statuesque
/ˌstætʃuˈɛsk/
adjectivesuggestive of a statue
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1. The Carters are purposely statuesque, barely moving, in front of one of the most recognizable portraits of all time, the Mona Lisa.
2. In his records of his adventures, Marco Polo describes Khutulun as looking statuesque.
3. In contrast to her husband, Oscar’s mother, Jane, was especially elegant and statuesque.
4. And Blake put him between two enormously statuesque ladies.
5. I have to say because they're statuesque.
statuette
/ˌstætʃuˈɛt/
nouna small carved or molded figure
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1. It's a great golden statuette.
2. Each year, winners of the National Magazine Award are presented with copper statuettes in the image of that majestic mammal.
3. We have a few statuettes from Africa.
4. In that impluvium is a statuette in bronze of the Dancing Faun, from which this house gets its name.
5. The Academy will take back the statuette itself.
stature
/ˈstætʃɝ/
nounthe high level of respect people have for someone based on their impressive achievements
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1. It had far less stature.
2. So is Leonil Messi's stature an advantage for him?
3. So ownership takes on a different stature.
4. But is this metaphorical stature warranted?
5. He's losing his stature as king.
statute
/ˈstætʃut/
nounan officially written and established law
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1. They interpret statutes.
2. This statute also has a higher consent requirement.
3. The statute does require a finding.
4. The statute clearly provides in the definition section that foreign-- POTTER STEWART: Majority ownership?
5. The statute includes things like kidnapping, gambling, arson, robbery, bribery, extortion and a list of a whole lot of other things.
microcosm
/ˈmaɪkɹəˌkɑzəm/
nouna miniature model of something
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1. It's a microcosm.
2. So every individual is, in effect, kind of a microcosm of the macroeconomy.
3. Wetlands and waterholes are a stunning microcosm of Australian biodiversity.
4. So the project is another microcosm of the Trump presidency.
5. Now to some extent our discussion of punishment provided a microcosm of this transition.
micrometer
/maɪˈkɹɑmətɝ/
nouncaliper for measuring small distances
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1. Ian Phillips: The average diameter of human hair is 17 to 181 micrometers.
2. What's this called, a micrometer?
3. Each piece is around 0.6 micrometers thick.
4. The smallest blood vessels inside you measure five micrometers.
5. For comparison, one human hair measure 17 micrometers.
microphone
/ˈmaɪkɹəˌfoʊn/
nouna piece of equipment used for recording voices or sounds or for making one's voice louder
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1. we have microphones.
2. We have microphones.
3. We have microphones.
4. We have microphones.
5. I also have a variety of different audio sources microphone.
microscopic
/ˌmaɪkɹəˈskɑpɪk/
adjectiveof or relating to or used in microscopy
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1. Before this period, life on Earth was microscopic.
2. Other microscopic pseudocoelomates include gastrotrichs and rotifers.
3. Most men actually have microscopic prostate tumors.
4. Fine microscopic grooves line the soft tissues in the mouth.
5. The plant flowers every year and even produces a microscopic fruit!
microscopy
/maɪˈkɹəskəpi/
nounresearch with the use of microscopes
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1. Koch's microscopy had a number of immediate implications.
2. Expansion microscopy is a technique that was invented in the Boyden Group.
3. It's called expansion microscopy.
4. Here's scanning tunneling microscopy.
5. Microscopy for 1,800 patients.
artifact
/ˈɑɹtəˌfækt/
nouna man-made object, tool, weapon, etc. that was created in the past and holds historical or cultural significance
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1. None of these have artifacts.
2. - Artifacts love them.
3. -Every artifact has a biography, of course.
4. Today's word is artifact.
5. But the Indus people also left behind artifacts with writing on them.
artifice
/ˈɑɹtəfɪs/
nouna clever action or behavior that is intended to trick and deceive others
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1. There's as little artifice as possible.
2. But it is a world of artifice.
3. Nature precedes art and human artifice or human making.
4. We also see just a relaxing of ego, and sort of a dismantling of artifice.
5. We're worthy without the makeup and the artifice.
artisan
/ˈɑɹtəzən/
nouna person whose job requires special skills and making things using hands
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1. And in cities, urban artisans wanted higher pay and an end to higher taxes.
2. They're artisan.
3. Here's my artisan bread.
4. - Artisan breads have four basic ingredients.
5. It was artisans.
artesian
/ˌɑɹˈtiʒən/
adjective(of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure
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1. In monsoon season, the river overflows and fills with dirt and sediment that clouds the artesian water.
2. The water is so incredibly clear because it originates from artesian wells.
3. In fact, there are artesian wells where water springs right into the air.
4. Make sure that you drink alkaline spring water or artesian well water, not tap water.
5. So you want to look for artesian?
artless
/ˈɑːɹtləs/
adjectivelacking deceptive motives, thus sincere and simple
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1. Consider Bob Sapp, who was enormous, artless, and beloved by everyone.
2. It is, in some sense, at least a seemingly artless biography.
artful
/ˈɑɹtfəɫ/
adjectivemarked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft
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1. He speaks in these very artful constructions.
2. It's artful though.
3. Yeah, we need a more artful word for water.
4. The Riley High Leg Recliner has an artful sculptured shape with a sophisticated flair.
5. It's artful on every level.
habitant
/hˈæbɪtənt/
nouna person who inhabits a particular place
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habitable
/ˈhæbətəbəɫ/
adjectivefit for habitation
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1. Well, the brass ring in exoplanet research is detecting potentially habitable worlds.
2. But not all worlds are habitable.
3. And huge part of southeastern Asia was habitable as well.
4. Soon, the world would leave our Solar System's habitable zone.
5. Cc and Wolf 1061, are also potentially habitable, and only around 24 and 14 light-years away respectively.
habitual
/həˈbɪtʃuəɫ/
adjectivecommonly used or practiced; usual
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1. We have three habitual reactions to every piece every stimulus in our lives.
2. And this becomes habitual.
3. Almost all of our behavior is habitual.
4. And your behavior is habitual.
5. So some people are just habitual bouncer.
habitude
/hˈæbɪtˌuːd/
nounhabitual mode of behavior
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habitability
/hˌæbɪɾəbˈɪlɪɾi/
nounsuitability for living in or on
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1. In terms of habitability, on the hot side everything would be cooked, and on the cold side not only would everything freeze but there would be no light energy to allow for things like photosynthesis.
2. Right now, though, scientists are actively looking into the potential habitability of eyeball planets.
3. That would then change to have habitability as well.
4. Although landlords are primarily responsible for ensuring the habitability of a rental unit, both landlords and tenants are responsible for certain repairs.
5. But on a broad-brush analysis, looking at the habitability of the planet, the greenhouse effect is great.