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naval  Speak Example sentences
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swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver
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not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
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relating to, or adjacent to the sea; relating to marine shipping or navigation
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mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
negligible  Speak Example sentences
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
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strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
nominal  Speak Example sentences
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contestant; someone who offers opposition ; adverse; hostile; opposing
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most favorable or advantageous
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in name only; insignificantly small
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put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
oar  Speak Example sentences
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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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appointee; candidate
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quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
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having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
oblige  Speak Example sentences
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force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
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colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume
obscene  Speak Example sentences
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nevertheless; in spite of; despite anything to the contrary
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in name only; insignificantly small
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general; comprehensive; from one end to the other; including everything
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offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
observatory  Speak Example sentences
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any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
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nevertheless; in spite of; despite anything to the contrary
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initiate; invent; bring into being; create
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place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies; building fitted with instruments for making systematic observations of space
obsolete  Speak Example sentences
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colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume
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strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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band
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
offend  Speak Example sentences
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strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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make a choice or decision; choose; select
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elliptic; rounded like an egg
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coming nearer; approaching
optimum  Speak Example sentences
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in name only; insignificantly small
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go beyond; surpass; exceed
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most favorable or advantageous
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coming nearer; approaching