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 5000 Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rifle  Speak Example sentences
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cause something to happen; set off
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shoulder firearm with a long barrel
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stop; bring to an end or halt
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go through an area in search of prey; pursue; walk with a stiff or angry gait; move threateningly
rip  Speak Example sentences
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gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
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cheat by avoiding payment of bets; avoid the fulfillment of a pecuniary obligation dishonorably
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axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
sabotage  Speak Example sentences
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destroy property or hinder normal operations
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device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
sage  Speak Example sentences
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shoulder firearm with a long barrel
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one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize
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name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
scrape  Speak Example sentences
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continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
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gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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shoulder firearm with a long barrel
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the liquid that is produced naturally in the mouth
sedative  Speak Example sentences
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climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
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name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize
shaft  Speak Example sentences
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axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
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conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
stalk  Speak Example sentences
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cause something to happen; set off
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gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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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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a genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of tropical America; flavoring extract made from its capsules
stern  Speak Example sentences
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small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
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in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
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the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
stoop  Speak Example sentences
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bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
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queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
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one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap