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 5000 Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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intransigence  Speak Example sentences
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clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
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act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of the trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery
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refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
inveterate  Speak Example sentences
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incipient; coming into existence; emerging
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deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
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flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
lave  Speak Example sentences
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wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
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prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
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accustomed; made tough by habitual exposure
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the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
machination  Speak Example sentences
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clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
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unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
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mental disorder  with delusions of grandeur
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endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
mackintosh  Speak Example sentences
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cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
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lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
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the green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
macrocosm  Speak Example sentences
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lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
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cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
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flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
nascent  Speak Example sentences
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incipient; coming into existence; emerging
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the green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
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lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness
neologism  Speak Example sentences
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stimulate or excite; stupefy by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol
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calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion
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new or newly invented word or phrase
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foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
pastel  Speak Example sentences
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push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
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hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard
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any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor
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capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
phlegmatic  Speak Example sentences
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be or go before something or someone in time or space
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calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion
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society or government ruled by wealthy class
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act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of the trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery