viol
/vˈaɪəl/
nounan early string instrument like a violin with six strings that is played by a bow
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viola
/vaɪˈoʊɫə/, /viˈoʊɫə/
nouna string instrument that is slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower and producing deeper sounds
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1. The violas are a little bit bigger.
2. - Viola's BP is 180/100.
3. So I taught myself viola
4. We have our viola in here.
5. We have violins, violas, cellos, bass, guitars, mandolins, banjos, drums, and xylophone. -
to nullify
/ˈnəɫəˌfaɪ/
verbshow to be invalid
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1. The NBA is nullifying the reality of this game because of this official's errant proclivity for extra technical fouls.
2. For the first time we are nullifying the alphabetical rule.
3. Being unaware of what you are putting in your body can nullify all your efforts.
4. it nullifies the whole entire prerogative of weight loss.
5. Love is not nullified by the passage of time or by changing circumstance.
nullity
/nˈʌlɪɾi/
nounsomething that is null (especially an enactment that has no legal validity)
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1. Can we dare to admit mistakes or does an admission of guilt or error bring us too close to our background sense of nullity?
2. If you went to Hawaii and got married and came home and your state passed one of these public policies, then your state would be free to disregard your marriage as, essentially, a nullity.
3. And some argue that the election of a dead person should be considered a nullity and we should just have a new election to fill the seat regardless.
4. Therefore the election should at least be a nullity.
5. In short, our modern people have become kind of nullities, nowhere men, nowhere man, you might say, in the title of the Beatles' song.
anomaly
/əˈnɑməɫi/
nouna thing, state, etc. that differs from what is usual or standard
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1. The fourth staple of data mining is anomaly detection.
2. Anomalies are incredibly eloquent.
3. An anomaly during a pre-flight test pushed back the anticipated launch date by a few days.
4. My program has detected an anomaly.
5. Temperature anomaly is plotted.
anomalous
/əˈnɑməɫəs/
adjectivenot consistent with what is considered to be expected, standard, or usual
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1. About 6.3% of men, and 0.37% of women, have anomalous trichromacy.
2. These are called anomalous psychological experiences.
3. But that was an anomalous situation.
4. This is all deeply anomalous for an equal protection doctrine.
5. Yet perhaps the Israel situation is less anomalous than it first appears.
frivolity
/fɹəˈvɑɫəti/
nounacting like a clown or buffoon
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1. Yes, an entire day devoted to frivolity.
2. It's just the pure fun and frivolity of it all.
3. Now, when Don Quixote and Sancho arrive at the house of the duke and duchess they enter a realm of games and frivolity that they have not known before.
4. Pompoms in any situation are surely the height of frivolity.
5. While a seemingly small mistake, McEntire's cough really served as a reminder of the frivolity of large gatherings during this global pandemic.
frivolous
/ˈfɹɪvəɫəs/
adjectivedescribing behavior, actions, or things that are characterized by a lack of seriousness, depth, or significance
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1. "It's frivolous."
2. Optimism sounds frivolous.
3. It was frivolous.
4. Play is not frivolous.
5. Now second wardrobe sounds very frivolous.
ostensible
/ɑˈstɛnsəbəɫ/
adjectiverepresented or appearing as such; pretended
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1. Well, the ostensible reason, the one they're saying, is that they detected electoral fraud that was not being adjudicated properly.
2. And that ultimately was the kind of ostensible rationale of what zero tolerance was.
3. Sometimes the ostensible monopoly on violence is not the most important, certainly not the sole factor in what people will actually do.
4. The Mongols’ rule over Eastern Europe was harsh, but no other nation has internalized it to the level the Russians have done, as the ostensible Mongol-Tatar Yoke entered the collective memory of the Russian people.
5. The ostensible premise for the separation of Adam and Eve on the morning of the Fall is Eve's desire to work separately from Adam.
ostentatious
/ˌɑstənˈteɪʃəs/
adjectiveintended to attract notice and impress others
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1. It's a tale of corruption, fraud, bribery, ostentatious wealth, a little bit of creative legal interpretation, and a lot of sheer audacity and willpower.
2. It pops without being too ostentatious.
3. And his ostentatious warning colors ensure that they won't even try.
4. And yes, if you make a gift you know that's very ostentatious that bit can become as showing off
5. You could be ostentatious in what you do.
to excel
/ɪkˈsɛɫ/
verbdistinguish oneself
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1. To the researchers' excitement, the canines excelled.
2. - Excelled?
3. The second aspect is Excel.
4. Most Pisces men excel in the arts.
5. Students, sportsmen and inventors excel.
excellence
/ˈɛksəɫəns/
nounthe quality of being extremely good in a particular field or activity
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1. What is service excellence?
2. Where is excellence on these six levels?
3. Where is excellence?
4. Some work toward the possibility of excellence others run from the possibility of defeat.
5. What is excellence?
utopia
/juˈtoʊpiə/
nouna made-up state or place in which everything is ideal
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1. That's utopia.
2. Utopia gives up a penalty in the 89th minute.
3. Fumble Utopia gives up a header goal.
4. An ageless world would be a utopia!
5. But Plato's book is a utopia.
utopian
/juˈtoʊpiən/
adjectiveof or pertaining to or resembling a utopia
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1. It's quite utopian.
2. He's a utopian.
3. But its cause was not Utopian in any pie in the sky sense.
4. In terms of social theory, communism so far remains a utopian ideal.
5. That sounds utopian.
to ponder
/ˈpɑndɝ/
verbreflect deeply on a subject
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1. Pondering deep questions?
2. Few people have pondered that question quite like Gregory Benford.
3. oh Critics Pondered?
4. #4. Ponder the motivation for their question.
5. Ponder your tolerance for pain.
ponderous
/ˈpɑndɝəs/
adjectiveslow and laborious because of weight
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1. After the load has been safely secured in its sling a drag parachute is released to stabilize the ponderous cargo in flight The journey back over the mountains gets underway.
2. Just like with last year's 11 Pro Max in exchange for its ponderous pocket print, you get a lot more screen space and a lot more endurance.
3. And while the wireless reverse charging was something of a bust, you can lend some of your ponderous power supply to someone else using a USB cable.
4. As the ponderous load of bloatware makes plain.
5. Breaking camp at sunrise, Guy’s army began its ponderous eastward march over Galilee’s dusty plains in the blistering summer heat.
baton
/ˈbæˌtɑn/, /ˈbætən/, /bəˈtɑn/
nouna slender stick used by a conductor while leading an orchestra
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1. A baton is just another form of stick work.
2. She has the batons.
3. Passing the baton?
4. And they have batons.
5. The man hold a baton switch.
battalion
/bəˈtæɫjən/
nounan army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
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1. The unit commander received the document on behalf of the battalion.
2. The bigger battalions are going to win.
3. The 537th Infantry battalion, a battalion of tanks and 500 Cypriot volunteers were sent as reinforcements.
4. He had two battalions of bowmen in his army at the beginning of his campaign.
5. On October 27th, various companies of the battalion reached the Sihang warehouse.
foreign
/ˈfɑɹən/, /ˈfɔɹən/
adjectiveconcerning or involving a country or nation other than one's own
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1. The team must also decide if the focus will be on domestic sales or if the baby food will be exported to foreign countries.
2. Foreign investors only own around a third of our debt.
3. Foreign investors have their eye on Austin.
4. Indeed, Israel's kings married foreign women regularly.
5. Foreign investors poured billions into renminbi-denominated stocks and bonds.
foreigner
/ˈfɑɹənɝ/, /ˈfɑɹnɝ/, /ˈfɔɹənɝ/, /ˈfɔɹnɝ/
nounsomeone who comes from a foreign country
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1. Also, foreigners played an important role.
2. Her two sons are foreigners.
3. Foreigners ask this a lot, too.
4. Even foreigners don't have a name like Christmas.
5. So foreigner is a kind of involuntary association, a generic type.
