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dearth  Speak Example sentences
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hand out; disseminate; allocate
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barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, especially built across a water course
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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consider; think about carefully; weigh
deduct  Speak Example sentences
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field; territory over which rule or control is exercised; networked computers that share a common address
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lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract
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lower in spirits; press down
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stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
defiance  Speak Example sentences
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refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
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separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
deflect  Speak Example sentences
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lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
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gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
demolish  Speak Example sentences
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raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
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show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
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assiduous; industrious; hard-working
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monopolize; command; rule; prevail; be prevalent in
descend  Speak Example sentences
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stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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length of time something lasts
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move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
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turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
deteriorate  Speak Example sentences
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person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
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become worse; decline
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length of time something lasts
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confer knighthood upon; honor with a new title or description; entitle; adorn
devour  Speak Example sentences
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thick; crowded closely together; compact
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consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
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quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
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slumber; sleep lightly; be in dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; be drowsy
dilemma  Speak Example sentences
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questionable; filled with doubt
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predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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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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delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
dismiss  Speak Example sentences
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decree or designate beforehand; fate
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raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
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stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something