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penury  Speak Example sentences
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spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle; ride in an ostentatious manner; walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner
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suitable for drinking; drinkable
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sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form
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extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency
peremptory  Speak Example sentences
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spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle; ride in an ostentatious manner; walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner
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extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency
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excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like stuffed shirt
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offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
perennial  Speak Example sentences
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lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
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forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
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suitable for drinking; drinkable
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existing in possibility; expected to become or be
petulant  Speak Example sentences
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easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
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platform raised above surrounding level to give prominence to person on it
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craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
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who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner
phylum  Speak Example sentences
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major class of plants; primary branch of animal kingdom; division
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religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
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speaking, writing, written in, or composed of several languages
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state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
pique  Speak Example sentences
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person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
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descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
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open to doubt; unsettled; questionable; difficult to solve
plumber  Speak Example sentences
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craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
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speaking, writing, written in, or composed of several languages
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acting like a clown; dress up showily; practical joke
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be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in bad sense
polar  Speak Example sentences
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pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
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descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
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easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
poseur  Speak Example sentences
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forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
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person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
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exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
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acting like a clown; dress up showily; practical joke
precinct  Speak Example sentences
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descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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false testimony while under oath; breach of an oath or promise
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district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
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appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity