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nag  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
convention; standard; rule
Exercise
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
Exercise
death notice; list of dead
Exercise
annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging
nap  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
initiate; invent; bring into being; create
Exercise
the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
Exercise
leave undone or leave out; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
Exercise
a period of time spent sleeping
narcissist  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
Exercise
grow too large for; lose or discard in the course of maturation
Exercise
conceited person; someone in love with himself or herself; person full of egoism and pride
Exercise
expecting unquestioning obedience; overwhelming in power or significance
narcotic  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
Exercise
causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
Exercise
the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
Exercise
excessive dose, especially of a narcotic
needle  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
Exercise
act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
Exercise
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
Exercise
most favorable or advantageous
noisy  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae
Exercise
full of loud and nonmusical sounds; clamorous
Exercise
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
Exercise
annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging
norm  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
most favorable or advantageous
Exercise
act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
Exercise
death notice; list of dead
Exercise
convention; standard; rule
notch  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
Exercise
death notice; list of dead
Exercise
one that opposes stands in the way of or holds up progress
Exercise
a period of time spent sleeping
obituary  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
death notice; list of dead
Exercise
heavily burden; tax above what is considered appropriate or just; tax too heavily
Exercise
grow too large for; lose or discard in the course of maturation
Exercise
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
objection  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
Exercise
conceited person; someone in love with himself or herself; person full of egoism and pride
Exercise
make neutral and thus inoffensive
Exercise
the central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core