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abash  Speak Example sentences
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leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
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capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
accolade  Speak Example sentences
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
acrimonious  Speak Example sentences
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warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
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feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
admonition  Speak Example sentences
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gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
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obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
adversity  Speak Example sentences
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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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contrast; direct contrast; opposition
aggressive  Speak Example sentences
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generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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chronological record of the events of successive years
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in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
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making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
allure  Speak Example sentences
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hereditary nobility; privileged class
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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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chronological record of the events of successive years
analogy  Speak Example sentences
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attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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chronological record of the events of successive years
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
animus  Speak Example sentences
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prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
antithesis  Speak Example sentences
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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contrast; direct contrast; opposition
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality