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sail  Speak Example sentences
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v. remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
n. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
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n. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
n. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
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n. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
v. travel on water propelled by wind
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a. concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
salty  Speak Example sentences
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n. the month following August and preceding October
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a. containing or filled with salt
a. engagingly stimulating or provocative
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v. compose a sonnet
n. a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
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n. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
n. a moralistic rebuke
senior  Speak Example sentences
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n. the activity of supplying a stock of something
n. close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
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v. hold sacred
n. a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
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n. an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
a. older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
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v. call to mind
v. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine
shampoo  Speak Example sentences
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n. cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair
n. the act of washing your hair with shampoo
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n. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
v. travel on water propelled by wind
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n. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
n. a joke that seems extremely funny
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ad. not often
sincerity  Speak Example sentences
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n. a quality of naturalness and simplicity
n. the trait of being serious
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v. hold sacred
n. a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
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a. containing or filled with salt
a. engagingly stimulating or provocative
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a. of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain
n. the people of Spain
snail  Speak Example sentences
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n. freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
v. gather snails
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n. street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
v. rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
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n. the activity of supplying a stock of something
n. close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
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v. call to mind
v. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine
solvency  Speak Example sentences
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a. bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
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n. the ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due
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n. the act of mastering or subordinating someone
n. the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
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n. the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
n. the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty
soot  Speak Example sentences
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n. a woman steward on an airplane
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v. hold sacred
n. a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
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n. emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
n. the state of being sad
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n. a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
v. coat with soot
stage  Speak Example sentences
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n. a particular branch of scientific knowledge
n. ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
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ad. not often
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n. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
v. perform (a play), especially on a stage
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n. a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
standstill  Speak Example sentences
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v. mate with
v. make fit for use
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n. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
v. cut with a saw
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n. the condition of being concealed or hidden
n. the trait of keeping things secret
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v. remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
n. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible