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hate  Speak Example sentences
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n. a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
n. a tempting allurement
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v. dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
n. the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
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v. organize (the production of something) into an industry
v. develop industry; become industrial
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n. (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
n. the act of indicating or pointing out by name
head  Speak Example sentences
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n. that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
n. a single domestic animal
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n. a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
n. a tempting allurement
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ad. (formal) by means of this
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n. the act of singing in a monotonous tone
n. the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
headline  Speak Example sentences
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a. showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
a. consuming abundantly and with gusto
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v. organize (the production of something) into an industry
v. develop industry; become industrial
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a. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
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v. provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline
n. the heading or caption of a newspaper article
however  Speak Example sentences
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v. organize (the production of something) into an industry
v. develop industry; become industrial
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n. a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
a. extremely robust
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n. a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
n. originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for...
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ad. despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
ad. by contrast; on the other hand
icy  Speak Example sentences
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a. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
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n. edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
n. any long thin projection that is transient
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n. (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
n. the act of indicating or pointing out by name
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a. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
a. covered with or containing or consisting of ice
idealize  Speak Example sentences
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v. consider or render as ideal
v. form ideals
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v. organize (the production of something) into an industry
v. develop industry; become industrial
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n. the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
n. devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
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a. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
a. covered with or containing or consisting of ice
idleness  Speak Example sentences
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a. (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
a. feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
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n. edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
n. any long thin projection that is transient
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n. the quality of lacking substance or value
n. the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
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a. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
immature  Speak Example sentences
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a. (of birds) not yet having developed feathers
a. not yet mature
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n. the month following June and preceding August
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n. a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
a. extremely robust
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n. the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
n. any solution that is injected (as into the skin)
ineffectiveness  Speak Example sentences
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n. the Celtic language of Ireland
n. people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
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n. lacking the power to be effective
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n. a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
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a. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
inexpensive  Speak Example sentences
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a. relatively low in price or charging low prices
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a. (of birds) not yet having developed feathers
a. not yet mature
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a. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
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n. a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
a. extremely robust