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stockade  Speak Example sentences
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act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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low land that is seasonally flooded; low land region saturated with water
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a line of stout posts set firmly in contact with each other to form a barrier, or defensive fortification; enclosure, made with posts and stakes
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state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
stoic  Speak Example sentences
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avoiding detection by moving carefully; acting in a covert way
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indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
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knowledgeable; resulting from deliberation and careful thought
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stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound
stoke  Speak Example sentences
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stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
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behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function
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act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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knowledgeable; resulting from deliberation and careful thought
strident  Speak Example sentences
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firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
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something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
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vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
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loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
stumble  Speak Example sentences
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below threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
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miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
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symbol of disgrace; small mark, as scar or birthmark; mark made with red-hot iron
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providing general overview; summary
subjugate  Speak Example sentences
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loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
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conquer; bring under control
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joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing; material used in sewing
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something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
subliminal  Speak Example sentences
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perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
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below threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
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act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function
subpoena  Speak Example sentences
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written order to require appearance in court to give testimony
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submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
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stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound
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perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
subsidiary  Speak Example sentences
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dense moving crowd; large group of honeybees
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strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
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vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
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subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
substantiate  Speak Example sentences
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dense moving crowd; large group of honeybees
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person's normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry
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persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
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establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support