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emissary  Speak Example sentences
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the agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
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possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
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quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
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strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
enigma  Speak Example sentences
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a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
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pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
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puzzle; difficult problem
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darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
exert  Speak Example sentences
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use power or the ability to make something happen; apply; exercise
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the agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
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a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes
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plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
expendable  Speak Example sentences
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not essential or mandatory to achieve a goal; not reusable; suitable to be expended
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possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire
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weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
fig  Speak Example sentences
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small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
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having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
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education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
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urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
glutton  Speak Example sentences
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having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
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spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
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input; enter; put or set into, between, or among
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person who eats too much food and drink
graphic  Speak Example sentences
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a young shoot of a plant, tree; offspring; child
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plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
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represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
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possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire
gutless  Speak Example sentences
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possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire
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spying; secret observation
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lacking courage or vitality; weak
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put into effect; supply with tools
hillbilly  Speak Example sentences
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one who is from the hills, especially from a rural area, lacking refinement or sophistication
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something invented, made up; imaginary thing
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weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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a young shoot of a plant, tree; offspring; child
howl  Speak Example sentences
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embodied in human form; invested with bodily nature and form
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seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
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utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
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firmly established by nature or habit