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 5000 Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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errand  Speak Example sentences
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frighten; make timid; fill with fear
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madness; craziness; mental illness or derangement; extreme foolishness; folly
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eradicate; abolish; rule out
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a short trip that taken to perform a specified task; mission; embassy
exclusive  Speak Example sentences
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not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
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unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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place in which to lie or rest, especially, the bed or couch of a wild beast; burying place
freeway  Speak Example sentences
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a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
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of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
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major divided highway designed for high-speed travel, having few or no intersections
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fail, especially in a course or an examination; give a failing grade to
gauge  Speak Example sentences
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madness; craziness; mental illness or derangement; extreme foolishness; folly
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measuring instrument; measure; judge
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unusually large person, animal, or thing
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fail, especially in a course or an examination; give a failing grade to
genetic  Speak Example sentences
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fail, especially in a course or an examination; give a failing grade to
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irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
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of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
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a circular band of colored light around a light source, like sun; a luminous ring of light around sacred figures
glimpse  Speak Example sentences
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sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
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glance; a quick look; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
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easy to destroy, delicate, not strong
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unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
grim  Speak Example sentences
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undamaged in any way; integrated; a whole
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unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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one of several grave crimes, such as murder, rape, or burglary
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a circular band of colored light around a light source, like sun; a luminous ring of light around sacred figures
halo  Speak Example sentences
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a circular band of colored light around a light source, like sun; a luminous ring of light around sacred figures
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explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin
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irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
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the association organized to promote art or science, or education
impulse  Speak Example sentences
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a large lump or piece; a hunch, as a hunk of bread.
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act of applying force suddenly; an impelling force or strength
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run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
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explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin
inclined  Speak Example sentences
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pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
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a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
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protected; defended; watched over; supervised
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tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency