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satire  Speak Example sentences
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mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
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form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
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helps something to happen more quickly
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dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
scabbard  Speak Example sentences
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the case for sword blade; sheath
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location; place; site; pinpoint; mark to allow easy recognition
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marked by or given to doubt; questioning
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provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
sentimental  Speak Example sentences
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import or export without paying customs duties
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emotional; Resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism
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hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
shift  Speak Example sentences
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landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
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a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
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moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
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occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
skimp  Speak Example sentences
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to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
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provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
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find paths through unexplored territory
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inhale air than immediately expel it; make deep single respiration, especially to express  fatigue, exhaustion, grief
sluggish  Speak Example sentences
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one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction
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marked by or given to doubt; questioning
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hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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lazy; with little movement; very slow
smuggle  Speak Example sentences
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import or export without paying customs duties
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moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
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provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
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give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
sparse  Speak Example sentences
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occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
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a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle
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a hand tool for driving screws
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cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
specimen  Speak Example sentences
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model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
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branch of philosophy which treats the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science
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fasten into place by fixing an end; be a follower or supporter
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one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction
sponsor  Speak Example sentences
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a hand tool for driving screws
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one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
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hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
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to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly