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badger  Speak Example sentences
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desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
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heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing
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like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
bald  Speak Example sentences
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good friend; comrade; partner, especially one of a pair or team
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counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
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hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
balloon  Speak Example sentences
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a large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air
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hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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a severe snowstorm with strong winds
ballroom  Speak Example sentences
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desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
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grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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large room used mainly for dancing
bankrupt  Speak Example sentences
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penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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a contest between antagonists; contest or fight; a period of time spent in a particular way, as in illness
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popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
benefactor  Speak Example sentences
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full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
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not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence
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gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
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large room used mainly for dancing
beneficiary  Speak Example sentences
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feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
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have in sight; see clearly; look at; perceive by the visual faculty
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hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
blab  Speak Example sentences
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penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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general name applied to various insects
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reveal secret matters; chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly; gossip without reserve or discretion
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noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
blunt  Speak Example sentences
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having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
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good-humored, playful conversation
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grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
boudoir  Speak Example sentences
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lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
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small room, especially in which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room
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noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow