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throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
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keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
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move suddenly and rapidly
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length of time something lasts
dazzle  Speak Example sentences
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
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principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
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overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy
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standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
decrease  Speak Example sentences
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length of time something lasts
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lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller
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relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
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in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition
default  Speak Example sentences
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causing damage or harm; injurious
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failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
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one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
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unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
deliberate  Speak Example sentences
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length of time something lasts
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consider; think about carefully; weigh
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detect; perceive
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place where milk is produced, kept, or converted into butter or cheese
derelict  Speak Example sentences
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left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
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form, plan, or arrange in the mind; transmit or give by will
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abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
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causing damage or harm; injurious
deter  Speak Example sentences
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spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
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keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
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gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
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document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
detrimental  Speak Example sentences
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unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
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strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
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get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
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causing damage or harm; injurious
dilapidated  Speak Example sentences
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make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
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scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
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in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition
disc  Speak Example sentences
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flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals
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feel; discover the presence of; identify
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differing in some characteristics; various
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in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition