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• a particular environment or walk of life
Example sentence • The hockey arena was packed with cheering fans.
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• doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
Example sentence • The hyena prowled the savannah in search of its next meal.
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• tropical Asian starlings
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• a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers
Example sentence • We went for a swim at the marina .
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• (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
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• a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
Example sentence • The geologists discovered a catena of mountain peaks during their expedition.
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• soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
Example sentence • The galena deposits in this region are known to be rich.
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• any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
Example sentence • I planted some verbena in my garden for a pop of color.
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• fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings
Example sentence • I had a bowl of farina for breakfast.
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• a town in central Kansas, the county seat of Saline county, Kansas
Example sentence • The salina was a popular tourist attraction due to its abundance of salt.
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• a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court
verb
• serve or summon with a subpoena
Example sentence • The lawyer issued a subpoena to gather evidence for the trial.
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• A Latin American woman. (Compare Latino.)
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• a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam
Example sentence • The medina is the old part of the city, with narrow, maze-like streets.
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• A plucked stringed instrument with five or seven steel strings stretched on a long fretted finger-board over two gourds, used mostly in Carnatic Indian classical music.
Example sentence • The vina was made with a combination of red wine and vinegar.
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• coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
verb
• collapse like a concertina
Example sentence • She played a beautiful tune on the concertina at the folk festival.
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• a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils
Example sentence • I need to buy a new cortina for my bedroom window.
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• a fine coating of oxide (produced by oxidation over a long period of time) on the surface of a metal (particularly copper)
Example sentence • The antique chair had a beautiful green patina on its wooden surface.
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Example sentence • Her performance was in plena harmony with the rest of the cast.
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• the provincial capital of Saskatchewan
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• Cloth woven from pineapple fiber
Example sentence • I bought a pina colada at the beach bar.
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• The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.
Example sentence • The duodena is the first part of the small intestine.
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• a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar
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Example sentence • She gently pressed on the frena to slow down the horse.
9 4 noun n Example sentence • The ballerina gracefully glided across the stage.
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• minute single-celled green freshwater organism having a single flagella; often classed as algae
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Example sentence • The dracena is a type of plant that is commonly used as a decorative indoor plant.
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• the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception
Example sentence • The concept of noumena is central to Immanuel Kant's philosophy.
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Example sentence • The saphena vein is responsible for bringing blood from the leg back to the heart.
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• a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
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• having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Example sentence • She's such a keener , always volunteering for extra tasks.
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• any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom
Example sentence • The carina is a keel-shaped ridge found on the inside of certain shells.
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• the wife or widow of a czar
Example sentence • The tzarina ruled with an iron fist, making decisions that affected the entire nation.
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• a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks
Example sentence • I love going to the sauna after a workout.
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• milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta
Example sentence • I made a delicious semolina pudding for dessert.
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• an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
Example sentence • The television antenna on the rooftop was damaged during the storm.
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• small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
Example sentence • La gallina puso un huevo esta mañana.
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• the basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea
Example sentence • She collected kina shells on the beach.
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• a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina
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Example sentence • The doctor detected a spina bifida during the ultrasound.
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• A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
Example sentence • We had dinner at a cozy cantina in the heart of the city.
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• the wife or widow of a czar
Example sentence • The czarina held great power and authority in the kingdom.
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• an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage
Example sentence • There are over 100 species of dracaena plants.
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• a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit
Example sentence • The Hopi tribe uses kachinas in their traditional religious ceremonies.
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• egg-shaped terracotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes
Example sentence • I bought a beautiful ocarina from the music store.
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Example sentence • In Latin grammar, nomina are categorized into five declensions.
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• a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla
4 2 noun n noun
• a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
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• high quality porcelain originally made only in China
Example sentence • I bought a set of fine china for the special occasion.
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