ambivalence | (noun) mixed feelings or emotions | Synonyms: ambivalency |
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ambivalency | (noun) mixed feelings or emotions | Synonyms: ambivalence |
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approval | (noun) the formal act of approving | Synonyms: approving, blessing |
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(noun) a message expressing a favorable opinion | Synonyms: commendation |
(noun) a feeling of liking something or someone good | - |
(noun) acceptance as satisfactory | Synonyms: favorable reception, favourable reception |
arrival | (noun) accomplishment of an objective | Synonyms: reaching |
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(noun) the act of arriving at a certain place | - |
(noun) someone who arrives (or has arrived) | Synonyms: arriver, comer |
avalanche | (noun) a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain | - |
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(noun) a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things | - |
bivalve | (noun) marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together | Synonyms: lamellibranch, pelecypod |
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carnival | (noun) a festival marked by merrymaking and processions | - |
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(noun) a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. | Synonyms: fair, funfair |
(noun) a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment | Synonyms: circus |
cavalcade | (noun) a procession of people traveling on horseback | - |
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cavalier | (noun) a gallant or courtly gentleman | Synonyms: chevalier |
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cavalla | (noun) large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil | Synonyms: cero, king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla |
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cavalry | (noun) a highly mobile army unit | - |
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(noun) troops trained to fight on horseback | Synonyms: horse, horse cavalry |
cavalryman | (noun) a soldier mounted on horseback | Synonyms: trooper |
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(noun) a soldier in a motorized army unit | Synonyms: trooper |
chevalier | (noun) a gallant or courtly gentleman | Synonyms: cavalier |
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chivalry | (noun) courtesy towards women | Synonyms: gallantry, politesse |
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(noun) the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct | Synonyms: knightliness |
coeval | (noun) a person of nearly the same age as another | Synonyms: contemporary |
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coevals | (noun) all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age | Synonyms: contemporaries, generation |
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contravallation | (noun) a fortification build around a sieged target by the besiegers to prevent attacks by the defenders. | - |
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convalescence | (noun) gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury | Synonyms: recovery, recuperation |
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convalescent | (noun) a person who is recovering from illness | - |
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covalence | (noun) valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share | Synonyms: covalency |
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covalency | (noun) valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share | Synonyms: covalence |
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davallia | (noun) any fern of the genus Davallia; having scaly creeping rhizomes | - |
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devaluation | (noun) the reduction of something's value or worth | - |
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(noun) an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries | - |
disapproval | (noun) the act of disapproving or condemning | - |
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(noun) an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group | Synonyms: disfavor, disfavour, dislike |
(noun) the expression of disapproval | - |
(noun) a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing | - |
eigenvalue | (noun) (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant | Synonyms: characteristic root of a square matrix, eigenvalue of a matrix, eigenvalue of a square matrix |
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equivalence | (noun) qualities that are comparable | Synonyms: comparability, compare, comparison |
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(noun) essential equality and interchangeability | - |
(noun) a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced | Synonyms: equality, equation, par |
equivalent | (noun) the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen | Synonyms: combining weight, eq, equivalent weight |
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(noun) a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc | - |
evaluation | (noun) act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of | Synonyms: rating |
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(noun) an appraisal of the value of something | Synonyms: rating, valuation |
evaluator | (noun) an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality | Synonyms: judge |
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festival | (noun) an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) | Synonyms: fete |
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(noun) a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration | - |
interval | (noun) the distance between things | Synonyms: separation |
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(noun) a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints | - |
(noun) the difference in pitch between two notes | Synonyms: musical interval |
(noun) a definite length of time marked off by two instants | Synonyms: time interval |
invalid | (noun) someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury | Synonyms: shut-in |
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invalidation | (noun) (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) | Synonyms: annulment |
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(noun) when a person's thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged. | - |
invalidator | (noun) an official who can invalidate or nullify | Synonyms: nullifier, voider |
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invalidism | (noun) chronic ill health | - |
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invalidity | (noun) illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses | Synonyms: invalidness |
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invalidness | (noun) illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses | Synonyms: invalidity |
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invaluableness | (noun) the positive quality of being precious and beyond value | Synonyms: preciousness, pricelessness, valuableness |
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lavalava | (noun) a skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worn by Polynesians (especially Samoans) | - |
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lavalier | (noun) jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck | Synonyms: lavaliere, lavalliere |
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lavaliere | (noun) jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck | Synonyms: lavalier, lavalliere |
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lavalliere | (noun) jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck | Synonyms: lavalier, lavaliere |
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levallorphan | (noun) drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects | Synonyms: Lorfan |
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masdevallia | (noun) any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube | - |
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medievality | (noun) The quality of being of or relating to the Middle Ages, perhaps circa 500 to circa 1500 CE. | - |
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milliequivalent | (noun) one-thousandth of an equivalent | Synonyms: meq |
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multivalence | (noun) (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two | Synonyms: multivalency, polyvalence, polyvalency |
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multivalency | (noun) (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two | Synonyms: multivalence, polyvalence, polyvalency |
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nonequivalence | (noun) not interchangeable | - |
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oval | (noun) a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it | Synonyms: ellipse |
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ovalbumin | (noun) the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water | Synonyms: albumen, egg white, white |
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overvaluation | (noun) too high a value or price assigned to something | - |
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(noun) an appraisal that is too high | Synonyms: overappraisal, overestimate, overestimation |
polyvalence | (noun) (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two | Synonyms: multivalence, multivalency, polyvalency |
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(noun) (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism | Synonyms: polyvalency |
polyvalency | (noun) (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two | Synonyms: multivalence, multivalency, polyvalence |
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(noun) (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism | Synonyms: polyvalence |
prevalence | (noun) the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread | - |
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(noun) a superiority in numbers or amount | Synonyms: preponderance |
(noun) (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population | - |
reevaluation | (noun) the evaluation of something a second time (or more) | - |
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removal | (noun) the act of removing | Synonyms: remotion |
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(noun) dismissal from office | - |
reproval | (noun) an act or expression of criticism and censure | Synonyms: rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof |
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retrieval | (noun) the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) | Synonyms: recovery |
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(noun) the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory | - |
(noun) (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory | - |
revaluation | (noun) a new appraisal or evaluation | Synonyms: reappraisal, reassessment, review |
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revival | (noun) bringing again into activity and prominence | Synonyms: resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revivification |
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(noun) an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion | Synonyms: revival meeting |
revivalism | (noun) an attempt to reawaken the evangelical faith | - |
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revivalist | (noun) a preacher of the Christian gospel | Synonyms: evangelist, gospeler, gospeller |
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rival | (noun) the contestant you hope to defeat | Synonyms: challenger, competition, competitor, contender |
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rivalry | (noun) the act of competing as for profit or a prize | Synonyms: competition, contention |
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serval | (noun) slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat | Synonyms: Felis serval |
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survival | (noun) something that survives | - |
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(noun) a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment | Synonyms: natural selection, selection, survival of the fittest |
(noun) a state of surviving; remaining alive | Synonyms: endurance |
survivalist | (noun) someone who tries to insure their personal survival or the survival of their group or nation | - |
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underevaluation | (noun) an appraisal that underestimates the value of something | - |
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undervaluation | (noun) too low a value or price assigned to something | - |
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univalve | (noun) a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes | Synonyms: gastropod |
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upheaval | (noun) disturbance usually in protest | Synonyms: agitation, excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil |
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(noun) (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) | Synonyms: uplift, upthrow, upthrust |
(noun) a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) | Synonyms: Sturm und Drang, turbulence |
(noun) a violent disturbance | Synonyms: convulsion, turmoil |
valance | (noun) a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing | Synonyms: cornice, pelmet, valance board |
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valdecoxib | (noun) a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Bextra) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract | Synonyms: Bextra |
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vale | (noun) a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river | Synonyms: valley |
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valediction | (noun) the act of saying farewell | - |
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(noun) a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class) | Synonyms: valedictory, valedictory address, valedictory oration |
valedictorian | (noun) the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement | Synonyms: valedictory speaker |
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valedictory | (noun) a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class) | Synonyms: valediction, valedictory address, valedictory oration |
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valence | (noun) (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) | Synonyms: valency |
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(noun) (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate | Synonyms: valency |
valency | (noun) (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) | Synonyms: valence |
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(noun) (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate | Synonyms: valence |
(noun) the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds | - |
valentine | (noun) a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day | - |
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valerian | (noun) a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers | - |
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valet | (noun) a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer | Synonyms: gentleman's gentleman, gentleman, man, valet de chambre |
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valetudinarian | (noun) weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health | - |
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valetudinarianism | (noun) the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) | Synonyms: debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity |
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valgus | (noun) a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body | - |
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valiance | (noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) | Synonyms: gallantry, heroism, valiancy, valor, valorousness, valour |
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valiancy | (noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) | Synonyms: gallantry, heroism, valiance, valor, valorousness, valour |
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validation | (noun) the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something | Synonyms: proof, substantiation |
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(noun) the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof | Synonyms: establishment |
validity | (noun) the quality of having legal force or effectiveness | Synonyms: validness |
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(noun) the quality of being valid and rigorous | Synonyms: cogency, rigor, rigour |
validness | (noun) the quality of having legal force or effectiveness | Synonyms: validity |
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valine | (noun) an essential amino acid found in proteins; important for growth in children and nitrogen balance in adults | - |
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valise | (noun) a small overnight bag for short trips | - |
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vallecula | (noun) (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part | Synonyms: groove |
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valley | (noun) a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river | Synonyms: vale |
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valor | (noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) | Synonyms: gallantry, heroism, valiance, valiancy, valorousness, valour |
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valorousness | (noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) | Synonyms: gallantry, heroism, valiance, valiancy, valor, valour |
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valour | (noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) | Synonyms: gallantry, heroism, valiance, valiancy, valor, valorousness |
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valsartan | (noun) an angiotensin II inhibitor that is used to treat high blood pressure | Synonyms: Diovan |
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valse | (noun) a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat | Synonyms: waltz |
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