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abstruse  Speak Example sentences
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a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
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v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
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a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
alien  Speak Example sentences
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a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
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a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
ambidextrous  Speak Example sentences
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adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
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n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
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a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
ascension  Speak Example sentences
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n. the act of rising.
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v. comment; make explanatory notes
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a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
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v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
bedaub  Speak Example sentences
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v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
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n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
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n. dead and putrefying flesh.
betrothal  Speak Example sentences
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v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
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n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
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n. engagement to marry.
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a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
blithe  Speak Example sentences
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v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
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a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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n. diversion.
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a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
bombard  Speak Example sentences
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v. blame; condemn
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adj. having no distinct sexual organs.
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a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
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v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
brandish  Speak Example sentences
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n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
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v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
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v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
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v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
calvinize  Speak Example sentences
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v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
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v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
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v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
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a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud