| digitisation | (noun) conversion of analog information into digital information | Synonyms: digitization |
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| digitiser | (noun) device for converting analogue signals into digital signals | Synonyms: analog-digital converter, analog-to-digital converter, digitizer |
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| digitization | (noun) conversion of analog information into digital information | Synonyms: digitisation |
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| digitizer | (noun) device for converting analogue signals into digital signals | Synonyms: analog-digital converter, analog-to-digital converter, digitiser |
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| disposition | (noun) the act or means of getting rid of something | Synonyms: disposal |
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| (noun) your usual mood | Synonyms: temperament |
| (noun) a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing | - |
| (noun) an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others | Synonyms: inclination, tendency |
| disquisition | (noun) an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion | - |
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| diverticulitis | (noun) inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation | - |
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| dynamitist | (noun) a person who uses dynamite in a revolutionary cause | Synonyms: dynamiter |
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| ebullition | (noun) an unrestrained expression of emotion | Synonyms: blowup, effusion, gush, outburst |
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| editing | (noun) putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form | Synonyms: redaction |
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| edition | (noun) something a little different from others of the same type | Synonyms: variant, variation, version |
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| (noun) an issue of a newspaper | - |
| (noun) the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published | - |
| (noun) all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time | - |
| electrodeposition | (noun) the deposition of a substance on an electrode by the action of electricity (especially by electrolysis) | - |
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| elitism | (noun) the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals | - |
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| elitist | (noun) someone who believes in rule by an elite group | - |
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| encephalitis | (noun) inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use) | Synonyms: cephalitis, phrenitis |
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| encephalomeningitis | (noun) inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges | Synonyms: cerebromeningitis, meningoencephalitis |
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| encephalomyelitis | (noun) inflammation of the brain and spinal cord | - |
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| endarteritis | (noun) inflammation of the inner lining of an artery | - |
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| endocarditis | (noun) inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves | - |
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| endocervicitis | (noun) inflammation of the mucous lining of the uterine cervix | - |
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| endometritis | (noun) inflammation of the lining of the uterus (of the endometrium) | Synonyms: metritis |
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| enteritis | (noun) inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrhea | - |
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| epicondylitis | (noun) painful inflammation of the muscles and soft tissues around an epicondyle | - |
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| epididymitis | (noun) painful inflammation of the epididymis | - |
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| epiglottitis | (noun) inflammation of the epiglottis; characterized by fever and a severe sore throat and difficulty in swallowing | - |
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| episcleritis | (noun) inflammation of the sclera of the eye | - |
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| eremitism | (noun) monasticism characterized by solitude in which the social dimension of life is sacrificed to the primacy of religious experience | - |
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| erudition | (noun) profound scholarly knowledge | Synonyms: encyclopaedism, encyclopedism, eruditeness, learnedness, learning, scholarship |
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| esophagitis | (noun) inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux | Synonyms: oesophagitis |
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| exhibition | (noun) the act of exhibiting | - |
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| (noun) a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display | Synonyms: expo, exposition |
| exhibitioner | (noun) someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see | Synonyms: exhibitor, shower |
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| exhibitionism | (noun) the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals | Synonyms: immodesty |
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| (noun) extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself | - |
| exhibitionist | (noun) someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention | Synonyms: show-off |
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| (noun) someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals | Synonyms: flasher |
| expedition | (noun) a journey organized for a particular purpose | - |
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| (noun) a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country | Synonyms: hostile expedition, military expedition |
| (noun) a journey taken for pleasure | Synonyms: excursion, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay |
| (noun) the property of being prompt and efficient | Synonyms: despatch, dispatch, expeditiousness |
| (noun) an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose | - |
| expeditiousness | (noun) the property of being prompt and efficient | Synonyms: despatch, dispatch, expedition |
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| exposition | (noun) a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic | Synonyms: expounding |
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| (noun) an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse | - |
| (noun) (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur | - |
| (noun) a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display | Synonyms: exhibition, expo |
| extradition | (noun) the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty) | - |
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| favoritism | (noun) unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice | Synonyms: discrimination, favouritism |
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| (noun) an inclination to favor some person or group | Synonyms: favouritism |
| favouritism | (noun) unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice | Synonyms: discrimination, favoritism |
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| (noun) an inclination to favor some person or group | Synonyms: favoritism |
| ferritin | (noun) a protein containing 20% iron that is found in the intestines and liver and spleen; it is one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body | - |
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| fibromyositis | (noun) local inflammation of muscle and connective tissue | - |
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| fibrositis | (noun) inflammation of white fibrous tissues (especially muscle sheaths) | - |
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| folliculitis | (noun) inflammation of a hair follicle | - |
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| formalities | (noun) a requirement of etiquette or custom | Synonyms: formality |
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| fritillary | (noun) butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver | - |
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| (noun) any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers | Synonyms: checkered lily |
| fruition | (noun) something that is made real or concrete | Synonyms: realisation, realization |
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| (noun) enjoyment derived from use or possession | - |
| (noun) the condition of bearing fruit | - |
| fugitive | (noun) someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice | Synonyms: fugitive from justice |
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| (noun) someone who flees from an uncongenial situation | Synonyms: fleer, runaway |
| funiculitis | (noun) inflammation of a funiculus (especially an inflammation of the spermatic cord) | - |
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| gastritis | (noun) inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating | - |
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| gastroenteritis | (noun) inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis | Synonyms: intestinal flu, stomach flu |
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| genitive | (noun) the case expressing ownership | Synonyms: genitive case, possessive, possessive case |
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| geopolitics | (noun) the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state | - |
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| gingivitis | (noun) inflammation of the gums | - |
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| glomerulonephritis | (noun) nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema | - |
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| glossitis | (noun) inflammation of the tongue | - |
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| graffiti | (noun) a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls | Synonyms: graffito |
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| haemitin | (noun) a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds | Synonyms: haem, hematin, heme, protoheme |
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| handwriting | (noun) the activity of writing by hand | - |
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| (noun) something written by hand | Synonyms: hand, script |
| hepatitis | (noun) inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin | - |
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| hermaphroditism | (noun) showing characteristics of both sexes | Synonyms: androgyny, bisexuality |
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| (noun) congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics | Synonyms: hermaphrodism |
| hostilities | (noun) fighting; acts of overt warfare | Synonyms: belligerency |
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| humanities | (noun) studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) | Synonyms: arts, humanistic discipline, liberal arts |
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| hypercriticism | (noun) Excessive or unfairly harsh criticism. | - |
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| hypersensitivity | (noun) extreme sensitivity | - |
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| (noun) pathological sensitivity | - |
| ignition | (noun) the act of setting something on fire | Synonyms: firing, inflammation, kindling, lighting |
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| (noun) the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine | Synonyms: ignition system |
| (noun) the process of initiating combustion or catching fire | - |
| ileitis | (noun) inflammation of the ileum | - |
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| illegitimacy | (noun) unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law | - |
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| (noun) the status of being born to parents who were not married | Synonyms: bar sinister, bastardy |
| illegitimate | (noun) the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents | Synonyms: bastard, by-blow, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson |
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| imbibition | (noun) the act of consuming liquids | Synonyms: drinking, imbibing |
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| (noun) (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel | - |
| imposition | (noun) the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) | Synonyms: infliction |
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| (noun) an uncalled-for burden | - |
| inanition | (noun) exhaustion resulting from lack of food | - |
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| (noun) weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy | Synonyms: lassitude, lethargy, slackness |
| indisposition | (noun) a certain degree of unwillingness | Synonyms: disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, reluctance |
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| (noun) a slight illness | - |
| infinitive | (noun) the uninflected form of the verb | - |
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| inhibition | (noun) (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires | Synonyms: suppression |
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| (noun) the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) | Synonyms: forbiddance, prohibition |
| (noun) the quality of being inhibited | - |
| (noun) (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part | - |
| initial | (noun) the first letter of a word (especially a person's name) | - |
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| initialisation | (noun) (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position | Synonyms: initialization, low-level formatting |
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| initialism | (noun) an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately | - |
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| (noun) a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word | Synonyms: acronym |
| initialization | (noun) (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position | Synonyms: initialisation, low-level formatting |
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| initiate | (noun) people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity | Synonyms: enlightened |
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| (noun) someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field | Synonyms: learned person, pundit, savant |
| (noun) someone new to a field or activity | Synonyms: beginner, novice, tiro, tyro |
| initiation | (noun) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | Synonyms: creation, foundation, founding, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination |
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| (noun) an act that sets in motion some course of events | Synonyms: induction, trigger |
| (noun) wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge | Synonyms: knowledgeability, knowledgeableness |
| (noun) a formal entry into an organization or position or office | Synonyms: induction, installation |
| initiative | (noun) the first of a series of actions | Synonyms: first step, opening, opening move |
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| (noun) readiness to embark on bold new ventures | Synonyms: enterprise, enterprisingness, go-ahead |
| initiator | (noun) a person who initiates a course of action | Synonyms: instigator |
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| inquisition | (noun) a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals) | - |
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| inquisitiveness | (noun) The quality of being curious and interested. | - |
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| (noun) a state of active curiosity | Synonyms: curiousness |
| insensitiveness | (noun) the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment | Synonyms: insensitivity |
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| insensitivity | (noun) the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment | Synonyms: insensitiveness |
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| interposition | (noun) the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts | Synonyms: interjection, interpellation, interpolation |
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| (noun) the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others | Synonyms: intervention |
| intransitive | (noun) a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object | Synonyms: intransitive verb, intransitive verb form |
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| intransitiveness | (noun) the grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb | Synonyms: intransitivity |
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| intransitivity | (noun) the grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb | Synonyms: intransitiveness |
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| intuition | (noun) instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes) | - |
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| (noun) an impression that something might be the case | Synonyms: hunch, suspicion |
| intuitionism | (noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition | - |
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| ipsedixitism | (noun) an unsupported dogmatic assertion | Synonyms: ipse dixit |
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| iridocyclitis | (noun) inflammation of the iris and ciliary body of the eye | - |
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| iridokeratitis | (noun) inflammation of the iris and cornea of the eye | - |
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| iritis | (noun) inflammation of the iris | - |
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| itinerant | (noun) a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment | Synonyms: gipsy, gypsy |
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| itinerary | (noun) a proposed route of travel | Synonyms: travel plan |
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| (noun) a guidebook for travelers | Synonyms: travel guidebook |
| (noun) an established line of travel or access | Synonyms: path, route |
| itineration | (noun) journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour | - |
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| jejunitis | (noun) inflammation of the jejunum of the small intestine | - |
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