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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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sarcasm  Speak Example sentences
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rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
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quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
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a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
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model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
select  Speak Example sentences
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taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
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branch of philosophy which treats the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science
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one skilled particularly in the technical details of work
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while;  at the same time
sensible  Speak Example sentences
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able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
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load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question;  bet; stake
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existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
sequence  Speak Example sentences
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the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
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used to state what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
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adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
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serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
smother  Speak Example sentences
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having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
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uniform; in complete agreement
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conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
solar  Speak Example sentences
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rod; stick; branch; long piece of timber; the measure of length, equaling three feet
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of or relating to the sun
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reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record
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taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
splash  Speak Example sentences
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unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
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cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
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poll; detailed critical inspection
stereotype  Speak Example sentences
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
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the sensation of dryness in the throat
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fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
survey  Speak Example sentences
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poll; detailed critical inspection
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rod; stick; branch; long piece of timber; the measure of length, equaling three feet
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branch of philosophy which treats the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science
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absolutely; completely or extremely
technician  Speak Example sentences
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one skilled particularly in the technical details of work
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twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force-free by pulling violently
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uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
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poll; detailed critical inspection