rigor
/ˈɹɪɡɝ/
nounthe quality of being valid and rigorous
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1. And the careful selection of Drew Faust as the first dean set the tone for intellectual rigor and visionary leadership.
2. The titling hasn't gone through rigor. -
3. Namely, the rigor of premed, medical school, and residency is unlike anything else.
4. For the tenants of the reef, these currents present both rigors and rewards.
5. When the paramedics got there, her body was already in rigor.
rigorous
/ˈɹɪɡɝəs/
adjective(of a rule, process, etc.) strictly followed or applied
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1. The U.K. vaccine underwent rigorous testing.
2. We used very rigorous standards.
3. Be intellectually rigorous.
4. DNA is now pretty rigorous.
5. This theory is very rigorous.
decadence
/ˈdɛkədəns/
nounthe state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
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1. Yes, there was far too much violence in between my decadence for my taste
2. But anyway, decadence that Vichy is going to be an answer to decadence.
3. He said the decadence of ancient Athens and then of Rome, item one.
4. I mistook happiness for a lot of other things, like numbness or decadence or selfishness.
5. - It's like Asian finesse, with American decadence.
decagon
/dᵻkˈæɡɑːn/
noun(geometry) a flat polygon with ten straight sides and ten angles
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1. - Do decagon?
2. A decagon can be created by rotating a pentagon by 36 degrees using the diagonals of the pentagons that can be found in the fractals of a DNA cross section, you can see the Golden Ratio within the proportions of the diagonals and the sides which would be phi, too.
decagram
/dᵻkˈæɡɹæm/
noun10 grams
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decalitre
/dᵻkˈæliːɾɚ/
nouna metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
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decalogue
/dᵻkˈælɑːɡ/
nounthe biblical commandments of Moses
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1. The author of Deuteronomy limits the revelation at Sinai to the Decalogue and seems to assert that the full law was given to Moses for the Israelites on the plains of Moab.
2. Let's talk a little bit now about the Decalogue.
3. The Decalogue is the only part of God's revelation that is disclosed directly to all of Israel without an intermediary.
4. The Decalogue is going to be repeated in Deuteronomy, chapter five.
5. Later religious traditions have elevated the Decalogue in Exodus 20 to a position of absolute authority.
decameter
/dᵻkˈæmiːɾɚ/
nouna metric unit of length equal to ten meters
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to fabricate
/ˈfæbɹəˌkeɪt/
verbto create or make up something, especially with the intent to deceive
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1. Fabricate evidence, operate.
2. I will fabricate, Knowledge roll.
3. Companies can fabricate diamonds now with very specific rates of impurities for use in jewelry as well for uses in scientific labs.
4. He has fabricated culture wars.
5. In my office for the treatment of flat feet we typically fabricate custom orthotics.
fabrication
/ˌfæbɹɪˈkeɪʃən/
nounthe act of making something (a product) from raw materials
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1. At the end of 1962, North American Aviation completed the fabrication of an Apollo command module.
2. The fabrication process is up to 1,100 times faster than today’s silicon process.
3. So there's a lot of fabrication.
4. But these fabrications quickly disappear.
5. Sculptures are finished now in terms of the fabrication.
inverse
/ˌɪnˈvɝs/
adjectivereversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
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1. So f inverse takes us back from 4 to 0.
2. Now inverse deduction works in a very similar way.
3. Retention's inverse is churn.
4. Retention's inverse is churn.
5. And the inverse matrix does the opposite.
inversion
/ˌɪnˈvɝʒən/
nounturning upside down; setting on end
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1. So the inversion is really just the beginning of the recession warning.
2. Inversion happens in English for emphasis, dramatic purpose or formality.
3. classical music, on the other hand, loves inversions.
4. So inversions go together with air pollution episodes.
5. Now, this reaction is indeed very, very clean inversion.
to invert
/ˌɪnˈvɝt/
verbturn inside out or upside down
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1. You invert the order.
2. The yield curve inverts when the yields for longer-term Treasuries are lower than shorter-term Treasuries.
3. It inverted the configuration.
4. Or inverting the cursor.
5. They inverted the whole idea of development.
to upheave
/ʌphˈiːv/
verblift forcefully from beneath
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1. And today, whether you are someone who may have recently lost a job, or newly working from home, are separated from loved ones-- like myself-- have had to radically reorganize your budget, or have generally felt your life be upheaved in some way, I want to talk to you about the things that you can do immediately to help counteract some of that feeling of being out of control.
2. I mean, even your routine is going to be upheaved.
3. Helene's is going to be drastically different, she's trying to totally upheave a lot of what I've got going on and really make, I mean, a true, true, true drastic makeover.
upheaval
/əpˈhivəɫ/
nouna state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
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1. These questions challenged an entire nation during the upheaval of the French Revolution.
2. The book is called "Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis."
3. The book is "Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis."
4. Those upheavals led to massive protests at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago the following summer.
5. And these upheavals are leading to mass migrations, migrations of people.
to blaspheme
/blæsfˈiːm/
verbutter obscenities or profanities
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1. Do not spread such blaspheme.
2. Is it not they who blaspheme the excellent name that is invoked over you?
3. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
4. 66:016:009 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
5. It opened its mouth to blaspheme God and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.
blasphemy
/ˈbɫæsfəmi/
nounblasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
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1. The original dish was, like, banana blasphemy.
2. Just in case you were like is blasphemy.
3. The high priest accused him of blasphemy.
4. In this legal framework, blasphemy in here is in the act and the publication of a given set of words, not in the mind of the actant.
5. That's blasphemy.
to gibe
/ˈdʒaɪb/
verblaugh at with contempt and derision
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1. One story relates that he stayed out all night working, and took some gibes from people for being out all night.
2. He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer.
3. I have passed with a nod of the head Or polite meaningless words, Or have lingered awhile and said Polite meaningless words, And thought before I had done Of a mocking tale or a gibe To please a companion Around the fire at the club, Being certain that they and I But lived where motley is worn: All changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born.
4. And he says, taking a direct gibe at Aristotle, and noting as such that he's so doing, neither can the ancient virtues--(oh, my goodness, how do I close that email?)--neither can the ancient virtues of moderation and self control be considered as good in themselves.