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 5000 Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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intermittent  Speak Example sentences
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dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
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any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
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periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
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assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
jumble  Speak Example sentences
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cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
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assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
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acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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make something last; preserve from extinction
labyrinth  Speak Example sentences
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a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
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maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
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assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
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quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness
lyric  Speak Example sentences
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decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
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alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
maelstrom  Speak Example sentences
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whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
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liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
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decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
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defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
mores  Speak Example sentences
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having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored
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conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
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work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
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representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
noggin  Speak Example sentences
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put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
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pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head
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having a tendency to loosen or relax.
obscurity  Speak Example sentences
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quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness
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an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
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periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
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representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
oppressive  Speak Example sentences
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lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
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small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head
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an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
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unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
outlandish  Speak Example sentences
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unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
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an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
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the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement; an instance of abnormal activity
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pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role