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humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
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excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
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washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
accost  Speak Example sentences
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approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
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a person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
adulation  Speak Example sentences
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cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
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plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
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excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
alacrity  Speak Example sentences
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be next to; be contiguous to; border on
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
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keep from motion, or stop the progress of; make calm or still
bemused  Speak Example sentences
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
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heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
buttress  Speak Example sentences
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plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
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combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
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heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
churlish  Speak Example sentences
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falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
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approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
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difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
circumlocution  Speak Example sentences
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reach the highest or most decisive point;  rise to the summit
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indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
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heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
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excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
codify  Speak Example sentences
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serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
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established procedure for solving problem
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arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
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reach the highest or most decisive point;  rise to the summit
colander  Speak Example sentences
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difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
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bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
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pirate; robber upon the sea
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary