5 3 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
Example sentence • I bought tickets to see an opera at the opera house.
7 3 noun
n
noun
• pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk
Example sentence • Her painting technique involved using tempera as the primary medium.
7 3 noun
n
noun
• a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics
Example sentence • She gave me a tessera as a token of friendship.
9 4 noun
n
noun
• cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons (Carnivora)
7 3 noun
n
noun
• An Australian spearthrower consisting of a stick with a hooked end.
Example sentence • The Aboriginal man used a woomera to throw his spear with great accuracy.
7 3 noun
n
noun
• an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine
Example sentence • The archaeologists found an ancient amphora while excavating the tomb.
4 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
8 3 noun
n
Example sentence • She had a plethora of options to choose from when planning her vacation.
10 4 noun
n
noun
• a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae
Example sentence • According to legends, the mandragora root can scream when uprooted, causing anyone who hears it to die.
9 4 noun
n
noun
• (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time
Example sentence • The primipara was excitedly preparing for the birth of her first child.
5 2 noun
n
noun
• sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
Example sentence • Farmers grow durra as a staple crop in many parts of Africa.
5 2 noun
n
noun
• A disease of vertebrate animals caused by protozoan trypanosomes, involving fever, weakness, and lethargy.
Example sentence • The main symptoms of surra in animals are fever, anemia, and swelling.
7 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The marching band played a loud tantara to announce the arrival of the home team.
8 4 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• a river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the Atlantic
Example sentence • I prefer to use demerara instead of regular white sugar in my coffee.
6 3 noun
n
noun
• the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats
9 3 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
9 4 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a member of an Iroquois people who formerly lived in North Carolina and then moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois
12 4 verb, noun, adjective
v, n, adj
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8 3 noun
n
noun
• the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
12 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788)
10 3 noun
n
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11 5 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas
13 5 noun
n
noun
• genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera
13 5 noun
n
noun
• small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids
3 2 noun
n
noun
• (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
Example sentence • The Viking era was characterized by seafaring and conquest.
12 5 noun
n
12 5 noun
n
noun
• a genus of slender evergreen shrubs; grow in Australia and New Zealand
14 5 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• wildflowers of western North America
10 4 noun
n
noun
• used in former classifications systems; now included in genus Alternanthera
Example sentence • The leaves of telanthera plants are often brightly colored.
5 2 adverb, noun, adjective
adv, n, adj
noun
• a minor actor in crowd scenes
adverb
• unusually or exceptionally
adjective satellite
• more than is needed, desired, or required
Example sentence • I bought an extra of that book just in case.
3 1
adverb
• With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.
Example sentence • The book is on the table.
9 4 noun
n
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Example sentence • The monoptera is a circular building with a single ring of columns and a dome in the center.
10 5 noun
n
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Example sentence • I need to buy a new telecamera for my upcoming vacation.
2 1
adverb
• Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
preposition
• Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
7 3
noun
• small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
6 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
Example sentence • I forgot to bring my camera on our vacation.
7 3 noun
n
noun
• a grotesque product of the imagination
Example sentence • The chimera is a mythical creature with the body of a lion, the head of a goat, and the tail of a serpent.
10 4 noun
n
noun
• a genus of Ptilonorhynchidae
12 6 noun
n
noun
• a variety of stick insect
9 4 noun
n
noun
• plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas)
Example sentence • The hemiptera have piercing and sucking mouthparts.
9 4 noun
n
noun
• plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects
10 5 noun
n
noun
• mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies
Example sentence • Mosquitoes are a well-known example of nematocera .
10 4 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• an order of insects: includes booklice and bark-lice
12 5 noun
n
noun
• the order of thrips (Thysanoptera)
4 3 noun
n
noun
• the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
Example sentence • I have no idea what you're talking about.
3 1 noun
n
interjection
• (with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
Example sentence • I didn't understand what he said, so I responded with a confused "huh ".
4 2
preposition
• To or towards the inside of.
Example sentence • He walked into the room.
8 4 noun
n
noun
• coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals
Example sentence • The acropora reefs are exceptionally beautiful.
8 4 noun
n
10 4 noun
n
Example sentence • The aphrophora genus contains several species of froghoppers.
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