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lugubrious  Speak Example sentences
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part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
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offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
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song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
lullaby  Speak Example sentences
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song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
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put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
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a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing, restraining, or governing
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rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
nibble  Speak Example sentences
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bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
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extremely fat; grossly overweight
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skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
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rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
palpable  Speak Example sentences
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pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
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tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
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pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
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part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
pervade  Speak Example sentences
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overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
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pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
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pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
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rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
plaintive  Speak Example sentences
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conformed to order; in order; regular; well-regulated
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burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
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expressing sorrow, mournful or melancholy; sad
plead  Speak Example sentences
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appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
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physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing, restraining, or governing
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removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
profuse  Speak Example sentences
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in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
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overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
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landing-place; platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
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appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
raiment  Speak Example sentences
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clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
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gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
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often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
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expressing sorrow, mournful or melancholy; sad
recede  Speak Example sentences
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physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
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rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
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move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension