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profane  Speak Example sentences
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principal character in a work of fiction; main character in a drama; leader of a cause; champion
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characterized by loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter
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violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
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excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
reprieve  Speak Example sentences
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extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
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momentary; temporary; staying for short time
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temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
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one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
rescind  Speak Example sentences
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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
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cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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command against; banish; outlaw
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dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor
rigor  Speak Example sentences
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exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious
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violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
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strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
salutary  Speak Example sentences
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examine closely and critically
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tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
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healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
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one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
scapegoat  Speak Example sentences
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depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
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inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
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large volume; large and scholarly book
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someone who bears the blame for others
scrutinize  Speak Example sentences
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having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
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oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
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scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
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examine closely and critically
sentinel  Speak Example sentences
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violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
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disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
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one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
skeptical  Speak Example sentences
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marked by or given to doubt; questioning
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extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
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examine closely and critically
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member of working class; blue collar person
sluggard  Speak Example sentences
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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
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being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
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lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
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large volume; large and scholarly book