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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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discriminate  Speak Example sentences
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very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
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make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely
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periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
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separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
disdain  Speak Example sentences
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make whole; combine; make into one unit
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quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
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pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
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view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
doubtless  Speak Example sentences
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free from fear or suspicion; very probably, in all likelihood; doubtlessly
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study of origin and nature of ideas
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start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
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mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
equilibrium  Speak Example sentences
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quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
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combine something into a larger whole; unite
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mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
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expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
equitable  Speak Example sentences
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quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
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supply with necessities such as tools or provisions; furnish with the qualities necessary for the performance
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particular skill; special talent
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marked by or having equity; just and impartial
escalate  Speak Example sentences
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the imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles
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marked by or having equity; just and impartial
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horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
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rise; increase in extent or intensity
excursion  Speak Example sentences
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trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
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view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
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physically weak; easily broken
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represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons
fatuous  Speak Example sentences
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commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place
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foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
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extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
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seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness
fellowship  Speak Example sentences
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a large body of ice that flows under its mass, usually downhill
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mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
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relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
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drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
flicker  Speak Example sentences
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commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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flutter; flap the wings without flying; waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air
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quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
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spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse