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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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residence  Speak Example sentences
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official house; large house; an act of dwelling in a place
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a roll of paper; a writing formed into a roll; schedule or list; mark added to a signature, intended to represent a seal
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a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
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path or track roughly through a wild or hilly country; overland route
resolve  Speak Example sentences
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determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
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stem, or body, of a tree; main stem, without the branches; the body of animal apart from the head and limbs
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affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath
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position relative to others; standing
ridiculous  Speak Example sentences
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normal activity of a person in a particular social setting; the part played by a performer
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shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
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completely lacking wisdom or good sense
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clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
roast  Speak Example sentences
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clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule
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handling; care that are intended to relieve illness or injury
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sharp blow from a flat object  as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
scar  Speak Example sentences
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handling; care that are intended to relieve illness or injury
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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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mark of damage; a mark left on the skin after injury
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not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by the use of drugs;  self-restraint
scenario  Speak Example sentences
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screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
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eat light informal meal; eat lightly
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stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
session  Speak Example sentences
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normal activity of a person in a particular social setting; the part played by a performer
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written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
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the meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
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one who performs manual operations on a patient
studio  Speak Example sentences
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workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
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not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by the use of drugs;  self-restraint
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a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
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written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
tag  Speak Example sentences
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attach; append; provide with a name or nickname; label
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have doubts about; distrust
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shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
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one who performs manual operations on a patient
track  Speak Example sentences
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some persons associated together in any work; a flock of wild ducks
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road or path affording passage; line or route along which something moves
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stem, or body, of a tree; main stem, without the branches; the body of animal apart from the head and limbs
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tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes