8 2 verb
v
Example sentence • The school restricts the use of cellphones during class.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
verb
• to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
Example sentence • He was a drug addict for many years.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
Example sentence • There is a conflict between the two parties.
7 2 verb, noun, adjective
v, n, adj
noun
• a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
Example sentence • The convict was sentenced to ten years in prison.
7 2 verb
v
verb
• make a prediction about; tell in advance
Example sentence • I can predict that it will rain tomorrow.
10 3 verb
v
verb
• be in contradiction with
Example sentence • His actions contradict his words.
6 2 verb
v
verb
• show in, or as in, a picture
Example sentence • The painting depicts a beautiful sunset over the mountains.
7 2 verb
v
verb
• impose something unpleasant
Example sentence • He tried to inflict serious harm on his opponent during the fight.
7 2 verb
v
verb
• cause great unhappiness for; distress
Example sentence • The disease can afflict both young and old alike.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
verb
• regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
Example sentence • The school is located in a residential district .
6 1 adjective
adj
adjective
• characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
adjective satellite
• rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
Example sentence • My teacher is very strict about homework deadlines.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
Example sentence • The jury reached a guilty verdict in the murder trial.
9 3 verb
v
verb
• cause to become alive again
Example sentence • The archeologists were able to resurrect the ancient city from its ruins.
8 3 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
Example sentence • I ordered a delicious eggs benedict for breakfast.
8 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• a person without a home, job, or property
adjective satellite
• worn and broken down by hard use
Example sentence • The city plans to demolish the derelict building.
5 2 noun
n
noun
• a formal or authoritative proclamation
Example sentence • The king issued an edict declaring a national holiday.
5 2 verb
v
verb
• expel or eject without recourse to legal process
Example sentence • The landlord decided to evict the tenants for not paying their rent.
7 2 adjective
adj
adjective
• being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
noun
• a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
adjective satellite
• without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
verb
• make perfect or complete
Example sentence • She baked a perfect cake for the party.
6 2 verb
v
noun
• the person or thing chosen or selected
verb
• select carefully from a group
Example sentence • She picked a flower from the garden.
9 2 verb
v
verb
• squeeze or press together
Example sentence • The snake constricts its prey to kill it.
9 3 verb
v
noun
• an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district
verb
• destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication
Example sentence • The school interdicted the use of cellphones in classrooms.
9 3 verb
v
Example sentence • The prosecutors are planning to reconvict the suspect for the murder.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated
Example sentence • The ancient ruins are a relict of a once thriving civilization.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• (Scottish law) A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
Example sentence • In legal terms, a delict is an act that is considered a civil wrong.
6 2 verb
v
noun
• the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
verb
• not accept something given or offered
Example sentence • She decided to reject the job offer because the salary was too low.
8 3 adjective
adj
adjective satellite
• thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
Example sentence • She made a panicked call to the police when she heard a noise in her house.
10 3 verb, adverb, adjective
v, adv, adj
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Example sentence • Her pinpricked skin was covered in tiny red dots.
7 3 noun
n
noun
• a plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis
Example sentence • Some plants, like dandelions, are apomicts.
8 3 verb
v
verb
• wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
8 2
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7 2 verb
v
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Example sentence • The teacher astricts the students to only use blue ink pens for the exam.
9 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • She is a nonaddict and has never tried any drugs.
8 2 noun
n
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9 3 verb
v
verb
• To attempt to estimate the previous state from the present.
Example sentence • Scientists are able to retrodict the behavior of ancient stars based on their observed light spectra.
11 3 noun
n
noun
• A district forming part of a larger district.
verb
• To divide (a district) into subdistricts.
Example sentence • The city has been divided into several subdistricts for organizational purposes.
10 4 verb
v
verb
• engage in political activities
Example sentence • He politicked his way to the top of the political party.
9 3 adjective
adj
adjective
• not perfect; defective or inadequate
noun
• a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
adjective satellite
• wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
Example sentence • She has an imperfect smile.
6 2 verb, adverb
v, adv
adjective satellite
• having been got the better of
Example sentence • The dog licked the ice cream off the floor.
7 2 verb
v
adjective satellite
• (of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance
Example sentence • He slicked back his hair with gel.
9 2 verb
v
verb
• To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.
Example sentence • The children frolicked in the park, laughing and playing.
10 2 verb, adjective
v, adj
noun
• the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
Example sentence • She was a victim of trafficked labor.
8 3 adjective
adj
verb
• become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
Example sentence • The unpicked apples fell to the ground and began to rot.
7 2 verb
v
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8 3
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Example sentence • The construction crew preerects the scaffolding before starting the building project.
8 2 adverb
adv
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10 3 verb
v
verb
• try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
Example sentence • He bootlicked his way to a promotion.
7 2 verb, adjective
v, adj
noun
• rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
verb
• To stop working (of an electronic device)
Example sentence • He bought a bricked phone that was impossible to use.
8 3 verb
v
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Example sentence • I carefully deticked my dog's fur to remove any ticks.
7 2 verb
v
noun
• a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
Example sentence • She flicked the light switch on and off.
9 3 verb
v
verb
• To search for something; to rummage.
Example sentence • As a child, I fossicked through the sandy beach for seashells.
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