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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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ridiculous  Speak Example sentences
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carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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completely lacking wisdom or good sense
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experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
rise  Speak Example sentences
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skin infection; hurting; inflamed and painful; source of pain, distress, or irritation
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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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turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
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move from a lower position to a higher; mount up; move upward; reach a higher level
scenario  Speak Example sentences
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skin infection; hurting; inflamed and painful; source of pain, distress, or irritation
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
sincere  Speak Example sentences
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experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
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turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
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open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
sore  Speak Example sentences
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skin infection; hurting; inflamed and painful; source of pain, distress, or irritation
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turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
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cunning or deceitful activity; attempt to get others to do something foolish
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give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
supposedly  Speak Example sentences
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seemingly; believed or reputed to be the case
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path or track roughly through a wild or hilly country; overland route
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considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention
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open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
surrender  Speak Example sentences
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move from a lower position to a higher; mount up; move upward; reach a higher level
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hand over, give up, give something into another's control
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experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
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middle size aquatic mammal; stamp used for authentication or security
term  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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limited period of time; point in time at which something ends; termination; deadline
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carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
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skin infection; hurting; inflamed and painful; source of pain, distress, or irritation
thoughtful  Speak Example sentences
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release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention
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someone who sees an event and reports what happened; observe; watch
tradition  Speak Example sentences
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tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over