4 1 noun
n
Example sentence • I gave them the keys to the house.
3 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
Example sentence • She wears a beautiful gem necklace.
3 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
verb
• fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
Example sentence • She carefully folded the hem of her dress.
7 2 verb
v
verb
• express strong disapproval of
Example sentence • The government condemned the terrorist attack as an act of cruelty.
2 1 adverb, noun
adv, n
noun
• a quad with a square body
2 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a master's degree in arts and sciences
Example sentence • I am going to the store.
3 1
noun
• (roentgen equivalent man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays
7 2 verb
v
verb
• look down on with disdain
Example sentence • He was contemned by his colleagues for his unethical behavior.
5 1 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl.
adjective
• (entertainment) Pertaining to a femme; feminine, female.
Example sentence • She is a strong and independent femme .
6 2 noun
n
noun
• the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
Example sentence • The protest descended into mayhem as the crowd started looting and vandalizing the shops.
4 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
verb
• grow out of, have roots in, originate in
Example sentence • The flowers had long, slender stems.
6 1 noun
n
noun
• apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
Example sentence • He coughed up a wad of phlegm .
6 3 noun
n
noun
• an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
Example sentence • She wore a shimmering diadem on her head.
4 1 noun
n
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4 2 noun
n
noun
• a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
adverb
• (used when listing or enumerating items) also
Example sentence • I need to buy some items for the party.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
Example sentence • I have a math problem that I can't solve.
4 2
noun
• the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
Example sentence • Could you please, ahem , stop talking during the movie?
9 3 verb, noun, adjective
v, n, adj
noun
• a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure
Example sentence • The doctor prescribed diltiazem to help control her heart rate.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
Example sentence • The national anthem is sung at every sporting event.
5 2 noun
n
noun
• port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
5 2 noun
n
noun
• (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line
Example sentence • I need to reset the modem to fix the internet connection.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
Example sentence • The education system in this country needs to be reformed.
3 1 noun
n
noun
• a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala
Example sentence • My mam always cooks my favorite meal on my birthday.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
4 1 verb, noun
v, n
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Example sentence • Please clem the spill on the kitchen counter.
4 1 verb
v
noun
• the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
verb
• move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
Example sentence • I will come to your house later today.
3 1
noun
• the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Example sentence • She has a great mem for names and faces.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• a maneuver in a game or conversation
Example sentence • He used a clever stratagem to win the game.
3 1 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• (sometimes derogatory) A feminine or effeminate person.
Example sentence • The conference focused on empowering women and promoting fem .
10 4 adjective
adj
Example sentence • The antemortem examination found no signs of illness or injury.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
Example sentence • The national emblem of Australia is a kangaroo and an emu.
5 2 noun
n
noun
• living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
Example sentence • Sheikh Abdullah had a large harem of beautiful women.
10 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
adjective
• occurring or done after death
noun
• discussion of an event after it has occurred
adjective satellite
• after death or after an event
Example sentence • The medical examiner performed a postmortem on the deceased to determine the cause of death.
6 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another
Example sentence • Riding a tandem bicycle requires coordination and teamwork.
7 3 noun
n
noun
• a proposition deducible from basic postulates
Example sentence • In mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
5 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
Example sentence • The totem pole stood tall in the center of the village.
4 1 adjective
adj
adjective
• (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
adverb
• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
adjective satellite
• relatively many but unspecified in number
Example sentence • I need some money for the bus fare.
4 1
preposition
• Used to indicate source or provenance.
Example sentence • He received a gift from his friend.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• a system that is part of some larger system
Example sentence • The cooling subsystem of the computer was not functioning properly.
8 3 verb, noun, adjective
v, n, adj
noun
• a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure
6 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
Example sentence • I was at the fair and decided to ride the dodgems.
9 4 noun
n
noun
• a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
Example sentence • The coral reefs are an important part of the marine ecosystem .
6 3 adverb
adv
adverb
• in the same place (used when citing a reference)
8 3 noun
n
noun
• a dosage of ionizing radiation equivalent to one thousandth (1/1000) of a rem
Example sentence • The millirem is a unit of measurement for ionizing radiation.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
Example sentence • The phellem is the outermost layer of cork cells in plants.
5 2 noun
n
noun
• desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
4 2 noun
n
noun
• (cosmology) the original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements
Example sentence • The concept of ylem is often discussed in cosmology.
6 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • She adorned her hair with an anadem of flowers.
4 2 noun
n
6 2 noun
n
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