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v. fool or hoax
v. make a fool or dupe of
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v. disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
v. be unsuccessful
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a. serving to set in motion
ad. the initial time
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n. the social act of assembling
n. sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
family  Speak Example sentences
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n. a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
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n. primary social group; parents and children
n. a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
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a. suggestive of gold
a. supremely favored
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n. the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
a. of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language
farmer  Speak Example sentences
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v. fool or hoax
v. make a fool or dupe of
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v. catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
n. the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
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n. an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915)
n. United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920)
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a. invulnerable to fear or intimidation
a. oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
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n. verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
n. violent and excited activity
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n. a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
n. intense nervous anticipation
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n. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
a. relating to rural matters
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n. an informal term for a youth or man
v. subject to laughter or ridicule
fascist  Speak Example sentences
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a. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
a. covered with frost
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n. an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views
a. relating to or characteristic of fascism
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a. in cash or easily convertible to cash
n. a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
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n. lowest support of a structure
n. the lower part of anything
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a. acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
a. unrestrained by convention or morality
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n. the state of being friends (or friendly)
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a. original and of a kind not seen before
a. not yet used or soiled
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a. in cash or easily convertible to cash
n. a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
fearless  Speak Example sentences
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a. invulnerable to fear or intimidation
a. oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
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ad. with little weight or force
ad. in a gentle manner
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a. characterized by intense emotion
a. like or suggestive of fire
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v. catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
n. the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
fever  Speak Example sentences
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n. a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
n. intense nervous anticipation
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n. anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
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n. a habit worn by clerics
n. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
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a. characterized by intense emotion
a. like or suggestive of fire
fortuity  Speak Example sentences
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n. anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
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v. fool or hoax
v. make a fool or dupe of
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v. pinch in the buttocks
v. give a spurt of fuel to
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n. a young woman
n. a female human offspring
fourteen  Speak Example sentences
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v. behave in accordance or in agreement with
v. adhere to or practice
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n. wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
v. cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum
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n. the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
a. being one more than thirteen
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n. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
a. relating to rural matters