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 5000 Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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relinquish  Speak Example sentences
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give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
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fish eggs; egg mass; female of any species of deer
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elite; high-class or exclusive; overly conceited or arrogant; inclined to turn up one's nose
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void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
repel  Speak Example sentences
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act of severing, or state of being severed; partition; separation.
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of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
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force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
resurrection  Speak Example sentences
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lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
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being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
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coniferous tree of the genus Picea; neat, trim, and smart in appearance
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rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
revoke  Speak Example sentences
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suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
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acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
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void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
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poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
rhetoric  Speak Example sentences
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elite; high-class or exclusive; overly conceited or arrogant; inclined to turn up one's nose
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health; hygiene; application of measures designed to protect public health; disposal or recycling of waste
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sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
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art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
scrumptious  Speak Example sentences
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feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
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a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing or governing
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nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
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in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion
severance  Speak Example sentences
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act of severing, or state of being severed; partition; separation.
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causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
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a small, powerful boat designed for towing or pushing larger vessels
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speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
shrill  Speak Example sentences
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friction between body and surface on which it moves
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art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
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a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing or governing
sliver  Speak Example sentences
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cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into tiny pieces; cut or rend lengthwise; slit
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unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved
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confirm; ratify; declare or make legally valid
sphinx  Speak Example sentences
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ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
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give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
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step; pace; significant progress
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in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion