Vocabulary Words
conjecture
C2noun, verb
(philology) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven. (+9 more)
malleable
C2adjective
(of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext (+3 more)
testimonial
C2adjective, noun
A match played in tribute to a particular player (who sometimes receives a proportion of the gate money). (+5 more)
distillation
C2noun
(chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation. (+3 more)
informant
C2noun
A native speaker who acts as a linguistic reference for a language being studied. The informant demonstrates native pronunciation, provides grammaticality judgments regarding linguistic well-formedness, and may also explain cultural references and other important contextual information. (+2 more)
vis-a-vis
C2adjective, adverb, noun, preposition
(of a coin) having two portraits facing each other (+12 more)
overlay
C2noun, verb
(betting) Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds. (+15 more)
adjective, noun
evocative of a longed-for past time or condition (+3 more)
residue
C2noun
A form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities. (+4 more)