| 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 | (adjective) serving to set in motion | Synonyms: first, inaugural, initiatory, maiden |
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| (noun) the first of a series of actions | Synonyms: first step, opening, opening move |
| (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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| initiatory | (adjective) serving to set in motion | Synonyms: first, inaugural, initiative, maiden |
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| inquisition | (noun) a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals) | - |
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| inquisitive | (adjective) showing curiosity | Synonyms: questioning, speculative, wondering |
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| (adjective) inquiring or appearing to inquire | - |
| inquisitively | (adverb) with curiosity | Synonyms: curiously, interrogatively |
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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 |
| insensitive | (adjective) not responsive to physical stimuli | - |
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| (adjective) deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive | - |
| insensitively | (adverb) in an insensitive manner | - |
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| 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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| inspiriting | (adjective) cheerfully encouraging | Synonyms: heartening |
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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 |
| interstitial | (adjective) of or relating to interstices | - |
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| intransitive | (adjective) designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object | - |
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| (noun) a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object | Synonyms: intransitive verb, intransitive verb form |
| intransitively | (adverb) in an intransitive manner | - |
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| intransitiveness | (noun) the grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb | Synonyms: intransitivity |
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| intransitivise | (verb) intransitivize | Synonyms: detransitivise, detransitivize, intransitivize |
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| intransitivity | (noun) the grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb | Synonyms: intransitiveness |
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| intransitivize | (verb) intransitivize | Synonyms: detransitivise, detransitivize, intransitivise |
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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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| intuitionist | (adjective) of or relating to intuitionism | - |
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| intuitive | (adjective) obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation | Synonyms: nonrational, visceral |
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| (adjective) spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency | - |
| intuitively | (adverb) in an intuitive manner | - |
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| inviting | (adjective) attractive and tempting | - |
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| invitingly | (adverb) in a tantalizing manner | Synonyms: tantalizingly |
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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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| iritic | (adjective) of or relating to located near the iris of the eye | - |
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| iritis | (noun) inflammation of the iris | - |
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| itinerant | (adjective) traveling from place to place to work | - |
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| (noun) a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment | Synonyms: gipsy, gypsy |
| 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 |
| itinerate | (verb) travel from place to place, as for work | - |
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| 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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| jejunoileitis | (noun) inflammation of the jejunum and the ileum of the small intestine | - |
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| juxtaposition | (noun) the act of positioning close together (or side by side) | Synonyms: apposition, collocation |
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| (noun) a side-by-side position | - |
| keratitis | (noun) inflammation of the cornea causing watery painful eyes and blurred vision | - |
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| keratoconjunctivitis | (noun) inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva | - |
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| keratoiritis | (noun) inflammation of the cornea and the iris of the eye | - |
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| keratoscleritis | (noun) inflammation of the cornea and sclera of the eye | - |
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| labyrinthitis | (noun) inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and vomiting | Synonyms: otitis interna |
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| laminitis | (noun) inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse | Synonyms: founder |
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| laryngitis | (noun) inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx; characterized by hoarseness or loss of voice and coughing | - |
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| laryngopharyngitis | (noun) inflammation of the larynx and pharynx | - |
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| laryngotracheobronchitis | (noun) inflammation of the larynx and trachea and bronchial passageways | - |
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| legitimacy | (noun) lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law | - |
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| (noun) undisputed credibility | Synonyms: authenticity, genuineness |
| legitimate | (adjective) of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful | - |
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| (adjective) in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles | - |
| (adjective) authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law | Synonyms: lawful, licit |
| (adjective) based on known statements or events or conditions | Synonyms: logical |
| (verb) make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone) | - |
| (verb) show or affirm to be just and legitimate | - |
| (verb) make legal | Synonyms: decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize |
| legitimately | (adverb) in a lawfully recognized manner | - |
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| (adverb) in a manner acceptable to common custom | Synonyms: lawfully, licitly |
| legitimation | (noun) the act of making lawful | Synonyms: legalisation, legalization |
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| (noun) the act of rendering a person legitimate | - |
| legitimatise | (verb) make legal | Synonyms: decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize |
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| legitimatize | (verb) make legal | Synonyms: decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimise, legitimize |
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| legitimise | (verb) make legal | Synonyms: decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimize |
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| legitimize | (verb) make legal | Synonyms: decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise |
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| lenitive | (adjective) moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear | Synonyms: alleviative, alleviatory, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative |
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| (noun) remedy that eases pain and discomfort | - |
| leptomeningitis | (noun) inflammation of the leptomeninges | - |
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| leukoencephalitis | (noun) inflammation of the white matter of the brain | - |
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| liabilities | (noun) anything that is owed to someone else | - |
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| limiting | (adjective) strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase | - |
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| (adjective) restricting the scope or freedom of action | Synonyms: confining, constraining, constrictive, restricting |
| (noun) the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase | Synonyms: modification, qualifying |
| litigant | (noun) (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation | Synonyms: litigator |
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| litigate | (verb) institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against | Synonyms: action, process, sue |
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| (verb) engage in legal proceedings | - |
| litigation | (noun) a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights | Synonyms: judicial proceeding |
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| litigator | (noun) (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation | Synonyms: litigant |
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| litigious | (adjective) of or relating to litigation | - |
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| (adjective) inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits | Synonyms: combative, contentious, disputatious, disputative |
| litigiousness | (noun) a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits | - |
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| lymphadenitis | (noun) inflammation of lymph nodes | - |
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| lymphangitis | (noun) inflammation of a lymph vessel | - |
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| malnutrition | (noun) a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods | - |
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| malposition | (noun) faulty position | Synonyms: misplacement |
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| mariticide | (noun) the murder of a husband by his wife | - |
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| maritime | (adjective) relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen | Synonyms: marine, nautical |
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| (adjective) bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea | - |
| mastitis | (noun) inflammation of a breast (or udder) | - |
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| mastoiditis | (noun) inflammation of the mastoid | - |
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| meningitis | (noun) infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea | - |
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| meningoencephalitis | (noun) inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges | Synonyms: cerebromeningitis, encephalomeningitis |
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| mephitic | (adjective) of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution | Synonyms: miasmic |
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| mephitis | (noun) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant | Synonyms: fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, reek, stench, stink |
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| (noun) a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth | - |
| meteoritic | (adjective) of or relating to or caused by meteorites | Synonyms: meteoritical |
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| meteoritical | (adjective) of or relating to or caused by meteorites | Synonyms: meteoritic |
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| metritis | (noun) inflammation of the lining of the uterus (of the endometrium) | Synonyms: endometritis |
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| micrometeoritic | (adjective) of or relating to micrometeoroids | Synonyms: micrometeoric |
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| micturition | (noun) the discharge of urine | Synonyms: urination |
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| militia | (noun) civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army | Synonyms: reserves |
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| (noun) the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service | - |
| militiaman | (noun) a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies | - |
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| mitigable | (adjective) capable of being alleviated | - |
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| mitigate | (verb) to temper | - |
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| (verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of | Synonyms: extenuate, palliate |
| mitigated | (adjective) made less severe or intense | - |
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| mitigation | (noun) to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious | Synonyms: extenuation, palliation |
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| (noun) the action of lessening in severity or intensity | Synonyms: moderation |
| (noun) a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances | Synonyms: extenuation |
| mitigative | (adjective) moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear | Synonyms: alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigatory, palliative |
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| mitigatory | (adjective) moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear | Synonyms: alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, palliative |
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| monition | (noun) a firm rebuke | Synonyms: admonishment, admonition |
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| (noun) cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness) | Synonyms: admonition, warning, word of advice |
| (noun) a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted | Synonyms: process of monition |
| munition | (noun) weapons considered collectively | Synonyms: arms, implements of war, weaponry, weapons system |
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| (noun) defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it | Synonyms: fortification |
| (noun) military supplies | Synonyms: ordnance, ordnance store |
| (verb) supply with weapons | - |
| myelitis | (noun) inflammation of the spinal cord | - |
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| myocarditis | (noun) inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart) | Synonyms: myocardial inflammation |
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| myometritis | (noun) inflammation of the myometrium | - |
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| myositis | (noun) inflammation of muscle tissue | - |
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| neocriticism | (noun) a form of neo-Kantianism developed principally by C. B. Renouvier and his followers rejecting the noumena of Kant and restricting knowledge to phenomena as constituted by a priori categories. | - |
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