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sanctuary  Speak Example sentences
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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
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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
scenery  Speak Example sentences
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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
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provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
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soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
secular  Speak Example sentences
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worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
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sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
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normalize; cause to conform to a standard
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specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
sheltered  Speak Example sentences
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protected from danger or bad weather
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remove a part from the whole
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protective covering or structure; protect; guard
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specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
sinuous  Speak Example sentences
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loose and large-grained in consistency
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winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
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medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
standardize  Speak Example sentences
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stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
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pour; sudden drop from an upright position; flow or run out
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normalize; cause to conform to a standard
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provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
static  Speak Example sentences
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tiny piece or part; fragment
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having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
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provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
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stated explicitly or in detail; definite
stem  Speak Example sentences
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stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
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axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
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trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
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range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
stipulation  Speak Example sentences
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medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
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provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
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having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
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provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
straightforward  Speak Example sentences
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underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
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saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
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proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.
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having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary