NAWL 1.20 Learning Dictionary
Set 20: Words 381 to 400

RankWordPronunciationPoSDefinition
389 accumulation /əˌkju.mjəˈleɪ.ʃən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the gathering of something over a period of time
398 confine /kənˈfaɪn/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to keep something or someone within a limited area so it cannot escape
391 consent /kənsɛnt/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to agree or allow to do something
381 contradiction /kˌɑntrədɪkʃən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the act of saying that something is not true or very different
384 correction /kɜɛkʃən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a change to make something right
394 discrimination /dɪskɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the ability to recognize the difference between things; treating different groups of people unfairly
388 ethics /ɛθɪks/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the moral principles, standards, and rules for deciding what is right and wrong
386 hormone /ˈhɔr.moʊn/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a chemical produced by the body to control some function
385 linguistics /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the study of human languages
400 mineral /mɪnɜəl/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a substance naturally formed in the ground
399 peripheral /pəˈrɪf.ər.əl/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com not connected to the main or important part of something
387 primitive /ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com being of an early time period in the past
383 problematic /ˌprɒb.ləˈmæt.ɪk/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com being difficult to deal with or fix
396 randomize /ˈræn.dəˌmaɪz/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to arrange in a random order
382 scatter /ˈskæt.ər/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to make things separate and go in different directions
397 sensory /ˈsɛn.sə.ri/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com referring to the five senses (hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch)
395 separately /sɛpɜətli/ adv OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com not with another person or thing
390 static /ˈstæt.ɪk/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com being unchangeable or unmovable
393 straightforward /ˌstreɪtˈfɔr.wərd/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com easy to do or understand; not complicated
392 substrate /ˈsʌb.streɪt/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a substance which a catalyst or enzyme has an effect on