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 5000 Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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economize  Speak Example sentences
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fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
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absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
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save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
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place between; thrust; intrude; be between, either for aid or for troubling
embroider  Speak Example sentences
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unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine
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decorate with needlework; add details to
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speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
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correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better
emend  Speak Example sentences
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not temperate or moderate; excessive, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages
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save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
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showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
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correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better
engulf  Speak Example sentences
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absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
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urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
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a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
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speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
euphonious  Speak Example sentences
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absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
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pleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound
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cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; having an uneven, irregular border
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shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
evince  Speak Example sentences
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fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
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one who does not hold the same religious beliefs as another
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departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
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show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer
expropriate  Speak Example sentences
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beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
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take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
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one who harasses others; one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections
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urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
gainsay  Speak Example sentences
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speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
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departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
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show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer
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fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
gibe  Speak Example sentences
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matchless; not able to be imitated
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mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
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weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve
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cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; having an uneven, irregular border
glossary  Speak Example sentences
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correspond; sing or play in harmony; go together
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difficult to perceive senses or mind
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owner or keeper of a herd or herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle
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a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book