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affront  Speak Example sentences
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insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
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feel or express pity or sympathy for
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an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
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stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
alloy  Speak Example sentences
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support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
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deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
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hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
amorous  Speak Example sentences
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unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
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hollow; curved like the inner surface of a sphere
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state without proof; assert to be true
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moved by sexual love; loving
amputate  Speak Example sentences
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cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune
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artificial obstruction; a heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
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support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
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express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
archipelago  Speak Example sentences
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mutual relationship; interdependence or interconnection relationship
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group of closely located islands
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close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch
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brief and compact; expressing much in few words
artifice  Speak Example sentences
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familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably
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subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
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measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
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cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune
assent  Speak Example sentences
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express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
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frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably
baleful  Speak Example sentences
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an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
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express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
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familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably
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portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
balk  Speak Example sentences
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emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent
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hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
barrage  Speak Example sentences
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artificial obstruction; a heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
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refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
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emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent
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support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion