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 5000 Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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doctrinaire  Speak Example sentences
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act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
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unable to compromise about points of doctrine; unyielding
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teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
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wicked or sinful; immoral; unrighteous
drawl  Speak Example sentences
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loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
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speaking with the slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance
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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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one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for represents, or advocates
ellipsis  Speak Example sentences
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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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lay responsibility or blame for, often unjustly
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correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better
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loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
emend  Speak Example sentences
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surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
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correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better
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speaking with the slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance
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act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases
engulf  Speak Example sentences
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double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
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incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
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absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
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speaking with the slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance
exponent  Speak Example sentences
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absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
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one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for represents, or advocates
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speaking with the slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance
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apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
extirpate  Speak Example sentences
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root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
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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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shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
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shrink; reduce in size; become less
florid  Speak Example sentences
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hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
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lay responsibility or blame for, often unjustly
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shrink; reduce in size; become less
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reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
forestall  Speak Example sentences
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prevent by taking action in advance
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raise in rank or dignity; praise
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double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
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poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
guffaw  Speak Example sentences
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loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
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absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
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poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
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surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop