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beatitude  Speak Example sentences
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blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
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rising like bristles; showing irritation
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blessedness; state of extreme happiness
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give as gift; present
beckon  Speak Example sentences
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suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
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attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position
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blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
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signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
belated  Speak Example sentences
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having been delayed; done or sent too late
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jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface
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swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
bequest  Speak Example sentences
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contradict; give a false impression
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suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
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inheritance; legacy; act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
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boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
bevy  Speak Example sentences
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large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
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clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
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drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
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poet, especially lyric poet
bigotry  Speak Example sentences
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attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position
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teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
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stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
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hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
bizarre  Speak Example sentences
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clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
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main impact or shock; main burden
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fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel
bombardment  Speak Example sentences
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attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
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artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
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completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
boon  Speak Example sentences
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blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
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blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
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inheritance; legacy; act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
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having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
boundless  Speak Example sentences
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impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow
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being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
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deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
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move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem