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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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distil  Speak Example sentences
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stop and rob a vehicle in transit; seize control of  by the use of force
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drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
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very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
drowse  Speak Example sentences
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middle; lying between two extremes
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sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; slumber; be heavy with sleepiness; doze.
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put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
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affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath by unworthy or unjust treatment
energetic  Speak Example sentences
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commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place
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copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic; use or follow as a model
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drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
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active; vigorous;  having or involving a lot of energy
ethic  Speak Example sentences
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suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
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a set of principles of right conduct; theory or a system of moral values
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stop and rob a vehicle in transit; seize control of  by the use of force
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make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
fabricate  Speak Example sentences
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raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass
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very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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build; put together out of components or parts
fallacy  Speak Example sentences
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make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
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deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
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foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
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proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, or from one state to another; regularly progressive
fastidious  Speak Example sentences
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difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
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principles presented for belief, as by religious; the principle of law; an act of teaching; instruction
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not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
forecast  Speak Example sentences
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perseverance; state or fact of persevering; continuing existence
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slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure
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prediction about how something will develop, as for weather
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very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
granular  Speak Example sentences
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search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
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a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
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difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
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consisting of or resembling grains; having grainy texture
graze  Speak Example sentences
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uniting in a league; confederation; league
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sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; slumber; be heavy with sleepiness; doze.
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build; put together out of components or parts
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scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage