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 Group 17 - Matching Quizzes
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scheme  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
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burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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something originally of little value becomes very valuable; unexpected hit; one that sleeps
Exercise
elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
sedentary  Speak Example sentences
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requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
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act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
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be disturbed; boil; be in state of turmoil or ferment
sedition  Speak Example sentences
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resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
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tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
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sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
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minor quarrel; noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
serenity  Speak Example sentences
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sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
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fasten together; join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
Exercise
isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
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calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
sever  Speak Example sentences
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elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
Exercise
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
Exercise
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
Exercise
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
severity  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness
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one who is very reluctant to spend money; miser; selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
Exercise
elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
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tempt; entice; lead away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct
shambles  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
wreck; scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin
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sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
Exercise
disorder; move back and forth; mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
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conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
slander  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
minor quarrel; noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
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defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
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naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
Exercise
playful; relating to or interested in sports
slaughter  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
Exercise
requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
Exercise
act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
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not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
sleek  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
Exercise
wreck; scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin
Exercise
having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
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relating to space; existing in or connected with space