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 5000 Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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appalling  Speak Example sentences
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hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
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thick, viscous, or coagulated mass or lump, as of blood; compact group
appealing  Speak Example sentences
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worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
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attractive or interesting; charming
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not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
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unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
appropriate  Speak Example sentences
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
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the flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants; cutting part of an instrument
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thick, viscous, or coagulated mass or lump, as of blood; compact group
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not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
assurance  Speak Example sentences
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accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
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raise; advance; push or shove upward
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destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
authorize  Speak Example sentences
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obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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empower; give permission for; sanction
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confederate; partner; collaborator
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producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn; strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn
barge  Speak Example sentences
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promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
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flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
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partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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raise; advance; push or shove upward
barrier  Speak Example sentences
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a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
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obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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thick, viscous, or coagulated mass or lump, as of blood; compact group
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the flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants; cutting part of an instrument
beverage  Speak Example sentences
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foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
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liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
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unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
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something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
blizzard  Speak Example sentences
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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disturbed; excited; expressing agitation
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a severe snowstorm with strong winds
booze  Speak Example sentences
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false; community of religious worship and ritual
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kindly; favorable; not malignant
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drink greedily or immoderately, especially alcoholic liquor