| # | Qz | NEW
WORD | VP | EXAMPLE | WORD
CLASS | DEFINITION | DATE/TIME
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| 1 | | sociable |
9 |
a sociable couple who enjoy parties. | ADJ | glad to associate with others - companionable: | 2023.03.10 09:46
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| 2 | | penicillin |
9 |
Since the discovery of penicillin, the treatment of syphilis has been revolutionized. | N | a type of medicine that is used to treat infections caused by bacteria | 2022.07.11 07:08
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| 3 | | hypnotize |
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I was fascinated by them, hypnotized by them - until you wake up and realise they're nuts. | V | Capture the whole attention of (someone); fascinate. | 2019.04.30 12:18
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| 4 | | contiguity |
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Thus is contiguity necessary in all forms of learning | N | The sequential occurrence or proximity of stimulus and response, causing their association in the mind. | 2019.04.30 12:01
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| 5 | | expound |
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‘He used it as an opportunity to expound the idea of flexible integration. | V | Present and explain (a theory or idea) in detail. | 2019.04.29 13:33
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| 6 | | caveat |
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I want to make a proviso, a caveat, that we may have slipped past earlier. | N | A warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations. | 2019.03.25 14:45
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| 7 | | sordid |
9 |
Spare me the sordid details please | ADJ | unpleasant or terrible | 2019.02.12 17:43
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| 8 | | parched |
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Could I have some water? I'm parched. - | N | dry or thirsty, especially because of heat. - | 2016.12.31 19:07
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| 9 | | sheen |
9 |
this shampoo gives your hair a beautiful sheen. | N | a soft, smooth, shiny quality | 2016.10.09 21:36
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| 10 | | affable |
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I watched the affable helperputting on his jacket with a rising sense of panic. | ADJ | friendly and easy to talk to | 2016.10.09 21:24
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| 11 | | frock |
9 |
My sister is selling frock recently. | N | Frock is a kind of clothes for women. | 2016.09.28 13:55
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| 12 | | octopus |
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Fried octopus are very popular in my hometown. | N | Octopus is a kind of seafood. | 2016.09.28 13:10
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| 13 | | legible |
9 |
We should write legible to easy reader's eyes. | ADJ | easy to recognize | 2016.09.27 22:34
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| 14 | | swagger |
9 |
He walked out of the room with a self-confident swagger. | N | a way of walking with a swinging movement that shows you are confident | 2016.09.27 20:19
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| 15 | | fizz |
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The premixed gin and tonic fizzes up over the lip of the can as i bring it to my mouth and sip. | V | form bubbles | 2016.09.27 13:00
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| 16 | | superstitious |
9 |
superstitious minds | ADJ | having a belief in traditional | 2016.09.26 09:39
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| 17 | | miscellaneous |
9 |
Housework is usually miscellaneous and toilsome. | ADJ | a. Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds - b. Having many aspects | 2016.09.23 08:21
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| 18 | | affluence |
9 |
And to be enveloped in a mist of enchantment was a way of life that the miasma of fashion, affluence and privilege had in no way approached | N | the state of having an abundance of money and material goods. | 2016.05.20 09:20
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| 19 | | acrimony |
9 |
Last September's JLG meeting in London ended with acrimony on both sides. - | N | bitterness of manner, speech, etc: - | 2016.05.20 09:01
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| 20 | | jeeringly |
9 |
«Onion-sauce! Onion-sauce!' he remarked jeeringly, and was gone before they could think of a thoroughly satisfactory reply. | ADJ | To speak or shout derisively; mock. | 2016.01.14 12:37
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| 21 | | dyslexia |
9 |
Some talented people have dyslexia, for example Jobs. | N | dyslexia means some people have difficulty with reading. | 2015.11.26 19:08
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| 22 | | foresight |
9 |
They had the foresight to invest in new technology. | N | providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future | 2015.11.24 11:23
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| 23 | | repulsed |
9 |
the engineer was repulsed by the customer after doing a not so great job on repairing their ipad | V | drive back (an attack or attacking enemy) by force | 2015.11.23 23:24
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| 24 | | puberty |
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I guess you and I are both going through puberty these days. | N | the period of life when a person's sexual organs mature and he or she becomes able to have children | 2015.11.23 20:07
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| 25 | | repulse |
9 |
nowadays women have various tools to repulse the criminals. | V | to push away or refuse something or someone unwanted, especially to successfully stop a physical attack against you: | 2015.11.22 22:52
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| 26 | | repulse |
9 |
You was repulse by fingerprint identification. | N | to ‹push away or ‹refuse something or someone ‹unwanted, ‹especially to successfully ‹stop a ‹physical ‹attack against you | 2015.11.22 19:20
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| 27 | | repulsed |
9 |
At the first brush, the enemy was repulsed by the advanced weapon. | V | to cause feelings of repulsion in | 2015.11.16 21:45
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| 28 | | foresight |
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Human being have more foresight when they play chess with machines. | N | an act of looking forward | 2015.11.10 23:05
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| 29 | | foresight |
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Designing a phone need foresight for population. | N | The ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future | 2015.11.10 13:54
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| 30 | | grub |
9 |
A grub is a kind of disgusting worm | N | V grub: search for something. - - N grub: A grub is a young insect which is just come out of an egg | 2015.11.10 13:53
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| 31 | | foresight |
9 |
They had the foresight to invest in new technology. | N | Someone's foresight is their ability to see what is likely to happen in the future and to take appropriate action. | 2015.11.09 23:58
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| 32 | | foresight |
9 |
I should have studied harder in university if i have the foresight | N | the ‹ability to ‹judge correctly what is going to ‹happen in the ‹future and ‹plan ‹your ‹actions ‹based on this ‹knowledge: | 2015.11.09 23:28
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| 33 | | foresight |
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I had other reasons for thinking this opinion to be a mistaken one, but this article is not about my foresight. | N | an act of looking forward | 2015.11.09 21:26
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| 34 | | foresight |
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No one had enough foresight to predict the function of the robot in the future. | N | the ability to judge correctly what is going to happen in the future and plan your actions based on this knowledge | 2015.11.08 22:09
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| 35 | | foresight |
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n Sharpe has become over the years a singular monument to the mechanical FORESIGHT of its founder, Joseph R. Brown, and a world-renowned synonym for - | N | care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence. | 2015.11.02 15:44
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| 36 | | grub |
9 |
woodpecker finch that selects twigs to dig out insects and grubs from tree bark. | N | the thick-bodied, sluggish young of certain insects, esp. the beetle. | 2015.11.02 15:39
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| 37 | | foresight |
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It was an example of the authorities' lack of foresight. | N | the ‹ability to ‹judge correctly what is going to ‹happen in the ‹future and ‹plan ‹your ‹actions ‹based on this ‹knowledge. | 2015.11.02 15:38
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| 38 | | foresight |
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If they are to be commended for FORESIGHT in their planning, what then is the judgment of a town council | N | care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence. | 2015.11.02 15:31
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| 39 | | foresight |
9 |
no one had enough foresight to predict the winner | N | the ability to judge correctly what is going to happen in the future and plan your actions based on this knowledge | 2015.11.02 15:29
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| 40 | | foresight |
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Anthropologists started contending that only humans make tools with foresight. | N | the ability to imagine what is likely to happen and to consider this when planning for the future | 2015.11.02 15:22
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| 41 | | foresight |
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Anthropologists used to believe that only humans manufactures tools with foresight | N | Providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future. | 2015.11.02 15:03
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| 42 | | repulse |
9 |
People are repulsed by the sight of blood, but blood does not bother cattle. | V | If you are repulsed by something, you think that it is horrible and disgusting an you want to avoid it. | 2015.07.23 10:11
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| 43 | | repulse |
9 |
People are repulsed by the sight of blood. | V | to push someone or something back or away, esp. to successfully stop an attack. | 2015.07.23 10:08
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| 44 | | repulsed |
9 |
People are repulsed by the sight in the wild. | V | to push someone or something back or away, esp. to successfully stop an attack/If something repulses you, it causes you to have a strong fee | 2015.07.23 09:56
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| 45 | | octopus |
9 |
the octopus has 8 arms | N | an animal living in the sea having 8 arms. It was believed to spread ink. | 2015.05.28 02:50
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| 46 | | impromptu |
9 |
