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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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recur  Speak Example sentences
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flash; sparkle; emit or produce sparks
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not giving satisfaction;  inadequate
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sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
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reappear; happen or occur again
rein  Speak Example sentences
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a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing or restraining
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inconstant; variable; lacking control of one's emotions; constantly changing
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flash; sparkle; emit or produce sparks
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emotional; Resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism
repute  Speak Example sentences
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management by overseeing the performance
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strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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bringing again into activity and prominence
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ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
rotation  Speak Example sentences
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management by overseeing the performance
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revolution; an act of rotating as if on an axis
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large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
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not giving satisfaction;  inadequate
ruin  Speak Example sentences
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fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
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occupant; one that pays rent to use land or building
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a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing or restraining
Exercise
management by overseeing the performance
satisfactory  Speak Example sentences
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perceive the identity of; consent or admit with a formal acknowledgment; show appreciation of
Exercise
acceptable; good or good enough for a particular need or purpose
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emotional; Resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism
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location; place; site; pinpoint; mark to allow easy recognition
sentimental  Speak Example sentences
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ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
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a magnifier of images of distant objects
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emotional; Resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism
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take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
soothe  Speak Example sentences
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large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
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fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
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cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
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ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
speedy  Speak Example sentences
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fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt
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void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
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payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
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machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
spot  Speak Example sentences
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location; place; site; pinpoint; mark to allow easy recognition
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large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
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revolution; an act of rotating as if on an axis
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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