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 5000 Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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ruddy  Speak Example sentences
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woolen thread; the thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
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lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
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reddish color; healthy-looking
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a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
scab  Speak Example sentences
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crust discharged from and covering a healing wound; a worker who refuses membership in a labor union
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dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
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nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
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of or pertaining to temperament; excessively sensitive or irritable; moody; likely to perform unpredictably
scurry  Speak Example sentences
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go or move with one side foremost; move sidewise
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shabby; untidy in appearance
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a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments
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go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
snide  Speak Example sentences
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of or pertaining to temperament; excessively sensitive or irritable; moody; likely to perform unpredictably
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tricky; deceptive; contemptible
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intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
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established ceremony prescribed by a religion
spear  Speak Example sentences
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broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
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change in outward structure or looks; convert
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a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
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popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
spout  Speak Example sentences
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excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
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throw out forcibly and abundantly, as liquids through an office or a pipe; eject in a jet; utter magniloquently
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woolen thread; the thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
stationery  Speak Example sentences
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paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
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seller; provider; vending machine
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speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
strolling  Speak Example sentences
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tricky; deceptive; contemptible
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display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
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leisurely walking; traveling from place to place seeking work or gain
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ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
taboo  Speak Example sentences
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ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
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intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
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continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
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popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
tantrum  Speak Example sentences
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male hawk; a kind of bur used in dressing cloth; flower or head of some plants, as when pendent; a narrow silk ribbon
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a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice
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psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior and thinking
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crust discharged from and covering a healing wound; a worker who refuses membership in a labor union