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 5000 Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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pugnacity  Speak Example sentences
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of or about burial, to the grave, or monuments erected to the memory of the dead
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combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness
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half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
punctilious  Speak Example sentences
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marked by precise accordance with details
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demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
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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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error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
pundit  Speak Example sentences
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lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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authority on a subject; learned person; expert
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burial vault; a receptacle for sacred relics, especially in an altar
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treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
recalcitrant  Speak Example sentences
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send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
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situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
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obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
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sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
remunerative  Speak Example sentences
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large in volume or bulk;  large in number or quantity, especially of discourse
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sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
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compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
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concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible
salacious  Speak Example sentences
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lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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authority on a subject; learned person; expert
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aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
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undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
scythe  Speak Example sentences
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split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently
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an instrument for mowing grass, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge
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sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
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instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
seethe  Speak Example sentences
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excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
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be disturbed; boil; be in a state of turmoil or ferment
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clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
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boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
shanty  Speak Example sentences
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be disturbed; boil; be in a state of turmoil or ferment
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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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half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently
stratify  Speak Example sentences
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divide into classes; form, arrange or deposit in layers
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obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
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sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
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demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid