circumference
/ˌsɝˈkəmfɹəns/
nounthe distance around the external boundary of something
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1. And circumference is 2 pi r.
2. For comparison, the Earth’s circumference is 24,901 miles!
3. What's the circumference of the Earth?
4. By circumference, I mean the distance around something.
5. What's the circumference of Jupiter?
circumlocution
/sˌɜːkəmləkjˈuːʃən/
nounthe use of many words that are unnecessary, in a deliberate attempt to be evasive or ambiguous
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1. In order to not use words that are too difficult, practice using periphrasis, or circumlocution, to express yourself.
2. For example: Remind yourself to speak slowly Use short, simple sentences And limit your vocabulary to the most common words, using the periphrase or circumlocution techniques if needed Repeat important information using other words, Avoid metaphors and abstract expressions, which often aren’t translated literally and can cause confusion, Avoid humor, which is easily misinterpreted Use visual aids and body language Summarize what you said, with listener participation, if possible I hope these tips will help make your next conversation go a little more smoothly!
3. Look what he says about this circumlocution here about Paul the Apostle.
4. It's Solomon described through a circumlocution as the fifth light, and the fifth light because in numerical symbolism five stands for the natural number, which is to say, that Dante casts very difficult proposition, Solomon as being naturally perfect, having a kind of perfection of intellect.
5. When ill, Tomás displays a remarkable intelligence and wit, being not only insightful in his observations, but making these with puns, sharp witticisms and clever circumlocutions.
to circumnavigate
/ˌsɝkəmˈnævəˌɡeɪt/
verbto travel all the way around something, especially the globe, by sea, air, or land
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1. Over the course of three days, it completely circumnavigates the entire big island of Hawaii.
2. That's almost circumnavigating the earth every second.
3. - You're circumnavigating your own arms right now.
4. Nellie Bly circumnavigated the globe in 72 days.
5. In order to circumnavigate the legality of his actions Cortés and his men founded a town - Villa Rica de La Vera Cruz.
to circumscribe
/ˌsɝkəmsˈkɹaɪb/
verbrestrict or confine within limits
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1. As long as their full participation in society is circumscribed by policies that willfully chip away or block their rights.
2. As long as their full participation in society is circumscribed by policies that willfully chip away or block their rights.
3. So the conception of the presidency, though, was a strong office that could operate in secrecy and with energy and handle those moments of national defense, but then that would be circumscribed by a very powerful Congress and a powerful judiciary.
4. If the period saw a real expansion of educational opportunity, access to it was almost inevitably socially circumscribed.
5. Lesser standards are circumscribed by rules, but what is the problem with the Spike Lee standard?
circumspect
/ˈsɝkəmˌspɛkt/
adjectiveheedful of potential consequences
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1. But they tend to be more slow and more circumspect about it.
2. Maybe they're a little more circumspect about meritocracy.
3. And I've received so many emails about this, some people gleeful at the death of Rush Limbaugh, others more circumspect.
4. And so you have to be very circumspect with respect to the witnesses that are on the stand.
5. They're often much more circumspect in the things that actually get published in the journals.
to circumvent
/ˌsɝkəmˈvɛnt/
verbto come up with a way to a go around a rule or limitation, especially cleverly or illegally
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1. We are circumventing all of this portion of the stomach and the beginning portion of the small intestine.
2. Speaking of circumvention, you can't circumvent this message from our sponsor.
3. Next we had circumvent.
4. I circumvented the system.
5. We're sort of circumventing evolutionary programs that guide our behavior.
necrology
/nəˈkɹɔɫədʒi/
nouna notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
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necromancy
/ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsi/
nounconjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
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1. - Duh, I thought you knew about necromancy.
2. Jenna: Some 3D software even comes with pre-made standardized skeletons, which really cuts down on necromancy costs.
3. A magician never reveals her necromancy skills.
4. I do a fair amount of necromancy, but not a great deal.
5. Man, here's another thing, he says necromancy.
necropolis
/nəˈkɹɑpəɫəs/
nouna tract of land used for burials
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1. And with a stunning entrance from the back of the Necropolis steps, Xangelix has arrived.
2. It's a magical scene here on the Necropolis floor.
3. They bury people on flat ground, outside the walls of the city, in their necropolises.
4. They were extracted at Tura which was located on the opposite bank of the Nile, about 8 miles from the necropolis.
5. He also found the remains of an age-old port near the necropolis.
necrosis
/nəˈkɹoʊsəs/
nounthe localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
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1. If this necrosis, or tissue death, happens after a sting, permanent scars may remain on a victim's skin.
2. Leukocytes with holes in their cell membrane, die through necrosis and that triggers inflammation.
3. They can also cause avascular necrosis of certain regions within the bone, if the tumor impinges on a major blood vessels.
4. That's full on necrosis.
5. We are talking about necrosis.
necrobiosis
/nɛkɹˈoʊbaɪˈoʊsɪs/
noun(physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)
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complicity
/kəmˈpɫɪsəti/, /kəmˈpɫɪsɪti/
nounguilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
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1. The complicity of the global financial system continues to be exposed.
2. There may have been some union complicity, that the unions were not really always working on behalf of their members.
3. Our complicity is their suffering.
4. In April, UN ambassador Haley once again condemned Russia’s complicity with the Syrian Assad regime, this time citing a poison gas attack.
5. In April, UN ambassador Haley once again condemned Russia’s complicity with the Syrian Assad regime, citing a poison gas attack.
granular
/ˈɡɹænjəɫɝ/
adjectivecomposed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
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1. One is called granular convection.
2. Things are granular at small scale.
3. So discreetness, things are granular.
4. - It looks granular.
5. - It's granular.
to granulate
/ɡɹˈænjʊlˌeɪt/
verbform granulating tissue
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1. Granulated garlic about a half teaspoon.
2. it was the granulated honey.
3. - Granulated sugar.
4. This is the granulated variety.
5. I've got some AP flour there, and some granulated sugar.
granule
/ˈɡɹænjəɫ/
nouna tiny grain
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1. It has orange granules and candelilla flower petals.
2. One mucus granule can absorb 100 times its own volume in water.
3. There's granules.
4. During the cooking process, coconut oil permeates the starch granules.
5. The granular layer is loaded with keratohyalin granules.
regal
/ˈɹiɡəɫ/
adjectivebelonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
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1. She always looks so regal!
2. Kings are regal.
3. These look very regal.
4. This bed looks very, like, regal.
5. Yes, I love the regal.
to regale
/ɹɪˈɡeɪɫ/
verbprovide with choice or abundant food or drink
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1. But he was regaling me with a story of his lovely childhood.
2. After dessert, regale them with the Minecraft Soundtrack Piano Sheet music and up your game with RPG stats pint glasses.
3. By the way, Goldberg's wife Dorothy regaled with Yiddish songs.
4. Presiding over the family unit, he regales his clan with stories of yesteryear.
5. Then regale them with stories.
regalia
/ɹɪˈɡeɪɫjə/
nounparaphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
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1. And if you ever see her son in the finest University of Texas regalia?
2. I have the regalia and documentation to back it up.
3. -Pete's dad was wearing full Red Sox regalia.
4. Other treasures now in Sa’d’s hands included gold, jewels, and imperial regalia.
5. When I win this game, Spencer is wearing full Giants regalia to a Giants-Eagles game.