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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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sacred  Speak Example sentences
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[प्रतिशोध] the punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution
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[मोड़] turn in the opposite direction; form into a spiral shape
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[पवित्र] concerned with religion; worthy of respect or dedication
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[क्रोध] feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
sacrifice  Speak Example sentences
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[सिद्धांत] doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science
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[बलिदान] the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
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[पट्टी] remove the surface from
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[ध्वनि] sensation perceived by the ear; distinctive noise; long narrow inlet
secure  Speak Example sentences
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[परिष्कृत] wide-ranging knowledge; intricate; intellectually appealing
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[निविदा] offer formally; extend; propose a payment
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[सुरक्षित] free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
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[सूक्ष्म] slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
sound  Speak Example sentences
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[स्प्रे] a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
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[ध्वनि] sensation perceived by the ear; distinctive noise; long narrow inlet
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[मोड़] turn in the opposite direction; form into a spiral shape
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[गवाह] someone who sees an event and reports what happened; observe; watch
spray  Speak Example sentences
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[स्प्रे] a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
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[वायरस] disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer
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[गवाह] someone who sees an event and reports what happened; observe; watch
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[आंसू] separate or be separated by force; divide or disrupt; fill with tears or shed tears
stake  Speak Example sentences
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[परिष्कृत] wide-ranging knowledge; intricate; intellectually appealing
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[दाँव] money risked on a gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something
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[सुरक्षित] free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
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[बदला] do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
steak  Speak Example sentences
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[ध्वनि] sensation perceived by the ear; distinctive noise; long narrow inlet
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[वापसी] receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
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[दुष्ट] evil in principle or practice; contrary to moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin
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[स्टेक] slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick
subtle  Speak Example sentences
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[पट्टी] remove the surface from
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[सूक्ष्म] slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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[प्रतिशोध] the punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution
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[दाँव] money risked on a gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something
tear  Speak Example sentences
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[आंसू] separate or be separated by force; divide or disrupt; fill with tears or shed tears
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[सूटकेस] portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
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[तकनीक] application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives
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[सिद्धांत] doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science
terror  Speak Example sentences
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[सीवर] a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
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[तकनीक] application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives
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[निराना] a wild plant growing where it is not wanted
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[आतंक] extreme fear; violent dread; fright