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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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residence  Speak Example sentences
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unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
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make a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in an angry or sharp tone
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automobile; means of conveying; medium
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official house; large house; an act of dwelling in a place
respond  Speak Example sentences
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not perfected; having or caused by an irregular surface
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show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
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follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
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one who shows or exhibits; brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail; bath in which the water is sprayed
rise  Speak Example sentences
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clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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a sign made to give notice to a person
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move from a lower position to a higher; mount up; move upward; reach a higher level
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unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
rough  Speak Example sentences
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not perfected; having or caused by an irregular surface
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show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
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reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
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put special emphasis on; utter with an accent; state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain
routine  Speak Example sentences
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overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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act of taking something from someone unlawfully; stealing
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unvarying or habitual method of procedure; occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals
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official house; large house; an act of dwelling in a place
sabotage  Speak Example sentences
6
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destroy property or hinder normal operations
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put special emphasis on; utter with an accent; state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain
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a sign made to give notice to a person
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application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives
severe  Speak Example sentences
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serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
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move from a lower position to a higher; mount up; move upward; reach a higher level
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elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
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full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
shave  Speak Example sentences
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touch the surface lightly; remove the beard or other body hair from
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act of taking something from someone unlawfully; stealing
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official house; large house; an act of dwelling in a place
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destroy property or hinder normal operations
significant  Speak Example sentences
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not tangible or material; belonging to religion; sacred; supernatural
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reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
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lacking awareness; senseless; unaware
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automobile; means of conveying; medium
slack  Speak Example sentences
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thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
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put special emphasis on; utter with an accent; state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain
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area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers