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 5000 Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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alkali  Speak Example sentences
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fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
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make shiny by rubbing; polish
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voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors
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soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
aphorism  Speak Example sentences
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soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
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grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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discord; disagreeable sounds; a harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
asperity  Speak Example sentences
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the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
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make watertight by filling in cracks
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manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
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curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
callow  Speak Example sentences
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youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
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blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
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eye defect that prevents proper focus
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simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
caulk  Speak Example sentences
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the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
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soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
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curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
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make watertight by filling in cracks
cede  Speak Example sentences
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lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side
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yield or formally resign and surrender to another
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trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
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relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
commodious  Speak Example sentences
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of brownish, tawny color, with streaks, spots, or patterns
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a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
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manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
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spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
condescension  Speak Example sentences
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dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
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of brownish, tawny color, with streaks, spots, or patterns
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voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
correlate  Speak Example sentences
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produce; give rise to
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outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
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relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
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feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain
cumbersome  Speak Example sentences
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temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth or operating, as a motive to action
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make watertight by filling in cracks
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heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
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healthily plump and ample of figure; full-bosomed; vigorous; jolly