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abrasive  Speak Example sentences
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surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
affable  Speak Example sentences
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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swiftness of action or motion; speed
alleviate  Speak Example sentences
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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no longer current or applicable; antiquated
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
ambiguity  Speak Example sentences
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quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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make or become better; improve; grow better
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state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
ambivalence  Speak Example sentences
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book of literary selections by various authors
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state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
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capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
ameliorate  Speak Example sentences
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make or become better; improve; grow better
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book of literary selections by various authors
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boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
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youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
analogous  Speak Example sentences
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comparable; similar or alike
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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no longer current or applicable; antiquated
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excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
apathy  Speak Example sentences
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lack of caring; indifference
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criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
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too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
apocryphal  Speak Example sentences
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append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
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relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
billowing  Speak Example sentences
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state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
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swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
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suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled