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 5000 Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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pugnacity  Speak Example sentences
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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
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repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
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combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness
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resuming; beginning again; recommencement
pyromania  Speak Example sentences
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give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
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person with insane desire to set things on fire
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highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of the angle
rancor  Speak Example sentences
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bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
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winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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well-paid position with little responsibility
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marked by or given to doubt; questioning
resumption  Speak Example sentences
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reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
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repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
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resuming; beginning again; recommencement
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instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
scintillate  Speak Example sentences
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one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
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give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
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spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
sententious  Speak Example sentences
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habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
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place over something else; place on top of
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persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
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concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible
sequester  Speak Example sentences
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marked by or given to doubt; questioning
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instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
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persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
seraphic  Speak Example sentences
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angelic; having sweet nature befitting an angel
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lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
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place over something else; place on top of
shirk  Speak Example sentences
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person with insane desire to set things on fire
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stop or check the flow of liquid; stop the flow of blood from a wound
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drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily
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avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
stricture  Speak Example sentences
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restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
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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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storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse