7 1 verb v noun
• a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
verb
• make a high-pitched, screeching noise
Example sentence • The car screeched to a halt.
6 1 noun n noun
• the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
Example sentence • She delivered a powerful speech at the conference.
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
verb
• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Example sentence • The hackers were able to exploit a breach in the company's security system.
5 1 verb v noun
• an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
verb
• impart skills or knowledge to
Example sentence • I want to teach my dog some new tricks.
4 1 adjective adj adverb
• to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
adjective satellite
• (used of count nouns) every one considered individually; quantifier, singular, universal pronoun; quantifier, singular, universal
Example sentence • We ate each slice of pizza in no time.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the limits within which something can be effective
verb
• reach a destination, either real or abstract
Example sentence • The hikers finally reached the mountaintop after a long and arduous climb.
6 1 verb v Example sentence • The pastor preached a moving sermon about forgiveness.
5 1 noun n noun
• an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
Example sentence • I love walking barefoot on the beach .
7 2 verb v verb
• ask for or request earnestly
Example sentence • I beseech you to reconsider your decision.
6 1 noun n noun
• opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
Example sentence • The breech of the gun needs to be cleaned regularly.
6 1 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj noun
• the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
verb
• cause to become white or lighter in color
Example sentence • She used bleach to remove the stain from her shirt.
5 1 noun n noun
• cultivated in temperate regions
verb
• divulge confidential information or secrets
Example sentence • She took a big bite of the juicy peach .
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
Example sentence • He found a leech attached to his leg after swimming in the lake.
7 2 verb v verb
• challenge the honesty or veracity of
Example sentence • They impeached the president for abuse of power.
5 1 verb v noun
• the process of leaching
verb
• cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
Example sentence • The chemicals in the landfill began to leach into the groundwater.
8 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• the act of reaching out
Example sentence • The organization's outreach program aims to provide education to underprivileged children.
5 1 noun n noun
• any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
Example sentence • The beech tree in my backyard is over 100 years old.
9 3 verb v verb
• fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
Example sentence • The company overreached its sales goal for the quarter.
8 2 noun n
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Example sentence • We found seashells on the seabeach .
10 3 noun n noun
• small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material
Example sentence • I found an old newspaper article on microfiche .
5 1 noun n
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9 2 adjective adj
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Example sentence • The nonspeech sounds in the background were distracting.
8 2 verb v
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7 2 verb v verb
• cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier
Example sentence • He tried to unteach her bad habits.
6 1 verb v verb
• form or weave into a braid or braids
Example sentence • She would pleach the branches of the trees to create a natural canopy.
6 1 adjective adj adjective
• Bleak, miserable, dismal, cheerless, dreary.
Example sentence • The weather is so dreich today with the constant drizzle and gray skies.
8 2 verb v Example sentence • I misteach my students sometimes because I don't fully understand the material.
10 3 verb, adjective v, adj
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Example sentence • She accidentally overbleached her favorite shirt and ruined the color.
9 3 verb v
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Example sentence • Some teachers tend to overteach complex concepts, making it difficult for students to grasp the basics.
7 2 verb v Example sentence • After realizing the students didn't understand the concept, the teacher decided to reteach the lesson.
7 2 verb v
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Example sentence • She upreached her arms to grab the book from the top shelf.
14 4 noun n noun
• a disorder of oral speech
Example sentence • His defect of speech made it difficult for others to understand him.
15 5 noun n noun
• (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
Example sentence • The feature of speech called alliteration involves the repetition of consonant sounds in a sentence.
14 2 noun n noun
• language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Example sentence • Simile is a common figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.
11 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet
Example sentence • The doctor diagnosed the baby with a frank breech presentation.
15 4 noun
• a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution, the right to communicate one's opinions and ideas to anyone who is willing to receive them
Example sentence • The First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees freedom of speech .
13 4 noun n noun
• a speech setting forth the keynote
Example sentence • The keynote speech at the conference was delivered by a renowned expert in the field.
14 4 noun n noun
• large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting
Example sentence • The medicinal leech attaches itself to the patient's skin and begins to suck blood.
16 5 noun n noun
• an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
Example sentence • She delivered a compelling nominating speech for her candidate at the convention.
17 4 noun n noun
• speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
Example sentence • Teachers often discourage non-standard speech in formal writing assignments.
13 4 noun n noun
• any of the organs involved in speech production
Example sentence • The tongue is an important organ of speech .
12 3 noun
• one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context
Example sentence • Noun is a part of speech .
12 3 noun n noun
• conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information
Example sentence • In a formal setting, people often engage in phatic speech to initiate social interaction.
16 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• overheard conversation (especially overheard cellphone conversation)
Example sentence • Her argument was based on second-hand speech and not personal experience.
11 2 noun n Example sentence • During the campaign, the candidate delivered the same stump speech at multiple rallies.
13 3 noun n noun
• a phonetic alphabet invented by Melville Bell in the 19th century
Example sentence • Alexander Graham Bell invented the system of visible speech .
6 1 verb, noun v, n
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18 7 noun n noun
• a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance
Example sentence • An anticipatory breach occurs when one party to a contract declares their intention not to fulfill their obligations before the agreed-upon date.
18 5 noun n noun
• a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance
Example sentence • The party claiming the breach must prove that the breach was a constructive breach .
12 3 noun n noun
• a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trials
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