He made an impromptu offer during the meeting. | ADJ | done without preparation or planning | 2015.04.14 12:23
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| 47 | | herbicide |
9 |
The farmers are spraying herbicide on their field. | N | technical a substance used to kill unwanted plants | 2015.04.14 09:30
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| 48 | | devious |
9 |
He is very devious person because usually what he said is not what he usually did. | ADJ | dishonest and clever | 2015.04.13 00:12
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| 49 | | euthanasia |
9 |
Euthanasia is a hot debate. | N | mercy-killing | 2015.03.23 23:31
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| 50 | | vestige |
9 |
This is the only vestige of the old city. | N | an indication that something has been present. | 2015.03.18 14:37
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| 51 | | strident |
9 |
Are the protesters' voices becoming a touch strident? | ADJ | Screechy, grating, high-pitched | 2015.01.21 22:11
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| 52 | | claustrophobic |
9 |
That small hotel room made me feel claustrophobic | N | Fear of small spaces | 2015.01.21 22:03
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| 53 | | condole |
9 |
the priest came to condole with Madeleine | N | Express sympathy for (someone); grieve with: | 2015.01.16 05:19
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| 54 | | obstinate |
9 |
her obstinate determination to pursue a career in radio | N | Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so: | 2015.01.16 05:05
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| 55 | | ravine |
9 |
I can hide from the patrols, using ravines and deep gorges. | N | A deep, narrow gorge with steep sides. | 2015.01.16 05:02
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| 56 | | rapture |
9 |
Leonora listened with rapture | N | A feeling of intense pleasure or joy | 2015.01.16 03:11
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| 57 | | rapture |
9 |
Leonora listened with rapture | N | A feeling of intense pleasure or joy | 2015.01.16 03:11
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| 58 | | sordid |
9 |
Fortunately for him, he will not be contemplating his sad and sordid crime from the inside of a prison cell. | N | Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt: - the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams | 2015.01.16 03:03
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| 59 | | frock |
9 |
her new party frock | N | A woman’s or girl’s dress | 2015.01.16 02:35
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| 60 | | magnate |
9 |
A studio magnate who the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call. | N | a person who has great wealth and power in a particular business or industry | 2015.01.15 23:42
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| 61 | | caveat |
9 |
His investment advice comes with a caveat: that the stock market is impossible to predict with absolute accuracy. | N | an explanation or warning that should be remembered when you are doing or thinking about something | 2015.01.15 23:35
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| 62 | | brine |
9 |
The chicken was soaked in brine before it was roasted. | N | a mixture of salty water used especially to preserve or add flavor to food | 2015.01.15 23:05
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| 63 | | fester |
9 |
His wounds festered for days before he got medical attention. | V | to become painful and infected | 2015.01.15 22:39
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| 64 | | impassive |
9 |
Her face remained impassive throughout the trial. | ADJ | not showing emotion | 2015.01.15 21:59
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| 65 | | finesse |
9 |
She handled the interview questions with finesse. | N | skill and cleverness that is shown in the way someone deals with a situation, problem | 2015.01.15 21:51
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| 66 | | frown |
9 |
She was frowning when she entered the room, so I knew that she was annoyed about something. | V | to make a frown in anger, concentration | 2015.01.15 21:45
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| 67 | | uncongenial |
9 |
He was being asked to support a policy that was uncongenial to him. | ADJ | not pleasant or enjoyable | 2015.01.15 19:57
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| 68 | | coffer |
9 |
Let me see what's in the household coffers and I'll get back to you about making a donation. | N | a box for holding money or other valuable things | 2015.01.15 19:45
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| 69 | | allay |
9 |
The new advertising campaign is an attempt to allay the public's concerns about the safety of the company's products. | V | to make (something) less severe or strong | 2015.01.15 19:07
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| 70 | | inordinate |
9 |
The professor suddenly started giving the students inordinate amounts of homework | ADJ | Unusual, atypical, jumping out of the typical pattern | 2015.01.14 17:08
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| 71 | | whirr |
9 |
The sounds issuing from beyond- winches whirring, men shouting- indicated great activity and excited me. | N | a bustle or rush | 2015.01.14 04:30
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| 72 | | synchronize |
9 |
Let's synchronize our watches and meet in an hour. | V | to cause to show the agreed upon time, as one clock or watch with another: | 2015.01.14 04:27
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| 73 | | parch |
9 |
a piece of grassland parched by the sun | V | make or become dry through intense heat | 2015.01.10 10:16
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