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 3000 Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rankle  Speak Example sentences
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mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
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tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
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grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
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renovate; make bright by polishing
refractory  Speak Example sentences
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stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control
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instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
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soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
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impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
refurbish  Speak Example sentences
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harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing
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act of vacillating; moving one way and other; wavering
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renovate; make bright by polishing
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impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes
reparation  Speak Example sentences
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occurring or appearing again or repeatedly
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mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
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act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation
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tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
revile  Speak Example sentences
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pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial
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agreeable; gracious; charming, often in a childlike or naive way
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attack with abusive language; vilify
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the case for sword blade; sheath
salvo  Speak Example sentences
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release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault
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act of vacillating; moving one way and other; wavering
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harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing
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stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control
scrutinize  Speak Example sentences
7
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attack with abusive language; vilify
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examine closely and critically
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assumed to be such; supposed; rumored
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pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial
slipshod  Speak Example sentences
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secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
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untidy or slovenly; shabby; great carelessness; done poorly or too quickly
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impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
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healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
slur  Speak Example sentences
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insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
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act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation
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act of vacillating; moving one way and other; wavering
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pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
soporific  Speak Example sentences
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not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
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impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes
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sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle