5 1 verb, noun v, n adjective
• actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
verb
• be an inhabitant of or reside in
Example sentence • She values her family and puts their needs before her own, always prioritizing their lives .
6 1 noun n noun
• edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
Example sentence • He sharpened his knives before starting to cook.
5 1 noun n verb
• take (someone) as a wife
Example sentence • The wives of the two partners met for lunch.
8 2 noun n noun
• collection of records especially about an institution
Example sentence • The library has an extensive collection of historical archives .
5 1 noun n noun
• an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
Example sentence • She broke out in hives after eating shellfish.
5 1 verb v noun
• a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
Example sentence • He dives into the pool with a perfect form.
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.
6 1 noun n noun
• perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
Example sentence • I sprinkled chives over the baked potato.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• tending to become more severe or wider in scope
noun
• chemical agent capable of activity
adjective satellite
• engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
Example sentence • The actives in the skincare product help to reduce wrinkles.
8 2 noun n noun
• a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
Example sentence • The captives were treated harshly by their kidnappers.
8 2 verb v verb
• encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
Example sentence • He connives with his colleagues to overthrow the boss.
9 2 noun n adjective
• having the ability or power to create
adjective satellite
• promoting construction or creation
Example sentence • The agency hired a team of creatives to work on their new advertising campaign.
8 2 verb v noun
• rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
adjective satellite
• having successive letters joined together
Example sentence • She cursives her name in fancy lettering on all of her school notebooks.
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.
8 2 verb v verb
• take away possessions from someone
Example sentence • He deprives himself of sleep by staying up all night.
7 2 noun n noun
• widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched
Example sentence • I bought some fresh endives from the farmers market.
9 2 noun n
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8 2 verb v verb
• stop blaming or grant forgiveness
Example sentence • She forgives him for his mistakes.
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.
9 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The halflives of radioactive elements can vary widely.
10 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• A compact folding knife.
Example sentence • He demonstrated his impressive diving skills with a series of jackknives .
5 1 verb v noun
• a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
verb
• dance to jive music; dance the jive
Example sentence • The band played a funky tune that really jives with the crowd.
8 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The jussives in Arabic are formed by dropping the -a in the imperfective verb form.
8 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The detective dedicated his career to catching lowlives .
8 2 noun n noun
• a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
Example sentence • Many women choose to use midwives as their healthcare provider during pregnancy.
9 2 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • She misdrives to work every day and always ends up in the wrong neighborhood.
8 2 verb v Example sentence • His constant fidgeting misgives me about his ability to focus on the task.
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8 2 noun n noun
• a written message addressed to a person or organization
Example sentence • The general received several missives from the front lines.
7 2 noun n noun
• the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
adjective satellite
• causing or able to cause motion
Example sentence • She questioned his motives for helping her.
7 2 noun n adjective
• characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
noun
• an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
adjective satellite
• as found in nature in the elemental form
Example sentence • The natives of the island welcomed the tourists with open arms.
10 2 noun
• the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime diversion
6 2 noun n noun
• front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
Example sentence • Architects often incorporate ogives into the design of Gothic arches.
9 2 verb, noun v, n verb
• To drive a vehicle, etc. farther or better than.
Example sentence • His outdrives were always straight and powerful.
8 2 verb v
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Example sentence • She outgives everyone in the office when it comes to helping others.
8 2 noun n adjective
• lacking in energy or will
noun
• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
adjective satellite
• peacefully resistant in response to injustice
Example sentence • Learners often struggle with the correct usage of passives in English.
8 2 noun n noun
• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Example sentence • In English, the sounds /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/ are examples of plosives .
8 2 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • He regives the book to me after reading it.
7 2 verb
• experience again, often in the imagination
Example sentence • She relives her childhood memories every time she visits her old hometown.
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7 2 verb v verb
• cause to regain consciousness
Example sentence • He revives the patient with a defibrillator.
5 1 verb v verb
• tear or be torn violently
Example sentence • He rives the wood with an axe to make firewood.
7 1 verb v
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6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
Example sentence • He picked up the shives of wood from the floor.
7 1 verb, adverb v, adv verb
• grant remission of a sin to
Example sentence • The priest shrives the penitent during confession.
8 2 verb v verb
• jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute
Example sentence • He skydives every weekend for fun.
8 2 noun n noun
• (grammar) A construct asserting that a subject has a particular property.
Example sentence • Examples of statives include 'love,' 'need,' 'see,' 'hear,' 'believe,' etc.
6 1 verb v
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7 2 verb v verb
• live so as to annul some previous behavior
Example sentence • He unlives in fear of confrontation.
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