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lexicon  Speak Example sentences
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dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
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noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry
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manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing erased
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given to joking; merry; humorous
miasma  Speak Example sentences
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swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
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terminology; system of names used in an art or science
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humorous, amusing or joking; sportive; not serious
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make peace with; appease and render favorable
microcosm  Speak Example sentences
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a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
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tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
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no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
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theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
mortify  Speak Example sentences
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cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
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marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
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given to joking; merry; humorous
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excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
obtrude  Speak Example sentences
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vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity
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cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
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make peace with; appease and render favorable
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push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
onus  Speak Example sentences
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burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
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entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future
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medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction
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covering of feathers on the bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
opalescent  Speak Example sentences
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bewilder purposely; confuse or puzzle mentally;  make obscure or mysterious
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varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous
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foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
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make peace with; appease and render favorable
opiate  Speak Example sentences
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vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity
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medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction
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having total knowledge; knowing everything
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capable of grasping or holding; having a keen intellect
ornithology  Speak Example sentences
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put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
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a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
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terminology; system of names used in an art or science
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branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
parsimonious  Speak Example sentences
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given to joking; merry; humorous
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
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excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
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theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original