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 5000 Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resemblance  Speak Example sentences
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military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies
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beyond or outside of immediate interest; coming at a subsequent time or stage
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likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
resignation  Speak Example sentences
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the skin covering the top of the human head; top of the head; skull
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procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
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arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
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act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession,  or office; surrender
resume  Speak Example sentences
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give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
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glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
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barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
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canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
scent  Speak Example sentences
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dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
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rejection; a vote that blocks a decision; deny; prohibit; command against
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a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
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breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
skull  Speak Example sentences
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a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
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experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
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temporary worker, as in an office
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act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession,  or office; surrender
sticky  Speak Example sentences
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cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
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hide or store away in a secret place
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a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
stuffy  Speak Example sentences
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hide or store away in a secret place
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ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
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act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession,  or office; surrender
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stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
temp  Speak Example sentences
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temporary worker, as in an office
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adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
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dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
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a weapon consisting of a looped strap in which stone is whirled; looped rope for supporting something
tilt  Speak Example sentences
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slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
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act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession,  or office; surrender
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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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containing only an outline or rough form; being in the manner of a sketch; incomplete
tonic  Speak Example sentences
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something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
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glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
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cheat by avoiding payment of bets; avoid the fulfillment of a pecuniary obligation dishonorably