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 5000 Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dowdy  Speak Example sentences
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[اليراع] any luminous winged insect, as luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae
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[متهور] marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
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[عزل] accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
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[رث] lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
eloquence  Speak Example sentences
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[رمزي] not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
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[مرح] engage in merrymaking, joking, or teasing
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[بلاغة] powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
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[الأيديولوجية] study of origin and nature of ideas
elude  Speak Example sentences
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[يراوغ] avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
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[محاكاة] be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
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[مجلخة] revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
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[صياغة] decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
embryo  Speak Example sentences
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[إحباط] make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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[جنين] completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
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[طرد] expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
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[ملقط] a pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction
emulate  Speak Example sentences
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[رمزي] not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
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[يتخلى] leave someone who needs or counts on you
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[اليراع] any luminous winged insect, as luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae
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[محاكاة] be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
encephalitis  Speak Example sentences
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[غندورة] vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
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[رث] lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
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[هيث] a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
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[التهاب الدماغ] inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus
facetious  Speak Example sentences
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[ارتكاز] support on which a lever rests; prop or support
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[مجلخة] revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
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[السهل] joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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[اليراع] any luminous winged insect, as luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae
fallible  Speak Example sentences
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[بلاغة] powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
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[سلب] take away a vital or essential part of
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[كلية معصوم] likely to fail or be inaccurate
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[متهور] marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
fledgling  Speak Example sentences
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[الوليدة] young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
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[يتخلى] leave someone who needs or counts on you
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[مطهر] a substance that kills germs or viruses; agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine
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[إحباط] make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
fop  Speak Example sentences
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[الشراهة] excess in eating; the extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity
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[هرم] arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
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[إحباط] make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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[غندورة] vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance