10 4 noun n noun
• an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
Example sentence • Her obsessions with cleanliness and order made it difficult for her to relax.
10 4 noun n noun
• a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
verb
• make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
Example sentence • The museum's new accessions include several rare artifacts.
13 5 noun n noun
• The transfer of risk from one reinsurer to another.
Example sentence • The insurance company agreed to pay retrocessions to the reinsurer.
11 4 noun n noun
• the feelings expressed on a person's face
Example sentence • Her facial expressions revealed her true emotions.
11 4 noun n noun
• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Example sentence • Her first impressions of him were not positive.
11 4 noun n noun
• the act of having and controlling property
Example sentence • She carefully packed her possessions before moving to a new house.
11 4 noun n noun
• the body of people in a learned occupation
Example sentence • There are many different professions to choose from.
8 2 noun n noun
• United States composer who promoted 20th century music (1896-1985)
Example sentence • He attends therapy sessions every Tuesday.
4 1 noun n noun
• a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
Example sentence • He kept a collection of antique guns in his study.
4 1 noun n noun
• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Example sentence • I bought a pack of hamburger buns from the store.
10 3 noun n noun
• the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
Example sentence • The hot weather conditions made it difficult to sleep at night.
6 2 noun n noun
• a large number or amount
Example sentence • There were dozens of people waiting in line for the concert tickets.
6 2 noun n noun
• all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
Example sentence • Many humans enjoy solving complex puzzles.
12 3 noun n noun
• a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
Example sentence • Please read the instructions before starting the experiment.
9 3 noun n noun
• something you have to do
Example sentence • I bought a fancy dress for special occasions .
6 2 noun n noun
• edible viscera of a butchered animal
Example sentence • The doctor performed a surgery to transplant the patient's organs .
9 3 noun n noun
• mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
Example sentence • Our company's relations with our business partners are strong and collaborative.
6 2 noun n noun
• a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
8 2 noun n noun
• (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
Example sentence • I always listen to the news on the radio stations .
6 2 noun n noun
• the bulb of an onion plant
Example sentence • I chopped the onions for the soup.
11 4 noun n noun
• a message that departs from the main subject
Example sentence • His speech was filled with digressions and he failed to make his point.
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11 4 noun n noun
• (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
Example sentence • The annual parade featured colorful processions of floats and marching bands.
12 4 noun n noun
• a series with a definite pattern of advance
Example sentence • Musical progressions often follow a predictable pattern.
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11 4 noun n noun
• a state of forcible subjugation
Example sentence • The country's history is marked by numerous repressions against political dissidents.
11 4 noun n noun
• a following of one thing after another in time
Example sentence • The successions of kings in medieval Europe were often marked by betrayal and political intrigue.
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Example sentence • The psychologist suggested that therapy might help with his derepressions .
14 5 noun n noun
• the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
Example sentence • There were numerous dispossessions during the economic crisis.
13 5 noun n noun
• a prayer to God on behalf of another person
Example sentence • He offered intercessions for peace during the prayer service.
14 5 noun n
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Example sentence • Many people find happiness in nonpossessions like experiences and relationships.
14 5 noun n noun
• passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
Example sentence • The retrogressions in the economy have caused unemployment rates to rise.
7 2 noun n Example sentence • The commons are used for grazing livestock.
11 4 noun n noun
• the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
Example sentence • I made some corrections to the essay before submitting it.
6 2 noun n noun
• a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
Example sentence • He rolled two sevens in a row.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a request to be present
verb
• call in an official matter, such as to attend court
Example sentence • He received a summons to appear in court.
7 2 noun n noun
• smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
Example sentence • The gibbons in the zoo were playful and energetic.
7 2 noun n noun
• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Example sentence • She had some strange notions about how the world worked.
8 3 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • The country demanded compensation for the cessions of land.
11 4 noun n noun
• an admission of misdeeds or faults
Example sentence • In her latest book, she reveals her darkest confessions .
10 4 noun
• the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
11 4 noun n noun
• the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
Example sentence • The precessions of the planets can be accurately predicted.
10 4 noun n noun
• the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
Example sentence • During recessions , many people lose their jobs.
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• an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Example sentence • His research in statistics mainly focuses on linear regressions and multiple regressions .
10 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
Example sentence • The secessions of several states led to the formation of a new country.
12 4 noun n noun
• the failure to develop some part or organ
Example sentence • The government's suppressions of free speech have sparked outrage among the citizens.
12 4 noun n noun
• an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah
Example sentence • The funeral was filled with lamentations for the lost loved one.
7 2 noun n noun
• engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)
9 4 noun n noun
• informal terms for money
Example sentence • He had to save up his simoleons to buy a new car.
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