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• a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
Example sentence • She suffered from various afflictions , including migraines and arthritis.
8 3 noun
• the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
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• a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
Example sentence • She enjoys reading fictions in her spare time.
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• the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
Example sentence • The therapist recommended various treatments to alleviate her physical inflictions .
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• a principle that limits the extent of something
Example sentence • There are strict restrictions on smoking in public places.
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• a state of conflict between persons
Example sentence • There were frictions between the two groups during the meeting.
10 4 noun
• a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms
Example sentence • The police found several indictions of illegal activity during the raid.
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• A form of self-referential literature concerned with the art and devices of fiction itself.
Example sentence • Many postmodern novels are considered metafictions because they self-consciously reflect on their own status as fiction.
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Example sentence • The study found that reconvictions rates were higher among individuals with prior criminal records.
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• A form of "prediction" that deals with the past rather than the future, sometimes useful in testing theories whose actual predictions are too long-term to be of immediate use.
Example sentence • His retrodictions about future technology often turned out to be accurate.
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• a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
Example sentence • We exchanged valedictions and said our goodbyes.
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Example sentence • The new antifrictions improved the efficiency of the machinery.
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Example sentence • The philosophy of noncontradictions asserts that two contradictory statements cannot both be true.
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• a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
Example sentence • He kept a collection of antique guns in his study.
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• a graphic or vivid verbal description
Example sentence • The artist's depictions of flowers are incredibly lifelike.
4 1 noun n noun
• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Example sentence • I bought a pack of hamburger buns from the store.
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• the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
Example sentence • The hot weather conditions made it difficult to sleep at night.
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• a large number or amount
Example sentence • There were dozens of people waiting in line for the concert tickets.
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• all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
Example sentence • Many humans enjoy solving complex puzzles.
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• a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
Example sentence • Please read the instructions before starting the experiment.
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• something you have to do
Example sentence • I bought a fancy dress for special occasions .
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• edible viscera of a butchered animal
Example sentence • The doctor performed a surgery to transplant the patient's organs .
9 3 noun n noun
• mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
Example sentence • Our company's relations with our business partners are strong and collaborative.
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• a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
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• (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
Example sentence • I always listen to the news on the radio stations .
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• the bulb of an onion plant
Example sentence • I chopped the onions for the soup.
7 2 noun n Example sentence • The commons are used for grazing livestock.
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• the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
Example sentence • I made some corrections to the essay before submitting it.
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• a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
Example sentence • He rolled two sevens in a row.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a request to be present
verb
• call in an official matter, such as to attend court
Example sentence • He received a summons to appear in court.
7 2 noun n noun
• smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
Example sentence • The gibbons in the zoo were playful and energetic.
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• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Example sentence • She had some strange notions about how the world worked.
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• the act of praying for divine protection
Example sentence • The benedictions of the religious leaders provided comfort to the grieving family.
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Example sentence • His conflictions about his career path made it hard for him to make a decision.
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• a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
Example sentence • The constrictions in my chest made it hard for me to breathe.
9 4 noun n noun
• action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved
Example sentence • The city enacted a moratorium on evictions during the pandemic.
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Example sentence • Her preconvictions about his guilt influenced her judgment during the trial.
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• an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah
Example sentence • The funeral was filled with lamentations for the lost loved one.
7 2 noun n noun
• engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)
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• informal terms for money
Example sentence • He had to save up his simoleons to buy a new car.
9 3 noun n noun
• one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
Example sentence • The king ruled over vast dominions across the continent.
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• a man who is the senior member of a group
Example sentence • The conference was attended by prominent doyens in the field of medicine.
7 3 noun n noun
• the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
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• being one more than ten
Example sentence • We usually have elevens at work - a small meal or snack to get us through the afternoon.
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• the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
adverb
• used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
adjective satellite
• equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
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• the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
Example sentence • The dentist performed multiple extractions to remove the decayed teeth.
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