extensible
/ɛkstˈɛnsəbəl/
adjective
capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out
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1So you can kind of see, it's got like an elastic and extensible quality.
2- What is unified extensible firmware interface?
3Like that dough in the video was so extensible and elastic and this shortbread is not, but I think I have an idea.
4And so what we did when we expanded to our second country, Mexico, is we really built sort of a very extended extensible model where we're add new regions with new languages without minimal changes to our platform.
5And within about a week, having this be some of our most popular material in widespread use all over Latin America, and in particular in Mexico, because of the open, extensible nature of this.
extensive
/ɪkˈstɛnsɪv/
adjective
covering a large area or having a wide range or scope
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1The US' network is quite extensive.
2Her list of publications on the subject of sports in society is extensive.
3Basically, the battlefield of this war is pretty extensive.
4The devastation of Australian bushfires is extensive.
5So the list of ingredients for the papaya salad is quite extensive.
extensor
/ɛkstˈɛnsɚ/
noun
(anatomy) a muscle that helps a body part or limb be stretched out by contraction
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1It's from the office but like don't really have time now to grab an extensor cable.
2All right, forget the cross extensor reflex, it doesn't matter.
3You guys read about the cross extensor reflex.
4This occurs when the extensor tendon in the back of the finger splits and the head of the proximal phalanges pokes through like a button through a buttonhole, causing flexion of the proximal interphalangeal joint and hyperextension of distal interphalangeal joint.
5The condition occurs as a result of repetitive or stressful motions at the end of the elbow, resulting in small tears on the extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) muscle.
external
/ɪkˈstɝnəɫ/
adjective
situated on or related to the outer surface of something or someone
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1There is now a surgical alternative to improve hearing without an external device.
2It requires external pressure.
3The failure is external.
4- And not all PR strategies are external.
5Then external sources suggested videos.
bibliography
/ˌbɪbɫiˈɑɡɹəfi/
noun
a list of books mentioned at the end of book that have been used by an author as a reference to write an article or book
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1"Black Women in American," annotated bibliography by the anthropologist educator and future president of Spelman and Bennett colleges, Johnetta Cole.
2A bibliography would be much more useful.
3There's also a bibliography.
4So the 30 pages of bibliography are online.
5A true teacher, I say, who gives the bibliography at the end.
bibliomania
/bˌɪblɪəmˈeɪniə/
noun
preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books

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bibliophile
/bˈɪblɪˌɑːfaɪl/
noun
a person who loves books, especially as physical objects, and collects them
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1I might consider myself a bibliophile and ailurophile, to profess my love of books and cats.
2Like William Carl Bolivar, a black Philadelphian, bibliophile and journalist who published a column in the Philadelphia Tribune and served as an organizer of and contributor to the American Negro Historical Society because he wanted to change the way black history was being preserved and spread.
3But as a dedicated bibliophile, I have to admit I'm not so jazzed about the idea of musicians winning literary awards.
4Some bibliophiles have taken Kondo’s words personally, assuming the tidying expert wants them to shrink their collection to just 30 books, as well.
to wane
/ˈweɪn/
verb
(of the moon) have a progressively less significant part of its seeable surface illuminated so that it seems to reduce in size
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1His second term, his power really waned.
2My confidence is waning.
3My confidence is waning.
4My confidence is waning.
5Still, his competitive spirit never waned.
to wax
/ˈwæks/
verb
to grow in strength, size, intensity, etc.
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1She quickly puts some wax on the scales.
2Paraffin wax is a common wax made from petroleum.
3Paraffin wax is a common wax made from petroleum.
4When the lamp is off, the wax is slightly denser than the liquid around it.
5- I'm about to get my chest waxed.
excitable
/ɪkˈsaɪtəbəɫ/
adjective
easily excited
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1I am excitable.
2Lidocaine and other similar local anesthetics affect every excitable cell.
3After three months of training, these excitable wild dog pups are eager to join the pack.
4You are very excitable.
5We are very excitable, just throwing this out there.
excitation
/ˌɛksaɪˈteɪʃən/
noun
something that agitates and arouses
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1Then in photosystem I, you have another excitation event.
2They are quantum excitations of a field.
3Because these particles are actually quantum excitations of a field.
4This is called excitation transfer.
5In the brain, you have excitation and inhibition.
legacy
/ˈɫɛɡəsi/
noun
(law) a gift of personal property by will
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1My goal is protecting Mr. Robuchon's legacy.
2The song established a legacy.
3Leaving a legacy.
4The battle also left its legacy in the forest itself.
5Legacy is greater than currency.
to legalize
/ˈɫiɡəˌɫaɪz/
verb
make legal
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1Nine states and Washington DC have legalized the recreational use of cannabis.
2Now you legalize weed?
3The state of New Jersey legalized recreational marijuana on election day.
4The middle Assyrian laws also legalized violence against a wife.
5In 1980 the government legalized contraception.
to legislate
/ˈɫɛdʒɪˌsɫeɪt/
verb
to make or enact laws that affect something
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1We legislated racial desegregation.
2They don't legislate compassion.
3Nobody legislates.
4Legislated out.
5You cannot legislate morality.
legislator
/ˈɫɛdʒəˌsɫeɪtɝ/
noun
someone who makes or enacts laws
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1Hopefully, perhaps, legislators also will have a chance.
2Legislators get afraid.
3Legislators rarely are.
4At that time, Massachusetts legislators had zero staff.
5Legislators are writing bills.
to legitimate
/ɫəˈdʒɪtəmət/
verb
make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
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1Suddenly that dirty money looks legitimate.
2The email is legitimate.
3Then power is legitimate.
4These lights are legitimate.
5And whatever distribution of outcomes results from that is legitimate.
electrolysis
/ɪˌɫɛkˈtɹɑɫəsəs/
noun
(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions
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1We did electrolysis on saltwater.
2Martin Robinius shows us an electrolysis plant for green hydrogen.
3He did it by electrolysis.
4This process is called "electrolysis."
5Consider electrolysis, which destroys unwanted hair by electrocuting it.
glacial
/ˈɡɫeɪʃəɫ/
adjective
relating to or derived from a glacier
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1Icebergs are from glacial ice.
2When glaciers leave scratch marks on big rocks or in the ground, scientists call the marks glacial striations.
3The glacial pace of the U.S. inoculation campaign raises questions about priorities and unrealistic expectations.
4And after a disaster like Katrina, the economic redevelopment of this of this neighborhood has been glacial.
5The glacial wave of repression sends these people, a lot of them, to the United States.
glacier
/ˈɡɫeɪʃɝ/
noun
a huge mass of ice that moves very slowly, usually down a slope
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1Glaciers long ago left so many clues all over the world.
2Glaciers are so neat!
3And glaciers still carve the windswept terrain.
4Because glaciers provide water.
5Glaciers are very important for the life on earth.

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