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68 wordsParts of speech
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103 wordsSentence structure
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78 wordsBritish and American usage
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37 words106 featured terms
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furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each othe…
Adjectiveadjectiverelating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law; "adjective law"
Adjunctadjectivefurnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each othe…
Adjuvantadjectivefurnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each othe…
Ancillaryadjectivefurnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each othe…
Appurtenantadjectivefurnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each othe…
Attributiveadjectiveof adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "‘red’ is an attributive adjective in ‘a red apple’"
Auxiliaryadjectivefurnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each othe…
Auxiliary verbnouna verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with
Causal factornouna determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
Co-ordinatornounsomeone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously
Commonadjectivebeing or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongu…
Common nounnouna noun that denotes any or all members of a class
Coordinatornounsomeone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously
Countnounthe act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"
Count nounnouna noun that forms plurals
Countingnounthe act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"
Demonstrativeadjectivegiven to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an affectionate and demonstrative family"
Determinantnouna determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
Determinativenouna determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
Determinernouna determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
Determining factornouna determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
Enumerationnounthe act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"
Lexicaladjectiveof or relating to words; "lexical decision task"
Massnoun(Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist
Mass nounnouna noun that does not form plurals
Modaladjectiverelating to or expressing the mood of a verb; "modal auxiliary"
Modalnounan auxiliary verb (such as ‘can’ or ‘will’) that is used to express modality
Modal auxiliarynounan auxiliary verb (such as ‘can’ or ‘will’) that is used to express modality
Modal auxiliary verbnounan auxiliary verb (such as ‘can’ or ‘will’) that is used to express modality
Modal verbnounan auxiliary verb (such as ‘can’ or ‘will’) that is used to express modality
Nounnounthe word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition
Numerationnounthe act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"
Predicativeadjectiveof adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence; "‘red’ is a predicative adjective in ‘the apple is red’"
Prenominaladjectiveof adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "‘red’ is an attributive adjective in ‘a red apple’"
Proceduraladjectiverelating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law; "adjective law"
Pronounnouna function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
Properadjectivehaving all the qualities typical of the thing specified; "wanted a proper dinner, not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job"
Proper namenouna noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized
Proper nounnouna noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized
Quantifiernoun(grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as ‘fifteen’ or ‘many’)
Reckoningnounthe act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"
Relationnouna person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
Relativenouna person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
Relative pronounnouna pronoun (as ‘that’ or ‘which’ or ‘who’) that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent
Tallynounthe act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"
Verbnounthe word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
Vernacularadjectivebeing or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongu…
Vulgaradjectivebeing or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongu…
Adverbnounthe word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
Articlenoun(grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase
Conjunctionnounthe grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
Gerundnouna noun formed from a verb (such as the ‘-ing’ form of an English verb when used as a noun)
Infinitivenounthe uninflected form of the verb
Interjectionnounthe action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
Interpellationnounthe action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
Interpolationnounthe action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
Interpositionnounthe action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
Participialnouna non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
Participlenouna non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
Prepositionnoun(linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing a…
Adnounnounan adjective used as a noun; "‘meek’ in ‘blessed are the meek’ is an adnoun"
Agnatenounone related on the father's side
Ancestornounsomeone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Antecedentnounsomeone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Ascendantnounsomeone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Ascendentnounsomeone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Blood countnounthe act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
Censusnouna periodic count of the population
Clinchernouna point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively
Cognatenounone related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
Countdownnouncounting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
Cousinnounthe child of your aunt or uncle
Cousin-germannounthe child of your aunt or uncle
Demonstrativenouna pronoun that points out an intended referent
Descendantnouna person considered as descended from some ancestor
Descendentnouna person considered as descended from some ancestor
Enatenounone related on the mother's side
Familynouna person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"
Influencenouna cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"
Intransitivenouna verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
Intransitive verbnouna verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
Intransitive verb formnouna verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
Issuenounthe immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
kinnouna person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"
Kinsmannouna male relative
Kinswomannouna female relative
Matenouna person's partner in marriage
Miscountnounan inaccurate count
Nose countnouna periodic count of the population
Nosecountnouna periodic count of the population
Offspringnounthe immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
Partnernouna person's partner in marriage
Pollnounthe counting of votes (as in an election)
Progenynounthe immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
Recountnounan additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
Requiemnouna Mass celebrated for the dead
Rootnounsomeone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Sibnounone related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
Sibnouna person's brother or sister
Sperm countnounthe act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate
Spousenouna person's partner in marriage
Transitivenouna verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
Transitive verbnouna verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
Transitive verb formnouna verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
Universal quantifiernouna logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts that the proposition is true for all members of a class of things
