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 5000 Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reserved  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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taunt, ridicule, or tease, especially for embarrassing mistakes or faults
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a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
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small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
retaliate  Speak Example sentences
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soiled or discolored; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; a natural spot of a color different from the gound
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queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
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push; force used in pushing; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
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do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
scrub  Speak Example sentences
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sign or memorial of victory raised on the field of battle; any evidence or memorial of victory or conquest
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rub hard; wash with rubbing
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long, narrow upper section or crest; a chain of hills or mountains
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sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
sewer  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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be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy
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bulge; expand abnormally; increase in size; become filled with pride or anger
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a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
stitch  Speak Example sentences
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one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
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push; force used in pushing; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
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strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
succubus  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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set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
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writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry
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female demon supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with a man while he sleeps; evil spirit
temper  Speak Example sentences
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having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
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a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
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moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
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one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
thrust  Speak Example sentences
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female demon supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with a man while he sleeps; evil spirit
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push; force used in pushing; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
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tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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mentally irregular; ludicrous, foolish
tornado  Speak Example sentences
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cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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keep delaying; continue to hinder; prevent from progress; impede; hinder
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go through an area in search of prey; pursue; walk with a stiff or angry gait; move threateningly
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bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
trophy  Speak Example sentences
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keep delaying; continue to hinder; prevent from progress; impede; hinder
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sign or memorial of victory raised on the field of battle; any evidence or memorial of victory or conquest
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slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky; lacking style or good taste; distasteful or offensive
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particulars; details; something particularly fitted to a use or purpose