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lecture  Speak Example sentences
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explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
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teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
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bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
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wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
leisurely  Speak Example sentences
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act of serving; government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister
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implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
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written with or by the hand; not printed; literary or musical composition written with the hand
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unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
lever  Speak Example sentences
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slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
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teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
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simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force
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very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
liaison  Speak Example sentences
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system of methods followed in a particular discipline
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close relationship, connection, or link; secret love affair
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one who makes great sacrifices or suffers to further belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
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fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure
lounge  Speak Example sentences
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public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby
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wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
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trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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swamp; bog; low lying wet land with grassy vegetation
marrow  Speak Example sentences
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close relationship, connection, or link; secret love affair
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trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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revelation; indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something
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tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
marvelous  Speak Example sentences
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very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
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pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; of whole body of soldiers
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wonderful; extraordinarily good
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be or become joined or united; connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
mercantile  Speak Example sentences
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wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
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trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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slightly wet; damp or humid
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revelation; indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something
metaphor  Speak Example sentences
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danger; a threat or the act of threatening; something that is a source of danger; threaten; intimidate
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soft semi liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
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implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
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emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
military  Speak Example sentences
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pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; of whole body of soldiers
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written with or by the hand; not printed; literary or musical composition written with the hand
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plan for attaining a particular goal; deliberate coordinated movement; strategy
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unhurried; slow; taking abundant time