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natal  Speak Example sentences
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swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver
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traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
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impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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of one's birth; accompanying or dating from one's birth; native
negotiable  Speak Example sentences
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capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or endorsement to another person
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beginning; eruption; explosion
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long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
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an event that happens
norm  Speak Example sentences
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convention; standard; rule
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come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
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capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or endorsement to another person
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disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
nostalgia  Speak Example sentences
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homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
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cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
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of one's birth; accompanying or dating from one's birth; native
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tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
notify  Speak Example sentences
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quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
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any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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make known; give notice to; inform by notice
novelty  Speak Example sentences
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quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
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offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
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bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
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tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
obscene  Speak Example sentences
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convention; standard; rule
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cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
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any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
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offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
offence  Speak Example sentences
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exceed or surpass; leave behind
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convention; standard; rule
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cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
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act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront; violation or infraction of moral or social code
offhand  Speak Example sentences
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without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
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stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
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tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
optimism  Speak Example sentences
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strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
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without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible; unresponsive; indifferent
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tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
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relatively distant or remote from a center or middle