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gaunt  Speak Example sentences
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authentic; real; true
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very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
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not thorough, constant, or consistent; by chance
generate  Speak Example sentences
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bring into being; give rise to; produce
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free, without charge; costing nothing
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unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine
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noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
gentility  Speak Example sentences
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courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
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open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness
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patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health and generally depressed
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quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth
germane  Speak Example sentences
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unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine
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related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
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agonizing; distressing extremely painful
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very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
gulf  Speak Example sentences
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free from deceit; sincere; honest
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crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
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gray or white with or as if with age; covered with grayish hair
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an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
hackneyed  Speak Example sentences
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talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
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cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
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courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
haggard  Speak Example sentences
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wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
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courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
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noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
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cause to be at a disadvantage; impede; cripple; hinder
harangue  Speak Example sentences
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related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
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patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health and generally depressed
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noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
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open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness
hazardous  Speak Example sentences
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stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
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dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
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a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
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monosaccharide sugar, occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue
healing  Speak Example sentences
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curative; a natural process by which the body repairs itself
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crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
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bring into being; give rise to; produce
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domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others