3K+ Words That Rhyme With ATAVISM

• (chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms

• (biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)

• (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure

• a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth

• discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex

• sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological)

• an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

• any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies

• an obvious truth

• the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws

• Soviet communism

• the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity

• Soviet communism

• a political theory that the people should own the means of production

• the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element

• a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

• a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body

• doubt about the truth of something

• the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

• belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group

• love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

• a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms

• optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image

• an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions

• fanatical patriotism

• the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods

• the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate

• disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

• a serious examination and judgment of something

• a written evaluation of a work of literature

• newspapers and magazines collectively

• the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media

• the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

• the technical aspects of doing something

• a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes

• device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

• a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal

• a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha

• the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth

• the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust

• the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism

• fighting with the fists

• the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

• the state of being actual or real

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

• an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

• division of a group into opposing factions

• the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences

• a series of questions put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views

• an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers

• willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

• an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh

• the act of inducing hypnosis

• the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

• a general disposition to expect the best in all things

• any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

• a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint

• impractical romantic ideals and attitudes

• a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization

• an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

• a political theory advocating state ownership of industry

• an economic system based on state ownership of capital

• a system of symbols and symbolic representations

• the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning

• an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images

• the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind

• exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country

• a cynical feeling of distrust

• an insertion into a calendar

• occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)

• a state of anticipation of sexuality

• the arousal of feelings of sexual desire

• a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women

• the movement aimed at equal rights for women

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality

• impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are

• elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued

• a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries

• a political orientation that advocates imperial interests

• any instance of aggressive extension of authority