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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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loath  Speak Example sentences
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go beyond in performance; excel; surpass.
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unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
lofty  Speak Example sentences
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be or go before something or someone in time or space
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go beyond in performance; excel; surpass.
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religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
maim  Speak Example sentences
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personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in a particular activity
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intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
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conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; receive false notion of; misjudge; misapprehend.
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wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
mammal  Speak Example sentences
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constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion
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opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot; network or net
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stately; royal; relating to a monarch
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warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
mesh  Speak Example sentences
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religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
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unreal reflection; an optical illusion
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opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot; network or net
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gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
misconceive  Speak Example sentences
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conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; receive false notion of; misjudge; misapprehend.
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having many sides; many-sided
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make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
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confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve
multitude  Speak Example sentences
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having many sides; many-sided
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make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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a great number; many
nourish  Speak Example sentences
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provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth
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confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve
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personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in a particular activity
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foremost in importance; supreme in rank
nylon  Speak Example sentences
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any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers
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foremost in importance; supreme in rank
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make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
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small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
orthodox  Speak Example sentences
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warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
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traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
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pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
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of or about the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language