# | Qz | NEW WORD | VP | EXAMPLE | WORD CLASS | DEFINITION | DATE/TIME ENTERED |
1 | | symptom |
3 |
He had every SYMPTOM you'd expect of a drug addict | N | sign of disease - (لمرض) | عرَض | 2022.10.27 11:34
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2 | | arthritis |
6 |
Arthritis is of two types, osteo- or rheumatoid | N | Problem of the joints, usually fingers or knees | 2022.10.27 12:37
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3 | | havens |
10 |
The Caymans, Virgin Islands, and other havens for tax dodgers | N | Places where these people will be safe from the law, will not be held to account or made to pay their taxes | 2021.08.19 14:52
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4 | | philosopher |
3 |
Philosophers merely interpret the world - the point, however, is to change it.- Marx | N | A scholar who deals in questions too ill defined for science | 2020.03.13 18:13
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5 | | spelunking |
21 |
He was into dangerous sports like spelunking | N | Exploring caves underground, as a pastime | 2021.01.04 13:08
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6 | | beaker |
11 |
Pour the solution into the beaker and apply heat | N | A cup or container used in the lab | 2020.03.14 12:20
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7 | | objectivity |
3 |
IN scientific experiments we need objectivity | N | Clear, factual thinking divorced from personal need or desire | 2020.03.13 11:30
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8 | | curry |
6 |
We had a nice hot curry after the pub kicked us out | N | a curry is a spicy sort of stew made of beef, chicken or mutton from the cuisine of India | 2020.03.12 12:08
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9 | | profile |
3 |
Her story was a profile in courage | N | "A summary of the characteristics that make up courage, a paradigm" | 2020.03.04 04:02
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10 | | academic |
3 |
The arguments that occupied the televised debate were mainly academic | ADJ | "In this meaning, of merely academic, i.e. little practical, importance " | 2020.03.04 03:35
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11 | | confidence |
3 |
Confidences are rarely the secrets they are supposed to be | N | Story told with a promise not to pass it on | 2020.03.03 12:51
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12 | | eventful |
2 |
The church picnic was more eventful than anticipated, with three murders and a pregnancy | ADJ | Having numerous events, possibly of an unexpected nature | 2020.03.03 09:44
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13 | | adherent |
4 |
Adherents of Bernie Sanders are said to be unwilling to vote for a candidate other than their own | N | Supporters, those who 'adhere' or stick (like glue) to someone/thing | 2020.03.03 09:40
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14 | | condiment |
12 |
Condiments are supplied free with restaurant curries | N | extras to a meal like chutney or pickle | 2020.03.03 03:56
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15 | | excelled |
6 |
They excelled at doing nothing | V | They were very good at doing this | 2020.02.27 09:42
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16 | | calmly |
2 |
He spoke calmly while all around him they were screaming like crazy people | ADV | In a relaxed, unexcited fashion | 2020.02.22 10:11
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17 | | potential |
3 |
He was a student with a lot of potential | N | He has the power (= potential) to do well in the future | 2020.02.22 10:00
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18 | | pipeline |
5 |
Some First Nations people oppose the construction of oil and gas pipelines in Western Canada | N | A pipe or tube for carrying a liquid resource to customers or transportation | 2020.02.22 09:52
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19 | | oath |
5 |
They took a solemn oath to never forget The Alamo | N | a very serious promise | 2020.02.22 09:43
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20 | | solemn |
5 |
They took a solemn oath | ADJ | very serious | 2020.02.22 09:35
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21 | | peculiarity |
4 |
One striking peculiarity of his was the endless fiddling with the braces that held up his trousers | N | A feature that makes someone different (in a negative way different in an unpleasant way) | 2020.02.19 09:37
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22 | | serial |
5 |
He was a serial adulterer | N | He committed one act of adultery after another, in a series or row | 2020.02.19 08:43
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23 | | studious |
1 |
He was a very studious little boy | N | Loved to study, bookish | 2020.02.19 08:34
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24 | | character |
2 |
He played the character of Hamlet | N | The person an actor is imitating or representing - or 'being' | 2020.02.19 08:31
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25 | | sorry |
1 |
He said he was sorry for what he had done | ADJ | Full of regret, wishes he had not done it | 2020.02.18 06:00
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26 | | ambitious |
4 |
He was an ambitious person | N | eagerly desirous of achieving success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc | 2019.09.29 11:28
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27 | | word |
1 |
We are collecting English one word after another | N | 字 | 2019.09.11 18:55
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28 | | concatenate |
14 |
The algorithm concatenated several variables according to a very tricky set of rules | V | Attach together in a string (not add) | 2019.09.11 16:45
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29 | | midwife |
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A midwife assisted with the birth | N | A type of nurse that specializes in helping women deliver their babies, often without a doctor | 2019.03.31 20:48
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30 | | spammers |
10 |
Junk advertising was uploaded to the website by spammers and their cronies. | N | Vandals who use someone else's social media to spread their messages | 2019.03.31 20:40
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31 | | defend |
3 |
Any online site has to defend itself against unwanted attention | V | Fight back against | 2019.03.31 20:37
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32 | | shady |
2 |
Trump is accused of shady real estate dealings | ADJ | Barely legal or maybe illegal | 2019.02.12 17:48
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33 | | sordid |
9 |
Spare me the sordid details please | ADJ | unpleasant or terrible | 2019.02.12 17:43
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34 | | blizzard |
8 |
We hope this is the last blizzard of the winter | N | Serious snow storm | 2019.02.12 17:15
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35 | | scar |
4 |
He had a scar on his cheek | N | The remains of a healed wound, usually red or pink in colour | 2019.02.12 17:00
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36 | | iota |
12 |
I wouldn't give him one iota of my fortune | N | Smallest possible piece | 2019.02.12 16:54
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37 | | crisis |
3 |
The government was in crisis following the ministerial disclosure | N | a serious problem | 2019.02.12 16:45
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38 | | plastered |
5 |
He came home plastered | ADJ | inebriated, drunk | 2019.02.12 16:40
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39 | | woodstove |
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Pull up a chair by the woodstove and I'll bring you a drink | N | A metal chamber (stove) in which wood is burned to prov ide warmth | 2019.02.12 16:10
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40 | | cartwheels |
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He was doing cartwheels outside the dance hall | N | Twisting his body in the shape of a wheel to show joy | 2019.02.12 15:30
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41 | | explosive |
3 |
The discovery was nothing short of explosive in the scientific community | ADJ | causing excitement (metaphor) | 2019.02.12 14:54
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42 | | certitude |
14 |
He spoke with certitude on complex matters | N | certainty but more pompous | 2019.02.11 17:57
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43 | | permissions |
3 |
file permissions have been set to the lowest level | N | the rules governing who can do what to a file (look at it, or change it, mainly) | 2019.01.07 06:58
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44 | | security_measures |
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Therefore extra security_measures have been put in place, and if these are not adquate more will follow. Please report anything unusual | N | Ways of keeping data and hardware safe on a computer | 2019.01.05 11:34
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45 | | data_loss |
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There has been data_loss from August 2018 to December | N | information lost from a computer (usually database) | 2019.01.05 11:29
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46 | | spam |
10 |
Sorry users - a spam attack on this site has lost some entries (Jan 5, 2019) | N | Junk upoaded to someone else's website | 2019.01.05 11:28
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47 | | castle |
2 |
The French army defended the castle against the invaders. | N | Large fortified stone building (historical) | 2019.01.05 11:21
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48 | | wreck |
4 |
I'm a wreck without my little China girl | N | A mess, a disaster, the outcome of an accident | 2018.02.08 06:42
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49 | | stun |
3 |
She was stunned by her friends' rejection of her plan. | V | To make senseless or semi-conscious through a blow | 2018.02.08 06:31
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50 | | terrify |
4 |
Be quiet or you'll terrify the neighbours | V | Frighten, make afraid | 2017.05.24 10:13
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51 | | extras |
1 |
The teachers started asking for extras | N | beyond, more, or better than what is usual | 2016.11.29 10:34
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52 | | kiswahili |
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Children use kiswahili in school until the age of 10. | N | A language of East Africa | 2016.09.29 07:50
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53 | | chorus |
5 |
A chorus of angels sing you to your rest! | N | a group of persons singing together | 2016.03.09 19:47
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54 | | famine |
6 |
Parts of Madagascar are experiencing famine conditions | N | extreme shortage of food | 2023.09.27 23:46
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