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abscond  Speak Example sentences
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awesome; astounding; surprising
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any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
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leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
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combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
abysmal  Speak Example sentences
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adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
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bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
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claim without justification; claim for oneself without the right
accrue  Speak Example sentences
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the letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with the previous rise
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increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
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change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
addle  Speak Example sentences
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contrast; direct contrast; opposition
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increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
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muddle; drive crazy; become confused
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refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
admonition  Speak Example sentences
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gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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contrast; direct contrast; opposition
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collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
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any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
aggrandize  Speak Example sentences
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contrast; direct contrast; opposition
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bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
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increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
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adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
alloy  Speak Example sentences
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leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
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combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
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claim without justification; claim for oneself without the right
amend  Speak Example sentences
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change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
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not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
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collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
anthropomorphic  Speak Example sentences
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having human form or characteristics
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combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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moved by sexual love; loving
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a group of persons together in one place
appoint  Speak Example sentences
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attendant; appearing or going with someone or something else
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approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
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in or into a high place; high or higher up