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definition: a formal piece of writing or speech, usually longer than a essay.
sentence : I asked Isabell a simple question about his son, but he gave me a ten minute treatise on baseball. |
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Definition:the action of admitting someone into a secret or obscure society
sentence: My mom warned us about the towns initiation |
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Definition:he study of religion; theology
Sentence: He went to university of divinity |
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definition: suggest or hint (something bad or reprehensible) in an indirect and unpleasant way.
Sentence- he was insinuating that i had no self-control |
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Definition: destroy utterly; obliterate.
Sentence: a simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all |
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Definition:distribute or spread over a wide area
Sentence: storms can disperse seeds via high altitudes |
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Definition: a hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a given name.
Sentence: he changed his surname from Kaye to Kasmin |
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Definition:restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
Sentence: She was encumbered by her heavy skirts. |
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Definition:too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.
Sentence: the amount required was insignificant compared with military spending.
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Definition:to a profound extent; extremely.
Sentence: a profoundly disturbing experience. |
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Definition:a person who has been or is being expelled from a country.
Sentence: People with invalid papers are deported to another country
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Definition:the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad.
Sentence: mass emigration from Ireland to the united states.
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Definition:a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Sentence: told anecdotes about his job.
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Definition:a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
Sentence: an air of melancholy surround him,
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