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adjoin  Speak Example sentences
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be next to; be contiguous to; border on
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govern; supervise; give or apply medications
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goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
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area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
affirm  Speak Example sentences
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assert; confirm
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something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
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extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
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show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride
agony  Speak Example sentences
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instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
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extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
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excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
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along or by the side; side by side with
anecdote  Speak Example sentences
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liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained
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extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
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short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
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plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
anthology  Speak Example sentences
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book of literary selections by various authors
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ambition; longing
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attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
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something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
antibiotic  Speak Example sentences
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of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
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cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
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govern; supervise; give or apply medications
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make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
aspiration  Speak Example sentences
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along or by the side; side by side with
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ambition; longing
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penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
assumption  Speak Example sentences
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empower; give permission for; sanction
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boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering
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something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
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think long and anxiously; be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
author  Speak Example sentences
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estimate value; judge worth of something
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beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
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liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained
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act of being present
authorize  Speak Example sentences
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make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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no longer current or applicable; antiquated
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empower; give permission for; sanction
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something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of