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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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recommend  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
Exercise
act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
Exercise
suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
Exercise
of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
savings  Speak Example sentences
2
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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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resources; money saved
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give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
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send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
scramble  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
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cultured; purified; made pure
Exercise
a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
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the message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
separate  Speak Example sentences
4
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set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
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the craftsman who weaves cloth
Exercise
a long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
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piece or attachment; end of a pointed or projecting object; a V shape; an indication of potential opportunity
significance  Speak Example sentences
5
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the message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
Exercise
low footwear that can be on and off easily; one who slips or slides because of loss of traction
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acceptance; an agreement that something is true or legal
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unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
squash  Speak Example sentences
6
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act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
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modification; correction; an act of altering
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crush something into a flat shape
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the craftsman who weaves cloth
streak  Speak Example sentences
7
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fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
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a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
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stick; a long thin implement made of metal or wood
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accountable;  having good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own
tenor  Speak Example sentences
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continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
Exercise
of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
Exercise
set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
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firm, unyielding,  or determined; having decided purpose
theatrical  Speak Example sentences
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of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
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suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
Exercise
acceptance; an agreement that something is true or legal
Exercise
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
tip  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
Exercise
give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
Exercise
of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
Exercise
piece or attachment; end of a pointed or projecting object; a V shape; an indication of potential opportunity