5 1 verb, noun
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• United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
Example sentence • The gates to the park were locked.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• a pair of people who live together
Example sentence • We have been best mates since school.
5 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a local tax on property
Example sentence • The interest rates on mortgages have dropped significantly.
5 1 verb, noun
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noun
• the specified day of the month
Example sentence • I bought a pack of dates from the grocery store.
11 4 noun
n
noun
• a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
adjective satellite
• of equal importance, rank, or degree
verb
• bring order and organization to
Example sentence • The coordinates of the restaurant are 40.7128° N, 74.0060° W.
8 2 noun
n
Example sentence • He was shy and preferred to keep his privates hidden from view.
5 1
verb
• moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
5 1 noun
n
noun
• an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
verb
• decree or designate beforehand
Example sentence • The fates of the survivors were unknown after the shipwreck.
9 3 verb
v
adjective
• independent; not united or joint
noun
• a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
adjective satellite
• standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
verb
• act as a barrier between; stand between
Example sentence • She separates the recycling from the trash.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties.
5 2
noun
• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
7 2 verb
v
verb
• wear away through erosion or vaporization
Example sentence • The laser ablates the material, causing it to vaporize.
7 2 verb
v
Example sentence • The gardener aerates the soil to improve drainage.
6 2 noun
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noun
• an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
Example sentence • She collected agates during her vacation at the beach.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• one related on the father's side
adjective satellite
• related on the father's side
Example sentence • In some cultures, agnates are given more importance than cognates in matters of inheritance.
6 2 noun
n
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Example sentence • The alates emerge from the colony in large numbers during the mating season.
7 2 noun
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noun
• The first year's profits of a Catholic benefice, as traditionally paid directly to the Pope.
Example sentence • The bishop was required to pay his annates to the Vatican.
4 1 verb
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• goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
9 2 verb
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verb
• make effective from an earlier date
Example sentence • He backdates his invoices to avoid late payment penalties.
9 2 noun
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noun
• a person whose head is bald or shaved
Example sentence • The group of baldpates gathered at the conference to discuss their latest research findings.
9 2 noun
n
noun
• Someone with whom one shares membership in a band.
Example sentence • The bandmates practiced their songs tirelessly.
8 2 noun
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• A person with whom one shares a bed.
Example sentence • She was surprised to wake up and find herself surrounded by strangers as her bedmates .
7 2 verb
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verb
• censure severely or angrily
Example sentence • He berates his employees for their mistakes.
10 2 noun
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noun
• the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
Example sentence • The birthrates in developed countries have been declining over the past decade.
7 2 noun
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noun
• a salt or ester of boric acid
Example sentence • Some borates , such as boric acid, have antiseptic properties.
12 2 noun
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noun
• armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
Example sentence • The ancient warriors wore breastplates for protection in battle.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• a chemical compound that contains the bromate ion.
Example sentence • The presence of bromates in drinking water can be harmful to human health.
9 2 noun
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noun
• someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself
Example sentence • My bunkmates and I stayed up late chatting.
7 2 noun
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9 2 verb
v
noun
• a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
verb
• deprive of strength or vigor
Example sentence • The veterinarian castrates male animals to prevent them from reproducing.
8 2 noun
n
adjective
• having a tail or taillike appendage
noun
• a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain
adjective satellite
• (of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip
Example sentence • The caudates have a distinct tail that makes them different from other amphibians.
9 2 noun
n
noun
• A person with whom one shares a prison cell.
Example sentence • They became good friends after being cellmates for several years.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
11 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
Example sentence • My friends and I are cheapskates , so we always split the bill equally.
10 2 verb
v
verb
• place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
Example sentence • He checkmates his opponents with strategic moves.
8 2 verb
v
adjective
• relating to or characterized by chelation
noun
• a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions
verb
• form a chelate, in chemistry
Example sentence • The metal ion chelates with the ligand to form a stable complex.
9 2 noun
n
noun
• any salt of chloric acid
Example sentence • Some chlorates have medicinal properties and can be used in the treatment of thyroid disorders.
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9 2 noun
n
adjective
• of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata
noun
• any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
Example sentence • Humans are chordates because they have a backbone.
9 2 noun
n
noun
• any salt or ester of chromic acid
Example sentence • Some chromates are highly toxic and pose a threat to human health.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• Any salt or ester of citric acid.
verb
• To cause to form citrate.
Example sentence • Some medications contain citrates as an active ingredient to help treat kidney stones.
10 2 noun
n
noun
• an acquaintance that you go to school with
Example sentence • My classmates and I are going on a field trip next week.
10 2 noun
n
Example sentence • Methane clathrates , also known as methane hydrates, are solid compounds in which methane is trapped within a lattice structure made of water molecules.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
Example sentence • Different countries have different climates .
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8 2 noun
n
noun
• one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
Example sentence • Spanish and Portuguese are cognates , making it easier for Spanish speakers to learn Portuguese.
9 2 noun
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Example sentence • I met my coinmates at the arcade.
8 2 verb
v
verb
• compare critically; of texts
Example sentence • The librarian collates all the books before placing them back on the shelves.
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9 2 verb
v
verb
• mix together different elements
Example sentence • The article conflates two completely unrelated events.
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