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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resent  Speak Example sentences
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move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
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overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
rub  Speak Example sentences
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the small area set off by walls for special use; booth
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slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick
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destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
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move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
sincere  Speak Example sentences
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apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture
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causing or ending in or approaching death; station
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open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
splendid  Speak Example sentences
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thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
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disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer
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determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
stake  Speak Example sentences
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normal activity of a person in a particular social setting; the part played by a performer
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fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk; a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
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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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move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
stall  Speak Example sentences
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the small area set off by walls for special use; booth
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slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick
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fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk; a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
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draw liquid into the mouth; take in;  draw something by vacuum
steady  Speak Example sentences
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dry and brown by heat of the fire; warm thoroughly; drink to the health or in honor
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reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
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securely in position; not shaky; not easily excited
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apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture
steak  Speak Example sentences
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solemn declaration or affirmation; something that serves as evidence
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slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick
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the small area set off by walls for special use; booth
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thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
summit  Speak Example sentences
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utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
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tear into pieces;  raise the fibers of
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disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer
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purpose; reason for wanting something done
tough  Speak Example sentences
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hard; difficult; feeling physical discomfort or pain; hard to bear
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destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
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thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area