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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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sauce  Speak Example sentences
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overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
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stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
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middle size aquatic mammal; stamp used for authentication or security
shave  Speak Example sentences
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bottom; underside of foot or shoe or boot; the bottom surface of a plow
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healing power or quality; treatment of illness
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groups of cells that make particular parts of the body; soft, thin paper
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touch the surface lightly; remove the beard or other body hair from
significant  Speak Example sentences
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stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
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reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
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a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
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lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
stress  Speak Example sentences
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put special emphasis on; utter with an accent; state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain
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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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something to be treated; course or area of study
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eat light informal meal; eat lightly
suck  Speak Example sentences
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concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
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reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
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practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness
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draw liquid into the mouth; take in;  draw something by vacuum
supreme  Speak Example sentences
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draw liquid into the mouth; take in;  draw something by vacuum
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most outstanding; highest; superior
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leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
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make a kind of musical sound by lips; emit a similar sound from the mouth as birds
swamp  Speak Example sentences
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low land that is seasonally flooded; low land region saturated with water
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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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full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
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movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
target  Speak Example sentences
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method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
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low land that is seasonally flooded; low land region saturated with water
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openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
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reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
tender  Speak Example sentences
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practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness
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lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
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overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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offer formally; extend; propose a payment
theft  Speak Example sentences
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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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leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
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feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; tremble as from fear or excitement
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act of taking something from someone unlawfully; stealing