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Accusations
- ac·cu·sa·tions
- Part of Speech: noun
- Own: a charge of guilt or blame
- Dictionary: the act of charging with a crime
- Antonym: exculpation; praise
- Synonym: fault; impeachment
- The accusations aimed at Mr. Robinson were all false.
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Ebb
- ebb
- Part of Speech: noun
- Own: the flowing back of the tide to the sea
- Dictionary: a return of the tide waters back to the sea
- Antonym: flow; incline; increase
- Synonym: backflow; decrease; decline
- The ebb arrived in time with the moon.
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Protruding
- pro·trud·ing
- Part of Speech: verb
- Own: to push forcibly outward
- Dictionary: to thrust forward; cause to project
- Antonym: depressing; sinking
- Synonym: poke, bulge
- The bone was protruding out of the skin when she broke her foot.
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Profound
- pro·found
- Part of Speech: adjective
- Own: deep and penetrating
- Dictionary: entering deeply into subjects of knowledge
- Antonym: ignorant
- Synonym: penetrating; knowing
- There is a profound message behind the story.
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Revulsion
- re·vul·sion
- Part of Speech: noun
- Own: a feeling of dislike
- Dictionary: a strong feeling of distaste or repulsion
- Antonym: like; love
- Synonym: disgust; knowing
- It was sad how much revulsion she had for her aunt.
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Prissy
- pris·sy
- Part of Speech: adjective
- Own: extremely correct or proper
- Dictionary: excessively proper or correct
- Antonym: informal; unconcerned
- Synonym: finicky; fastidious
- The girl behaved extremely prissy around her grandmother.
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Constrict
- con·strict
- Part of Speech: verb
- Own: to make smaller by squeezing
- Dictionary: to draw or compress
- Antonym: expand; release
- Synonym: condense; tighten
- I constricted the ice until it melted in my hand.
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X Axis
- x-ax·is
- Part of Speech: noun
- Own: a horizontal axis on a graph
- Dictionary: the horizontal axis of a two-dimensional co-ordinate system
- Antonym: y-axis
- Synonym:
- In math, the x-axis goes first.
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Y Axis
- y-ax·is
- Part of Speech: noun
- Own: a vertical axis on a graph
- Dictionary: the vertical axis of a two-dimensional co-ordinate system
- Antonym: x-axis
- Synonym:
- The y-axis comes second in math.
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Co-ordinates
- co·or·di·nates
- Part of Speech: noun
- Own: a pair of numbers that are used to determine points in a plane
- Dictionary: the position of a point or line in a plane
- Antonym:
- Synonym:
- The co-ordinates, on the graph, were incorrect according to my teacher.
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Conduction
- con·duc·tion
- Part of Speech: noun
- Own: the transfer of heat or electricity through a material
- Dictionary: heat transfer between two bodies; occurs in solids, liquids, or gases at rest
- Antonym:
- Synonym:
- Metal is very good for conduction.
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Convection
- con·vec·tion
- Part of Speech: noun
- Own: the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the material
- Dictionary: heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another
- Antonym:
- Synonym:
- The Earth has a lot of convection currents.
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Radiation
- ra·di·a·tion
- Part of Speech: noun
- Own: the process in which energy is given by one body, passes through another and is absorbed by another body
- Dictionary: the movement of energy from one place to another
- Antonym:
- Synonym:
The Gamme radiation converted Dr. Banner into The Hulk.
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