to defer
/dɪˈfɝ/
verbhold back to a later time
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1. I would defer admission.
2. I defer difference.
3. They defer the payments.
4. You simply just defer two hours of time.
5. Simply defer two hours of time.
deference
/ˈdɛfɝəns/, /ˈdɛfɹəns/
nouna courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
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1. Rituals of deference marked one’s place in the courtly order.
2. And they expected their deference.
3. The deference has been very significant to the courts.
4. Children have to give absolute deference to the parents and to elders.
5. Younger brothers have to give absolute deference to their older brothers.
deferential
/ˌdɛfɝˈɛnʃəɫ/, /ˌdɛfɝˈɛntʃəɫ/
adjectiveshowing deference
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1. Back in 1867, Diaz had been deferential to his former patron.
2. WILLIAM BURNS - Well, first, from Putin’s point of view, the best thing is to have a deferential government in Kiev.
3. Like, it was almost deferential, which was so bizarre.
4. He was very deferential to the bishops.
5. We were naturally deferential.
iniquitous
/ɪnˈɪkwᵻɾəs/
adjectivecharacterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
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1. It always appeared a most iniquitous Scheme to me - to fight for ourselves for what we are daily robbing and plundering from those who have as good a right to freedom as we have.
2. "Rick and Morty" as a show charts some bleak and iniquitous territory involving the deaths of innocent people, moral fundability, and the grim price of whatever happiness is.
3. It may be in the future that President Jefferson might pardon some of the unjustly accused and convicted Federalists-- Republicans under the Federalist iniquitous Alien and Sedition Acts.
iniquity
/ˌɪˈnɪkwɪti/
nounmorally objectionable behavior
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1. At his Nobel Lecture, García Marquez reflected on Latin America’s long history of civil strife and rampant iniquity.
2. Their guilt exceeded the iniquity of Sodom in the passage we just read, and this is a strategy that of course justifies God.
3. Wash me thoroughly my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
4. The apostle Paul called it the mystery of iniquity.
5. And then He said iniquity shall abound.
confection
/kənˈfɛkʃən/
nounthe act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
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1. The cylindrical confections are dual-toned to represent the strawberry and vanilla flavors.
2. Hide the imperfections with confection.
3. - Hide the imperfections with confection.
4. According to the study, the spicy confection's odor increased blood flow by some 13 percent.
5. So we're going to place our frozen confections.
confectionery
/kənˈfɛkʃəˌnɛɹi/
nouncandy and other sweets considered collectively
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1. But with the Wrigley's portfolio of Staple Gum Brands, the deal helped solidify Mars as the top confectionery company in the world.
2. In the summer of 2004, Trolli confectionery brand released road kill themed gummies.
3. And wagashi is the very traditional Japanese confectionery traditionally served with tea.
4. But this confectionery treat didn't start as, well, ice cream.
5. Licorice tea Licorice is traditionally associated with candies and confectionery items, it turns out it is also known for its holistic health benefits.
to imperil
/ˌɪmˈpɛɹəɫ/
verbto endanger a person or thing
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1. David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart weigh in on the president's agenda, an imperiled Cabinet nomination, and this weekend's conservative conference.
2. Now, critics say his behavior and his rhetoric is dangerous and could imperil American democracy.
3. But up until the 1852 Emancipation Act, feels imperiled.
4. For all of its extraordinary technological accomplishments, our brave new modern real world has imperiled the whole future of the planet in barely 300 years.
5. I have implored the imperiled nation to unchain against her foes her powerful Black hand.
imperious
/ˌɪmˈpɪɹiəs/
adjectivehaving an unpleasantly proud and arrogant demeanor, displaying a demand for obedience
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1. The driving position is, yeah, it's imperious, I'm just looking down on the poor people of the world.
2. Disrespect a mood Moods are proud, imperious things.
3. She had an imperious temperament and she was perfectly prepared to assert it when she was crossed.
4. spread your white sails my little bark athwart the imperious waves, Chant on, sail on, bear o'er the boundless blue from me to every sea, This song for mariners and all their ships.
5. She started off as an imperious figure going out to bat for Britain, and get a great deal, and show strength rather than weakness.
machination
/ˌmækəˈneɪʃən/, /ˌmæʃəˈneɪʃən/
nouna crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
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1. And through some machinations of the Trump campaign, that language is stripped from the party platform.
2. I'm more focused on the legislative machinations.
3. Generating images, as one specific example, can prove the machinations of our antagonists.
4. That's the everyday machinations.
5. As a result of this, stories of their machinations during this era have been well recorded.
machinery
/məˈʃinɝi/, /məˈʃinɹi/
nounmachines, especially large ones, considered collectively
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1. We developed machinery, better crops, better fertilizers.
2. It also powers machinery.
3. Machinery shrink wraps the stacks.
4. The machinery is kind of loud.
5. Maybe the machinery is broken.
machinist
/məˈʃinəst/
nounsomeone who operates a machine, especially an industrial one
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1. The Wright Brothers recruited a machinist who had worked with them on their bicycles, a man by the name of Charles Taylor.
2. His father, Paul Jobs, was a machinist who taught Jobs about electronics from an early age.
3. To build everything workshops and factories around the country rely on the handiwork of machinists, and tool and die makers.
4. Machinists may train in on the job, apprenticeship, or at technical colleges.
5. [Narrator] A retired machinist who turned his love of astronomy into a full-time affair. -
votary
/vˈɑːɾɚɹi/
nounone bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
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1. and I am a votary, or an officer, or like a member of the governing board of the club, or society that runs the cult of Cybele, I'm going to feel very loyal to that local deity.
2. "And the time is at hand when the great battle is to be fought between the defenders of the constitutional government and the votaries of mob rule, fanaticism and anarchy."
3. The higher intellect, the imagination, the spirit, and even the heart might all find their congenial aliment in pursuits which, as some of their ardent votaries believed, would ascend from one step of powerful intelligence to another, until the philosopher should lay his hand on the secret of creative force and perhaps make new worlds for himself.
votive
/vˈoʊɾɪv/
adjectivededicated in fulfillment of a vow
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1. There, they found votive offerings, figurines and drinking vessels too.
2. One pound of wax will make about 5 small votive candles.
3. Line the table with votive candles.
4. Put a votive candle or tea light inside each jar.
5. I hacked these votive candles by melting crayons in the microwave.
to apprehend
/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnd/
verb(of a convict or an accused) to arrest
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1. U.S. authorities apprehended nearly 19,000 minors in March.
2. we apprehended 60,000 people.
3. In 2011, the Tribunal’s last fugitives were finally apprehended.
4. After some scuffling, the robber is apprehended by a neat throat take-down.
5. Ball was eventually apprehended by a police officer.
apprehensive
/ˌæpɹiˈhɛnsɪv/, /ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/
adjectivenervous or worried that something unpleasant may happen
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1. Yeah, you felt apprehensive.
2. Do not be apprehensive.
3. I was also apprehensive.
4. I was also apprehensive.
5. Confidence level, apprehensive.
to fuse
/ˈfjuz/
verbmix together different elements
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1. So over time, evolution fused those two elytra together.
2. Kahlo's work fuses elements of many artistic styles from different times and disparate parts of the world.
3. Next, fuse the remnant and curtain.
4. Fuse the remnant and curtain along the curtain's bottom edge.
5. The metal atoms fuse to the crystal's surface, which gives the crystal this iridescent metallic sheen.
fusible
/ˈfjuzəbəɫ/
adjectivecapable of being melted and fused
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1. Next, use fusible hem tape along the two long sides, and one short side.
2. As spotted by website Fusible, Microsoft has registered various Xbox Fusion domains around the world.
orthopedics
/ˌɔːɹθoʊpˈiːdɪks/
nounthe branch of medicine that is concerned with bones and muscles, and their diseases and injuries
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orthopedist
/ˌɔɹθəˈpidəst/
nouna specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)
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1. Orthopedists, immunologists don't think of it that much, but the bone marrow even is densely innervated by this particular type of small fiber nerve endings.
2. And then there was the orthopedist which was almost $300 to go in first for a first visit.
3. If you're continuing to have pain and swelling, then I think it's reasonable to see an orthopedist.
4. Okay, so basically do I want to be an orthopedist, neurologist, cardiologist, dermatologist pediatric cardiologist or immunologist?
5. - Give you the name of my orthopedist.