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• chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief
Example sentence • The museum had a stunning collection of grisailles .
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• an expression of greeting
Example sentence • I just wanted to say hi .
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• Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.
Example sentence • The genii of ancient mythology were believed to be powerful and supernatural beings.
3 1 noun
• the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
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• predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
Example sentence • His prophesy about the stock market crash turned out to be true.
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• the concentration of attention or energy on something
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• direct one's attention on something
Example sentence • The foci of the ellipse are located at its two ends.
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• massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
Example sentence • The hippopotami lounged in the river to keep cool during the hot day.
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• A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces.
Example sentence • In ancient Rome, denarii were the main currency used for trade.
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• the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
Example sentence • The radii of a circle are the distances from the center to any point on the circumference.
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• A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
Example sentence • The torii gate marks the entrance to the Shinto shrine.
9 4 noun n Example sentence • Archaeologists discovered a collection of astragali at the ancient site.
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Example sentence • The birdseye view from the top of the mountain was breathtaking.
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Example sentence • The echinococci life cycle involves both intermediate and definitive hosts.
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• A drained basin near a church's altar for the disposal of water from liturgical ablutions.
Example sentence • The piscinae in the ancient Roman bathhouses were used for bathing and relaxation.
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• A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue.
Example sentence • The sulci on the surface of the brain help divide it into different lobes.
5 2 noun
• The part of the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus.
Example sentence • The bird had delicate feathers on its tarsi .
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• a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood
Example sentence • The aalii tree is native to Hawaii.
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• An ancient Roman unit of volume in liquid measure consisting of six sextarii or one-eighth amphora (about 118 fluid ounces).
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• The muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.
Example sentence • The gastrocnemii muscles are located in the back of the lower leg.
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• A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
Example sentence • The nauplii hatched from the eggs and swam freely in the water.
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• A type of gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon.
Example sentence • The retiarii were gladiators in ancient Rome who fought with a net and spear.
8 4 adverb, noun adv, n noun
• A long, thin muscle that runs down the length of the thigh; the longest muscle in the human body.
7 4 noun n noun
• A verse having six metric feet.
Example sentence • The senarii were utilized in ancient Roman drama and consisted of six feet.
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• A verse having seven metrical feet.
Example sentence • The septenarii were elected as the leaders of the ancient Roman military units.
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Example sentence • The recipe called for two sextarii of olive oil.
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• A broad muscle running up the top part of the back of the neck.
Example sentence • The splenii muscles help stabilize the head and neck during movement.
8 4 noun
• A large vertebrate skeletal muscle divided into an ascending, descending, and transverse portion, attaching the neck and central spine to the outer extremity of the scapula; it functions in scapular elevation, adduction, and depression.
Example sentence • The trapezii muscles help to support and stabilize the shoulder blades.
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• a mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which Moses received the Ten Commandments
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• a Nilotic language spoken in the Rift Valley Province, Kajiado and Narok districts
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• stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing sickness in sheep
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• epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter
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• erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes
8 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• bottom-dwellers having large eyes with metallic green luster
8 2 adverb adv adverb
• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
Example sentence • It is well-nigh impossible to solve this puzzle.
7 4 noun n noun
• a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea
5 2 verb, adverb v, adv
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Example sentence • The end of the day was drawing anigh .
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Example sentence • The manrikigusari is a traditional Japanese weapon made of chains and weighted iron balls.
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Example sentence • The soldiers sustained heavy casualties from the enemy mitraille .
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Example sentence • I ordered a popeseye steak for dinner.
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Example sentence • The mountaineers crossed the rimaye , climbing up the steep ice slope.
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Example sentence • I saw a waxeye perched on a branch outside my window.
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• Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum
Example sentence • The helipterum manglesii has vibrant purple flowers.
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• Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum
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