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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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ruffle  Speak Example sentences
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[المنتظم] ordered; methodical; carried on using step-by-step procedures
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[فصل] isolate; separate; divide from the main body
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[كشكش] make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
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[متشابكة] a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
scorn  Speak Example sentences
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[يقيم] dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period
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[سيل] rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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[باخرة] a vessel propelled by steam; steamship or steamboat;  road locomotive for use on common roads
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[الازدراء] extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
slab  Speak Example sentences
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[الأورام] tumor; abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells
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[السياحة] the practice of traveling for pleasure; the business of providing tours and services for tourists
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[الازدراء] extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
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[سلابي] block consisting of a thick piece of something
slag  Speak Example sentences
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[خبث] residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
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[التجزئة] keep or confine within limits
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[افتراض] act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
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[كشكش] make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
sprawl  Speak Example sentences
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[بالجملة] selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
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[الخجل] lack of self-confidence or courage
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[الامتداد] extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
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[الثانوية] isolate; separate; keep away from others
stimulate  Speak Example sentences
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[الإيجار] possession or occupancy of lands or buildings under a lease; temporary possession of what belongs to another
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[حفز] encourage; motivate; arouse; spur;  excite or invigorate with a stimulant
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[البديل] varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.
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[دوامة] whirling motion; eddy, as of water
swirl  Speak Example sentences
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[دوامة] whirling motion; eddy, as of water
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[يمكن الدفاع عنه] capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
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[بسهولة] easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly
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[متشابكة] a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
synchronize  Speak Example sentences
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[تزامن] happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
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[تكرير] purify; make more precise; improve
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[جنت] putting together; made delicately or elaborately; having been worked or prepared somehow
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[سبرينت] run very rapidly; run at full speed.
torrent  Speak Example sentences
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[كشكش] make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
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[روس] become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
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[رسوم إضافية] an additional charge; charge an extra fee
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[سيل] rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
tourism  Speak Example sentences
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[الامتداد] extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
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[السياحة] the practice of traveling for pleasure; the business of providing tours and services for tourists
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[الخجل] lack of self-confidence or courage
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[سيل] rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour