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rail  Speak Example sentences
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producing new life or offspring
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scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
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competition; the act of competing as for a profit or a prize
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keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
rank  Speak Example sentences
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hold a particular position in a social hierarchy; form or stand in a row or rows
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scarce; infrequently occurring; uncommon
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involving risk or danger; hazardous
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construct again; rebuild; reconstitute
rare  Speak Example sentences
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cold-blooded vertebrate, including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles
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construct again; rebuild; reconstitute
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one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
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scarce; infrequently occurring; uncommon
ravenous  Speak Example sentences
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official house; large house; an act of dwelling in a place
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extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
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producing new life or offspring
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turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
ray  Speak Example sentences
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individual; relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; respectful; regardful
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one of some lines diverging from a point; a line of light or heat proceeding from a point
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belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
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exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
rebellion  Speak Example sentences
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organized opposition to authority
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involving risk or danger; hazardous
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revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture
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sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
recommend  Speak Example sentences
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extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
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easygoing; made less tense or rigid; relieved
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suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
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invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
recompose  Speak Example sentences
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move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
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restore from a depression; renew
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bring into or return to a suitable condition for use; claim back; make useful again
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put together again or repeatedly
rehearse  Speak Example sentences
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practice; drill; engage in preparation for a public performance
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elastic; difficult to chew; having a texture resembling rubber
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organized opposition to authority
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give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
relaxed  Speak Example sentences
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invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
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easygoing; made less tense or rigid; relieved
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keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure