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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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retailer  Speak Example sentences
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minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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a company which sells goods
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one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
sagacity  Speak Example sentences
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quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
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minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
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completely neat and clean
sensibility  Speak Example sentences
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speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint
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burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
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ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
solace  Speak Example sentences
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ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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intact; not mentioned; not touched
spear  Speak Example sentences
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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
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be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
spurious  Speak Example sentences
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a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
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act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation
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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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completely neat and clean
stab  Speak Example sentences
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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint
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pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
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traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
sultry  Speak Example sentences
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a company which sells goods
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frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
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burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
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melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
taint  Speak Example sentences
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contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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discolored; dirty; having a stain
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difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
temporal  Speak Example sentences
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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
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be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly