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 5000 Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resume  Speak Example sentences
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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a lightship used for private pleasure trips
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give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
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stem, or body, of a tree; main stem, without the branches; the body of animal apart from the head and limbs
ridge  Speak Example sentences
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give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
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cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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long, narrow upper section or crest; a chain of hills or mountains
scum  Speak Example sentences
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push; force used in pushing; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
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a lightship used for private pleasure trips
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keeper; guardian; watchman; an officer who keeps or guards
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an impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water; worthless people
sibling  Speak Example sentences
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stem, or body, of a tree; main stem, without the branches; the body of animal apart from the head and limbs
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long, narrow upper section or crest; a chain of hills or mountains
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brother or sister; member of a family born to the same parents
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a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
slimy  Speak Example sentences
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inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces; novice; amateur
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enormous scope, power, or influence; huge or colossal
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be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy
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covered with or resembling slime or mess mud
solitary  Speak Example sentences
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unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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remove the surface from
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isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
spontaneous  Speak Example sentences
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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the liquid that is produced naturally in the mouth
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rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
sting  Speak Example sentences
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brother or sister; member of a family born to the same parents
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push; force used in pushing; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
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covered with or resembling slime or mess mud
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pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings
surrogate  Speak Example sentences
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one that takes position of another; substitute
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a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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keeper; guardian; watchman; an officer who keeps or guards
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give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
temper  Speak Example sentences
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moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
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twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force-free by pulling violently
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long, narrow upper section or crest; a chain of hills or mountains
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practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness