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 5000 Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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doctrinaire  Speak Example sentences
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unable to compromise about points of doctrine; unyielding
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catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
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make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
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teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
ellipsis  Speak Example sentences
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not essential;  coming from outside
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a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
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omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
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penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
encipher  Speak Example sentences
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impervious to moral persuasion; of hard heart
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obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
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encode; convert plain message into code
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being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
engender  Speak Example sentences
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not consisting of matter, or not having a material body; immaterial; insubstantial
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cause; bring into existence; give rise to
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a plant of the genus Linum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers
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admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
ensconce  Speak Example sentences
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save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
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settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in a secure place
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difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
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fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
exasperate  Speak Example sentences
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urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
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leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
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teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
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make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
exultant  Speak Example sentences
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inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing, exultation; rejoicing triumphantly
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beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
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foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
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encode; convert plain message into code
fatuous  Speak Example sentences
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parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs
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foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
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not consisting of matter, or not having a material body; immaterial; insubstantial
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unable to be doubted; unquestionable
foreboding  Speak Example sentences
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obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
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catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
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impervious to moral persuasion; of hard heart
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the expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
frugality  Speak Example sentences
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start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
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a plant of the genus Linum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers
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thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
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done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent