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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reverse  Speak Example sentences
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overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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large candle or lamp giving flaring flame; flashlight
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complex construction or entity; complex composition of knowledge
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intellect; mental ability; natural ability to perceive and understand
ridiculous  Speak Example sentences
2
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jump lightly; hop; bypass
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disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer
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completely lacking wisdom or good sense
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feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
scan  Speak Example sentences
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make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
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overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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pour; sudden drop from an upright position; flow or run out
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clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
scoop  Speak Example sentences
4
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vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; deep shovel for digging out and dipping; spoon-shaped instrument
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by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
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cunning or deceitful activity; attempt to get others to do something foolish
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unspecified objects; tangible substance
significant  Speak Example sentences
5
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reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
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leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
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manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
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group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
sting  Speak Example sentences
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benefit; something that aids health or happiness
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leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
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unspecified objects; tangible substance
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pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings
studio  Speak Example sentences
7
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
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by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
suspect  Speak Example sentences
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by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
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by moving in or forming a circle; from beginning to end; throughout; to a specific place or person
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have doubts about; distrust
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act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
tease  Speak Example sentences
9
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tear into pieces;  raise the fibers of
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nearly corresponding; somewhat like; having a general likeness
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cunning or deceitful activity; attempt to get others to do something foolish
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
terrific  Speak Example sentences
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conforming to a type; representative
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unspecified objects; tangible substance
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causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital