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 5000 Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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retrieve  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
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feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition
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deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
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recover; find and bring in; get back
ritual  Speak Example sentences
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tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
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suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
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ghostly beings that suck the blood of the living; person, such as extortionist, who preys upon others
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procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
rookie  Speak Example sentences
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support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
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gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces; novice; amateur
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recover; find and bring in; get back
scalp  Speak Example sentences
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excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion
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sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
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the skin covering the top of the human head; top of the head; skull
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worthless; mean; despicable; depraved by sin; hateful
slit  Speak Example sentences
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long, straight, narrow cut or opening; slot; pocket
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one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax
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wet, to spatter easily; muddy; lack of care or precision
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drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner
specimen  Speak Example sentences
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recover; find and bring in; get back
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model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
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queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
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a row of houses built in a similar style; a level shelf of land with steep slopes
stomach  Speak Example sentences
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the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult
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deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
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weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
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a roll of paper; a writing formed into a roll; schedule or list; mark added to a signature, intended to represent a seal
tempo  Speak Example sentences
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inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces; novice; amateur
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beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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the distant view, especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
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state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
transaction  Speak Example sentences
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deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
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tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
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introduce; show someone to their seats
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worthless; mean; despicable; depraved by sin; hateful
truce  Speak Example sentences
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model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
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not readily approached; remote; not friendly or sociable; aloof; emotionally unresponsive and detached
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suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
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a roll of paper; a writing formed into a roll; schedule or list; mark added to a signature, intended to represent a seal