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 5000 Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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doldrums  Speak Example sentences
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period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity
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impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
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rejoice; feel extreme happiness
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form into grains or small masses; make rough on the surface
edification  Speak Example sentences
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rejoice; feel extreme happiness
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small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure
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the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
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building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement
encipher  Speak Example sentences
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stockpile; accumulate for future use
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encode; convert plain message into code
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talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
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a narrow strip of decoration, often cut from stone or wood and usually placed at the top of a wall
enigmatic  Speak Example sentences
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obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
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insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
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acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
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a person interested mostly in external objects and actions
epicure  Speak Example sentences
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clean; remove offensive parts of book
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production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
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rejoice; feel extreme happiness
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a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine
eschew  Speak Example sentences
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cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
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avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
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acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
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act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases
exult  Speak Example sentences
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rejoice; feel extreme happiness
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clean; remove offensive parts of book
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insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
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extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient
febrile  Speak Example sentences
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departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
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moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
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feverish; intense emotion or activity
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hard outer layer that covers something
harangue  Speak Example sentences
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feverish; intense emotion or activity
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production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
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act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases
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noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
heretical  Speak Example sentences
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acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
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a person interested mostly in external objects and actions
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departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
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a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine