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n. ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE
n. a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
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v. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
n. the act of putting something in working order again
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a. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
n. a special loved one
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a. suggestive of gold
a. supremely favored
feudalism  Speak Example sentences
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n. the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war
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n. play in which children pretend to put out a fire
n. a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)
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n. the social act of assembling
n. sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
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v. pinch in the buttocks
v. give a spurt of fuel to
flat  Speak Example sentences
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a. sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
a. lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
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a. characterized by intense emotion
a. like or suggestive of fire
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n. play in which children pretend to put out a fire
n. a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)
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n. ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE
n. a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
fleshy  Speak Example sentences
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a. of or relating to or resembling flesh
a. usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
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n. an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
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v. pass over, across, or through
n. someone who shows the way by leading or advising
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a. characterized by intense emotion
a. like or suggestive of fire
footstep  Speak Example sentences
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n. a boxing or wrestling match
v. exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
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v. pass over, across, or through
n. someone who shows the way by leading or advising
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n. the distance covered by a step
n. the act of taking a step in walking
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n. the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war
forty  Speak Example sentences
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n. an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
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v. pass over, across, or through
n. someone who shows the way by leading or advising
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a. being ten more than thirty
n. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
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n. a boxing or wrestling match
v. exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
frankly  Speak Example sentences
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a. original and of a kind not seen before
a. not yet used or soiled
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n. a disposition to kindness and compassion
n. (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
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a. remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect
a. of major significance or importance
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ad. (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
freedom  Speak Example sentences
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n. the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
n. immunity from an obligation or duty
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n. growth to a global or worldwide scale
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v. pass over, across, or through
n. someone who shows the way by leading or advising
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n. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
n. a man of refinement
friend  Speak Example sentences
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n. a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
v. play golf
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a. of or relating to or resembling flesh
a. usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
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n. the state of being friends (or friendly)
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n. a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
n. a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
gardener  Speak Example sentences
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n. someone employed to work in a garden
n. someone who takes care of a garden
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v. lower the pitch of (musical notes)
v. make flat or flatter
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n. play in which children pretend to put out a fire
n. a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)
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v. pinch in the buttocks
v. give a spurt of fuel to