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| 1 | dissonance | (noun) disagreeable sounds (noun) the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me" (noun) a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 2 | dissonant | (adjective satellite) lacking in harmony (adjective satellite) characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved (adjective) not musical in nature; "the unmusical cry of the bluejay" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 3 | distant | (adjective satellite) far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed from towns and cities" (adjective satellite) far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times" (adjective) separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance; "the distant past"; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" (adjective) far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness" (adjective satellite) remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 4 | distention | (noun) the act of expanding by pressure from within (noun) the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 5 | dither | (noun) an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" (verb) make a fuss; be agitated (verb) act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 6 | diverge | (verb) move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here" (verb) be at variance with; be out of line with (verb) extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged" (verb) have no limits as a mathematical series Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 7 | diverse | (adjective satellite) distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "diverse parts of the country"; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth" (adjective satellite) many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 8 | divestiture | (noun) the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division (noun) an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior; "the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 9 | docile | (adjective) willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation" (adjective satellite) easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" (adjective satellite) ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 10 | document | (noun) anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks (noun) writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) (noun) (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII characters (noun) a written account of ownership or obligation (verb) support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?" (verb) record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 11 | doggerel | (noun) a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 12 | dogma | (noun) a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma" (noun) a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 13 | dogmatic | (adjective satellite) characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles (adjective) relating to or involving dogma; "dogmatic writings" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 14 | dormant | (adjective satellite) not active but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened" (adjective) of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano" (adjective satellite) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 15 | doting | (adjective satellite) extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 16 | doughty | (adjective satellite) resolute and without fear Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 17 | dowdy | (noun) deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust (noun) British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970) (adjective satellite) primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game" (adjective satellite) lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy gray outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 18 | dubious | (adjective satellite) fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go" (adjective satellite) not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious" (adjective satellite) open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 19 | duplicity | (noun) acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another (noun) a fraudulent or duplicitous representation Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 20 | duress | (noun) compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 21 | earthy | (adjective satellite) conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited" (adjective satellite) hearty and lusty; "an earthy enjoyment of life" (adjective satellite) not far removed from or suggestive of nature; "the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"; "earthy smells of new-mown grass" (adjective satellite) sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 22 | ebullience | (noun) overflowing with enthusiasm Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 23 | eccentric | (noun) a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" (noun) a person with an unusual or odd personality (adjective) not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric circles" (adjective satellite) conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "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 teena Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 24 | ecclesiastic | (noun) a clergyman or other person in religious orders (adjective) of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church); "ecclesiastic history" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 25 | eclectic | (noun) someone who selects according to the eclectic method (adjective satellite) selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 26 | economical | (adjective satellite) using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time" (adjective satellite) avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great De (adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 27 | edifice | (noun) a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 28 | edify | (verb) make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 29 | educe | (verb) develop or evolve, especially from a latent or potential state (verb) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 30 | efface | (verb) remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" (verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" (verb) make inconspicuous; "efface onself" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 31 | effeminate | (adjective satellite) characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence; "an effeminate civilization" (adjective satellite) having unsuitable feminine qualities Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 32 | effervescence | (noun) the property of giving off bubbles (noun) the process of bubbling as gas escapes Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 33 | effigy | (noun) a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 34 | effluvium | (noun) a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste) Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 35 | effrontery | (noun) audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 36 | effusive | (adjective satellite) extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry" (adjective satellite) uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 37 | egocentric | (noun) a self-centered person with little regard for others (adjective satellite) limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 38 | egress | (noun) the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent (noun) the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins" (noun) (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse (verb) come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 39 | elaboration | (noun) developing in intricate and painstaking detail (noun) addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the idea followed" (noun) marked by elaborately complex detail (noun) a discussion that provides additional information (noun) the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 40 | elegy | (noun) a mournful poem; a lament for the dead Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 41 | ellipsis | (noun) omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 42 | eloquence | (noun) powerful and effective language Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 43 | elucidate | (verb) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" (verb) make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 44 | elusive | (adjective satellite) skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline (adjective satellite) difficult to describe; "a haunting elusive odor" (adjective satellite) be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 45 | emanate | (verb) give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick smoke" (verb) proceed or issue forth, as from a source; "Water emanates from this hole in the ground" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 46 | embarkation | (noun) the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 47 | embellish | (verb) make more beautiful (verb) add details to (verb) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" (verb) be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 48 | eminence | (noun) a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament (noun) high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 49 | emollient | (noun) toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin (adjective satellite) having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 50 | emulate | (verb) compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; "This artists's drawings cannot emulate his water colors" (verb) imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software (verb) strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; "He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
