retch
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
heave.
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
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blistery
- adjective satellite hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters
blistering.
- adjective satellite covered with small blisters
blebby.
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cussed
- adjective satellite stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
obdurate; unrepentant; obstinate.
- verb utter obscenities or profanities
imprecate; cuss; curse; blaspheme; swear.
- The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
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liverish
- adjective satellite suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
bilious; livery.
- adjective satellite irritable as if suffering from indigestion
dyspeptic; bilious; atrabilious.
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overnice
- adjective satellite excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
squeamish; nice; prissy; dainty.
- too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
- so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
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umbrage
- noun a feeling of anger caused by being offended
offense; offence.
- he took offence at my question
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apractic
- adjective satellite having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder
apraxic.
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hunchbacked
- adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
kyphotic; humped; crookback; crookbacked; humpbacked; gibbous.
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huffy
- adjective satellite quick to take offense
touchy; thin-skinned; feisty.
- adjective satellite roused to anger
sore; mad.
- stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain
- she gets mad when you wake her up so early
- mad at his friend
- sore over a remark
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dainty
- noun something considered choice to eat
goody; kickshaw; delicacy; treat.
- adjective satellite affectedly dainty or refined
twee; prim; niminy-piminy; mincing.
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violative
- adjective satellite violating or tending to violate or offend against
offensive.
- violative of the principles of liberty
- considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity
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revolting
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful; skanky; disgusting; loathly; loathsome; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; repelling; yucky; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
- verb make revolution
revolt.
- The people revolted when bread prices tripled again
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milk
- noun a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
- noun produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
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poorly
- adjective satellite somewhat ill or prone to illness
peaked; indisposed; unwell; sickly; under the weather; ailing; seedy.
- my poor ailing grandmother
- feeling a bit indisposed today
- you look a little peaked
- feeling poorly
- a sickly child
- is unwell and can't come to work
- adverb (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
badly; ill.
- he was ill prepared
- it ill befits a man to betray old friends
- the car runs badly
- he performed badly on the exam
- the team played poorly
- ill-fitting clothes
- an ill-conceived plan
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dreadful
- adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
direful; horrific; fearful; frightening; terrible; dread; dire; horrendous; awful; dreaded; fearsome.
- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- a fearful howling
- horrendous explosions shook the city
- a terrible curse
- adjective satellite exceptionally bad or displeasing
atrocious; terrible; unspeakable; awful; abominable; painful.
- atrocious taste
- abominable workmanship
- an awful voice
- dreadful manners
- a painful performance
- terrible handwriting
- an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
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upchuck
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
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ill_health
- noun a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
unhealthiness; health problem.
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brackish
- adjective satellite distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
- adjective satellite slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
briny.
- a brackish lagoon
- the briny deep
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nutty
- adjective satellite having the flavor of nuts
nutlike.
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
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sallow
- noun any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal
- verb cause to become sallow
- The illness has sallowed her face
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mellisonant
- adjective satellite pleasing to the ear
sweet; mellifluous; honeyed; dulcet.
- the dulcet tones of the cello
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scold
- noun someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
nagger; common scold; nag; scolder.
- verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; chide; berate; chew up; have words; rebuke; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
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disgusting
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful; skanky; loathly; loathsome; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; repelling; yucky; revolting; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
- verb fill with distaste
gross out; repel; revolt; disgust.
- This spoilt food disgusts me
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liverishness
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abhorrent
- adjective satellite offensive to the mind
detestable; repulsive; repugnant; obscene.
- an abhorrent deed
- the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
- morally repugnant customs
- repulsive behavior
- the most repulsive character in recent novels
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humor
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; wit; humour.
- noun the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
sense of humor; sense of humour; humour.
- she didn't appreciate my humor
- you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor
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snotty-nosed
- adjective satellite marked by casual disrespect
insolent; impudent; flip.
- a flip answer to serious question
- the student was kept in for impudent behavior
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obstinate
- verb persist stubbornly
- he obstinates himself against all rational arguments
- adjective tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
stubborn; unregenerate.
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scratch
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
abrasion; excoriation; scrape.
- noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
slit; prick; incision; dent.
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embolism
- noun an insertion into a calendar
intercalation.
- noun occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
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wildcat
- noun an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
wildcat well.
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
beast; savage; wolf; brute.
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hideous
- adjective satellite grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
outrageous; horrific; horrid.
- subjected to outrageous cruelty
- a hideous pattern of injustice
- horrific conditions in the mining industry
- adjective satellite so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
repulsive.
- a hideous scar
- a repulsive mask
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friendly
- noun troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
- friendlies came to their rescue
- adjective characteristic of or befitting a friend
- friendly advice
- a friendly neighborhood
- the only friendly person here
- a friendly host and hostess
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inclement
- adjective (of weather or climate) severe
- adjective used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy
- the harsh sentence of an inclement judge
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blistering
- noun the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
vesiculation; vesication.
- verb get blistered
blister; vesicate.
- Her feet blistered during the long hike
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bellyache
- noun an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
stomach ache; stomachache; gastralgia.
- verb complain
squawk; grouse; beef; gripe; holler; bitch; crab.
- What was he hollering about?
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risk
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; danger.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
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vinegarish
- adjective satellite tasting or smelling like vinegar
acetose; vinegary; acetous.
- adjective satellite having a sour disposition; ill-tempered
vinegary.
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permissive
- adjective not preventive
- adjective granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
- direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive
- permissive parents
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far
- adjective located at a great distance in time or space or degree
- we come from a far country
- far corners of the earth
- the far future
- a far journey
- the far side of the road
- far from the truth
- far in the future
- noun a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
Army for the Liberation of Rwanda; Interahamwe; ALIR; Former Armed Forces.
- in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists
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ague
- noun a fit of shivering or shaking
- noun successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria
chills and fever.
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puffy
- adjective satellite being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing
bouffant.
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumid; tumescent; intumescent; turgid.
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
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queasy
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
vile; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; sickening; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- adjective satellite feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
nauseous; nauseated; sick; sickish.
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fibrocystic
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manic
- adjective satellite affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
frenzied.
- a frenzied attack
- a frenzied mob
- the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused"- H.W.Carter
- outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity
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disobedient
- adjective not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
- adjective satellite unwilling to submit to authority
unruly.
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putting
- noun hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
putt.
- his putting let him down today
- verb put into a certain place or abstract location
set; pose; place; lay; put; position.
- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point
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minded
- adjective satellite (used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
- civic-minded
- career-minded
- verb be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by
mind.
- I don't mind your behavior
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awful
- adjective satellite exceptionally bad or displeasing
dreadful; atrocious; terrible; unspeakable; abominable; painful.
- atrocious taste
- abominable workmanship
- an awful voice
- dreadful manners
- a painful performance
- terrible handwriting
- an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
- adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
dreadful; direful; horrific; fearful; frightening; terrible; dread; dire; horrendous; dreaded; fearsome.
- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- a fearful howling
- horrendous explosions shook the city
- a terrible curse
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feeble
- adjective satellite pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
lame.
- a feeble excuse
- a lame argument
- adjective satellite lacking strength or vigor
faint.
- damning with faint praise
- faint resistance
- feeble efforts
- a feeble voice
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condition
- noun a state at a particular time
status.
- a condition (or state) of disrepair
- the current status of the arms negotiations
- noun an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
precondition; stipulation.
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cool
- noun the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
- the cool of early morning
- noun great coolness and composure under strain
sang-froid; aplomb; poise; assuredness.
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unruliness
- noun the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
fractiousness; willfulness; wilfulness.
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unhinged
- adjective satellite affected with madness or insanity
crazy; brainsick; demented; disturbed; mad; sick; unbalanced.
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; distract; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
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plumbism
- noun toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
saturnism; lead poisoning.
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vitriolic
- adjective satellite harsh or corrosive in tone
blistering; acerbic; acrid; virulent; sulphurous; acerb; sulfurous; caustic; acid; bitter.
- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
- a barrage of acid comments
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies
- bitter words
- blistering criticism
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
- a sulfurous denunciation
- a vitriolic critique
- adjective satellite of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
erosive; corrosive; mordant; caustic.
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light-headed
- adjective satellite weak and likely to lose consciousness
light; swooning; faint; lightheaded.
- suddenly felt faint from the pain
- was sick and faint from hunger
- felt light in the head
- a swooning fit
- light-headed with wine
- light-headed from lack of sleep
- adjective satellite lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
giddy; featherbrained; airheaded; lightheaded; empty-headed; dizzy; silly.
- a dizzy blonde
- light-headed teenagers
- silly giggles
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autoimmune_disorder
- noun any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues
autoimmune disease.
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cloudy
- adjective satellite lacking definite form or limits
nebulose; nebulous.
- gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore
- nebulous distinction between pride and conceit
- adjective full of or covered with clouds
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narcoleptic
- noun a person who has narcolepsy
- noun a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep
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acerb
- adjective satellite sour or bitter in taste
astringent; acerbic.
- adjective satellite harsh or corrosive in tone
blistering; acerbic; acrid; vitriolic; virulent; sulphurous; sulfurous; caustic; acid; bitter.
- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
- a barrage of acid comments
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies
- bitter words
- blistering criticism
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
- a sulfurous denunciation
- a vitriolic critique
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phthisis
- noun involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
white plague; consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis; wasting disease.
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turgid
- adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
tumid; bombastic; orotund; large; declamatory.
- a man given to large talk
- tumid political prose
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumid; tumescent; puffy; intumescent.
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
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insubordinate
- adjective not submissive to authority
- a history of insubordinate behavior
- insubordinate boys
- adjective satellite disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
resistant; resistive.
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kenya_fever
- noun a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals
Indian tick fever; boutonneuse fever; Marseilles fever.
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insolence
- noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impertinence; freshness; crust; impudence; cheekiness; gall.
- noun an offensive disrespectful impudent act
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toxaemia_of_pregnancy
- noun an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
toxemia; toxemia of pregnancy; toxaemia.
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shut-in
- noun someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
invalid.
- adjective satellite somewhat introverted
introvertish.
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distasteful
- adjective satellite not pleasing in odor or taste
unsavoury; unsavory.
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
skanky; disgusting; loathly; loathsome; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; repelling; yucky; revolting; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
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peduncle
- noun the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
- noun stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
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sickish
- adjective satellite feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
queasy; nauseous; nauseated; sick.
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unhealthiness
- noun a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
health problem; ill health.
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ireful
- adjective satellite feeling or showing extreme anger
irate.
- irate protesters
- ireful words
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pyrectic
- noun any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature
pyrogen.
- adjective having or causing fever
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self-contained
- adjective satellite constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself
- the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities
- adjective satellite in full control of your faculties
self-possessed; equanimous; self-collected; collected; poised.
- the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination
- perfectly poised and sure of himself
- more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen
- strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble
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white_plague
- noun involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
phthisis; consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis; wasting disease.
- noun an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
drug addiction.
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irate
- adjective satellite feeling or showing extreme anger
ireful.
- irate protesters
- ireful words
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rumbustious
- adjective satellite noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
rambunctious; robustious; unruly; boisterous.
- a boisterous crowd
- a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand
- a robustious group of teenagers
- beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings
- an unruly class
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pass
- noun (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
base on balls; walk.
- he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
- noun (military) a written leave of absence
- he had a pass for three days
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bloodshot
- adjective satellite (of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed
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abominable
- adjective satellite unequivocally detestable
detestable; execrable; odious.
- abominable treatment of prisoners
- detestable vices
- execrable crimes
- consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
- adjective satellite exceptionally bad or displeasing
dreadful; atrocious; terrible; unspeakable; awful; painful.
- atrocious taste
- abominable workmanship
- an awful voice
- dreadful manners
- a painful performance
- terrible handwriting
- an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
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acid
- noun any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- noun street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
Elvis; Zen; dose; battery-acid; back breaker; window pane; pane; Lucy in the sky with diamonds; loony toons; dot; superman.
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odd
- adjective not divisible by two
uneven.
- adjective satellite not easily explained
- it is odd that his name is never mentioned
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angelical
- adjective of or relating to angels
angelic.
- adjective satellite having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
cherubic; seraphic; angelic; sweet.
- an angelic smile
- a cherubic face
- looking so seraphic when he slept
- a sweet disposition
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acrimonious
- adjective satellite marked by strong resentment or cynicism
bitter.
- an acrimonious dispute
- bitter about the divorce
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handicapped
- noun people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
disabled.
- technology to help the elderly and the disabled
- verb injure permanently
handicap; disable; incapacitate; invalid.
- He was disabled in a car accident
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turn
- noun a circular segment of a curve
twist; crook; bend.
- a bend in the road
- a crook in the path
- noun the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
turning.
- he took a turn to the right
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subitum
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rachitis
- noun inflammation of the vertebral column
- noun childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus
rickets.
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glumness
- noun an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
gloom; gloominess.
- gloom pervaded the office
- noun a gloomy ill-tempered feeling
moroseness; sullenness.
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exanthema_subitum
- noun a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days
pseudorubella; roseola infantilis; roseola infantum.
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psychiatrical
- adjective relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry
psychiatric.
- psychiatric disorder
- psychiatric hospital
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crust
- noun the outer layer of the Earth
Earth's crust.
- noun a hard outer layer that covers something
encrustation; incrustation.
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hereditary
- adjective satellite occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
transmissible; familial; genetic; transmitted; inherited.
- an inherited disease
- familial traits
- genetically transmitted features
- adjective satellite inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
patrimonial; ancestral; transmissible.
- ancestral home
- ancestral lore
- hereditary monarchy
- patrimonial estate
- transmissible tradition
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spue
- verb expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
spew; ptyalise; ptyalize; spit.
- The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
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unskilled
- adjective not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency
- unskilled in the art of rhetoric
- an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber
- unskilled labor
- workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities
- unskilled workmanship
- adjective satellite lacking professional skill or expertise
amateurish; amateur; inexpert.
- a very amateurish job
- inexpert but conscientious efforts
- an unskilled painting
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upset
- noun an unhappy and worried mental state
perturbation; disturbance.
- there was too much anger and disturbance
- she didn't realize the upset she caused me
- noun the act of disturbing the mind or body
overthrow; derangement.
- his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset
- she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living
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rheumatoid
- adjective satellite of or pertaining to arthritis
rheumatic; rheumy; arthritic; creaky.
- my creaky old joints
- rheumy with age and grief
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freaky
- adjective satellite strange and somewhat frightening
- the whole experience was really freaky
- adjective satellite conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
gonzo; freakish; eccentric; outre; flaky; outlandish; bizarre; off-the-wall; flakey.
- restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit
- famed for his eccentric spelling
- a freakish combination of styles
- his off-the-wall antics
- the outlandish clothes of teenagers
- outre and affected stage antics
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repugnant
- adjective satellite offensive to the mind
abhorrent; detestable; repulsive; obscene.
- an abhorrent deed
- the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
- morally repugnant customs
- repulsive behavior
- the most repulsive character in recent novels
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moonstruck
- adjective satellite insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
lunatic.
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algid
- adjective satellite chilly
- a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure
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frothing
- adjective satellite producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
foamy; foaming.
- the rabid animal's frothing mouth
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
froth; foam; effervesce; sparkle; form bubbles; fizz.
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water
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psychopathic
- adjective satellite suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder
psychopathologic; psychopathological.
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feisty
- adjective satellite showing courage
spunky; plucky.
- the champion is faced with a feisty challenger
- adjective satellite quick to take offense
touchy; thin-skinned; huffy.
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communicable
- adjective satellite (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
transmittable; contagious; transmissible; catching; contractable.
- adjective satellite readily communicated
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demoniac
- noun someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
- adjective satellite frenzied as if possessed by a demon
amok; possessed; amuck; berserk; demoniacal.
- the soldier was completely amuck
- berserk with grief
- a berserk worker smashing windows
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vomiting
- noun the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
emesis; disgorgement; puking; vomit; regurgitation.
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
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cheekiness
- noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impertinence; freshness; crust; impudence; gall; insolence.
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mellifluous
- adjective satellite pleasing to the ear
sweet; mellisonant; honeyed; dulcet.
- the dulcet tones of the cello
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fractious
- adjective satellite stubbornly resistant to authority or control
refractory; recalcitrant.
- a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
- a refractory child
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
peckish; nettlesome; testy; tetchy; petulant; cranky; techy; irritable; scratchy; pettish; peevish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
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crippled
- adjective satellite disabled in the feet or legs
halt; lame; gimpy; halting; game.
- a crippled soldier
- a game leg
- verb deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
stultify; cripple.
- This measure crippled our efforts
- Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work
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alone
- adjective satellite isolated from others
- could be alone in a crowded room
- was alone with her thoughts
- I want to be alone
- adjective satellite lacking companions or companionship
solitary; lonely; lone.
- he was alone when we met him
- she is alone much of the time
- the lone skier on the mountain
- a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel
- a lonely soul
- a solitary traveler
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icteric
- adjective satellite affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
jaundiced; yellow.
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sicken
- verb cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
nauseate; revolt; churn up; disgust.
- The pornographic pictures sickened us
- verb get sick
come down.
- She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital
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mordant
- noun a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
- adjective satellite harshly ironic or sinister
black; grim.
- black humor
- a grim joke
- grim laughter
- fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit
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preeclampsia
- noun abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated
pre-eclampsia.
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nature
- noun the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
- it is the nature of fire to burn
- the true nature of jealousy
- noun a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
- the laws of nature
- nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women
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carbuncled
- adjective satellite afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle
carbuncular.
- adjective satellite set with carbuncles
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valetudinarian
- noun weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian
valetudinary.
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under_the_weather
- adjective satellite somewhat ill or prone to illness
peaked; indisposed; unwell; sickly; ailing; seedy; poorly.
- my poor ailing grandmother
- feeling a bit indisposed today
- you look a little peaked
- feeling poorly
- a sickly child
- is unwell and can't come to work
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healthy
- adjective having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
- a rosy healthy baby
- staying fit and healthy
- adjective satellite financially secure and functioning well
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round_the_bend
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
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creepy
- adjective satellite annoying and unpleasant
- some creepy kids were bothering her
- adjective satellite causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
creepy-crawly.
- a creepy story
- I had a creepy-crawly feeling
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paranoid
- noun a person afflicted with paranoia
paranoiac.
- adjective satellite suffering from paranoia
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pass_out
- verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
swoon; faint; conk.
- verb give to several people
give out; distribute; hand out.
- The teacher handed out the exams
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equable
- adjective satellite not varying
- adjective satellite not easily irritated
even-tempered; good-tempered; placid.
- an equable temper
- not everyone shared his placid temperament
- remained placid despite the repeated delays
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inherited_disease
- noun a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
inherited disorder; genetic disorder; genetic disease; hereditary disease; hereditary condition; congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect.
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pathological
- adjective of or relating to the practice of pathology
pathologic.
- adjective satellite caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition
- a pathological liar
- a pathological urge to succeed
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cystic
- adjective of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder)
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a cyst
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rheumatic
- noun a person suffering with rheumatism
- adjective satellite of or pertaining to arthritis
rheumy; arthritic; rheumatoid; creaky.
- my creaky old joints
- rheumy with age and grief
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insolent
- adjective satellite marked by casual disrespect
snotty-nosed; impudent; flip.
- a flip answer to serious question
- the student was kept in for impudent behavior
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; bodacious; audacious; brazen; bald-faced; barefaced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
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disposition
- noun your usual mood
temperament.
- he has a happy disposition
- noun the act or means of getting rid of something
disposal.
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limp
- noun the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
hobble; hitch.
- verb walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
hobble; hitch; gimp.
- The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
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queerness
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirk; quirkiness; oddity.
- noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
homosexuality; gayness; homoeroticism; homosexualism.
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hebephrenic
- adjective satellite suffering from a form of schizophrenia characterized by foolish mannerisms and senseless laughter along with delusions and regressive behavior
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toxemia_of_pregnancy
- noun an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
toxemia; toxaemia; toxaemia of pregnancy.
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bloody
- verb cover with blood
- adjective having or covered with or accompanied by blood
- a bloody nose
- your scarf is all bloody
- the effects will be violent and probably bloody
- a bloody fight
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nauseate
- verb upset and make nauseated
sicken; turn one's stomach.
- The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach
- The mold on the food sickened the diners
- verb cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
sicken; revolt; churn up; disgust.
- The pornographic pictures sickened us
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outre
- adjective satellite conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
gonzo; freakish; eccentric; flaky; outlandish; bizarre; freaky; off-the-wall; flakey.
- restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit
- famed for his eccentric spelling
- a freakish combination of styles
- his off-the-wall antics
- the outlandish clothes of teenagers
- outre and affected stage antics
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ailing
- adjective satellite somewhat ill or prone to illness
peaked; indisposed; unwell; sickly; under the weather; seedy; poorly.
- my poor ailing grandmother
- feeling a bit indisposed today
- you look a little peaked
- feeling poorly
- a sickly child
- is unwell and can't come to work
- verb be ill or unwell
ail.
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embarrassing
- adjective satellite hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
unenviable; awkward; sticky.
- awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
- an awkward pause followed his remark
- a sticky question
- in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
- verb cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
embarrass; abash.
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unpleasantness
- noun the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
- noun the quality of giving displeasure
- the recent unpleasantness of the weather
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nauseating
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; vile; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; sickening; noisome.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- verb upset and make nauseated
nauseate; sicken; turn one's stomach.
- The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach
- The mold on the food sickened the diners
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cerebral_palsy
- noun a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth
spastic paralysis.
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ill-humoured
- adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
gruff; ill-humored; crusty; curmudgeonly.
- crusty remarks
- a crusty old man
- his curmudgeonly temper
- gruff manner
- a gruff reply
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tremendous
- adjective satellite extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Lippman
enormous.
- an enormous boulder
- enormous expenses
- tremendous sweeping plains
- a tremendous fact in human experience
- a plane took off with a tremendous noise
- adjective satellite extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
fantastic; marvelous; marvellous; grand; terrific; howling; wonderful; wondrous; rattling.
- a fantastic trip to the Orient
- the film was fantastic!
- a howling success
- a marvelous collection of rare books
- had a rattling conversation about politics
- a tremendous achievement
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regorge
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
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eye
- noun the organ of sight
optic; oculus.
- noun good discernment (either visually or as if visually)
- she has an eye for fresh talent
- he has an artist's eye
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nauseated
- adjective satellite feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
queasy; nauseous; sick; sickish.
- verb upset and make nauseated
nauseate; sicken; turn one's stomach.
- The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach
- The mold on the food sickened the diners
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consumption
- noun the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
intake; ingestion; uptake.
- noun involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
white plague; phthisis; pulmonary tuberculosis; wasting disease.
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perk
- noun an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
fringe benefit; perquisite.
- a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job
- verb gain or regain energy
pick up; perk up; gain vigor; percolate.
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indispose
- verb make unwilling
disincline.
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
disqualify; unfit.
- Your income disqualifies you
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angry
- adjective feeling or showing anger
- angry at the weather
- angry customers
- an angry silence
- sending angry letters to the papers
- adjective satellite (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
furious; raging; wild; tempestuous.
- angry clouds on the horizon
- furious winds
- the raging sea
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faint
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
swoon; deliquium; syncope.
- verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
swoon; pass out; conk.
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blackwater
- noun any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells
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good-tempered
- adjective satellite not easily irritated
equable; even-tempered; placid.
- an equable temper
- not everyone shared his placid temperament
- remained placid despite the repeated delays
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flabby
- adjective satellite out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
flaccid; soft.
- he was too soft for the army
- flabby around the middle
- flaccid cheeks
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kookie
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
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indocile
- adjective satellite of persons
ungovernable; unruly; uncontrollable.
- the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly
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calm
- noun steadiness of mind under stress
equanimity; calmness; composure.
- he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity
- noun wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
calm air.
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crab
- noun decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
- noun a quarrelsome grouch
crabby person.
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agreeable
- adjective conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
- Is the plan agreeable to you?
- he's an agreeable fellow
- My idea of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees with me"- Disraeli
- an agreeable manner
- adjective satellite in keeping
concordant; consonant; accordant; conformable.
- salaries agreeable with current trends
- plans conformable with your wishes
- expressed views concordant with his background
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fey
- adjective satellite slightly insane
touched.
- adjective satellite suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
elfin.
- thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning
- the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"- John Mason Brown
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lowering
- noun the act of causing to become less
- noun the act of causing something to move to a lower level
letting down.
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palsied
- adjective satellite affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor
- verb affect with palsy
palsy.
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inflammatory
- adjective satellite characterized or caused by inflammation
- an inflammatory process
- an inflammatory response
- adjective satellite arousing to action or rebellion
rabble-rousing; incitive; incendiary; instigative; seditious.
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inherited
- adjective satellite occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
transmissible; familial; hereditary; genetic; transmitted.
- an inherited disease
- familial traits
- genetically transmitted features
- verb obtain from someone after their death
inherit.
- I inherited a castle from my French grandparents
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puking
- noun the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
emesis; disgorgement; vomiting; vomit; regurgitation.
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
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hurt
- noun any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
harm; injury; trauma.
- noun psychological suffering
suffering; distress.
- the death of his wife caused him great distress
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loony
- noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous
weirdo; crazy; looney; nutcase.
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
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qualm
- noun uneasiness about the fitness of an action
scruple; misgiving.
- noun a mild state of nausea
squeamishness; queasiness.
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wound
- noun an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
lesion.
- noun a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
injury; combat injury.
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lightheaded
- adjective satellite weak and likely to lose consciousness
light; swooning; faint; light-headed.
- suddenly felt faint from the pain
- was sick and faint from hunger
- felt light in the head
- a swooning fit
- light-headed with wine
- light-headed from lack of sleep
- adjective satellite lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
giddy; featherbrained; airheaded; empty-headed; dizzy; light-headed; silly.
- a dizzy blonde
- light-headed teenagers
- silly giggles
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gassy
- adjective satellite resembling gas
- adjective satellite suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal
flatulent; colicky.
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pout
- noun a disdainful grimace
wry face; moue.
- noun marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas
eelpout.
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car
- noun a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
machine; motorcar; automobile; auto.
- he needs a car to get to work
- noun a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
railroad car; railcar; railway car.
- three cars had jumped the rails
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syphilitic
- noun a person suffering from syphilis
- adjective of or relating to or infected with syphilis
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laid
- adjective satellite set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"
set.
- verb put into a certain place or abstract location
set; pose; place; lay; put; position.
- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point
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inflamed
- adjective satellite resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
- eyes inflamed with crying
- verb cause inflammation in
inflame.
- The repetitive motion inflamed her joint
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cat
- noun feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
true cat.
- noun an informal term for a youth or man
bozo; guy; hombre.
- a nice guy
- the guy's only doing it for some doll
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purge
- noun the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
purgation; purging.
- noun an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
purging.
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cherubic
- adjective satellite having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
seraphic; angelic; angelical; sweet.
- an angelic smile
- a cherubic face
- looking so seraphic when he slept
- a sweet disposition
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daft
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
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bowleg
- noun a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
bandy leg; tibia vara; bandyleg; genu varum; bow leg.
- adjective satellite have legs that curve outward at the knees
bowed; bandy; bowlegged; bandy-legged.
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batty
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
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crackers
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- noun a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
cracker.
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vile
- adjective satellite morally reprehensible
worthless; unworthy; slimy; wretched; ugly; despicable.
- would do something as despicable as murder
- ugly crimes
- the vile development of slavery appalled them
- a slimy little liar
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; sickening; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
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pick
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
selection; choice.
- noun the quantity of a crop that is harvested
picking.
- he sent the first picking of berries to the market
- it was the biggest peach pick in years
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murmuring
- noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
muttering; mutter; murmuration; murmur; mussitation.
- noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
grumbling; grumble; muttering; mutter; murmur.
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crazy
- noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous
loony; weirdo; looney; nutcase.
- adjective satellite affected with madness or insanity
unhinged; brainsick; demented; disturbed; mad; sick; unbalanced.
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atrocious
- adjective satellite shockingly brutal or cruel
grievous; monstrous; flagitious.
- murder is an atrocious crime
- a grievous offense against morality
- a grievous crime
- no excess was too monstrous for them to commit
- adjective satellite exceptionally bad or displeasing
dreadful; terrible; unspeakable; awful; abominable; painful.
- atrocious taste
- abominable workmanship
- an awful voice
- dreadful manners
- a painful performance
- terrible handwriting
- an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
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unilateral
- adjective involving only one part or side
one-sided.
- unilateral paralysis
- a unilateral decision
- adjective satellite tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only
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hereditary_condition
- noun a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
inherited disorder; genetic disorder; genetic disease; inherited disease; hereditary disease; congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect.
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recover
- verb get or find back; recover the use of
regain; retrieve; find.
- She regained control of herself
- She found her voice and replied quickly
- verb get over an illness or shock
recuperate; convalesce.
- The patient is recuperating
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loco
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
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turn_one's_stomach
- verb upset and make nauseated
nauseate; sicken.
- The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach
- The mold on the food sickened the diners
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boned
- adjective satellite having had the bones removed
deboned.
- a boneless rib roast
- a boned (or deboned) fish
- verb study intensively, as before an exam
drum; grind away; swot up; bone up; get up; bone; cram; mug up; swot.
- I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
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high
- noun a lofty level or position or degree
- summer temperatures reached an all-time high
- noun an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high
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self-possessed
- adjective satellite in full control of your faculties
equanimous; self-contained; self-collected; collected; poised.
- the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination
- perfectly poised and sure of himself
- more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen
- strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble
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vinegary
- adjective satellite tasting or smelling like vinegar
acetose; vinegarish; acetous.
- adjective satellite having a sour disposition; ill-tempered
vinegarish.
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jejune
- adjective satellite lacking in nutritive value
insubstantial.
- the jejune diets of the very poor
- adjective satellite displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
juvenile; puerile; adolescent.
- adolescent insecurity
- jejune responses to our problems
- their behavior was juvenile
- puerile jokes
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bend
- noun a circular segment of a curve
twist; crook; turn.
- a bend in the road
- a crook in the path
- noun movement that causes the formation of a curve
bending.
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perverseness
- noun deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
contrariness; perversity.
- noun deliberately deviating from what is good
perversity.
- there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism
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offense
- noun a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
offensive activity; discourtesy; offence.
- noun a feeling of anger caused by being offended
umbrage; offence.
- he took offence at my question
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prostration
- noun an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
collapse.
- the commander's prostration demoralized his men
- noun abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
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light-boned
- adjective satellite having a bone structure that is light with respect to the surrounding flesh
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ulcerated
- adjective satellite having an ulcer or canker
cankerous; ulcerous.
- verb undergo ulceration
ulcerate.
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craze
- noun an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
rage; fad; furore; cult; furor.
- he always follows the latest fads
- it was all the rage that season
- noun state of violent mental agitation
fury; delirium; frenzy; hysteria.
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sanguinary
- adjective satellite accompanied by bloodshed
gory; sanguineous; slaughterous; butcherly.
- this bitter and sanguinary war
- adjective satellite marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
bloody-minded; bloodthirsty.
- bloody-minded tyrants
- bloodthirsty yells
- went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson
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tumor
- noun an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
tumour; neoplasm.
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obnoxious
- adjective satellite causing disapproval or protest
objectionable.
- a vulgar and objectionable person
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lame
- noun someone who doesn't understand what is going on
square.
- noun a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
- she wore a gold lame dress
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complaining
- adjective expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
complaintive.
- verb express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
plain; kvetch; sound off; kick; complain; quetch.
- My mother complains all day
- She has a lot to kick about
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equanimous
- adjective satellite in full control of your faculties
self-possessed; self-contained; self-collected; collected; poised.
- the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination
- perfectly poised and sure of himself
- more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen
- strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble
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nuts
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- noun usually large hard-shelled seed
nut.
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king
- noun a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
male monarch; Rex.
- noun a competitor who holds a preeminent position
world-beater; queen.
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neurotic
- noun a person suffering from neurosis
mental case; psychoneurotic.
- adjective characteristic of or affected by neurosis
- neurotic disorder
- neurotic symptoms
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hot
- adjective used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- hot stove
- hot water
- a hot August day
- a hot stuffy room
- she's hot and tired
- a hot forehead
- adjective satellite characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
raging.
- the fighting became hot and heavy
- a hot engagement
- a raging battle
- the river became a raging torrent
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fearsome
- adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
dreadful; direful; horrific; fearful; frightening; terrible; dread; dire; horrendous; awful; dreaded.
- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- a fearful howling
- horrendous explosions shook the city
- a terrible curse
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animal
- noun a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
animate being; brute; beast; fauna; creature.
- adjective satellite marked by the appetites and passions of the body
fleshly; carnal; sensual.
- animal instincts
- carnal knowledge
- fleshly desire
- a sensual delight in eating
- music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
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headstrong
- adjective satellite habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
willful; wilful; froward; self-willed.
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demoniacal
- adjective satellite frenzied as if possessed by a demon
amok; possessed; demoniac; amuck; berserk.
- the soldier was completely amuck
- berserk with grief
- a berserk worker smashing windows
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tuberculous
- adjective satellite constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus
tubercular.
- a tubercular child
- tuberculous patients
- tubercular meningitis
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digestive_system
- noun the system that makes food absorbable into the body
systema digestorium; systema alimentarium; gastrointestinal system.
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plant
- noun buildings for carrying on industrial labor
works; industrial plant.
- they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles
- noun (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
flora; plant life.
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fever
- noun a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
febricity; feverishness; febrility; pyrexia.
- noun intense nervous anticipation
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irrational
- noun a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number
irrational number.
- adjective not consistent with or using reason
- irrational fears
- irrational animals
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curmudgeonly
- adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
gruff; ill-humored; crusty; ill-humoured.
- crusty remarks
- a crusty old man
- his curmudgeonly temper
- gruff manner
- a gruff reply
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tetchy
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
peckish; nettlesome; testy; petulant; cranky; techy; fractious; irritable; scratchy; pettish; peevish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
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incompetence
- noun lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
incompetency.
- noun inability of a part or organ to function properly
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swaybacked
- adjective satellite having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
lordotic; dipped; swayback.
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ornery
- adjective satellite having a difficult and contrary disposition
crotchety; cantankerous.
- a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
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brazen
- verb face with defiance or impudence
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; audacious; bald-faced; barefaced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
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unsound
- adjective not in good condition; damaged or decayed
- adjective not sound financially
- unsound banking practices
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outlandish
- adjective satellite conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
gonzo; freakish; eccentric; outre; flaky; bizarre; freaky; off-the-wall; flakey.
- restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit
- famed for his eccentric spelling
- a freakish combination of styles
- his off-the-wall antics
- the outlandish clothes of teenagers
- outre and affected stage antics
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mad
- adjective satellite roused to anger
sore; huffy.
- stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain
- she gets mad when you wake her up so early
- mad at his friend
- sore over a remark
- adjective satellite affected with madness or insanity
crazy; unhinged; brainsick; demented; disturbed; sick; unbalanced.
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urarthritis
- noun a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
gout; gouty arthritis.
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ethnic
- noun a person who is a member of an ethnic group
- adjective satellite denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
cultural; ethnical.
- influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy
- ethnic food
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short-tempered
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
quick-tempered; hot-tempered; hotheaded; choleric; irascible.
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arthritic
- noun a person afflicted with arthritis
- the hands of an elderly arthritic
- adjective satellite of or pertaining to arthritis
rheumatic; rheumy; rheumatoid; creaky.
- my creaky old joints
- rheumy with age and grief
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mal
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infantile
- adjective satellite indicating a lack of maturity
childish.
- childish tantrums
- infantile behavior
- adjective of or relating to infants or infancy
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execrable
- adjective satellite of very poor quality or condition
miserable; deplorable; woeful; wretched.
- deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
- woeful treatment of the accused
- woeful errors of judgment
- adjective satellite unequivocally detestable
abominable; detestable; odious.
- abominable treatment of prisoners
- detestable vices
- execrable crimes
- consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
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misanthropic
- adjective satellite believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
misanthropical; cynical.
- adjective satellite hating mankind in general
misanthropical.
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psychoneurotic
- noun a person suffering from neurosis
mental case; neurotic.
- adjective affected with emotional disorder
neurotic.
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light
- noun (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
visible light; visible radiation.
- the light was filtered through a soft glass window
- noun any device serving as a source of illumination
light source.
- he stopped the car and turned off the lights
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caisson
- noun an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
lacuna; coffer.
- noun a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition
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temper
- noun a sudden outburst of anger
pique; irritation.
- his temper sparked like damp firewood
- noun a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
humor; humour; mood.
- whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time
- he was in a bad humor
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sickening
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; vile; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- verb cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
nauseate; sicken; revolt; churn up; disgust.
- The pornographic pictures sickened us
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nosed
- adjective having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind
- verb search or inquire in a meddlesome way
horn in; intrude; poke; pry; nose.
- This guy is always nosing around the office
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crazed
- adjective satellite driven insane
half-crazed; deranged.
- verb cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
madden; craze.
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green
- noun green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
viridity; greenness.
- noun a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
park; commons; common.
- they went for a walk in the park
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dread
- noun fearful expectation or anticipation
apprehension; apprehensiveness.
- the student looked around the examination room with apprehension
- verb be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
fear.
- I fear the winters in Moscow
- We should not fear the Communists!
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furious
- adjective satellite marked by extreme and violent energy
fierce; ferocious; savage.
- a ferocious beating
- fierce fighting
- a furious battle
- adjective satellite marked by extreme anger
enraged; angered; maddened; infuriated.
- the enraged bull attached
- furious about the accident
- a furious scowl
- infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy
- could not control the maddened crowd
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gas_embolism
- noun obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving
air embolism; aeroembolism.
- noun pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
caisson disease; bends; air embolism; aeroembolism; decompression sickness.
