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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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retreat  Speak Example sentences
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catch; hold or catch as if in a hole
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several things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
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receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
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textile fabric; complex, interconnected structure or arrangement; the World Wide Web; radio or television network
scoop  Speak Example sentences
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vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; deep shovel for digging out and dipping; spoon-shaped instrument
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reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
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protective covering or structure; protect; guard
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textile fabric; complex, interconnected structure or arrangement; the World Wide Web; radio or television network
shield  Speak Example sentences
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a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
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draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of
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protective covering or structure; protect; guard
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medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
sophisticated  Speak Example sentences
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wide-ranging knowledge; intricate; intellectually appealing
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depot; storehouse for goods and merchandise
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stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
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act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
status  Speak Example sentences
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sound which follows a flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
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textile fabric; complex, interconnected structure or arrangement; the World Wide Web; radio or television network
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experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
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position relative to others; standing
stiff  Speak Example sentences
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not moving or operating freely; lacking ease in bending; resistant
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in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
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textile fabric; complex, interconnected structure or arrangement; the World Wide Web; radio or television network
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the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
surgery  Speak Example sentences
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medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
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dry and brown by heat of the fire; warm thoroughly; drink to the health or in honor
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shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
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in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
tag  Speak Example sentences
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attach; append; provide with a name or nickname; label
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tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes
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not moving or operating freely; lacking ease in bending; resistant
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protective covering or structure; protect; guard
therapy  Speak Example sentences
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shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
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experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
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healing power or quality; treatment of illness
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something to be treated; course or area of study
toast  Speak Example sentences
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dry and brown by heat of the fire; warm thoroughly; drink to the health or in honor
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become smaller or draw together; compress
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increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
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tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes