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ragged  Speak Example sentences
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mark in a notable manner; distinguish clearly; make noticeable or conspicuous; point out; take notice of
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extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
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torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
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one of some lines diverging from a point; a line of light or heat proceeding from a point
rapture  Speak Example sentences
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state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
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force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
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determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
raven  Speak Example sentences
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large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
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of religion; concerned with religion; having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity
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act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another
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fall or drawback; withdraw or retire; slope backward
recoil  Speak Example sentences
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not wanting to take some action; averse
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renovate; make new or as if new again; restore
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make less severe or strict; become less tense
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the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
recompense  Speak Example sentences
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render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
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scold harshly; criticize severely
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strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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recurring with measured regularity
religious  Speak Example sentences
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inhaling and exhaling; breathing
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overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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of religion; concerned with religion; having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity
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act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
remark  Speak Example sentences
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mark in a notable manner; distinguish clearly; make noticeable or conspicuous; point out; take notice of
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reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
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separately; individually; in the order given
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act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
rendering  Speak Example sentences
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act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
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depiction or interpretation, as in painting or music; translation; version
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extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
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memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
repel  Speak Example sentences
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mark in a notable manner; distinguish clearly; make noticeable or conspicuous; point out; take notice of
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force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; eager for change; discontented
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reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
reproduction  Speak Example sentences
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reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
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act of making copies
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compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
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move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over