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 5000 Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resemblance  Speak Example sentences
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state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
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likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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patch up something old; refurbish; put together; fabricate or improvise
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a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
scent  Speak Example sentences
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sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
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extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
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act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction
scrap  Speak Example sentences
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utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; moan with a childish noise; complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress,
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a small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
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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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moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
sketchy  Speak Example sentences
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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containing only an outline or rough form; being in the manner of a sketch; incomplete
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patch up something old; refurbish; put together; fabricate or improvise
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money risked on a gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something
sober  Speak Example sentences
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wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by the use of drugs;  self-restraint
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drenched with water, or other liquid; very drunk
spawn  Speak Example sentences
6
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lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
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a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
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axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
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material in the surface of the earth
streak  Speak Example sentences
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a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
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a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
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extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
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drenched with water, or other liquid; very drunk
tactic  Speak Example sentences
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disloyalty; betrayal of trust or confidence
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likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
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clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
torture  Speak Example sentences
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utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; moan with a childish noise; complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress,
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patch up something old; refurbish; put together; fabricate or improvise
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extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
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state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
uphold  Speak Example sentences
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beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
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official house; large house; an act of dwelling in a place
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grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste