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taboo  Speak Example sentences
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entrance; starting point for a new state or experience
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ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
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state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
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change in outward structure or looks; convert
temptation  Speak Example sentences
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act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction
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act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
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rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
terrify  Speak Example sentences
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domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
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part of the leg between the hip and the knee
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frighten; fill with terror
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contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
thereby  Speak Example sentences
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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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rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
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relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
thesaurus  Speak Example sentences
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victory; win; expressing great joy
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book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
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tax on goods coming into a country
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plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
token  Speak Example sentences
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something intended or supposed to represent another thing; sign or symbol; memorial of friendship
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dependable; reliable
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tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; violent whirlwind
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charge a fee for using; sound in slowly repeated single tones; announce or summon by ringing a bell
toll  Speak Example sentences
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laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
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teaching pupils individually; fee for instruction, especially at a formal institution of learning
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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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suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
torrent  Speak Example sentences
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rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
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brass musical instrument with brilliant tone
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guide; give individual instruction
tournament  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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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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person's normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry
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charge a fee for using; sound in slowly repeated single tones; announce or summon by ringing a bell
transparent  Speak Example sentences
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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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change in outward structure or looks; convert
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easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
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instrument for measuring temperature