7 3 verb, noun
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noun
• (Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils
6 3 noun
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noun
• a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English `Mrs' or `madam'
4 2
noun
• A initiation ceremony for males among the Aborigines of New South Wales.
Example sentence • Let's go to the beach and ride the bora .
4 2 noun
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• a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
Example sentence • The conference center has multiple fora for different discussions.
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5 3 noun
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• the marketplace in ancient Greece
Example sentence • The agora served as a marketplace in ancient Greece.
6 3 noun, adjective
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noun
• the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats
Example sentence • She wore an angora sweater to stay warm in the cold weather.
6 3 noun
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noun
• marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
Example sentence • The remora is a small fish known for its ability to attach itself to larger marine animals.
11 5 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border); parts are shipped into Mexico and the finished product is shipped back across the border
Example sentence • The maquiladora industry has greatly contributed to the economic growth of Mexico.
10 4 noun
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noun
• microscopic plants; bacteria are often considered to be microflora
Example sentence • The human gastrointestinal tract is home to a diverse microflora .
8 4 verb
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7 3 noun
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Example sentence • I learned to play the bandora when I was in high school.
6 3 noun
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noun
• the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
Example sentence • The femora of the grasshopper are highly adapted for jumping.
5 3 noun, adjective
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Example sentence • The ixora plant in my garden is blooming beautifully.
4 2
noun
• A type of harp played in West Africa.
Example sentence • She plays the kora beautifully.
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Example sentence • Raccoons are omnivora ; they eat fruit, insects, eggs, and fish.
7 4 noun
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Example sentence • Love is a bittersweet oxymora .
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Example sentence • I have a beautiful rasbora fish in my aquarium.
8 3 noun
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noun
• a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah
Example sentence • The cantor chanted the haftorah during the Shabbat service.
7 3 noun
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noun
• (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival
Example sentence • We lit the menorah during Hanukkah.
7 3 noun
n
interjection
• An exclamation of surprise.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah
Example sentence • The haftarah is read in synagogue after the Torah reading.
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4 2
adjective
• Superfluous; odd, unmatched, left over.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants
10 4 noun
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noun
• form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores
Example sentence • The farmers are concerned about the growing cercospora problem in their fields.
3 1
adverb
• With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.
Example sentence • The book is on the table.
10 5 noun
n
noun
• repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
Example sentence • The speaker used epanaphora to emphasize the importance of unity: 'Together, we stand; together, we fight.'
8 4 noun
n
noun
• any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food
9 4 noun
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noun
• a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion
Example sentence • The manticora is a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a man or a woman.
10 4 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock
Example sentence • The garden is filled with beautiful multiflora roses.
10 4 noun
n
noun
• type genus of the Passifloraceae
Example sentence • The passiflora vine climbed up the trellis and covered the entire wall.
9 5 noun
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Example sentence • The debate centered around the adiaphora of the new government policy.
6 3 adverb, noun
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7 3 noun
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Example sentence • We saw a group of dolphins leaping over the bombora in the distance.
10 4 noun
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Example sentence • The study of macroflora involves identifying and classifying different species of plants.
9 4 noun
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Example sentence • The ancient rainforest was teeming with diverse megaflora .
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Example sentence • The retinispora has small, scale-like leaves.
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adverb
• Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
preposition
• Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
11 5 noun
n
10 4 noun
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noun
• type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies
10 5 noun
n
noun
• class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle
Example sentence • Paramecium is a well-known ciliophora .
11 5 noun
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noun
• shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs
10 4 noun
n
noun
• two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal
7 3 noun
n
noun
• an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles
10 4 noun
n
noun
• rusts having sessile one-celled teliospores in a single layer
Example sentence • Melampsora larici-populina, peridium covered with orange spore masses, showing general resemblance to the aecidium of melampsora .
12 4 noun
n
noun
• destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants
9 4 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• genus of evergreen trees or shrubs; fruit is a drupe; grows in Africa through Arabia to India and China
Example sentence • The salvadora is a type of shrub commonly found in arid regions.
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