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jeopardise  Speak Example sentences
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someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
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moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
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reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree
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pose a threat to; present a danger to; threaten
lament  Speak Example sentences
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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
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make smooth or slippery
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trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
layer  Speak Example sentences
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device; machine; the technical aspects of doing something
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impose fine or tax; collect payment
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reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree
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tier; a relatively thin sheet like expanse or region lying over or under another
layman  Speak Example sentences
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waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
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deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate;
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appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
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someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
literature  Speak Example sentences
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any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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tier; a relatively thin sheet like expanse or region lying over or under another
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imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value; art or occupation of a literary writer
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deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate;
lofty  Speak Example sentences
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
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imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value; art or occupation of a literary writer
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moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
lubricate  Speak Example sentences
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of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
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make smooth or slippery
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metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
malignant  Speak Example sentences
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of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal
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pose a threat to; present a danger to; threaten
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injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
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weapon that is thrown or projected; rocket carrying instruments or warhead
masterpiece  Speak Example sentences
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chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to maintenance of life
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chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft
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plan for attaining a particular goal; deliberate coordinated movement; strategy
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moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
meagre  Speak Example sentences
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
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deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate;
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based or acting on error; misled; lacking proper guidance