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narcotic  Speak Example sentences
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addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
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one that looks on; spectator
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natural part or structure in animal or plant, capable of performing some special action
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continuous; existing
narrative  Speak Example sentences
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having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
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continuous; existing
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story; art, technique, or process of telling story
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
negotiable  Speak Example sentences
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capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or endorsement to another person
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technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
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preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
notation  Speak Example sentences
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initiate; invent; bring into being; create
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capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or endorsement to another person
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technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
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the first existence or beginning of anything; birth; fountain
novelty  Speak Example sentences
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story; art, technique, or process of telling story
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quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
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mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
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enumerate; count; read according to the rules of numeration
nucleus  Speak Example sentences
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central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
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worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
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not the less; notwithstanding; in spite of that; yet
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quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence
oasis  Speak Example sentences
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ignore; disregard; fail to notice ; watch over
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the first existence or beginning of anything; birth; fountain
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fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
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preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
opaque  Speak Example sentences
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ride over or across; ride upon; trample down.
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disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
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impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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act or process of producing; production; amount produced during a certain time
opponent  Speak Example sentences
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swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver
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contestant; someone who offers opposition ; adverse; hostile; opposing
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convention; standard; rule
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having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
oppose  Speak Example sentences
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initiate; invent; bring into being; create
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disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
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something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand