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abrasive  Speak Example sentences
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
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reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
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clearly; without question and beyond doubt
alert  Speak Example sentences
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a scientist who studies living organisms
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special group delegated to consider some matter
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the warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
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violent rotating windstorm
angular  Speak Example sentences
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something made by people; vessel
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of bluish-green color; of pale blue to light greenish-blue
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sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
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tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
apprentice  Speak Example sentences
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
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freight carried by ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
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act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
archaeology  Speak Example sentences
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something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
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study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
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stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
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self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
averse  Speak Example sentences
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urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
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hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
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clearly; without question and beyond doubt
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reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
boast  Speak Example sentences
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show off oneself;  speak of with excessive pride
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tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
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weave; interweave three or more strands
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sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
braid  Speak Example sentences
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set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
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weave; interweave three or more strands
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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suffering from excessive loss of water
chat  Speak Example sentences
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of bluish-green color; of pale blue to light greenish-blue
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a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
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something made by people; vessel
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talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
clause  Speak Example sentences
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desire to know or learn
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freight carried by ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
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sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
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support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion