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 5000 Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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employ  Speak Example sentences
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engage the services of; put to work; apply
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capable of destroying; lethal
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make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
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protection; exemption from normal legal duties
exceptional  Speak Example sentences
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extraordinary; unusual; well above average
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frighten; make timid; fill with fear
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very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
excruciating  Speak Example sentences
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very intense or extreme; intensely painful; agonizing
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explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
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offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
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measuring instrument; measure; judge
exquisite  Speak Example sentences
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light, quick blow, or touch
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lacking depth or precision; fuzzy; light and airy; soft
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excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
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youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
festive  Speak Example sentences
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offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
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element in a mixture or compound
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frighten; make timid; fill with fear
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pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
file  Speak Example sentences
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something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
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wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
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having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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line; proceed in one line
gravity  Speak Example sentences
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something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
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seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
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lacking depth or precision; fuzzy; light and airy; soft
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something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk
haunt  Speak Example sentences
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unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol; letdown, as after a period of excitement
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swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
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be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
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trespass; enter as an uninvited person
humility  Speak Example sentences
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quality or condition of being humble; a low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
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engage the services of; put to work; apply
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sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
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cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
hunk  Speak Example sentences
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extraordinary; unusual; well above average
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stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish
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unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol; letdown, as after a period of excitement
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a large lump or piece; a hunch, as a hunk of bread.