7 2 adverb, noun
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noun
• tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice
9 2 noun
n
noun
• a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
Example sentence • She enjoys hiking in the mountains during her summer vacations.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
Example sentence • The sorptions of the different gases were measured using a gas chromatograph.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a word used in exclamations of confusion
Example sentence • What the dickens are you doing?
3 1
noun
• a former agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
7 2 noun
n
noun
• United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)
8 3 verb
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verb
• form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Example sentence • She imagines herself living in a different country.
4 1 noun
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11 4 noun
n
noun
• (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
Example sentence • The absorbance values of different solutions were used to calculate their absorptions .
11 4 noun
n
noun
• the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation
Example sentence • Root resorptions can cause a loss of tooth structure.
9 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• (used in the plural) breeches made of buckskin
Example sentence • He wore a traditional costume with fringed buckskins and beaded moccasins.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• small intestines of hogs prepared as food
Example sentence • Some people enjoy eating chitlins with hot sauce.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• the first canonical hour; at daybreak
Example sentence • I always attend matins at the church every Sunday morning.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a person who lacks good judgment
Example sentence • I always seem to be the muggins who gets stuck with all the dirty dishes.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
Example sentence • We had a lot of fun playing ninepins at the bowling alley.
7 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
Example sentence • He bowled a strike and knocked down all tenpins .
7 2 noun
n
noun
• the expensive white fur of the ermine
Example sentence • The ermines are small carnivorous mammals found in northern regions.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.
Example sentence • The moulins carved deep valleys into the glaciers.
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.
14 5 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces
Example sentence • The study of chemisorptions plays a crucial role in understanding surface reactions.
10 4 noun
n
noun
• a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
Example sentence • The tax deductions allowed me to save a lot of money.
11 4 noun
n
noun
• an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
Example sentence • The protests caused disruptions in the city.
9 4 noun
n
noun
• the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
Example sentence • The volcanic eruptions caused widespread destruction.
10 4 noun
n
noun
• a deliberate act of omission
Example sentence • There are always exceptions to the rule.
7 3 noun
n
noun
• the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
Example sentence • I have many options when it comes to choosing a career.
11 4 noun
n
noun
• the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
Example sentence • People's perceptions can differ based on their personal experiences.
13 4 noun
n
adjective
• available only with a doctor's written prescription
noun
• directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
Example sentence • The doctor wrote three prescriptions to treat my sinus infection.
11 4 noun
n
noun
• the act or process of producing something
Example sentence • The theater company is known for its impressive stage productions .
10 4 noun
n
noun
• the manner in which something is greeted
Example sentence • The hotel has a grand hall for wedding receptions .
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.
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