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profligacy  Speak Example sentences
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v. depart; leave
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v. cause or permit to lean, incline, rest; place in a recumbent position
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n. plan for anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
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n. shameless viciousness.
sacrilege  Speak Example sentences
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n. final judgment of guilty in criminal case and punishment that is imposed
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n. the act of violating or profaning anything sacred.
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n. undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
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a. outstanding; principal; of or consisting of stars
sardonic  Speak Example sentences
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a. disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
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n. the art or process of communicating by telephone.
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n. witty sentence, phrase, or remark; wisecrack
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v. command against; banish; outlaw
sequel  Speak Example sentences
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n. person with insane desire to set things on fire
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n. that which follows in consequence of what has previously happened.
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a. full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
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n. final judgment of guilty in criminal case and punishment that is imposed
stellar  Speak Example sentences
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a. lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
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a. outstanding; principal; of or consisting of stars
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v. depart; leave
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adj. being, formed, or operating under water.
stiletto  Speak Example sentences
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n. one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
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n. a small dagger.
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a. full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
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v. write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
surreptitious  Speak Example sentences
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n. vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony; attestation; witness; approval
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a. secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
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n. shameless viciousness.
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n. the art or process of communicating by telephone.
syllabic  Speak Example sentences
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n. undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
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adj. possessing wisdom.
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adj. capable of being poured from one vessel to another.
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adj. consisting of that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.
termination  Speak Example sentences
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a. seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
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n. offering of something to god; victim offered to god; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
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n. end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
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v. depart; leave
tipsy  Speak Example sentences
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n. temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; lessening of intensity or degree
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n. toleration.
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n. the art or process of communicating by telephone.
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adj. befuddled with drinks.