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paraphrase  Speak Example sentences
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restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
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put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
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state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
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edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference
persist  Speak Example sentences
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violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
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put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
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lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
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continue; insist; persevere
phenomenon  Speak Example sentences
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brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
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appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence
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paragraph added to letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer
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odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
phobia  Speak Example sentences
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appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence
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loss of the ability to move a body part
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proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
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anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
plaster  Speak Example sentences
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cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
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odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
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vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep
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exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
posture  Speak Example sentences
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traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
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farm; an area under cultivation; a group of cultivated trees or plants
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checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
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position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
poverty  Speak Example sentences
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odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
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act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof
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lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
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take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
precaution  Speak Example sentences
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anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
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violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
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prevention; measure taken beforehand; act of foresight
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put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
propagate  Speak Example sentences
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proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
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application of healing art to mental diseases; a branch of medicine of mental and emotional disorders
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continue; insist; persevere
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cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to broader area or larger number
proportion  Speak Example sentences
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scenic; striking or interesting in an unusual way
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percentage; quotient obtained when a part is divided by the whole; part considered in relation to the whole
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a body suspended from fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
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act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof