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blasé |
unstimulated or unimpressed, usu. due to a feeling that one has already experienced more or better. |
cadre |
in the military, a core group of experienced personnel who can set up and train a new unit. [1/2 definitions] |
comment |
a judgment or statement about something, intentionally implied or able to be drawn from something that is witnessed or experienced. [1/8 definitions] |
culture shock |
the anxiety, irritation, or confusion experienced by someone exposed to a culture with customs or behaviors different from those of his or her own culture. |
darshan |
in Hinduism, an instance of seeing or being in the presence of the divine, thought to be experienced through seeing a very holy person, sacred object, or holy place. [1/2 definitions] |
devil |
a person who has experienced good or bad luck. [1/8 definitions] |
diet1 |
anything supplied or experienced on a regular basis. [1/6 definitions] |
extrasensory |
outside of what can be perceived or experienced by the senses. |
feel |
a quality, as of a texture, experienced through touching or feeling. [1/15 definitions] |
fresh |
just made, received, cleaned, or experienced. |
growing pains |
difficulties experienced during periods of major growth, such as emotional upheavals during adolescence or confusion and inefficiency in a new organization. [1/2 definitions] |
hangover |
the unpleasant aftereffects, such as headache or nausea, of drinking too much alcohol, usu. experienced after sleep. |
hot flash |
a feeling of heat flooding over the body, esp. experienced by women during menopause. |
inexperienced |
without the knowledge or skill that comes from practice or long life; not experienced. |
intern2 |
a doctor who recently graduated from medical school and is working with more experienced doctors to finish training. [1/2 definitions] |
landlubber |
one who is not familiar with the sea or experienced in seamanship. |
mutual |
felt, experienced, or possessed equally by each for the other or others, as among two or more persons. [1/4 definitions] |
mystical |
of, relating to, or stemming from mysticism or the ecstasy experienced by mystics. [1/3 definitions] |
old hand |
one who is experienced, usu. in a specified field, practice, or endeavor. |
phantasmagoria |
a quickly changing series of illusory or fantastic images, as experienced in dreams. [1/2 definitions] |
practice teacher |
a college student who teaches elementary or secondary school under the supervision of an experienced teacher; student teacher. |
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