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abnormal  Speak Example sentences
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unusual; not typical; not normal
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overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
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hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
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a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
absurd  Speak Example sentences
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preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
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quiet; still; tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved
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unusual; not typical; not normal
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having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
affection  Speak Example sentences
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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
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united or combined into one body; collective; belonging to a corporation or incorporated body
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secretive, not openly shown
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having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
arrogance  Speak Example sentences
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act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant
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beginning or first attempt; first appearance before the public
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overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
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have in sight; see clearly; look at; perceive by the visual faculty
beam  Speak Example sentences
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having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
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ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
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unusual; not typical; not normal
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act of sending off something; the property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
booze  Speak Example sentences
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drink greedily or immoderately, especially alcoholic liquor
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quiet; still; tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved
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flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
brutality  Speak Example sentences
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quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness
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secretive, not openly shown
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
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dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
cadet  Speak Example sentences
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ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
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have in sight; see clearly; look at; perceive by the visual faculty
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
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younger of two brothers; student at a military school who is training to be an officer
cavity  Speak Example sentences
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sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
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beginning or first attempt; first appearance before the public
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hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
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unusual; not typical; not normal
chevron  Speak Example sentences
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kitchen or cooking department; food; manner or style of cooking; cookery
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jammed; stuffed;  uncomfortably small or restricted
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building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
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badge consisting of stripes meeting at an angle, worn on the sleeve of military or police uniform to indicate rank