8 4 noun n noun
• a short moral story (often with animal characters)
Example sentence • The novel is an allegory for the political situation in the country.
14 6 adjective adj adjective
• being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand
adjective satellite
• containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
Example sentence • The company has a discriminatory policy that only promotes men to management positions.
9 4 noun n noun
• a college or university building containing living quarters for students
Example sentence • I live in a co-ed dormitory with 50 other students.
9 4 adjective adj adjective satellite
• characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
Example sentence • The lion is a predatory animal that preys on other animals.
12 5 adjective adj adjective satellite
• characterized or caused by inflammation
Example sentence • His inflammatory remarks sparked a heated argument.
10 5 adjective adj adjective satellite
• restricting according to rules or principles
Example sentence • The regulatory board oversees the safety standards in the pharmaceutical industry.
11 5 adjective adj adjective satellite
• serving or intended to explain or make clear
Example sentence • The teacher gave an explanatory lecture on the importance of recycling.
9 4 adjective adj noun
• the recipient of a mandate
Example sentence • The use of seatbelts is mandatory in this car.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
Example sentence • The chemistry between them was undeniable.
8 3 noun n noun
• religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
Example sentence • She has been appointed as the new minister of foreign affairs in the government ministry .
13 6 noun n adjective
• relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
noun
• formal systematic questioning
Example sentence • The defendant's lawyer objected to the interrogatory as being overly invasive.
10 5 noun n noun
• a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
Example sentence • The library serves as a repository for a vast collection of historical documents.
10 4 noun n noun
• a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
Example sentence • I need to pick up some groceries from the commissary .
12 6 adjective adj Example sentence • She felt anticipatory excitement before her trip to the theme park.
10 5 adjective adj adjective satellite
• (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
Example sentence • She made defamatory remarks about her former colleague.
13 6 adjective adj adjective satellite
• affording the opportunity for individual participation
Example sentence • The workshop was designed to be participatory , with attendees actively engaging in group discussions.
9 4 noun n noun
• a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
Example sentence • The theater company has a diverse repertory of plays.
9 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• someone who signs and is bound by a document
Example sentence • The signatory of the treaty was the president of the United States.
8 3 adjective adj noun
• a relation of direct opposition
adjective satellite
• very opposed in nature or character or purpose
Example sentence • His actions are contrary to his words.
8 4 noun n noun
• someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
Example sentence • The diplomat served as an emissary between the two warring nations.
7 3 noun n noun
• something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
Example sentence • The detective was determined to solve the mystery .
11 5 adjective adj noun
• a minor match preceding the main event
adjective satellite
• denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
Example sentence • They presented the preliminary findings of their research.
8 4 noun n noun
• a collection of things sharing a common attribute
Example sentence • The book is categorized into the mystery category .
13 6 adjective adj adjective satellite
• characterized by or characteristic of hallucination
Example sentence • He experienced vivid hallucinatory images after taking the psychedelic drug.
11 5 noun n noun
• correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
Example sentence • He was sent to a reformatory for his involvement in the robbery.
8 3 noun n noun
• an official written record of names or events or transactions
Example sentence • They went to the gift registry at the department store to choose items for their wedding.
9 4 adjective adj adjective
• of or relating to the process of excretion
Example sentence • The excretory system is responsible for eliminating waste products from the body.
10 5 noun n noun
• a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
Example sentence • The chemistry students conducted their experiment in the laboratory .
9 4 noun n noun
• a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
Example sentence • The cat marked its territory by scratching the furniture.
9 4 noun n noun
• one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia
Example sentence • The dromedary is a one-humped camel found in the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East.
5 2 noun n adjective
• feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
Example sentence • I want to express my sincerest sorry for the mistake I made.
12 5 adverb, adjective adv, adj adjective satellite
• serving to support or corroborate
Example sentence • The confirmatory test results were consistent with the initial findings.
11 5 adjective adj adjective satellite
• having periodic vibrations
Example sentence • The pendulum's motion is oscillatory .
7 3 noun n noun
• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
Example sentence • He achieved mastery of the violin after years of practice.
9 3 noun n noun
• telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
Example sentence • She went to a palmistry session to learn more about her life's path.
7 3 noun n noun
• the aggregate of past events
Example sentence • The history of Ancient Egypt is fascinating.
8 4 noun n noun
• a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
9 4 adjective adj adjective
• used of animals that move seasonally
adjective satellite
• habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
Example sentence • Many birds are migratory and travel long distances during certain times of the year.
9 4 noun n noun
• a temporary condition of torment or suffering
Example sentence • He believed that his soul would be cleansed in purgatory before entering heaven.
9 4 adjective adj adjective
• relating to or created by statutes
adjective satellite
• prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute
Example sentence • The company failed to comply with statutory regulations.
8 3 adverb adv adverb
• (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
Example sentence • She honestly believes that he is innocent.
9 4 adverb, adjective adv, adj adjective satellite
• unavoidably determined by prior circumstances
Example sentence • A good education is necessary for success in life.
8 4 adjective adj adjective
• of or relating to the process of hearing
Example sentence • The teacher used auditory aids to help the students understand the lesson.
11 5 adjective adj Example sentence • The team had a celebratory dinner after winning the championship.
7 3 noun n noun
• the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
Example sentence • I had a cup of coffee with chicory this morning.
10 5 adjective adj adjective
• morally or legally constraining or binding
adjective satellite
• required by obligation or compulsion or convention
Example sentence • Wearing a seatbelt is obligatory while driving.
11 5 noun n noun
• a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
Example sentence • The astronomer used the observatory to study distant galaxies.
11 5 adjective adj adjective
• pertaining to respiration
Example sentence • She suffered from respiratory problems due to her allergies.
7 3 noun n noun
• (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
verb
• be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
Example sentence • The referee blew the whistle to signal the end of the game.
6 3 noun n noun
• a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
Example sentence • According to the theory of relativity, time slows down in the presence of a gravitational field.
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