9 4 noun n noun
• a college or university building containing living quarters for students
Example sentence • I live in a co-ed dormitory with 50 other students.
11 5 adjective adj adjective satellite
• serving or intended to explain or make clear
Example sentence • The teacher gave an explanatory lecture on the importance of recycling.
10 4 adjective adj adjective
• relating to or having the character of a promise
Example sentence • He signed a promissory note to repay the loan.
14 6 adjective adj adjective
• being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand
adjective satellite
• containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
Example sentence • The company has a discriminatory policy that only promotes men to management positions.
9 4 noun n noun
• a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
Example sentence • The cat marked its territory by scratching the furniture.
11 5 adjective adj adjective
• serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
Example sentence • The students conducted an exploratory study to better understand the effects of climate change.
12 5 adjective adj adjective satellite
• characterized or caused by inflammation
Example sentence • His inflammatory remarks sparked a heated argument.
10 5 adjective adj adjective
• morally or legally constraining or binding
adjective satellite
• required by obligation or compulsion or convention
Example sentence • Wearing a seatbelt is obligatory while driving.
11 5 noun n noun
• a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
Example sentence • The astronomer used the observatory to study distant galaxies.
9 4 adjective adj adjective satellite
• characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
Example sentence • The lion is a predatory animal that preys on other animals.
11 5 noun n noun
• correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
Example sentence • He was sent to a reformatory for his involvement in the robbery.
9 4 adjective adj noun
• the recipient of a mandate
Example sentence • The use of seatbelts is mandatory in this car.
8 3 noun n noun
• religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
Example sentence • She has been appointed as the new minister of foreign affairs in the government ministry .
10 5 adjective adj adjective satellite
• expressive of low opinion
Example sentence • He made derogatory comments about her appearance.
9 4 adjective adj adjective satellite
• marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
Example sentence • He gave a desultory performance on the piano, without any focus or passion.
9 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• someone who signs and is bound by a document
Example sentence • The signatory of the treaty was the president of the United States.
10 5 adjective adj adjective
• relating to or adapted for walking
noun
• a covered walkway (as in a cloister)
Example sentence • He was temporarily ambulatory after the surgery.
8 4 adjective adj adjective
• of or relating to the process of hearing
Example sentence • The teacher used auditory aids to help the students understand the lesson.
10 5 adjective adj adjective satellite
• (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
Example sentence • She made defamatory remarks about her former colleague.
13 6 adjective adj adjective satellite
• characterized by or characteristic of hallucination
Example sentence • He experienced vivid hallucinatory images after taking the psychedelic drug.
8 4 adjective adj Example sentence • His argument was considered nugatory and was quickly dismissed.
12 5 adjective adj adjective
• (of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury.
Example sentence • He received compensatory damages for his injuries.
8 4 adjective adj adjective
• relating to or involving money
Example sentence • The government implemented monetary policies to stabilize the economy.
10 5 noun n noun
• a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
Example sentence • The chemistry students conducted their experiment in the laboratory .
9 4 adjective adj adjective
• of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets
Example sentence • Jupiter is the largest planetary body in our solar system.
8 4 noun n noun
• a collection of things sharing a common attribute
Example sentence • The book is categorized into the mystery category .
12 5 adverb, adjective adv, adj adjective satellite
• serving to support or corroborate
Example sentence • The confirmatory test results were consistent with the initial findings.
10 4 noun n noun
• The layer of plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest.
Example sentence • The dense understory of the rainforest makes it difficult to navigate.
9 4 noun n noun
• an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
Example sentence • The president greeted the foreign dignitary with a warm handshake.
9 4 adjective adj adjective
• relating to or affecting the lungs
Example sentence • She underwent pulmonary rehabilitation after her lung surgery.
11 5 adjective adj Example sentence • The team had a celebratory dinner after winning the championship.
8 4 noun n noun
• a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
9 4 adjective adj adjective
• used of animals that move seasonally
adjective satellite
• habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
Example sentence • Many birds are migratory and travel long distances during certain times of the year.
9 4 noun n noun
• a temporary condition of torment or suffering
Example sentence • He believed that his soul would be cleansed in purgatory before entering heaven.
10 5 adjective adj adjective satellite
• restricting according to rules or principles
Example sentence • The regulatory board oversees the safety standards in the pharmaceutical industry.
11 5 adjective adj adjective
• pertaining to respiration
Example sentence • She suffered from respiratory problems due to her allergies.
9 4 adjective adj adjective
• relating to or created by statutes
adjective satellite
• prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute
Example sentence • The company failed to comply with statutory regulations.
8 4 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
noun
• the military forces of a nation
Example sentence • The military serves to protect the country's borders.
8 4 noun n noun
• a short moral story (often with animal characters)
Example sentence • The novel is an allegory for the political situation in the country.
10 5 noun n noun
• a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
Example sentence • The library serves as a depository for countless books.
10 5 adjective adj Example sentence • The drug has an inhibitory effect on the growth of cancer cells.
10 5 noun n noun
• a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
Example sentence • The library serves as a repository for a vast collection of historical documents.
10 4 adjective adj adjective satellite
• lasting a very short time
Example sentence • She had a transitory feeling of happiness after receiving good news.
9 4 noun n noun
• one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia
Example sentence • The dromedary is a one-humped camel found in the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East.
14 6 adjective adj adjective
• between or among planets
Example sentence • NASA is planning an interplanetary mission to explore Mars.
7 4 noun n noun
• addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
Example sentence • His oratory was so compelling that the audience was moved to tears.
13 5 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
adjective satellite
• of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
9 4 adverb, adjective adv, adj adjective satellite
• unavoidably determined by prior circumstances
Example sentence • A good education is necessary for success in life.
10 5 adjective adj adjective satellite
• containing or expressing accusation
Example sentence • Her accusatory tone made it clear that she did not trust him.
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