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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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respond  Speak Example sentences
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sharp blow from a flat object  as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
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manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
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receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
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show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
rub  Speak Example sentences
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move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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not easily moved or disturbed
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show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
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seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
sake  Speak Example sentences
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emit recurring clicking sounds; do well or as designed
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show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
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something to be treated; course or area of study
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purpose; reason for wanting something done
shift  Speak Example sentences
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move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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position relative to others; standing
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moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
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destroy property or hinder normal operations
similar  Speak Example sentences
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prepare text for filming or broadcasting
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purpose; reason for wanting something done
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nearly corresponding; somewhat like; having a general likeness
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move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
species  Speak Example sentences
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faculty through which to know the external world; feeling produced by a stimulus
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full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
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a specific kind of something
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seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
stable  Speak Example sentences
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not easily moved or disturbed
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disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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bottom; underside of foot or shoe or boot; the bottom surface of a plow
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cut the surface of; cause friction
stress  Speak Example sentences
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put special emphasis on; utter with an accent; state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain
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move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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sharp blow from a flat object  as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
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something to be treated; course or area of study
supreme  Speak Example sentences
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most outstanding; highest; superior
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position relative to others; standing
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by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
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as final consequence; at last; in the end
track  Speak Example sentences
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turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
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road or path affording passage; line or route along which something moves
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purpose; reason for wanting something done
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normal activity of a person in a particular social setting; the part played by a performer