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abandon  Speak Example sentences
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offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
abridge  Speak Example sentences
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make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
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condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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person with power to decide a dispute; judge
abstemious  Speak Example sentences
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sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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essential quality; reputation; honor
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responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
accelerate  Speak Example sentences
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chronological record of the events of successive years
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
accord  Speak Example sentences
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settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
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not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
acumen  Speak Example sentences
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having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
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mental keenness; quickness of perception
allay  Speak Example sentences
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rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
analogy  Speak Example sentences
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soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
apprehensive  Speak Example sentences
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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essential quality; reputation; honor
archetype  Speak Example sentences
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soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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contradict; give a false impression
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settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned