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digress  Speak Example sentences
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impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
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turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
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young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
discordant  Speak Example sentences
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arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
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marked by disorder; untidy; having hair in loose disorder
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twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
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not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant
dowdy  Speak Example sentences
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a place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
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opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
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not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant
edict  Speak Example sentences
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careful to fulfill obligations; expressing or filled with a sense of obligation
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study of origin and nature of ideas
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shack; small, wretched house
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the decree, especially issued by a sovereign; official command
enumerate  Speak Example sentences
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list each one; mention one by one
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very thin especially from disease or hunger
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opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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the decree, especially issued by a sovereign; official command
flamboyant  Speak Example sentences
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elaborately or excessively ornamented
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disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious
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production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
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decorate with ornamental appendages
flux  Speak Example sentences
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study of origin and nature of ideas
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flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
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extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
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smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
forebear  Speak Example sentences
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arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
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furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
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shack; small, wretched house
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a person from whom you are descended
forestall  Speak Example sentences
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departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
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give up; do without; go or pass by without claiming
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flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
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prevent by taking action in advance
fulcrum  Speak Example sentences
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pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
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short-lived; enduring a very short time
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twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
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support on which a lever rests; prop or support