lineage
/ˈɫɪniədʒ/
noun
the group of one's relatives who share an ancestor
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1What lineage gave rise to these weird reptiles with beaks for mouths and retractable necks?
2Tuatara and its lineage comes off here.
3You have lineage.
4Their lineage is prehistoric. -
5The added capital would even improve the lineage, of course.
linear
/ˈɫɪniɝ/
adjective
designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
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1Otoliths also sense linear motion.
2And the dotted line is linear.
3Furthermore, in commercial applications, a big chunk of them actually use linear models.
4And our intuition is linear.
5History is not linear.
liner
/ˈɫaɪnɝ/
noun
a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
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1That liner was coming apart.
2Where's the liner?
3Typically, board shorts or swim trunks always have a liner on the inside.
4Keep gel liner away from the bottom.
5Your liner's out of line Relax.
nomenclature
/ˈnoʊmənˌkɫeɪtʃɝ/
noun
a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
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1The nomenclature of your question was complex.
2She kept the alphabet as her nomenclature.
3- Fever blisters is the preferred nomenclature.
4Words means nomenclature.
5Each state has their own nomenclature.
nominal
/ˈnɑmənəɫ/
adjective
relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
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1This all looks nominal.
2Still, nominal control of the homeland was good enough for Kublai.
3The number represents the nominal battery capacity.
4Most debts are done in nominal terms.
5Stage 1 propulsion is nominal.
to nominate
/ˈnɑməˌneɪt/, /ˈnɑmənət/
verb
propose as a candidate for some honor
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1The show was nominated the year prior.
2We nominated three internees teachers, Daisy, Sophia and Stella.
3Students and all members of the community nominate these individuals.
4Students and all members of the community nominate these individuals.
5They nominate people.
nominee
/ˌnɑməˈni/
noun
someone who has been officially suggested for a position, award, etc.
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1And, even tonight, energy nominee also passed a key procedural vote in the Senate easily.
2We were picking new nominees.
3The Republican nominee, of course, is a young man.
4And they had one nominee.
5Nominees will even come to your house now.
actuality
/ˌæktʃuˈæɫəˌti/
noun
the state of actually existing objectively
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1Fictions also contain real things with actuality, things like motorcycles, minivans, protons, Tom Cruise, and peace.
2And this one time period, and in actuality, every single person on this planet is a form of starseed.
3Again, in actuality, paternity is totally uncertain.
4But of course the best regime lacks actuality.
5So it's actuality.
actuarial
/ˌækˌtʃuˈɛɹiəɫ/
adjective
of or relating to the work of an actuary
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1But because of the actual actuarial deadline I was working under.
2In the case of life insurance, they developed actuarial tables that require a collecting of statistics.
3Depending on your age and some other actuarial factors, you will be able to contribute around $200,000 to your plan each year.
4Now there's a positive side of this if you believe in actuarial fairness.
5Actuaries need a bachelor’s degree, typically in mathematics, actuarial science, or another analytical field.
to negate
/nɪˈɡeɪt/
verb
to say that something either does not exist or is not true
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1None of those motivations negates any of the others.
2Pretty much just negating the opposition's votes.
3And then, that just completely negates the whole thing. -
4That sort of negates his entire argument.
5Force negates.
negation
/nəˈɡeɪʃən/
noun
disagreement with someone or something; refusal to do something
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1Nonetheless, objective violence possesses that characteristic agency negation.
2The negation of hope, the opposite of hope would be despair.
3Basically negation is showing the no, showing the negative in ASL.
4one of the most interesting versions of this question, though, is negation.
5Double negations are ungrammatical.
efficacious
/ˌɛfəˈkeɪʃəs/
adjective
marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
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1Dozens of studies have confirmed that psychotherapy is both effective and efficacious.
2I don't know house efficacious those wishes are but people do that,
3It's close-- at least with the Moderna that we've seen the data on, it's close to 100% efficacious in preventing you from getting severe disease.
4Let's imagine it's singly efficacious.
5Doubt not that it will be as efficacious against those of Rappaccini.
efficacy
/ˈɛfɪˌkæsi/
noun
the power to bring about planned or wanted results
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1Efficacy matters.
2Anyway, these experts-- 42 of these experts had efficacy ratings below 50%.
3Efficacy of naps to meet the body's need.
4We have to improve efficacy.
5Antibiotics are losing their efficacy because of their mass use in industrial meat production.
efficiency
/ɪˈfɪʃənsi/
noun
skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
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1The main reason is efficiency.
2The name of the game is efficiency.
3The name of the game is efficiency.
4An innovative DC network increases efficiency during operation.
5The brain loves efficiency.
efficient
/ɪˈfɪʃənt/
adjective
(of a person) working in an organized, careful, and quick way
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1Long term, recycling is more efficient.
2Modern medicine is efficient.
3Our brains are amazingly efficient.
4The modern sailplane is superbly efficient.
5Coffee without sugar is most efficient.

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