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 5000 Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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relinquish  Speak Example sentences
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typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
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acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
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length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
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give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
render  Speak Example sentences
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causing abhorrence or disgust
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quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
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deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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of or pertaining to old age
repel  Speak Example sentences
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uniform; in complete agreement
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lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
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deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
retribution  Speak Example sentences
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established ceremony prescribed by a religion
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something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
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typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
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a small cut made with scissors or shears; small piece cut or clipped off
sapphire  Speak Example sentences
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record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
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long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and other heavy work
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abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
sledgehammer  Speak Example sentences
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state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
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something which is written; writing; scripture
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acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
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long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and other heavy work
sphinx  Speak Example sentences
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depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people
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a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments
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something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
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in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion
stutter  Speak Example sentences
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hesitate or stumble in uttering words; speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; stammer
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mean or miserly person; selfish person
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typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
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length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
tact  Speak Example sentences
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hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
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something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
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the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
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record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
talisman  Speak Example sentences
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give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
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typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
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something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
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charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power