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 5000 Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rhetoric  Speak Example sentences
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scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
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difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
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art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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any of various instruments used for listening to sounds produced within the body, like a doctor's tool
rite  Speak Example sentences
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abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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established ceremony prescribed by a religion
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scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder; belt
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state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
rodent  Speak Example sentences
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gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
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draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
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any of various instruments used for listening to sounds produced within the body, like a doctor's tool
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scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder; belt
safari  Speak Example sentences
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deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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block consisting of a thick piece of something
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of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
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the overland expedition, especially one for hunting or exploring in eastern Africa; journey or trip
sawdust  Speak Example sentences
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tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring
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dust or small fragments of wood made by the cutting of a saw
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reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
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a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice
secluded  Speak Example sentences
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the overland expedition, especially one for hunting or exploring in eastern Africa; journey or trip
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removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
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length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
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block consisting of a thick piece of something
seductive  Speak Example sentences
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glide or slide like a reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface
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tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring
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any of various instruments used for listening to sounds produced within the body, like a doctor's tool
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draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
shimmer  Speak Example sentences
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shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
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smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
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state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
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glide or slide like a reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface
sidle  Speak Example sentences
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perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
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temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
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of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
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go or move with one side foremost; move sidewise
slag  Speak Example sentences
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perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
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comedy characterized by improbable situations; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous
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wreck; scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin
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residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal