6000 IELTS Academic Words

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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rumble  Speak Example sentences
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the distant view, especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
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utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
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face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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act of twisting; lightweight cord
sag  Speak Example sentences
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stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
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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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sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
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a thick sweet sticky liquid
scrap  Speak Example sentences
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throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
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act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
screwdriver  Speak Example sentences
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the distant view, especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
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a hand tool for driving screws
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small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
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frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
securely  Speak Example sentences
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amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
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a very tall building with many stories
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height; status; high level of respect
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in a manner free from fear or risk
snare  Speak Example sentences
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trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
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in time past; long ago; in old time
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not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
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act of twisting; lightweight cord
sneak  Speak Example sentences
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creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen
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principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
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stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
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trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
spine  Speak Example sentences
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separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
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backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
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energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
stalk  Speak Example sentences
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separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
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not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
submarine  Speak Example sentences
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face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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beneath the surface of the water; undersea
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walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet
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uneven; rough; very difficult