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abbot  Speak Example sentences
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n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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n. the superior of a community of monks.
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a. of or relating to the heart
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v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
abjure  Speak Example sentences
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a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
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v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
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a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
ablution  Speak Example sentences
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v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
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v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
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n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
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n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
abusive  Speak Example sentences
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a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
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n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
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n. the superior of a community of monks.
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a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
alienation  Speak Example sentences
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n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
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n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
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v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
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n. estrangement.
annex  Speak Example sentences
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v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
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n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
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a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
annuity  Speak Example sentences
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n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
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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. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
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a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
antecede  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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n. the act of rising.
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n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
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n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
apostle  Speak Example sentences
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a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
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n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
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a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
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n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
avarice  Speak Example sentences
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n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
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n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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a. of or relating to the heart
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v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought