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 5000 Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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limbo  Speak Example sentences
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an imaginary place for lost or neglected things; state of being disregarded or forgotten
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act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
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overpowering in effect or strength; very great or intense; extreme
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epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
mushy  Speak Example sentences
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honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence because of high status
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the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
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a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
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soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental.
needle  Speak Example sentences
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condition of being pregnant; fruitfulness; fertility
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disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
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code of correct conduct; rules governing socially acceptable behavior; record of a transaction
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long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
overwhelming  Speak Example sentences
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record of a voyage or flight; a record of day to day activities
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annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging
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an action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; maneuver; tactic or strategy
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overpowering in effect or strength; very great or intense; extreme
owl  Speak Example sentences
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something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite
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owning or mastering something; calm; collected; obsessed
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any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae
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epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
pan  Speak Example sentences
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criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan
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record of a voyage or flight; a record of day to day activities
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relating to the practice of psychiatry, a branch of medicine of mental and emotional disorders
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original work used as a model; original type
pirate  Speak Example sentences
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overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
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shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface; an exact point or critical moment
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
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robber on seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on seas
plague  Speak Example sentences
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
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the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
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epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
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capable of being molded; capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced
ploy  Speak Example sentences
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owning or mastering something; calm; collected; obsessed
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an action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; maneuver; tactic or strategy
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living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
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code of correct conduct; rules governing socially acceptable behavior; record of a transaction
possessed  Speak Example sentences
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
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correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
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study of myths; a collection of myths
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owning or mastering something; calm; collected; obsessed