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dash  Speak Example sentences
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scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
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standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
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destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
deficiency  Speak Example sentences
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characterize; differentiate; recognize
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thick; crowded closely together; compact
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scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
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reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
delectable  Speak Example sentences
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delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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thick; crowded closely together; compact
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shrink; reduce in size; become less
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convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
dense  Speak Example sentences
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reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
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thick; crowded closely together; compact
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be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
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sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or percentage
detach  Speak Example sentences
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set apart for a deity or for special purposes; devote; consecrate
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unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
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part; separate or disunite; disengage
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separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
detect  Speak Example sentences
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relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
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feel; discover the presence of; identify
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throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
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vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
deteriorate  Speak Example sentences
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become worse; decline
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standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
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flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals
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dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
deviate  Speak Example sentences
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as it ought to be; properly; regularly
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form, plan, or arrange in the mind; transmit or give by will
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turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
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convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
differ  Speak Example sentences
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argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
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confer knighthood upon; honor with a new title or description; entitle; adorn
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be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
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formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
disc  Speak Example sentences
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flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals
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relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
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prescribe; rule as a dictator
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argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate