Vocabularies

The act of using up resources, goods, or energy; also refers to the eating or drinking of something.

Relating to or characterized by consumption; historically used to describe someone suffering from tuberculosis.

Communication or connection with someone.

The communication of disease from one person to another by close contact; also the spread of harmful ideas or behaviors.

Able to be transmitted from one person to another, typically by direct contact; also used for emotions or attitudes that spread quickly.

To hold or have something inside.

An object, usually a box or bottle, that is used to hold or store things.

To make something impure, dirty, or harmful by contact with a poisonous or polluting substance.

The process of making something less pure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.

to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt

to think deeply and carefully about something; to consider thoughtfully

The action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time; deep reflective thought.

Expressing or involving prolonged thought; meditative and reflective.

existing, happening, or occurring at the same time

belonging to the same time period; modern

a strong feeling of dislike and lack of respect towards someone or something

deserving of contempt; despicable

showing or expressing contempt; scornful

to strive or compete for something; to assert earnestly

a person or team competing for a title or prize

in a state of satisfaction; pleased

Feeling or expressing happiness and satisfaction.

heated disagreement or argument; a point asserted in debate

likely to cause disagreement or argument; controversial

a state of happiness and satisfaction with what one has

verb: to compete or challenge; noun: a competition or dispute

the circumstances or background relevant to an event, statement, or idea

Depending on or relating to the circumstances that form the setting for an event or statement.

The process of placing something in its proper context or setting to understand it better.

to place something in a context or interpret it in relation to its surroundings

the state of being in direct contact or next to each other

sharing a common border; touching

self-restraint, especially regarding bodily functions or desires

one of the large landmasses on Earth such as Asia, Africa, or Europe

a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty

dependent on something else; a group of people representing an organization

happening repeatedly over a long period of time; constant and uninterrupted

in a continuous and uninterrupted way

the state of continuing or being prolonged; persistence

the action of carrying something on over time; extension

To keep happening, existing, or doing something without stopping.

Kept happening or carried on without stopping.

to keep doing something without stopping

the state of being continuous or connected; consistency over time

forming an unbroken whole; without interruption

without interruption; in an unbroken sequence

A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, but the extremes are quite distinct.

to twist or bend out of the normal shape

a twisted or bent shape; the act of twisting out of the normal shape

plural form of contortion; multiple twisted or bent shapes