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morose  Speak Example sentences
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relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
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ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
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marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
myriad  Speak Example sentences
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burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
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formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment
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of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
nocturnal  Speak Example sentences
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multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety
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read or examine, typically with great care
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forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease
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of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
nostalgia  Speak Example sentences
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extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
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relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action
obsession  Speak Example sentences
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exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
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reclining; lying down completely or in part
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compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object
ostensible  Speak Example sentences
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formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
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put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
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ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
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indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
ostracize  Speak Example sentences
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ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
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exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
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push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
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formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment
panegyric  Speak Example sentences
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disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment
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drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
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disloyal person; traitor or rebel
petrify  Speak Example sentences
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fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
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foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
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disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike
platitude  Speak Example sentences
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compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
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relating to ships, sailors, or navigation