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186. jaundice \ SjOndDs \
[SjBndDs]
187. planetary \ SplanETterG \
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]
188. referee \ TrefESrG \
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]
189. allocate \ SalETkCt \
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]
190. geocentric \ TjGPSsentrik \
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]
191. nominee \ TnBmESnG \
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]
[Originally Latin, this word went through French before
becoming English.]
a noun (Webster’s Third page 1211, column 3)
yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and certain body
fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments that follows
interference with normal production and discharge of bile or
excessive breakdown of red blood cells.
The doctors used phototherapy to treat the baby’s jaundice.
[This word is from an originally Greek word that passed into
Latin and then French before becoming English.]
an adjective (Webster’s Third page 1730, column 3)
global : worldwide.
Deforestation is a planetary concern.
[The first part of this word is from an originally Latin word, and
the second part is an English combining form.]
a noun (Webster’s Third page 1907, column 3)
an official in a sports contest usually having final authority for
administering the game.
The football fans cheered the referee when he reversed the
penalty against their team.
[This word is from Latin.]
a verb (Webster’s Third page 57, column 1)
set apart and earmark or designate : assign.
Leon hopes that the committee will allocate funds for the new
playground.
[This word consists of two Greek parts plus an English
combining form.]
an adjective (Webster’s Third page 948, column 2)
taking or based on Earth as the center of perspective and
evaluation.
The most highly developed geocentric model of the solar system
was that of Ptolemy of Alexandria.
[The first part of this word is from an originally Latin word, and
the second part is an English combining form.]
a noun (Webster’s Third page 1535, column 1)
a person named or proposed for an office, duty, or position;
especially : a candidate selected to represent a party in an
election.
The Democratic Party selected Franklin D. Roosevelt as its
nominee four times in a row.
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