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• a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court
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• serve or summon with a subpoena
Example sentence • The lawyer issued a subpoena to gather evidence for the trial.
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• a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers
Example sentence • We went for a swim at the marina .
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• large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
Example sentence • He tied a bandana around his head to keep the sweat out of his eyes.
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• a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam
Example sentence • The medina is the old part of the city, with narrow, maze-like streets.
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• any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain
Example sentence • She experienced chest pain and was diagnosed with stable angina .
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• any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom
Example sentence • The carina is a keel-shaped ridge found on the inside of certain shells.
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• Greek wine flavored with resin
Example sentence • I enjoy pairing retsina with seafood dishes.
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• the wife or widow of a czar
Example sentence • The tzarina ruled with an iron fist, making decisions that affected the entire nation.
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• any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
Example sentence • I planted some verbena in my garden for a pop of color.
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• tropical Asian starlings
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• a fine coating of oxide (produced by oxidation over a long period of time) on the surface of a metal (particularly copper)
Example sentence • The antique chair had a beautiful green patina on its wooden surface.
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• coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
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• collapse like a concertina
Example sentence • She played a beautiful tune on the concertina at the folk festival.
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• the wife or widow of a czar
Example sentence • The czarina held great power and authority in the kingdom.
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• a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit
Example sentence • The Hopi tribe uses kachinas in their traditional religious ceremonies.
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• the basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea
Example sentence • She collected kina shells on the beach.
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• In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.
Example sentence • The room was filled with a soft lumina .
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Example sentence • In Latin grammar, nomina are categorized into five declensions.
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• a particular environment or walk of life
Example sentence • The hockey arena was packed with cheering fans.
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• a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
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• having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Example sentence • She's such a keener , always volunteering for extra tasks.
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• egg-shaped terracotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes
Example sentence • I bought a beautiful ocarina from the music store.
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• A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
Example sentence • We had dinner at a cozy cantina in the heart of the city.
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• Cloth woven from pineapple fiber
Example sentence • I bought a pina colada at the beach bar.
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• an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
Example sentence • The television antenna on the rooftop was damaged during the storm.
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• an Italian woman of rank
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• the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
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• fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings
Example sentence • I had a bowl of farina for breakfast.
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• a town in central Kansas, the county seat of Saline county, Kansas
Example sentence • The salina was a popular tourist attraction due to its abundance of salt.
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• A Latin American woman. (Compare Latino.)
7 3 noun n Example sentence • La campana de la iglesia repicaba cada hora.
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• African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
Example sentence • The impala gracefully leapt through the savannah.
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• bluish-grey whiting of California coast
Example sentence • The fisherman caught a corbina during his fishing trip.
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• bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
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• A pale yellow cheese from Valle d'Aosta in Italy
Example sentence • I love the rich, nutty flavor of fontina cheese.
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• A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response.
Example sentence • She stood on the limina , hesitant to enter the dark room.
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• An ornamental plant, Nandina domestica, native to Eastern Asia, from the Himalayas to Japan. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Nandina.
Example sentence • I have a nandina bush in my backyard.
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Example sentence • The ring was made of platina and adorned with a sparkling diamond.
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• A dark soil that sometimes develops under grass on limestone and chalk.
Example sentence • The farmer used rendzina to improve the fertility of his land.
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• The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants.
Example sentence • She rumina ted about what she should wear to the party.
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Example sentence • The term 'sarcina ' comes from the Latin word for 'bundle'.
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• a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool
Example sentence • We rented a cabana for the day at the beach resort.
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• an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage
Example sentence • There are over 100 species of dracaena plants.
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• a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof
Example sentence • We rode the gondola up to the top of the mountain.
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• doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
Example sentence • The hyena prowled the savannah in search of its next meal.
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• a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days
Example sentence • We attended a novena at the church to pray for our loved ones.
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• (Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils
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• a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Example sentence • The vena cava is the largest vein in the human body.
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