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penitent  Speak Example sentences
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feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation
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stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
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pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
perversion  Speak Example sentences
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gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
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not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation
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action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement; instance of abnormal activity
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of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
pillage  Speak Example sentences
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rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
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excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like stuffed shirt
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have desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
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sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form
piquant  Speak Example sentences
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pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
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intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
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very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
plait  Speak Example sentences
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braid, especially of hair; flat fold; doubling, as of cloth
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forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
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narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
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have desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
polarize  Speak Example sentences
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of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
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pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of bishop
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split into opposite extremes or camps
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tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
pontifical  Speak Example sentences
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former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
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pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of bishop
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excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like stuffed shirt
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checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
potentate  Speak Example sentences
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former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
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foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
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pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
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monarch; ruler who is unconstrained by law
precocious  Speak Example sentences
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study of language; investigation of language and its literature
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advanced in development; appearing or developing early
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continue; insist; persevere
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endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
predecessor  Speak Example sentences
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contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; ridiculous
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former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
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checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
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appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity