7 2 noun n noun
• a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)
Example sentence • The saccule is a small sensory organ located in the inner ear.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
verb
• exercise authority over; as of nations
Example sentence • The rule of law is crucial for a fair society.
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• an educational institution
verb
• educate in or as if in a school
Example sentence • I walk to school every morning.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
Example sentence • I saw a mule pulling a cart in the countryside.
8 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
verb
• plan for an activity or event
Example sentence • I have a busy schedule this week.
4 1 noun, adjective n, adj 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 cool of the evening was a relief after a hot day.
4 1 noun n noun
• a person who lacks good judgment
Example sentence • He was a fool to believe her lies.
6 2 noun n noun
• a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
Example sentence • The nurse carefully broke the ampule to administer the medication.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj Example sentence • I need to take one capsule of medicine every morning.
6 2 noun n noun
• one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
Example sentence • I need to install a new module for my computer programming class.
5 1 noun n noun
• a simple seat without a back or arms
verb
• lure with a stool, as of wild fowl
Example sentence • I sat on a stool at the bar.
4 1 noun n noun
• a fabric made from the hair of sheep
Example sentence • I bought a cozy wool sweater for the winter.
8 3 noun n noun
• (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
Example sentence • Water is a molecule composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
10 3 verb v verb
• assign a new time and place for an event
Example sentence • I need to reschedule our meeting for next Monday.
8 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
verb
• subject to laughter or ridicule
Example sentence • The comedian's jokes were met with laughter, not ridicule .
7 2 noun n Example sentence • She observed a globule of water sliding down the window pane.
7 2 noun n Example sentence • She sprinkled sugar granules on top of the cupcakes.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• government that is inefficient or dishonest
Example sentence • The country suffered under years of misrule .
6 2 noun n Example sentence • The doctor found a small nodule in my lung during the routine check-up.
4 1 verb v
7 2 noun n noun
• a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus
Example sentence • The pustule on his face was red and swollen.
4 1 noun n noun
• period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
5 2 noun n noun
• an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
Example sentence • She rolled the boule towards the jack in the game of pétanque.
8 2 noun n noun
• a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
Example sentence • The abandoned building had been turned into a cesspool of crime and drug activity.
5 1 noun n noun
• someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
Example sentence • The ghoul lurked in the shadows, waiting for its next victim.
9 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
Example sentence • My daughter started preschool this year.
6 2 adverb, adjective adv, adj adjective satellite
• (spoken slang) unfashionable and boring
Example sentence • Wearing socks with sandals is considered uncool by many people.
9 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 • He got caught in a powerful whirlpool while swimming in the river.
10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the time of day immediately following sunset
Example sentence • The crepuscule cast an enchanting glow over the mountains.
9 3 adjective adj Example sentence • The spider was so miniscule , I could barely see it.
9 3 adjective adj adjective
• of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
noun
• the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
Example sentence • She had only a minuscule amount of sugar left in the pantry.
8 3 verb v Example sentence • The judge has the authority to overrule the objection.
9 3 noun n noun
• a large entrance or reception room or area
Example sentence • Please wait in the vestibule while I finish preparing your table.
11 3 verb v verb
• assign a new time and place for an event
Example sentence • The flight was rescheduled due to bad weather conditions.
6 2 adverb, adjective adv, adj adjective
• limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
noun
• a small amount or duration
adjective satellite
• (of children and animals) young, immature
Example sentence • She bought a little red dress for the party.
7 3 noun n noun
• the act of accumulating
Example sentence • The company uses accrual accounting to record revenue when it is earned, not when the cash is received.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
Example sentence • The bascule bridge over the river is an important landmark in the city.
9 2 noun n noun
• small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks
Example sentence • The study of chondrules helps scientists understand the formation and evolution of the solar system.
6 2 noun n noun
• cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn
Example sentence • The acorns were protected by a hard cupule .
7 2 noun n Example sentence • The pancreatic ductule transports enzymes from the pancreas to the intestine.
6 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children
Example sentence • The teacher used a ferule to strike the misbehaving student's hand.
8 2 noun n noun
• a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid
Example sentence • The scientist observed a floccule under the microscope.
7 2 noun n noun
• the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity
Example sentence • The gemmules of certain plants are involved in the dispersion of seeds.
6 2 noun n noun
• a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe
Example sentence • The liver is made up of small lobules.
6 2 noun n noun
• a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal
Example sentence • Each fruit typically has one locule .
6 2 noun n noun
• the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
Example sentence • The crescent-shaped white area at the base of the human fingernail is called the lunule .
6 2 noun n Example sentence • Astronomers studied the nebule to learn more about its composition.
5 2 noun n noun
• a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
Example sentence • The ovule develops into a seed after fertilization.
6 2 noun n noun
• a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)
Example sentence • She had a small papule on her cheek.
7 2 noun n noun
• division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
Example sentence • The fern frond has numerous pinnules along its main stem.
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