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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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render  Speak Example sentences
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deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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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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goodness, moral excellence; good quality
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endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit
resist  Speak Example sentences
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twist; squeeze; compress, especially to extract liquid
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stand up or offer resistance; refuse to comply; withstand the force of something
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something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge
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moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
respect  Speak Example sentences
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fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt
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a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
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honor or esteem; admire; aspect; detail or point
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one that represents anything; that which exhibits a likeness or similitude; agent
restraint  Speak Example sentences
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skill; gift; marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment
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something that causes irritation; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
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moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
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showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing the capacity for endurance
revision  Speak Example sentences
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a person who performs or offers to perform a service voluntarily
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modification; correction; an act of altering
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a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
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a magnifier of images of distant objects
rivalry  Speak Example sentences
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a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
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competition; the act of competing as for a profit or a prize
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twist; squeeze; compress, especially to extract liquid
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deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
rotation  Speak Example sentences
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something that causes irritation; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
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a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
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revolution; an act of rotating as if on an axis
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the craftsman who weaves cloth
shrine  Speak Example sentences
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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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a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
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drive; direct;  guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
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support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
talent  Speak Example sentences
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a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
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skill; gift; marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment
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one that represents anything; that which exhibits a likeness or similitude; agent
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record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
tally  Speak Example sentences
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family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same direct ancestor and kept distinct
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record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
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support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
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perceive the identity of; consent or admit with a formal acknowledgment; show appreciation of