Friday, December 9, 2011

Synonym - Dec 2011


mull 2  (ml)
v. mulled, mull·ing, mulls
v.tr.
To go over extensively in the mind; ponder.
v.intr.
To ruminate; ponder: mull over a plan.
[Probably Middle English mollen, mullen, to moisten, crumble; see moil.]

mull 3  (ml)
n.
A soft thin muslin used in dresses and for trimmings.
[Short for mulmull, from Hindi malmal.]
Mull  (ml)
An island of western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides. It is separated from the mainland on the northeast by the Sound of Mull.
mull 1  (ml)
tr.v. mulled, mull·ing, mulls
To heat and spice (wine, for example).
[Origin unknown.]

skep·ti·cal also scep·ti·cal  (skpt-kl)

adj.
1. Marked by or given to doubt; questioning: a skeptical attitude; skeptical of political promises.
2. Relating to or characteristic of skeptics or skepticism.
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re·luc·tant/riˈləktənt/

Adjective:
Unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
Synonyms:
unwilling - loath - loth - averse

per·co·late/ˈpərkəˌlāt/

Verb:
  1. (of a liquid or gas) Filter gradually through a porous surface or substance.
  2. (of information or an idea or feeling) Spread gradually through an area or group of people.
Synonyms:
filter - filtrate - strain - infiltrate - seep - ooze
per·co·late  (pûrk-lt)
v. per·co·lat·ed, per·co·lat·ing, per·co·lates
v.tr.
1. To cause (liquid, for example) to pass through a porous substance or small holes; filter.
2. To pass or ooze through: Water percolated the sand.
3. To make (coffee) in a percolator.
v.intr.
1. To drain or seep through a porous material or filter.
2. Informal To become lively or active.
3. Informal To spread slowly or gradually.
n. (-lt, -lt)
A liquid that has been percolated.


rid·dance/ˈridns/

Noun:
The action of getting rid of something troublesome.
Synonyms:
deliverance - release - liberation - rescue - relief
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Noun1.percolate - the product of percolationpercolate - the product of percolation        
filtrate - the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter
Verb1.percolate - permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground"
leach
dribble, trickle, filter - run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"
2.percolate - spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the morning"
diffuse, fan out, spread out, spread - move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
3.percolate - prepare in a percolator; "percolate coffee"
percolate - cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
4.percolate - cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
percolate - prepare in a percolator; "percolate coffee"
5.percolate - pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
filter, permeate, sink in
penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"
infiltrate - pass into or through by filtering or permeating; "the substance infiltrated the material"
infiltrate - cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
6.percolate - gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"
gain vigor, perk, perk up, pick up
convalesce, recover, recuperate - get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"