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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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scheme  Speak Example sentences
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[مخطط] an elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
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[سولو] composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
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[النهائي] final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
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[ضربة عنيفة] shut with force and loud noise; strike with force
scum  Speak Example sentences
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[حثالة] an impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water; worthless people
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[فضيحة] a publicized incident that brings about disgrace; damage to reputation by disclosure of improper behavior
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[صلصة] stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
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[خجولة] slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
shower  Speak Example sentences
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[فضيحة] a publicized incident that brings about disgrace; damage to reputation by disclosure of improper behavior
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[مشبوهة] openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
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[دش] one who shows or exhibits; brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail; bath in which the water is sprayed
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[حطام] destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
smart  Speak Example sentences
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[سولو] composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
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[تقاليد] thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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[نظرية] doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science
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[سمارت] clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
spiritual  Speak Example sentences
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[الروحية] not tangible or material; belonging to religion; sacred; supernatural
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[مقص] edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
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[مشبوهة] openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
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[مشددة نفش] tear into pieces;  raise the fibers of
stress  Speak Example sentences
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[هزيمة] conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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[سولو] composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
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[الكشفية] find paths through unexplored territory
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[الإجهاد] put special emphasis on; utter with an accent; state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain
summit  Speak Example sentences
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[سمارت] clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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[مقص] edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
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[القمة] utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
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[نقل] carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
tramp  Speak Example sentences
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[الثأر] the punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution
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[حطام] destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
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[النهائي] final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
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[سمة] travel or wander through; cleanse clothes in water
trigger  Speak Example sentences
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[سمارت] clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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[العبث] cause something to happen; set off
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[الكشفية] find paths through unexplored territory
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[الانتقام] do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
ultimate  Speak Example sentences
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[الكشفية] find paths through unexplored territory
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[الانشقاق] break apart; cut; divide
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[الإبهام] the short, thick first digit of a human hand
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[النهائي] final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme