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	Oxford Dictionary	Merriam-Webster Dictionary	Word	% Correct
noun	a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer	a machine that looks like a human being and performs various complex acts (as walking or talking) of a human being	robot	88%
adjective	having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be	being entirely without fault or defect	perfect	84%
noun	a long-distance running race, strictly one of 26 miles 385 yards	a footrace run on an open course usually of 26 miles 385 yards	marathon	83%
verb	(with reference to a liquid) turn or be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold	to solidify as a result of abstraction of heat	to freeze	81%
noun	any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates	one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate	bone	76%
verb	legally dissolve one’s marriage with someone	to end marriage with one's spouse	to divorce	74%
verb	make or become formally ready for customers, visitors, or business	to move (as a door) from a closed position	to open	71%
noun	an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment	a fictional narrative shorter than a novel	story	58%
noun	an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need	benevolent goodwill toward or love of humanity	charity	57%
verb	greet (someone) by slapping the palms of their raised arms with one’s own:	a slapping of upraised right hands by two people (as in celebration)	to high five	57%
adjective	exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally:	open to attack or damage	vulnerable	55%
verb	ask someone earnestly or humbly for something	to ask earnestly for	to beg	50%
noun	the transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves of radio frequency, especially those carrying sound messages	the wireless transmission and reception of electric impulses or signals by means of electromagnetic waves	radio	44%
noun	a type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people:	an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech	slang	43%
adjective	existing, occurring, or carried on between nations	of, relating to, or affecting two or more nations	international	37%
noun	equivalent to ten raised to the power of a hundred (10¹⁰⁰).	the figure 1 followed by 100 zeros equal to 10¹⁰⁰	googol	32%
adverb	quickly and unexpectedly	happening or coming unexpectedly	suddenly	29%
adjective	conferred by or based on inheritance	genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring	hereditary	22%
adjective	unable to speak, especially as the temporary result of shock or strong emotion	not capable of being expressed in words	speechless	22%
noun	an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action	an agreement or pledge to do something in the future; especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date	commitment	10%