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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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repudiate  Speak Example sentences
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disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
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confirm; prove the truth by a presentation of evidence or testimony
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in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore
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a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
rout  Speak Example sentences
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stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
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poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
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temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
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put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
schooner  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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originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
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reddish color; healthy-looking
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late; delayed; moving slowly
sect  Speak Example sentences
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a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
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daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
shawl  Speak Example sentences
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something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
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the soldier placed on guard; guard
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hairy; lacking sharp detail or clarity; consisting of, or covered with wool
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a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
sift  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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conqueror; the winner of a game, competition, election, or war
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in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore
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rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
siren  Speak Example sentences
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perform or produce immunity
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remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
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stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
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an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid
snobbish  Speak Example sentences
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without advance preparation; naturally
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
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put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
somber  Speak Example sentences
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put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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a hand tool for driving screws
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stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
staple  Speak Example sentences
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principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
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beneath the surface of the water; undersea
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religious zeal; willingness to serve God
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examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits