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optimist  Speak Example sentences
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tire excessively; fatigue to exhaustion
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two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other
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one who expects favorable or good outcome
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beginning; eruption; explosion
optimum  Speak Example sentences
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most favorable or advantageous
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cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
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any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle; small inflammatory dermal tumor or swelling
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two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other
overhear  Speak Example sentences
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stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
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any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle; small inflammatory dermal tumor or swelling
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pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
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hear more of anything than was intended to be heard; hear again
overtire  Speak Example sentences
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long, eventful journey; extended adventurous voyage or trip
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skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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tire excessively; fatigue to exhaustion
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fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
paraphrase  Speak Example sentences
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sign posted in public place as an advertisement
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restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
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pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
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beginning; eruption; explosion
path  Speak Example sentences
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way; footway; course or track; route; passage
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one who expects favorable or good outcome
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pick; hit lightly with a picking motion; eat like a bird
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subject to punishment by law
platform  Speak Example sentences
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chemical combination brought about by the action of light
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sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
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stage; a raised horizontal surface
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pick; hit lightly with a picking motion; eat like a bird
pledge  Speak Example sentences
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restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
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promise solemnly and formally; binding commitment to do something
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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tire excessively; fatigue to exhaustion
popularity  Speak Example sentences
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most advantageous; optimum; ideal
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quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
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long, eventful journey; extended adventurous voyage or trip
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unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
postage  Speak Example sentences
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sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
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uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
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token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something
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long, eventful journey; extended adventurous voyage or trip