
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jeopardize
pose a threat to; present a danger to
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arrest warrant
a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
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jilted
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
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jinxed
(usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune
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jittery
characterized by jerky movements
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jocular
characterized by jokes and good humor
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jolly
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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welted thistle
European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches
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jovial
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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joyful
full of or producing joy
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joyless
not experiencing or inspiring joy
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joyous
full of or characterized by joy
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judgmental
depending on judgment
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judicious
marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
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juggle
throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously
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juice
the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
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used up
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jumbled
in utter disorder
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jumpy
being in a tense state
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junk
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
-
junked
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junky
a narcotics addict
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just
and nothing more
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justice
the quality of being just or fair
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justified
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
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K
the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet
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A
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
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Cape Cod Bay
the southern part of Massachusetts Bay
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cart away
take away by means of a vehicle
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kept up
kept in good condition
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kick
drive or propel with the foot
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cast around
search anxiously
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ticket book
a book of tickets that can be torn out and used
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kid
young goat
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kind
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
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kindly
in a kind manner or out of kindness
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kingly
having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king
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kinky
(of hair) in small tight curls
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knackered
very tired
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knightly
characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
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knocked out
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
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knotted
tied with a knot
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heated up
made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
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knowing
alert and fully informed
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knowledgeable
alert and fully informed
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known
apprehended with certainty
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kooky
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
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labeled
bearing or marked with a label or tag
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labile
liable to change
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lasciviously
in a lascivious manner
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lackadaisical
idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
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lacking
inadequate in amount or degree
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lackluster
lacking brilliance or vitality
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laconic
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
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laid-back
unhurried and relaxed
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lambaste
censure severely or angrily
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lamenting
vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
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lampoon
ridicule with satire
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languid
lacking spirit or liveliness
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languish
become feeble
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lascivious
driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
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late
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
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laughable
arousing or provoking laughter
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laughter
the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn
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lavish
very generous
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lax
lacking in rigor or strictness
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lazy
disinclined to work or exertion
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lead astray
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
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end on
with the end forward or toward the observer
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leaning
the act of deviating from a vertical position
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lecherous
given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity
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low-calorie diet
a diet that is low on calories
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leery
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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lift out
take out or up with or as if with a scoop
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legitimate
based on known statements or events or conditions
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levelheaded
exercising or showing good judgment
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lewd
suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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liable
subject to legal action
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liberal
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
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liberated
free from traditional social restraints
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get about
move around; move from place to place
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lido
a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports
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lifeless
deprived of life; no longer living
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lifted
held up in the air
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light
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
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lighthearted
carefree and happy and lighthearted
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likable
easy to like; agreeable
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liked
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
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limited
subject to limits or subjected to limits
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limp
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
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lionhearted
extraordinarily courageous
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distended
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lively
full of life and energy
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livid
furiously angry
-
loath
(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
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loathe
find repugnant
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loathsome
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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logical
based on known statements or events or conditions
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lonely
lacking companions or companionship
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longing
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
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loopy
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
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loose
not affixed
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loose
not affixed
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lord it over
act like the master of
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lost
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
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lousy
very bad
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love
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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loving
feeling or showing love and affection
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low
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
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low-spirited
filled with melancholy and despondency
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lowly
low or inferior in station or quality
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lowness
the quality of being low; lacking height
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loyal
steadfast in allegiance or duty
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lubricious
having a smooth or slippery quality
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luckless
having or bringing misfortune
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lucky
having or bringing good fortune
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luminous
softly bright or radiant
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lure
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
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lure
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
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lurking
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lust
a strong sexual desire
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lustful
characterized by lust
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lusty
vigorously passionate
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lynch
kill without legal sanction
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macho
used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
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mad
roused to anger
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maid of honor
an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
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magical
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
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magnificent
characterized by grandeur
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maimed
having a part of the body crippled or disabled
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maladjusted
poorly adjusted to demands and stresses of daily living
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malaise
physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
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maligned
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malcontent
discontented as toward authority
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malleable
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
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malevolent
wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred
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malicious
having the nature of or resulting from malice
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malignant
dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)
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maligned
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manhandle
handle roughly
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manageable
capable of being managed or controlled
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manage
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
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maniacal
wildly disordered
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manic
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
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manipulable
easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
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manipulate
influence or control shrewdly or deviously
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manipulative
skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage
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manly
characteristic of a man
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marauding
characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
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marginalize
relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people
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married
joined in matrimony
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marvelous
extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
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masochistic
deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from being abused or dominated
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masterful
having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
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materialistic
marked by materialism
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maternal
characteristic of a mother
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mature
having reached full natural growth or development
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maudlin
effusively or insincerely emotional
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meager
deficient in amount or quality or extent
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mean
denote or connote
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medicate
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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mediocre
moderate to inferior in quality
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meditative
deeply or seriously thoughtful
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mnemonic
of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory
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meek
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
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megalomaniacal
suffering from megalomania
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melancholic
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
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melancholy
a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
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meld
mix together different elements
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mellow
having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
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melodramatic
having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama
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menace
something that is a source of danger
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menacing
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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merciful
showing or giving mercy
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merry
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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cast around
search anxiously
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mess kit
kit containing a metal dish and eating utensils; used by soldiers and campers
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gussied up
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meticulous
marked by precise accordance with details
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diagramming
providing a chart or outline of a system
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miffed
aroused to impatience or anger
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mighty
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
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militant
engaged in war
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mindful
bearing in mind; attentive to
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minimized
reduced to the smallest possible size or amount or degree
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miraculous
peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention
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mirthful
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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misanthropic
hating mankind in general
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mischievous
naughtily or annoyingly playful
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mistiness
cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor
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miserable
very unhappy; full of misery
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misgiving
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
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misinform
give false or misleading information to
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misinterpret
interpret wrongly
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mislead
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
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misrepresented
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
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missed
not caught with the senses or the mind
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meted out
given out in portions
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missing
not able to be found
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misbegot
born out of wedlock
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mistaken
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
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mistreated
subjected to cruel treatment
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mistrust
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
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mistrustful
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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misunderstood
wrongly understood
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misused
used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose
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mixed-up
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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mobilize
make ready for action or use
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mock
treat with contempt
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mocking
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
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modern
ahead of the times
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modest
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
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molded
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
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molested
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mollify
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
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mollycoddle
treat with excessive indulgence
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monstrous
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
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moody
subject to sharply varying moods
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mope
be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed
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mop
cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
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moral
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
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moralistic
narrowly and conventionally moral
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morbid
suggesting the horror of death and decay
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mordant
harshly ironic or sinister
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moribund
being on the point of death; breathing your last
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moronic
having a mental age of between eight and twelve years
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morose
showing a brooding ill humor
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mortified
made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
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mother
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
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mother
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
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motherless
having no living or known mother
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motherly
befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
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motivated
provided with a motive or given incentive for action
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mournful
expressing sorrow
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muffled
wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy
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mummify
remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it
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mushy
having the consistency of mush
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musical
characterized by or capable of producing music
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mutiny
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
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mutinous
consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny
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muzzle
forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
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mysterious
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
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mystical
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
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mystified
totally perplexed and mixed up
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nag
bother persistently with trivial complaints
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nail
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
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naive
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
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naked
completely unclothed
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namby-pamby
weak in willpower, courage or vitality
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namelessness
the state of being anonymous
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narcissistic
characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
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narrow-minded
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
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nasty
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
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natural
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
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naughty
badly behaved
