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recrimination  Speak Example sentences
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systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
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giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
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request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
refute  Speak Example sentences
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disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane
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large volume; large and scholarly book
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shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
retort  Speak Example sentences
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reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
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a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
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essential; not imaginary; actual or real
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complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
solicit  Speak Example sentences
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request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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essential; not imaginary; actual or real
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a minor quarrel; a noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
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long and thin; slender; having little substance
squabble  Speak Example sentences
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marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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scold harshly; criticize severely
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a minor quarrel; a noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
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occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
stodgy  Speak Example sentences
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dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
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marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
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acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane
substantive  Speak Example sentences
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essential; not imaginary; actual or real
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pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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enthusiasm or liveliness; energetic style
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
taut  Speak Example sentences
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person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
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marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
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the capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
tenacity  Speak Example sentences
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move furtively and secretly; hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner
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firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
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usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
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cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
tenuous  Speak Example sentences
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dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
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countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
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cheat; one who defrauds or does a practice of defrauding others
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long and thin; slender; having little substance