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 5000 Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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diurnal  Speak Example sentences
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daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period
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explain; make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
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shrink; reduce in size; become less
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something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
emancipate  Speak Example sentences
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free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
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speaking with the slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance
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grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
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obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
emergence  Speak Example sentences
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appearance;  becoming visible
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obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
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become popular with; make agreeable or acceptable
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consisting of or resembling grains; having grainy texture
ensconce  Speak Example sentences
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settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in a secure place
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show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer
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bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
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capable of being estimated or valued
extrinsic  Speak Example sentences
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consisting of or resembling grains; having grainy texture
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obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
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external; not essential; extraneous
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explain; make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
gauche  Speak Example sentences
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become popular with; make agreeable or acceptable
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difficult to perceive senses or mind
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free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
glut  Speak Example sentences
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
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fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
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conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
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developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
hackneyed  Speak Example sentences
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unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
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shrink; reduce in size; become less
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developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
hedgehog  Speak Example sentences
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small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines
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cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
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speaking with the slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance
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treat with fumes; apply smoke to; expose to smoke or vapor, especially to disinfect or eradicate pests
impermeable  Speak Example sentences
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not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
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speaking with the slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance
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choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions
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free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate