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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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jumble  Speak Example sentences
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occurring or done after death; relating to a medical examination of a dead body
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expel; eject from a position or place; force out
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assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
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impose fine or tax; collect payment
levy  Speak Example sentences
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temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
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impose fine or tax; collect payment
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go beyond in performance; excel; surpass.
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tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
livestock  Speak Example sentences
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pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
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any animals kept for use or profit
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impose fine or tax; collect payment
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morally or legally constraining; required; binding
mediate  Speak Example sentences
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cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
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boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
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resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
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any compound of oxygen with another element; a binary chemical compound of oxygen
meek  Speak Example sentences
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quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
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divide into parts, pieces, or sections
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cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
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shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
mucous  Speak Example sentences
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optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms; general or comprehensive view
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slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous
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cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
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initiate; invent; bring into being; create
nostalgia  Speak Example sentences
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most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
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practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
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make smooth or slippery
obligatory  Speak Example sentences
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morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
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initiate; invent; bring into being; create
omit  Speak Example sentences
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having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
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homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
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craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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leave undone or leave out; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
orchard  Speak Example sentences
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garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees
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craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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striking one object against another sharply
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practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something