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 5000 Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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repel  Speak Example sentences
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force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
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a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments
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draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
rescind  Speak Example sentences
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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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creep away meanly; steal away; sneak.
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cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
rubble  Speak Example sentences
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creep away meanly; steal away; sneak.
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clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
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abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
sanctum  Speak Example sentences
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sacred or holy place; a private place where one is free from intrusion
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
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remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
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having no spine or spinal column; invertebrate; having no backbone, vigor, or courage; limp; weak
scramble  Speak Example sentences
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a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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huge marine mammal of the seal family, a native of the Arctic Ocean
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unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
snip  Speak Example sentences
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a small cut made with scissors or shears; small piece cut or clipped off
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broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
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move one way and the other to get a close place; lie close for comfort; cuddle; nestle
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conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
spank  Speak Example sentences
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a small cut made with scissors or shears; small piece cut or clipped off
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strike, with the open hand; slap; move with a quick
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
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one who insists on something unyieldingly; something puzzling or difficult
speck  Speak Example sentences
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abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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particle; a tiny spot; stain
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tricky; deceptive; contemptible
stickler  Speak Example sentences
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wall made up of stone
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feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
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one who insists on something unyieldingly; something puzzling or difficult
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shabby; untidy in appearance
stride  Speak Example sentences
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step; pace; significant progress
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tricky; deceptive; contemptible
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wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to