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tavern  Speak Example sentences
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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large group of people gathered or crowded closely together
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house roof made with a plant material
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attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable
telescope  Speak Example sentences
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systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
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fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
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a magnifier of images of distant objects
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hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
tenacity  Speak Example sentences
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boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
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firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
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a magnifier of images of distant objects
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fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
thatch  Speak Example sentences
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cut the top off; make something shorter as if by cutting off
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calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation
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art of dressing up; practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem
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house roof made with a plant material
thematic  Speak Example sentences
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surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
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systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
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relating to motif or idea; relating to theme or topic
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passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
thesaurus  Speak Example sentences
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dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
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book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
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restraint; avoiding excesses
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effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
thrash  Speak Example sentences
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beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw
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hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
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change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
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accurate or careful; complete
tightwad  Speak Example sentences
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peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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give light as a small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end
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change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
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one who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money; a miser
tiller  Speak Example sentences
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lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat; drawer in table, chest, or counter
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boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
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accurate or careful; complete
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change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
topsoil  Speak Example sentences
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calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation
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the layer of soil on the surface
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of