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cane  Speak Example sentences
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any plant with long, hard, elastic stems;  walking stick
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negotiable certificate attached to a bond; interest warrant; detachable certificates that may be torn off as needed
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makeup; constitution; writing; essay
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festivity; traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows
canvas  Speak Example sentences
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heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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eating away by chemicals or disease
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straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
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serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
captivity  Speak Example sentences
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heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
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relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
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upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
cardinal  Speak Example sentences
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gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner
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freight carried by ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
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chief; serving as an essential component
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eating away by chemicals or disease
catalogue  Speak Example sentences
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trade; business; intellectual exchange or social interaction
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list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
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a person who carries a message
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formal or ritual; ceremonious
centenary  Speak Example sentences
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relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
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trade; business; intellectual exchange or social interaction
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people who want to conserve natural resources
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calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
clan  Speak Example sentences
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relative; based on, or involving comparison
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the relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
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gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner
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faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
coincident  Speak Example sentences
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the process of corroding, or metal that has been corroded; decay
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operating as a unit; intentionally matched
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desire to know or learn
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happening at the same time; simultaneous
communicate  Speak Example sentences
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pollution; the process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose
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send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
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a person who carries a message
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being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
conjunction  Speak Example sentences
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the boundary line of a circle,  figure, area, or object
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serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
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people who want to conserve natural resources
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state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league