novel
/ˈnɑvəɫ/
adjective
new and unlike anything else
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1The novel also explores the protagonist’s own anti-blackness and ignorance towards black history.
2- I love novels.
3None of us are truly novel.
4You read novels.
5She read novels.
novelette
/nˌɑːvɪlˈɛt/
noun
a short novel or a long short story, typically having fewer conflicts than a novel but more complicated ones than a short story

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munificence
/mjuːnˈɪfɪsəns/
noun
liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
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1I think it'd be really nice to acknowledge that incredible munificence of this loan.
2Look at the munificence of Boaz's crop.
munificent
/mjuːnˈɪfɪsənt/
adjective
very generous
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1We're creating a world that's going to be so munificent that essentially, everything's going to be free.
to libel
/ˈɫaɪbəɫ/
verb
print slanderous statements against
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1It was the libel capital of the world.
2Because we have so little respect for English law in terms of libel.
3These are libels.
4Libel, the definition is defamation through print materials.
5In the English common law tradition, libel in private enterprise generally found favorably to plaintiffs.
libation
/lɪbˈeɪʃən/
noun
the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony
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1We see a libation dish.
2And then above the swags you can see these libation dishes.
3And of course, the waylakama spin, the trajectory of the route, is marked by holy mounds of Earth, where coke is given to the Earth, libations of alcohol to the wind, the vortex of the feminine is brought to the mountaintop.
4You know, 2:00 a.m., you've had a couple libations.
5It has since become the liberating libation of choice for freedom-loving drinkers around the world.
junction
/ˈdʒəŋkʃən/
noun
the place where two or more things such as roads or railways cross
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1In healthy people, this junction looks like smooth waves between the epidermis and the dermis.
2Yellow criss-cross lines mark a box junction.
3Nobody in the roundabout, the junctions are good.
4Box junctions are often found in busy areas.
5Closed junctions are common in the town.
juncture
/ˈdʒəŋktʃɝ/
noun
an event that occurs at a critical time
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1This is a critical juncture where you have the power to stop your descent.
2Thus, my remarks today turn on a critical juncture in the long history of citizenship in the United States.
3At this juncture, Damon Stoudamire takes center stage.
4In any case, draft night would present an important juncture.
5What the smartest people in history have said at various junctures in your life.
to invoke
/ˌɪnˈvoʊk/
verb
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
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1The studied composition in Vermeer's paintings invokes a balanced harmony.
2Your ancestor may invoke any number of times per turn.
3And people invoke clouds.
4Both parties invoke "one nation under God."
5Beaches like the Rockaways invoke a memory of a bygone era of wooden boardwalks and rollercoasters.
invocation
/ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
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1That was an invocation to our father, Lucifer.
2The event began with an invocation from the archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Wilton Gregory.
3giving invocation.
4There's your invocation.
5So look at the invocation.
hypochondriac
/ˌhaɪpəˈkɑndɹiæk/
adjective
suffering from a mental condition that consists of constantly being concerned, anxious, or worried about one's health and becoming ill
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1I am not a hypochondriac.
2And I was a hypochondriac.
3I was a hardcore hypochondriac.
4Call me a hypochondriac for my dog, I don't know, but.
5Or that I'm a hypochondriac.
hypodermic
/ˌhaɪpəˈdɝmɪk/
adjective
related to the parts deep under the skin
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1So it's kind of like these hypodermic needles.
2It's like a giant hypodermic needle.
3The hypodermic needle compares media messages to medicine.
4They are hollow just like a hypodermic syringe.
5What she found is rather shocking, a hypodermic needle.
hypotenuse
/haɪpˈɑːtənˌuːs/
noun
the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
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1So the hypotenuse has length 1.
2And the hypotenuse has length 1.
3Here is the hypotenuse.
4I know my hypotenuse.
5Then the hypotenuse will connect these two points.
grievous
/ˈɡɹivəs/
adjective
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
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1If you attack somebody with acid, you're talking about grievous bodily harm.
2Our friend Noctus has suffered a grievous wound.
3These are obvious and grievous violations of social morality.
4By afternoon they had suffered grievous losses and the orderly marching column had degenerated into three distinct contingents strung out over miles of trail, with Varus in the rear.
5This indulgence and this familiarity are matters of grievous concern to Americans.
grievance
/ˈɡɹivəns/
noun
a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
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1You should feel your grievances.
2What's the real grievance?
3What was the grievance list?
4A grievance is a justified complaint.
5Three years later, both sides aired more specific grievances in detail publicly.
frigid
/ˈfɹɪdʒəd/
adjective
extremely cold
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1There, the Nordic Sea’s frigid waters clash with much warmer Irminger Sea.
2Frigid tempuratures, loud noise, sickening turbulence, and constant danger to boot.
3The frigid cold actually drives the prey from the high country down into the valley below.
4, those frigid waters are home to brittle stars.
5- It's absolutely frigid.
frigidity
/fɹɪdʒˈɪdɪɾi/
noun
the absence of heat
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1So can White Walkers really shatter steel swords like we see in Game of Thrones with their frightening frigidity?

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