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lack of self-confidence or courage
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plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
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piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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beating or pounding strongly
tenable  Speak Example sentences
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piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or against attempts to take or process
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slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
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rough surface quality; structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; feel of a surface or a fabric
tenacious  Speak Example sentences
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sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
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a more or less elongated process or organ, simple or branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of invertebrate animals, being either an organ of sense or motion
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book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
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trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
tendency  Speak Example sentences
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trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
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capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or against attempts to take or process
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beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
terrify  Speak Example sentences
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systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
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beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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frighten; fill with terror
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thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
thesaurus  Speak Example sentences
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book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
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beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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periodic rise and fall of the sea level
tighten  Speak Example sentences
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deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
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easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
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one of the two small circles of the celestial sphere, situated on each side of the equator, and parallel to it; hot and humid place
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draw tighter; straiten; make closer in any manner.
timber  Speak Example sentences
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wood; lumber; trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
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act or result of turning over; upset; amount of money turned over or drawn in a business in a specified time; amount of people replaced in a business
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reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record
tolerable  Speak Example sentences
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contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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small electronic device containing a semiconductor and having at least three electrical contacts
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deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
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capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
transcript  Speak Example sentences
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draw tighter; straiten; make closer in any manner.
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small electronic device containing a semiconductor and having at least three electrical contacts
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draw or pull behind by a chain or line
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reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record