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tempered
- adjective made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
hardened; treated; toughened.
- a sword of tempered steel
- tempered glass
- verb bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
normalize; anneal; temper.
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sociality
- noun the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups
- mammals as a class are not strong on sociality
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tuberculosis
- noun infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
TB; T.B..
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unpalatable
- adjective not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind
- an unpalatable meal
- unpalatable truths
- unpalatable behavior
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self-willed
- adjective satellite habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
willful; wilful; headstrong; froward.
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disabled
- noun people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
handicapped.
- technology to help the elderly and the disabled
- verb make unable to perform a certain action
disenable; disable; incapacitate.
- disable this command on your computer
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outraged
- adjective satellite angered at something unjust or wrong
umbrageous; incensed; indignant.
- an indignant denial
- incensed at the judges' unfairness
- a look of outraged disbelief
- umbrageous at the loss of their territory
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
scandalize; appal; shock; appall; scandalise; outrage; offend.
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
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tubercle
- noun a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis
- noun small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
nodule.
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interpersonal
- adjective satellite occurring among or involving several people
- interpersonal situations in which speech occurs
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ghastly
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
macabre; grisly; sick; gruesome; grim.
- ghastly wounds
- the grim aftermath of the bombing
- the grim task of burying the victims
- a grisly murder
- gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
- macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
- macabre tortures conceived by madmen
- adjective satellite gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
sepulchral; charnel.
- a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones
- ghastly shrieks
- the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs
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dyspeptic
- noun a person suffering from indigestion
- adjective satellite suffering from dyspepsia
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carnal
- adjective satellite marked by the appetites and passions of the body
fleshly; sensual; animal.
- animal instincts
- carnal knowledge
- fleshly desire
- a sensual delight in eating
- music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
- adjective of or relating to the body or flesh
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cold
- noun a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
common cold.
- will they never find a cure for the common cold?
- noun the absence of heat
frigidness; coldness; frigidity; low temperature.
- the coldness made our breath visible
- come in out of the cold
- cold is a vasoconstrictor
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sassy
- adjective satellite improperly forward or bold
saucy; impudent; wise; overbold; impertinent; fresh; smart.
- don't be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
- Don't get wise with me!
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spasmodic
- adjective satellite affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
spastic; convulsive.
- convulsive motions
- his body made a spasmodic jerk
- spastic movements
- adjective satellite occurring in spells and often abruptly
fitful.
- fitful bursts of energy
- spasmodic rifle fire
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solitary
- noun confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
solitary confinement.
- noun one who lives in solitude
troglodyte; recluse; solitudinarian; hermit.
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brood
- noun the young of an animal cared for at one time
- verb think moodily or anxiously about something
dwell.
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fit
- noun a display of bad temper
conniption; tantrum; scene.
- he had a fit
- she threw a tantrum
- he made a scene
- noun a sudden uncontrollable attack
paroxysm; convulsion.
- a paroxysm of giggling
- a fit of coughing
- convulsions of laughter
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roseola_infantum
- noun a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days
pseudorubella; roseola infantilis; exanthema subitum.
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epileptic
- noun a person who has epilepsy
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy
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mental
- adjective involving the mind or an intellectual process
- mental images of happy times
- mental calculations
- in a terrible mental state
- mental suffering
- free from mental defects
- adjective of or relating to the mind
- mental powers
- mental development
- mental hygiene
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mellitus
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strange
- adjective being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
unusual.
- a strange exaltation that was indefinable
- a strange fantastical mind
- what a strange sense of humor she has
- adjective satellite not known before
unknown.
- used many strange words
- saw many strange faces in the crowd
- don't let anyone unknown into the house
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throw_up
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
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insubstantial
- adjective lacking material form or substance; unreal
unsubstantial; unreal.
- as insubstantial as a dream
- an insubstantial mirage on the horizon
- adjective satellite lacking in nutritive value
jejune.
- the jejune diets of the very poor
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god-awful
- adjective satellite very unpleasant
hellish; beastly.
- hellish weather
- stop that god-awful racket
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speculative
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
bad; high-risk; risky.
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
- adjective satellite not based on fact or investigation
notional.
- a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs
- speculative knowledge
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choleric
- adjective satellite easily moved to anger
- men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
quick-tempered; hot-tempered; hotheaded; short-tempered; irascible.
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hackles
- noun a feeling of anger and animosity
dander.
- having one's hackles or dander up
- noun long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
hackle.
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nausea
- noun the state that precedes vomiting
sickness.
- noun disgust so strong it makes you feel sick
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ugly
- adjective displeasing to the senses
- an ugly face
- ugly furniture
- adjective satellite inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
surly.
- a surly waiter
- an ugly frame of mind
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morbid
- adjective satellite suggesting an unhealthy mental state
- morbid interest in death
- morbid curiosity
- adjective satellite suggesting the horror of death and decay
ghoulish.
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quick-tempered
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
hot-tempered; hotheaded; short-tempered; choleric; irascible.
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caisson_disease
- noun pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
bends; gas embolism; air embolism; aeroembolism; decompression sickness.
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non
- adverb negation of a word or group of words
not.
- he does not speak French
- she is not going
- they are not friends
- not many
- not much
- not at all
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good
- noun benefit
- for your own good
- what's the good of worrying?
- noun moral excellence or admirableness
goodness.
- there is much good to be found in people
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junction
- noun the place where two or more things come together
- noun the state of being joined together
colligation; conjunction; conjugation.
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halt
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
stoppage; stop; hitch; arrest; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun the event of something ending
stop.
- it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
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disrespectful
- adjective exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous
- remarks disrespectful of the law
- disrespectful in the presence of his parents
- disrespectful toward his teacher
- adjective satellite neither feeling nor showing respect
awless; aweless.
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lightheadedness
- noun a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
giddiness; dizziness; vertigo.
- noun a frivolous lack of prudence
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food
- noun any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
nutrient.
- noun any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
solid food.
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obscene
- adjective satellite designed to incite to indecency or lust
- the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead
- adjective satellite offensive to the mind
abhorrent; detestable; repulsive; repugnant.
- an abhorrent deed
- the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
- morally repugnant customs
- repulsive behavior
- the most repulsive character in recent novels
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agitated
- adjective troubled emotionally and usually deeply
- verb try to stir up public opinion
stir up; agitate; foment.
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paraplegic
- noun a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down)
- adjective satellite suffering complete paralysis of the lower half of the body usually resulting from damage to the spinal cord
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hyaloid
- noun the transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina
hyaloid membrane.
- adjective satellite resembling glass in transparency or translucency
hyaline.
- the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell
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unrefined
- adjective not refined or processed
unprocessed; crude.
- adjective (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth
- how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?
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break
- noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
interruption.
- the telephone is an annoying interruption
- there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
- noun an unexpected piece of good luck
good luck; happy chance.
- he finally got his big break
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diseased
- adjective satellite caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
pathologic; morbid; pathological.
- diseased tonsils
- a morbid growth
- pathologic tissue
- pathological bodily processes
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repulsive
- adjective satellite offensive to the mind
abhorrent; detestable; repugnant; obscene.
- an abhorrent deed
- the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
- morally repugnant customs
- repulsive behavior
- the most repulsive character in recent novels
- adjective possessing the ability to repel
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nerveless
- adjective satellite marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
coolheaded; cool.
- play it cool
- keep cool
- stayed coolheaded in the crisis
- the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament
- adjective satellite lacking strength
feeble.
- a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
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half
- noun one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
one-half.
- half a loaf
- half an hour
- a century and one half
- noun one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
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impaired
- adjective diminished in strength, quality, or utility
- verb make worse or less effective
impair.
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barefaced
- adjective satellite with no effort to conceal
bald.
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; audacious; brazen; bald-faced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
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touched
- adjective having come into contact
- verb make physical contact with, come in contact with
touch.
- Touch the stone for good luck
- She never touched her husband
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brazen-faced
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; audacious; brazen; bald-faced; barefaced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
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dyspepsia
- noun a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
indigestion; upset stomach; stomach upset.
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disgorgement
- noun the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
emesis; puking; vomiting; vomit; regurgitation.
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grumbling
- noun a loud low dull continuous noise
rumble; rumbling; grumble.
- they heard the rumbling of thunder
- noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
murmuring; grumble; muttering; mutter; murmur.
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crock
- noun a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
smut; soot; lampblack; carbon black.
- noun nonsense; foolish talk
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feverish
- adjective satellite marked by intense agitation or emotion
hectic.
- worked at a feverish pace
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by fever
febrile.
- a febrile reaction caused by an allergen
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grisly
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
macabre; ghastly; sick; gruesome; grim.
- ghastly wounds
- the grim aftermath of the bombing
- the grim task of burying the victims
- a grisly murder
- gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
- macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
- macabre tortures conceived by madmen
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recovery
- noun return to an original state
- the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid
- noun gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
convalescence; recuperation.
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nauseous
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; vile; offensive; loathsome; sickening; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- adjective satellite feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
queasy; nauseated; sick; sickish.
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freshness
- noun the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
- she loved the freshness of newly baked bread
- the freshness of the air revived him
- noun originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
novelty.
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chuck
- noun informal terms for a meal
eats; grub; chow.
- noun the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
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irascible
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
quick-tempered; hot-tempered; hotheaded; short-tempered; choleric.
- adjective satellite characterized by anger
choleric.
- a choleric outburst
- an irascible response
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cystic_mastitis
- noun the presence of one or more cysts in a breast
fibrocystic breast disease; fibrocystic disease of the breast; cystic breast disease.
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weather
- noun the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
atmospheric condition; conditions; weather condition.
- they were hoping for good weather
- every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception
- the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow
- verb face and withstand with courage
brave out; brave; endure.
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boisterous
- adjective satellite noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
rambunctious; rumbustious; robustious; unruly.
- a boisterous crowd
- a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand
- a robustious group of teenagers
- beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings
- an unruly class
- adjective satellite full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
knockabout.
- boisterous practical jokes
- knockabout comedy
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endemic_disease
- noun a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
endemic.
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shocking
- adjective satellite glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
lurid.
- lurid details of the accident
- verb surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
take aback; shock; ball over; blow out of the water; floor.
- I was floored when I heard that I was promoted
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out
- noun (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
- you only get 3 outs per inning
- verb to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
come out of the closet; come out.
- This actor outed last year
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soft
- adjective yielding readily to pressure or weight
- adjective compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- he was soft on his children
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congenital_disease
- noun a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
inherited disorder; genetic disorder; genetic disease; inherited disease; hereditary disease; hereditary condition; genetic abnormality; genetic defect.
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heavy
- noun an actor who plays villainous roles
- noun a serious (or tragic) role in a play
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dour
- adjective satellite stubbornly unyielding
tenacious; dogged; persistent; unyielding; pertinacious.
- dogged persistence
- dour determination
- the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics
- a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot
- men tenacious of opinion
- adjective satellite harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
forbidding; grim.
- a dour, self-sacrificing life
- a forbidding scowl
- a grim man loving duty more than humanity
- undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie
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shock
- noun the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
daze; stupor.
- his mother's death left him in a daze
- he was numb with shock
- noun the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
impact.
- the armies met in the shock of battle
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nettlesome
- adjective satellite causing irritation or annoyance
pestering; plaguey; plaguy; galling; teasing; vexing; pesky; bothersome; vexatious; annoying; pestiferous; irritating.
- tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
- aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
- found it galling to have to ask permission
- an irritating delay
- nettlesome paperwork
- a pesky mosquito
- swarms of pestering gnats
- a plaguey newfangled safety catch
- a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
- a vexatious child
- it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
peckish; testy; tetchy; petulant; cranky; techy; fractious; irritable; scratchy; pettish; peevish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
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bends
- noun pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
caisson disease; gas embolism; air embolism; aeroembolism; decompression sickness.
- noun a circular segment of a curve
twist; crook; bend; turn.
- a bend in the road
- a crook in the path
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abrasive
- noun a substance that abrades or wears down
abradant; abrasive material.
- adjective satellite causing abrasion
scratchy.
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hard
- adjective not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
difficult.
- a difficult task
- nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access
- difficult times
- why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?
- adjective dispassionate;
- took a hard look
- a hard bargainer
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mortifying
- adjective satellite causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
embarrassing.
- the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles
- it was mortifying to know he had heard every word
- verb practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
mortify.
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wacky
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
cockamamie; goofy; sappy; whacky; silly; zany; cockamamy.
- gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
- wore a goofy hat
- a silly idea
- some wacky plan for selling more books
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
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aggravated
- adjective satellite made more severe or intense especially in law
- verb make worse
worsen; aggravate; exasperate; exacerbate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
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deficiency
- noun the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
lack; want.
- there is a serious lack of insight into the problem
- water is the critical deficiency in desert regions
- for want of a nail the shoe was lost
- noun lack of an adequate quantity or number
insufficiency; inadequacy.
- the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
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loopy
- adjective consisting of or covered with or having loops
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
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periarteritis_nodosa
- noun a progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the particular area
polyarteritis nodosa.
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excrescence
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
protrusion; extrusion; bulge; gibbousness; hump; prominence; bump; swelling; jut; gibbosity; protuberance.
- the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
- the hump of a camel
- he stood on the rocky prominence
- the occipital protuberance was well developed
- the bony excrescence between its horns
- noun (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
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kinetosis
- noun the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
motion sickness.
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caustic
- noun any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
- adjective satellite harsh or corrosive in tone
blistering; acerbic; acrid; vitriolic; virulent; sulphurous; acerb; sulfurous; acid; bitter.
- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
- a barrage of acid comments
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies
- bitter words
- blistering criticism
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
- a sulfurous denunciation
- a vitriolic critique
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tough
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
street fighter.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; toughie; hood.
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lysis
- noun recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
- noun (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
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irritability
- noun an irritable petulant feeling
choler; crossness; fretfulness; petulance; peevishness; fussiness.
- noun excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
excitability.
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heave
- noun an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
heaving.
- the heaving of waves on a rough sea
- noun (geology) a horizontal dislocation
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certifiable
- adjective satellite fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)
certified.
- adjective satellite capable of being guaranteed or certified
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giddy
- adjective satellite having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
vertiginous; dizzy; woozy.
- had a dizzy spell
- a dizzy pinnacle
- had a headache and felt giddy
- a giddy precipice
- feeling woozy from the blow on his head
- a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff
- adjective satellite lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
featherbrained; airheaded; lightheaded; empty-headed; dizzy; light-headed; silly.
- a dizzy blonde
- light-headed teenagers
- silly giggles
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flaccid
- adjective satellite drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness
- adjective satellite out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
soft; flabby.
- he was too soft for the army
- flabby around the middle
- flaccid cheeks
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vertigo
- noun a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
giddiness; dizziness; lightheadedness.
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toxaemia
- noun an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
toxemia; toxemia of pregnancy; toxaemia of pregnancy.
- noun blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood
toxemia.
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misanthropical
- adjective satellite believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
misanthropic; cynical.
- adjective satellite hating mankind in general
misanthropic.
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infuriated
- adjective satellite marked by extreme anger
furious; enraged; angered; maddened.
- the enraged bull attached
- furious about the accident
- a furious scowl
- infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy
- could not control the maddened crowd
- verb make furious
infuriate; incense; exasperate.
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cerebral
- adjective involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
intellectual.
- a cerebral approach to the problem
- cerebral drama
- adjective of or relating to the cerebrum or brain
- cerebral hemisphere
- cerebral activity
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god
- noun any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
deity; divinity; immortal.
- noun the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
Supreme Being.
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sickness
- noun impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
malady; illness; unwellness.
- noun defectiveness or unsoundness
- drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure
- a great sickness of his judgment
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nervy
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
jumpy; highly strung; edgy; uptight; high-strung; jittery; restive; overstrung.
- adjective satellite showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
- the nervy feats of mountaineers
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dehydrated
- adjective satellite suffering from excessive loss of water from the body
- fever resulted from becoming dehydrated
- was dehydrated after the marathon
- verb preserve by removing all water and liquids from
desiccate; dehydrate.
- carry dehydrated food on your camping trip
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contained
- adjective satellite gotten under control
- the oil spill is contained
- verb include or contain; have as a component
incorporate; comprise; contain.
- A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
- The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
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wroth
- adjective satellite vehemently incensed and condemnatory
wrathful; wrothful.
- they trembled before the wrathful queen
- but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation
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health
- noun a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
wellness.
- physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients
- noun the general condition of body and mind
- his delicate health
- in poor health
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genetic_abnormality
- noun a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
inherited disorder; genetic disorder; genetic disease; inherited disease; hereditary disease; hereditary condition; congenital disease; genetic defect.
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asthmatic
- noun a person suffering from asthma
- she is a chronic asthmatic
- the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic
- adjective satellite relating to breathing with a whistling sound
wheezing; wheezy.
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wilful
- adjective satellite done by design
willful.
- the insult was intentional
- willful disobedience
- adjective satellite habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
willful; headstrong; froward; self-willed.
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off-the-wall
- adjective satellite conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
gonzo; freakish; eccentric; outre; flaky; outlandish; bizarre; freaky; flakey.
- restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit
- famed for his eccentric spelling
- a freakish combination of styles
- his off-the-wall antics
- the outlandish clothes of teenagers
- outre and affected stage antics
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impudence
- noun an impudent statement
cheek; impertinence.
- noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impertinence; freshness; crust; cheekiness; gall; insolence.
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red
- noun red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
redness.
- noun a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana
Red River.
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one
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
ace; I; unity; 1; single.
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
- noun a single person or thing
- he is the best one
- this is the one I ordered
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bloody-minded
- adjective satellite stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
cantankerous.
- unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator
- adjective satellite marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
bloodthirsty; sanguinary.
- bloody-minded tyrants
- bloodthirsty yells
- went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson
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shut
- verb move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
close.
- Close the door
- shut the window
- verb become closed
close.
- The windows closed with a loud bang
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impertinence
- noun an impudent statement
cheek; impudence.
- noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
freshness; crust; impudence; cheekiness; gall; insolence.
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dirt
- noun the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
soil.
- noun the state of being covered with unclean things
grease; filth; soil; grime; grunge; stain.
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pleasant
- adjective affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
- we had a pleasant evening together
- a pleasant scene
- pleasant sensations
- adjective satellite (of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior
- I didn't enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around
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quick
- noun any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
- adjective satellite accomplished rapidly and without delay
speedy.
- was quick to make friends
- his quick reaction prevented an accident
- hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem
- a speedy recovery
- he has a right to a speedy trial
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unfriendly
- adjective not easy to understand or use
- adjective not disposed to friendship or friendliness
- an unfriendly coldness of manner
- an unfriendly action to take
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displeasing
- adjective causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities
- verb give displeasure to
displease.
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aeroembolism
- noun obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving
gas embolism; air embolism.
- noun pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
caisson disease; bends; gas embolism; air embolism; decompression sickness.
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dire
- adjective satellite fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
desperate.
- a desperate illness
- on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall
- a dire emergency
- adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
dreadful; direful; horrific; fearful; frightening; terrible; dread; horrendous; awful; dreaded; fearsome.
- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- a fearful howling
- horrendous explosions shook the city
- a terrible curse
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backed
- adjective having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
- verb be behind; approve of
indorse; plunk for; support; plump for; back; endorse.
- He plumped for the Labor Party
- I backed Kennedy in 1960
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peevishness
- noun an irritable petulant feeling
irritability; choler; crossness; fretfulness; petulance; fussiness.
- noun a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
irritability; biliousness; pettishness; surliness; snappishness; temper.
- his temper was well known to all his employees
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stomach_upset
- noun a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
indigestion; dyspepsia; upset stomach.
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horrendous
- adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
dreadful; direful; horrific; fearful; frightening; terrible; dread; dire; awful; dreaded; fearsome.
- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- a fearful howling
- horrendous explosions shook the city
- a terrible curse
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certified
- adjective endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements
- a certified public accountant
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
attest; certify; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
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recovering
- adjective satellite returning to health after illness or debility
convalescent.
- convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed
- verb get or find back; recover the use of
regain; recover; retrieve; find.
- She regained control of herself
- She found her voice and replied quickly
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maniac
- noun an insane person
madman; lunatic.
- noun a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something
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vomit_up
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
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terrible
- adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
dreadful; direful; horrific; fearful; frightening; dread; dire; horrendous; awful; dreaded; fearsome.
- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- a fearful howling
- horrendous explosions shook the city
- a terrible curse
- adjective satellite exceptionally bad or displeasing
dreadful; atrocious; unspeakable; awful; abominable; painful.
- atrocious taste
- abominable workmanship
- an awful voice
- dreadful manners
- a painful performance
- terrible handwriting
- an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
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lunatic
- noun an insane person
madman; maniac.
- noun a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
harum-scarum; swashbuckler; madcap; daredevil; hothead.
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round
- noun a charge of ammunition for a single shot
one shot; unit of ammunition.
- noun an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
rhythm; cycle.
- the never-ending cycle of the seasons
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motion
- noun the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
gesture.
- noun a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
movement.
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lousy
- adjective satellite very bad
stinking; shitty; stinky; crappy; rotten; icky.
- a lousy play
- it's a stinking world
- adjective satellite infested with lice
- burned their lousy clothes
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disturbed
- adjective satellite having the place or position changed
- the disturbed books and papers on her desk
- disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed
- verb move deeply
disturb; upset; trouble.
- This book upset me
- A troubling thought
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squeamish
- adjective satellite excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
overnice; nice; prissy; dainty.
- too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
- so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
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noisome
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; vile; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; sickening; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- adjective satellite offensively malodorous
stinking; foul-smelling; foul; foetid; funky; smelly; fetid; ill-scented.
- a foul odor
- the kitchen smelled really funky
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regurgitation
- noun backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
- noun recall after rote memorization
- he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation
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maddened
- adjective satellite marked by extreme anger
furious; enraged; angered; infuriated.
- the enraged bull attached
- furious about the accident
- a furious scowl
- infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy
- could not control the maddened crowd
- verb cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
madden; craze.
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enraged
- adjective satellite marked by extreme anger
furious; angered; maddened; infuriated.
- the enraged bull attached
- furious about the accident
- a furious scowl
- infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy
- could not control the maddened crowd
- verb put into a rage; make violently angry
enrage.
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indigestion
- noun a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
dyspepsia; upset stomach; stomach upset.
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industrial
- adjective of or relating to or resulting from industry
- adjective having highly developed industries
- the industrial revolution
- an industrial nation
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angelic
- adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
saintly; sainted; beatific; saintlike; angelical.
- angelic beneficence
- a beatific smile
- a saintly concern for his fellow men
- my sainted mother
- adjective of or relating to angels
angelical.
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unhealthy
- adjective not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
- adjective satellite detrimental to health
unhealthful; insalubrious.
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petulant
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
peckish; nettlesome; testy; tetchy; cranky; techy; fractious; irritable; scratchy; pettish; peevish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
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indisposed
- adjective satellite somewhat ill or prone to illness
peaked; unwell; sickly; under the weather; ailing; seedy; poorly.
- my poor ailing grandmother
- feeling a bit indisposed today
- you look a little peaked
- feeling poorly
- a sickly child
- is unwell and can't come to work
- verb make unwilling
indispose; disincline.
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madden
- verb cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
craze.
- verb drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves
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clumsy
- adjective satellite lacking grace in movement or posture
gawky; unwieldy; clunky; ungainly.
- a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
- clumsy fingers
- what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
- heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
- adjective satellite not elegant or graceful in expression
awkward; inept; ill-chosen; inapt; cumbersome.
- an awkward prose style
- a clumsy apology
- his cumbersome writing style
- if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
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enlarged
- adjective (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells
hypertrophied.
- hypertrophied myocardial fibers
- verb make larger
enlarge.
- She enlarged the flower beds
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crookback
- noun a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
hunchback; humpback.
- adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
kyphotic; humped; hunchbacked; crookbacked; humpbacked; gibbous.
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bitch
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
- this problem is a real bitch
- noun a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked
cunt.
- she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch
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sandfly_fever
- noun a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii
phlebotomus; pappataci fever.
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quality
- noun an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
- the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
- noun a degree or grade of excellence or worth
caliber; calibre.
- the quality of students has risen
- an executive of low caliber
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skanky
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful; disgusting; loathly; loathsome; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; repelling; yucky; revolting; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
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endemic
- noun a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
endemic disease.
- noun a plant that is native to a certain limited area
- it is an endemic found only this island
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tart
- noun a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
fancy woman; woman of the street; working girl; bawd; sporting lady; cocotte; lady of pleasure; prostitute; harlot; cyprian; whore.
- noun a small open pie with a fruit filling
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singular
- noun the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
singular form.
- adjective satellite unusual or striking
remarkable.
- a remarkable sight
- such poise is singular in one so young
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strict
- adjective satellite rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
rigorous.
- rigorous application of the law
- a strict vegetarian
- adjective satellite (of rules) stringently enforced
hard-and-fast.
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filthy
- adjective satellite disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
nasty; foul.
- as filthy as a pigsty
- a foul pond
- a nasty pigsty of a room
- adjective satellite vile; despicable
lousy; dirty.
- a dirty (or lousy) trick
- a filthy traitor
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threatening
- adjective satellite threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
minatory; minacious; sinister; forbidding; baleful; ominous; menacing.
- a baleful look
- forbidding thunderclouds
- his tone became menacing
- ominous rumblings of discontent
- sinister storm clouds
- a sinister smile
- his threatening behavior
- ugly black clouds
- the situation became ugly
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
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system
- noun instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
- he bought a new stereo system
- the system consists of a motor and a small computer
- noun a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
scheme.
- a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going
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even-tempered
- adjective satellite not easily irritated
equable; good-tempered; placid.
- an equable temper
- not everyone shared his placid temperament
- remained placid despite the repeated delays
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psychotic
- noun a person afflicted with psychosis
psychotic person; psycho.
- adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from psychosis
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weakly
- adjective satellite lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
weak; sapless; feeble; decrepit; infirm; rickety; debile.
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
- adverb in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
- weakly agreed to a compromise
- wheezed weakly
- he was weakly attracted to her
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mosaic
- noun art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
- noun viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves
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overbold
- adjective satellite improperly forward or bold
saucy; impudent; wise; impertinent; fresh; sassy; smart.
- don't be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
- Don't get wise with me!
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regurgitate
- verb pour or rush back
- The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle
- verb feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food
- many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest
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rambunctious
- adjective satellite noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
rumbustious; robustious; unruly; boisterous.
- a boisterous crowd
- a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand
- a robustious group of teenagers
- beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings
- an unruly class
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restrictive
- adjective serving to restrict
- teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments
- adjective satellite (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports
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rummy
- noun a chronic drinker
drunk; inebriate; sot; wino; drunkard.
- noun a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
rum.
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bitter
- noun English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- noun the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
bitterness.
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jade
- noun a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
jadestone.
- noun a woman adulterer
strumpet; adulteress; slut; hussy; loose woman; trollop; fornicatress.
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painful
- adjective causing physical or psychological pain
- worked with painful slowness
- adjective satellite causing misery or pain or distress
sore; afflictive.
- it was a sore trial to him
- the painful process of growing up
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low
- noun an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
depression.
- a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow
- noun British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
David Low; Sir David Alexander Cecil Low; Sir David Low.
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break_up
- verb to cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel; scatter; disperse; dissipate.
- She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
- verb discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
break; separate; split up; part; split.
- The business partners broke over a tax question
- The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
- My friend and I split up
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gravelly
- adjective satellite abounding in small stones
shingly; pebbly.
- landed at a shingly little beach
- adjective satellite unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
raspy; grating; rasping; rough; scratchy.
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bowed
- adjective of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
- verb bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
bow down; bow.
- He bowed before the King
- She bowed her head in shame
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prissy
- adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
puritanical; square-toed; straight-laced; straitlaced; strait-laced; tight-laced; victorian; prudish; prim; straightlaced; priggish.
- my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
- adjective satellite excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
overnice; squeamish; nice; dainty.
- too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
- so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
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collapse
- noun an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
prostration.
- the commander's prostration demoralized his men
- noun a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
- the roof is in danger of collapse
- the collapse of the old star under its own gravity
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goiter
- noun abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
goitre; thyromegaly; struma.
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snotty
- adjective satellite (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
snot-nosed; bigheaded; stuck-up; persnickety; too big for one's breeches; uppish; snooty.
- a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage
- they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety
- adjective satellite dirty with nasal discharge
snot-nosed.
