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abbreviation  Speak Example sentences
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ambition; longing
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serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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shortening something by omitting parts of it
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compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
abrupt  Speak Example sentences
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prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
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mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
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broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
abstract  Speak Example sentences
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similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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single celled organism with no nucleus
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
ancestor  Speak Example sentences
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dividing line; border; frontier
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declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
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be next to; be contiguous to; border on
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forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
apt  Speak Example sentences
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spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; weak point or failing
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likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
aspiration  Speak Example sentences
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move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
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ambition; longing
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single celled organism with no nucleus
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replace or enhance human labor with machines
aspire  Speak Example sentences
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act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
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seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
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over-regulated administrative system
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cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
assert  Speak Example sentences
8
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official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
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assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
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declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
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seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
attach  Speak Example sentences
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fasten; annex; be in contact with
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forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
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modify; cause to change; make different; convert
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act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
attendant  Speak Example sentences
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prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
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promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
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opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
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aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting