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 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, 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.
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.
6 1 verb v Example sentence • The pastor preached a moving sermon about forgiveness.
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.
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
• an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
Example sentence • I love walking barefoot on the beach .
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.
7 2 verb v verb
• ask for or request earnestly
Example sentence • I beseech you to reconsider your decision.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 .
6 1
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14 5 noun n noun
• a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract
Example sentence • The contractor was found to have committed a material breach of the contract.
10 3 adjective satellite
• inaccessibly located or situated
Example sentence • The ball rolled too far and went out of reach .
13 3 noun n noun
• a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages
Example sentence • The landlord sued the tenant for partial breach of the lease agreement.
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.
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.
8 2 verb v
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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.
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.
11 3 noun n noun
• large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America
Example sentence • The common beech is a deciduous tree native to Europe, known for its smooth gray bark.
11 3 noun n noun
• variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves
Example sentence • I love the vibrant red leaves of the copper beech in my garden.
14 4 noun n noun
• a disorder of oral speech
Example sentence • His defect of speech made it difficult for others to understand him.
13 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America
14 4 noun
• any of various beeches of the Southern Hemisphere having small usually evergreen leaves
Example sentence • The evergreen beech is a species of tree found in South America.
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'.
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 .
9 2 noun
• tall New Zealand tree yielding very hard wood
Example sentence • I found a hard beech tree in the forest.
11 4 noun
• evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree
13 5 noun n noun
• a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood
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.
11 3 noun n noun
• large evergreen tree of Tasmania
Example sentence • The myrtle beech is a species of tree native to Australia and New Zealand.
11 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc
Example sentence • The native beech forests of New Zealand are a unique ecosystem.
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