nagy

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exultant

adjective

How to pronounce exultant?

The word exultant sounds like ex-ult-ant
/ɪɡ'zəltənt/

What is the definition of exultant?

adjectivejoyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

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marriage

noun

How to pronounce marriage?

The word marriage sounds like mar-riage
/'mirɑdʒ/

What is the definition of marriage?

nountwo people who are married to each other
Examples
  • his second marriage was happier than the first
nounthe act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
Examples
  • their marriage was conducted in the chapel
nounthe state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
Examples
  • a long and happy marriage
nouna close and intimate union
Examples
  • the marriage of music and dance
  • a marriage of ideas

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preternatural

adjective

How to pronounce preternatural?

The word preternatural sounds like pre-ter-nat-u-ral
/,pritər'næʧərəl/

What is the definition of preternatural?

adjectivesurpassing the ordinary or normal
Examples
  • Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel
adjectiveexisting outside of or not in accordance with nature

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intensifier

noun

How to pronounce intensifier?

The word intensifier sounds like in-ten-si-fi-er
/ɪn'tɛnsə,faɪər/

What is the definition of intensifier?

nouna modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
Examples
  • `up' in `finished up' is an intensifier
  • `honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier

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bacchanal

noun, adjective

How to pronounce bacchanal?

The word bacchanal sounds like bac-cha-nal
/,bɑkə'nɑl/

What is the definition of bacchanal?

nouna wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
nounsomeone who engages in drinking bouts
adjectiveused of riotously drunken merrymaking
Examples
  • a night of bacchanalian revelry
nouna drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus

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blanche

How to pronounce blanche?

The word blanche sounds like Blanche

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shipping

noun

How to pronounce shipping?

The word shipping sounds like ship-ping

What is the definition of shipping?

nounconveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
nounthe commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

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scummy

adjective

How to pronounce scummy?

The word scummy sounds like scum-my
/'skəmi/

What is the definition of scummy?

adjectiveof the most contemptible kind
Examples
  • a scummy rabble
adjectivecovered with scum
Examples
  • the scummy surface of the polluted pond

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bartlett

noun

How to pronounce bartlett?

The word bartlett sounds like bart-lett
/'bɑrtlɪt/

What is the definition of bartlett?

nounUnited States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
nounUnited States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
nounjuicy yellow pear

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mascot

noun

How to pronounce mascot?

The word mascot sounds like mas-cot
/'mæskət/

What is the definition of mascot?

nouna character, animal or object that is adopted by a team or group as a symbolic figure

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naivety

noun

How to pronounce naivety?

The word naivety sounds like na-ive-ty

What is the definition of naivety?

nounlack of sophistication or worldliness

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dostoyevsky

noun

How to pronounce dostoyevsky?

The word dostoyevsky sounds like dos-to-yev-sky

What is the definition of dostoyevsky?

nounRussian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)

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ethylene

noun

How to pronounce ethylene?

The word ethylene sounds like eth-yl-ene
/'ɛθə,lin/

What is the definition of ethylene?

nouna flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic

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regrettable

adjective

How to pronounce regrettable?

The word regrettable sounds like re-gret-ta-ble
/ri'grɛtəbəl/

What is the definition of regrettable?

adjectivedeserving regret
Examples
  • regrettable remarks
  • it's regrettable that she didn't go to college

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biodegradable

adjective

How to pronounce biodegradable?

The word biodegradable sounds like bi-o-de-grad-a-ble
/,baɪoʊdɪ'greɪddəbəl/

What is the definition of biodegradable?

adjectivecapable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria
Examples
  • a biodegradable detergent

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fawkes

noun

How to pronounce fawkes?

/fɔks/

What is the definition of fawkes?

nounEnglish conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606)

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hummer

noun

How to pronounce hummer?

The word hummer sounds like hum-mer

What is the definition of hummer?

noun(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
nouna singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words

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osaka

noun

How to pronounce osaka?

The word osaka sounds like o-sa-ka

What is the definition of osaka?

nounport city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay; a commercial and industrial center of Japan

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clammy

adjective

How to pronounce clammy?

The word clammy sounds like clam-my
/'klæmi/

What is the definition of clammy?

adjectiveunpleasantly cool and humid
Examples
  • a clammy handshake
  • clammy weather

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mastersinger

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intent

noun, adjective

How to pronounce intent?

The word intent sounds like in-tent
/ɪn'tɛnt/

What is the definition of intent?

adjectivegiving or marked by complete attention to
Examples
  • so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred
nounan anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
Examples
  • his intent was to provide a new translation
  • good intentions are not enough
nounthe intended meaning of a communication

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megalomaniac

noun

How to pronounce megalomaniac?

The word megalomaniac sounds like meg-a-lo-ma-ni-ac
/,mɛɡəloʊ'meɪni,æk/

What is the definition of megalomaniac?

nouna pathological egotist

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agitato

How to pronounce agitato?

The word agitato sounds like a-gi-ta-to

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artificial

adjective

How to pronounce artificial?

The word artificial sounds like ar-ti-fi-cial
/,ɑrtə'fɪʃəl/

What is the definition of artificial?

adjectiveartificially formal
Examples
  • that artificial humility that her husband hated
adjectivecontrived by art rather than nature
Examples
  • artificial flowers
  • artificial flavoring
  • an artificial diamond
  • artificial fibers
  • artificial sweeteners
adjectivenot arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

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gastronomic

adjective

How to pronounce gastronomic?

The word gastronomic sounds like gas-tro-nom-ic
/,ɡæstrə'nɑmɪk/

What is the definition of gastronomic?

adjectiveof or relating to gastronomy
Examples
  • gastronomic adventures

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epitaph

noun

How to pronounce epitaph?

The word epitaph sounds like ep-i-taph
/'ɛpɪ,tæf/

What is the definition of epitaph?

nounan inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
nouna summary statement of commemoration for a dead person

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bearish

adjective

How to pronounce bearish?

The word bearish sounds like bear-ish
/'bɜrɪʃ/

What is the definition of bearish?

adjectiveexpecting prices to fall

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responsibly

How to pronounce responsibly?

The word responsibly sounds like re-spon-si-bly

What is the definition of responsibly?

in a responsible manner
Examples
  • we must act responsibly

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conflicting

adjective

What is the definition of conflicting?

adjectivein disagreement
adjectiveon bad terms
Examples
  • conflicting opinions

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mundane

adjective

How to pronounce mundane?

The word mundane sounds like mun-dane
/mən'deɪn/

What is the definition of mundane?

adjectivebelonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly
Examples
  • not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind
adjectiveconcerned with the world or worldly matters
Examples
  • mundane affairs
adjectivefound in the ordinary course of events

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