NAWL 1.20 Learning Dictionary
Set 42: Words 821 to 840

RankWordPronunciationPoSDefinition
822 biologist /baɪˈɒlədʒɪst/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a scientist who studies living things
823 connotation /ˌkɒn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com an association; an implication
824 delta /ˈdɛl.tə/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the place a river divides before entering a larger body of water
833 denominator /dɪˈnɒm.əˌneɪ.tər/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the bottom number in a fraction
827 flesh /flɛʃ/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the soft parts of the body
828 ghost /ɡoʊst/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the soul or spirit of a dead person
839 hedge /hɛdʒ/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a fence made with small trees; avoid or try to avoid fulfilling
832 industrialize /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əˌlaɪz/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to develop a lot of industry
831 instinct /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the natural way a person or animal thinks or behaves, knowledge that is not learned
835 junior /dʒunyɜ/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com someone lower in rank
837 kilometer /kəlɑmətɜ/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters
829 marrow /ˈmær.oʊ/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a soft, fatty tissue inside bones
821 messenger /mɛsəndʒɜ/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com someone who delivers a messages
838 slab /slæb/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a thick, flat slice of something
826 snake /sneɪk/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com an animal with with a long thin body and no arms or legs
836 solvent /ˈsɒl.vənt/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com something that dissolves or can melt another substance
840 spray /spreɪ/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to make water or liquid fly in very small drops
834 stripe /straɪp/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a long, thin part of something which is a different color from the parts beside it
830 surgeon /ˈsɝdʒən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a doctor who performs surgery
825 tremendous /trəmɛndəs/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com having great size, excellence, or power