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scavenge  Speak Example sentences
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fasten together; join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
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taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
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hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
seasoned  Speak Example sentences
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one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
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shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
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experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
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a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets; crush; press; depress
sectarian  Speak Example sentences
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school, especially a theological school for training of priests, ministers, or rabbis; school of higher education, especially for girls
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relating to religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited
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broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
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taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
seine  Speak Example sentences
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lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
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minor quarrel; noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
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large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top
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one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
seismic  Speak Example sentences
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isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
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caused by earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
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suggesting or threatening evil
seminary  Speak Example sentences
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sensation perceived by the ear; distinctive noise; long narrow inlet
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one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
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half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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school, especially a theological school for training of priests, ministers, or rabbis; school of higher education, especially for girls
shimmer  Speak Example sentences
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shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
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isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
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having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
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separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
skeptic  Speak Example sentences
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caused by earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by use of drugs; self-restraint
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hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
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doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
snicker  Speak Example sentences
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isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
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laugh in half-suppressed or foolish manner; disrespectful laugh
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thoroughly soakedsoaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
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examine closely and critically
sober  Speak Example sentences
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a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets; crush; press; depress
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not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by use of drugs; self-restraint
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minor quarrel; noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
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become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe