The definition for heed is "To pay attention to." Used in a sentence: "Heed my advice," the fortuneteller warned Sebastian when he tried to ignore her prophecy. The definition for moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy."
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Martha reluctantly obeyed the mandate to vacate her apartment.
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command
scapegoat
redouble
ploy
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The definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something." Used in a sentence: Martha reluctantly obeyed the mandate to vacate her apartment. The definition for scapegoat is "someone who bears the blame for others.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for ploy is "A contrived plan."
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The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy.
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conduit
crafty
negate
prune
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The definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight." Used in a sentence: The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy. The definition for negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."
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Ernesto delivered a moving eulogy at his uncle's funeral.
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homage
naive
aesthete
archaic
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The definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased." Used in a sentence: Ernesto delivered a moving eulogy at his uncle's funeral. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."
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Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies.
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disdain
dupe
extenuating
scapegoat
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The definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others." Used in a sentence: Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies. The definition for extenuating is "partially excusing.", the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."