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 5000 Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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mace  Speak Example sentences
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a stupid person; a dolt; a person of subnormal intelligence
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sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
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a ceremonial staff bore or displayed as the symbol of authority of a legislative body; heavy fighting club
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careful; restrained; calculated; deliberate; regular in rhythm and number
missile  Speak Example sentences
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swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
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soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental.
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portable case to hold loose papers; materials in such case; office or post of minister of state; a group of investments
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the weapon that is thrown or projected;  rocket carrying instruments or warhead
obnoxious  Speak Example sentences
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act of searching for something
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blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
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annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging
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causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
par  Speak Example sentences
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tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
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outline; a biographical sketch
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amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
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penetrate; make a hole into
peek  Speak Example sentences
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a ceremonial staff bore or displayed as the symbol of authority of a legislative body; heavy fighting club
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
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unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
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glance quickly; look or peer furtively, as from a place of concealment; be only partially visible; peep
pending  Speak Example sentences
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confidence; mood or spirit of a group that makes the members wants the group to succeed
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the weapon that is thrown or projected;  rocket carrying instruments or warhead
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not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation
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swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
perception  Speak Example sentences
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understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
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blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
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careful; restrained; calculated; deliberate; regular in rhythm and number
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tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
pierce  Speak Example sentences
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situation or surrounding within which something else originates, develops, or is contained; womb
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blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
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sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
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penetrate; make a hole into
pilgrim  Speak Example sentences
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traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
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dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing
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image of something as reflected by a mirror; remark expressing careful consideration
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capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
plague  Speak Example sentences
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causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
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portable case to hold loose papers; materials in such case; office or post of minister of state; a group of investments
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capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
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epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance