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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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research  Speak Example sentences
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sensation perceived by the ear; distinctive noise; long narrow inlet
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accurate or careful; complete
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inquire into; attempt to find out in a scientific manner
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move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
revenge  Speak Example sentences
2
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completely lacking wisdom or good sense
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do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
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clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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sculpture representing a human or animal
ridiculous  Speak Example sentences
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receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
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particular kind; a way of expressing something
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sharp blow from a flat object  as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
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completely lacking wisdom or good sense
scoop  Speak Example sentences
4
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sculpture representing a human or animal
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vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; deep shovel for digging out and dipping; spoon-shaped instrument
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be compatible with; cause to match; cut to rectangular shape; bring into agreement or balance; settle
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develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
shift  Speak Example sentences
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extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
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vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; deep shovel for digging out and dipping; spoon-shaped instrument
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purpose; reason for wanting something done
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moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
sketch  Speak Example sentences
6
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expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
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under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
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shut with force and loud noise; strike with force
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draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
smart  Speak Example sentences
7
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separate or be separated by force; divide or disrupt; fill with tears or shed tears
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purpose; reason for wanting something done
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clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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sound which follows a flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
spit  Speak Example sentences
8
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inquire into; attempt to find out in a scientific manner
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make too low an estimate of the quantity; undervalue
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expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
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move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
spontaneous  Speak Example sentences
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a specific kind of something
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
statue  Speak Example sentences
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sculpture representing a human or animal
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sound which follows a flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
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free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
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a roll of paper; a writing formed into a roll; schedule or list; mark added to a signature, intended to represent a seal