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salute  Speak Example sentences
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make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
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give a sign of good will; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
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mention specially; particularize; apply to some specialty or limited object
sarcasm  Speak Example sentences
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specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet
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cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony
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trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
scorch  Speak Example sentences
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find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke
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burn superficially; parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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give a sign of good will; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
slaughter  Speak Example sentences
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story; floor or level of a building or ship
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act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
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defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
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taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
slogan  Speak Example sentences
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of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
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burn superficially; parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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phrase used repeatedly, as in advertising or promotion
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remove a part from the whole
specialize  Speak Example sentences
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act or pastime of visiting sights of interest
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difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
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mention specially; particularize; apply to some specialty or limited object
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a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
stipulate  Speak Example sentences
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represent; signify; stand for
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hang freely; postpone; delay
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specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
storey  Speak Example sentences
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story; floor or level of a building or ship
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swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
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taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
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remove a part from the whole
strait  Speak Example sentences
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fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
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smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
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of the seventh degree or order; act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
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difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
stumble  Speak Example sentences
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taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
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difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
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miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
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mention specially; particularize; apply to some specialty or limited object