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 5000 Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rebuff  Speak Example sentences
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appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively
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authority on a subject; learned person; expert
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capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt
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offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
recalcitrant  Speak Example sentences
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compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
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a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
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obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
regale  Speak Example sentences
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winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky
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entertain; provide with great enjoyment
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conquer; bring under control
rhapsodize  Speak Example sentences
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a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live
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thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
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speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
roil  Speak Example sentences
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offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
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capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt
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conquer; bring under control
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make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
ruminate  Speak Example sentences
6
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conquer; bring under control
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cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind
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grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant
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chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder
sinew  Speak Example sentences
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tendon or tendon tissue; muscle; nerve
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cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind
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release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault
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common person, or one of the common of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born
sodden  Speak Example sentences
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place over something else; place on top of
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thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
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entertain; provide with great enjoyment
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chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder
sophistry  Speak Example sentences
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sink; immerse; put underwater
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the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
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memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
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chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder
superimpose  Speak Example sentences
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a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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place over something else; place on top of
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suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
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attack with abusive language; vilify