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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reproof  Speak Example sentences
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expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
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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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profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
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act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
sagacity  Speak Example sentences
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for a limited time only
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quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
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poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
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absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
sloop  Speak Example sentences
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forceful, often vindictive anger; fury; just punishment of an offense or crime
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single-mast sailing boat
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move or gather in large numbers; be overrun
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
spite  Speak Example sentences
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ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart
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be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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restraint; avoiding excesses
stink  Speak Example sentences
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
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act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
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strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench
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be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
sublime  Speak Example sentences
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a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
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various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
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comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
supple  Speak Example sentences
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poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
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being in a healthy condition; acting rationally; mentally sound
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sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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flexible; moving and bending with ease
swine  Speak Example sentences
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wood or collection of trees, shrubs
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strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench
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a heavy textile with a woven design
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any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
tavern  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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something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
transfuse  Speak Example sentences
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something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole
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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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relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring