9 3 noun n noun
• remedy that eases pain and discomfort
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• moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
Example sentence • The pharmacist recommended using lenitives to soothe the inflammation.
9 3 noun n adjective
• designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
noun
• something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
Example sentence • Many processed foods contain additives to enhance flavor and preserve freshness.
9 3 noun n adjective
• serving to express or indicate possession
noun
• the case expressing ownership
Example sentence • The genitives of these nouns are formed by adding an apostrophe and an s.
10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
adjective satellite
• belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
Example sentence • The archaeologist found ancient cave primitives during the excavation.
12 5 noun n noun
• Slide (used with a projector for projecting images)
Example sentence • I found a box full of old diapositives in the attic.
11 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the uninflected form of the verb
Example sentence • In English, infinitives are often preceded by the word 'to', such as in 'to run' or 'to eat'.
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Example sentence • Some languages like Latin and Greek use postpositives , which are words or phrases that come after the words they modify.
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11 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning
noun
• a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
Example sentence • He explained the difference between transitives and intransitives in his grammar class.
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• 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 .
10 3 noun n noun
• a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
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• showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
Example sentence • The company issued new directives to improve workplace safety.
9 3 noun n adjective
• subject to popular election
noun
• a course that the student can select from among alternatives
Example sentence • Students are required to take at least three electives each semester.
10 3 noun n noun
• a positive motivational influence
Example sentence • Companies often offer incentives to attract new customers.
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• small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
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• of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
Example sentence • She loves to eat black olives straight from the jar.
9 3 noun n adjective
• estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
noun
• a person related by blood or marriage
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• properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
Example sentence • I am going to visit my relatives during the holidays.
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• an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
Example sentence • She broke out in hives after eating shellfish.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• relating to the ablative case
noun
• the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
adjective satellite
• tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature
Example sentence • There are different functions of ablatives in Latin grammar.
9 3 noun n noun
• a substance that abrades or wears down
Example sentence • She used abrasives to clean the stubborn stains on the kitchen countertop.
9 3 noun n noun
• a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
Example sentence • I need to buy some adhesives for my DIY project.
10 3 noun n adjective
• of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
noun
• a word that expresses an attribute of something
Example sentence • She used several adjectives to explain the mysterious situation.
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Example sentence • The dictionary defines 'adventives ' as the words borrowed from foreign languages that have become fully assimilated into a language.
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Example sentence • 'Singer' and 'actor' are examples of agentives .
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Example sentence • Psychologists use aversives to discourage certain behaviors in therapy.
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• the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
Example sentence • In Latin, datives are often used to indicate the indirect object of a verb.
10 3 noun n Example sentence • The company had to recall a batch of defectives .
10 3 noun n adjective
• intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
noun
• an attitude of defensiveness
adjective satellite
• attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
Example sentence • The defensives of the football team did an excellent job stopping the opposing offense.
11 3 noun n noun
• someone suffering psychological depression
Example sentence • Many depressives find solace in therapy.
10 3 noun n noun
• a police officer who investigates crimes
Example sentence • The detectives were called to the crime scene to investigate the murder.
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Example sentence • I need to buy some detersives for doing the laundry.
10 3 noun n adjective
• relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
noun
• any substance that promotes digestion
Example sentence • I love dunking my digestives in a cup of tea.
12 3 noun, adjective n, adj Example sentence • The disjunctives ideas expressed in his speech were confusing.
9 3 noun n noun
• A gift; a largess; a gratuity.
Example sentence • The charity organization received generous donatives from the community.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
Example sentence • The duratives in the sentence 'They were talking loudly' are 'talking' and 'were'.
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• A nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly.
Example sentence • Some languages, like Georgian and Quechua, have ejectives in their phonemic inventory.
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9 3 noun, adjective n, adj Example sentence • Languages like Basque and Georgian have ergatives .
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• producing or characterized by eruptions
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• actively spewing out lava
Example sentence • Volcanic eruptions are considered the most dramatic and deadliest eruptives .
10 3 noun n adjective
• excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority
noun
• a news report that is reported first by one news organization
adjective satellite
• not divided or shared with others
Example sentence • The store only sells exclusives that you can't find anywhere else.
10 3 noun n noun
• profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
Example sentence • He tends to use a lot of expletives when he gets angry.
10 3 noun n adjective
• serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
noun
• a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
adjective satellite
• liable to lead to sudden change or violence
Example sentence • The police found a stash of explosives in the suspect's basement.
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Example sentence • The government implemented strict regulations on the extraction of extractives .
9 3 noun n noun
• a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study
Example sentence • Artists often use fixatives to protect their charcoal drawings from smudging.
8 2 verb v verb
• stop blaming or grant forgiveness
Example sentence • She forgives him for his mistakes.
10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
adjective satellite
• capable of forming new cells and tissues
Example sentence • The formatives in this language are highly complex.
10 3 noun n noun
• a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
adjective satellite
• of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
Example sentence • English fricatives include the sounds /f/, /v/, /θ/, /ð/, /s/, /z/, /Ê/, /Ê/, /h/.
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