5 1 verb
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• any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
Example sentence • The flowers wilts without water.
8 2 noun
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Example sentence • I found a stack of old pasquils under the bookshelf.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture
6 1 noun
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noun
• a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
Example sentence • She walked on stilts in the circus performance.
5 1 verb
v
noun
• a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
verb
• to incline or bend from a vertical position
Example sentence • She tilts her head to the side, trying to understand.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
Example sentence • The synthesis of alkyls involves the substitution of a hydrogen atom in a hydrocarbon with an alkyl group.
5 2 noun
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noun
• a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds
Example sentence • The term "amyls " refers to a group of isomeric alcohols.
5 2
noun
• a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
6 2 noun
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7 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
7 2
noun
• three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell
7 2 noun
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noun
• Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.
Example sentence • The Georgian-style roof is adorned with dentils .
5 2 noun
n
noun
• morally objectionable behavior
adjective satellite
• having the nature of vice
Example sentence • The society was plagued by the evils of corruption and crime.
7 2 noun
n
adjective
• characteristic of a fossil
noun
• someone whose style is out of fashion
Example sentence • Paleontologists use fossils to study the ancient lifeforms.
6 1 noun
n
noun
• (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs
Example sentence • The wedding gown was adorned with lace frills .
6 2 noun
n
noun
• A young salmon after its first return from the sea.
Example sentence • The angler caught a grilse while fishing in the river.
7 2 noun
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Example sentence • I admired the handwoven huipils displayed at the indigenous craft fair.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
Example sentence • The poet wrote beautiful idylls about peaceful country life.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
Example sentence • The colorful face of mandrils becomes more vibrant with age.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane
Example sentence • The chemist synthesized various methyls for the experiment.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
7 2 noun
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Example sentence • The substitution of phenyls in organic synthesis can lead to novel compounds.
5 1 noun
n
Example sentence • The hiker followed the rills down the mountainside.
9 2 noun
n
noun
• an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them
Example sentence • The spandrils of the bridge were decorated with intricate carvings.
11 2 noun
n
noun
• a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
Example sentence • Traffic standstills are common in rush hour.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
verb
• mark or print with a stencil
Example sentence • I used stencils to create a pattern on my bedroom wall.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• A grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc.
Example sentence • The ancient Greeks used strigils to scrape oil and dirt off their bodies after exercising.
9 2 noun
n
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Example sentence • The veterinarian diagnosed the horse with strongyls infestation.
9 2 noun
n
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Example sentence • Reading and comprehension are considered subskills of language learning.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
Example sentence • The plant's tendrils wrapped around the trellis for support.
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