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abstain  Speak Example sentences
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brink; the very top edge of a container
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refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
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yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
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anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
affinity  Speak Example sentences
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list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
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artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
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greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
agitation  Speak Example sentences
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anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
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give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
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greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
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great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
asunder  Speak Example sentences
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into separate parts or pieces; apart
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demanding great effort or labor; difficult
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ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
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artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
atrocity  Speak Example sentences
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goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; a symbol of abundance
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brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
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flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
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proceed slowly; waste time
ballast  Speak Example sentences
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a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
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clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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into separate parts or pieces; apart
besmirch  Speak Example sentences
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flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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brink; the very top edge of a container
bibliography  Speak Example sentences
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list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
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independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
brusque  Speak Example sentences
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abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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proceed slowly; waste time
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give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
buffoon  Speak Example sentences
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one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
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mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
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pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels