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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rebuke  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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director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
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the exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; outside; outward or external appearance
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scold harshly; criticize severely
representation  Speak Example sentences
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steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely
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endure or survive the effects of wind, rain, or other forces
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disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
resistance  Speak Example sentences
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the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
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lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
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completely clear and fine
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disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
satire  Speak Example sentences
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imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
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disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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free from a burden; alleviate; save from ruin
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form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
serene  Speak Example sentences
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completely clear and fine
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the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
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a weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing
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storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
sharply  Speak Example sentences
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overlay with other cords going round and round it; take or move by a sudden motion; clean completely
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a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
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steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely
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professor; a learned person
sneer  Speak Example sentences
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show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
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revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
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act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
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steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely
sparrow  Speak Example sentences
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any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
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a person who performs or offers to perform a service voluntarily
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one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction
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a petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
sponge  Speak Example sentences
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soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
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case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
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something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge
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a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
sunset  Speak Example sentences
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one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction
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a person who performs or offers to perform a service voluntarily
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daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
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remove the cover from; expose; disclose