| appal | (verb) strike with disgust or revulsion | Synonyms: appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock |
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| (verb) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | Synonyms: alarm, appall, dismay, horrify |
| appall | (verb) strike with disgust or revulsion | Synonyms: appal, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock |
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| (verb) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | Synonyms: alarm, appal, dismay, horrify |
| appalled | (adjective) struck with fear, dread, or consternation | Synonyms: aghast, dismayed, shocked |
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| appalling | (adjective) causing consternation | Synonyms: dismaying |
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| (noun) an experience that appalls | - |
| appallingly | (adverb) to an appalling extent | - |
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| archepiscopal | (adjective) of or associated with an archbishop | Synonyms: archiepiscopal |
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| archetypal | (adjective) representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned | Synonyms: archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical |
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| archiepiscopal | (adjective) of or associated with an archbishop | Synonyms: archepiscopal |
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| archipallium | (noun) the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum | Synonyms: paleocortex |
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| carpal | (adjective) of or relating to the wrist | - |
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| (noun) any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates | Synonyms: carpal bone, wrist bone |
| copal | (noun) a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes | - |
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| copaline | (noun) partly mineralized copal dug from the ground | Synonyms: copalite, fossil copal |
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| copalite | (noun) partly mineralized copal dug from the ground | Synonyms: copaline, fossil copal |
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| empale | (verb) pierce with a sharp stake or point | Synonyms: impale, spike, transfix |
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| epicarpal | (adjective) of or relating to the epicarp | - |
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| episcopal | (adjective) denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops | Synonyms: pontifical |
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| espalier | (noun) a trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat | - |
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| facepalm | (noun) the act of putting your hand to cover your face to show disappointment or despair | - |
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| hypallage | (noun) reversal of the syntactic relation of two words (as in `her beauty's face') | - |
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| impala | (noun) African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps | Synonyms: Aepyceros melampus |
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| impale | (verb) pierce with a sharp stake or point | Synonyms: empale, spike, transfix |
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| (verb) kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole | Synonyms: stake |
| impalement | (noun) the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture | - |
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| impalpability | (noun) the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch | Synonyms: intangibility, intangibleness |
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| (noun) Ungraspability by or inapprehensibility to the mind. | - |
| impalpable | (adjective) imperceptible to the senses or the mind | - |
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| (adjective) incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch | Synonyms: intangible |
| (adjective) not perceptible to the touch | - |
| impalpably | (adverb) not substantially; lacking substantial expression or fullness | Synonyms: insubstantially |
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| metacarpal | (adjective) of or relating to the metacarpus | - |
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| (noun) any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers | Synonyms: metacarpal bone |
| micropaleontology | (noun) the paleontology of microfossils | - |
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| municipal | (adjective) relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to the government of a municipality | - |
| municipality | (noun) people living in a town or city having local self-government | - |
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| (noun) an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government | - |
| municipally | (adverb) by municipality | - |
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| napalm | (noun) gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers | - |
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| neopallium | (noun) the cortical part of the neencephalon | Synonyms: neocortex |
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| nopal | (noun) any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears | - |
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| (noun) cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits | Synonyms: Opuntia lindheimeri |
| opal | (noun) a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones | - |
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| opalesce | (verb) exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal | - |
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| (verb) reflect light or colors like an opal | - |
| opalescence | (noun) the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface | Synonyms: iridescence |
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| opalescent | (adjective) having a play of lustrous rainbow colors | Synonyms: iridescent, nacreous, opaline, pearlescent |
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| opaline | (adjective) having a play of lustrous rainbow colors | Synonyms: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, pearlescent |
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| opalise | (verb) replace or convert into opal | Synonyms: opalize |
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| (verb) make opalescent | Synonyms: opalize |
| opalize | (verb) replace or convert into opal | Synonyms: opalise |
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| (verb) make opalescent | Synonyms: opalise |
| pal | (noun) a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | Synonyms: brother, buddy, chum, crony, sidekick |
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| (verb) become friends; act friendly towards | Synonyms: chum up, pal up |
| palace | (noun) official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign) | - |
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| (noun) a large and stately mansion | Synonyms: castle |
| (noun) a large ornate exhibition hall | - |
| (noun) the governing group of a kingdom | - |
| paladin | (noun) someone who fights for a cause | Synonyms: champion, fighter, hero |
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| palaeencephalon | (noun) the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex | Synonyms: paleencephalon, paleoencephalon |
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| palaeoanthropology | (noun) the scientific study of human fossils | Synonyms: human palaeontology, human paleontology, paleoanthropology |
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| palaeobiology | (noun) a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms | Synonyms: paleobiology |
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| palaeobotany | (noun) the study of fossil plants | Synonyms: paleobotany |
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| palaeoclimatology | (noun) the study of the climate of past ages | Synonyms: paleoclimatology |
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| palaeodendrology | (noun) the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees | Synonyms: paleodendrology |
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| palaeoecology | (noun) the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology | Synonyms: paleoecology |
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| palaeoethnography | (noun) the ethnography of paleolithic humans | Synonyms: paleoethnography |
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| palaeogeography | (noun) the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs | Synonyms: paleogeography |
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| palaeogeology | (noun) the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks | Synonyms: paleogeology |
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| palaeolithic | (adjective) of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic) | Synonyms: paleolithic |
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| palaeology | (noun) the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities | Synonyms: paleology |
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| palaeontological | (adjective) of or relating to paleontology | Synonyms: paleontological |
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| palaeontologist | (noun) a specialist in paleontology | Synonyms: fossilist, paleontologist |
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| palaeontology | (noun) the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains | Synonyms: fossilology, paleontology |
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| palaeopathology | (noun) the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence) | Synonyms: paleopathology |
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| palaeornithology | (noun) the paleobiology of birds | Synonyms: paleornithology |
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| palaeozoology | (noun) the study of fossil animals | Synonyms: paleozoology |
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| palaestra | (noun) a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes | Synonyms: palestra |
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| palaetiology | (noun) the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes) | Synonyms: paletiology |
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| palankeen | (noun) a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers | Synonyms: palanquin |
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| palanquin | (noun) a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers | Synonyms: palankeen |
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| palas | (noun) East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye | Synonyms: Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma, dak, dhak |
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| palatability | (noun) the property of being acceptable to the mouth | Synonyms: palatableness |
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| (noun) acceptability to the mind or feelings | Synonyms: palatableness |
| palatable | (adjective) acceptable to the taste or mind | Synonyms: toothsome |
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| palatableness | (noun) the property of being acceptable to the mouth | Synonyms: palatability |
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| (noun) acceptability to the mind or feelings | Synonyms: palatability |
| palatably | (adverb) in a palatable way | - |
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| palatal | (adjective) relating to or lying near the palate | Synonyms: palatine |
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| (adjective) produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin') | Synonyms: palatalised, palatalized |
| (noun) a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast') | - |
| palatalise | (verb) pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate | Synonyms: palatalize |
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| palatalised | (adjective) produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin') | Synonyms: palatal, palatalized |
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| palatalize | (verb) pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate | Synonyms: palatalise |
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| palatalized | (adjective) produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin') | Synonyms: palatal, palatalised |
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| palate | (noun) the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities | Synonyms: roof of the mouth |
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| palatial | (adjective) relating to or being a palace | - |
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| (adjective) suitable for or like a palace | - |
| palatinate | (noun) a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine | - |
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| palatine | (adjective) of or relating to a palace | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives | - |
| (adjective) relating to or lying near the palate | Synonyms: palatal |
| (noun) either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits | Synonyms: os palatinum, palatine bone |
| (noun) (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands | Synonyms: palsgrave |
| (noun) any of various important officials in ancient Rome | - |
| palatoglossal | (adjective) relating to the palate and tongue | - |
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| palatopharyngoplasty | (noun) surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea) | Synonyms: PPP, UPPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty |
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| palaver | (noun) loud and confused and empty talk | Synonyms: empty talk, empty words, hot air, rhetoric |
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| (noun) flattery intended to persuade | Synonyms: blandishment, cajolery |
| (verb) have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds | - |
| (verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | Synonyms: blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle |
| (verb) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | Synonyms: blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle |
| pale | (adjective) abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress | Synonyms: pallid, wan |
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| (adjective) lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness | Synonyms: pallid |
| (adjective) very light colored; highly diluted with white | - |
| (adjective) not full or rich | - |
| (adjective) (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble | Synonyms: pallid, sick, wan |
| (noun) a wooden strip forming part of a fence | Synonyms: picket |
| (verb) turn pale, as if in fear | Synonyms: blanch, blench |
| paleencephalon | (noun) the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex | Synonyms: palaeencephalon, paleoencephalon |
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| paleface | (noun) (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians) | - |
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| palely | (adverb) in a pale manner; without physical or emotional color | - |
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| (adverb) in a manner lacking interest or vitality | Synonyms: dimly, pallidly |
| paleness | (noun) being deficient in color | Synonyms: pallidity |
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| (noun) the property of having a naturally light complexion | Synonyms: blondness, fairness |
| (noun) unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) | Synonyms: achromasia, lividity, lividness, luridness, pallidness, pallor, wanness |
| paleoanthropological | (adjective) of or concerned with the scientific study of human fossils | - |
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| paleoanthropology | (noun) the scientific study of human fossils | Synonyms: human palaeontology, human paleontology, palaeoanthropology |
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| paleobiology | (noun) a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms | Synonyms: palaeobiology |
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| paleobotany | (noun) the study of fossil plants | Synonyms: palaeobotany |
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| paleocerebellum | (noun) the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals | - |
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| paleoclimatology | (noun) the study of the climate of past ages | Synonyms: palaeoclimatology |
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| paleocortex | (noun) the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum | Synonyms: archipallium |
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| paleocortical | (adjective) of or relating to the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum | - |
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| paleodendrology | (noun) the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees | Synonyms: palaeodendrology |
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| paleoecology | (noun) the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology | Synonyms: palaeoecology |
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| paleoencephalon | (noun) the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex | Synonyms: palaeencephalon, paleencephalon |
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| paleoethnography | (noun) the ethnography of paleolithic humans | Synonyms: palaeoethnography |
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| paleogeography | (noun) the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs | Synonyms: palaeogeography |
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