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satiric  Speak Example sentences
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remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
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someone who bears the blame for others
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one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction
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mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
scene  Speak Example sentences
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brief statement that presents the main points
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structure on which something is shown; part of theater where the acting is done; place, time, or circumstance in which anything occurs
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taxonomic group that is a division of a species
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salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
scrutiny  Speak Example sentences
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remove a part from the whole
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cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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soybean; most highly protein vegetable
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close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.
sedimentary  Speak Example sentences
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meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
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soybean; most highly protein vegetable
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remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
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resembling or formed by the accumulation of sediment; form of rock made by the deposition and compression of small particles
soak  Speak Example sentences
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underwater; living in poverty or misery; having been hidden
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meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
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using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
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cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
solution  Speak Example sentences
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brief statement that presents the main points
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mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
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framework; internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
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method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
speculate  Speak Example sentences
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surprise greatly; amaze; make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
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assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
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rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
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using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
spinning  Speak Example sentences
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rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
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dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
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brief statement that presents the main points
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meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
spontaneously  Speak Example sentences
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bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
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brief statement that presents the main points
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cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony
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without advance preparation; naturally
spur  Speak Example sentences
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soybean; most highly protein vegetable
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assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
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group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
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urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste