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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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research  Speak Example sentences
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cut the surface of; cause friction
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capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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not easily moved or disturbed
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inquire into; attempt to find out in a scientific manner
rot  Speak Example sentences
2
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having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
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medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
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become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
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part of the neck in front of; passage to stomach and lung
scissors  Speak Example sentences
3
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intellect; mental ability; natural ability to perceive and understand
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edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
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able to feel;  responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
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skin infection; hurting; inflamed and painful; source of pain, distress, or irritation
screw  Speak Example sentences
4
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cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
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workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
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make known; disclose, or show
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part of the neck in front of; passage to stomach and lung
shepherd  Speak Example sentences
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long, narrow upper section or crest; a chain of hills or mountains
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having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
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by moving in or forming a circle; from beginning to end; throughout; to a specific place or person
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a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
spare  Speak Example sentences
6
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give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
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hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway
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stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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unspecified objects; tangible substance
spray  Speak Example sentences
7
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written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
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rectangular cloth or paper for drying or wiping
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throw carelessly; throw to see which side comes up; move or stir about violently
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a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
stable  Speak Example sentences
8
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not easily moved or disturbed
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a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
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make one or more folds in; store in a safe spot; put in a snug spot
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by moving in or forming a circle; from beginning to end; throughout; to a specific place or person
stroke  Speak Example sentences
9
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a blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
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a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
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throw carelessly; throw to see which side comes up; move or stir about violently
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pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings
surgery  Speak Example sentences
10
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medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
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guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
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unspecified objects; tangible substance
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slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind