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 5000 Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reserved  Speak Example sentences
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drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner
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diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
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extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
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held in reserve; kept back or set aside; marked by self-restraint and reticence
rip  Speak Example sentences
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justify; authorize; guarantee, or attest to the quality
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a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
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tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
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strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
scalp  Speak Example sentences
3
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the skin covering the top of the human head; top of the head; skull
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the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota
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trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
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one that takes position of another; substitute
scum  Speak Example sentences
4
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justify; authorize; guarantee, or attest to the quality
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an impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water; worthless people
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cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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fabulous animal with one horn
sensational  Speak Example sentences
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tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
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patch up something old; refurbish; put together; fabricate or improvise
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crushing, also, slashing; dashing; wonderful, very good or impressive
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arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
shove  Speak Example sentences
6
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experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
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the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
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drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner
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uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
sling  Speak Example sentences
7
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the skin covering the top of the human head; top of the head; skull
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a weapon consisting of a looped strap in which stone is whirled; looped rope for supporting something
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strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
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any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to America; despicable person
smashing  Speak Example sentences
8
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cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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crushing, also, slashing; dashing; wonderful, very good or impressive
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sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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a weapon consisting of a looped strap in which stone is whirled; looped rope for supporting something
statute  Speak Example sentences
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shy and reserved; modest
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a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
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extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
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patch up something old; refurbish; put together; fabricate or improvise
tournament  Speak Example sentences
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held in reserve; kept back or set aside; marked by self-restraint and reticence
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stop; bring to an end or halt
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contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only