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| 1 | catharsis | (noun) (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions (noun) purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 2 | caustic | (noun) any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue (adjective satellite) of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action (adjective satellite) harsh or corrosive in tone; "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 Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 3 | cavil | (noun) an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (verb) raise trivial objections Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 4 | censor | (noun) a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable (verb) subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government" (verb) forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 5 | censure | (noun) harsh criticism or disapproval (noun) the state of being excommunicated (verb) rebuke formally Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 6 | ceremonious | (adjective satellite) rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 7 | cessation | (noun) a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 8 | chafe | (noun) anger produced by some annoying irritation (noun) soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee" (verb) warm by rubbing, as with the hands (verb) cause friction; "my sweater scratches" (verb) tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck" (verb) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" (verb) feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" (verb) become or make sore by or as if by rubbing Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 9 | chagrin | (noun) strong feelings of embarrassment (verb) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 10 | charisma | (noun) a personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 11 | charlatan | (noun) a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 12 | chary | (adjective satellite) characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 13 | chaste | (adjective) morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste" (adjective satellite) abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse (adjective satellite) pure and simple in design or style; "a chaste border of conventionalized flowers" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 14 | chastise | (verb) censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 15 | cherish | (verb) be fond of; be attached to Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 16 | chicanery | (noun) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 17 | chimera | (noun) a grotesque product of the imagination (noun) (Greek mythology) fire-breathing she-monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 18 | choleric | (adjective satellite) characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response" (adjective satellite) quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" (adjective satellite) easily moved to anger; "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 19 | chortle | (noun) a soft partly suppressed laugh (verb) laugh quietly or with restraint Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 20 | circumlocution | (noun) an indirect way of expressing something (noun) a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 21 | circumlocutory | (adjective satellite) roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; "had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression"; "A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meaning Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 22 | circumspect | (adjective satellite) heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 23 | citadel | (noun) a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 24 | clandestine | (adjective satellite) conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilizati Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 25 | clemency | (noun) leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" (noun) good weather with comfortable temperatures Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 26 | cloture | (noun) a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body (verb) terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 27 | cloying | (adjective satellite) overly sweet Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 28 | coagulate | (verb) change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood" (verb) cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state (adjective satellite) transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 29 | coalesce | (verb) mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" (verb) fuse or cause to grow together Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 30 | coda | (noun) the closing section of a musical composition Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 31 | coddle | (verb) cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs" (verb) treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 32 | codify | (verb) organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hamurabi codified the laws" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 33 | coffer | (noun) a chest especially for storing valuables (noun) an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 34 | cogent | (adjective satellite) powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument" (adjective satellite) having the power to influence or convince; "a cogent analysis of the problem"; "potent arguments" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 35 | cogitate | (verb) use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" (verb) consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 36 | cognate | (noun) a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language (noun) one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another (adjective satellite) related by blood (adjective satellite) having the same ancestral language; "cognate languages" (adjective satellite) related in nature; "connate qualities" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 37 | cognitive | (adjective) of or being or relating to or involving cognition; "cognitive psychology"; "cognitive style" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 38 | cognizant | (adjective) (usually followed by `of') having knowledge or understanding; "our youth are cognizant of the law"; "I am well aware of his limitations" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 39 | coherent | (adjective satellite) sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs" (adjective) marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument" (adjective satellite) capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 40 | cohesion | (noun) (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid (noun) (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) (noun) the state of cohering or sticking together Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 41 | cohort | (noun) a group people having approximately the same age (noun) a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion) (noun) a company of companions or supporters Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 42 | collaborate | (verb) work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group" (verb) cooperate as a traitor; "he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 43 | colloquial | (adjective satellite) characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 44 | collusion | (noun) secret agreement (noun) agreement on a secret plot Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 45 | comeliness | (noun) the quality of being good looking and attractive Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 46 | commiserate | (verb) to feel or express sympathy or compassion Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 47 | commodious | (adjective) large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense); "a commodious harbor"; "a commodious building suitable for conventions" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 48 | communal | (adjective satellite) for or by a group rather than individuals; "dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew"- Paul Roche; "a communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared"; "a group effort" (adjective) relating to a small administrative district or community; "communal elections in several European countries" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
