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• state of violent mental agitation
Example sentence • The news of the accident caused a wave of hysteria among the onlookers.
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• (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
Example sentence • The presence of bacteria in food can cause spoilage and foodborne illnesses.
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• a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
Example sentence • I always eat lunch in the cafeteria at work.
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• a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
Example sentence • The picnic area was filled with families enjoying the sunny weather.
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• queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
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• A lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dresses.
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Example sentence • During the Renaissance, the city-states of Italy fiercely competed to establish their own imperia .
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• a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
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• an elaborate song for solo voice
Example sentence • She sang a beautiful aria at the opera last night.
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• a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation
Example sentence • After winning the championship, there was a feeling of euphoria among the team.
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• an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness
Example sentence • She suffers from chronic insomnia and has trouble falling asleep every night.
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• any species of the genus Listeria
Example sentence • Pregnant women are more susceptible to listeria infection.
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• an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
Example sentence • The symptoms of malaria include fever, headache, and fatigue.
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• a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
Example sentence • Many families choose to live in suburbia for its quiet and peaceful environment.
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Example sentence • The diagnosis of aciduria is confirmed through urine tests.
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• a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
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• a weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated
Example sentence • I went to the feria to buy some fresh produce.
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• an ancient geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains that corresponded approximately to the present-day Georgia
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• An Afro-Cuban religion, somewhat similar to voodoo, based upon Yoruba deities and Roman Catholic saints.
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Example sentence • She dedicated her entire career to academia .
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• a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
Example sentence • I found a lot of information in the encyclopedia .
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• any tree of the genus Macadamia
Example sentence • I love eating macadamia nuts.
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• Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953)
Example sentence • I have never heard of the word 'beria '.
5 3 noun, adjective
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• a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
Example sentence • The mafia is known for its criminal activities and organized crime.
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• the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
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• an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
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• A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
Example sentence • The atria are the upper chambers of the heart.
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• a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
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• around the middle of a scale of evaluation
Example sentence • Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are popular among young people.
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• chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
Example sentence • She constantly worries about her health and often exhibits symptoms of hypochondria .
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• any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
Example sentence • The wisteria blooms in our garden every spring.
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• a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
Example sentence • The chemical reaction reaches equilibria when the forward and reverse rates are equal.
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• a fee paid for a nominally free service
Example sentence • The university offers honoraria to guest lecturers.
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• a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded
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• a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation
Example sentence • She struggled with bulimia for many years.
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• a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
Example sentence • I found the information in the encyclopaedia .
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• the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
Example sentence • The surgeon inserted a metal rod in his tibia to stabilize the fracture.
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• something of small importance
Example sentence • I enjoy testing my knowledge with trivia quizzes.
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• inability to perceive written words
Example sentence • The patient's alexia prevented her from being able to read.
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• genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America
Example sentence • She was diagnosed with severe anemia and required blood transfusion.
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• a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
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• an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
Example sentence • He was diagnosed with a severe arrhythmia .
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• a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
Example sentence • Testing for chlamydia is important for early detection and treatment.
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• tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood
6 3 noun
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• rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
Example sentence • He underwent surgery to repair a hernia in his abdomen.
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• (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
Example sentence • The lamia was a mythical creature in Greek mythology with the upper body of a woman and the lower body of a serpent.
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• malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
Example sentence • My cousin has been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia .
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• an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
Example sentence • He was diagnosed with bipolar mania .
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• a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
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