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 5000 Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reproach  Speak Example sentences
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pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
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express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
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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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of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
sanctum  Speak Example sentences
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make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
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speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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sacred or holy place; a private place where one is free from intrusion
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not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan
scour  Speak Example sentences
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make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
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scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
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a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
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display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
senile  Speak Example sentences
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causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
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of or pertaining to old age
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a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
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energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm; lively
symmetry  Speak Example sentences
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make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
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remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
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extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
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arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
talisman  Speak Example sentences
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energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm; lively
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charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
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act of severing, or state of being severed; partition; separation.
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fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
tally  Speak Example sentences
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arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
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dazed or confused; dizzy or queasy
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display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
tangible  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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advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
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rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric
tarnish  Speak Example sentences
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make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
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trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
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display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
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common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
tassel  Speak Example sentences
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energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm; lively
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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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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 job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place