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 5000 Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
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make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
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improper use or handling; misuse
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bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow
barbecue  Speak Example sentences
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flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
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small waterfall; sudden downpour
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a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
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approach; entry; entrance
barrier  Speak Example sentences
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disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
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any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
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producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn; strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn
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obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
bless  Speak Example sentences
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unusual; not typical; not normal
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make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy
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obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult or impossible to rouse a person
booze  Speak Example sentences
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flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
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items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
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promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
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drink greedily or immoderately, especially alcoholic liquor
bore  Speak Example sentences
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flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
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disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
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improper use or handling; misuse
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drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
breach  Speak Example sentences
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catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
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a contest between antagonists; contest or fight; a period of time spent in a particular way, as in illness
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hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
cascade  Speak Example sentences
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relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
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the compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
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harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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small waterfall; sudden downpour
chap  Speak Example sentences
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drink greedily or immoderately, especially alcoholic liquor
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a contest between antagonists; contest or fight; a period of time spent in a particular way, as in illness
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doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
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crack, as in earth surface; splitting of skin, caused by cold or exposure; one of the jaws or cheeks; man or boy
closure  Speak Example sentences
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harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
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improper use or handling; misuse
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make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
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act of shutting; closing