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Showing 18 of 3355 words/ˈæn.θəm/ [anthem]
[noun] A rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group, body, or cause.
/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.pEI.tɪŋ/ [anticipating]
[verb] Regard as probable; expecting or predicting an event or outcome.
/ˈɛni/ [any]
[determiner] Used to refer to one or some of a thing or number of things, no matter how much or many.
/ˈɛni wʌn/ [any one]
[noun] A single person or thing from a group of two or more.
/ˈæp.ə.θi/ [apathy]
[noun] Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
/ˈæp.ə.tʃər/ [aperture]
[noun] An opening, hole, gap, or slit, through which light or water may pass.
/ˌeɪ.pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/ [apolitical]
[adjective] Not interested in or concerned with politics; having no political associations, leanings, or bias.
/əˈpiːld/ [appealed]
[verb] To make a serious or urgent request, typically to the public, for help, support, or sympathy.
/əˈpiːld tuː/ [appealed to]
[verb] To be attractive, interesting, or pleasing to someone.
/əˈpiːlɪŋ/ [appealing]
[adjective] Attractive, interesting, or pleasant in a way that draws attention or desire.
/əˈpiːlz tuː/ [appeals to]
[verb] To be attractive, interesting, or pleasing to someone.
/ˌæp.ərˈsep.tɪv/ [apperceptive]
[adjective] Relating to the mental process by which a person makes sense of new perceptions by assimilating them into their existing knowledge or past experiences.
/əˈpruːvd ˈpɜːrsən/ [approved person]
[noun] An individual who has been formally vetted, authorized, or licensed by a regulatory body or organization to perform specific controlled functions or hold a position of responsibility.
/əˈprɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ [approximately]
[adverb] Close to a particular number or time, but not exactly accurate or complete.
/ˈækwəˌkʌltʃər fəˈsɪlɪti/ [aquaculture facility]
[noun] An installation or area specifically designed and equipped for the breeding, rearing, and harvesting of aquatic organisms such as fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants in controlled or semi-controlled environments.
/ˈɑːr.dər/ [ardor]
[noun] Enthusiasm or passion; intense warmth of emotion or feeling.
/ɑːr ˈælɪɡeɪtərz ˈvɜːrtɪbrəts ɔːr ɪnˈvɜːrtɪbrəts/ [are alligators vertebrates or invertebrates]
[idiom] A direct factual question inquiring whether the large reptile known as an alligator possesses a backbone (vertebrate) or lacks one (invertebrate).
/ɑːr ˈlɪpɪdz ˌhaɪdrəˈfoʊbɪk ɔːr ˌhaɪdrəˈfɪlɪk ɪkˈspleɪn/ [are lipids hydrophobic or hydrophilic explain]
[idiom] A common scientific inquiry regarding the chemical property of lipids, which are generally hydrophobic (water-repelling) due to their nonpolar hydrocarbon chains, though many are amphipathic, possessing both hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions.