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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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residue  Speak Example sentences
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satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
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the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
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likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable
rudimentary  Speak Example sentences
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relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
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mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
sage  Speak Example sentences
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dominance; power to dominate or defeat
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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
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one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
sap  Speak Example sentences
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stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
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rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
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the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
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likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable
scoff  Speak Example sentences
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sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
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perform or produce immunity
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mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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something which is written; writing; scripture
sentry  Speak Example sentences
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approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
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the soldier placed on guard; guard
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sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
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trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
snob  Speak Example sentences
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beneath the surface of the water; undersea
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having a good reputation; honorable
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a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors
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concerning; relating to; with respect to
stalk  Speak Example sentences
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stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
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proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
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delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
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be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy
strain  Speak Example sentences
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proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
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abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
supremacy  Speak Example sentences
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strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
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dominance; power to dominate or defeat
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approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous