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accolade  Speak Example sentences
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spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
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act or react with equal force; ; counteract
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
asperity  Speak Example sentences
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preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
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the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
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expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
aureole  Speak Example sentences
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abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
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preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
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the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
authoritarian  Speak Example sentences
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expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
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officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
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estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity
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the letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with the previous rise
avuncular  Speak Example sentences
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in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant
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spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
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goblet; bowl-shaped drinking vessel; large drinking cup, often having stem and base
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analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to the test
bewilder  Speak Example sentences
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a measure of temperature used widely in Europe
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serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
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lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
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cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
billowing  Speak Example sentences
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having low-necked dress
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swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
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the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
broil  Speak Example sentences
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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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having time error in the story; erroneous in date; in the wrong time
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rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
cacophonous  Speak Example sentences
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a measure of temperature used widely in Europe
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preventing infection; having cleansing effect
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slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic
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discordant; inharmonious; sounding harsh; ill-sounding
careen  Speak Example sentences
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the letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with the previous rise
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inform; give notice to; make aware
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
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lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side