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abridge  Speak Example sentences
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v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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adj. taking notice.
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n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
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n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
absurd  Speak Example sentences
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v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
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adj. cowardly.
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a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
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a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
accursed  Speak Example sentences
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n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
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adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
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adj. cowardly.
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n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
acidify  Speak Example sentences
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v. to change into acid.
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a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
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a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
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a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
admonition  Speak Example sentences
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n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
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v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
aerial  Speak Example sentences
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n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
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a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
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n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
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n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
atonement  Speak Example sentences
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a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
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n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
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n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
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n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
autocracy  Speak Example sentences
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n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
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n. absolute government.
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v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
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n. madhouse.
baste  Speak Example sentences
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v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
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n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
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n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
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v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
bedlam  Speak Example sentences
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n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other
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v. to change into acid.
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n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
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n. madhouse.