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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reluctant  Speak Example sentences
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taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
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not wanting to take some action; averse
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empty area or space; an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
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weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
resource  Speak Example sentences
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materials; abilities; available source
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taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
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pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow
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a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
retail  Speak Example sentences
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selling of goods to consumers
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a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
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give a sign of goodwill; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
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weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
revolution  Speak Example sentences
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of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
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phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion
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rejection; a vote that blocks a decision; deny; prohibit; command against
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act of revolving; motion of a body around a fixed point or line; total or radical change in political organization
rim  Speak Example sentences
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border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
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likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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man who speaks on behalf of another or others
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diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied
secondary  Speak Example sentences
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soiled or discolored; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; a natural spot of a color different from the gound
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pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow
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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
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not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
select  Speak Example sentences
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relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
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taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
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draw or pull behind by a chain or line
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of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
slogan  Speak Example sentences
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bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
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diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied
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of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
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phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion
stoop  Speak Example sentences
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cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
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empty area or space; an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
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bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
symphony  Speak Example sentences
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act of revolving; motion of a body around a fixed point or line; total or radical change in political organization
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large orchestra; harmony, especially of sound or color
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almost completely; using computer technology over the internet
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refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary