convince | (verb) make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something | Synonyms: convert, win over |
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convinced | (adjective) having a strong belief or conviction | - |
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(adjective) persuaded of; very sure | Synonyms: confident, positive |
disincentive | (noun) a negative motivational influence | Synonyms: deterrence |
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evince | (verb) give expression to | Synonyms: express, show |
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frankincense | (noun) an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation | Synonyms: gum olibanum, olibanum, thus |
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incendiarism | (noun) malicious burning to destroy property | Synonyms: arson, fire-raising |
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incendiary | (adjective) involving deliberate burning of property | - |
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(adjective) capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily | - |
(adjective) arousing to action or rebellion | Synonyms: incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious |
(noun) a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) | Synonyms: firebomb, incendiary bomb |
(noun) a criminal who illegally sets fire to property | Synonyms: arsonist, firebug |
incense | (noun) the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned | - |
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(noun) a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned | - |
(verb) make furious | Synonyms: exasperate, infuriate |
(verb) perfume especially with a censer | Synonyms: cense, thurify |
incensed | (adjective) angered at something unjust or wrong | Synonyms: indignant, outraged, umbrageous |
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incentive | (noun) a positive motivational influence | Synonyms: inducement, motivator |
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(noun) an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output | Synonyms: bonus |
inception | (noun) an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events | Synonyms: origin, origination |
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inceptive | (adjective) in an initial stage | Synonyms: inchoative |
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incertain | (adjective) lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance | Synonyms: uncertain, unsure |
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incertitude | (noun) the state of being unsure of something | Synonyms: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, uncertainty |
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incessancy | (noun) the quality of something that continues without end or interruption | Synonyms: ceaselessness, continuousness, incessantness |
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incessant | (adjective) uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing | Synonyms: ceaseless, constant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting |
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incessantly | (adverb) invariably | Synonyms: always, constantly, forever, perpetually |
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(adverb) with unflagging resolve | Synonyms: ceaselessly, continuously, endlessly, unceasingly, unendingly |
incessantness | (noun) the quality of something that continues without end or interruption | Synonyms: ceaselessness, continuousness, incessancy |
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incest | (noun) sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child) | - |
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incestuous | (adjective) relating to or involving incest | - |
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(adjective) resembling incest as by excessive intimacy | - |
incestuously | (adverb) by incest | - |
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insincere | (adjective) lacking sincerity | - |
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insincerely | (adverb) without sincerity | - |
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insincerity | (noun) the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical | Synonyms: falseness, hollowness |
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mince | (noun) food chopped into small bits | - |
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(verb) make less severe or harsh | Synonyms: moderate, soften |
(verb) cut into small pieces | - |
(verb) walk daintily | - |
mincemeat | (noun) spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat | - |
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mincer | (noun) a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces | Synonyms: mincing machine |
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pincer | (noun) a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods | Synonyms: chela, claw, nipper |
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(noun) a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping | Synonyms: pair of pincers, pair of tweezers, tweezer |
prince | (noun) a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign) | - |
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princedom | (noun) territory ruled by a prince | Synonyms: principality |
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(noun) the dignity or rank or position of a prince | - |
princeling | (noun) a young prince | - |
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(noun) a petty or insignificant prince who rules some unimportant principality | - |
princely | (adjective) having the rank of or befitting a prince | - |
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(adjective) ostentatiously rich and superior in quality | Synonyms: deluxe, gilded, grand, lush, luxurious, opulent, sumptuous |
princess | (noun) a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign) | - |
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princewood | (noun) tropical American timber tree | Synonyms: Cordia gerascanthus, Spanish elm |
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(noun) large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood | Synonyms: Cordia alliodora, cypre, Equador laurel, salmwood, Spanish elm |
province | (noun) the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation | Synonyms: state |
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(noun) the proper sphere or extent of your activities | Synonyms: responsibility |
quince | (noun) aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves | - |
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(noun) small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated | Synonyms: Cydonia oblonga, quince bush |
quincentenary | (adjective) of or relating to a 500th anniversary | Synonyms: quincentennial |
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(noun) the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it) | Synonyms: quincentennial |
quincentennial | (adjective) of or relating to a 500th anniversary | Synonyms: quincentenary |
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(noun) the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it) | Synonyms: quincentenary |
sincere | (adjective) open and genuine; not deceitful | - |
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(adjective) characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions | Synonyms: earnest, solemn |
sincerely | (adverb) with sincerity; without pretense | Synonyms: truly, unfeignedly |
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(adverb) written formula for ending a letter | Synonyms: sincerely yours |
sincerity | (noun) the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical | - |
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(noun) the trait of being serious | Synonyms: earnestness, serious-mindedness, seriousness |
(noun) a quality of naturalness and simplicity | Synonyms: unassumingness |
(noun) an earnest and sincere feeling | Synonyms: earnestness, seriousness |
unconvinced | (adjective) lacking conviction | - |
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wince | (noun) a reflex response to sudden pain | Synonyms: flinch |
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(noun) the facial expression of sudden pain | - |
(verb) make a face indicating disgust or dislike | - |
(verb) draw back, as with fear or pain | Synonyms: cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch |
wincey | (noun) a plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas | - |
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winceyette | (noun) cotton flannelette with a nap on both sides | - |
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