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idiosyncrasy  Speak Example sentences
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certificate for shareholder of corporation; total amount of goods in a shop
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being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected
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emotional closeness; harmony; relationship of mutual trust or emotional affinity
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behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
inane  Speak Example sentences
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being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected
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offensively bold behavior; trait of being rude
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difficult or impossible to understand; difficult or impossible to measure
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silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
inert  Speak Example sentences
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fearless; indicating or springing from courage
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of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair
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inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
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rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
insolence  Speak Example sentences
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scornful treatment; insulting speech or conduct
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soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
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wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
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abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
instigate  Speak Example sentences
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become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
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goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
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respectful; worshipful; impressed with veneration or deep respect
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recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
invoke  Speak Example sentences
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burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
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ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
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call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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harshly critical
paradigm  Speak Example sentences
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bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
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call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
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of or pertaining to temperament; excessively sensitive or irritable; moody; likely to perform unpredictably
punctillious  Speak Example sentences
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meticulous, attentive to detail
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damaged or disfigured by injury or rough wear
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one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
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ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
ramshackle  Speak Example sentences
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of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair
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wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
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bare; complete or extreme
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advanced in development; appearing or developing early
rancor  Speak Example sentences
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call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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one who takes advantage of any chance to achieve an end, with no regard for principles or consequences
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become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
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bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred