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 5000 Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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ridge  Speak Example sentences
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difficult or unusual or dangerous feat usually done to gain attention
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crush something into a flat shape
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long, narrow upper section or crest; a chain of hills or mountains
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relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
sanctuary  Speak Example sentences
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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
savage  Speak Example sentences
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keep delaying; continue to hinder; prevent from progress; impede; hinder
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in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
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barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
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deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
slimy  Speak Example sentences
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admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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covered with or resembling slime or mess mud
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a long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
smug  Speak Example sentences
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tempt; entice; lead away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct
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studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly or conceitedly smart; self-satisfied in any respect
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breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
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huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible
sock  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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plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama
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queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
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huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible
specifics  Speak Example sentences
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particulars; details; something particularly fitted to a use or purpose
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covered with or resembling slime or mess mud
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the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult
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long, narrow upper section or crest; a chain of hills or mountains
squash  Speak Example sentences
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torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
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crush something into a flat shape
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a long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
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load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
statute  Speak Example sentences
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deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
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flesh of a calf when killed and used for food
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a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
stunt  Speak Example sentences
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difficult or unusual or dangerous feat usually done to gain attention
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admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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the distant view, especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
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a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface