condition 9 3 noun n noun • a state at a particular time
• an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
• a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
• information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
• the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
• an illness, disease, or other medical problem
• (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
• the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
verb • establish a conditioned response
• develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
• specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
• put into a better state
• apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
ambition 8 3 noun n noun • a cherished desire
• a strong drive for success
verb • have as one's ambition
ammunition 10 4 noun n noun • projectiles to be fired from a gun
• any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction
• information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint
audition 8 3 verb, noun v, n noun • the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
• a test of the suitability of a performer
verb • perform in order to get a role
competition 11 4 noun n noun • a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
• an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
• the act of competing as for profit or a prize
• the contestant you hope to defeat
definition 10 4 noun n noun • a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
• clarity of outline
exhibition 10 4 noun n noun • the act of exhibiting
• a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
expedition 10 4 noun n noun • a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
• an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
• a journey organized for a particular purpose
• a journey taken for pleasure
• the property of being prompt and efficient
ignition 8 3 verb, noun v, n noun • the process of initiating combustion or catching fire
• the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
• the act of setting something on fire
opposition 10 4 noun n noun • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
• the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected
• the relation between opposed entities
• the act of hostile groups opposing each other
• a contestant that you are matched against
• a body of people united in opposing something
• a direction opposite to another
• an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
petition 8 3 verb, noun v, n noun • a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
• reverent petition to a deity
verb • write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
proposition 11 4 noun n noun • (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
• a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
• an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)
• the act of making a proposal
• a task to be dealt with
recognition 11 4 noun n noun • the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
• the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
• approval
• coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
• (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
• the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
• an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
• designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
abolition 9 4 noun n noun • the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
acquisition 11 4 verb, noun v, n noun • the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
• something acquired
• the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
• an ability that has been acquired by training
apparition 10 4 noun n noun • a ghostly appearing figure
• the appearance of a ghostlike figure
• something existing in perception only
• an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
coalition 9 4 noun n noun • an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
• the state of being combined into one body
• the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
composition 11 4 noun n noun • the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
• the way in which someone or something is composed
• a mixture of ingredients
• a musical work that has been created
• musical creation
• the act of creating written works
• art and technique of printing with movable type
• an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
• something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
contrition 10 3 noun n noun • sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
demolition 10 4 verb, noun v, n noun • an event that completely destroys something
• the act of demolishing
deposition 10 4 noun n noun • the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
• (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office
• the act of putting something somewhere
• the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
disposition 11 4 noun n noun • your usual mood
• the act or means of getting rid of something
• an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
• a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
exposition 10 4 noun n noun • a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
• a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
• an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse
• (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur
extradition 11 4 noun n noun • the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
imposition 10 4 noun n noun • the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
• an uncalled-for burden
inquisition 11 4 noun n noun • a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
• a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
malnutrition 12 4 noun n noun • a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods
nutrition 9 3 noun n noun • (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
• a source of materials to nourish the body
• the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)
premonition 11 4 noun n noun • a feeling of evil to come
• an early warning about a future event
prohibition 11 4 noun n noun • a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
• a decree that prohibits something
• the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
• refusal to approve or assent to
• the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
rendition 9 3 noun n noun • a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
• an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
• handing over prisoners to the country in which a crime was committed
• the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
repetition 10 4 noun n noun • an event that repeats
• the act of doing or performing again
• the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
requisition 11 4 verb, noun v, n noun • the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
• an official form on which a request is made
• seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
verb • make a formal request for official services
• demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service
sedition 8 3 noun n noun • an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
superstition 12 4 noun n noun • an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
supposition 11 4 noun n noun • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
• a hypothesis that is taken for granted
• the cognitive process of supposing
volition 8 3 noun n noun • the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
• the act of making a choice
decomposition 13 5 noun n noun • the analysis of a vector field
• in a decomposed state
• (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
• (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
• the organic phenomenon of rotting
admonition 10 4 noun n noun • cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
• a firm rebuke
cognition 9 3 noun n noun • the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
dentition 9 3 noun n noun • the eruption through the gums of baby teeth
• the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
erudition 9 4 noun n noun • profound scholarly knowledge
inhibition 10 4 noun n noun • (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
• the quality of being inhibited
• (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part
• the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
munition 8 3 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj noun • weapons considered collectively
• military supplies
• defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
verb • supply with weapons
perdition 9 3 noun n noun • (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
precognition 12 4 noun n noun • knowledge of an event before it occurs
precondition 12 4 noun n noun • an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
• an assumption that is taken for granted
• a condition that is a prerequisite
verb • put into the required condition beforehand
preposition 11 4 noun n noun • a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
• (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
recondition 11 4 verb v verb • bring into an improved condition
reposition 10 4 verb, noun v, n noun • depositing in a warehouse
verb • change place or direction
• place into another position
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