- a snotty nose
- a house full of snot-nosed kids
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hurtful
- adjective satellite causing hurt
- her hurtful unconsidered words
- adjective satellite harmful to living things
deleterious; injurious.
- deleterious chemical additives
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ozone_sickness
- noun illness that can occur to persons exposed to ozone in high-altitude aircraft; characterized by sleepiness and headache and chest pains and itchiness
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word
- noun a unit of language that native speakers can identify
- words are the blocks from which sentences are made
- he hardly said ten words all morning
- noun a brief statement
- he didn't say a word about it
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foamy
- adjective satellite producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
frothing; foaming.
- the rabid animal's frothing mouth
- adjective satellite emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
bubbly; foaming; spumy; bubbling; effervescing; frothy.
- bubbling champagne
- foamy (or frothy) beer
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short
- noun the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- noun accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
short circuit.
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boutonneuse_fever
- noun a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals
Indian tick fever; Kenya fever; Marseilles fever.
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eyed
- adjective having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
- a peacock's eyed feathers
- red-eyed
- verb look at
eyeball; eye.
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quirky
- adjective satellite informal terms; strikingly unconventional
offbeat; kinky; way-out; far-out.
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gruesome
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
macabre; grisly; ghastly; sick; grim.
- ghastly wounds
- the grim aftermath of the bombing
- the grim task of burying the victims
- a grisly murder
- gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
- macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
- macabre tortures conceived by madmen
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spoilt
- adjective satellite having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
spoiled.
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
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indian_tick_fever
- noun a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals
Kenya fever; boutonneuse fever; Marseilles fever.
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peculiar
- adjective satellite beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
funny; rum; singular; queer; curious; odd; rummy.
- a curious hybrid accent
- her speech has a funny twang
- they have some funny ideas about war
- had an odd name
- the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves
- something definitely queer about this town
- what a rum fellow
- singular behavior
- adjective satellite unique or specific to a person or thing or category
special; particular.
- the particular demands of the job
- has a particular preference for Chinese art
- a peculiar bond of sympathy between them
- an expression peculiar to Canadians
- rights peculiar to the rich
- the special features of a computer
- my own special chair
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atrabilious
- adjective satellite irritable as if suffering from indigestion
dyspeptic; liverish; bilious.
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congenital
- adjective satellite present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
innate; inborn.
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ungrateful
- adjective not feeling or showing gratitude
thankless; unthankful.
- ungrateful heirs
- How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare
- adjective satellite disagreeable
- I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln
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nagging
- adjective satellite continually complaining or faultfinding
shrewish.
- a shrewish wife
- nagging parents
- verb bother persistently with trivial complaints
peck; nag; hen-peck.
- She nags her husband all day long
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sole
- noun the underside of footwear or a golf club
- noun lean flesh of any of several flatfish
fillet of sole.
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brusque
- adjective satellite marked by rude or peremptory shortness
curt; short; brusk.
- try to cultivate a less brusque manner
- a curt reply
- the salesgirl was very short with him
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lordotic
- adjective satellite having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
swaybacked; dipped; swayback.
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churlish
- adjective satellite rude and boorish
- adjective satellite having a bad disposition; surly
- churlish as a bear"- Shakespeare
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infectious
- adjective satellite caused by infection or capable of causing infection
infective.
- viruses and other infective agents
- a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease
- adjective easily spread; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell
- fear is exceedingly infectious
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humped
- adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
kyphotic; crookback; hunchbacked; crookbacked; humpbacked; gibbous.
- verb round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
hump; hunch forward; hunch; hunch over.
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outrageous
- adjective satellite grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
hideous; horrific; horrid.
- subjected to outrageous cruelty
- a hideous pattern of injustice
- horrific conditions in the mining industry
- adjective satellite greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
extortionate; usurious; exorbitant; unconscionable; steep.
- exorbitant rent
- extortionate prices
- spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
- usurious interest rate
- unconscionable spending
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gall
- noun an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
saddle sore.
- noun a skin sore caused by chafing
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sulfurous
- adjective of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
sulphurous.
- adjective satellite harsh or corrosive in tone
blistering; acerbic; acrid; vitriolic; virulent; sulphurous; acerb; caustic; acid; bitter.
- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
- a barrage of acid comments
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies
- bitter words
- blistering criticism
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
- a sulfurous denunciation
- a vitriolic critique
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uncontrollable
- adjective satellite difficult to solve or alleviate
unmanageable.
- adjective satellite of persons
indocile; ungovernable; unruly.
- the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly
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sedate
- verb cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
tranquilize; tranquillize; calm; tranquillise.
- The patient must be sedated before the operation
- adjective satellite characterized by dignity and propriety
staid.
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spoiled
- adjective satellite having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
spoilt.
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
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pappataci
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lurid
- adjective satellite horrible in fierceness or savagery
- lurid crimes
- a lurid life
- adjective satellite glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
shocking.
- lurid details of the accident
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be_sick
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch; regorge; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
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fruity
- adjective satellite tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
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risky
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
wild; hazardous.
- skydiving is a hazardous sport
- extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
- a wild financial scheme
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
speculative; bad; high-risk.
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
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pre
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fleshly
- adjective satellite marked by the appetites and passions of the body
carnal; sensual; animal.
- animal instincts
- carnal knowledge
- fleshly desire
- a sensual delight in eating
- music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
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illness
- noun impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
malady; unwellness; sickness.
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unagitated
- adjective not physically disturbed or set in motion
- adjective not agitated or disturbed emotionally
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pettishness
- noun a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
irritability; biliousness; surliness; snappishness; peevishness; temper.
- his temper was well known to all his employees
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pro
- noun an athlete who plays for pay
professional.
- noun an argument in favor of a proposal
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barf
- noun the matter ejected in vomiting
vomit; puke; vomitus.
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
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defect
- noun an imperfection in a bodily system
- visual defects
- this device permits detection of defects in the lungs
- noun a failing or deficiency
shortcoming.
- that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information
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bad-tempered
- adjective satellite annoyed and irritable
crabby; grouchy; ill-tempered; crabbed; cross; grumpy; fussy.
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affirmative
- noun a reply of affirmation
- he answered in the affirmative
- adjective affirming or giving assent
affirmatory.
- an affirmative decision
- affirmative votes
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ethnical
- adjective satellite denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
cultural; ethnic.
- influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy
- ethnic food
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disgustful
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful; skanky; disgusting; loathly; loathsome; repellant; repellent; foul; repelling; yucky; revolting; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
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churl
- noun a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
Goth; boor; tyke; barbarian; peasant; tike.
- noun a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
niggard; skinflint; scrooge.
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epidemic_hysertia
- noun a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation
mass hysteria.
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sensual
- adjective satellite marked by the appetites and passions of the body
fleshly; carnal; animal.
- animal instincts
- carnal knowledge
- fleshly desire
- a sensual delight in eating
- music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
- adjective satellite sexually exciting or gratifying
sultry.
- sensual excesses
- a sultry look
- a sultry dance
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recuperative
- adjective satellite promoting recuperation
restorative.
- recuperative powers
- strongly recuperative remedies
- restorative effects of exercise
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screw
- noun someone who guards prisoners
jailor; jailer; prison guard; turnkey; gaoler.
- noun 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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unbalanced
- adjective being or thrown out of equilibrium
imbalanced.
- verb throw out of balance or equilibrium
unbalance.
- The tax relief unbalanced the budget
- The prima donna unbalances the smooth work in our department
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haywire
- noun wire for tying up bales of hay
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
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unprocessed
- adjective not refined or processed
crude; unrefined.
- adjective not altered from an original or natural state
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autoimmune_disease
- noun any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues
autoimmune disorder.
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gripe
- noun informal terms for objecting
squawk; beef; kick; bitch.
- I have a gripe about the service here
- verb complain
squawk; bellyache; grouse; beef; holler; bitch; crab.
- What was he hollering about?
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plague
- noun a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
pestilence; pestis; pest.
- noun any epidemic disease with a high death rate
pestilence; pest.
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manic-depressive
- noun a person afflicted with manic-depressive illness
- adjective satellite suffering from a disorder characterized by alternating mania and depression
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tumid
- adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
bombastic; orotund; large; turgid; declamatory.
- a man given to large talk
- tumid political prose
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumescent; puffy; intumescent; turgid.
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
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barmy
- adjective satellite marked by spirited enjoyment
yeasty; zesty; zestful.
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
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febrility
- noun a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
febricity; fever; feverishness; pyrexia.
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kawasaki_disease
- noun an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause
mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.
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frail
- noun the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
- noun a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
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provoked
- adjective satellite incited, especially deliberately, to anger
aggravated.
- aggravated by passive resistance
- the provoked animal attacked the child
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise; fire; enkindle; elicit; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
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willful
- adjective satellite done by design
wilful.
- the insult was intentional
- willful disobedience
- adjective satellite habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
wilful; headstrong; froward; self-willed.
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ill-humored
- adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
gruff; crusty; ill-humoured; curmudgeonly.
- crusty remarks
- a crusty old man
- his curmudgeonly temper
- gruff manner
- a gruff reply
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convulsive
- adjective satellite affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
spastic; spasmodic.
- convulsive motions
- his body made a spasmodic jerk
- spastic movements
- adjective satellite resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent
- a convulsive rage
- convulsive laughter
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healthful
- adjective conducive to good health of body or mind
- a healthful climate
- a healthful environment
- healthful nutrition
- healthful sleep
- Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance
- adjective free from filth and pathogens
sanitary.
- sanitary conditions for preparing food
- a sanitary washroom
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sociality
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