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v. variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
v. emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
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n. what a communication that is about something is about
n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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n. a small and inadequate amount
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n. strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
a. (of an undertaking) secure from risk
saw  Speak Example sentences
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n. first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
n. United States evangelist (1862-1935)
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n. a person with a record of successes
n. a state of prosperity or fame
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n. the act of slowing down or falling behind
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n. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
v. cut with a saw
scaly  Speak Example sentences
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ad. in a satisfactory manner
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a. having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
a. rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
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a. made from or largely consisting of silver
a. having the white lustrous sheen of silver
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n. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
n. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
scarcity  Speak Example sentences
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v. determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
v. put (something somewhere) firmly
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n. a small and inadequate amount
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n. (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
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n. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
n. a moralistic rebuke
seminar  Speak Example sentences
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n. the month following August and preceding October
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v. feature as the star
v. be the star in a performance
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n. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
v. cut with a saw
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n. any meeting for an exchange of ideas
n. a course offered for a small group of advanced students
seventh  Speak Example sentences
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ad. to a sufficient degree
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n. income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
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a. situated in or oriented toward the south
a. from the south; used especially of wind
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n. the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it
a. coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
shelf  Speak Example sentences
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n. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
n. a moralistic rebuke
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n. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
n. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
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n. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
n. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
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a. (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
a. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
snake  Speak Example sentences
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n. a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
n. something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake
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n. a person with a record of successes
n. a state of prosperity or fame
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ad. in a satisfactory manner
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a. being one more than six
n. one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face
spirit  Speak Example sentences
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n. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
n. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
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n. a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
n. the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
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v. variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
v. emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
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v. give a summary (of)
v. be a summary of
statistical  Speak Example sentences
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a. of or relating to statistics
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n. the ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due
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ad. in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
ad. absolutely
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n. income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time