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propitiate  Speak Example sentences
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unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
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authority to act for another; agent or substitute
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dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
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make peace with; appease and render favorable
propriety  Speak Example sentences
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overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
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make peace with; appease and render favorable
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fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
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approve formally; confirm; verify
puny  Speak Example sentences
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grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
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insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
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successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
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emotional closeness; harmony; relationship of mutual trust or emotional affinity
purported  Speak Example sentences
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without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
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assumed to be such; supposed; rumored
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dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
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decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
purveyor  Speak Example sentences
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one who supplies provisions, especially food; caterer
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reconstruct sentence or story; present ideas in new or different arrangement
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emotional closeness; harmony; relationship of mutual trust or emotional affinity
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occurring or appearing again or repeatedly
pusillanimous  Speak Example sentences
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cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind
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make peace with; appease and render favorable
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tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding
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assumed to be such; supposed; rumored
putrid  Speak Example sentences
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code of correct conduct ; rules governing socially acceptable behavior; record of transaction
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authority to act for another; agent or substitute
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decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
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repeat, as something already prepared, written down, committed to memory; rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor
quay  Speak Example sentences
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dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
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cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind
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authority to act for another; agent or substitute
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tranquility; state of peace and quiet
quibble  Speak Example sentences
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untrained person who pretends to be a physician; charlatan
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having disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats
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minor objection or complaint; petty distinction
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act or an instance of buying; something bought
raconteur  Speak Example sentences
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occurring or appearing again or repeatedly
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without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
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act or an instance of buying; something bought
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storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit