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• temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
noun
• the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
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• give an exhibition of to an interested audience
Example sentence • I received many presents on my birthday.
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• all of the offspring of a given progenitor
Example sentence • The descendants of that family still live in this town.
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• (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
Example sentence • She blushed at the compliments on her outfit.
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• stubbornly resistant to authority or control
Example sentence • The prison guards had a difficult time controlling the recalcitrants in the maximum-security wing.
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• any creature of exceptional size
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• of great mass; huge and bulky
Example sentence • The giants walked across the field, causing the ground to shake.
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• people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
Example sentence • The writings of the ancients provide valuable insights into their way of life.
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• an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
verb
• pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
Example sentence • He hunts for treasure in abandoned houses.
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• someone who engages in drinking bouts
Example sentence • The bacchants danced wildly in the moonlight.
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• a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
Example sentence • The king's crown was adorned with bezants .
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• a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
Example sentence • The bezzants on her necklace were made of gold.
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• a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise
Example sentence • The competition had over 100 entrants .
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• A band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, that have a greater intensity; they determine the quality of a sound; especially the characteristic sounds of the consonants.
Example sentence • The vowel sounds of different languages can have different formants .
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• a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
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• unflinching in battle or action
Example sentence • The gallants at the ball were all impeccably dressed.
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Example sentence • The gellants in this lotion help to thicken the formula.
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Example sentence • The grievants filed a complaint against their employer for unfair treatment.
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• a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
Example sentence • The firefighters quickly connected the hoses to the nearby hydrants .
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• a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
Example sentence • The hospital has a special ward for premature infants .
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• a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
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• occurring with no delay
Example sentence • I captured some beautiful instants of the sunset during my vacation.
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• a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding
verb
• run off without paying a debt
8 2 noun n noun
• traveler who moves from one region or country to another
adjective satellite
• habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
Example sentence • The migrants are fleeing their war-torn country in search of safety.
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• tending to undergo or resulting from mutation
noun
• (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
Example sentence • The movie is about a group of mutants with superhuman abilities.
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• a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration
Example sentence • The octants of the sphere were divided into equal parts.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • The peasants worked in the fields from sunrise to sunset.
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• the award given to the champion
Example sentence • The baseball team proudly displayed their pennants on the stadium walls.
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• large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
Example sentence • There are many pheasants in the forest.
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• a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
Example sentence • The chemical reaction requires specific reactants to occur.
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• An angle or part that reenters itself.
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• a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
Example sentence • The archaeologists uncovered the remnants of an ancient civilization.
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• a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)
Example sentence • Dentists often use sealants as a protective coating for teeth.
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• a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
Example sentence • The servants prepared a delicious meal for the guests.
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• a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
Example sentence • Antique sextants are highly sought after by collectors.
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• produced with vibration of the vocal cords
noun
• a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
Example sentence • English has 24 sonants .
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Example sentence • The use of taggants in explosives is regulated to enhance public safety.
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• a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
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• continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
Example sentence • The police arrested several vagrants for loitering in the park.
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• a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
verb
• provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)
Example sentence • He had outstanding warrants for his arrest.
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• a motley assortment of things
Example sentence • She kept a box of oddments in the attic.
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• one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
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• markedly different from an accepted norm
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Example sentence • He used multiple absorbants to soak up the oil spill.
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• Any substance that can bond, mix, or disturb another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process.
Example sentence • The forensic team found traces of accelerants at the scene of the fire.
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• someone who maintains and audits business accounts
Example sentence • Many accountants work for accounting firms and provide services to various clients.
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Example sentence • The accusants presented their evidence to the court.
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• very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
adjective satellite
• impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
Example sentence • She remained adamants about her decision and refused to change her mind.
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Example sentence • The administrants of the company are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations.
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• making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
noun
• any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance
Example sentence • Food manufacturers often use adulterants to make their products appear more valuable than they actually are.
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Example sentence • The affidavits were signed by three affirmants .
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• a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
Example sentence • She forgot to take her anovulants yesterday.
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• medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
Example sentence • Patients taking anticoagulants need to be closely monitored for signs of bleeding.
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• of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)
noun
• the party who appeals a decision of a lower court
Example sentence • The appellants in the case argued that the decision was unfair.
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