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relinquish  Speak Example sentences
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suggesting or threatening evil
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ghostly beings that suck the blood of the living; person, such as extortionist, who preys upon others
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give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
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a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice
salvage  Speak Example sentences
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pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign
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rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
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state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
scapegoat  Speak Example sentences
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not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
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someone who bears the blame for others
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state of violent agitation; eddying motion; an unstable flow of a liquid or gas; violent disturbance and disorder
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set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
severity  Speak Example sentences
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lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
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extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness
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pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign
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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
sinister  Speak Example sentences
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someone who bears the blame for others
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not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
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give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
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suggesting or threatening evil
stint  Speak Example sentences
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be thrifty;  restrict or limit, as in amount or number
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list, especially of names
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be better than; defeat; gain the advantage over
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state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
tempo  Speak Example sentences
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beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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shy and reserved; modest
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someone who bears the blame for others
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the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
titanic  Speak Example sentences
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be better than; defeat; gain the advantage over
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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
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enormous scope, power, or influence; huge or colossal
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outward decorations; ornamental covering or harness for horse
transport  Speak Example sentences
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a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice
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any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
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the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
trapping  Speak Example sentences
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rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
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diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
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outward decorations; ornamental covering or harness for horse
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yielding; inclined or ready to submit