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blight  Speak Example sentences
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blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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very fat; large in body; overweight
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calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
bulwark  Speak Example sentences
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admit; yield; give up physical control of another
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
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deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
bumptious  Speak Example sentences
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generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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admit; yield; give up physical control of another
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blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
capricious  Speak Example sentences
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departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
caricature  Speak Example sentences
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representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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reveal; make known to public
concede  Speak Example sentences
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admit; yield; give up physical control of another
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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contradict; give a false impression
confederate  Speak Example sentences
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carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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essential quality; reputation; honor
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ally; form a group or unite
consummate  Speak Example sentences
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blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
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carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
curb  Speak Example sentences
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bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
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ally; form a group or unite
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fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
dearth  Speak Example sentences
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain