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 5000 Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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jagged  Speak Example sentences
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having the nature or habits of a parasite that takes advantage of others without useful return
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a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
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read or examine, typically with great care
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unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
jaunty  Speak Example sentences
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a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience
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gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
levity  Speak Example sentences
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a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
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dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
lofty  Speak Example sentences
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it isn't easy to free oneself
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remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
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appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
maelstrom  Speak Example sentences
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postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
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marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
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gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
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whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
marginal  Speak Example sentences
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of or pertaining to a margin; written or printed in the margin
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germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
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act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
microbe  Speak Example sentences
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marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
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a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
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germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
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beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
mimic  Speak Example sentences
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dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
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legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience
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marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
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copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
motif  Speak Example sentences
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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
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a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
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stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
nether  Speak Example sentences
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remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
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board on which the painter mixes pigments
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a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
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situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; lower; under