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shatter  Speak Example sentences
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destroy; break up; break into many pieces
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being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
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spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
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difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
shawl  Speak Example sentences
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a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
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quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
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dry and brown by heat of the fire; warm thoroughly; drink to the health or in honor
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interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
shrine  Speak Example sentences
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suggesting or threatening evil
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appropriate for people with good incomes
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case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
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wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
singular  Speak Example sentences
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wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
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unique; extraordinary; being only one
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having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
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belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
snatch  Speak Example sentences
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having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
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agreeable; gracious; charming, often in a childlike or naive way
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grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
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act of subdividing; an administrative division of a larger organization
sneer  Speak Example sentences
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show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
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difficult or unusual or dangerous feat usually done to gain attention
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added to complete or make up a deficiency
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fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
spin  Speak Example sentences
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suggesting or threatening evil
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move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
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turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
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of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
tectonics  Speak Example sentences
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branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust; the science of architecture
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act of subdividing; an administrative division of a larger organization
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spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
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move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
tornado  Speak Example sentences
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cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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the short, thick first digit of a human hand
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appropriate for people with good incomes
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of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
unpromising  Speak Example sentences
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advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable
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quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
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selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination