word imagery k-f freq concreteness This list of words is the noun subset of the Toronto Word ABSENCE 3 53 3.7 "Pool (Friendly, Franklin, Hoffman, & Rubin, 1982). The words" ACCORD 1.8 9 2.6 passage and error have been removed from this list. 'PASSAGE' ACCOUNT 2.6 117 4 was removed because it was often confused with 'PASS' (the ACID 4.4 13 6.1 response subjects are supposed to make if they can't remember ACRE 4.6 9 5.7 a word). 'ERROR' was removed because subjects thought they made AFFAIR 5.3 33 3.7 an error when this word was presented. AGENT 4.4 44 5.2 AMOUNT 2.8 172 3.8 "In this revised version of the Toronto noun pool, mean imagery " ANCHOR 6.5 15 6.3 ratings are given next to each word. Imagery scores range from 1 ANGEL 5.9 18 4 (low imagery) to 7 (high imagery). ANGLE 4.7 51 4.9 APPLE 6.7 9 6.9 ARMOR 5.5 4 5.6 ARRAY 3 11 2.9 ARROW 6.4 14 6.8 ARTIST 6 57 5.4 ASPECT 1.7 47 2.5 ATTACK 5.4 105 4.6 AUTHOR 4.6 46 5.9 AUTUMN 6.3 22 5.4 BABY 6.6 62 6.6 BANNER 5.8 8 5.8 BARGAIN 4.2 7 3.9 BARREL 5.6 24 6.8 BASIN 5.3 7 6.5 BASIS 1.9 184 3.3 BASKET 6 17 6.7 BATTLE 6.1 87 5.3 BEAUTY 5.4 71 3.1 BEAVER 6.4 3 6.9 BEDROOM 6.4 52 6.7 BEGGAR 6.1 2 5.8 BEING 2.5 712 3 BELIEF 2.6 64 2.5 BERRY 5.5 9 6.6 BLANKET 6.1 30 6.7 BLESSING 3.2 10 3.1 BODY 6.4 276 6.2 BOTTOM 5.2 88 5.3 BOUNDARY 4.8 16 5 BUBBLE 6.1 12 6.2 BUILDING 6.3 160 6.8 BULLET 6 28 6.9 BUREAU 4.8 43 5.7 BUSHEL 5.4 1 6.4 BUSINESS 4.4 392 5.1 BUTCHER 6 8 6.7 BUTTER 6.3 27 6.6 BUTTON 6.3 10 6.8 CABIN 6.5 23 6.5 CABLE 5 7 6.4 CAMPAIGN 4.2 81 4.6 CANAL 5.4 3 6.4 CANDLE 6.6 18 6.9 CANDY 6.3 16 6.7 CANNON 6.5 7 6.4 CANOE 6.4 7 6.8 CANVAS 5.1 19 6.2 CAPTAIN 6 85 6.7 CAPTIVE 4.8 5 4.5 CARBON 4.5 30 5.9 CAREER 4.4 67 4.8 CARPET 6.1 13 6.9 CARRIAGE 6.2 11 6.3 CASTLE 6.7 7 6.7 CATTLE 6.4 97 6.9 CELLAR 5.7 26 6.5 CENTER 4.6 224 4.4 CHAIRMAN 4.7 67 5.7 CHAMBER 4.9 46 5.9 CHANNEL 5.1 16 5.4 CHAPEL 5.9 20 6.7 CHAPTER 4.5 74 5.5 CHERRY 6.3 6 6.8 CHIMNEY 6.2 7 6.7 CIRCLE 6.1 60 6.4 CIRCUIT 3.8 23 4.7 CITY 6.4 393 6.3 CLIMATE 5.2 26 5 CLOSET 5.8 16 6.5 CLOTHING 6.2 20 6.4 CLUSTER 4.3 13 4.5 COFFEE 6.4 78 6.7 COLLAR 6 17 6.3 COLLEGE 6 267 6.1 COLONEL 4.5 37 6.4 COLOUR 5.2 141 5.5 COLUMN 4.9 71 5.6 COMMERCE 2.8 58 4.1 COMPASS 5.8 13 6.6 COMPOUND 2.7 11 3.3 COMRADE 4.2 4 5.2 CONCERT 5.9 39 6.3 CONGRESS 3.6 152 5 CONQUEST 4.6 9 4.7 CONTENTS 3.2 16 3.6 CONTEST 3.9 26 4.8 CONTRACT 4.6 60 5 COPY 4.2 38 5 CORNER 5.8 115 6.1 COSTUME 5.7 10 6 COTTAGE 6.3 19 6.9 COTTON 6.2 38 6.7 COUNTRY 5.8 324 5.1 COUNTY 4 155 5.4 COUPLE 6.3 122 5.9 COURAGE 3.8 32 3.1 COUSIN 5.8 51 6.3 CREATURE 4.4 15 5 CREDIT 2.7 64 3.3 CRYSTAL 5.8 23 6.1 CULTURE 4.4 58 3.4 CURRENT 3.1 104 3.8 CUSTOM 2.7 14 3.2 DANGER 4.9 70 3.8 DARKNESS 6.4 43 4.6 DAUGHTER 5.7 72 6.5 DAYLIGHT 6.5 15 6.2 DEALER 4.2 25 5.7 DEGREE 3 125 3.4 DESPAIR 4.3 21 2.8 DETAIL 2.9 72 4.1 DEVICE 3.2 55 4.6 DEVIL 5.8 25 3.9 DIAMOND 6.6 8 6.6 DIET 3.7 21 4.6 DINNER 6.1 91 6.3 DISEASE 4.8 53 5.1 DISTANCE 4.7 108 4.1 DISTRICT 3.3 135 4.3 DOLLAR 6.6 46 6.6 DOORWAY 5.8 15 6.7 DOUBLE 4.6 56 4.7 DRAGON 6.2 1 5.9 DUTY 3.3 61 3.2 EAGLE 6.3 5 6.9 ECHO 4.7 10 4.6 EFFECT 2.4 213 3 EFFORT 3.6 145 2.9 ELBOW 6 10 6.8 ELDER 5.2 15 5.1 EMPIRE 4.4 22 5 ENGINE 6.4 50 6.6 ERRAND 3.9 7 4.5 ESTATE 5.8 51 6 EVENING 5.8 133 5.2 EVENT 3.3 81 4.7 EXCESS 3.6 42 3.2 EXTENT 2 110 2.8 FABRIC 5.5 15 6.4 FACTOR 2.2 71 3.7 FAILURE 2.7 89 3.1 FARMER 6.2 23 6.6 FATHER 2.4 183 3.2 FEATHER 6.2 6 6.5 FEATURE 3.4 37 3.8 FEELING 3.8 172 2.1 FEVER 5 19 4.7 FIGURE 5.5 20 5.3 FINGER 6.3 40 6.9 FLAVOR 3.5 16 4.6 FOLLY 2.1 10 2.6 FOOTBALL 6.7 36 6.9 FOREHEAD 6.3 16 6.9 FOREST 6.6 66 6.7 FORTUNE 3.9 25 3.5 FOUNTAIN 6.4 18 6.6 FRONTIER 5.2 30 4.9 FUNERAL 5.9 33 6.4 FURY 4.6 19 3.3 FUTURE 3.5 227 3.5 GARDEN 6.5 60 6.5 GARMENT 5.4 6 6.6 GENIUS 4.9 23 3.8 GESTURE 5.1 32 4.5 GODDESS 4.6 3 4 GOODBYE 4.8 6 3.6 HABIT 3.1 23 3.9 HAMMER 6.5 9 6.8 HARBOUR 6.2 37 6.4 HARNESS 5.5 10 6.2 HARVEST 5.7 12 5.8 HATRED 4.5 20 3 HEAVEN 5 43 2.5 HELMET 5.9 1 6.8 HERALD 2.7 11 4.4 HERO 52 4.7 HIGHWAY 6.4 40 5.7 HORROR 5 17 3.3 HOTEL 6.5 126 6.8 HUNTER 6.1 18 6.3 HUSBAND 5.9 131 6.1 ILLNESS 4.5 20 5 IMAGE 3.9 119 3.7 INCOME 3.4 109 5.1 INSECT 6.3 14 6.7 INSTANT 3 38 3 INTEREST 3.2 330 3.3 IRON 6.1 43 6.7 ISLAND 6.6 167 6.6 JACKET 6.3 33 6.6 JERSEY 5 25 5.9 JEWEL 6 1 6.4 JOURNAL 4.8 42 6.4 JOURNEY 4.9 28 5 JUDGMENT 3 60 2.9 JUSTICE 3.8 114 3.1 KEEPER 3.3 3 5.3 KINDNESS 4.4 5 3.1 KINGDOM 4.8 26 4.8 KITCHEN 6.3 90 6.8 KITTEN 6.4 5 7 LADY 6.4 80 6 LANGUAGE 3.9 109 4.9 LAUGHTER 6.1 22 5.4 LAWYER 5.9 43 6.7 LAYER 3.8 12 4.6 LEADER 5.2 74 5.2 LEARNING 3.9 60 3.6 LEATHER 5.7 24 6.8 LECTURE 6 16 5.5 LEGEND 3.8 26 3.9 LEMON 6.5 18 6.8 LETTER 6.2 145 6.2 LEVEL 3.5 213 4 LILY 5.9 1 6.7 LIMIT 2.5 48 2.7 LINEN 6.1 6 6.6 LION 6.7 17 7 LIQUID 5.4 48 6.1 LIQUOR 6.5 43 6.7 LOVER 6.2 19 4.8 LUMBER 6.1 35 6.8 LUNCHEON 5.4 23 6 MACHINE 6 103 6.6 MADAM 6.5 2 5.7 MAIDEN 5.4 2 5.7 MAJOR 3.6 247 3.9 MAKER 2.8 12 3.9 MANNER 2.5 124 2.9 MARBLE 5.9 21 6.4 MARKET 5.6 155 6.1 MARRIAGE 5.6 95 4.2 MASTER 4.1 72 5.2 MATTER 2.7 308 3.9 MAYOR 5.4 38 6.6 MEADOW 6.1 17 5.9 MEANING 2.1 127 2.8 MEANTIME 1.7 12 2.3 MEETING 4.6 159 5 MEMBER 3.1 137 5.2 MERCHANT 5.1 20 6.2 MERCY 3 20 3.1 MERIT 2.7 29 3.1 MESSAGE 4.7 64 4.8 METAL 5.6 61 6.6 METHOD 2.3 142 4 MILLION 5.6 204 5 MINUTE 4.5 53 4.7 MIRROR 6.4 27 6.7 MISCHIEF 3.9 5 3.6 MISSION 3.3 78 3.9 MISTAKE 3.4 34 4 MISTRESS 5.2 5 5.7 MIXTURE 3.7 30 4.2 MODEL 4.9 77 5.5 MOISTURE 5.3 10 5.5 MOMENT 2.2 246 3 MONARCH 5.1 3 5.9 MONEY 6.4 265 6.3 MONKEY 6.5 9 6.9 MONSTER 6 6 5.3 MOTHER 6.4 216 6.6 MOTION 4.4 55 4 MOTIVE 2.6 22 2.6 MOTOR 5.8 56 6.5 MOUNTAIN 6.6 33 6.7 MOVIE 6.1 29 6.4 MUSCLE 6 42 6.5 MUSIC 6.1 216 5.3 NATION 4.2 139 4.9 NAVY 5.9 37 6.4 NEEDLE 6.4 15 6.6 NEPHEW 5 9 6.4 NOTHING 3.5 412 3 NOTION 2.1 40 2.4 NOVEL 5.7 59 6 NUMBER 5.9 472 5.6 OBJECT 3.6 65 5.1 OCEAN 6.7 34 6.5 ODOR 5.1 14 5 OFFENCE 3 8 3.9 OLIVE 6.1 5 6.8 ONION 6.5 15 6.7 OPERA 6.1 47 6 ORANGE 6.6 23 6.1 ORCHARD 6.4 3 6.4 ORGAN 5.9 12 6.6 OUTLINE 3.9 12 4.6 OVEN 6 7 6.9 OWNER 4.4 33 6 OYSTER 5.8 6 6.8 PACKAGE 5.8 20 6.5 PAINTER 6 21 6.7 PAINTING 6.4 59 6 PALACE 6.3 38 6.2 PAPER 6.1 157 6.9 PARCEL 6.3 1 6.5 PARENT 6.3 15 6.2 PARLOR 5.5 18 6 PARTNER 5.4 32 5.7 PARTY 6.4 216 5.7 PASSION 5.1 28 3 PASTURE 6.2 14 6 PATENT 2.3 35 4.7 PATIENCE 3.4 22 2.6 PATIENT 4.3 86 4.9 PATTERN 4.8 113 5 PAYMENT 4.2 53 4.9 PENNY 6.5 25 6.8 PEPPER 6.3 13 6.8 PERFUME 6 10 6.3 PERSON 6.1 175 6.5 PICTURE 6.2 162 6.5 PIGEON 6.4 3 6.9 PILLOW 6.5 8 6.6 PILOT 6.1 44 6.7 PISTOL 6.1 27 6.8 PITCHER 6.5 21 6.5 PLANET 6.1 21 6.1 PLATFORM 5.5 72 5.9 PLAYER 5.3 51 5.8 PLEASURE 5 62 3.3 POCKET 6.2 46 6.5 POEM 5 48 5.1 POLICE 6.5 155 6.6 PONY 6.3 10 6.8 POWDER 5.7 28 6.2 PRAIRIE 5.8 21 6.2 PRAYER 4.5 28 5 PRESSURE 3.5 185 4.3 PRINCESS 6 10 6 PRISON 6.3 42 6.7 PROBLEM 3.6 313 3.6 PRODUCT 3.7 87 5.5 PROGRAM 3.8 394 5.2 PROJECT 3.6 93 4.9 PROSPECT 2.6 25 3.1 PROVINCE 4.5 15 5.3 PUPIL 5.8 20 6.2 PURSUIT 4.1 16 3.4 PUZZLE 5.5 10 5.5 QUARTER 5.6 34 5.9 QUESTION 3.8 257 4.9 RABBIT 6.6 11 7 RAILWAY 6.5 12 6.5 RATTLE 5.6 5 5.5 READING 5.2 140 4.8 REASON 2.5 241 2.3 RECEIPT 4.9 4 6 RECORD 5.7 137 6.2 REFUGE 3.7 7 4.2 RELIEF 3.5 66 2.9 RESEARCH 4 171 4.7 RESORT 5.2 12 5.1 RESOURCE 2.8 9 4.5 RIBBON 5.8 12 6.5 RICHES 5.1 2 4.2 RIDER 5.3 16 6.2 RIFLE 6 63 6.7 RIVAL 3.9 12 4.3 RIVER 6.6 165 6.6 ROBBER 5.8 2 6 ROBIN 6.6 2 6.7 RUBBER 5.8 15 6.4 SADDLE 6.1 25 6.5 SAILOR 6.3 5 6.6 SALAD 6.3 9 6.5 SANDWICH 6.7 10 6.7 SCATTER 4.3 2 3.7 SCHOLAR 5.5 15 6.3 SCIENCE 4.1 131 3.8 SEASON 5.3 105 5.3 SECTION 2.8 189 4.6 SENATE 4.2 62 5.4 SENTENCE 4.8 34 5.2 SERIES 3.2 130 4 SERVANT 5.2 19 6 SERVICE 3.2 315 4.1 SHELTER 5.8 70 5.9 SHEPHERD 5.8 3 6.5 SHERIFF 6.3 20 6.8 SHIPPING 3.8 19 4.5 SHOWER 6.2 15 5.6 SICKNESS 4.7 6 4.7 SILENCE 4.6 52 3.5 SILVER 4 29 4 SINGER 4.2 10 3.3 SINGLE 6.4 172 6.5 SISTER 1.6 38 2.5 SLIPPER 4.8 3 5.3 SOLDIER 4.4 39 4.6 SORROW 4.8 9 3.6 SPARROW 5.9 0 6.8 SPEAKER 4.9 49 6.1 SPIDER 6.8 2 7 SPIRIT 4 182 2.3 SQUIRREL 6.3 1 6.9 STANDARD 2.1 110 3 STANZA 3.6 0 5.4 STATION 5.7 105 6 STATUS 3.1 97 3.1 STEAMER 5 1 6.4 STOCKING 5.9 1 6.5 STOMACH 5.8 37 6.6 STORY 5.1 153 5.4 STUDENT 6.4 131 6 SUBJECT 2.8 161 4.4 SUCCESS 4.3 93 3.7 SUGAR 6.4 34 6.7 SULPHUR 4.1 3 6.5 SUMMER 6.1 134 5.9 SUNSET 6.7 14 6 SUPPER 6.2 37 6.3 SURFACE 4.7 200 5.4 SURVEY 3.8 37 4.5 SYSTEM 2.8 416 4 TABLE 6.3 198 6.8 TALENT 4.2 40 3.7 TEACHER 6.2 80 6.4 TEMPER 4.7 12 3.8 TEMPLE 6 38 5.9 THEATER 6.4 52 6.5 THEORY 2.5 129 3 THUNDER 5.8 14 5.6 TICKET 6 16 6.6 TIGER 6.6 7 7 TIMBER 5.8 19 6.5 TOTAL 3.7 211 4.4 TRAFFIC 6.1 68 5.8 TRAINING 3.5 156 4.1 TRAITOR 4.2 2 4.8 TREASURE 5.9 4 5.1 TRIBUTE 2.9 24 3.8 TRIUMPH 4.8 22 3.6 TROUBLE 3.5 134 3 TUNNEL 6.3 10 6.4 TURKEY 6.6 9 6.8 TWILIGHT 5.3 4 4.8 UNCLE 5.9 57 6.3 UNION 3.5 182 4 UNIT 3 103 4.6 VALLEY 6.3 73 6.4 VALUE 2.3 200 2.4 VAPOR 5 12 4.6 VELVET 6.2 4 6.3 VESSEL 5.3 16 6.1 VICTIM 5.5 27 5.4 VILLAGE 6.3 72 6.2 VIRTUE 3.1 30 2.1 VOYAGE 5.1 17 5.2 WAGON 6.2 55 6.7 WATER 6.5 442 6.6 WEAKNESS 3.1 46 3.4 WEAPON 6 42 6.2 WEDDING 6.5 32 5.8 WIDOW 5.4 26 6.3 WILLOW 6.1 9 5.9 WINDOW 6.6 119 6.6 WINTER 6.6 83 6.1 WISDOM 4.2 44 3.2 WITNESS 4.4 28 5.1 WOMEN 6.6 195 6.5 WORKER 5.4 30 6.3 WORSHIP 4.7 36 2.8 WRINKLE 6 2 5.2 WRITER 4.8 73 6.2 WRITING 5.5 117 5.3