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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resist  Speak Example sentences
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modification; correction; an act of altering
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stand up or offer resistance; refuse to comply; withstand the force of something
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strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
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enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
responsibility  Speak Example sentences
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goodness, moral excellence; good quality
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duties; obligation; state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable
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one that represents anything; that which exhibits a likeness or similitude; agent
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stand up or offer resistance; refuse to comply; withstand the force of something
roll  Speak Example sentences
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chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water
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annoying; causing a lot of problems for someone
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a list of names
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step on; mate with; place the foot
sandy  Speak Example sentences
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overlay with other cords going round and round it; take or move by a sudden motion; clean completely
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a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
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a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle
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loose and large-grained with consistency
seasonal  Speak Example sentences
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occurring at or dependent on a particular season
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render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
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a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
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accountable;  having good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own
separate  Speak Example sentences
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set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
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secession; retreat or retirement
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machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
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low footwear that can be on and off easily; one who slips or slides because of loss of traction
shell  Speak Example sentences
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occurring at or dependent on a particular season
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the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals
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acceptance; an agreement that something is true or legal
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task or assignment undertaken; career
skull  Speak Example sentences
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step on; mate with; place the foot
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set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
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a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
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annoying; causing a lot of problems for someone
squash  Speak Example sentences
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stand up or offer resistance; refuse to comply; withstand the force of something
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crush something into a flat shape
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duties; obligation; state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable
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vocal expression; the power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
temperature  Speak Example sentences
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degree of any quality; condition with respect to heat or cold; the degree of heat or cold
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cohesion; harmony; quality of being united into one
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earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
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sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy