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prodigal  Speak Example sentences
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oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
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wasteful; reckless with money
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unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
profane  Speak Example sentences
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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
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someone who bears the blame for others
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curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
robust  Speak Example sentences
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pass over or beyond; surpass
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effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
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vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
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deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
ruminate  Speak Example sentences
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dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor
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chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder
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beginner in learning something; novice
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not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
sanctimonious  Speak Example sentences
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curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
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excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
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wasteful; reckless with money
savant  Speak Example sentences
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scurry; run with short, rapid steps
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school, especially a theological school for training of priests, ministers, or rabbis; school of higher education, especially for girls
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scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
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lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
scapegoat  Speak Example sentences
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beginner in learning something; novice
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someone who bears the blame for others
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chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder
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wasteful; reckless with money
serrated  Speak Example sentences
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person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range
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cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
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saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
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temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
somnambulist  Speak Example sentences
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impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
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dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
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not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
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sleepwalker; person who walks in his sleep
tawdry  Speak Example sentences
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wandering from business or duty; one who is absent without permission, especially from school
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cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
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scurry; run with short, rapid steps
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chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder