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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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satellite  Speak Example sentences
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single-mast sailing boat
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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soybean; most highly protein vegetable
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small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate
screwdriver  Speak Example sentences
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a hand tool for driving screws
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typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
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set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
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interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
somber  Speak Example sentences
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
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discolored; dirty; having a stain
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tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining
soy  Speak Example sentences
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soybean; most highly protein vegetable
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giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
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hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
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having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
stained  Speak Example sentences
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discolored; dirty; having a stain
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small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
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satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
stifle  Speak Example sentences
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normalize; cause to conform to a standard
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tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining
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hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
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interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
table  Speak Example sentences
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sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
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collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic
tardy  Speak Example sentences
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late; delayed; moving slowly
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reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
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collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic
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make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
tavern  Speak Example sentences
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reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
tout  Speak Example sentences
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discolored; dirty; having a stain
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collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic
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deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored
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advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off