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abdicate  Speak Example sentences
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indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
adversary  Speak Example sentences
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opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
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similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
allay  Speak Example sentences
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calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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person with power to decide a dispute; judge
annals  Speak Example sentences
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attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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expression of warm approval; praise
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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chronological record of the events of successive years
anonymous  Speak Example sentences
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expression of warm approval; praise
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having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
antithesis  Speak Example sentences
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favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
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contrast; direct contrast; opposition
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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
apprehend  Speak Example sentences
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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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good-humored, playful conversation
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generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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chronological record of the events of successive years
apprehensive  Speak Example sentences
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opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
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nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
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capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
apt  Speak Example sentences
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opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
arbiter  Speak Example sentences
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person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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contradict; give a false impression
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constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
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favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced