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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rebel  Speak Example sentences
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enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
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sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
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end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
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one who takes part in an armed group against the constituted authority; revolt
recreation  Speak Example sentences
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unluckily; by bad luck
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act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
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a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
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enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
reflection  Speak Example sentences
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image of something as reflected by a mirror; remark expressing careful consideration
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goodness, moral excellence; good quality
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feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition
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enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
sensation  Speak Example sentences
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feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition
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end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
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grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; really intending what is said
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marked by new or introducing radical change
shell  Speak Example sentences
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the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals
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goodness, moral excellence; good quality
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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
silly  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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exhibiting a lack of wisdom or good sense; foolish; stupid
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marked by new or introducing radical change
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enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
stability  Speak Example sentences
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one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction
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a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
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end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
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unluckily; by bad luck
staircase  Speak Example sentences
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show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
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approximately; more or less
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a way of access consisting of a set of steps
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enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
starvation  Speak Example sentences
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timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
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consecutive; happening one after the other without any break
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act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
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pressing; compelling immediate action or attention
successive  Speak Example sentences
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rub hard; wash with rubbing
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consecutive; happening one after the other without any break
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a mental position from which things are viewed
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feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition