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deplore  Speak Example sentences
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
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feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
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impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope, or extent
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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
depravity  Speak Example sentences
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
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well-bred; marked by refinement in taste and manners
disheveled  Speak Example sentences
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pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
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socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
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marked by disorder; untidy; having hair in loose disorder
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spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
effigy  Speak Example sentences
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well-bred; marked by refinement in taste and manners
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extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
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crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
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spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
elliptical  Speak Example sentences
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extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
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rounded like an egg; in shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
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injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
enamored  Speak Example sentences
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smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
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stockpile; accumulate for future use
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prevent by taking action in advance
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totally in love; marked by a foolish or unreasoning fondness
esoteric  Speak Example sentences
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injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
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hard to understand; known only in a particular group
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fine thread or fiber; thin wire;  threadlike structure within the light bulb
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indefinitely long period of time; age
ethereal  Speak Example sentences
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drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
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light as air; heavenly; unusually refined
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small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
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without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
explicit  Speak Example sentences
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precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
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a mental disorder marked by confusion
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deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
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totally in love; marked by a foolish or unreasoning fondness
feckless  Speak Example sentences
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stockpile; accumulate for future use
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without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
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not able to be traveled or crossed
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crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person