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provisional  Speak Example sentences
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the drawback or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from a blow
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full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
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temporary; provided for present need only
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magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
quench  Speak Example sentences
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
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having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in the style of speech; easy to feel
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cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
relic  Speak Example sentences
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intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object
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disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
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arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
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surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
retrospective  Speak Example sentences
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looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
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appetizing to taste or smell; salty or Non-Sweet; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
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move in a twisting or contorted motion; contort in pain
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popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
ruffian  Speak Example sentences
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cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
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bully; lawless and cruel; cruel and brutal person or gangster
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not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
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easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
seep  Speak Example sentences
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pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
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popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
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marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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traitor; one who turns against previous affiliation or allegiance
squalor  Speak Example sentences
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pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
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irritate; stir to anger; stir up liquid; muddy
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filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
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traitor; one who turns against previous affiliation or allegiance
stalemate  Speak Example sentences
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deadlock; the situation in which further action is blocked
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effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
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make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
stoic  Speak Example sentences
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neigh, as a horse, especially in gentle tone; cry of a horse
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filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
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easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
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indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
subversive  Speak Example sentences
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tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
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not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
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appetizing to taste or smell; salty or Non-Sweet; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
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shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly