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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resist  Speak Example sentences
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twist; squeeze; compress, especially to extract liquid
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a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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bringing again into activity and prominence
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stand up or offer resistance; refuse to comply; withstand the force of something
restraint  Speak Example sentences
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moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
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consecutive; happening one after the other without any break
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revolution; an act of rotating as if on an axis
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rub hard; wash with rubbing
rigor  Speak Example sentences
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strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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period of your life after you have stopped work at a certain age
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put into service; take advantage of
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move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
rod  Speak Example sentences
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stick; a long thin implement made of metal or wood
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twist; squeeze; compress, especially to extract liquid
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feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition
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force in an indicated direction; stimulate or prompt action
scare  Speak Example sentences
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frighten; alarm; strike with sudden fear
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shoulder firearm with a long barrel
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destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
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free from disturbance; pacific
separate  Speak Example sentences
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case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
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set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
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moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
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firm, unyielding,  or determined; having decided purpose
shipwreck  Speak Example sentences
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destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
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a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
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put into service; take advantage of
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annoying; causing a lot of problems for someone
staircase  Speak Example sentences
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a way of access consisting of a set of steps
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rub hard; wash with rubbing
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consecutive; happening one after the other without any break
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a complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
stipulation  Speak Example sentences
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provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
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case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
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say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
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alone; only; without another
strand  Speak Example sentences
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say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
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a complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
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firm, unyielding,  or determined; having decided purpose
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destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin