8 3 noun n noun
• (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
Example sentence • We need to follow the protocol in case of a fire drill.
8 2 noun n noun
• any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
Example sentence • I love watching football games on TV.
19 6 noun
• German poet who wrote libretti for operas by Richard Strauss (1874-1929)
7 3 noun n noun
• a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
Example sentence • She poured herself a glass of alcohol .
10 3 noun n noun
• a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
Example sentence • I love playing basketball with my friends.
6 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
verb
• recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
Example sentence • The company issued a recall for their defective products.
9 3 noun n noun
• a steep descent of the water of a river
Example sentence • We hiked to the top of the waterfall .
5 2 adjective adj adjective satellite
• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Example sentence • The movie was so banal that I fell asleep halfway through.
5 2 noun n noun
• a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
verb
• engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
Example sentence • The group formed a secret cabal to overthrow the government.
5 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• (Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah
adjective satellite
• proper or legitimate according to Muslim law
Example sentence • Muslims are required to eat halal food.
8 4 adjective adj adjective satellite
• denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
Example sentence • She bought a beautiful oriental rug for her living room.
6 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
Example sentence • The wizard stepped through the magic portal and arrived in a different realm.
9 3 adjective adj adjective
• concerned with actual use or practice
adjective satellite
• guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Example sentence • I bought a practical car with good fuel efficiency.
7 2 verb v Example sentence • He hired a professional to install the new air conditioning system.
3 1 adjective adj adjective
• (quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
adverb
• to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely
adjective satellite
• completely given to or absorbed by
Example sentence • He ate all the cookies.
4 1 noun n noun
• tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
Example sentence • I had a delicious bowl of dhal for dinner.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos
Example sentence • The quetzal is a bird found in Central America.
5 2 noun n noun
• dough stuffed with a meat mixture and sometimes wrapped in corn husks and steamed
Example sentence • I ate a delicious tamal for breakfast.
5 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The hamal is a traditional worker who carries heavy loads on his back in many parts of the Middle East.
4 1 noun n noun
• tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
Example sentence • She cooked a delicious lentil dahl for dinner.
6 2 noun n noun
• a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
Example sentence • The team's morale was boosted after winning the championship.
9 3 noun n noun
• a mutual promise to marry
Example sentence • Their betrothal was announced at a grand party.
4 2 noun n noun
• a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
Example sentence • She sketched an oval shape on the paper.
5 2 adjective adj adjective
• proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
Example sentence • The papal decree was met with mixed reactions.
8 3 adjective adj adjective
• of or relating to the chest or thorax
noun
• either of two large muscles of the chest
Example sentence • He has a well-developed pectoral muscle.
8 3 noun n noun
• a support or foundation
Example sentence • The statue of liberty stands on a pedestal in New York Harbor.
13 5 noun n noun
• a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic
Example sentence • The veterinarian administered pentobarbital to euthanize the dog.
10 3 noun n noun
• a retraction of a previously held position
Example sentence • He experienced withdrawal symptoms after quitting smoking.
6 2 noun, adjective n, adj
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4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
verb
• assign a specified (usually proper) name to
Example sentence • I received a phone call from my friend.
10 4 adjective adj adjective
• of or relating to a phenomenon
adjective satellite
• extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
Example sentence • Last night's concert was phenomenal , the best I've ever been to.
5 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective satellite
• of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair
Example sentence • I need to buy a comal for making tortillas.
5 2 noun n noun
• a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
Example sentence • The Mayans and Aztecs used copal in their religious ceremonies.
6 2 noun n noun
• cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
Example sentence • She adorned her outfit with colorful fallals.
6 2 noun n noun
• small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
Example sentence • The narwal is a type of toothed whale found in the arctic.
5 2 noun n noun
• cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits
Example sentence • I had a delicious taco with grilled nopal .
6 2 noun n
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6 2 adjective adj
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Example sentence • I only eat hallal meat.
5 2 noun n noun
• A wattle-and-mud hut common in Mexico and the south-western US.
Example sentence • The house was made of adobe and had a traditional jacal roof.
6 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The quezal bird has vibrant green feathers.
7 3 noun, adjective n, adj
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7 2 noun n noun
• a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune
Example sentence • The church choir performed a beautiful chorale during the Christmas service.
6 2 noun n noun
• a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
Example sentence • Ethylene glycol is a colorless and odorless liquid often used as antifreeze in automobiles.
5 1 noun n noun
• a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
Example sentence • The livestock in the kraal were being moved to a different pasture.
8 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol
Example sentence • Excessive exposure to methanol can cause blindness or even death.
7 2 noun n noun
• individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell
Example sentence • She made a delicious seafood timbale for dinner.
6 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The ballerina gracefully spun across the stage, her etoile shining brightly.
5 1 noun n noun
• Plain or simple twilled fabric
Example sentence • The bathroom was decorated with a beautiful toile wallpaper.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
verb
• form into a ball by winding or rolling
Example sentence • I kicked the ball across the field.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
verb
• descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
Example sentence • The fall of the leaves signaled the change of season.
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