bilateral
2 uses
She helped negotiate a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan.†
bilateral = affecting or undertaken by two parties
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
disenfranchise
1 use
Many voters were disenfranchised through a poll tax.†
disenfranchised = deprive of a right or of power — especially voting rights
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
distinct
2 uses
Martinez and his colleagues identified 21 distinct emotions made by the human face.
distinct = different
Definition
Generally distinct means:clear, easily noticed, and/or identifiable as different or separate
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 30 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
Dublin
3 uses
Dublin has a rich history and was recently ranked among the top-25 global financial centers.
Dublin = capital, largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
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| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
emerge
1 use
China recently emerged as a world power.
emerged = came out (became)
Definition
Generally emerge means:to come out, or to appear
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 58 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
emigrate
1 use
Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period
emigrate = leave a country of residence to move to another country
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
essential
1 use
The essential feature of the pen is that it writes so consistently.
essential = absolutely necessary; or of greatest importance
Definition
Generally essential means:necessary or important or relating to the basic nature of something
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 24 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
impetus
1 use
Budget cuts were the impetus for the reorganization.†
impetus = a force that causes something or helps it move
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
Middle East
2 uses
It is as likely as fair weather in southern California and unrest in the Middle East.†
Middle East = a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf (though there is no agreement on an exact to definition)
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
monastery
1 use
Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries was the largest legally enforced transfer of property in English history since the Norman Conquest.
monasteries = the residences of religious communities
Definition
Generally monastery means:the residence of a religious community
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
ordination
1 use
Her extended family attended the ordination.
ordination = ceremony in which someone is officially declared a religious leader
Definition
Generally ordination means:ceremony in which someone is officially declared a religious leader — such as a minister, priest, or rabbi
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
proliferate
1 use
We must not let them proliferate nuclear arms.†
proliferate = to rapidly grow or increase in number
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
therefore
1 use
Kim is taller than Ashley. Ashley is taller than Anna. Therefore, Kim is taller than Anna.
therefore = for that reason
Definition
Generally therefore means:for that reason (what follows is so because of what was just said)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 24 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
tradition
3 uses
My family's Thanksgiving tradition is to gather together and eat turkey.
tradition = a long-established practice
Definition
Generally tradition means:a long-established or previously long-established practice or belief
and/or:
one or more practices, beliefs, or stories passed down through generations within a specific culture or group
and/or:
one or more practices, beliefs, or stories passed down through generations within a specific culture or group
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 40 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
Vikings
1 use
Viking raids were not just on the coasts, but also up the rivers.
Viking = any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |