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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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irrespective  Speak Example sentences
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wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
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without regard for conditions, circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent
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harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds
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speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
kindle  Speak Example sentences
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rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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ease the anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
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unfortunate accident; bad luck
leaflet  Speak Example sentences
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small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
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unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
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foremost in importance; supreme in rank
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stately; royal; relating to a monarch
loath  Speak Example sentences
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unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
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peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
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foremost in importance; supreme in rank
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ban; taboo; forbid
loom  Speak Example sentences
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ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
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appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
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stop; impede; shut out from view
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stately; royal; relating to a monarch
meteorology  Speak Example sentences
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
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religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
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copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
metric  Speak Example sentences
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of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
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earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
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standard of measurement; a geometric function that describes the distances between pairs of points in a space
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tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
mimic  Speak Example sentences
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leave undone or leave out; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
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unfortunate accident; bad luck
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small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
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copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
myriad  Speak Example sentences
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of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
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evil deed; wicked action
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present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
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religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
nylon  Speak Example sentences
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initiate; invent; bring into being; create
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practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
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any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers