7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• sensationalist journalism
Example sentence • I don't trust the information in that tabloid .
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)
Example sentence • The doctor recommended surgery to remove the fibroid .
7 2 noun n adjective
• of or relating to the thyroid gland
noun
• located near the base of the neck
Example sentence • The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the neck.
5 2 verb v verb
• stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
Example sentence • I always avoid eating fast food.
9 3 noun n noun
• a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles
adjective satellite
• having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid
Example sentence • The Earth is an oblate ellipsoid .
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water
Example sentence • The symptoms of typhoid include fever, headache, and abdominal pain.
8 3 adjective adj noun
• a person afflicted with paranoia
adjective satellite
• suffering from paranoia
Example sentence • She became paranoid after reading too many conspiracy theories.
6 2 adjective adj adjective satellite
• completely wanting or lacking
Example sentence • The room was devoid of furniture.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
8 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• Pertaining to or resembling a resin.
noun
• Any of a class of compounds whose structure or effects on the body resemble retinol (vitamin A).
Example sentence • I have been prescribed a retinoid cream for my dermatitis.
8 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
Example sentence • Scientists believe that an asteroid impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
4 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the state of nonexistence
adjective satellite
• lacking any legal or binding force
Example sentence • The black hole was a vast empty void .
9 2 verb, adjective v, adj adjective
• spoiled or ruined or demolished
adjective satellite
• destroyed physically or morally
Example sentence • The destroyed building was a haunting reminder of the earthquake.
7 2 noun n noun
• a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension
Example sentence • The scientist examined the colloid under a microscope.
8 2 noun n noun
• Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of points p, such that each p is on a line that passes through a given fixed point P and intersects a given curve, C, and the distance from p to the point of intersection with C is a specified constant (note that for nontrivial cases two such points p satisfy the criteria, and the resultant curve has two parts).
Example sentence • The conchoid is a curve generated by a point on a given curve that moves so that its distance from a fixed line is always equal to a given distance.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective satellite
• as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks
Example sentence • The placoid scales on a shark help reduce drag in the water.
5 2 noun n noun
• (geodesy) The shape that the surface of the oceans of the Earth would take under the influence of the Earth's gravity and rotation alone, extending also through the continents, disregarding other factors such as winds and tides; that is, a surface of constant gravitational potential at zero elevation.
Example sentence • The geoid represents the shape that Earth's oceans would take under the influence of gravity alone.
7 2 adjective adj adjective satellite
• aroused to impatience or anger
Example sentence • I was annoyed by the constant noise outside my window.
8 2 verb, adjective v, adj adjective
• having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
Example sentence • She is currently employed as a software engineer at a tech company.
10 3 noun n noun
• venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
Example sentence • He was diagnosed with a painful hemorrhoid .
8 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• an automaton that resembles a human being
Example sentence • The science fiction movie featured a humanoid robot as the main character.
9 3 noun n adjective
• of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including especially peoples of central and eastern Asia
noun
• a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense, now considered offensive)
Example sentence • She called her brother a mongoloid as an insult.
7 2 noun n noun
• a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
adjective satellite
• triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex
Example sentence • The deltoid is a large triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint.
7 2 noun n noun
• something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print
Example sentence • The factoid that dogs have better night vision than humans is often shared on social media.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process
noun
• process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
Example sentence • He experienced pain in his left mastoid .
6 2 adjective adj adjective
• relating to or resembling mucus
noun
• any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin
Example sentence • The patient had a chronic respiratory condition characterized by the presence of mucoid sputum.
5 2 noun, adjective n, adj Example sentence • The dinosaur egg was ovoid in shape.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• curved in two directions (like the letter S)
Example sentence • The sigmoid is a mathematical function commonly used in data analysis.
8 2 noun n noun
• butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull
Example sentence • The sphenoid bone is located at the base of the skull.
7 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The glenoid cavity is shallow and concave, forming the socket of the shoulder joint.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes
adjective
• Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
Example sentence • Wheat is a hexaploid plant species.
10 3 adjective adj noun
• A cell or organism with five haploid sets of chromosomes.
adjective
• That has five haploid sets of chromosomes
Example sentence • The pentaploid organism has five sets of chromosomes.
7 3 noun n adjective
• relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue
noun
• a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
Example sentence • His constant nasal congestion was due to enlarged adenoids.
8 3 noun n noun
• natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
Example sentence • Quinine is an alkaloid found in the bark of certain trees.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• an automaton that resembles a human being
Example sentence • The new smartphone features an android operating system.
7 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid
noun
• a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids
Example sentence • The aneroid is a barometer that does not use liquid.
10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• person who resembles a nonhuman primate
Example sentence • The anthropoid was an early human ancestor.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics
adjective satellite
• artificial as if portrayed in a film
Example sentence • The movie projector screen was made of celluloid .
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response
Example sentence • The patient was prescribed corticoids for their allergy symptoms.
8 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea
Example sentence • The hominoid species includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective satellite
• of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal
Example sentence • Boron is classified as a metalloid and exhibits both metallic and nonmetallic properties.
9 4 noun n noun
• (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
Example sentence • A meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic object that travels through space.
7 3 adjective adj adjective
• of or relating to bone marrow
Example sentence • The myeloid cells play a critical role in the immune system's defense against infections.
10 4 noun n noun
• a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis
Example sentence • The shape of a satellite dish can be described as a paraboloid .
11 4 noun n noun
• any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland
Example sentence • The parathyroid is a small organ located in the neck.
9 3 noun n noun
• any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun
Example sentence • Scientists believe that Pluto could be classified as a planetoid due to its small size and irregular shaped orbit.
10 3 adjective adj adjective satellite
• of or pertaining to arthritis
Example sentence • She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at a young age.
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