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n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
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n. permanence.
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n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
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v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
abrupt  Speak Example sentences
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a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
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n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
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n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
acetic  Speak Example sentences
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a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
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n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
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a. having properties of vinegar; sour
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a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
actuate  Speak Example sentences
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adj. fond of drinking.
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v. put into motion or action; activate
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n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
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n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
allegory  Speak Example sentences
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adj. taking notice.
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v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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adj. serving or tending to force.
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n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
ally  Speak Example sentences
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n. confederate; partner; collaborator
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a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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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. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
annuity  Speak Example sentences
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n. a placing opposite.
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n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
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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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n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
apprehend  Speak Example sentences
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adj. serving or tending to force.
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n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
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v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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n. the state of being hard and insensible.
arbiter  Speak Example sentences
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n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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n. portion.
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n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
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a. having properties of vinegar; sour
boorish  Speak Example sentences
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n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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adj. serving or tending to force.
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n. a person with whom another confers.