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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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farce  Speak Example sentences
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one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
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obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
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broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
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covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
fiend  Speak Example sentences
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be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
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weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies
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implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
fracture  Speak Example sentences
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incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or spent
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unlikely; impossible; not likely to be true
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implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
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break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
franchise  Speak Example sentences
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a right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular area
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act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
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curative; a natural process by which the body repairs itself
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broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
gait  Speak Example sentences
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authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
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impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
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provide or raise funds or capital for; supply funds to
glimpse  Speak Example sentences
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imaginative; not based on fact; dubious
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establish, organize, and set in operation
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woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth
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see briefly; catch sight of
heiress  Speak Example sentences
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covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
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earnest activity intended to do or accomplish something; exertion powers to attain an object
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woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth
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a very wrong and unfair action or situation; gross injustice or unrighteousness, wickedness
herd  Speak Example sentences
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gather, keep, or drive animals together; gather and place into a group or mass
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clever, expedient way of doing something; specific talent, especially one difficult to explain or teach
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courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
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plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies
impotent  Speak Example sentences
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conducive to the good health of body or mind
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
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weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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imaginative; not based on fact; dubious
improbable  Speak Example sentences
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one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
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impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
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weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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unlikely; impossible; not likely to be true