NAWL 1.20 Learning Dictionary
Set 31: Words 601 to 620

RankWordPronunciationPoSDefinition
607 ancestor /ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a person from your family that lived in the past
601 atomic /əˈtɒm.ɪk/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com concerning atoms
618 circulate /sɜkyəlˌeɪt/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to go round continuously
620 contradict /ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪkt/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to disagree, to say the opposite is true
617 corruption /kəˈrʌp.ʃən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com actions that are illegal or morally questionable, often performed by a person in a position of power
615 elimination /ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃən/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the act or process of removing or being removed
616 exit /ˈɛk.sɪt/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a door that you go through to leave a place
608 genetics /dʒɛˈnɛ.tɪks/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the scientific study of genes, how a living things develop between generations
611 gravity /ˈgræv.ɪ.ti/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the force that makes things fall down towards the ground
619 obscure /əbˈskjʊər/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com not famous, unknown by most people; not easy to understand
610 phosphate /ˈfɒs.feɪt/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a salt or compound used to help grown plants
612 pole /poʊl/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a long, narrow piece of metal or wood, that is used to hold or support something
605 profound /prə.faʊnd/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com showing a lot of deep knowledge or thought
609 proton /ˈproʊ.tɒn/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a very small part of an atom that has a positive electrical charge
613 puzzle /pʌzəl/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a problem that requires thought and skill to be solved
614 respiratory /ˈrɛs.pər.əˌtɔr.i/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to do with breathing
604 stabilize /ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz/ verb OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com to make something stable or consistent, with no major changes
603 stance /stæns/ noun OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a position or opinion that is stated to the public
602 trivial /ˈtrɪv.i.əl/ adj OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com unimportant
606 whereby /wɛərˈbaɪ/ adv OUP CUP Britannica Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com by which; by that thing