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dedicate  Speak Example sentences
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decree or designate beforehand; fate
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set apart for a deity or for special purposes; devote; consecrate
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shrink; reduce in size; become less
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causing damage or harm; injurious
delirium  Speak Example sentences
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flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals
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move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
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dedicate; contribute
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mental disorder marked by confusion
delude  Speak Example sentences
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drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
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announcement; explicit statement; formal public statement
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refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
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deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
deplete  Speak Example sentences
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
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separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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assiduous; industrious; hard-working
desirable  Speak Example sentences
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worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
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cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
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relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
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prescribe; rule as a dictator
devour  Speak Example sentences
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part; separate or disunite; disengage
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slumber; sleep lightly; be in dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; be drowsy
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consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
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humid; moist; slightly wet
dialect  Speak Example sentences
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turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
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lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller
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strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
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vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
dictate  Speak Example sentences
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deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
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prescribe; rule as a dictator
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ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
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separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
differ  Speak Example sentences
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be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
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place where milk is produced, kept, or converted into butter or cheese
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vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
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hand out; disseminate; allocate
dim  Speak Example sentences
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make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely
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free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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causing damage or harm; injurious
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emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness