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sarcasm  Speak Example sentences
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serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
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cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
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necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
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cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony
simplify  Speak Example sentences
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make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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a particular or peculiar case; a distinguishing mark or feature
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make simple; make less complex; make clear by giving the explanation for
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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
singular  Speak Example sentences
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one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane
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necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
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dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
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unique; extraordinary; being only one
slippery  Speak Example sentences
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one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
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smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
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unique; extraordinary; being only one
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firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
slum  Speak Example sentences
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make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke
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cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
smash  Speak Example sentences
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make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane
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give a sign of good will; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
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break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
soak  Speak Example sentences
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swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
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cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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import or export without paying customs duties
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detail; designate
speciality  Speak Example sentences
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act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons, and in dissecting
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make sick; disease; impair; weaken; become sick; fall into disease
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a particular or peculiar case; a distinguishing mark or feature
spiral  Speak Example sentences
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a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
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import or export without paying customs duties
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scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
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rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in shape of a coil
static  Speak Example sentences
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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give a sign of good will; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
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miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
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having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary