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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dismay  Speak Example sentences
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cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
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raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
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destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
elevate  Speak Example sentences
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raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
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perseverance; state or fact of persevering; continuing existence
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give off; send out; give out as a sound
eloquent  Speak Example sentences
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building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
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inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act
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vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
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the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
emit  Speak Example sentences
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study of origin and nature of ideas
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give off; send out; give out as a sound
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a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
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put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
enrolment  Speak Example sentences
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make whole; combine; make into one unit
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act of enrolling; specifically, the registering, recording, or entering
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make equal or equivalent; consider, treat, or depict as equal or equivalent
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vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
equity  Speak Example sentences
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the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
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a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
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destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
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preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
finite  Speak Example sentences
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having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
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resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
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uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
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perseverance; state or fact of persevering; continuing existence
forte  Speak Example sentences
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particular skill; special talent
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vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
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raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
glossary  Speak Example sentences
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building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
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stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
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trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
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a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
illiterate  Speak Example sentences
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free from fear or suspicion; very probably, in all likelihood; doubtlessly
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resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
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trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
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uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write