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anticipate  Speak Example sentences
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cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood
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arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
awe  Speak Example sentences
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extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information
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having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
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deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
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mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
blackmail  Speak Example sentences
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awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
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extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information
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criminal who illegally sets fire to property
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badge consisting of stripes meeting at an angle, worn on the sleeve of military or police uniform to indicate rank
bolt  Speak Example sentences
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having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
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disturbed; excited; expressing agitation
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dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
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beginning or first attempt; first appearance before the public
chimera  Speak Example sentences
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monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having lion head, goat body, and dragon tail
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beginning or first attempt; first appearance before the public
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something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
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room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
chump  Speak Example sentences
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short, thick, heavy piece of wood; stupid or foolish person
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a kind of dagger or poniard
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dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
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cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface
clot  Speak Example sentences
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thick, viscous, or coagulated mass or lump, as of blood; compact group
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having a delirium; wandering in mind; insane; raving; wild
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arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
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a kind of dagger or poniard
collision  Speak Example sentences
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having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
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crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
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act of shutting; closing
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worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
compatible  Speak Example sentences
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harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
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disturbed; excited; expressing agitation
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festivity; traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows
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crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
compulsive  Speak Example sentences
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state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
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having the power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
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short, thick, heavy piece of wood; stupid or foolish person
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be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang