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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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roam  Speak Example sentences
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open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
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bellow; rumble; make a loud noise
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weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
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wander; ramble; stroll
seemingly  Speak Example sentences
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smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
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wander; ramble; stroll
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step; pace; significant progress
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apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
shiver  Speak Example sentences
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shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
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pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
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token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value
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process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood
stationery  Speak Example sentences
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paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
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torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
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rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
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submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
stride  Speak Example sentences
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step; pace; significant progress
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periodic rise and fall of the sea level
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mount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; amount
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inhale air than immediately expel it; make deep single respiration, especially to express  fatigue, exhaustion, grief
sustain  Speak Example sentences
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tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
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admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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pattern or structure by weaving; knit; interlace
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paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
thesis  Speak Example sentences
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tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
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paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
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shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
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paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
transform  Speak Example sentences
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attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
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sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
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change in outward structure or looks; convert
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farthest point or extremity; most distant; extreme
transmission  Speak Example sentences
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apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
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act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood
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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
undermine  Speak Example sentences
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weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
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inhale air than immediately expel it; make deep single respiration, especially to express  fatigue, exhaustion, grief
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the flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; a short pipe made of clay, used in sewers and drains
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bright; lively; graphic; having striking color