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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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recollection  Speak Example sentences
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several species of fish of the Salmonidae family; reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon
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memory; remembrance; the power of recalling ideas to the mind
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give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
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suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
recommend  Speak Example sentences
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necessary requirement; indispensable item
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inconstant; variable; lacking control of one's emotions; constantly changing
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suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
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space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
selection  Speak Example sentences
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strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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choice; variety; collection
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lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
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consecutive; happening one after the other without any break
sheriff  Speak Example sentences
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the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
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memory; remembrance; the power of recalling ideas to the mind
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successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
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machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
slice  Speak Example sentences
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active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force
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a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
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inconstant; variable; lacking control of one's emotions; constantly changing
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successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
soothe  Speak Example sentences
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cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
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space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
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a little; a bit; in a small amount or degree
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a small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
speedy  Speak Example sentences
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fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt
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memory; remembrance; the power of recalling ideas to the mind
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suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
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machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
successive  Speak Example sentences
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consecutive; happening one after the other without any break
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crush something into a flat shape
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free from a burden; alleviate; save from ruin
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moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities; the rays of the sun
sunshine  Speak Example sentences
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suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
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moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities; the rays of the sun
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strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt
suppose  Speak Example sentences
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cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
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imagine or admit to exist; assume to be true; believe or receive as true
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make pointed; make sharp or sharper
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take something off a container