| homosexualism | (noun) a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex | Synonyms: gayness, homoeroticism, homosexuality, queerness |
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| hoodooism | (noun) a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities | Synonyms: vodoun, voodoo, voodooism |
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| hooliganism | (noun) willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others | Synonyms: malicious mischief, vandalism |
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| hormism | (noun) psychology concerned with the purposive factor or force in behavior. | Synonyms: hormic psychology |
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| hoydenism | (noun) masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women) | Synonyms: tomboyishness |
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| humanism | (noun) the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural | Synonyms: secular humanism |
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| (noun) the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare | Synonyms: humanitarianism |
| (noun) the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies | - |
| humanitarianism | (noun) the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare | Synonyms: humanism |
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| huntsman | (noun) someone who hunts game | Synonyms: hunter |
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| hyaloplasm | (noun) the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell | Synonyms: ground substance |
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| hyperadrenalism | (noun) a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity | Synonyms: Cushing's disease |
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| hyperadrenocorticism | (noun) a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol | Synonyms: Cushing's syndrome |
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| hyperaldosteronism | (noun) a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone | Synonyms: aldosteronism |
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| hyperbolism | (noun) the use of hyperbole. | - |
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| hypercriticism | (noun) Excessive or unfairly harsh criticism. | - |
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| hypericism | (noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John's wort | - |
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| hyperparathyroidism | (noun) excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; can affect many systems of the body (especially causing bone resorption and osteoporosis) | - |
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| hyperpituitarism | (noun) excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone) | - |
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| hypersplenism | (noun) enlarged spleen and a decrease in one or more types of blood cells; associated with many disorders | - |
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| hyperthyroidism | (noun) an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones | Synonyms: thyrotoxicosis |
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| hypnotism | (noun) the act of inducing hypnosis | Synonyms: mesmerism, suggestion |
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| hypoadrenalism | (noun) a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin | Synonyms: Addison's disease, Addison's syndrome, hypoadrenocorticism |
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| hypoadrenocorticism | (noun) a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin | Synonyms: Addison's disease, Addison's syndrome, hypoadrenalism |
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| hypocorism | (noun) a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix) | Synonyms: pet name |
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| hypogonadism | (noun) incompetence of the gonads (especially in the male with low testosterone); results in deficient development of secondary sex characteristics and (in prepubertal males) a body with long legs and a short trunk | - |
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| hypoparathyroidism | (noun) inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood | - |
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| hyposmia | (noun) lessened sensitivity to odors | - |
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| hypothyroidism | (noun) an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones | - |
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| iconoclasm | (noun) the orientation of an iconoclast | - |
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| idealism | (noun) impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are | - |
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| (noun) elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued | Synonyms: high-mindedness, noble-mindedness |
| (noun) (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality | - |
| imagism | (noun) a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian sentimentality; used common speech in free verse with clear concrete imagery | - |
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| imperialism | (noun) any instance of aggressive extension of authority | - |
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| (noun) a political orientation that advocates imperial interests | - |
| (noun) a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries | - |
| impressment | (noun) the act of coercing someone into government service | Synonyms: impress |
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| incendiarism | (noun) malicious burning to destroy property | Synonyms: arson, fire-raising |
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| individualism | (noun) the quality of being individual | Synonyms: individuality, individuation |
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| (noun) the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs | Synonyms: laissez faire |
| (noun) a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence | - |
| inductionism | (noun) the scientific philosophy where laws are "induced" from sets of data. | - |
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| industrialism | (noun) an economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship | - |
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| infantilism | (noun) infantile behavior in mature persons | - |
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| (noun) an abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristics | - |
| 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 |
| instrumentalism | (noun) a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success | - |
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| insularism | (noun) the state of being isolated or detached | Synonyms: detachment, insularity, insulation |
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| insurrectionism | (noun) the principle of revolt against constituted authority | - |
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| internationalism | (noun) quality of being international in scope | Synonyms: internationality |
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| (noun) the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences | - |
| introspectionism | (noun) a doctrine that psychology must be based essentially on data derived from introspection. | - |
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| intuitionism | (noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition | - |
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| invalidism | (noun) chronic ill health | - |
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| ipsedixitism | (noun) an unsupported dogmatic assertion | Synonyms: ipse dixit |
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| iridosmine | (noun) a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc. | Synonyms: osmiridium |
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| irredentism | (noun) the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related | Synonyms: irridentism |
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| irridentism | (noun) the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related | Synonyms: irredentism |
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| ism | (noun) a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | Synonyms: doctrine, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought |
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| isochronism | (noun) the property of occuring regularly at equal time intervals, of maintaining a constant period or interval, despite variations in other measurable factors in the same system. | - |
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| isolationism | (noun) a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations | - |
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| isomerism | (noun) the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers | - |
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| isomorphism | (noun) (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure | Synonyms: isomorphy |
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| isoseismal | (noun) a line on a map connecting points at which earthquake shocks are of equal intensity. | - |
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| isosyllabism | (noun) (linguistics, poetry) the use of isosyllabic verse. | - |
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| jacksmelt | (noun) a relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of North America (known to reach 18 inches in length) | Synonyms: Atherinopsis californiensis |
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| jasmine | (noun) any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia | - |
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| jingoism | (noun) fanatical patriotism | Synonyms: chauvinism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism |
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| (noun) an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions | Synonyms: flag waving |
| journalism | (noun) the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media | - |
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| (noun) newspapers and magazines collectively | Synonyms: news media |
| kabbalism | (noun) adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation | Synonyms: cabalism |
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| karyoplasm | (noun) the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell | Synonyms: nucleoplasm |
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| katabolism | (noun) breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy | Synonyms: catabolism, destructive metabolism, dissimilation |
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| katamorphism | (noun) metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones | - |
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| kinsman | (noun) a male relative | - |
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| kismat | (noun) (Islam) the will of Allah | Synonyms: kismet |
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| kismet | (noun) (Islam) the will of Allah | Synonyms: kismat |
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| laconicism | (noun) terseness of expression | Synonyms: laconism |
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| laconism | (noun) terseness of expression | Synonyms: laconicism |
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| lambdacism | (noun) speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l' | - |
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| landsman | (noun) an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage | Synonyms: landlubber, lubber |
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| (noun) a person who lives and works on land | Synonyms: landlubber, landman |
| laryngismus | (noun) laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of laryngeal muscles | - |
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| laryngospasm | (noun) a closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs | - |
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| leftism | (noun) the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political left | - |
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| legalism | (noun) strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit | - |
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| lensman | (noun) someone who takes photographs professionally | Synonyms: photographer |
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| lesbianism | (noun) female homosexuality | Synonyms: sapphism |
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| liberalism | (noun) a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution | - |
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| (noun) an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market | - |
| libertarianism | (noun) an ideological belief in freedom of thought, speech and action | - |
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| libertinism | (noun) A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority. | - |
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| linesman | (noun) a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines | Synonyms: electrician, lineman |
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| (noun) official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside) | - |
| linksman | (noun) someone who plays the game of golf | Synonyms: golf player, golfer |
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| literalism | (noun) the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature | - |
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| (noun) a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense | - |
| lobbyism | (noun) the practice of lobbying; the activities of a lobbyist | - |
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| localism | (noun) a partiality for some particular place | Synonyms: provincialism, sectionalism |
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| (noun) a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality | - |
| locksmith | (noun) someone who makes or repairs locks | - |
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| locoism | (noun) a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning; characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and trembling and partial paralysis | Synonyms: loco disease |
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| logicism | (noun) (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be derived from formal logic | - |
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| lowerclassman | (noun) an undergraduate who is not yet a senior | Synonyms: underclassman |
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| luminism | (noun) an artistic movement in the United States that was derived from the Hudson River school; active from 1850 to 1870; painted realistic landscapes in a style that pictured atmospheric light and the use of aerial perspective | - |
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| lyricism | (noun) the property of being suitable for singing | Synonyms: lyricality, songfulness |
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| (noun) unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm | - |
| machismo | (noun) exaggerated masculinity | - |
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| macrocosm | (noun) everything that exists anywhere | Synonyms: cosmos, creation, existence, universe, world |
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| magnetism | (noun) the branch of science that studies magnetism | Synonyms: magnetics |
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| (noun) attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force | Synonyms: magnetic attraction, magnetic force |
| maidism | (noun) a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments | Synonyms: Alpine scurvy, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, mayidism, pellagra, Saint Ignatius' itch |
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| malapropism | (noun) the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar | Synonyms: malaprop |
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| mannerism | (noun) a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | Synonyms: affectation, affectedness, pose |
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| (noun) a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual | Synonyms: foible, idiosyncrasy |
| marasmus | (noun) extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders | - |
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| marksman | (noun) someone skilled in shooting | Synonyms: crack shot, sharpshooter |
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| marksmanship | (noun) skill in shooting | - |
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