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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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satire  Speak Example sentences
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degree of any quality; condition with respect to heat or cold; the degree of heat or cold
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cosmos; everything that exists anywhere
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rays of the sun
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form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
satisfactory  Speak Example sentences
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act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
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rays of the sun
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articles of merchandise;  style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise
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acceptable; good or good enough for a particular need or purpose
savings  Speak Example sentences
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resources; money saved
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acceptance; an agreement that something is true or legal
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of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
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act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
sparrow  Speak Example sentences
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gas; steam; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist or smoke
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annoying; causing a lot of problems for someone
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of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
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any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
stalk  Speak Example sentences
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go through an area in search of prey; pursue; walk with a stiff or angry gait; move threateningly
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of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
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force in an indicated direction; stimulate or prompt action
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act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
stout  Speak Example sentences
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large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
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guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
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act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
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dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
streak  Speak Example sentences
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a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
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something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge
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robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
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fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt
surmise  Speak Example sentences
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rays of the sun
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guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
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act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
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act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
tray  Speak Example sentences
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rays of the sun
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acceptable; good or good enough for a particular need or purpose
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large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
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an open receptacle for holding or displaying, or serving articles or food
underground  Speak Example sentences
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imagine or admit to exist; assume to be true; believe or receive as true
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annoying; causing a lot of problems for someone
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act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
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under the level of the ground; buried