9 3 noun n noun
• the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
Example sentence • Before praying, Muslims need to perform their ablutions .
9 3 noun n noun
• a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
Example sentence • There are multiple solutions to this problem.
11 4 noun n noun
• (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts
Example sentence • The allocutions of the witnesses provided valuable information for the investigation.
12 4 noun n noun
• assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
Example sentence • He made several false attributions in his research.
15 6 noun n noun
• evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups
Example sentence • The fossil record provides evidence of various macroevolutions that have taken place throughout Earth's history.
12 4 noun n noun
• the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
Example sentence • Religious minorities have faced severe persecutions throughout history.
12 4 noun n noun
• the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
Example sentence • The prosecutor has announced several prosecutions in connection with the corruption scandal.
15 5 noun n noun
• The process or result of reconstituting
Example sentence • The reconstitutions of the committee were necessary to address the new changes.
12 4 noun n noun
• a justly deserved penalty
Example sentence • He suffered severe retributions for his crimes.
11 4 noun n noun
• a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
12 4 noun n adjective
• tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput
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• a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
Example sentence • The lilliputians were a race of tiny people in Gulliver's Travels.
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Example sentence • There are various illocutions in everyday conversation.
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Example sentence • Their interlocutions during the debate were lively and engaging.
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Example sentence • Finding pseudosolutions is a common issue in computer programming.
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Example sentence • Doctors use certain medications to induce hemodilutions .
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• 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.
10 3 noun n noun
• the state of being excluded
Example sentence • There are several exclusions in the terms and conditions of the insurance policy.
10 3 noun n noun
• something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Example sentence • The manufacturing plant produces aluminum extrusions for various industries.
9 3 noun n noun
• a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
Example sentence • She drank herbal infusions to help with her digestion.
7 2 noun n Example sentence • The commons are used for grazing livestock.
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.
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.
8 3 noun n noun
• the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ions
Example sentence • We observed multiple elutions peaks in the chromatogram.
10 3 noun
• undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
9 3 noun
• a rolling or revolving motion
7 2 noun n noun
• engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)
9 3 noun n noun
• one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
Example sentence • The king ruled over vast dominions across the continent.
6 2 noun n noun
• a man who is the senior member of a group
Example sentence • The conference was attended by prominent doyens in the field of medicine.
7 3 noun n noun
• the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
adjective satellite
• being one more than ten
Example sentence • We usually have elevens at work - a small meal or snack to get us through the afternoon.
5 2 noun n noun
• the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
adverb
• used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
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• equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
11 3 noun n noun
• the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
Example sentence • The dentist performed multiple extractions to remove the decayed teeth.
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