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decay  Speak Example sentences
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weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
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excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
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separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
decline  Speak Example sentences
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change toward something smaller or lower ; gradual falling off from a better state
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class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
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become worse; decline; fall
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feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
delude  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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feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
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collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval
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relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
democracy  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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a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
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decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
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questionable; filled with doubt
denomination  Speak Example sentences
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decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
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class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
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weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
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drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
depletion  Speak Example sentences
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ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
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act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
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feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
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collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval
detergent  Speak Example sentences
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darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
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cleansing agent; substance that acts similarly to soap
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deny; take away
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collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval
deteriorate  Speak Example sentences
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become worse; decline; fall
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cleansing agent; substance that acts similarly to soap
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delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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become worse; decline
devastate  Speak Example sentences
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ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
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definite; separate; different
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become worse; decline; fall
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weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
dilate  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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flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals
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inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
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make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen