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abscond  Speak Example sentences
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v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
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v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
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n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
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n. politeness.
absolve  Speak Example sentences
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n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
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v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
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n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
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v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
accompaniment  Speak Example sentences
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n. act of accompanying someone or something
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n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
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v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
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n. confederate; partner; collaborator
actionable  Speak Example sentences
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n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
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adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
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v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
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n. act of accompanying someone or something
ado  Speak Example sentences
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n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
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n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
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n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
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n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
alienate  Speak Example sentences
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n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
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v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
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n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
alternate  Speak Example sentences
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n. act of accompanying someone or something
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n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
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v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
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a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
avocation  Speak Example sentences
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v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
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v. occur at the same time as; correspond
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v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
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n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
barograph  Speak Example sentences
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n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
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adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
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n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
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n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
bleak  Speak Example sentences
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n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
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n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
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a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally