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 5000 Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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elm  Speak Example sentences
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related in fable; devised; invented; not real
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tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America
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endanger; imperil; put at risk
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a person with discriminating taste in food and wine
emerald  Speak Example sentences
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pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
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the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
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of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color
employ  Speak Example sentences
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refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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take or seize by the way; cause to stop on the passage; obstruct or interrupt the progress of
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engage the services of; put to work; apply
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make use of, sometimes unjustly
epidemic  Speak Example sentences
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the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color
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take or seize by the way; cause to stop on the passage; obstruct or interrupt the progress of
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quality or condition of being humble; a low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
erase  Speak Example sentences
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serving to initiate; introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins
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rub letters or characters written, engraved, or painted
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low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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sound as if echoing in an empty space; void; vain; not solid; having space or gap or cavity
escort  Speak Example sentences
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a person with discriminating taste in food and wine
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any of various chemicals in the body that are carried by the blood and that influence the body’s growth
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one who conducts someone as an attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey
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provide a refuge for; hide; give shelter to
exotic  Speak Example sentences
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a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
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not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
expedition  Speak Example sentences
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unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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sound as if echoing in an empty space; void; vain; not solid; having space or gap or cavity
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rub letters or characters written, engraved, or painted
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journey organized for a particular purpose
grim  Speak Example sentences
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powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
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unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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inflammation of the liver
haven  Speak Example sentences
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refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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checklist; a collection of resources
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implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
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channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; eaves channel; eaves trough