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 5000 Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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invidious  Speak Example sentences
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[presumptuous progenitor] direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
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[pejorative] tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
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[jeer] gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
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[introspective] designed to create ill will or envy
mellifluous  Speak Example sentences
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[ڑکیلنا] drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
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[meander] follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
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[معتم] impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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[مدھر] flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound
misconstrue  Speak Example sentences
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[سروہارا] member of working class; blue collar person
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[ونودی] given to joking; merry; humorous
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[misconstrue] interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
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[حرمت] tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding
modulate  Speak Example sentences
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[meander] follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
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[وندا] turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
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[سمرتیچہن] tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
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[presumptuous progenitor] direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
onus  Speak Example sentences
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[obtrusive officious] marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others
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[ذمہ داری] burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
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[سست] destitute of nerves; lacking vigor; weak; powerless
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[موزوں] presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous
palliate  Speak Example sentences
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[کم کرنا] lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
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[plasticity] ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic
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[pejorative] tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
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[معتم] impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
paucity  Speak Example sentences
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[کمی] scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
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[موزوں] presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous
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[سمرتیچہن] tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
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[iterate] say, state, or perform again; repeat
pendulum  Speak Example sentences
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[predilection] condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
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[پینڈلم] a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
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[سروہارا] member of working class; blue collar person
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[meander] follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
perforate  Speak Example sentences
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[اسبی] difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
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[preternatural] being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from natural
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[چھید] pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
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[وندا] turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
perspicacious  Speak Example sentences
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[نادر] the lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
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[مستقبل] displaying foresight; providing carefully for future; preparing for emergencies
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[] having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute
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[percolate] spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter