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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lofty  Speak Example sentences
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initiate; invent; bring into being; create
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pose a threat to; present a danger to;  threaten
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assemble, prepare, or put into operation for or as if for war; make mobile or capable of movement
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
maim  Speak Example sentences
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highland; upland; relatively flat highland
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change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
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wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
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proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.
metallic  Speak Example sentences
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shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
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of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal
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without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
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restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
mobilize  Speak Example sentences
4
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assemble, prepare, or put into operation for or as if for war; make mobile or capable of movement
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drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
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edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference
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state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination
natal  Speak Example sentences
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restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
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relating to where a person or animal was born; native
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without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
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provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth
nourish  Speak Example sentences
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shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
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provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth
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harmful to living things; injurious to health
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dwell on anything in thought; think seriously; keep the mind fixed upon; purpose; plan in the mind
noxious  Speak Example sentences
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harmful to living things; injurious to health
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slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
oblique  Speak Example sentences
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proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.
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provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth
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having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
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highland; upland; relatively flat highland
offhand  Speak Example sentences
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without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
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change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
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assemble, prepare, or put into operation for or as if for war; make mobile or capable of movement
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
opaque  Speak Example sentences
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impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
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beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise
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without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately