5 3 verb, adverb, noun v, adv, n noun
• the visible part of a television transmission
Example sentence • I watched a funny video on YouTube.
5 3 noun n noun
• a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)
verb
• print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph
Example sentence • She made copies of the document using the mimeo machine.
5 3 noun n noun
• any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color
Example sentence • The red-eyed vireo is a small migratory songbird found in North America.
8 4 noun n noun
• an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
Example sentence • In a worst-case scenario , the building could collapse during an earthquake.
5 3 noun n noun
• broad-winged soaring hawks
Example sentence • The buteo is a genus of hawks.
6 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The roadeo event showcased the skills of truck drivers in a challenging obstacle course.
6 2 noun n noun
• a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)
Example sentence • The children were playing in the streets of the barrio .
7 3 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • He greeted his friends with a cheerful cheerio .
8 4 noun n noun
• living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
Example sentence • Visiting Istanbul, I explored the opulent Topkapi Palace and its magnificent seraglio .
4 2 noun n noun
• quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
Example sentence • She performed the piece with great brio and enthusiasm.
5 2 noun n noun
• a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village
4 2 adjective adj
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5 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
Example sentence • The doctor recommended an amnio to test for any genetic abnormalities in the baby.
8 4 noun n noun
• a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
Example sentence • She played a beautiful arpeggio on the piano.
5 3 noun n noun
• something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
Example sentence • She bought a wooden curio cabinet to display her collection of vintage teacups.
5 3 noun n noun
• the system of numbering pages
Example sentence • I have a beautifully illustrated folio of Shakespeare's plays.
8 4 noun n noun
• a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print
Example sentence • She studied the art of intaglio in college.
8 4 noun n noun
• a successful womanizer; a man who behaves selfishly in his sexual relationships with women
Example sentence • He was known as a notorious lothario , always charming women with his smooth words and flattery.
6 3 noun n noun
• (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status
Example sentence • The nuncio arrived in the country to deliver an important message from the pope.
8 4 noun n noun
• desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
Example sentence • The ocotillo is a striking desert plant with tall, spiny stems.
8 5 noun n noun
• a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
Example sentence • Handel's oratorio 'Messiah' is performed every year during the holiday season.
9 4 noun n noun
• prized variety of chicory having globose heads of red leaves
Example sentence • I made a salad with radicchio , arugula, and blue cheese.
9 4 noun n noun
• singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major
Example sentence • I learned the solfeggio syllables in my music theory class.
3 2 noun n adjective
• (of a protein) In an inactive, unbound state
5 3 noun n noun
• A heliotrope (surveying instrument).
Example sentence • The helio in the sky provides light and warmth to our planet.
4 3 adverb, noun adv, n noun
• A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
Example sentence • I made a delicious pasta dish with olio and garlic.
7 4 noun n noun
• Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)
4 1 verb v noun
• the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
verb
• be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
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Example sentence • She studied geo in college and became a geologist.
6 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• A lord during the Japanese feudal period.
Example sentence • The daimio was accompanied by his loyal samurai.
4 3 noun n noun
• a fee charged for exchanging currencies
Example sentence • The agio on this currency exchange is too high.
2 1 verb, noun v, n adjective
• functioning correctly and ready for action
noun
• a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
verb
• change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
2 1 noun n adjective
• (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of
adverb
• referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present
Example sentence • I heard a loud no from the other room.
9 4 noun n noun
• a fine point of etiquette or petty formality
Example sentence • He is very strict about punctilio and expects everyone to follow the rules to the letter.
7 4 noun n noun
• enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs and vines and herbs including many weeds
2 1 adverb adv noun
• the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
adverb
• to a very great extent or degree
Example sentence • I am so tired after a long day at work.
9 4 noun n noun
• South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato
Example sentence • I bought a tamarillo at the grocery store.
6 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• curved rodlike motile bacterium
Example sentence • The patient was diagnosed with vibrio vulnificus infection.
8 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The bocaccio is a species of rockfish found off the coast of California.
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5 3 noun n noun
• (chiefly in combination) Any of various fish of the genera Danio and Devario.
Example sentence • The danio is a small tropical fish often kept in home aquariums.
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Example sentence • The scandal surrounding the politician's involvement in the corruption embroglio shocked the nation.
7 4 noun n noun
• A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.
Example sentence • The fabliau is a genre of medieval French literature.
8 4 noun n noun
• A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.
Example sentence • The collection of fabliaux showcased the wit and cleverness of the medieval poets.
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Example sentence • The fugio is a type of colonial American coin.
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7 4 noun n noun
• Any of several sweet liqueurs containing fruit extract.
Example sentence • I bought a bottle of rosolio for the party.
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