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 5000 Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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inscrutable  Speak Example sentences
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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
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a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
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having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
landslide  Speak Example sentences
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the overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path
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appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
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slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
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hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head
liquidate  Speak Example sentences
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settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
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offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
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tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
lithe  Speak Example sentences
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a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
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flexible; moving and bending with ease
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
loom  Speak Example sentences
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an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
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appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
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introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
maim  Speak Example sentences
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most frequent; widespread; predominant
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wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
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a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
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make something last; preserve from extinction
mania  Speak Example sentences
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slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
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be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of the president; direct as chief officer
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craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
modicum  Speak Example sentences
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offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
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limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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the language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
muffler  Speak Example sentences
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light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
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the language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
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be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
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heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
nimble  Speak Example sentences
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introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
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pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
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light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift