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nominee  Speak Example sentences
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decorative; any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
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someone who has been nominated for something; candidate
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decoration; something used to beautify
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long, eventful journey; extended adventurous voyage or trip
nostalgia  Speak Example sentences
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covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive
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homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
numerous  Speak Example sentences
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failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive
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place too much a load on
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a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
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many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
oblige  Speak Example sentences
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force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for
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by name; by particular mention; expressly; that is to say
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not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
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someone who has been nominated for something; candidate
occasional  Speak Example sentences
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a person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
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hopeful; positive; expecting the best in all possible ways
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failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive
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random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
omission  Speak Example sentences
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ride over or across; ride upon; trample down.
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something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
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act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
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outlive; live longer than
orient  Speak Example sentences
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result; end or consequence; a result of a random trial
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poor; indigent; being in need; impoverished
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focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
osprey  Speak Example sentences
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force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for
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long, eventful journey; extended adventurous voyage or trip
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large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
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result; end or consequence; a result of a random trial
outcome  Speak Example sentences
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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result; end or consequence; a result of a random trial
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covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy
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causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
outlaw  Speak Example sentences
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decoration; something used to beautify
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a person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
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ignore; disregard;  fail to notice; watch over
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ride over or across; ride upon; trample down.