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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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repudiate  Speak Example sentences
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unprincipled; lacking honesty
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disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
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continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
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remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
rinse  Speak Example sentences
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cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
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strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
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air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
sanguine  Speak Example sentences
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recurring with measured regularity
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with the side forward; to or from a side
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cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
sap  Speak Example sentences
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face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
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completely neat and clean
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the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
slay  Speak Example sentences
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originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
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a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
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put to death with a weapon, or by violence; kill; put an end to; destroy; overwhelm, as with laughter or love
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cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
substitute  Speak Example sentences
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one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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unprincipled; lacking honesty
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one that takes the place of another; a replacement
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the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
sweeping  Speak Example sentences
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extensive; having wide-ranging influence or effect:
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one that takes the place of another; a replacement
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late; delayed; moving slowly
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completely neat and clean
uncouth  Speak Example sentences
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height; status; high level of respect
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principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
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established ceremony prescribed by a religion
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
unrestrained  Speak Example sentences
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being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
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unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
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extensive; having wide-ranging influence or effect:
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plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama
unscrupulous  Speak Example sentences
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unprincipled; lacking honesty
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completely neat and clean
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unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
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remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself