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scourge  Speak Example sentences
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whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
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physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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stocky; short and thick; low and broad
seedy  Speak Example sentences
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minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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played in abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound
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disreputable; tired or sick; having many seeds
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playful; relating to or interested in sports
sequester  Speak Example sentences
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colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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stocky; short and thick; low and broad
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worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
servitude  Speak Example sentences
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influential in original way; providing basis for further development; creative
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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
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forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
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minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
sham  Speak Example sentences
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exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious
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request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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something originally of little value becomes very valuable; unexpected hit; one that sleeps
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pretend; put on false appearance of; feign
sheaf  Speak Example sentences
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bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
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laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
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stocky; short and thick; low and broad
shirk  Speak Example sentences
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unique; extraordinary; being only one
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avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
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temporary stay; brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
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forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
slap  Speak Example sentences
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exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious
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sharp blow from a flat object as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
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request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
sloth  Speak Example sentences
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laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
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immature; half-baked, like a sophomore
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made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
smelt  Speak Example sentences
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untidy or slovenly; shabby; great carelessness; done poorly or too quickly
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one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
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a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
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melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition