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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resilience  Speak Example sentences
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ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
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pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
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marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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hairy; lacking sharp detail or clarity; consisting of, or covered with wool
reverent  Speak Example sentences
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respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
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something which is written; writing; scripture
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cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
rinse  Speak Example sentences
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marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
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giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
scandalous  Speak Example sentences
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giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
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physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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beneath the surface of the water; undersea
scoff  Speak Example sentences
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having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
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mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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having a sharp inclination; of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve
securely  Speak Example sentences
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in a manner free from fear or risk
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not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
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remaining as a residue; surplus
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melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
sensual  Speak Example sentences
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physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
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supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
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global; universal; throughout the world
sophistication  Speak Example sentences
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mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
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private instructor; one that gives additional or special instruction
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prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
stab  Speak Example sentences
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profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
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sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
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pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
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reddish color; healthy-looking
standardize  Speak Example sentences
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having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
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physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
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normalize; cause to conform to a standard