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lag  Speak Example sentences
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delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind
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humble; less ambitious; moderate
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stimulate; impel; provide with an incentive; move to action
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door-keeper; porter; one who has the care of public building or suites of rooms
lash  Speak Example sentences
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mental action or power; intellectual activity; intellectuality
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intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
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any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
lenient  Speak Example sentences
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standard or unit of measurement; self-contained component of a system; unit of education covering a single topic
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conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; receive false notion of; misjudge; misapprehend.
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any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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relaxing; emollient; softening
license  Speak Example sentences
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having the properties of attracting iron or steel; captivating; attractive; being to draw or pull
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writer for newspapers and magazines
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official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing
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slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous
litter  Speak Example sentences
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make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
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writer for newspapers and magazines
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vessel belonging to a regular line of packets, as ship or plane
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of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
lull  Speak Example sentences
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vessel belonging to a regular line of packets, as ship or plane
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writer for newspapers and magazines
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civil officer with power to administer and enforce law
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moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
majestic  Speak Example sentences
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stately; royal; relating to a monarch
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belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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easily understood; clear; intelligible
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make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
mantle  Speak Example sentences
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conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; receive false notion of; misjudge; misapprehend.
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temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
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loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelop
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make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
metropolitan  Speak Example sentences
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similarly; as well; too
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having the properties of attracting iron or steel; captivating; attractive; being to draw or pull
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city center; one who lives in a city center
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civil officer with power to administer and enforce law
mirage  Speak Example sentences
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conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; receive false notion of; misjudge; misapprehend.
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unreal reflection; optical illusion
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walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
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a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group