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dagger  Speak Example sentences
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throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
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worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
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prepared; inclined; be ready; being a particular condition of the body or health
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knife; a short pointed weapon with sharp edges
dash  Speak Example sentences
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lack of respect for; disrespectful mental attitude
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a measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length; size; aspect; element
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make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
dated  Speak Example sentences
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old-fashioned; obsolete
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grant; an act of giving to a fund or cause
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take off; leave; set out
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throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
depart  Speak Example sentences
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take off; leave; set out
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prepared; inclined; be ready; being a particular condition of the body or health
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lower in spirits; press down
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ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
descendant  Speak Example sentences
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offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
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grant; an act of giving to a fund or cause
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a person who inhabits a particular place
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dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
deter  Speak Example sentences
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mark the time of; assign a date to
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keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
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ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
dilate  Speak Example sentences
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give a reduction in price on
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make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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prepared; inclined; be ready; being a particular condition of the body or health
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lack of respect for; disrespectful mental attitude
dim  Speak Example sentences
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fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively
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make or become free of frost or ice
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emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
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throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
dimension  Speak Example sentences
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an event that will inevitably happen in the future
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drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance
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a measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length; size; aspect; element
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point or respect in which things differ; the difference
disadvantage  Speak Example sentences
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disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
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drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance
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a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
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take off; leave; set out