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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rebellion  Speak Example sentences
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firm, unyielding,  or determined; having decided purpose
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a university student who has not yet received the first degree
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glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
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organized opposition to authority
reiterate  Speak Example sentences
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say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
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words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter; make fun of
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give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
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career; a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
rejection  Speak Example sentences
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firm, unyielding,  or determined; having decided purpose
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act of rejecting something
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act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
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twist; squeeze; compress, especially to extract liquid
reliance  Speak Example sentences
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having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
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a complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
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dependence; certainty based on experience
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speech sound made with the vocal tract open
religious  Speak Example sentences
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say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
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completely clear and fine
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any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor
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of religion; concerned with religion; having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity
resident  Speak Example sentences
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one who resides in a place permanently or for an extended period; dweller
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one who takes part in an armed group against the constituted authority; revolt
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a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
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act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
shipment  Speak Example sentences
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ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
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deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
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of religion; concerned with religion; having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity
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sending of cargo; an act of sending off something
strand  Speak Example sentences
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act of vibrating; a shaky motion
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the exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; outside; outward or external appearance
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twist; squeeze; compress, especially to extract liquid
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a complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
suspicion  Speak Example sentences
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give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
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mistrust; an act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof
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any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor
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twist; squeeze; compress, especially to extract liquid
tactics  Speak Example sentences
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arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
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separately; individually; in the order given
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strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
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send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand