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paean  Speak Example sentences
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song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
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disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
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condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
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work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
patina  Speak Example sentences
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devout; religious; exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality
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a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
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disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
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the green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
poky  Speak Example sentences
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unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
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disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
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advanced in development; appearing or developing early
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condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
pomposity  Speak Example sentences
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the green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
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something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
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excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
preamble  Speak Example sentences
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excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
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introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
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communication using gesture and facial expression
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property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature
precocious  Speak Example sentences
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unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
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pleasing in personality or appearance; attractive
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slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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advanced in development; appearing or developing early
predetermine  Speak Example sentences
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determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly
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hardship; state of extreme poverty
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belong to noble origin; having high birth
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rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
predispose  Speak Example sentences
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give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance
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determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly
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state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination
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offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
predisposition  Speak Example sentences
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card for sending messages by post without an envelope
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excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
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condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
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state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination
prerequisite  Speak Example sentences
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excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
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overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
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inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral
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something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition