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abdicate  Speak Example sentences
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
accord  Speak Example sentences
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fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
adversity  Speak Example sentences
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inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
aesthetic  Speak Example sentences
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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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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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inform; give notice to; make aware
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
aggressive  Speak Example sentences
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gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
alienate  Speak Example sentences
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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
allude  Speak Example sentences
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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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dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
anthology  Speak Example sentences
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book of literary selections by various authors
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opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
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indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
apprehend  Speak Example sentences
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essential quality; reputation; honor
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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
apt  Speak Example sentences
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greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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book of literary selections by various authors
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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand