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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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riot  Speak Example sentences
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state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
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part of the neck in front of; passage to stomach and lung
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money risked on a gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something
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showing a natural gift for something
sabotage  Speak Example sentences
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do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
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destroy property or hinder normal operations
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small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
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a blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
score  Speak Example sentences
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act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation
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slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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showing a natural gift for something
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group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
shrink  Speak Example sentences
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path or track roughly through a wild or hilly country; overland route
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become smaller or draw together; compress
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a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
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reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
significant  Speak Example sentences
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become smaller or draw together; compress
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stretch or force to the limit; tight
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reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
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knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
slip  Speak Example sentences
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complex construction or entity; complex composition of knowledge
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extreme fear; violent dread; fright
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composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
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move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
solo  Speak Example sentences
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right or claim to possession; a mark of rank; the name of a book or film
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sway or move from one side to another; turn round by  wind or tide; be hanged
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composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
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destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
spring  Speak Example sentences
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protective covering or structure; protect; guard
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develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
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a large extent of land; organized portion of the country
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destroy property or hinder normal operations
swing  Speak Example sentences
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sway or move from one side to another; turn round by  wind or tide; be hanged
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accurate or careful; complete
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movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
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protective covering or structure; protect; guard
tag  Speak Example sentences
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composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
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movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
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attach; append; provide with a name or nickname; label
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stretch or force to the limit; tight