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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reverse  Speak Example sentences
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tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes
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overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; three times repeated
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the subject of a speech, essay, thesis, discussion, or conversation
rip  Speak Example sentences
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labor or study imposed by another; undertake; labor
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one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
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tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
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a lightship used for private pleasure trips
scar  Speak Example sentences
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someone who sees an event and reports what happened; observe; watch
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tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
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manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
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mark of damage; a mark left on the skin after injury
section  Speak Example sentences
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one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
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lacking awareness; senseless; unaware
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consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; three times repeated
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context and environment in which something is set
single  Speak Example sentences
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draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
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automobile; means of conveying; medium
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one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
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normal activity of a person in a particular social setting; the part played by a performer
site  Speak Example sentences
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emptiness; containing nothing; clear or empty a place
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labor or study imposed by another; undertake; labor
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physical position in relation to the surroundings; position; location
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turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
solo  Speak Example sentences
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composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
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draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
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sound which follows a flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
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sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
somehow  Speak Example sentences
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stem, or body, of a tree; main stem, without the branches; the body of animal apart from the head and limbs
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in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
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sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
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the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
suspicious  Speak Example sentences
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labor or study imposed by another; undertake; labor
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mark of damage; a mark left on the skin after injury
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openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
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part of the neck in front of; passage to stomach and lung
sweater  Speak Example sentences
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sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
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knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
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manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
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the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay