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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reward  Speak Example sentences
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release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
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money risked on a gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something
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satisfying return or result; profit, return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.
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one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
ridiculous  Speak Example sentences
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greater rank or station or quality; excellent
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completely lacking wisdom or good sense
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one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
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bulge; expand abnormally; increase in size; become filled with pride or anger
scratch  Speak Example sentences
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guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
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cut the surface of; cause friction
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moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
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force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence
scum  Speak Example sentences
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one who performs manual operations on a patient
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an impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water; worthless people
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faculty through which to know the external world; feeling produced by a stimulus
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greater rank or station or quality; excellent
shed  Speak Example sentences
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get rid of; cast off; cause to pour forth
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to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
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morally justified; equitable; free from wrong, guilt, or sin
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the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
shift  Speak Example sentences
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bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space
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one who performs manual operations on a patient
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moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
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solemn declaration or affirmation; something that serves as evidence
slight  Speak Example sentences
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almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
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depot; storehouse for goods and merchandise
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unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
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not perfected; having or caused by an irregular surface
squeeze  Speak Example sentences
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sway or move from one side to another; turn round by  wind or tide; be hanged
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space between ranges of mountains; area drained or irrigated by a river; internal angle formed by the intersection
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area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers
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force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence
technology  Speak Example sentences
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screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
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cut the surface of; cause friction
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application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives
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act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation
testimony  Speak Example sentences
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solemn declaration or affirmation; something that serves as evidence
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stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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get rid of; cast off; cause to pour forth
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right or claim to possession; a mark of rank; the name of a book or film