to revise
/ɹiˈvaɪz/, /ɹɪˈvaɪz/
verb
to make changes to something because of new information, etc.
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1So I revised the model.
2He revised the title of Roman Emperor.
3Revise it.
4So the Vietnamese government has revised their protocols now.
5The company revised its net sales estimates for the full year down by 17%.
revisal
/ɹɪvˈɪsəl/
noun
the act of rewriting something

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to gesticulate
/dʒɛstˈɪkjʊlˌeɪt/
verb
show, express or direct through movement
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1Gesticulating wildly!
2Neil: Gesticulating.
3You gesticulate.
4You gesticulate.
5- Gesticulated.
to gesture
/ˈdʒɛstʃɝ/
verb
to express a meaning with a movement of the hands, face, head, etc.
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1She would use hand gestures too.
2Hitler carefully practiced his speaking, looking at himself in the mirror as he rehearsed and tried out various poses, and gestures, and facial expressions.
3Intuitive gestures unearth the technology mystery and the sophistication behind the tool.
4So check your gesture.
5The painter gestured at a foul dropcloth.
applicable
/ˈæpɫəkəbəɫ/
adjective
relevant to someone or something
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1The improvements to Smart HDR are applicable across cameras.
2Not all advice is applicable in every single situation or to every single person.
3A similar logic is applicable to your life.
4So variational inference in its classic form was applicable to only a small set of models.
5The same thing is applicable for each zodiac sign.
application
/ˌæpɫəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
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1Applications only start with zero.
2Wisdom is application.
3Application is a two-step process.
4- Another way is applications.
5Application has four syllables.
to exude
/ɪɡˈzud/
verb
release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
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1My little body exuded confidence on my way to school.
2They exude out--
3It exudes.
4This room exudes tons of warmth.
5Even without makeup, the model exudes confidence.
exuberant
/ɪɡˈzubɝənt/
adjective
joyously unrestrained
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1Thanks to our exuberant driving, my patient and Hammond's had lost a lot of life.
2Exuberant costs, environmental concerns, and the fatal crash in 2000 led to the retiring of the fourteen Concordes in circulation.
3I was exuberant and I'm loud.
4Were they irrationally exuberant?
5My life was not exuberant.
precision
/pɹiˈsɪʒən/
noun
the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
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1Factories and labs increase precision through better equipment and more detailed procedures.
2I have precision.
3The key to brioche is precision.
4The lion killed the antelope with precision.
5Alright, precision is the name of the game.
aquatic
/əˈkwætɪk/, /əˈkwɑtɪk/
adjective
related to or adapted for living or functioning in water
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1Aquatic systems are fast.
2Another treatment option is aquatic therapy.
3Now these snakes, like the banded water snakes, are aquatic.
4In addition, wild aquatic birds carry all known strains of influenza.
5What's aquatic?
aqueduct
/ˈækwəˌdəkt/
noun
a channel or pipeline used to transport water over a long distance, usually from a remote source to a town or city
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1New aqueducts brought fresh water into the city.
2- They got aqueducts on aqueducts on these things.
3That aqueduct was begun during the time of Augustus.
4The aqueduct at Segovia is right up there with the Pont du Gard at Nîmes as one of the great works of Roman engineering and of Roman architecture.
5Moreover, these same aqueducts would transport water for public baths, latrines and fountains.
aqueous
/ˈeɪkwiəs/
adjective
similar to or containing or dissolved in water
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1They are still in an aqueous solution.
2That's also in an aqueous solution.
3It's aqueous.
4Lipoproteins enable transport of water-insoluble fats within aqueous environments.
5This blocks the aqueous humor from flowing through the pupil into the anterior chamber.
subaquatic
/sˌʌbəkwˈæɾɪk/
adjective
partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water
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1He'd park it in a garage, which was part of his subaquatic village.
dexterity
/dɛkˈstɛɹəti/, /dɛkˈstɛɹɪti/
noun
the ability to use one's hands or body skillfully and quickly to perform tasks
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1This process requires dexterity, coordination, and an eye for design.
2Initiative is your dexterity modifier?
3Whole body dexterity improved too.
4Manual dexterity improves.
5Dexterity, strength, and stamina are also essential qualities in this field.
dexterous
/dˈɛkstɚɹəs/
adjective
skillful or quick in using one's hands or body
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1And some clams are particularly dexterous with their foot.
2We are more dexterous.
3-Yeah, I'm not that dexterous in the lab.
4They use dexterous fingers to pick stems and pull up rhizomes.
5But three months ago, they were much less dexterous.
inception
/ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən/
noun
a point that marks the beginning of something
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1Inception happens all the time.
2Geologists have kind of debated its inception.
3It's inception.
4Yeah, meet and greet inception.
5- Look, inception.
inceptive
/ɪnsˈɛptɪv/
adjective
initial

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opulence
/ˈɑpjəɫəns/
noun
wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
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1In fact, probably about 95% of Europeans never encountered the Renaissance's opulence or art or modes of thought.
2Private jets represent an inconceivable level of opulence.
3They respect a man of leisure and opulence.
4This is opulence for under $5.
5Shea Couleé is opulence.
opulent
/ˈɑpjəɫənt/
adjective
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
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1Basically, the most opulent thing you can think of.
2An opulent Arabian buffet awaits them every evening.
3The first floor is certainly opulent.
4The word of the day, my friends, is opulent.
5Later, they held an opulent religious service on the scenic Lake Maggiore in Italy.

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