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 3000 Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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puissant  Speak Example sentences
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relating to motif or idea; relating to theme or topic
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untidy or slovenly; shabby; great carelessness; done poorly or too quickly
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powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible
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the fact of light or sound being caused to change direction or to separate when it travels through water, glass
quadruped  Speak Example sentences
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recollection; process of remembering
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four-footed or quadruped animal, especially, four-footed mammal
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having parallel lines or grooves on surface
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expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
quip  Speak Example sentences
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ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
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place over something else; place on top of
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clever, witty remark often prompted by occasion
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occurring or appearing again or repeatedly
relent  Speak Example sentences
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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
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give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
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truth, fact, or reality, especially enduring religious or ethical truth
revelry  Speak Example sentences
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sleepwalker; person who walks in his sleep
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powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible
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merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity
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deflect sound or light from straight path; alter by viewing through a medium
scuttle  Speak Example sentences
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habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for a crime
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deliberately sink a ship by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action
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loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
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place over something else; place on top of
seedling  Speak Example sentences
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oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
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idealistic but usually impractical social reformer
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ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
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young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
stigmatize  Speak Example sentences
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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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adhesive; gluey; covered with a sticky or clammy coating
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accuse; condemn; mark as wicked
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relating to motif or idea; relating to theme or topic
strident  Speak Example sentences
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animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
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merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity
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loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
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truth, fact, or reality, especially enduring religious or ethical truth
tempestuous  Speak Example sentences
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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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thin; slight; lacking clarity or distinctness
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burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent