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parochial  Speak Example sentences
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extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
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expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity
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narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
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pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
patron  Speak Example sentences
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full of, attended with or involving peril; dangerous; hazardous
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being of vital or central importance; crucial
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process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
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benefactor; regular customer
pedigree  Speak Example sentences
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a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
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equality in status or amount; similarity or close
pelt  Speak Example sentences
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monarch;  ruler who is unconstrained by law
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equality in status or amount; similarity or close
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the skin of a beast with the hair on; raw or undressed hides; skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it
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any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment
penitent  Speak Example sentences
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feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
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extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
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pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
perilous  Speak Example sentences
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monarch;  ruler who is unconstrained by law
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feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
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full of, attended with or involving peril; dangerous; hazardous
pessimism  Speak Example sentences
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the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
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steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
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full of, attended with or involving peril; dangerous; hazardous
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tranquility; state of peace and quiet
plagiarize  Speak Example sentences
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belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval
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steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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burn the surface of; roast over the fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
potentate  Speak Example sentences
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monarch;  ruler who is unconstrained by law
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steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
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the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
predispose  Speak Example sentences
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
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give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance
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mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white