NAWL 1.20 Learning Dictionary
Set 7: Words 121 to 140

RankWordPronunciationPoSDefinition
137 accuracy /ækyɜəsi/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com correctness or precision
125 activate /æktəvˌeɪt/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to make something to start working
139 adaptation /ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the process of changing
126 adolescent /ˌæd.lˈɛs.ənt/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com 12-18 years old
138 amplitude /ˈæm.plɪˌtud/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the breadth, width or largeness of something; in electronics: the maximum deviation of an alternating current from its average value.
121 classification /ˌklæs.ə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com objects or people put into categories with shared characteristics.
135 commonly /ˈkɒm.ən.li/ adv OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com usually
124 comparative /kəmˈpær.ə.tɪv/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com similar to
140 cortex /ˈkɔr.tɛks/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the outer part of an organ or structure
129 encode /ɛnˈkoʊd/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to change a message or information into code
130 facilitate /fəsɪlətˌeɪt/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to make easier
136 grammatical /grəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com concerning grammatical rules
131 incidence /ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the rate that something happens
132 induction /ˌɪnˈdʌk.ʃən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com bringing about, or causing
134 manuscript /ˈmæn.jəˌskrɪpt/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a document, a piece of writing
123 syndrome /ˈsɪn.droʊm/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a group of signs and symptoms that accompany a disease
122 threshold /ˈθrɛʃ.oʊld/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a level or point at which something would start or stop happening
133 trajectory /trəˈdʒɛk.tə.ri/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the path followed by an object moving through space
128 utterance /ˈʌt.ər.əns/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com something that is said
127 vocabulary /voʊˈkæb.jəˌlɛr.i/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the words that a person knows