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 5000 Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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inviolable  Speak Example sentences
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given to joking; merry; humorous
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communication using gesture and facial expression
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secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
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celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
jaundiced  Speak Example sentences
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prejudiced; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of the skin; yellow or yellowish
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travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim
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exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
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confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
lechery  Speak Example sentences
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embezzle;  appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public money entrusted to one's care
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pervading; spread throughout every part
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fertilize by transferring pollen
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unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
liken  Speak Example sentences
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act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
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tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding
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flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable
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allege, or think, to be like; represent as like; make or cause to be like
megalomania  Speak Example sentences
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secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
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unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
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superiority in numbers or amount
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mental disorder  with delusions of grandeur
meretricious  Speak Example sentences
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theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
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of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading
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excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
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confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
muffle  Speak Example sentences
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prejudiced; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of the skin; yellow or yellowish
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constituting or acting as a single, often in rigid or uniform
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make a sound quieter and less clear
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exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
negation  Speak Example sentences
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beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
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act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
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tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding
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essential premise; the underlying assumption
ostentation  Speak Example sentences
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constituting or acting as a single, often in rigid or uniform
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making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
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spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
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aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
paroxysm  Speak Example sentences
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a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
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pervading; spread throughout every part
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overwhelm;  cover with water, especially floodwaters
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beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements