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tactic  Speak Example sentences
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plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
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wood; lumber; trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
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push; force used in pushing ; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
tangible  Speak Example sentences
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able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
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exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
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wandering from business or duty; one who is absent without permission, especially from school
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clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
tarnish  Speak Example sentences
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tumor; abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells
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make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
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tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
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a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with only screen
temperate  Speak Example sentences
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restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
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expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
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fall down, as if collapsing
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tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
tentative  Speak Example sentences
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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
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dependable; reliable
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tax on goods coming into a country
thermostat  Speak Example sentences
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change in outward structure or looks; convert
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device, as in a home heating system, a refrigerator, or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature changes
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exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
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practice of traveling for pleasure; business of providing tours and services for tourists
tourism  Speak Example sentences
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a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with only screen
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pass over or beyond; surpass
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exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
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practice of traveling for pleasure; business of providing tours and services for tourists
tow  Speak Example sentences
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beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with only screen
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draw or pull behind by a chain or line
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tax on goods coming into a country
transistor  Speak Example sentences
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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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tax on goods coming into a country
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a state of peace and quiet
transmission  Speak Example sentences
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act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
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exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
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walk with short, tottering steps, as a child.