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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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role  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
attach; append; provide with a name or nickname; label
Exercise
the meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
Exercise
normal activity of a person in a particular social setting; the part played by a performer
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dry and brown by heat of the fire; warm thoroughly; drink to the health or in honor
scent  Speak Example sentences
2
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rectangular cloth or paper for drying or wiping
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disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer
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inquire into; attempt to find out in a scientific manner
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a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
session  Speak Example sentences
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without an equal; being the only one of its kind
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one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
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exchange; put in the place of another
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the meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
shield  Speak Example sentences
4
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become smaller or draw together; compress
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protective covering or structure; protect; guard
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sculpture representing a human or animal
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one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
shrink  Speak Example sentences
5
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attach; append; provide with a name or nickname; label
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a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
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become smaller or draw together; compress
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morally justified; equitable; free from wrong, guilt, or sin
sincere  Speak Example sentences
6
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open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
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seemingly; believed or reputed to be the case
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practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness
snack  Speak Example sentences
7
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eat light informal meal; eat lightly
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rectangular cloth or paper for drying or wiping
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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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final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
supposedly  Speak Example sentences
8
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guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
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seemingly; believed or reputed to be the case
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susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
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sculpture representing a human or animal
swallow  Speak Example sentences
9
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open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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attach; append; provide with a name or nickname; label
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take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
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protective covering or structure; protect; guard
tag  Speak Example sentences
10
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official house; large house; an act of dwelling in a place
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disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer
Exercise
attach; append; provide with a name or nickname; label
Exercise
personnel who assist superior to carry out an assigned task