Nogin — Vocabulary
John Corey Whaley
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accompanyaccompany → accompanies:travels with
The nurse accompanies the old woman everywhere.more
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Every year there'd be some new growth spurt to marvel at or a cousin with an accompanying girlfriend or boyfriend to whisper about in the kitchen or after they'd gone to bed.p.116.23 more
accompany → accompanying:escorting (traveling with)
Show general definition for accompany (as in: accompany on the journey) to travel along with
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accompany#2accompany → accompanying:provided together
The trend is easily seen in the accompanying graph.more
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And then I saw it, flashing there, taunting me with its accompanying music. HI SCORE: 29,601. That's when I knew I couldn't stop.p.224.73 more
accompany → accompanying:complementing (provided at the same time to make the whole better)
Show general definition for accompany (as in: the accompanying chart) to be present with at the same time and/or location -- sometimes provided to make something more complete or better
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tracea tiny quantity or indication
There was not a trace of the defendant's DNA at the crime scene.more
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Or maybe, by some off chance, there was still a trace of Jeremy Pratt left in this body.p.92.71 more
small quantity
Show general definition for trace (as in: found a trace of) a small quantity; or any indication or evidence of
The exact meaning of this sense of trace depends upon its context. For example:
  • a small indication that something was present -- as in "The plane disappeared somewhere over the Pacific Ocean without leaving a trace."
  • a very small amount of something -- as in "The blood test showed a trace of steroids."
  • any evidence of something -- as in "We did not find a trace of the gene."
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trace#2draw (by following the image)
She didn't have a camera or a copier, so she used a pencil to trace an outline of the picture on thin paper.more
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I reached out and touched it, remembering the way those brushstrokes felt. I traced them until my finger fell off the edge of the canvas. I traced them until my finger fell off the edge of the canvas.p.334.51 more
trace → traced:followed (with his finger)
Show general definition for trace (as in: trace a picture or outline) copy the lines of an image; or draw an outline; or carefully draw a specific pattern
This sense of trace has to do with drawing, but it's specific meaning depends on its context. For example:
copying the outline of an image
  • "She used tracing paper to make a copy." -- paper you can see through, so that when it is placed on a picture, you can use a pencil to follow the lines of the image being copied
  • "She projected the image onto the wall, hung a sheet of paper there, and traced the projected image onto the paper." -- followed the lines with her pencil
draw an outline or a specific pattern
  • "She used her toe to trace half the fish symbol in the sand." -- draw a simple outline
  • "The child used a stick to trace circles and swirls in the mud." -- draw
  • "She used her finger to trace his name in the sand." -- draw
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perspectiveway of seeing or thinking about things
A child who was abused with have a different perspective of family life than one raised in a nurturing home.more
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Mom, please. I've been sitting in this house for weeks. I know you're scared. I know you don't want anything to happen to me, but you have to see this from my perspective a little bit.p.139.92 more
way of seeing and thinking about things
Show general definition for perspective (as in: Look at it from her perspective) a particular way of seeing or thinking about things
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functionwork or operate
I don't function well on less than six hours of sleep a night; and I do best on nine.more
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I was just Travis 2.0—all the same files in a brand-new, fully functioning operating system.p.188.41 more
function → functioning:working
Show general definition for function (as in: can't function well without sleep) work or operate -- sometimes to work or operate normally or in a particular way
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nostalgianostalgia → nostalgic:with a longing for something past
The music makes me feel nostalgic.more
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But in that moment I understood what they say about nostalgia, that no matter if you're thinking of something good or bad, it always leaves you a little emptier afterward.p.213.41 more
longing for something past
Show general definition happiness that come with the memory of good times combined with a hint of sadness that those times are over
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nonchalantcalm and unconcerned
I could tell she was nervous, but she was trying to look nonchalant.more
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When this new Kyle, sitting in my kitchen and telling jokes about all of his former teachers and my soon-to-be-yet-again-current ones, nonchalantly said "my girlfriend," I suddenly felt like my head had found a way to slightly float just above my new body, barely connected.p.46.11 more
nonchalant → nonchalantly:calmly (appearing unconcerned like it was no-big-deal)
Show general definition calm in manner -- appearing unconcerned
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collidecollide → collided:crashed together with violent impact
The cars collided and burst into flame.more
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But it was inevitable that these two worlds—the one where I was just another teenager and the one where I was pretending not to be—would collide.†p.215.62 more
crash together with violent impact; OR  come into conflict
Show general definition crash together with violent impact; or come into conflict
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bizarreexceedingly unusual
The paparazzi love her bizarre outfits and behavior.more
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"But this is just—"
  "Bizarre?"
  "Different, yeah?" she said. "Just different and incredible and kind of sad, too, I think."p.165.62 more
exceedingly odd or unusual
Show general definition for bizarre (as in: is bizarre) exceedingly odd or unusual
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phasephase → phases:periods of time or stages during the development of something
It is a planned community that will be built in 5 phases.more
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That was either a phase or a ploy to get attention and drive Cindy crazy.p.117.41 more
a period of time or a stage during the development of something
Show general definition for phase (as in: a critical phase) a period of time or a stage during the development of something
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haphazardwithout pattern or planning
She seemed to have a most haphazard system of record keeping.more
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I was pretty warm in my sweater, so I started rolling up the sleeves haphazardly.p.326.11 more
Show general definition without pattern or planning
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interstatefreeway, or highway that runs between states
There was an accident on the interstate.more
Show context notes When a word begins with the prefix, "inter-", the prefix often means between. In this case, interstate means between different states. Interstate is often used as an abbreviation for interstate highway, a highway that runs between states. It has also come to mean freeway in a place like Hawaii where no major highway connects to another state.
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So I had to turn down Hatton's offer to hang out on the Friday before Thanksgiving break to go driving on the interstate with Ray Coates, Backseat Driver.†p.108.32 more
freeway, or highway that runs between states…
Show context notes When a word begins with the prefix, "inter-", the prefix often means between. In this case, interstate means between different states. Interstate is often used as an abbreviation for interstate highway, a highway that runs between states. It has also come to mean freeway in a place like Hawaii where no major highway connects to another state.
Show general definition for interstate (as in: interstate commerce) freeway, or highway that runs between states

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relating to the mutual relations between states -- especially of the United States
Show editor's word notes Note that interstate is often contrasted with intrastate. An intrastate highway is used to move from one location in a state to another, rather than to move between states. Similarly, interstate commerce is business between states; whereas intrastate commerce affects a state without affecting other states. Under the U.S. Constitution, the interstate/intrastate distinction is important  when determining when the federal government has authority to override state government.
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accustomaccustom → accustomed to:used to (have adapted to and have an expectation of)
In the United States we're accustomed to forming our own opinion about the promises of advertisements and politicians.more
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I wasn't even trying to hide my scar anymore—there was no use—but I'd grown accustomed to wearing all the ones Mom had bought me.†p.250.11 more
accustom → accustomed to:used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
Show general definition to make someone used to something

(used to is an expression that means someone has adapted to something, so it does not seem unusual)
Show editor's word notes In professional environments, you may make a better impression by saying one is accustomed to something rather than one is used to something.
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hypothesissomething that may or may not be true, but is temporarily treated as true to advance a discussion or to further investigation
For the purpose of discussion, let's accept that the hypothesis that she is guilty as true. What would we have expected her to do after the incident?more
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Actually, there are several options for your hypothetical future recovery scenario, should we proceed any further.p.7.92 more
hypothesis → hypothetical:of something temporarily treated as true to advance a discussion or to further investigation
Show general definition for hypothesis (as in: assume as a working hypothesis) something that may or may not be true, but is temporarily treated as true to advance a discussion or to further investigation
Show editor's word notes This sense of hypothesis is typically seen in the form, hypothetical, or hypothetically.
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asteroida large rock that moves around the sun and is smaller than a planet
Many believe that many dinosaurs became extinct when a large asteroid hit the earth millions of years ago.more
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New games had been added, replacing the classic pinball machines and Pac-Man and Asteroids.†p.221.21 more
asteroid → asteroids:some or all of the millions of rocks that move around the sun, are smaller than a planet, and larger than a meter in diameter
Show general definition one of the millions of rocks that move around the sun, are smaller than a planet, and larger than a meter in diameter
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meteormeteor → meteors:a streak of light in the night sky that results from a space rock burning in the earth's atmosphere
Most meteors come from rocks that are about the size of a pebble.more
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I'd seen one, a meteor.†p.168.41 more
a streak of light in the sky caused by a small space rock burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
Show general definition a streak of light in the sky caused by a small space rock (a meteoroid) burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
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inconsistentnot the same at different times
Her play is inconsistent. Sometimes she's unbeatable and other times she beats herself.more
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She wanted to notice an inconsistency in the skin tones, to gossip about the freak science-experiment kid who had just walked onto campus.p.56.6
inconsistent → inconsistency:parts that don't match
Show general definition not the same in different parts or at different times

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not in agreement [with something else]
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acclaimacclaim → acclaimed:popularly and enthusiastically praised
It's a critically acclaimed movie.more
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They didn't have someone like my dad to provide them with factoids about every movie playing on cable, or my mom to paraphrase entire life biographies of Hollywood's most awarded and acclaimed actors.p.208.9
Show general definition to praise enthusiastically and publicly -- sometimes choosing without opposition or a formal vote
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annihilatecompletely defeat and destroy
She reported that "ISIS needs to understand the Joint Force is on orders to annihilate them."more
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Now I was struggling to match my eyes to my hands and shoot the same little digital aliens that I'd annihilated so many hundreds of times before.†p.223.9
annihilate → annihilated:completely destroyed or defeated
Show general definition to completely destroy or defeat