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admonish  Speak Example sentences
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
admonition  Speak Example sentences
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differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
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gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
adversity  Speak Example sentences
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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sophisticated; of worldwide scope
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intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
ambiguous  Speak Example sentences
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
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frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
anonymous  Speak Example sentences
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having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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lack of caring; indifference
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formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
apathy  Speak Example sentences
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contradict; give a false impression
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expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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lack of caring; indifference
banal  Speak Example sentences
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surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
bane  Speak Example sentences
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ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
baton  Speak Example sentences
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formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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expression of warm approval; praise
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staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
blight  Speak Example sentences
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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sophisticated; of worldwide scope
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blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate