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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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recommend  Speak Example sentences
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pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
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end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
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support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
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suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
regulation  Speak Example sentences
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acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
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timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
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act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
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lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
renew  Speak Example sentences
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steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely
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acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
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act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
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renovate; make new or as if new again; restore
revolutionary  Speak Example sentences
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marked by new or introducing radical change
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acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
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not giving satisfaction;  inadequate
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unjust; contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce
sensational  Speak Example sentences
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scold harshly; criticize severely
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arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
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writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry
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acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
sharply  Speak Example sentences
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arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
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act of vibrating; a shaky motion
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steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely
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substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
shiny  Speak Example sentences
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put into service; take advantage of
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reflecting light; radiant; bright from reflected light
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a little; a bit; in a small amount or degree
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skill; gift; marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment
shy  Speak Example sentences
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timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
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shoulder firearm with a long barrel
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scold harshly; criticize severely
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arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
sullen  Speak Example sentences
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steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely
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choice; variety; collection
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under the level of the ground; buried
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lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
toe  Speak Example sentences
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one of the digits of the foot; forepart of a foot or hoof
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a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
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a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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approximately; more or less