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abhor  Speak Example sentences
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
adversity  Speak Example sentences
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
ambiguous  Speak Example sentences
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
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defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
analogous  Speak Example sentences
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comparable; similar or alike
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state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
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gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
anthology  Speak Example sentences
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abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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comparable; similar or alike
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book of literary selections by various authors
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frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
appease  Speak Example sentences
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bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
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mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
bilk  Speak Example sentences
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capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
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introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
broach  Speak Example sentences
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
brusque  Speak Example sentences
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state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
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bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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comparable; similar or alike
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abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
candor  Speak Example sentences
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frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
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grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.