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verb

1. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

e.g. It dawned on him that she had betrayed him
she was penetrated with sorrow

Synonym: clickget throughdawncome homeget acrosssink infall into place

2. come to understand

Synonym: fathombottom

3. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

e.g. The bullet penetrated her chest

Synonym: perforate

4. spread or diffuse through

e.g. An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
music penetrated the entire building
His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks

Synonym: permeatepervadeinterpenetratediffuseimbueriddle

5. insert the penis into the vagina or anus of

e.g. Did the molester penetrate the child?

6. make one's way deeper into or through

e.g. The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest

7. enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members

e.g. The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor

Synonym: infiltrate

noun

1. material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules

Synonym: chemical substance

noun

1. training to improve strength or self-control

2. the act of punishing

e.g. the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received

Synonym: correction

3. the trait of being well behaved

e.g. he insisted on discipline among the troops

4. a system of rules of conduct or method of practice

e.g. he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine
for such a plan to work requires discipline

5. a branch of knowledge

e.g. in what discipline is his doctorate?
teachers should be well trained in their subject
anthropology is the study of human beings

Synonym: subjectsubject areasubject fieldfieldfield of studystudybailiwick

noun

1. ornamental objects of no great value

Synonym: folderalfalderolfrillgimcrackerygimcracktrumpery

2. a message that seems to convey no meaning

Synonym: bunknonsensicalitymeaninglessnesshokum

noun

1. the act of referring or consulting

e.g. reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer

Synonym: consultation

2. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
the class of objects that an expression refers to

e.g. the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos

Synonym: denotationextension

3. the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

e.g. he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes

4. (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

Synonym: addresscomputer address

5. a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

e.g. he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic

Synonym: reference bookreference workbook of facts

6. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

e.g. requests for character references are all too often answered evasively

Synonym: charactercharacter reference

7. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

e.g. the student's essay failed to list several important citations
the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
the article includes mention of similar clinical cases

Synonym: citationciteacknowledgmentcreditmentionquotation

8. a remark that calls attention to something or someone

e.g. she made frequent mention of her promotion
there was no mention of it
the speaker made several references to his wife

Synonym: mention

9. an indicator that orients you generally

e.g. it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved

Synonym: reference pointpoint of reference

10. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

e.g. he carried an armful of references back to his desk
he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation

Synonym: source

noun

1. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment

e.g. I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory

Synonym: flightinessarbitrarinesswhimsicalitywhimseycapriciousness

2. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

e.g. the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories
he had a whimsy about flying to the moon
whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it

Synonym: notionwhimwhimsey

noun

1. a disposition to be humble
a lack of false pride

e.g. not everyone regards humility as a virtue

Synonym: humbleness

2. a humble feeling

e.g. he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope

Synonym: humbleness

noun

1. a recognition of meritorious service

Synonym: memorialremembrance

2. a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something

Synonym: memorializationmemorialisation

adj

1. causing irritation or annoyance

e.g. tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
found it galling to have to ask permission
an irritating delay
nettlesome paperwork
a pesky mosquito
swarms of pestering gnats
a plaguey newfangled safety catch
a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
a vexatious child
it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong

Synonym: annoyingbothersomegallingirritatingnettlesomepeskypesteringpestiferousplaguyplagueyteasingvexatious

2. extremely annoying or displeasing

e.g. his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating
I've had an exasperating day
her infuriating indifference
the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening

Synonym: exasperatinginfuriatingmaddening