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partial  Speak Example sentences
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assumedly; supposedly
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help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
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condition of being pure; freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; cleanness
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incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
partisan  Speak Example sentences
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breathe quickly or in a labored manner; respire with heaving of the breast; sigh
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
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condition of being pure; freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; cleanness
pedestrian  Speak Example sentences
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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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foremost in importance; supreme in rank
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most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
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lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
periodically  Speak Example sentences
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likely but not certain to be or become true or real
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become aware of through the senses; detect
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most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
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in a regular periodic manner; intermittently
permissible  Speak Example sentences
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expectable; likely; capable of being predicted or foretold
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proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.
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help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
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clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
plank  Speak Example sentences
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remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
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help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
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column; post
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board; lumber
politic  Speak Example sentences
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breathe quickly or in a labored manner; respire with heaving of the breast; sigh
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appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence
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expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
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violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
pottery  Speak Example sentences
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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
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fertilize by transferring pollen
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craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
preceding  Speak Example sentences
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of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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ahead; prior to
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cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
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skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
pretext  Speak Example sentences
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disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
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clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
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excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason
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lacking wit or imagination; ordinary