9 4 noun n noun
• a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
Example sentence • She played the accordion at the band concert.
5 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
adjective satellite
• not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
verb
• transfer property or ownership
Example sentence • The alien from another planet had blue skin.
9 3 noun n noun
• the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist
Example sentence • They take communion every Sunday at church.
8 3 noun n noun
• a person who cares for persons or property
Example sentence • She appointed her sister as her legal guardian .
8 4 noun n noun
• a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
Example sentence • The comedian made the audience laugh with his witty jokes.
8 4 noun n noun
• a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream
10 5 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products
Example sentence • She has been a vegetarian for over 10 years.
5 3 adjective adj adjective
• pertaining to or characteristic of birds
Example sentence • The avian species includes birds of all kinds.
6 3 noun n noun
• tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
Example sentence • I bought a durian from the grocery store.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• of or relating to the planet Mars (or its fictional inhabitants)
noun
• imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
7 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the period from 280 million to 230 million years ago; distinguished by reptiles
8 2 noun n noun
• plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
Example sentence • I like to add scallions to my stir-fry.
6 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• relating to or resembling an ape
Example sentence • The zoo is home to many simians, including monkeys and apes.
8 2 noun n noun
• uncastrated adult male horse
Example sentence • The powerful stallion galloped across the open field.
8 2 noun n noun
• a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
adjective satellite
• one quintillion in Great Britain
Example sentence • The national debt has reached over $20 trillion .
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• Either of two small fish, of the genus Leuresthes, found along the coast of Mexico and southern California, that spawn in the wet sand at certain high tides.
Example sentence • The grunion are a type of fish that spawn in the sandy beaches along the California coast.
13 6 adjective adj noun
• a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
adjective satellite
• characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
Example sentence • The country's government is becoming increasingly authoritarian .
9 4 noun n noun
• a faint constellation in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere near Apus and Mensa
Example sentence • The chameleon changed color to blend in with its surroundings.
9 4 noun n noun
• a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
Example sentence • The main criterion for selecting a candidate is their experience.
9 4 noun n noun
• one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
Example sentence • The custodian cleans and maintains the school buildings.
13 6 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea
noun
• the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
8 4 noun n adjective
• of or happening at noon
noun
• a town in eastern Mississippi
adjective satellite
• being at the best stage of development
Example sentence • The prime meridian is a line of longitude that runs through Greenwich, England.
8 4 noun n noun
• the state of being disregarded or forgotten
Example sentence • He fell into oblivion after his retirement from the spotlight.
8 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces
Example sentence • The archeologists discovered a beautiful obsidian dagger at the ancient Mayan site.
10 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a person who travels by foot
adjective satellite
• lacking wit or imagination
Example sentence • The car was traveling at a slow, pedestrian pace.
11 5 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
adjective satellite
• belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat
Example sentence • The proletarian rose up against the bourgeoisie in the revolution.
12 5 adjective adj adjective satellite
• being or operating under the surface of the earth
Example sentence • The cave had a complex subterranean system of tunnels and chambers.
11 6 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility
adjective satellite
• having a useful function
Example sentence • He was a utilitarian who believed that actions should be judged based on their usefulness and benefits.
7 4 adjective adj adjective
• of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia
noun
• an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer
Example sentence • The utopian society depicted in the novel had no crime or poverty.
9 5 adjective adj adjective
• Having characteristics of the mythical Amazons; aggressive and warlike.
Example sentence • The amazonian rainforest is home to a diverse range of plant and animal species.
7 3 noun n noun
• a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
Example sentence • The clarion rang out from the tower, signaling the start of the festival.
7 3 noun n noun
• a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
Example sentence • The Spanish galleon was filled with treasure from the New World.
8 3 noun n noun
• an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
Example sentence • He was diagnosed with a ganglion on his wrist.
7 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves
adjective satellite
• idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity
Example sentence • We spent a halcyon summer at the beach house.
7 2 noun n noun
• a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
Example sentence • The neighborhood kids often referred to him as a hellion because of his mischievous behavior.
7 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
Example sentence • I bought a hessian sack to store potatoes in.
7 3 noun n noun
• a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)
Example sentence • The stained glass windows were divided into smaller sections by mullions.
8 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• one of the common people
adjective satellite
• of or associated with the great masses of people
Example sentence • The wealthy class looked down upon the plebeians as inferior beings.
7 3 adjective adj adjective satellite
• taking on different forms
Example sentence • His protean talent allowed him to excel in multiple artistic disciplines.
11 3 noun n noun
• the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros in the UK
Example sentence • A quadrillion is a number equal to 1 followed by 15 zeros.
7 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• of or relating to lizards
noun
• any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs
Example sentence • The museum had a life-size saurian skeleton on display.
7 3 adjective adj Example sentence • The cave was filled with stygian darkness.
12 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a performer who works in vaudeville
Example sentence • He was a famous vaudevillian known for his comedic performances.
8 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The decurion in the ancient Roman cavalry had to lead ten soldiers.
6 2 noun n noun
• A cylindrical basket or cage of wicker which was filled with earth or stones and used in fortifications and other engineering work (a precursor to the sandbag).
Example sentence • The military used gabions to reinforce their defensive structures.
7 4 adjective adj adjective
• of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds; relating to or caused by the wind
noun
• a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks, spoken in Boethia, Thessaly, in the Aegean island of Lesbos, and the Greek colonies of Asia Minor
Example sentence • The aeolian sand dunes stretched for miles along the shoreline.
8 4 adjective adj adjective satellite
• relating to farming or agriculture
Example sentence • The country's economy is predominantly agrarian , with most of the population engaged in farming.
12 5 adjective adj adjective satellite
• used of riotously drunken merrymaking
Example sentence • The party turned into a bacchanalian celebration with music, dancing, and excessive drinking.
9 4 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• relating to abdominal delivery
noun
• the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
Example sentence • She had to undergo a caesarian section to deliver her baby safely.
8 4 adjective adj adjective satellite
• of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky
Example sentence • The cerulean sky was clear and bright.
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