to undercharge
/ˌʌndɚtʃˈɑːɹdʒ/
verb
charge (someone) too little money
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1That might mean that when the cashier accidentally undercharges you, you say something and pay the full price rather than pocketing the extra or that when you have a client that your product just isn't the best fit for, you tell them rather than selling it at any cost.
2They don't, they either severely undercharge or severely overcharge.
3She's pretty sure she's actually undercharging for the area, because most of her clients are friends of her aunt.
4Very similar to kind of the earlier phases where you were at, where you knew that you were severely undercharging because there were everyone was saying yes, and you had more clients than you could handle.
to underexpose
/ˌʌndɚɹɛkspˈoʊz/
verb
expose insufficiently
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1Looking at the detail in the bottom of the stairs here, it registers nearly black on the V30's image, with the Note 8 faring better overall, but still underexposing compared to the iPhone and the Pixel 2.
2As I mentioned before, the V30 tends to heavily underexpose the image of the same scene compared to the Pixel 2 and the iPhone, with the note 8 only going about half as far, typically.
3In low light, Apple isn't afraid of underexposing the blacks, whereas Samsung and Google will bring them up.
4In bright situations your camera’s meter system will tend to underexpose your shot to balance out the amount of light hitting your sensor.
underhanded
/ˈəndɝˈhændɪd/
adjective
marked by deception
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1Reports were publicized of some underhanded tactics used to undermine competitor Lyft.
2No crime was too cruel and no tactic was too underhanded for COINTELPRO.
3Number three is this underhanded criticism.
4So underhanded criticism is number three.
5Companies and criminals alike can use these devices to collect your valuable data in a variety of underhanded ways.
to underlie
/ˌəndɝˈɫaɪ/
verb
to be the basic reason behind something
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1Ongoing neural activity also underlies our sensory perception.
2And those things underlie the force of this idea.
3And that strange combination of traits underlies the spectacular diversity of cyanobacteria.
4Underlie traits that work out well.
5The match-finding process underlies the specificity of adaptive immune response.
to undermine
/ˈəndɝˌmaɪn/
verb
to gradually decrease the effectiveness, confidence, or power of something or someone
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1So the dissidents and protesters and so forth are undermining national security.
2Randomness for Arp undermined conventional notions of authorship.
3The third century crisis undermines this elite.
4The denial of due process on campus actually undermines liberal education.
5Taiwan's liberal democratic values completely undermine China's own hardline nationalistic values.
to underrate
/ˌəndɝˈɹeɪt/
verb
consider someone or something as less important, valuable, or skillful than they actually are
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1- Wow. - Okay. - Underrated.
2Underrated and overrated.
3- Cabbage totally underrated.
4Underrated and underutilized!
5Berry smoothie A simple berry smoothie is grossly underrated as a morning drink.
to underscore
/ˌəndɝˈskɔɹ/
verb
to stress something's importance or value
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1These words underscore our work on open government.
2The life of Prime Minister Modi underscores the limitless promise of this great nation.
3You underscore the importance of reflection.
4Furniture and decorative accents underscore the Tuscan style.
5As well as trav underscore the hooper.
to undersell
/ˈəndɝˌsɛɫ/
verb
sell cheaper than one's competition
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1They are seriously underselling the kick of this thing.
2- He undersold it.
3Too low you might undersell the job.
4But this significantly undersells its importance.
5This, in fact, undersells the significance of the U.S. market.
to understate
/ˈəndɝˌsteɪt/
verb
represent as less significant or important
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1The influence of Walt Disney on today’s popular culture and collective imagination cannot be understated.
2And if anything, the report understates the scope of the problem.
3The importance of a comma is understated.
4The social impact of this war intensity on the Roman political system should not be understated.
5Mere bribery probably understates the magnitude of the malfeasance here.
to underwrite
/ˈəndɝˌɹaɪt/
verb
to financially support a project, activity, etc. and shoulder the responsibility if faced with failure
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1They were allowed to underwrite retail businesses.
2When we look for acquisitions, we underwrite in three areas.
3Instinct has been little better than calculation in underwriting the quality of our love stories.
4okay we can underwrite for you, but we'll do it for you.
5What are the particular processes that underwrite biological functioning?
saccharin
/ˈsækɝən/
noun
an alternative to sugar which is artificial and used by people who want to lose weight
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1Take the case of saccharin, an artificial sweetener.
2Through the early 20th century, saccharin’s popularity as a sugar substitute grew.
3However, by the 1950s, saccharin started declining in popularity.
4Saccharin and other chemical sweeteners left a metallic aftertaste.
5They're fighting about saccharin.
saccharine
/ˈsækɝˌaɪn/
adjective
overly sweet
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1However, he didn’t want to use saccharine to sweeten, for the reasons mentioned above.
2It's like saccharine motion sickness.
3There was something saccharine about all of it, even the story of saving the local baseball team that was ripped straight out of a stupid movie.
4One scene from the episode features an office party performance of John Mayer's saccharine love song "Your Body Is a Wonderland."
5If you want saccharine overload like double dose of caramel with your popcorn then this is the movie for you.
to deplore
/dɪˈpɫɔɹ/
verb
regret strongly
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1In his prerecorded farewell address, he touted the successes of his presidency and deplored the attack on the Capitol two weeks ago.
2What is a trait that you most deplore in yourself?
3What is the trait you most deplore in others?
4What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
5What is the trait you most deplore in others?
deplorable
/dɪˈpɫɔɹəbəɫ/
adjective
bad; unfortunate
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1That's kind of deplorable.
2And Zack's deplorable high jinx will make great TV for perverted sickos.
3We have a perfectly deplorable person exercising those powers.
4That's deplorable, unfathomable, improbable.
5Half of this country are cruel, selfish, deplorable people.
fastidious
/fæˈstɪdiəs/
adjective
describing someone who is very particular or demanding about their appearance, grooming, or clothing
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1Our efforts had to be judged by the chairman of the judges of the famously fastidious Porsche Owners' Club of Great Britain.
2It is even more fragile, fastidious and miniscule than the bacteria that cause syphilis or gonorrhea.
3In addition, the truly fastidious would find themselves in a difficult position if toilet seat liners weren’t available.
4You have to be very fastidious about what you put in your tummy.
5Just being fastidious.
fastidiousness
/fæstˈɪdɪəsnəs/
noun
the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style
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1His brush strokes twist with furious fastidiousness.
memento
/mɪˈmɛntoʊ/
noun
an object or item that is kept as a reminder or souvenir of a person, place, or event
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1It shares some reverse chronology elements with Memento.
2This is Memento.
3Mementos also went here.
4I got some cool mementos here.
5Throw away mementos from a failed relationship.
memorable
/ˈmɛmɝəbəɫ/
adjective
easy to remember or worth remembering, particularly because of being different or special
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1No one kind of is memorable.
2We all have memorable phrases.
3Our children were memorable.
4One, be memorable.
5Now the chorus is pretty memorable.
to hone
/ˈhoʊn/
verb
sharpen with a hone
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1So natural selection has honed this particular physical ability and behavior over generations of hamsters.
2We honed our murder or music identification skills.
3We hone the improved idea.
4Many professional race-car drivers hone their skills at the console.
5Hone your skills with these tips.
honorarium
/ˌɑnɝˈɛɹiəm/
noun
a fee paid for a nominally free service
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1I think that the most beautiful thing for me is to see all the young people coming along and all the honorariums coming through.
2The very first Pool was actually an honorarium grant from Burning Man in 2008.
3I'm prepared to donate my honorarium for today's talk for this mission.
4There's actually no honorarium for anyone for this thing.

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