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figurative  Speak Example sentences
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confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated
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mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
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not literal, but metaphorical; using figure of speech
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intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
figure  Speak Example sentences
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mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
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warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy
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furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
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model of a bodily form; impression produced by a person; written or printed symbol representing a number
flourish  Speak Example sentences
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architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice; heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
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grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
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cause to be uneasy; wear away
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deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
forfeit  Speak Example sentences
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something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
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confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated
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obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
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refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
formidable  Speak Example sentences
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draw back, as with fear or pain
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cause to be uneasy; wear away
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containing seeds of later development; creative
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arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
fortitude  Speak Example sentences
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bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
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stimulate by shock; stir up; stimulate to action
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model of a bodily form; impression produced by a person; written or printed symbol representing a number
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mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
fraught  Speak Example sentences
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furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
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something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
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easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper; full of superfluous details
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force with the thumb; make a groove in
galvanize  Speak Example sentences
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thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
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model of a bodily form; impression produced by a person; written or printed symbol representing a number
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stimulate by shock; stir up; stimulate to action
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moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
gargantuan  Speak Example sentences
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gather; collect; pick up
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huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
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coming into being of something; origin
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concluding part; closing section
generate  Speak Example sentences
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy
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bring into being; give rise to; produce
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containing seeds of later development; creative