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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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retreat  Speak Example sentences
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[स्काउट] find paths through unexplored territory
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[समीक्षा] summary of a longer discussion;  formal examination;  practice to refresh memory
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[मूर्ति] sculpture representing a human or animal
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[वापसी] receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
scout  Speak Example sentences
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[परंपरा] thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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[स्केच] draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
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[स्काउट] find paths through unexplored territory
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[अनुभाग] one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
sewer  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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[स्केच] draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
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[मलबे] destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
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[जन्म] move from a lower position to a higher; mount up; move upward; reach a higher level
sketch  Speak Example sentences
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[अनुभाग] one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
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[स्केच] draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
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[संरचना] complex construction or entity; complex composition of knowledge
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[उपचार] handling; care that are intended to relieve illness or injury
spin  Speak Example sentences
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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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[ध्वनि] sensation perceived by the ear; distinctive noise; long narrow inlet
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[स्पिन] turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
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[तंग प्रतिभावान] tear into pieces;  raise the fibers of
spray  Speak Example sentences
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[टेप] a long thin piece of cloth or paper; measuring instrument for length by a narrow strip
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[स्प्रे] a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
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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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[छड़ी] fasten into place by fixing an end; be a follower or supporter
squeeze  Speak Example sentences
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[निचोड़] force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence
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[समीक्षा] summary of a longer discussion;  formal examination;  practice to refresh memory
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[टैग] attach; append; provide with a name or nickname; label
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[सर्जरी] medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
steady  Speak Example sentences
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[कल्याण] benefit; something that aids health or happiness
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[स्टेक] slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick
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[स्थिर] securely in position; not shaky; not easily excited
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[जन्म] move from a lower position to a higher; mount up; move upward; reach a higher level
structure  Speak Example sentences
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[सिद्धांत] doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science
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[गोदाम] depot; storehouse for goods and merchandise
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[संरचना] complex construction or entity; complex composition of knowledge
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[शीर्षक] right or claim to possession; a mark of rank; the name of a book or film
tag  Speak Example sentences
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[सिद्धांत] doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science
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[टैग] attach; append; provide with a name or nickname; label
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[शून्य] emptiness; containing nothing; clear or empty a place
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[खिंचाव] extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably