7 2 noun n noun
• a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
Example sentence • In humans, sperm and eggs are examples of gametes .
10 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The zoogametes of sea urchins are released into the water during spawning.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
Example sentence • She listened to the beats of the music and started dancing.
4 1 verb v noun
• informal terms for a meal
Example sentence • She eats a bowl of cereal every morning.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• an area that includes places where several people can sit
Example sentence • The concert hall has comfortable seats .
8 2 verb v verb
• grow together (of plants and organs)
Example sentence • The lava slowly accretes to form a new island.
9 2 noun n noun
• one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
Example sentence • The salon was filled with artists, writers, and aesthetes .
8 3 noun n noun
• an asexual reproductive cell
Example sentence • The agametes of some species of algae can survive in harsh environmental conditions.
8 2 noun n noun
• a person trained to compete in sports
Example sentence • The athletes gathered at the stadium for the opening ceremony.
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• An athlete who competes in the decathlon.
Example sentence • The decathletes competed in a variety of events, including high jump, long jump, and javelin throw.
7 2 verb v verb
• remove or make invisible
Example sentence • He deletes unnecessary files from his computer regularly.
8 2 verb v verb
• use up (resources or materials)
Example sentence • Continuous deforestation depletes the earth's oxygen supply.
8 2 noun n noun
• one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
Example sentence • Art critics often describe avant-garde installations as being appreciated only by esthetes .
8 2 verb v verb
• eliminate from the body
Example sentence • The body excretes waste through the process of urination.
8 3 noun n noun
• a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts)
Example sentence • The exegetes analyzed the religious text and provided in-depth explanations.
5 1 verb v noun
• a line that indicates a boundary
Example sentence • He carefully metes out punishment to his children.
10 3 noun n
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Example sentence • Blue whales are the largest mysticetes .
9 3 verb v verb
• To cause to become obsolete.
Example sentence • The new technology obsoletes the old one.
10 3 noun n noun
• the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost
Example sentence • The paracletes in the church provided spiritual counsel to the congregants.
12 3 noun n noun
• an athlete who competes in a pentathlon
Example sentence • The pentathletes from different countries will be competing in the upcoming Olympics.
10 3 noun n noun
• chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
Example sentence • The polychetes are known for their bristle-like appendages called chaetae.
8 2 verb v adjective satellite
• filled to satisfaction with food or drink
Example sentence • The restaurant repletes its menu with a variety of delicious dishes.
8 2 verb v verb
• generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
Example sentence • The human body secretes hormones to regulate various bodily functions.
11 3 noun n noun
• parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
Example sentence • Some spirochetes are known to cause diseases in humans.
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• any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
Example sentence • Some species of actinomycetes produce antibiotics.
14 4 noun n noun
• concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses
Example sentence • The strength and durability of ferroconcretes make them ideal for building bridges.
11 4 noun n Example sentence • In many plants, the megagametes remain within the ovule.
12 4 noun n noun
• The smaller of a pair of conjugating gametes; often the male
Example sentence • In some species, microgametes are released into the environment and then fuse with the female gametes.
14 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• Any bacterium of the family Streptomycetaceae
Example sentence • Scientists are studying the antimicrobial properties of streptomycetes .
13 4 noun, adjective n, adj
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Example sentence • These superathletes have the ability to break world records.
7 2 verb v noun
• an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
Example sentence • She defeats her opponent with ease.
6 2 noun n noun
• a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
Example sentence • The elites dominated the political landscape for decades.
5 1 verb v noun
• a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
adjective satellite
• being precisely fitting and right
Example sentence • He meets his friends at the coffee shop every Sunday.
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• any broad thin expanse or surface
verb
• come down as if in sheets
Example sentence • I need to buy new bed sheets .
7 1 noun n noun
• a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
Example sentence • The streets were empty at night.
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
verb
• make a weak, chirping sound
Example sentence • I love reading tweets from my favorite celebrities.
6 1 noun n noun
• shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles
Example sentence • He put on his cleats before going out to play soccer.
5 1 noun n
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Example sentence • The cetes rate is expected to increase next month.
8 2 verb v verb
• compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
Example sentence • She competes in national swimming competitions.
9 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
noun
• a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
adjective satellite
• formed by the coalescence of particles
Example sentence • Many concretes are made up of cement, sand, and crushed stone.
8 2 noun n noun
• lack of sophistication or worldliness
10 2 noun n noun
• One of the sheets (ropes) that controls the foresail
Example sentence • The sailors adjusted the foresheets to trim the sails.
7 2 noun n noun
• (Islamic mythology) a kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an.
Example sentence • Legends say that afreets are powerful supernatural beings made of smoke or fire.
9 2 noun n Example sentence • The drummer's strong backbeats set the energetic vibe for the entire performance.
9 2 noun n noun
• a secondary or inferior position or status
Example sentence • The children were fighting over who got to sit in the backseats of the car.
11 2 noun n noun
• A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.
Example sentence • He used to play basketball in the backstreets of his neighborhood.
9 3 noun n
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9 2 noun n noun
• A sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen.
Example sentence • She folded the bedsheets neatly.
5 1 noun n noun
• biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
Example sentence • I bought a bunch of beets at the farmer's market.
12 3 noun n noun
• poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
Example sentence • She savored the bittersweets of her success and failure.
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