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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resilience  Speak Example sentences
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recurring with measured regularity
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ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
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barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
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trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
reverie  Speak Example sentences
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name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
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with the side forward; to or from a side
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daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
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amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
roundabout  Speak Example sentences
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redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
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circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
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small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate
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be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
salutary  Speak Example sentences
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tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
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continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
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poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
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military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies
sentry  Speak Example sentences
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cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
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the soldier placed on guard; guard
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proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
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uneven; rough; very difficult
shyness  Speak Example sentences
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circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
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daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
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poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
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the feeling of fear of embarrassment
snug  Speak Example sentences
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tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining
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a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
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military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies
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small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate
sprain  Speak Example sentences
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of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
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a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments
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be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions
sterile  Speak Example sentences
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barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
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extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions
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bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
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being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
supple  Speak Example sentences
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flexible; moving and bending with ease
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proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle