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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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review  Speak Example sentences
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summary of a longer discussion;  formal examination;  practice to refresh memory
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small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
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go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
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one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
significant  Speak Example sentences
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written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
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experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
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reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
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handling; care that are intended to relieve illness or injury
sincere  Speak Example sentences
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textile fabric; complex, interconnected structure or arrangement; the World Wide Web; radio or television network
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open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
slap  Speak Example sentences
4
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sharp blow from a flat object  as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
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sway or move from one side to another; turn round by  wind or tide; be hanged
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give or bring back; return to its original condition
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consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; three times repeated
sour  Speak Example sentences
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summary of a longer discussion;  formal examination;  practice to refresh memory
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road or path affording passage; line or route along which something moves
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physical position in relation to the surroundings; position; location
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taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
summit  Speak Example sentences
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slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick
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physical position in relation to the surroundings; position; location
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utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
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textile fabric; complex, interconnected structure or arrangement; the World Wide Web; radio or television network
swing  Speak Example sentences
7
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sharp blow from a flat object  as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
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summary of a longer discussion;  formal examination;  practice to refresh memory
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sway or move from one side to another; turn round by  wind or tide; be hanged
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open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
tape  Speak Example sentences
8
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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a long thin piece of cloth or paper; measuring instrument for length by a narrow strip
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utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
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a passageway through or under something, usually underground
triple  Speak Example sentences
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consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; three times repeated
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cunning or deceitful activity; attempt to get others to do something foolish
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slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick
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written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
underneath  Speak Example sentences
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take up residence; form a community; come to rest; bring to an end; fix firmly
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written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
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inquire into; attempt to find out in a scientific manner
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under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page