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 5000 Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reprove  Speak Example sentences
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thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
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crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems
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voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
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respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
revocable  Speak Example sentences
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one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
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animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
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capable of being revoked; as a revocable edict or grant; a revocable covenant
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modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
scavenge  Speak Example sentences
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house roof made with a plant material
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showing a high degree of refinement
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hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
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resuming; beginning again; recommencement
shirk  Speak Example sentences
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echoing; strong and deep in tone; resounding; having lasting presence or effect
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avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
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peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
simile  Speak Example sentences
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voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
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dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom
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comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
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modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
stilted  Speak Example sentences
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comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
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modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
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dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom
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stiff and artificially formal; inflated
strident  Speak Example sentences
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a large number or quantity
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offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
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loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
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comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
tortuous  Speak Example sentences
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advance forces; leading units at the front of army or fleet; persons at the forefront of any group or movement
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crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems
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comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
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marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
trenchant  Speak Example sentences
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forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
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undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
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the drawback or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from a blow
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one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer
truism  Speak Example sentences
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dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom
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undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
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thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
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cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist