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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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retreat  Speak Example sentences
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the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
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lightweight cord; a collection of objects threaded on a single strand; plant fiber
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receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
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stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
ritual  Speak Example sentences
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procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
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portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
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a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
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the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
sacred  Speak Example sentences
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thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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take up residence; form a community; come to rest; bring to an end; fix firmly
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concerned with religion; worthy of respect or dedication
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go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
score  Speak Example sentences
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act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation
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purpose; reason for wanting something done
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high reputation; esteem; maintaining an erect position
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doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science
sober  Speak Example sentences
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expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
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not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by the use of drugs;  self-restraint
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supply with recent information; bring up to date; bring to the latest state of technology
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apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture
stake  Speak Example sentences
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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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thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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faculty through which to know the external world; feeling produced by a stimulus
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vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; deep shovel for digging out and dipping; spoon-shaped instrument
structure  Speak Example sentences
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complex construction or entity; complex composition of knowledge
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name written in own handwriting
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openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
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the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
suitcase  Speak Example sentences
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portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
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receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
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faculty through which to know the external world; feeling produced by a stimulus
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the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
suspicious  Speak Example sentences
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unspecified objects; tangible substance
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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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openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
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the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
theme  Speak Example sentences
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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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make a kind of musical sound by lips; emit a similar sound from the mouth as birds
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the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
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go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use