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variety
Noun
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A variety of things is a group of things that are not all the same.
Americans can buy a wide variety of cheap products at local supermarkets.
This study was conducted over a relatively long period of time and in a variety of settings.
The films cover a wide variety of topics from wars to fantasy.
The teachers use a variety of techniques to help the students understand the material.
We get the information from newspapers and a variety of other sources.
They felt it was important for a variety of reasons.
The shirts are available in a variety of fun colors.
Middle school students participated in a wide variety of activities.
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Variety is the quality of not being the same.
Fruit can add variety to your salads.
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A variety is one kind of something, especially plants and animals.
The shop has 25 tomato varieties.
By 1930, Southerners alone had developed nearly 1,400 unique apple varieties.
test
Noun
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A test is writing that many learners do in a room at the same time so that people are able to see how much knowledge the learners have.
I'm happy because I got a high mark on the test.
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A test is something someone does to see if something works.
The person did a good test of the machine by pushing all the buttons and watching the machine.
test
Verb
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The action of testing; to try something out to see whether it works.
He tested the software many times.
plot
Noun
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A plot is the course of a story. It is the main things that happen in a story.
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A plot is a scheme for people to do something secretly.