The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for benevolent is "kind, helpful.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures."
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The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher.
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compulsion
flourish
supple
fickle
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The definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly." Used in a sentence: The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher. The definition for supple is "flexible.", the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."
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The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble.
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appraise
evasive
facade
catastrophic
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The definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp." Used in a sentence: The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble. The definition for appraise is "to evaluate the worth of.", the definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance.", and the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune."
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The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit.
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cunning
trim
fragile
aesthete
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The definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess." Used in a sentence: The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit. The definition for cunning is "showing clever insight.", the definition for fragile is "Delicate.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."
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Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil.
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gruff
punctual
precept
oxygenate
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The definition for aerate is "To supply with air." Used in a sentence: Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil. The definition for gruff is "rough or stern in manner or speech.", the definition for punctual is "On time.", and the definition for precept is "A general rule of action."