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paddle  Speak Example sentences
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row slowly and gently; move through water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
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checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
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state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
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inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
palpitate  Speak Example sentences
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prevention; measure taken beforehand; act of foresight
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animal or plant living on another
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widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
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beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
paralysis  Speak Example sentences
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loss of the ability to move a body part
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prevention; measure taken beforehand; act of foresight
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quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; embarrassment
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brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
passive  Speak Example sentences
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lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
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quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; embarrassment
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put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
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state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
pedal  Speak Example sentences
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everlasting; continuing without interruption
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pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
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foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism
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something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
planetarium  Speak Example sentences
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attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
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lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
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apparatus or model representing the solar system; display museum in which images of stars are projected onto a domed ceiling
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an attribute that must be met
polar  Speak Example sentences
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of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
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lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
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quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; embarrassment
pounce  Speak Example sentences
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exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
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attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
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of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
pragmatic  Speak Example sentences
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pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
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practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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push; driving force; act of propelling
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gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
precaution  Speak Example sentences
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apparatus or model representing the solar system; display museum in which images of stars are projected onto a domed ceiling
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push; driving force; act of propelling
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prevention; measure taken beforehand; act of foresight
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sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against; mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion