to indulge
/ˌɪnˈdəɫdʒ/
verbto allow oneself to do or have something that one enjoys, particularly something that might be bad for one
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1. Indulge me.
2. Mississippi fauna indulges in the yearly feast.
3. Back then my husband and I indulge ourselves.
4. Indulge yourself with the smooth creamy taste of Rice Dream trademark frozen desserts.
5. Even her hobbies indulge her creative side.
indulgent
/ˌɪnˈdəɫdʒənt/
adjectivecharacterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
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1. It's indulgent.
2. This is indulgent.
3. It sounds indulgent.
4. This is indulgent.
5. This is indulgent.
cryptic
/ˈkɹɪptɪk/
adjectiveof an obscure nature
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1. It's very cryptic.
2. This sentence is very cryptic.
3. Now, the snake is very cryptic in coloration.
4. So cryptic species are common in some groups of salamanders.
5. That's cryptic.
cryptogam
/kɹˈɪptəɡˌæm/
nounformerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi
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audible
/ˈɑdəbəɫ/
adjective(of sounds or voices) loud enough to be heard
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1. Audible will, if they go to audible.com/smarter.
2. I got their Audibles.
3. Audible members get a credit for a free book every month.
4. Of course, Audible has the best selection of audio books on the internet.
5. My go to service is Audible.
auditory
/ˈɔdɪˌtɔɹi/
adjectiveof or relating to the process of hearing
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1. Today, roughly one in seven people worldwide experiences this auditory sensation.
2. Gentlemen, this computer has an auditory sensor.
3. That's auditory.
4. So, the most typical hallucinations are auditory.
5. Sri added an auditory method.
cosmic
/ˈkɑzmɪk/
adjectiverelated to the universe
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1. Another concern is cosmic radiation.
2. Cosmic rays are a form of radiation.
3. But the galactic, cosmic radiation is still an issue.
4. About 2.5 million years ago, a supernova sent cosmic rays to our planet.
5. - Cosmic, journeying through this galaxy.
cosmogony
/kˈɑːzməɡəni/
nounthe branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
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1. He expressed his will that there be light, and there was light and that's very different from many Ancient Near Eastern cosmogonies in which there's always a sexual principal at work in creation.
cosmography
/kɑːzmˈɑːɡɹəfi/
nouna representation of the earth or the heavens
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1. The sources of Dante about cosmology and cosmography are really neo-platonic.
cosmology
/kɔzˈmɔɫədʒi/
nounthe branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
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1. Its discovery was a huge step in cosmology.
2. Those cosmologies are not mutually exclusive.
3. Cosmology is the study of the Universe as a whole.
4. The big issue, at least in terms of cosmology, was the question of the so-called spiral nebulae.
5. And they have a cosmology.
philology
/fɪlˈɑːlədʒi/
nounthe humanistic study of language and literature
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1. Soon after, he obtained a degree in Russian literature and philology, and not long after that, he got a job teaching Russian literature.
2. Now, that's a little bit of philology.
3. Philology is fascinating.
4. This is the dream of the philologians and the critics steeped in philology, that they can actually get back to the meaning of the work in the period in which he was writing and to discern what the author's intentions were.
5. Spitzer was more thoroughly grounded in philology and linguistics than Auerbach.
cosmos
/ˈkɑzmoʊs/
nounthe universe, particularly when it is thought of as a systematic whole
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1. Cosmos, a new version of the popular one that Sagan had hosted in 1980, based on his book of the same name.
2. It takes a cosmos to make a human.
3. My largest piece is called Cosmos.
4. Light comes from cosmos only.
5. Cosmos is a relatively easy germinator.
philologist
/fɪlˈɑːlədʒˌɪst/
nouna humanist specializing in classical scholarship
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1. In the late 18th century, the British philologist William Jones noticed striking similarities between seemingly unrelated languages like English, Greek, Celtic and Sanskrit.
2. In other words, the author is the central philologist, and social historians, explorers, and demographers who have written so extensively on this part of the world are authorities.
3. So I guess, as philologists, we all have to be socialized.
4. The humanists, and Erasmus was one, were philologists.
5. Philologist means, 'lover of language,' 'philo-logos,' lover of language, students of language, particularly classical languages, like Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
philosophy
/fəˈɫɑsəfi/
nouna particular set of beliefs, values, or principles developed in search of the truth about life and the universe
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1. Philosophy is a loaded word for a lot of people.
2. I did Philosophy.
3. He knew philosophy.
4. He knew philosophy.
5. For some, philosophy represents a form of liberation from confusion, from unruly passions and prejudices, from incoherence.
to savor
/ˈseɪvɝ/
verbto completely enjoy and appreciate something, such as an experience or feeling
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1. Savor your food.
2. Savor the moment.
3. Savor this moment.
4. Savor your victory.
5. Savor the moment.
savory
/ˈseɪvɝi/
adjectivemorally wholesome or acceptable
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1. I like savory.
2. I really like savory.
3. This one was savory.
4. One is a little bit more savory.
5. This fraiche is savory.
savoriness
/sˈeɪvɚɹinəs/
nounhaving an appetizing flavor
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1. You get that expression of savoriness.
2. We're going after the savoriness in that wine.
3. Because the crepes have a nice savoriness to them.
4. With the yogurt for acid, the spicy tomato, the lamb brings the savoriness.
5. - I like the savoriness of the ox mixed in with the platano.
nomad
/ˈnoʊˌmæd/
nouna member of the community that moves from place to place with their livestock rather than residing in one place
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1. After the arrival of the horse, the Lakota people became nomads.
2. Her ancestors were Sami nomads.
3. These forest nomads have no written record of their culture.
4. A crocodile attack has already disabled the nomad.
5. The bachelor years as nomads will be tough,
nomadic
/noʊˈmædɪk/
adjectivemigratory
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1. They are literally nomadic.
2. We were very nomadic.
3. In the east, the direct Ashina line subjugated two primary rival nomadic nations.
4. A nomadic male, missing his left paw.
5. So the common snapping turtle is a nomadic predator.