5 1 noun n noun
• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
verb
• exercise authority over; as of nations
Example sentence • The rules of the game are simple: do not cheat.
7 1 noun n noun
• an educational institution
verb
• educate in or as if in a school
Example sentence • Many parents in our neighborhood prefer private schools for their children.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
verb
• combine into a common fund
Example sentence • The hotel has two swimming pools for guests to enjoy.
5 1 adjective
• neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
noun
• the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
adjective satellite
• marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
Example sentence • The breeze cools the hot summer day.
5 1 noun n noun
• a person who lacks good judgment
6 1 noun n noun
• someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
Example sentence • The ghouls emerged from the graveyard at midnight.
5 1 noun n noun
• hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
Example sentence • She wore a pair of comfortable mules for the long walk.
5 1 noun n noun
• an implement used in the practice of a vocation
Example sentence • I need to buy some new tools for the workshop.
6 2 noun n noun
• a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
verb
• adorn or decorate with precious stones
Example sentence • She adorned herself with sparkling jewels for the party.
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a simple seat without a back or arms
verb
• lure with a stool, as of wild fowl
Example sentence • The bar had a row of stools lined up along the counter.
10 2 noun n noun
• an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
Example sentence • There are many preschools in this neighborhood.
7 2 noun n noun
• a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe
Example sentence • The liver is composed of lobules .
9 3 noun n noun
• (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
Example sentence • Chemists study the structure and behavior of molecules .
9 3 verb v Example sentence • The judge overrules the objection from the defense attorney.
9 3 verb v noun
• language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
verb
• subject to laughter or ridicule
Example sentence • He ridicules anyone who disagrees with him.
10 3 noun n noun
• a large entrance or reception room or area
Example sentence • The grand entrance to the museum has two large vestibules .
10 2 noun n noun
• a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
verb
• flow in a circular current, of liquids
Example sentence • The whirlpools formed by the rushing river created a treacherous section for boaters.
8 2 noun n noun
• a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Example sentence • The poem was written in a style that heavily utilized virgules .
5 1
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7 1
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Example sentence • He scrowls at her as she enters the room.
8 2 noun n noun
• a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
Example sentence • She carefully inserted the ampoules into the syringe.
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Example sentence • The dish was garnished with finely chopped ciboules .
7 2 verb v verb
• spot, stain, or pollute
Example sentence • He regularly befouls his neighbor's yard by dumping trash in it.
9 2 noun n noun
• flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
Example sentence • The conservation efforts have led to an increase in the population of wildfowls .
10 3 noun n noun
• An SI unit of energy equal to 103 joules. Symbol: kJ
Example sentence • The nutrition label states that this snack contains 150 kilojoules .
7 1 noun n noun
• an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
6 1 verb v noun
• pretentious or silly talk or writing
verb
• be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
Example sentence • The baby drools when she is teething.
5 1 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • The kitten mewls for its mother.
5 1 verb v
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6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
verb
• transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage
Example sentence • I need to buy more spools of thread for my sewing project.
5 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
11 2 noun n noun
• regalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions
Example sentence • The queen wore her crown jewels for the coronation ceremony.
12 5 noun n noun
• external male sex organs
Example sentence • He kept his family jewels in a safe hidden in his bedroom.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj
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Example sentence • The basalt rock contains numerous amygdules .
11 4 noun n noun
• microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium
Example sentence • Under the microscope, I could see the animalcules swimming around in the pond water.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • The barbules on a bird's feathers help to provide structure and shape.
8 2 noun n noun
• a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
Example sentence • The bascules of the Tower Bridge in London are raised and lowered to allow ships to pass through.
7 2 verb v Example sentence • Their dishonest behavior befools the trusting investors.
8 3 verb v verb
• adorn or decorate with precious stones
Example sentence • She bejewels herself in diamonds for every red carpet event.
10 3 noun n
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Example sentence • She scooped up several dipperfuls of water from the river.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • The ductules in the pancreas transport pancreatic juices to the main pancreatic duct.
10 3 verb v
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10 3 noun n noun
• an installment of a printed work
10 2 noun n noun
• a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
Example sentence • She placed her feet on the footstools as she watched TV.
9 2 noun n noun
• The siliceous shell of a diatom.
Example sentence • Diatoms are characterized by their intricate frustules .
10 3 noun n noun
• any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
Example sentence • The gallinules are known for their brightly colored feathers.
8 2 noun n noun
• the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity
Example sentence • The gemmules of sponges can survive harsh environmental conditions.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • The scientist observed the globules under the microscope.
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