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damp  Speak Example sentences
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humid; moist; slightly wet
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avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; shifty or ingenious trick
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free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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provide written evidence; record in detail
deadly  Speak Example sentences
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fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
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convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
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throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
debris  Speak Example sentences
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characterize; differentiate; recognize
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fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
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remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
declaration  Speak Example sentences
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suffering from excessive loss of water
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striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
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state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
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announcement; explicit statement; formal public statement
deliberate  Speak Example sentences
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deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
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removal of salt; process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water
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cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
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consider; think about carefully; weigh
deserted  Speak Example sentences
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remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
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characterize; differentiate; recognize
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get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
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removal of salt; process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water
desirable  Speak Example sentences
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worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
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give variety to; spread out activities or investments
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rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
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kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
destructive  Speak Example sentences
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extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
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unoriginal; derived from another source
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devastating; ruinous
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announcement; explicit statement; formal public statement
dilute  Speak Example sentences
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humid; moist; slightly wet
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the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape
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cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
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weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
dissolve  Speak Example sentences
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removal of salt; process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water
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fool; cause to believe what is not true; mislead
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melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water