9 3 noun n noun
• someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
adjective satellite
• lasting for a markedly brief time
Example sentence • The police are searching for two fugitives who escaped from prison.
10 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The store carries a wide variety of nutritives .
11 4 noun n adjective satellite
• clearly defined or formulated
Example sentence • The textbook provides definitives on the subject of mathematics.
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Example sentence • Using quietives can help soften the impact of a statement.
5 1 verb, noun v, n adjective
• 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 .
6 1 noun n noun
• edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
Example sentence • He sharpened his knives before starting to cook.
5 1 noun n verb
• take (someone) as a wife
Example sentence • The wives of the two partners met for lunch.
8 2 noun n noun
• collection of records especially about an institution
Example sentence • The library has an extensive collection of historical archives .
5 1 noun n noun
• a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
Example sentence • Let's play a game of fives .
5 1 noun n noun
• 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.
5 1 verb v noun
• a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
Example sentence • He dives into the pool with a perfect form.
6 2 noun n noun
• small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
adjective satellite
• of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
Example sentence • She loves to eat black olives straight from the jar.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• tending to become more severe or wider in scope
noun
• chemical agent capable of activity
adjective satellite
• engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
Example sentence • The actives in the skincare product help to reduce wrinkles.
10 3 adverb, noun, adjective adv, n, adj noun
• (in Latin grammar) a verbal adjective that describes obligation or necessity, equivalent in form to the future passive participle.
Example sentence • In Latin, gerundives are often used to indicate purpose.
11 3 noun n noun
• aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb
Example sentence • Linguists study the formation and use of inchoatives in different languages.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb
Example sentence • The locatives 'on', 'in', and 'at' are commonly used in English.
10 3 noun n noun
• a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
Example sentence • Doctors often prescribe purgatives to patients suffering from constipation.
8 2 verb v verb
• jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute
Example sentence • He skydives every weekend for fun.
6 1 noun n noun
• perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
Example sentence • I sprinkled chives over the baked potato.
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Example sentence • Finding antiderivatives can be challenging.
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Example sentence • Many postmodern writers challenge traditional storytelling by using antinarratives .
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Example sentence • Many denominatives in English are formed by adding a suffix to a noun or adjective.
11 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
adjective satellite
• resulting from or employing derivation
Example sentence • He has a large portfolio of financial derivatives .
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Example sentence • The school creates a special program for hyperactives to help them focus and learn.
12 4 noun n adjective
• having abnormally low blood pressure
noun
• a person who has abnormally low blood pressure
Example sentence • The doctor prescribed hypotensives to control my hypertension.
11 4 noun n adjective
• serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
noun
• the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
adjective satellite
• named; bearing the name of a specific person
Example sentence • The nominatives in this sentence are the subject and the direct object.
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Example sentence • I don't have any nonrelatives attending the family reunion.
13 4 noun n noun
• a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
adjective satellite
• tending or having the power to preserve
Example sentence • Many processed foods contain preservatives to extend their shelf life.
14 4 noun n adjective
• concerned with or related to the past
noun
• an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
Example sentence • During retrospectives , team members reflect on their past performance and identify areas for improvement.
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 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 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 .
8 3 noun n noun
• A woman who keeps an alehouse.
Example sentence • The alewives return to their spawning grounds every spring.
7 2 verb v verb
• reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
Example sentence • He arrives at the airport tomorrow morning.
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Example sentence • Psychologists use aversives to discourage certain behaviors in therapy.
10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• A drug with calming effects.
Example sentence • Doctors often prescribed calmatives to patients with anxiety disorders.
8 2 noun n noun
• a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
Example sentence • The captives were treated harshly by their kidnappers.
10 3 noun n Example sentence • In sentence structure, causatives are typically formed with a verb followed by an object and a complement.
9 3 verb v
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Example sentence • The scientist coderives a new theory based on his research findings.
8 2 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • She codrives with her husband on long road trips.
11 3 noun n adjective
• forming a whole or aggregate
noun
• members of a cooperative enterprise
adjective satellite
• done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
Example sentence • The collectives in our community work together to promote sustainable farming practices.
12 3 noun n adjective
• serving or tending to connect
noun
• an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
adjective satellite
• involving the joint activity of two or more
Example sentence • Some common conjunctives include 'and', 'but', 'or', 'because', and 'although'.
11 3 noun n noun
• an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
adjective satellite
• connecting or tending to connect
Example sentence • Some common connectives include 'and', 'but', 'however', and 'therefore'.
8 2 verb v verb
• encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
Example sentence • He connives with his colleagues to overthrow the boss.
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