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make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
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lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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make amends for; reimburse
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made by humans; produced rather than natural.
addict  Speak Example sentences
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throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
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cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
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have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
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made by humans; produced rather than natural.
atlas  Speak Example sentences
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cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
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cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
barren  Speak Example sentences
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having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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adorn; add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive
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one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
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desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
bias  Speak Example sentences
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small fragment or piece,  especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
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additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way
boil  Speak Example sentences
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be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be  excited with passion; heat in the water
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quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
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cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
butcher  Speak Example sentences
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heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
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cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
cardinal  Speak Example sentences
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cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
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having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
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chief; serving as an essential component
colossal  Speak Example sentences
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lightweight elastic outer bark, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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an object that goes around the sun
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made by humans; produced rather than natural.
condemn  Speak Example sentences
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modify; cause to change; make different; convert
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causing disagreement or discussion; disputable
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one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
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blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of