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decimate  Speak Example sentences
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a. effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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v. destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
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n. great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
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adj. exhausted, as having performed its functions.
deportment  Speak Example sentences
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n. manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of acting; conduct; carriage
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n. vehement or urgent desire; longing for; consuming desire; yearning
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n. act of coming or going out; emergence; right to leave; path or opening for going out
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v. to give a crinkled, fluffy appearance to.
differential  Speak Example sentences
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adj. distinctive.
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v. to vanish gradually.
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a. suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
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n. inscription on tombstone in memory
diplomatic  Speak Example sentences
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n. a party of persons having a common end in view
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v. tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
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v. eradicate; abolish; rule out
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a. relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
disenfranchise  Speak Example sentences
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v. tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
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adj. capable of being separated into parts.
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v. deprive of civil right; deprive someone of franchise, generally their right to vote
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v. destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
dissatisfy  Speak Example sentences
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adj. characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners.
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v. weaken; lessen or attempt to lessen seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses
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v. destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
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v. to displease.
distill  Speak Example sentences
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n. goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance
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v. give off liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of
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n. devaluation; decrease in price or value
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a. departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
ecstasy  Speak Example sentences
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n. intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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n. a room kept at a low temperature for preserving fruits, meat, etc.
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v. to push down forcibly.
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v. to cough up and spit forth.
effete  Speak Example sentences
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adj. exhausted, as having performed its functions.
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v. play or game for money or other stake; lose or squander by gaming
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a. effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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a. suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
efficient  Speak Example sentences
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a. effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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a. fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
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v. deprive of civil right; deprive someone of franchise, generally their right to vote
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v. to displease.