17 9 noun
• medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree
Example sentence • The betula populifolia is native to eastern North America.
16 6 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers
Example sentence • The clethra alnifolia produces fragrant white flowers in late summer.
20 9 noun n noun
• yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive weed in North America
5 3 noun n noun
• a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
16 7 noun n noun
• a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States
18 9 noun n noun
• medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor
20 9 noun n noun
• West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit
16 8 noun n noun
• California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers
17 8 noun n noun
• shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets
18 8 noun
• gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long
15 7 noun n noun
• small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges
Example sentence • The ulmus parvifolia is a deciduous tree that can reach heights of up to 60 feet.
17 8 noun n noun
• East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
8 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
Example sentence • The magnolia tree in our backyard is in full bloom.
9 5 noun n noun
• a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
Example sentence • I always eat lunch in the cafeteria at work.
5 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• 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.
7 3 noun n noun
• civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
Example sentence • The local militia was called to defend the town during the invasion.
8 4 noun n noun
• queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
6 3 noun n noun
• A lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dresses.
5 3 noun n noun
• a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
adjective satellite
• around the middle of a scale of evaluation
Example sentence • Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are popular among young people.
3 2 adverb, noun adv, n noun
• A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)
preposition
• By way of; passing through.
Example sentence • I received the document via email.
11 5 noun n noun
• extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears
Example sentence • He fell into a deep state of melancholia after his wife passed away.
7 4 noun n
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8 5 noun n Example sentence • She dedicated her entire career to academia .
6 4 verb, noun v, n noun
• inability to perceive written words
Example sentence • The patient's alexia prevented her from being able to read.
8 4 noun n noun
• a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
Example sentence • The gods of ancient Greece consumed ambrosia to maintain their immortality.
7 4 noun n noun
• partial or total loss of memory
Example sentence • He suffered from amnesia after the car accident.
11 5 noun n noun
• loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
Example sentence • The dentist used local anaesthesia to numb my mouth before filling the cavity.
10 5 noun n noun
• loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
Example sentence • The patient was given anesthesia before the surgery.
8 5 noun n noun
• a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
Example sentence • She has been struggling with anorexia for years and is currently receiving treatment.
7 4 noun n noun
• a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
4 3 noun n noun
• an elaborate song for solo voice
Example sentence • She sang a beautiful aria at the opera last night.
10 4 noun n noun
• an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
Example sentence • He was diagnosed with a severe arrhythmia .
7 4 noun n noun
• a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded
7 4 noun n noun
• 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.
9 4 noun n noun
• a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
Example sentence • Testing for chlamydia is important for early detection and treatment.
14 5 noun n noun
• a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
Example sentence • She has a fear of being in small spaces, which is a symptom of claustrophobia .
5 3 noun n noun
• (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church
Example sentence • The curia is the main governing body of the Roman Catholic Church.
6 2 noun n noun
• any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia
Example sentence • She planted dahlias in her garden to add color to the flower bed.
8 3 noun n noun
• mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
Example sentence • My grandmother was diagnosed with dementia last year.
12 6 noun n noun
• 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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