intramural
/ˌɪntɹəmˈjʊɹəɫ/
adjective
carried on within the bounds of an institution or community
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1There could be intramural sports.
2Maybe play intramural sports.
3And we have intramural international collaborations.
4Maybe do an intramural sport with your family.
5We play intramural
intracellular
/ˌɪntɹɑˈsɛɫjəɫɝ/
adjective
located or occurring within a cell or cells
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1Low levels of intracellular cholesterol induce its own production, while high cholesterol levels inhibit it.
2The sulfatide accumulates within cells of the nervous system like Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes, and aggregates to forms intracellular granules.
3Now, the vast majority, around 98%, of all of the body’s potassium is intracellular, or inside of the cells.
4Two-thirds of that 60%, or 40% of body weight, is intracellular fluid.
5The intracellular concentration of sodium is low.
transcript
/ˈtɹænsˌkɹɪpt/
noun
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
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1read the transcript from behind closed doors.
2Here's that transcript.
3Also, lots of podcasts have their transcripts online.
4My transcript is evidence of that.
5Here's the transcript.
to transcribe
/tɹænsˈkɹaɪb/
verb
rewrite in a different script
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12, transcribe with set settings.
2Transcribe their document.
3Scribes painstakingly transcribed the same bibles, devotionals, and stories.
4- Transcribe the tapes.
5DNA is transcribed into mRNA.
to subvert
/səbˈvɝt/
verb
cause the downfall of; of rulers
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1- I'm subverting the genre.
2And finally, subvert your patterns of thinking.
3They were subverted.
4They subvert the male gaze.
5Any incentive system can be subverted by bad will.
subversive
/səbˈvɝsɪv/
adjective
in opposition to a civil authority or government
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1The truly subversive position is to defend sports.
2Initially it was more subversive.
3Sometimes they were subversive enemies of the Roman order.
4Be subversive.
5To be subversive.
subversion
/səbˈvɝʒən/
noun
destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
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1The subversion of Cuba that I mentioned-- that's a new Obama program.
2They promised twists and subversions and shocking conclusions.
3It's sort of another subversion of normal co-op in a way.
4What you get is subversion and reaction.
5It's subversion, and you are accessories to it.
to retrace
/ɹiˈtɹeɪs/
verb
to return somewhere from the same way that one has come
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1She's retracing the previous path.
2We're going to retrace the 1928 Tour de France.
3You retrace the footsteps of Abraham.
4You retrace the footsteps of Abraham.
5The cub's mother retraces her steps, searching for him.
to retract
/ɹiˈtɹækt/
verb
pull inward or towards a center
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1The claws of a cat, they retract.
2The wing mirrors retract.
3Retract the leash on any larger dogs.
4- I retract my previous statement.
5your testes retract back into your body.
retraction
/ɹiˈtɹækʃən/
noun
the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
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1In no time, a legal team sought a retraction.
2Was that the retraction?
3Dissociation and retraction are cutting data connections.
4So these retractions may in fact reduce the damages that the news organizations face.
5They signal retraction of the landing gear and closing of flaps.
to retrench
/ɹiˈtɹɛntʃ/
verb
make a reduction, as in one's workforce
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1They had to retreat and they had to literally retrench.
2The Tigray party retrenched in their home region, defying Abiy by holding regional elections.
3"'Retrench': reduce expenditure, cut."
4So Roscoe Pound's focus was on common law legalism and an attempt to retrench, as against the administrative state baselines derived from the common law.
5They retreated, they retrenched to Long Island, New Jersey, Westchester and Connecticut.
characteristic
/ˌkɛɹəktɝˈɪstɪk/
adjective
describing something that is very typical of something or a person's character
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1At the beginning of the list of elements, characteristics repeat every seven elements.
2-Identifying characteristics?
3The lyrics and instrumentation are very characteristic.
4The taste and aroma of cinnamon are very characteristic.
5Even the newest additions to the troupe are already displaying different characteristics.
charisma
/kɝˈɪzmə/
noun
a compelling charm or attractiveness that inspires devotion and enthusiasm in others
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1She has charisma.
2Come on charisma.
3Charisma, my dad was this charismatic guy.
4Fidel Castro established charisma for himself.
5I attributed charisma to him.
debacle
/dəˈbɑkəɫ/
noun
a sudden and violent collapse
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1The Ant IPO debacle is the tipping point.
2My mom's going to google this debacle.
3Will unfamiliar situations end in a debacle?
4- There you go, "Debacle."
5Who remembers Ryan Lochte's Olympic debacle?
to debase
/dəˈbeɪs/
verb
lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
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1And those guys couldn’t stand the way Nero debased his office.
2The gold is dulled, Debased the finest gold, The sacred gems are spilled a
3"and are now no longer of account as coins but are debased."
4But I mean, it has debased the discourse in our country.
5They might devalue, debase others.
effeminacy
/ˈɛfɪmˌɪnəsi/
noun
the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

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effeminate
/iˈfɛmɪnət/
adjective
having unsuitable feminine qualities
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1Oh, you're just a bunch of girls and effeminate boys!
2There were men who are called effeminates who were given great status.
3neonatalpenguin says Louis CK's handsome effeminate younger brother has great taste in music.
4But Jack's dad did not approve of our child's effeminate behavior, and it created such tensions that we ended up in couple's counseling.
5You think it's effeminate?
folio
/ˈfoʊˌɫioʊ/
noun
a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
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1This is a folio.
2The most basic folio you can buy from their website.
3A clear example of this type of alteration is found on folio 34 verso.
4Worse than the screen are the Folio speakers.
5You get the leather folio cases.
foliage
/ˈfoʊɫiɪdʒ/, /ˈfoʊɫɪdʒ/
noun
a plant or tree's branches and leaves collectively
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1And that really dries out the foliage.
2Each of these paintings had bridge, foliage, lily pads, and water.
3Pay attention to your plants as foliage, too.
4The foliage may seem spin away at first.
5Just like the trees in Pakistan, the foliage here looks very unusual.

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