5 1 verb v noun
• a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
Example sentence • He dives into the pool with a perfect form.
7 2 verb v verb
• reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
Example sentence • He arrives at the airport tomorrow morning.
8 2 verb v verb
• take away possessions from someone
Example sentence • He deprives himself of sleep by staying up all night.
7 2 verb v verb
• reason by deduction; establish by deduction
Example sentence • The word "alphabet" derives from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha and beta.
8 2 noun n noun
• collection of records especially about an institution
Example sentence • The library has an extensive collection of historical archives .
5 1 verb, noun v, n adjective
• actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
verb
• be an inhabitant of or reside in
Example sentence • She values her family and puts their needs before her own, always prioritizing their lives .
6 1 noun n noun
• perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
Example sentence • I sprinkled chives over the baked potato.
10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• A drug with calming effects.
Example sentence • Doctors often prescribed calmatives to patients with anxiety disorders.
8 2 noun n noun
• a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
Example sentence • The captives were treated harshly by their kidnappers.
10 3 noun n Example sentence • In sentence structure, causatives are typically formed with a verb followed by an object and a complement.
9 3 verb v
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Example sentence • The scientist coderives a new theory based on his research findings.
8 2 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • She codrives with her husband on long road trips.
11 3 noun n adjective
• forming a whole or aggregate
noun
• members of a cooperative enterprise
adjective satellite
• done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
Example sentence • The collectives in our community work together to promote sustainable farming practices.
12 3 noun n adjective
• serving or tending to connect
noun
• an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
adjective satellite
• involving the joint activity of two or more
Example sentence • Some common conjunctives include 'and', 'but', 'or', 'because', and 'although'.
11 3 noun n noun
• an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
adjective satellite
• connecting or tending to connect
Example sentence • Some common connectives include 'and', 'but', 'however', and 'therefore'.
8 2 verb v verb
• encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
Example sentence • He connives with his colleagues to overthrow the boss.
11 3 noun n noun
• An utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
12 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• tending to consume or use often wastefully
noun
• a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
adjective satellite
• afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
Example sentence • The hospital provides specialized care for consumptives .
11 3 noun n noun
• a device for treating injury or disease
adjective satellite
• designed to promote discipline
Example sentence • The coach provided several correctives to the team's performance during halftime.
10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
adjective satellite
• of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
Example sentence • It is important to handle corrosives with caution to avoid accidents.
9 2 noun n adjective
• having the ability or power to create
adjective satellite
• promoting construction or creation
Example sentence • The agency hired a team of creatives to work on their new advertising campaign.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
adjective satellite
• tending to cure or restore to health
Example sentence • The pharmacist recommended several curatives for her cold.
8 2 verb v noun
• rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
adjective satellite
• having successive letters joined together
Example sentence • She cursives her name in fancy lettering on all of her school notebooks.
6 1 verb v noun
• the act of applying force to propel something
verb
• operate or control a vehicle
Example sentence • She drives a red sports car.
10 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• A compact folding knife.
Example sentence • He demonstrated his impressive diving skills with a series of jackknives .
5 1 verb v noun
• a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
verb
• dance to jive music; dance the jive
Example sentence • The band played a funky tune that really jives with the crowd.
7 2 noun n noun
• the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
adjective satellite
• causing or able to cause motion
Example sentence • She questioned his motives for helping her.
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7 1 verb v
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6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
Example sentence • He picked up the shives of wood from the floor.
7 1 verb, adverb v, adv verb
• grant remission of a sin to
Example sentence • The priest shrives the penitent during confession.
6 1 verb v Example sentence • He always skives off work on Fridays.
6 1 verb v
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7 2 noun n adjective satellite
• dedicated in fulfillment of a vow
Example sentence • I bought some votives to use as decorations for the party.
12 4 noun n noun
• medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing
adjective satellite
• relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping)
Example sentence • Many herbal remedies are considered carminatives .
14 5 adjective adj
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Example sentence • Many universities have collaboratives with local businesses to provide internships for students.
14 5 noun n adjective
• intended as a commemoration
noun
• an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person
12 4 noun n adjective
• relating to or based on or involving comparison
noun
• the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
Example sentence • I prefer to study comparatives rather than superlatives in grammar.
13 4 noun n adjective
• resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
noun
• a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
adjective satellite
• having social or political views favoring conservatism
Example sentence • Many conservatives believe in limited government intervention in the economy.
14 4 noun n noun
• a person devoted to the contemplative life
adjective satellite
• deeply or seriously thoughtful
Example sentence • Many contemplatives engage in regular meditation practices.
14 4 noun n noun
• an agent or device intended to prevent conception
adjective satellite
• capable of preventing conception or impregnation
Example sentence • She decided to start using contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
15 5 noun n
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Example sentence • Understanding contrapositives can improve critical thinking skills.
12 4 noun n adjective
• done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit
noun
• a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners
adjective satellite
• involving the joint activity of two or more
Example sentence • Many farmers in this region belong to agricultural cooperatives .
11 4 noun n noun
• an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
adjective satellite
• syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence
Example sentence • In many languages, copulatives are used to indicate a state of being or to link two entities together.
12 4 noun n noun
• either of two or more related or complementary variables
Example sentence • The teacher explained the concept of correlatives using various examples.
8 2 noun n
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5 1 noun n noun
• perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
Example sentence • The cives of ancient Rome were granted certain rights and privileges.
12 4 noun n
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11 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The lab technician handled the combustives with extreme caution.
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