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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resolve  Speak Example sentences
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stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
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determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
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make one or more folds in; store in a safe spot; put in a snug spot
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portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
resort  Speak Example sentences
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vacation spot; an act of turning to for assistance
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susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
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context and environment in which something is set
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causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
route  Speak Example sentences
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method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
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the small area set off by walls for special use; booth
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a way for travel or transportation
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protective covering or structure; protect; guard
rub  Speak Example sentences
4
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portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
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sculpture representing a human or animal
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a wild plant growing where it is not wanted
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move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
scratch  Speak Example sentences
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feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; tremble as from fear or excitement
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move from a lower position to a higher; mount up; move upward; reach a higher level
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cut the surface of; cause friction
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carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
spoil  Speak Example sentences
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turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
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conforming to a type; representative
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go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
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destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
spring  Speak Example sentences
7
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develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
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move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
superior  Speak Example sentences
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greater rank or station or quality; excellent
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a way for travel or transportation
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one who shows or exhibits; brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail; bath in which the water is sprayed
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go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
team  Speak Example sentences
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develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
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some persons associated together in any work; a flock of wild ducks
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particular kind; a way of expressing something
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stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
terrific  Speak Example sentences
10
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causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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organ situated in the floor of mouth; speech; language; clapper of a bell
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a wild plant growing where it is not wanted
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a way for travel or transportation