5 1 verb v noun
• the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
verb
• cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
Example sentence • He gives money to charity every month.
6 2 noun n noun
• small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
adjective satellite
• of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
Example sentence • She loves to eat black olives straight from the jar.
5 1 noun n noun
• a knife used as a weapon
Example sentence • The inmates were found in possession of homemade shivs .
5 1 noun n noun
• a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time
Example sentence • During the war, spivs would often sell black market goods to desperate civilians.
10 3 noun n noun
• a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)
Example sentence • The composer incorporated leitmotivs throughout the symphony to create a sense of unity.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• relating to the ablative case
noun
• the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
adjective satellite
• tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature
Example sentence • There are different functions of ablatives in Latin grammar.
9 3 noun n noun
• a substance that abrades or wears down
Example sentence • She used abrasives to clean the stubborn stains on the kitchen countertop.
11 4 noun n adjective
• serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
noun
• the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
adjective satellite
• containing or expressing accusation
Example sentence • In Latin, accusatives are marked by a specific case ending.
9 3 noun n adjective
• designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
noun
• something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
Example sentence • Many processed foods contain additives to enhance flavor and preserve freshness.
9 3 noun n noun
• a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
Example sentence • I need to buy some adhesives for my DIY project.
10 3 noun n adjective
• of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
noun
• a word that expresses an attribute of something
Example sentence • She used several adjectives to explain the mysterious situation.
10 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The dictionary defines 'adventives ' as the words borrowed from foreign languages that have become fully assimilated into a language.
9 3 noun n
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Example sentence • 'Singer' and 'actor' are examples of agentives .
11 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• (grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
Example sentence • My teacher taught us about appositives in grammar class.
9 3 noun n
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Example sentence • Psychologists use aversives to discourage certain behaviors in therapy.
7 2 noun n noun
• the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
Example sentence • In Latin, datives are often used to indicate the indirect object of a verb.
10 3 noun n Example sentence • The company had to recall a batch of defectives .
10 3 noun n adjective
• intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
noun
• an attitude of defensiveness
adjective satellite
• attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
Example sentence • The defensives of the football team did an excellent job stopping the opposing offense.
11 3 noun n noun
• someone suffering psychological depression
Example sentence • Many depressives find solace in therapy.
10 3 noun n noun
• a police officer who investigates crimes
Example sentence • The detectives were called to the crime scene to investigate the murder.
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Example sentence • I need to buy some detersives for doing the laundry.
10 3 noun n adjective
• relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
noun
• any substance that promotes digestion
Example sentence • I love dunking my digestives in a cup of tea.
11 4 noun n noun
• a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
Example sentence • In Spanish, diminutives are formed by adding the suffix -ito or -ita to a word.
10 3 noun n noun
• a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
adjective satellite
• showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
Example sentence • The company issued new directives to improve workplace safety.
9 3 noun n noun
• A gift; a largess; a gratuity.
Example sentence • The charity organization received generous donatives from the community.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
Example sentence • The duratives in the sentence 'They were talking loudly' are 'talking' and 'were'.
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9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• A nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly.
Example sentence • Some languages, like Georgian and Quechua, have ejectives in their phonemic inventory.
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9 3 noun n adjective
• subject to popular election
noun
• a course that the student can select from among alternatives
Example sentence • Students are required to take at least three electives each semester.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj Example sentence • Languages like Basque and Georgian have ergatives .
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• producing or characterized by eruptions
adjective satellite
• actively spewing out lava
Example sentence • Volcanic eruptions are considered the most dramatic and deadliest eruptives .
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