acquisition | n. Syn. acquirement; attainment
act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
adolescent | n.
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity; |
adverse | a. Syn. unfavorable; hostile
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
aesthetic | a. Syn. artistic; elegant
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
affiliate | v. Syn. associate; incorporate
associate; incorporate |
afflict | v. Syn. plague; suffer; torment
cause pain, suffering or distress |
aggravate | v. Syn. worsen; exacerbate
worsen; make worse or more troublesome |
agitation | n. Syn. anxiety; disturbance
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance |
alleviate | v. Syn. relieve; moderate; reduce
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
amends | n.
compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation |
anonymous | a. Syn. unknown; nameless
having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
appraisal | n. Syn. assessment; evaluation
assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth |
articulate | a. Syn. effective; distinct
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
ascertain | v. Syn. discover; insure
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of |
ascribe | v. Syn. refer; attribute; assign
inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality |
assault | n. Syn. attack; onslaught
attack; onslaught |
assert | v. Syn. declare
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly |
asset | n. Syn. properties; advantage
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality |
assimilate | v. Syn. absorb
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble |
attorney | n. Syn. lawyer
lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy |
augment | v. Syn. increase
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
authentic | a. Syn. genuine; real; valid; trustworthy
not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
avail | v. Syn. profit; promote
turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote |
avert | v. Syn. prevent
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away |
baffle | v. Syn. frustrate; perplex
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of |
barren | a. Syn. desolate
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking |
batch | n.
quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together |
bizarre | a. Syn. fantastic
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
bleak | a. Syn. cold; cheerless
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable |
blunder | n. Syn. error
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion |
blunt | a. Syn. insensitive
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive |
bonus | n.
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation |
brace | n.
something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod; |
brittle | a.
easily broken; having little elasticity |
capsule | n. Syn. pill
small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work |
casualty | n.
serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident |
ceramic | a.
of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings. |
cereal | n.
grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food. |
commentary | n.
written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material |
commitment | n.
pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action |
commute | v.
obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place |
compatible | a. Syn. harmonious
harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes |
competence | n.
quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually |
compile | v. Syn. assemble; gather; accumulate
put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources |
compulsory | a. Syn. mandatory; obligatory
mandatory; obligatory; required by rule |
concede | v. Syn. admit; yield
admit; yield; give up physical control of another |
conceive | v. Syn. design; consider
form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way |
concession | n.
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission |
concise | a. Syn. succinct; terse
brief and compact; expressing much in few words |
confer | v.
bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over |
configuration | n.
arrangement of parts or elements; outline |
conform | v.
comply with; follow; fit; meet |
confusion | n.
mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order |
consecutive | a. Syn. successive; sequential
following one after another without interruption; sequential |
consensus | n. Syn. Agreement; accord
general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole |
conserve | v. Syn. retain; preserve
retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste |
conspicuous | a. Syn. noticeable; prominent
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious |
constituent | n. Syn. component; element; ingredient
component or part; citizen, voter |
constrain | v. Syn. restrain; confine
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine |
consultant | n.
an expert who gives advice |
contaminate | v. Syn. taint; pollute; defile
make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile |
contemplate | v. Syn. ponder; meditate
look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought |
contempt | n. Syn. disgrace
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of |
contend | v.
strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for |
contradict | v. Syn. confront; oppose
confront; oppose |
contrive | v.
form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design |
controversial | a. Syn. controvertible; disputable
controvertible; disputable |
controversy | n. Syn. contention; argument
contentious speech act; argument |
converge | v. Syn. approach
approach; tend to meet; come together |
convict | v.
find or declare guilty |
cordial | a. Syn. gracious
gracious; showing warm and friendliness |
corps | n.
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together |
corrode | v.
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away |
corrupt | a. Syn. spoiled; tainted
changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted |
costume | n. Syn. dress; attire
dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season |
courtesy | n.
polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact |
cripple | n. Syn. handicap; maim; disable
person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb |
criterion | n.
standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test |
crucial | a.
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance |
culminate | v.
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit |
cumulative | a.
increasing by successive addition |
curb | v.
bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain |
curt | a.
having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner |
cynical | a.
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic |
deficit | n. Syn. shortfall; shortage
inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage |
degenerate | v. Syn. deteriorate
become worse; decline; fall |
deliberate | v. Syn. consider; ponder
consider; think about carefully; weigh |
denote | v. Syn. signify; indicate; show
indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically |
denounce | v. Syn. condemn; criticize; announce
condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner |
depict | v. Syn. portray; describe
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe |
designate | v. Syn. nominate; assign; name
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to |
despise | v.
dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn |
deteriorate | v. Syn. decline
become worse; decline |
diffuse | v.
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely |
dilemma | n. Syn. predicament
predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options |
dilute | v. Syn. weaken; attenuate
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water |
discern | v. Syn. detect; perceive
detect; perceive |
discrepancy | n. Syn. difference
lack of consistency; difference |
discrete | a. Syn. separate; distinct
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts |
disguise | n.
dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception |
dismay | v. Syn. discourage; frighten
destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm |
dispatch | n. Syn. expedition; sending off
act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste |
disperse | v. Syn. scatter
move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known |
disposition | n. Syn. temperament; nature; tendency
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something |
disrupt | v. Syn. upset; interrupt
upset; throw into confusion or disorder |
dissipate | v. Syn. waste; scatter
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse |
distil | v.
drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream |
disturbance | n. Syn. disorder; turmoil
disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder |
divine | v.
perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity |
drastic | a. Syn. radical; severe
radical; taking effect violently or rapidly |
dubious | a. Syn. questionable
questionable; filled with doubt |
dwell | v. Syn. reside; inhabit
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state |
eccentric | a. Syn. irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern |
edible | a. Syn. eatable
eatable; substance that can be used as food |
ego | n.
self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance |
elicit | v. Syn. provoke
draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer |
elite | n.
a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status |
eloquent | a. Syn. expressive; persuasive
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive |
embark | v. Syn. commence
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey |
empirical | a.
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
endow | v. Syn. grant; award
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to |
enhance | v. Syn. increase; improve
make better or more attractive; increase; improve |
ensue | v. Syn. follow
pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence |
entail | v. Syn. require; necessitate; involve
imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way |
entity | n.
real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence |
entrepreneur | n. Syn. businessperson; enterprise
person who organizes and operates a business; contractor |
envisage | v.
look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way |
epoch | n. Syn. era
particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable |
equilibrium | n. Syn. balance
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives |
erosion | n. Syn. corrosion
corrosion; a gradual decline of something |
erroneous | a. Syn. mistaken; wrong
containing or derived from error; mistaken |
escort | n.
one who conducts someone as attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey |
essence | n.
most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience |
ethics | n. Syn. morals; principles
morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct. |
ethnic | a. Syn. racial
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage |
evoke | v. Syn. bring out; arouse
bring out; arouse; call forth |
exemplify | v. Syn. embody
serve as an example of; embody |
exempt | a.
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation |
exotic | a. Syn. strange
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual |
expertise | n. Syn. skill
specialized knowledge; expert skill |
explicit | a. Syn. definite; outspoken
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken |
exposition | n.
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue |
exquisite | a. Syn. excellent; flawless
excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating |
extinct | a. Syn. nonexistent; vanished; dead
no longer existing or living; vanished; dead |
extinguish | v.
quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy |
fabricate | v. Syn. build
build; put together out of components or parts |
facet | n. Syn. side
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface |
facilitate | v. Syn. promote; expedite
help bring about; make less difficult |
feeble | a. Syn. weak; frail
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail |
flap | n.
flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap |
fling | v. Syn. discard
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt |
fluctuate | v. Syn. waver; shift
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly |
flutter | v.
vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner |
foam | n.
white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids |
foil | v. Syn. hinder
prevent from being successful |
formidable | a. Syn. menacing; threatening
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat |
formulate | v. Syn. policy; theory
decide upon and express in words |
fort | n. Syn. fortress; stronghold
a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post |
fossil | n. Syn. remnant
remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age |
foster | v. Syn. rear
rear; promote the growth of; help develop |
foul | n. Syn. disgusting; filthy
act that violates of the rules of a sport |
fracture | v. Syn. break; crack
break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse |
fraud | n.
getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive |
fringe | n. Syn. margin; periphery
margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band |
frustrate | v. Syn. thwart; defeat
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment |
galaxy | n.
large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities |
gaol | n. Syn. jail
place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment |
garment | n.
any article of clothing, as coat or gown |
gear | n.
toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction |
glide | v. Syn. slide; slip
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner |
gloomy | a. Syn. dusky; dim
imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded |
gorgeous | a. Syn. beautiful; magnificent
dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent |
gossip | n. Syn. rumor
rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions |
graze | v. Syn. feed
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage |
grease | n.
oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things |
grief | n.
pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness |
grieve | v.
cause to be sorrowful; distress |
grim | a.
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding |
hamper | v. Syn. obstruct
put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of |
hatch | v. Syn. breed
breed; emerge from the egg |
haul | v. Syn. transport; drag
draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction |
haunt | v. Syn. torment; bother; disturb
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb |
heal | v. Syn. cure
cure; make or get healthy again |
heave | v. Syn. lift; raise; hoist; throw
cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw |
heir | n. Syn. descendent; offspring
person who inherits some title or office |
heritage | n. Syn. legacy; bequest; tradition
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition |
hierarchy | n. Syn. class; order
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked |
hinder | v. Syn. stunt; inhibit; hamper; impede
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress |
hinge | n.
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other |
hitherto | ad.
to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now |
homogeneous | a. Syn. uniform; similar
of the same or similar nature or kind |
hose | n.
a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas |
hover | v. Syn. float; waver; vacillate
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating |
humidity | n. Syn. dampness; moisture
dampness; moisture |
hurl | v. Syn. throw; cast; toss
throw with great force; cast; toss |
hypothesis | n. Syn. assumption; theory
assumption; theory |
hysterical | a.
marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic |
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