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abdicate  Speak Example sentences
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stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
abjure  Speak Example sentences
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renounce upon oath; abandon forever
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
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border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
acquiesce  Speak Example sentences
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unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
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leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
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make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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assent; agree without protesting
adage  Speak Example sentences
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object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
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friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
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make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
advocate  Speak Example sentences
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
agenda  Speak Example sentences
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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
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border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
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comparable; similar or alike
alcove  Speak Example sentences
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
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exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
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general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
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unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
allege  Speak Example sentences
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particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
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source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
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state without proof; assert to be true
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make or become better; improve; grow better
alloy  Speak Example sentences
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combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
amnesty  Speak Example sentences
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partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
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agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
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precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
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general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses