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 5000 Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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raconteur  Speak Example sentences
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an exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
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bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
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storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
rankle  Speak Example sentences
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act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
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grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
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burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
regale  Speak Example sentences
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entertain; provide with great enjoyment
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idealistic but usually impractical social reformer
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suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
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remedy against poison; writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental; pale cane syrup
roil  Speak Example sentences
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make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
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respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
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obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
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be disturbed; boil; be in a state of turmoil or ferment
sardonic  Speak Example sentences
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dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
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disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
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separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
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filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
scabbard  Speak Example sentences
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separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
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highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of the angle
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the case for sword blade; sheath
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modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
schism  Speak Example sentences
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make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
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idealistic but usually impractical social reformer
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separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
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be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
scurrilous  Speak Example sentences
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stiff and artificially formal; inflated
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the case for sword blade; sheath
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obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
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design or tendency; meaning; import; disguise; covering
seethe  Speak Example sentences
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echoing; strong and deep in tone; resounding; having lasting presence or effect
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marked by or given to doubt; questioning
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be disturbed; boil; be in a state of turmoil or ferment
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act of wandering about, over, around, or through
sheaf  Speak Example sentences
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bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
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act of wandering about, over, around, or through
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expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
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make liquids murky by stirring up sediment