NAWL 1.20 Learning Dictionary
Set 23: Words 441 to 460

RankWordPronunciationPoSDefinition
458 absorb /əbzɔrb/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to take in water
448 adverse /æd.vɚs/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com negative or harmful
447 analogy /əˈnæl.ə.dʒi/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com comparing two similar things
452 controversy /ˈkɒn.trəˌvɜr.si/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com strong public disagreement about something
441 donor /ˈdoʊ.nər/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a person or group that gives gifts or money to help support an organization or cause
445 elevate /ɛləvˌeɪt/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to make something higher
442 flux /flʌks/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a state of flow and change
460 justification /ˌdʒʌs.tə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a reason or fact that explains why something happens or exists
444 manipulation /məˌnɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the act of controlling something or someone
455 manual /ˈmæn.ju.əl/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com needing the use of physical strength or work; (n.) a book of information or instructions
443 mobility /moʊˈbɪlɪti/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the ability to move
446 nationalism /ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com one's love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
450 nitrogen /ˈnaɪ.trə.dʒən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a colorless chemical element without a smell that forms most of the earth's atmosphere
457 peasant /ˈpɛz.ənt/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a person of low social status, usually who works on a farm
449 plausible /plɔzəbəl/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com being reasonable and possibly true
454 rewrite /riˈraɪt/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to write something again, usually to improve it or correct errors
459 sketch /skɛtʃ/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a drawing made quickly that lacks detail
456 strategic /strətidʒɪk/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com concerned with strategy
451 vein /veɪn/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com one of the little tubes that return blood from the body to the heart
453 wheat /wit/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a kind of grain that is used to make flour for bread