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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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jeopardise  Speak Example sentences
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pose a threat to; present a danger to;  threaten
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quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; embarrassment
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call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
misdeed  Speak Example sentences
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feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
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the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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evil deed; wicked action
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without regard for conditions, circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent
mitigate  Speak Example sentences
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characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others
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of or relating to the countries of the orient or their peoples or cultures; eastern
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optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms; general or comprehensive view
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make less severe or harsh; moderate
mucous  Speak Example sentences
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turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
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slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous
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make less severe or harsh; moderate
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examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
narcotic  Speak Example sentences
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feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
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liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
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dwell on anything in thought; think seriously; keep the mind fixed upon; purpose; plan in the mind
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the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
narrative  Speak Example sentences
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feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
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characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others
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call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
negate  Speak Example sentences
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a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
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cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
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relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; an act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect
obedient  Speak Example sentences
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something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
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build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive
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the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
ominous  Speak Example sentences
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the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
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relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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demanding much work or care; tedious
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threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
outset  Speak Example sentences
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extremely disturbed from emotion
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call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; embarrassment
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beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin