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 5000 Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste
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held in reserve; kept back or set aside; marked by self-restraint and reticence
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tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize
shabby  Speak Example sentences
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overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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healing power or quality; treatment of illness
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arise; have or take origin or descent
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torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
sibling  Speak Example sentences
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brother or sister; member of a family born to the same parents
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something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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having fear; afraid, frightened
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composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
sinister  Speak Example sentences
4
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isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
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suggesting or threatening evil
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the distant view, especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
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having fear; afraid, frightened
siren  Speak Example sentences
5
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rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
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an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid
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strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
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a medical instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw them from the body
speculation  Speak Example sentences
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a genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of tropical America; flavoring extract made from its capsules
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composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
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examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
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get rid of; cast off; cause to pour forth
spiral  Speak Example sentences
7
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drenched with water, or other liquid; very drunk
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rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
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sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize
stem  Speak Example sentences
8
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arise; have or take origin or descent
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support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
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isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
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by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
streak  Speak Example sentences
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a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
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sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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get rid of; cast off; cause to pour forth
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tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize
substitute  Speak Example sentences
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exchange; put in the place of another
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a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
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the distant view, especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
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admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space