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nauseated
feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
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neat
clean or organized
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necessary
absolutely essential
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needed
necessary for relief or supply
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needle
a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
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needy
poor enough to need help from others
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negate
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
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negative
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
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neglected
lacking a caretaker
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negligent
characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
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nervous
of or relating to the nervous system
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nestled
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
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nettled
aroused to impatience or anger
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north-central
situated in the northern part of a centrally located area in some geographical region
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nice
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
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nifty
very good
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niggardly
petty or reluctant in giving or spending
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niggle
worry unnecessarily or excessively
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nihilistic
of or relating to nihilism
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nitpicker
someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms
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nitpicking
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nitpick
be overly critical; criticize minor details
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noble
of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times
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noisy
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
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nomadic
migratory
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nonchalant
marked by blithe unconcern
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nonconforming
not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion
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nonexistent
not having existence or being or actuality
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nonplused
filled with bewilderment
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normal
being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development
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nosey
offensively curious or inquisitive
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nostalgic
unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons
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knitting needle
needle consisting of a slender rod with pointed ends; usually used in pairs
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nourished
being provided with adequate nourishment
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nourishing
of or providing nourishment
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nudge
to push against gently
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null
lacking any legal or binding force
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nullified
deprived of legal force
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numb
lacking sensation
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numb
lacking sensation
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nursed
(of an infant) breast-fed
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nurture
provide with nourishment
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nuts
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
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nutty
having the flavor of nuts
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obedient
dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
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obey
be obedient to
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objectify
make impersonal or present as an object
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obligated
caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course
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obliged
under a moral obligation to do something
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obliging
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
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obnoxious
causing disapproval or protest
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obscene
offensive to the mind
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obscure
not clearly understood or expressed
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obsequious
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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observant
quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
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observed
discovered or determined by scientific observation
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obsessed
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
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obsessive
characterized by or constituting an obsession
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obstinate
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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obstructed
shut off to passage or view or hindered from action
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obvious
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
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odd
not divisible by two
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off
from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
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off the hook
freed from danger or blame or obligation
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offended
hurt or upset
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greyish
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
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okay
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
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omnipotent
having unlimited power
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on
in a state required for something to function or be effective
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outcall
make a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a card game
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in dispute
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on time
at the expected time
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unequipped
without necessary physical or intellectual equipment
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open
affording free passage or access
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open-minded
ready to entertain new ideas
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opinionated
obstinate in your opinions
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opportunistic
taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
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opposed
being in opposition or having an opponent
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opposition
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
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appositional
relating to or being in apposition
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oppressed
burdened psychologically or mentally
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optimistic
expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds
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orderly
clean or organized
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organized
methodical and efficient in arrangement or function
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ornery
having a difficult and contrary disposition
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ostracize
expel from a community or group
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oust
remove from a position or office
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adorableness
extreme attractiveness
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out of sight
not accessible to view
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out of place
of an inappropriate or misapplied nature
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out of service
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out of stock
not available for sale or use
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out of reach
inaccessibly located or situated
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out of true
not accurately fitted; not level
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outdated
old; no longer valid or fashionable
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outdo
be or do something to a greater degree
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outgoing
at ease in talking to others
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outlandish
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
-
outnumber
be larger in number
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unpowered
not having or using power
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outraged
angered at something unjust or wrong
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outrageous
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
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outrank
take precedence or surpass others in rank
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over
beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position
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overdone
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
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overprotect
protect excessively
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overbold
improperly forward or bold
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oversimplified
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overanxious
anxious or nervous to an excessive degree
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overbearing
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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overcome
win a victory over
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overdraw
draw more money from than is available
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overestimate
make too high an estimate of
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overjoyed
extremely joyful
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overlooked
not taken into account
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overpowered
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oversensitive
unduly sensitive or thin-skinned
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overwhelmed
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overwork
work excessively hard
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overwrought
deeply agitated especially from emotion
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overzealous
marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
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owed
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owing
owed as a debt
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owned
having an owner; often used in combination
-
ownership
the state or fact of being an owner
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own
belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
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pacify
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
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pair off
form a pair or pairs
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pain
a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
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pained
hurt or upset
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paired
used of gloves, socks, etc.
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tired of
having a strong distaste from surfeit
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dried-up
depleted of water
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pampered
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panic
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
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panicky
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
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parasitic
relating to or caused by parasites
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pardon
accept an excuse for
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parsimonious
excessively unwilling to spend
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partial
being or affecting only a part; not total
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passerby
a person who passes by casually or by chance
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cheesed off
greatly annoyed; out of patience
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massed fire
fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)
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gussied up
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passionate
having or expressing strong emotions
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pastoral
relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
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paternal
characteristic of a father
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pathetic
deserving or inciting pity
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patronized
having patronage or clients
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peaceful
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
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peckish
somewhat hungry
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peculiar
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
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pedestrian
a person who travels by foot
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peeved
aroused to impatience or anger
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peevish
easily irritated or annoyed
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pell-mell
in a wild or reckless manner
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penetrable
admitting of penetration or passage into or through
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penetrate
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
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pensive
deeply or seriously thoughtful
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peppy
marked by lively action
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perceived
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
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perceptive
of or relating to perception
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peremptory
putting an end to all debate or action
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perfect
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
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perilous
fraught with danger
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peripheral
on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
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perky
characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
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permanent
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
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permeable
allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
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perplexed
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
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persistent
stubbornly unyielding
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persnickety
characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
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perspicuous
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
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persuade
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
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persuasive
intended or having the power to induce action or belief
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pert
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
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pertinacious
stubbornly unyielding
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pertinent
being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
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perturbed
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
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perverted
(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
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pervious
admitting of passage or entrance
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pessimistic
expecting the worst possible outcome
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start out
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
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petrified
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petrified
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petty
(informal) small and of little importance
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petulant
easily irritated or annoyed
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hat
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
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phony
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
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pocket bread
usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
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picket line
a line of people acting as pickets
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pierced
having a hole cut through
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pigeonhole
a small compartment
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pillaged
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
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pillaging
the act of stealing valuable things from a place
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pious
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
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pissed
aroused to impatience or anger
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pissed off
aroused to impatience or anger
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prissy
exaggeratedly proper
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piteous
deserving or inciting pity
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pity
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
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pitiful
deserving or inciting pity
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pitiless
without mercy or pity
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pity
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
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pixilated
naughtily or annoyingly playful
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placate
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
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placid
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
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planless
aimlessly drifting
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played out
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
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playful
full of fun and high spirits
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pleasant
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
-
pleased
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
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pliable
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
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pliant
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
-
plumbed
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plundered
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
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plundering
the act of stealing valuable things from a place
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plunge
dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
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plush
characterized by extravagance and profusion
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poised
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
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poison
any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
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polite
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
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polluted
rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution
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pompous
puffed up with vanity
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puppet play
a show in which the actors are puppets
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popular
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
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porous
full of pores or vessels or holes
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portentous
of momentous or ominous significance
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positive
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
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personalise
make personal or more personal
-
possessive
serving to express or indicate possession
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potent
having or wielding force or authority
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pout
be in a huff and display one's displeasure
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powerful
having great power or force or potency or effect
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powerless
lacking power
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praise
an expression of approval and commendation
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pragmatic
concerned with practical matters
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breached
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precarious
not secure; beset with difficulties
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precious
of high worth or cost
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preclude
make impossible, especially beforehand
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precocious
characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
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prepay
pay for something before receiving it
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pressed
compacted by ironing
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pressure
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
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presumptuous
excessively forward
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pretentious
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
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pretty
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
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build upon
be based on; of theories and claims, for example
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pride
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
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prim
affectedly dainty or refined
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primal
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
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primary
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
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primitive
little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
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prissy
exaggeratedly proper
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pristine
immaculately clean and unused
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private
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
-
privileged
blessed with privileges
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privy
hidden from general view or use
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prize
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
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proactive
(of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
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probe
an exploratory action or expedition
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prodigal
recklessly wasteful
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prodigious
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
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productive
producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)
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professional
of or relating to or suitable as a profession
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progress
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
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progressive
favoring or promoting progress
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procrastinate
postpone doing what one should be doing
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promiscuous
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
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promised
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promote
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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promotional
of or relating to serving as publicity
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pronto
in a punctual manner
-
propagandistic
of or relating to or characterized by propaganda
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propagandize
subject to propaganda
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propel
cause to move forward with force
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proper
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
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prosaic
lacking wit or imagination
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prostrate
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
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protected
kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
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protective
intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
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proud
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
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provincial
of or associated with a province
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provisional
under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
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provocative
serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
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psyche
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
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psychopathic
suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder
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psychotic
characteristic of or suffering from psychosis
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puerile
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
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spiffed up
dressed in fancy or formal clothing
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pulled
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bullethead
a head shaped like a bullet
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plant part
any part of a plant or fungus
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plug away
work doggedly or persistently
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hold back
refrain from doing
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pull down
cause to come or go down
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mulled wine
wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit
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pulverized
consisting of fine particles
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pummel
strike, usually with the fist
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pumped
tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
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pumped up
tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
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punctual
acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed
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punch-drunk
dazed from or as if from repeated blows
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punch
a tool for making holes or indentations
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punished
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
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puny
(used especially of persons) of inferior size
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pure
free of extraneous elements of any kind
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purge
rid of impurities
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purplish
of a color intermediate between red and blue
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purposeful
serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal
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pursuant
(followed by `to') in conformance to or agreement with
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pursued
followed with enmity as if to harm
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push
move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
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pouched rat
burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
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push down
cause to come or go down
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pushpin
a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
-
pushy
marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
-
pusillanimous
lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
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put away
stop using
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put down
put in a horizontal position
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put out
thrust or extend out
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put-upon
of persons; taken advantage of
-
put down
put in a horizontal position
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psychedelic
producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis
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quaint
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
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quaking
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quail bush
spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico
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quandary
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
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quarantined
under forced isolation especially for health reasons
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quarrelsome
given to quarreling
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cardcase
a small case for carrying business cards
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queer
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
-
query
an instance of questioning
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querulous
habitually complaining
-
question
a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
-
questioning
a request for information
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quick
moving quickly and lightly
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quiescent
being quiet or still or inactive
-
quiet
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
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quirky
informal terms; strikingly unconventional
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quiver
shake with fast, tremulous movements
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quixotic
not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
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quiz
an examination consisting of a few short questions
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quizzical
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
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rad
a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
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radiant
radiating or as if radiating light
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radical
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
-
raging
very severe
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raid
a sudden short attack
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railroad
a line of track providing a runway for wheels
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rake
a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
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cooked-over
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rambunctious
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
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ransacked
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
-
rancid
(used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition
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rapacious
living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
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raped
having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
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rapt
feeling great rapture or delight
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rapture
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
-
rapturous
feeling great rapture or delight
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rare
marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
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rash
imprudently incurring risk
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rate
a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
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rational
consistent with or based on or using reason
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rattled
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
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raunchy
earthy and sexually explicit
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ravenous
extremely hungry
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raw
not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
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de-energize
deprive of energy
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reachable
easily approached
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reactionary
extremely conservative
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reactive
participating readily in reactions
-
ready
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
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real
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
-
realistic
aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
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ream
a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires
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rolled out
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reasonable
showing reason or sound judgment
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reassured
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
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rebound
spring back; spring away from an impact
-
rebuff
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
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rebuked
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recalcitrant
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
-
receptive
able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
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recognized
generally approved or compelling recognition
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reconciled
made compatible or consistent
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recovered
freed from illness or injury
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recruit
cause to assemble or enlist in the military
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redeemed
saved from the bondage of sin
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red-hot
glowing red with heat
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de-energize
deprive of energy
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reduced
made less in size or amount or degree
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refractory
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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refined
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
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reflective
capable of physically reflecting light or sound
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refreshed
with restored energy
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refuel
provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars
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regimented
strictly controlled
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regress
go back to a previous state
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regressive
opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
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regret
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
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regretful
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
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reject
refuse to accept or acknowledge
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rejoice
feel happiness or joy
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rejoicing
a feeling of great happiness
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rejuvenate
make younger or more youthful
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relaxed
without strain or anxiety
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reliable
worthy of reliance or trust
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relieved
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
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religious
having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
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reluctant
not eager
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remedial
tending or intended to rectify or improve
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reminiscent
serving to bring to mind
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remiss
failing in what duty requires
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remorse
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
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remorseful
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
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remorseless
without mercy or pity
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remote
located far away spatially
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removed
separate or apart in time
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rendering
a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
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repel
force or drive back
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repentant
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
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replaceable
capable of being replaced
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replace
put something back where it belongs
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replenish
fill something that had previously been emptied
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reprehensible
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
-
repressed
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
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reprimanded
-
reproach
express criticism towards
-
reproved
-
repugnant
offensive to the mind
-
repulsive
offensive to the mind
-
rescued
delivered from danger
-
resent
feel bitter or indignant about
-
resentful
full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will
-
resilient
recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
-
resolute
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
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resolved
explained or answered
-
resourceful
having inner resources; adroit or imaginative
-
respected
receiving deferential regard
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respectful
full of or exhibiting respect
-
responsible
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
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responsive
reacting to a stimulus
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rested
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
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restful
affording physical or mental rest
-
restive
being in a tense state
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restless
lacking or not affording physical or mental rest
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restricted
subject to restriction or subjected to restriction
-
retaliate
make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
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retaliatory
of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
-
retarded
relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development
-
reticent
reluctant to draw attention to yourself
-
retired
no longer active in your work or profession
-
twenty-two rifle
a .22-caliber rifle
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revengeful
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
-
revered
profoundly honored
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reverent
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
-
reviled
-
revitalized
restored to new life and vigor
-
revisit
visit again
-
revived
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
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revolt
make revolution
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revolting
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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revolutionary
markedly new or introducing radical change
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reward
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
-
rich
possessing material wealth
-
ride
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
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ridicule
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
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ridiculous
incongruous;inviting ridicule
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riding
the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
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right
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
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righteous
morally justified
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rigid
incapable of or resistant to bending
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rigorous
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
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riled
aroused to impatience or anger
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rivet
heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
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rob
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
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robotlike
resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
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robotics
the area of AI concerned with the practical use of robots
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robust
sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
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romantic
expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
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rotten
having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness
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rough
having or caused by an irregular surface
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rowdy
disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
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rubbery
having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness
-
rubberized
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rude
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
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rueful
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
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ruffled
having decorative ruffles or frills
-
ruined
destroyed physically or morally
-
ruled
subject to a ruling authority
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run down
injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
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run out
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
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run over
injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
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sabotage
a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
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sacrifice
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
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sacrificial
used in or connected with a sacrifice
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sacrilegious
grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
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sad
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
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safe
free from danger or the risk of harm
-
sagacious
acutely insightful and wise
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sage
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
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salacious
suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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sanctified
made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
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solidifying
the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
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sanctimonious
excessively or hypocritically pious
-
sanctioned
established by authority; given authoritative approval
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sane
mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
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sanguine
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
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sapient
acutely insightful and wise
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sassy
improperly forward or bold
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sated
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satiated
supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction
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satisfied
filled with satisfaction
-
saved
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
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savvy
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
-
scandalize
strike with disgust or revulsion
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scandalous
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
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scapegoat
someone who is punished for the errors of others
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scared
made afraid
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scathe
the act of damaging something or someone
-
scattered
lacking orderly continuity
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scheming
concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest
-
scientific
conforming with the principles or methods used in science
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scintillate
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
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scintillating
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
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scurrilous
expressing offensive reproach
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scorn
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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scorned
treated with contempt
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scornful
expressing extreme contempt
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screw
a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
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screwdriver
a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
-
speed up
move faster
-
scrutinize
examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
-
sealed off
-
sealed off
-
sealed off
-
sealed off
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seared
having the surface burned quickly with intense heat
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second
coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
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secondary
being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
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second-class
of inferior status or quality
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second-guess
evaluate or criticize with hindsight
-
second-rate
moderate to inferior in quality
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secure
free from danger or risk
-
seductive
tending to entice into a desired action or state
-
seething
in constant agitation
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seized
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selected
chosen in preference to another
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selective
characterized by very careful or fastidious selection
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self-absorbed
absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc
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self acceptance
an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all
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self acceptance
an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all
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self-aggrandizing
of or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizement
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self-assured
showing poise and confidence in your own worth
-
self-centered
limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
-
self-confident
showing poise and confidence in your own worth
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self-conscious
aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts
-
self-deprecating
conscious of your own shortcomings
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self-deprecating
conscious of your own shortcomings
-
self-destructive
dangerous to yourself or your interests
-
self-disciplined
used of nonindulgent persons
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self-effacing
reluctant to draw attention to yourself
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self-expression
the expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities)
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self-made
having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts
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self-acting
designed to activate or move or regulate itself
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self-hatred
shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your actions
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self-indulgent
indulgent of your own appetites and desires
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self-loading
(of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously
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self-love
an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
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self-pity
a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings
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self-praise
speaking of yourself in superlatives
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self-reliant
(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
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self-righteous
excessively or hypocritically pious
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self-sacrificing
willing to deprive yourself
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self-serving
interested only in yourself
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selfish
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
-
selfless
showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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senile
mentally or physically infirm with age
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sensational
relating to or concerned in sensation
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sensible
able to feel or perceive
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sensuous
taking delight in beauty
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sentence
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
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sentimental
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
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separated
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
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serene
not agitated; without losing self-possession
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serious
of great consequence
-
servile
submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
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set
put into a certain place or abstract location
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set up
create by putting components or members together
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settled
established in a desired position or place; not moving about
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sexy
marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
-
shadowed
filled with shade
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shaken
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
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shaky
vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
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shamed
showing a sense of guilt
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shameful
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
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shaped
having the shape of
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sharpshooter
someone skilled in shooting
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sheepish
showing a sense of shame
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sheltered
protected from danger or bad weather
-
shielded
(used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury
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shocked
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
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hookup
a device providing a connection between a power source and a user
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short-change
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
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shoot-down
murder by shooting someone down in cold blood
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shouted
in a vehement outcry
-
shredded
prepared by cutting
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shrewd
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
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shrunk
-
shrunken
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
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shun
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
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shut out
prevent from entering; shut out
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shy
lacking self-confidence
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sick berth
(nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship)
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sicken
make sick or ill
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sideline
a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
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significant
rich in significance or implication
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silly
ludicrous, foolish
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simple
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
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simplified
made easy or uncomplicated
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sincere
open and genuine; not deceitful
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sinful
characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
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single
existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
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single-foot
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
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sinking
a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
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skanky
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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skeptical
marked by or given to doubt
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skillful
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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skip
jump lightly
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skittish
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
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slack
not tense or taut
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slain
killed; `slain' is formal or literary as in "slain warriors"
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slander
words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
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slaughter
the killing of animals (as for food)
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sleazy
morally degraded
-
sledge
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
-
slight
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
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sloppy
lacking neatness or order
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sloshed
very drunk
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slothful
disinclined to work or exertion
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slovenly
negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
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slow
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
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slug
a projectile that is fired from a gun
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sluggish
moving slowly
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smutty
characterized by obscenity
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small
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
-
smarmy
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
-
smart
characterized by quickness and ease in learning
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smart aleck
an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
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smart set
the fashionable elite
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smack
a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
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smoked haddock
haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter
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smashed
very drunk
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smitten
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
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smooth
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
-
smothered
held in check with difficulty
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smudged
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smug
marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
-
snapshot
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
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snarly
tangled in knots or snarls
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Sooner State
a state in south central United States
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sneaky
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
-
snobbish
befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
-
snobby
befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
-
snoopy
offensively curious or inquisitive
-
snub
refuse to acknowledge
-
snuggled
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
-
soaring
the activity of flying a glider
-
sociable
inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
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social
living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups
-
sodden
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
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soft
yielding readily to pressure or weight
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softhearted
easily moved to pity or sorrow
-
sold
disposed of to a purchaser
-
solid
not soft or yielding to pressure
-
solitary
of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies
-
somber
grave or even gloomy in character
-
soothe
cause to feel better
-
sophisticated
having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire
-
South America
a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
-
sordid
foul and run-down and repulsive
-
sore
causing misery or pain or distress
-
sorrowful
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
-
sough
make a murmuring sound
-
sound
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
-
sour
one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons
-
soured
having turned bad
-
spare
more than is needed, desired, or required
-
sparkling
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
-
spartan
unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
-
spastic
relating to or characterized by spasm
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spellbound
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
-
spent
depleted of energy, force, or strength
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spineless
weak in willpower, courage or vitality
-
spirited
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
-
spiteful
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
-
splendid
characterized by grandeur
-
splendiferous
having great beauty and splendor
-
spoiled
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
-
spontaneous
said or done without having been planned or written in advance
-
spook
a mental representation of some haunting experience
-
spunky
showing courage
-
squandered
not used to good advantage
-
squashed
that has been violently compressed
-
squeamish
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
-
squeeze
press firmly
-
squelched
subdued or overcome
-
stable
resistant to change of position or condition
-
stained
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
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startled
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
-
starved
suffering from lack of food
-
static
not in physical motion
-
stand-up
requiring a standing position
-
stopped-up
having narrow opening filled
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stopped-up
having narrow opening filled
-
stereotyped
lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
-
sterile
incapable of reproducing
-
stern
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
-
stewing
an extreme state of worry and agitation
-
stiff
incapable of or resistant to bending
-
stifled
held in check with difficulty
-
stigmatize
to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
-
still
not in physical motion
-
stilted
artificially formal
-
stimulated
emotionally aroused
-
stingy
unwilling to spend
-
stirred
set into a usually circular motion in order to mix or blend
-
stodgy
excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
-
stock split
an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
-
stamp down
to put down by force or authority
-
stoned
under the influence of narcotics
-
stonewall
engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate
-
stout
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
-
stouthearted
used especially of persons
-
straight-laced
exaggeratedly proper
-
strained
lacking natural ease
-
stranded
cut off or left behind
-
strange
not known before
-
strangled
held in check with difficulty
-
strengthened
given added strength or support
-
stressed
suffering severe physical strain or distress
-
stretched
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
-
stricken
grievously affected especially by disease
-
strict
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
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stroke
a single complete movement
-
strong
having strength or power greater than average or expected
-
strong-willed
having a determined will
-
stubborn
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
-
stuck
caught or fixed
-
stuck-up
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
-
studious
characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
-
stuffed
filled with something
-
stump
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
-
stunned
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
-
stunning
causing or capable of causing bewilderment or shock or insensibility
-
stunted
inferior in size or quality
-
stupefied
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
-
stylish
having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
-
suave
having a sophisticated charm
-
subdued
restrained in style or quality
-
subjugated
reduced to submission
-
submissive
inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
-
subordinate
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
-
subordinate
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
-
subservient
compliant and obedient to authority
-
successful
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
-
packet boat
a boat for carrying mail
-
sucker
a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw)
-
suffering
feelings of mental or physical pain
-
suffocate
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
-
suicidal
dangerous to yourself or your interests
-
sulky
sullen or moody
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sullied
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sunk
doomed to extinction
-
sunny
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
-
superb
surpassingly good
-
supercilious
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
-
superficial
of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
-
superior
of high or superior quality or performance
-
supersede
take the place or move into the position of
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superstitious
showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
-
supported
held up or having the weight borne especially from below
-
sure
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
-
surpass
be or do something to a greater degree
-
surprised
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
-
surrendered
-
survey
consider in a comprehensive way
-
susceptible
(often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
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suspended
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
-
suspend
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
-
suspicious
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
-
sweet
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
-
swell
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
-
swindle
deprive of by deceit
-
switchman
a man who operates railroad switches
-
sycophantic
attempting to win favor by flattery
-
symmetrical
exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
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sympathetic
expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward