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nuance  Speak Example sentences
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showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning
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follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
nullify  Speak Example sentences
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hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
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animal or plant living on another
obdurate  Speak Example sentences
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decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
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hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
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animal or plant living on another
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cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
obfuscate  Speak Example sentences
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traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
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cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
obliterate  Speak Example sentences
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destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
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follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
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inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
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work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
obsession  Speak Example sentences
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expel; eject from a position or place; force out
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compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
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harmful to living things; injurious to health
obsolete  Speak Example sentences
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly
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having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
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extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
omniscient  Speak Example sentences
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having total knowledge; knowing everything
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make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
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cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
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flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
orthodox  Speak Example sentences
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remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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powerful; having power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
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traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
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dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly
parity  Speak Example sentences
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equality in status or amount; similarity or close
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extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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harmful to living things; injurious to health