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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resolve  Speak Example sentences
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take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
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clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
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have doubts about; distrust
score  Speak Example sentences
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determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
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become smaller or draw together; compress
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open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation
site  Speak Example sentences
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fall by, the force of gravity; descend lower; decline gradually; enter deeply
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stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
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physical position in relation to the surroundings; position; location
skip  Speak Example sentences
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jump lightly; hop; bypass
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extreme fear; violent dread; fright
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sway or move from one side to another; turn round by  wind or tide; be hanged
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act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation
sore  Speak Example sentences
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skin infection; hurting; inflamed and painful; source of pain, distress, or irritation
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offer formally; extend; propose a payment
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apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture
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experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
specific  Speak Example sentences
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stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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certificate for a shareholder of the corporation; the total amount of goods in a shop
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a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection
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offer formally; extend; propose a payment
suspect  Speak Example sentences
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have doubts about; distrust
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stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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offer formally; extend; propose a payment
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emit recurring clicking sounds; do well or as designed
swallow  Speak Example sentences
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several things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
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a large extent of land; organized portion of the country
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take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
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group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
tick  Speak Example sentences
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emit recurring clicking sounds; do well or as designed
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written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
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moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
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skin infection; hurting; inflamed and painful; source of pain, distress, or irritation
topic  Speak Example sentences
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fasten into place by fixing an end; be a follower or supporter
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make a kind of musical sound by lips; emit a similar sound from the mouth as birds
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act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation
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the subject of a speech, essay, thesis, discussion, or conversation