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anvil  Speak Example sentences
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in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
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heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering
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disparage or depreciate; put down
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firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
aperture  Speak Example sentences
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opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
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brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
appellation  Speak Example sentences
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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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direct, quick route; direct, straight course
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name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
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let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate
appreciate  Speak Example sentences
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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
arrears  Speak Example sentences
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demanding great effort or labor; difficult
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being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
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into separate parts or pieces; apart
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activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
askance  Speak Example sentences
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randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
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with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
atrocity  Speak Example sentences
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brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
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disparage or depreciate; put down
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person with power to decide a dispute; judge
authenticate  Speak Example sentences
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sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
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prove genuine; establish authenticity of
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take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
awry  Speak Example sentences
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
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activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
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relating to stars; star-shaped
balk  Speak Example sentences
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person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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highest point; vertex; summit; climax
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prove genuine; establish authenticity of