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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rumble  Speak Example sentences
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land or an area of land of high elevation
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being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
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utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
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small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate
sage  Speak Example sentences
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one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
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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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put to death with a weapon, or by violence; kill; put an end to; destroy; overwhelm, as with laughter or love
sap  Speak Example sentences
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drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner
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put to death with a weapon, or by violence; kill; put an end to; destroy; overwhelm, as with laughter or love
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be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
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the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
sensibility  Speak Example sentences
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ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
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tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining
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a company which sells goods
sentinel  Speak Example sentences
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one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
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satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
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restraint; avoiding excesses
shove  Speak Example sentences
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something which is written; writing; scripture
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drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner
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stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
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minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
siren  Speak Example sentences
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oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
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rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
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the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
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an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid
snob  Speak Example sentences
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restraint; avoiding excesses
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a thick sweet sticky liquid
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land or an area of land of high elevation
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a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors
sprain  Speak Example sentences
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delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
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a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments
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one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
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sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
stalk  Speak Example sentences
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rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
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stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
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shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
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utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound