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 5000 Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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limp  Speak Example sentences
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the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
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walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
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a detailed account or description of something
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animal or plant living on another
myth  Speak Example sentences
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act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
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framework for holding objects
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
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contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; ridiculous
notch  Speak Example sentences
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small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
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blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
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act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
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of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason
nude  Speak Example sentences
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long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
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naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a nude statue.
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small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
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written instructions from a doctor; written order; an act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
obsolete  Speak Example sentences
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a nude statue.
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contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; ridiculous
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an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
parasite  Speak Example sentences
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remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
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something made or done swiftly
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a loop formed in a rope using a slipknot so that it binds tighter as the rope is pulled; trap
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animal or plant living on another
peach  Speak Example sentences
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something made or done swiftly
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a small tree in Prunus persica widely cultivated in temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit
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something resembling a pool of liquid; a small body of standing water
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not genuine or sincere; feigned; supposed; alleged
period  Speak Example sentences
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small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
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profit, money made from selling something; income arising from land or other property
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an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
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insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive
pest  Speak Example sentences
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persistently annoying person; an organism that injures livestock or crops
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sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
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victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
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one who carries out legal action, especially criminal proceedings; one who prosecutes any purpose, plan, or business
profile  Speak Example sentences
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the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
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place of origin; source; provenience
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outline; a biographical sketch
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position relative to points of directions; course introducing a new situation