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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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salutation  Speak Example sentences
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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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trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
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instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
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drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
sanctuary  Speak Example sentences
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
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reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
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cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
scaffold  Speak Example sentences
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a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
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sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
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uneven; rough; very difficult
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a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
shamble  Speak Example sentences
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sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
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the vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony or approval
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walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet
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foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
sloop  Speak Example sentences
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trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
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not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
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single-mast sailing boat
staple  Speak Example sentences
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conqueror; the winner of a game, competition, election, or war
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trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
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the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
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principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
submarine  Speak Example sentences
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single-mast sailing boat
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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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beneath the surface of the water; undersea
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oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
tribal  Speak Example sentences
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one who sets devices to catch animals
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relating to a group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit; of a tribe
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watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
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foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
unfavorable  Speak Example sentences
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not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition
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reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
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single-mast sailing boat
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the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
utensil  Speak Example sentences
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a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
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science of God or religion
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the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
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instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory