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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rise  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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make an effort to; try to get; try to discover
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movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
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draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
roast  Speak Example sentences
2
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take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
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emptiness; containing nothing; clear or empty a place
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reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
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cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule
seek  Speak Example sentences
3
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emptiness; containing nothing; clear or empty a place
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several things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
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make an effort to; try to get; try to discover
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sharp blow from a flat object  as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
significant  Speak Example sentences
4
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cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule
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movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
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be compatible with; cause to match; cut to rectangular shape; bring into agreement or balance; settle
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reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
slap  Speak Example sentences
5
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knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
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hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway
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sharp blow from a flat object  as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
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almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
solution  Speak Example sentences
6
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several things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
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capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
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knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
spin  Speak Example sentences
7
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knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
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turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
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become smaller or draw together; compress
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
spontaneous  Speak Example sentences
8
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
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method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
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separate or be separated by force; divide or disrupt; fill with tears or shed tears
square  Speak Example sentences
9
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method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
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be compatible with; cause to match; cut to rectangular shape; bring into agreement or balance; settle
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medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
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carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
stretch  Speak Example sentences
10
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findings of a jury on issues of fact for decision; judgment or opinion
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extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
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capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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eat light informal meal; eat lightly