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tablet  Speak Example sentences
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communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals
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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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dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
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act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
taboo  Speak Example sentences
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ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
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charge a fee for using; sound in slowly repeated single tones; announce or summon by ringing a bell
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large group of people gathered or crowded closely together
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rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
tangible  Speak Example sentences
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flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; short length of pipe made of clay or concrete, used in sewers and drains
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forward; send from one person or place to another
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sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
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able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
textile  Speak Example sentences
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a state of peace and quiet
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instrument for measuring temperature
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cloth; fabric
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capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
thesaurus  Speak Example sentences
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brass musical instrument with brilliant tone
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book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
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effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
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forward; send from one person or place to another
tide  Speak Example sentences
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tax on goods coming into a country
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suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
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periodic rise and fall of the sea level
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degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
tilt  Speak Example sentences
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a state of peace and quiet
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lack of self-confidence or courage
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slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
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book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
timidity  Speak Example sentences
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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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lack of self-confidence or courage
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dependable; reliable
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degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
toll  Speak Example sentences
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suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
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walk with short, tottering steps, as a child.
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cloth; fabric
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charge a fee for using; sound in slowly repeated single tones; announce or summon by ringing a bell
torrent  Speak Example sentences
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rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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entrance; starting point for a new state or experience
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dependable; reliable
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tax on goods coming into a country