Vocabulary Words
lapse
C1noun, verb
A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective. (+14 more)
climax
C1noun, verb
(now commonly) A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series, particularly: (+6 more)
adjective
Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.
genome
C1noun
The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
faction
C1noun
A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction (+4 more)
otter
C1noun
A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset. (+2 more)