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Accusative
adjective · 78% connection
Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influenc…
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Adjunct
noun · 78% connection
A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in i…
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Anti
unknown · 78% connection
A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often…
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Augmentative
noun · 78% connection
A word which expresses with augmented force the idea or the properties of the term from which it is derived; as, dullard, one very dul…
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Case
noun · 78% connection
A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridg…
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Counterterm
noun · 78% connection
A term or word which is the opposite of, or antithesis to, another; an antonym; -- the opposite of synonym; as, "foe" is the counterte…
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Dative
adjective · 78% connection
Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter object, and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.
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Direct antonym
noun · 78% connection
antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., ‘wet’ and ‘dry’)
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Distort
verb · 78% connection
To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages of Scripture, or their meaning.
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Ex-
unknown · 78% connection
A prefix from the latin preposition, ex, akin to Gr. 'ex or 'ek signifying out of, out, proceeding from. Hence, in composition, it sig…
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Expound
verb · 78% connection
To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a mean…
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Flatten
verb · 78% connection
To become or grow flat, even, depressed dull, vapid, spiritless, or depressed below pitch.
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Folio
noun · 78% connection
A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and…
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Genitive
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to th…
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Govern
verb · 78% connection
To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case);…
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Indirect antonym
noun · 78% connection
antonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy of ‘wet’ and ‘parched’ is mediated by the similarity of ‘parched’ to ‘dry’)
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Ineffable
adjective · 78% connection
Incapable of being expresses in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven.
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Instrumental
adjective · 78% connection
Applied to a case expressing means or agency; as, the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but in Greek it…
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