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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reed  Speak Example sentences
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articles of merchandise;  style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise
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tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems
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loose and large-grained with consistency
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put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping
rehearse  Speak Example sentences
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goodness, moral excellence; good quality
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practice; drill; engage in preparation for a public performance
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fighter; combatant; one who is engaged in or experienced in battle
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unluckily; by bad luck
religion  Speak Example sentences
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belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
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narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
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state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
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chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water
reproduction  Speak Example sentences
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act of making copies
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not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory
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act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
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ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
riddle  Speak Example sentences
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storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
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state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
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fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
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pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
scotch  Speak Example sentences
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put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping
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step on; mate with; place the foot
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a mental position from which things are viewed
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unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
standpoint  Speak Example sentences
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fighter; combatant; one who is engaged in or experienced in battle
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a mental position from which things are viewed
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unluckily; by bad luck
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set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
strand  Speak Example sentences
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enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
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a complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
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endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit
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articles of merchandise;  style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise
theoretical  Speak Example sentences
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enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
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a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
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not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory
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pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
thunderstorm  Speak Example sentences
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storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
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act of making copies
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unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
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arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife