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digress  Speak Example sentences
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distance around something; circumference; size; bulk
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excessively exacting; inclined to judge too severely
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turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
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hard to understand; known only in a particular group
dissuade  Speak Example sentences
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easily deceived person; duplicate of a photographic image
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elaborately or excessively ornamented
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shack; small, wretched house
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persuade not to do; discourage
dour  Speak Example sentences
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coarse food for cattle or horses
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marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
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aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
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stubbornly unyielding; marked by sternness or harshness
earthy  Speak Example sentences
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word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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stubbornly unyielding; marked by sternness or harshness
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well-bred; marked by refinement in taste and manners
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unrefined; crude or indecent; of this world; worldly
erroneous  Speak Example sentences
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containing or derived from error; mistaken
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massive; bulky; great in size
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persuade not to do; discourage
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aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
esoteric  Speak Example sentences
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massive; bulky; great in size
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existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
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persuade not to do; discourage
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hard to understand; known only in a particular group
fallacious  Speak Example sentences
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unrefined; crude or indecent; of this world; worldly
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conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
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difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
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false; tending to mislead; deceptive
fictitious  Speak Example sentences
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the expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
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well-bred; marked by refinement in taste and manners
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containing a high amount of water or water vapor
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existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
garish  Speak Example sentences
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over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
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distance around something; circumference; size; bulk
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eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
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block legislation by making long speeches
genteel  Speak Example sentences
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a loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
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excessive pride or self-confidence
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well-bred; marked by refinement in taste and manners
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turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking