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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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research  Speak Example sentences
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knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
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give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
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inquire into; attempt to find out in a scientific manner
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name written in own handwriting
scholarship  Speak Example sentences
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summary of a longer discussion;  formal examination;  practice to refresh memory
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bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space
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knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
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purpose; reason for wanting something done
scissors  Speak Example sentences
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edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
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knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
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inquire into; attempt to find out in a scientific manner
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give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
script  Speak Example sentences
4
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sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
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hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway
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prepare text for filming or broadcasting
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act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
setting  Speak Example sentences
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give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
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context and environment in which something is set
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not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by the use of drugs;  self-restraint
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hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway
single  Speak Example sentences
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in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
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one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
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shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
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edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
specific  Speak Example sentences
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stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
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full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
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go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
splendid  Speak Example sentences
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shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
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sway or move from one side to another; turn round by  wind or tide; be hanged
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kind or species; a class of
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rectangular cloth or paper for drying or wiping
standing  Speak Example sentences
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disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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high reputation; esteem; maintaining an erect position
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knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
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sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
summit  Speak Example sentences
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elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
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sway or move from one side to another; turn round by  wind or tide; be hanged
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utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
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stretch or force to the limit; tight