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tendency  Speak Example sentences
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trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
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restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
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practice of traveling for pleasure; business of providing tours and services for tourists
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effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
terminate  Speak Example sentences
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stop; bring to an end or halt
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destroy; step on
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push; force used in pushing ; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
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forward; send from one person or place to another
tidy  Speak Example sentences
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characterized by unrest or disorder
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unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
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draw tighter; straiten; make closer in any manner.
tinge  Speak Example sentences
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degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
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melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
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plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
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device, as in a home heating system, a refrigerator, or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature changes
toil  Speak Example sentences
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tumor; abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells
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effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
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partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
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exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
tolerable  Speak Example sentences
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shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
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victory; win; expressing great joy
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capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
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draw tighter; straiten; make closer in any manner.
toneless  Speak Example sentences
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act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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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
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characterized by unrest or disorder
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having no tone; unmusical.
touchy  Speak Example sentences
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make threefold or triple; play or sing the highest part or most acute sounds
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tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
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trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
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restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
tract  Speak Example sentences
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being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
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capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
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expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
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practice of traveling for pleasure; business of providing tours and services for tourists
trait  Speak Example sentences
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quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount
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be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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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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light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light; dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed