NAWL 1.20 Learning Dictionary
Set 6: Words 101 to 120

RankWordPronunciationPoSDefinition
118 approximation /əˌprɒk.səˈmeɪ.ʃən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com almost, but not exactly; more or less
114 axis /ˈæk.sɪs/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns.
103 chromosome /ˈkroʊ.məˌsoʊm/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com cell structures that carry the genetic material that is copied and passed to the next generation.
106 configuration /kənˌfɪg.jəˈreɪ.ʃən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a shape or outline; a method of arrangement
111 dose /doʊs/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com an amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
117 elite /ɪˈlit/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com superior; (n.) a superior group of people
101 essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəlɪ/ adv OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com basically, primarily
104 infect /ɪnˈfɛkt/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to give someone a disease
109 intermediate /ˌɪn.tərˈmi.di.ɪt/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com between
116 locus /ˈloʊ.kəs/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a place or location; in genetics: the location of a gene on a chromosome
105 magnetic /mægˈnɛt.ɪk/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com having the properties of a magnet, being able to attract.
113 maternal /məˈtɜr.nl/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com having to do with being a mother
108 namely /ˈneɪm.li/ adv OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com that is to say, specifically
107 numerical /nuˈmɛr.ɪ.kəl/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com includes numbers
112 occurrence /əkɜəns/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com something that happens, an event
115 rational /ˈræʃ.ə.nl/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com sensible; based on facts
120 sin /sɪn/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a bad act; (v.) to do something bad
102 syllable /ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a unit of speech
119 thesis /ˈθi.sɪs/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a long essay; a position taken in an argument supported by a set of reasons
110 transmission /trænsmɪʃən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com an electronic signal that has been sent by radio waves; a force that has been transferred from one machine to another