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purloin  Speak Example sentences
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steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
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reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
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physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
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a large number or quantity
purport  Speak Example sentences
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design or tendency; meaning; import; disguise; covering
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offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
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persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
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compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
pusillanimous  Speak Example sentences
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speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind
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be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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pass over or beyond; surpass
raillery  Speak Example sentences
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pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
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witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky
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cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind
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steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
remunerative  Speak Example sentences
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compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
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dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
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mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
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blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract
ribald  Speak Example sentences
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speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
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coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive
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winding; twisting; curving in alternate directions; having the shape or form of a snake
satirical  Speak Example sentences
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a large number or quantity
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mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
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debase; degrade; spread negative information about
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isolate; separate; keep away from others
scads  Speak Example sentences
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instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
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a large number or quantity
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powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible
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healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
secrete  Speak Example sentences
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well-paid position with little responsibility
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sink; immerse; put underwater
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hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
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healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
simile  Speak Example sentences
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comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
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persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
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the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
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isolate; separate; keep away from others