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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abeyance  Speak Example sentences
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rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
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being in low spirits; depressed
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of the same kin; related by blood
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suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
abrogate  Speak Example sentences
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
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large room used mainly for dancing
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delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
acquainted  Speak Example sentences
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rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
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known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
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god; divinity; supernatural things
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blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
allude  Speak Example sentences
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protect from impacts or other disturbing effects; absorb the shock of
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delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
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fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
antibiotic  Speak Example sentences
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testimony under oath; the act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
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kindly; favorable; not malignant
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of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
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refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
audacious  Speak Example sentences
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clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
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sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
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fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
austere  Speak Example sentences
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part of military force which serves on horseback
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protect from impacts or other disturbing effects; absorb the shock of
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strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented
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testimony under oath; the act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
birch  Speak Example sentences
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known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
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tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
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protect from impacts or other disturbing effects; absorb the shock of
boulder  Speak Example sentences
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a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
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business firm; a group of people combined into or acting as one body
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rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
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protect from impacts or other disturbing effects; absorb the shock of
capricious  Speak Example sentences
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breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
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protection from harm
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round dance; a song of joy; a song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas
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fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly