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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reverence  Speak Example sentences
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sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling
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one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
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contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
rinse  Speak Example sentences
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cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota
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marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
rout  Speak Example sentences
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put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
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one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax
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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
sheath  Speak Example sentences
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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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remaining as a residue; surplus
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protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
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attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable
shell  Speak Example sentences
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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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proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
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marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
solicit  Speak Example sentences
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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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request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
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make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
splendor  Speak Example sentences
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the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota
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magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
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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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one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
stalwart  Speak Example sentences
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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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a thick sweet sticky liquid
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marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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religious zeal; willingness to serve God
suffice  Speak Example sentences
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remaining as a residue; surplus
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make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
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be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy
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avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
taint  Speak Example sentences
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a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
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request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application