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 5000 Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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assured  Speak Example sentences
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activity or gift that benefits the public at large
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prominent; celebrated, well-known, or eminent because of past achievements
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made sure; exhibiting confidence or authority; indubitable
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back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
bait  Speak Example sentences
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toss or throw smartly out of hand; make noise or call, as a hen calls her chickens
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a turning; circuitous route; deviation from a direct course
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harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
bodyguard  Speak Example sentences
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producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn; strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn
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move suddenly and rapidly
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guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard
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take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
canyon  Speak Example sentences
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story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house
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narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
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cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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relating to the brain or cerebrum;  intellectual rather than emotional
carol  Speak Example sentences
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made sure; exhibiting confidence or authority; indubitable
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state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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round dance; a song of joy; a song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas
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having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
clientele  Speak Example sentences
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round dance; a song of joy; a song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas
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having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
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state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
colossal  Speak Example sentences
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a severe snowstorm with strong winds
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a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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round dance; a song of joy; a song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas
cramp  Speak Example sentences
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one required to make answer in an action or suit
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prominent; celebrated, well-known, or eminent because of past achievements
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round dance; a song of joy; a song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas
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something that confines or contracts; restraint; hindrance
cripple  Speak Example sentences
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person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
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having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
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excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
cryptic  Speak Example sentences
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state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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activity or gift that benefits the public at large
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avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick