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tactful  Speak Example sentences
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a. showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
a. having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
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n. a message transmitted by telegraph
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n. a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
n. a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
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n. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
n. a musical interval of two semitones
thicken  Speak Example sentences
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v. make viscous or dense
v. make thick or thicker
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n. a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
n. a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
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n. a government ship that is available for waging war
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v. work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
n. unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
thirty  Speak Example sentences
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n. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
a. being ten more than twenty
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v. work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
n. unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
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v. communicate by letter
v. produce a literary work
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n. an inflated ball used in playing volleyball
n. a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands
ton  Speak Example sentences
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n. a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
n. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
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n. one who trains other persons or animals
n. simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane
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v. utter a sudden loud cry
n. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
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v. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
v. teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
twelfth  Speak Example sentences
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n. an inflated ball used in playing volleyball
n. a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands
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v. work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
n. unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
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a. coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
n. one part in twelve equal parts
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v. march in a procession
n. a group of soldiers
villain  Speak Example sentences
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v. communicate by letter
v. produce a literary work
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a. being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
n. a member of the Caucasoid race
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v. make viscous or dense
v. make thick or thicker
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n. the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
n. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
violet  Speak Example sentences
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n. the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
n. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
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n. a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
n. any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
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a. impossible to avoid or evade:
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a. impossible to sell
warn  Speak Example sentences
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n. the act of creating written works
n. (usually plural) the collected work of an author
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n. a message transmitted by telegraph
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a. impossible to sell
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v. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
v. notify, usually in advance
warranty  Speak Example sentences
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n. a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
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v. set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
v. use to the limit
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n. a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
n. a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
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a. resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
n. a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
window  Speak Example sentences
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n. an opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served
n. a pane of glass in a window
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n. a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
n. a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
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n. the sacred writings of the Christian religions
n. a unit of language that native speakers can identify
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v. make viscous or dense
v. make thick or thicker