to divine
/dɪˈvaɪn/
verbto either predict the future or uncover hidden truths with the use of supernatural forces
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1. The sight of success is divine.
2. The pasta was divine.
3. The relationship of his human to divine nature.
4. Then every man, of every clime, That prays in his distress, Prays to the human form divine: Love, Mercy, Pity, Peace.
5. The sets are divine.
divination
/ˌdɪvəˈneɪʃən/
nounthe art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
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1. And then the last one is a divination symbol.
2. It's also distinct from divination.
3. Divination is an attempt to discern the future that, once again, heads right to the source of power.
4. This is a process of knowledge, as divination.
5. So tarot reading is basically doing divination or finding different truths in a card deck.
divinity
/dɪˈvɪnəti/
nounany supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
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1. We have a divinity school.
2. Dethrone all false claimants to divinity.
3. That doesn't imply divinity.
4. Divinity must live within herself:
5. After these glorious victories and the attainment of his empire’s pinnacle of power, Naram-Sin claimed divinity for himself.
to abjure
/ɐbdʒjˈʊɹ/
verbto formally state that one rejects or is willing to give up on a belief or way of life, often as a result of being threatened or under pressure
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1. - A blue whale has the most surface area so you can abjure the largest number of Dementors the fastest.
2. All the great spiritual teachers have denied themselves personal luxuries, comforts, and rewards, have abjured temporal power, and have lived and taught the limitless and impersonal Truth.
3. A confession could be a precursor to abjuring the realm.
4. On receiving this the victim might either openly abjure his former ways, or might fly from the country.
5. But this rough magic I here abjure.
to access
/ˈækˌsɛs/
verbto reach or to be able to reach and enter a place
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1. Now, I don't go to the cinema a whole lot because of the lack of real deaf access.
2. Just access the passwords in the Safari Preferences.
3. Questions create access.
4. Access denied.
5. Access denied.
to accede
/ækˈsid/
verbyield to another's wish or opinion
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1. These entities, corporations, industries that have so much to gain financially from the way things have been, even though it's destroying the health of our nation and our people, they're not going to accede lightly to their profits.
2. She wouldn't execute an anointed queen, nor would she quietly accede in Mary's assassination, which was also suggested to her as a way out of the problem.
3. It's kind of acceding more importance to yourself than you really should.
4. Finally pressured by his crusader kin, the Lionheart was essentially forced to accede.
5. Finally pressured by his crusader kin, the Lionheart was essentially forced to accede.
venom
/ˈvɛnəm/
nounthe poisonous substance produced by some snakes, scorpions, or spiders to kill their prey
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1. Animals with spines and stingers often use venom for defense.
2. A snake has venom.
3. We have venom.
4. This snake has venom.
5. It spits venom.
venomous
/ˈvɛnəməs/
adjectivepossessing or producing a toxin that is injected or delivered into another organism through a bite, sting, or other means
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1. At least three different genera of shrews are venomous.
2. These spines are venomous.
3. A snake is venomous.
4. A spider is venomous.
5. These snakes are venomous.
pantheon
/ˈpænθiˌɑn/
noun(antiquity) a temple to all the gods
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1. As with other pantheons, some Orishas have dominion over natural phenomena as well.
2. But can pantheons explain the naked mole rat?
3. The Norse pantheon is full of familiar figures like Odin and his sons, Thor and Loki.
4. The Pantheon had a huge impact.
5. The largest unreinforced concrete dome in world is on the Pantheon.
pantheism
/pˈænθiːˌɪzəm/
nounthe doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God
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1. Hinduism is a monist religion that also supports polytheism, pantheism, and even atheism.
2. It replaces the God of superstition with a wise and consoling pantheism.
abscess
/ˈæbˌsɛs/
nounsymptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
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2. abscess ascend ascent crescent conscience conscious descend descent disciple discipline fascinate fluorescent isosceles luminescent muscle miscellaneous obscene scissors science scenario scenic scent scene resuscitate Good, guys.
3. The abscess is huge.
4. Your provider may drain the abscess before the actual appendectomy.
5. Tooth abscess describes a pocket of pus that forms due to a bacterial infection.
abscission
/ɐbsˈɪʃən/
nounthe act of cutting something off
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to abscond
/æbˈskɑnd/
verbrun away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
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1. Miazga came to Britain on the run after absconding from prison in Poland.
2. And because the whole issue of big data has been absconded with by the technology vendors as the latest flavor of chocolate ice cream.
3. He broke into the bakery with the help of a friend and absconded with 2,000 francs.
4. The alleged violations are as follows: absconding mandatory re-entry supervision, use of a controlled substance, cocaine, failure to attend treatment for substance abuse.
5. They go off to play sport, abscond on a long journey or discover new responsibilities at the office.
flexion
/ˈfɫɛkʃən/
nounact of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
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1. Do a flexion hold.
2. It has flexion, it bends with your booty.
3. And that extension and flexion is what enables them to push off very strongly with their back legs and generate that power.
4. For example, the starfish procedure allows for independent digital flexion and extension through a myoelectric prosthesis.
5. And I have the wrist flexion and extension.
flexible
/ˈfɫɛksəbəɫ/
adjectiveable to be bent or folded easily
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1. His body is still flexible.
2. These cables are pretty flexible.
3. My faith is flexible.
4. The hierarchy here is flexible.
5. The climate of the continent became flexible.
flexibility
/ˌfɫɛksəˈbɪɫəti/
nounthe capability of bending or being bent without breaking
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1. First, emphasize flexibility.
2. First, emphasize flexibility.
3. First, emphasize flexibility.
4. These teachers also instruct students on weight training, flexibility, aerobics, and other workout styles, often developing programs for people with special needs or goals.
5. The use of driverless transport systems enables flexibility.
ministration
/ˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/
nounassistance in time of difficulty
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1. That's going to change the Biden Harris ministration.
2. Biden Harrison ministrations going to meet the climate crisis.
3. This morning MY ministration APPROVED $1 million for JOHNSON & JOHNSON, you're working very hard, something very special to MANUFACTURE and DISTRIBUTE.
4. He is working with our MINISTRATION.
5. Current and former A ministration officials testified that the President Withheld Military aid and a VISIT.
ministry
/ˈmɪnəstɹi/, /ˈmɪnɪstɹi/
nounreligious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
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1. Joint ministries would also govern defense, foreign affairs, and finance.
2. The celibate ministry comes about later.
3. People were criticizing our ministry a lot in this particular season.
4. I need ministry.
5. Receive this ministry.
to abash
/əˈbæʃ/
verbcause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
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1. Compared to him everyone else seemed a little self-conscious, abashed, or megalomaniacal.
2. I was not only abashed, therefore, after I climbed the unbannisterred staircase to find myself so near the presence and dignity of Judge Davis, in whose room I was told I could find Mr. Lincoln.
3. I was like, and I was so abashed, so ashamed.
4. The UN abashed height of narcissism.
5. And they saw that and let me worship them without being abashed at my adoration, for they themselves loved much.