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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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invoice  Speak Example sentences
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fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive
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striking one object against another sharply
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bill; commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer indicating the products, quantities, and prices
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depict; describe; draw
kindle  Speak Example sentences
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officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
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build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
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intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
maize  Speak Example sentences
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tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
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present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
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unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
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reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree
militant  Speak Example sentences
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fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
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liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
mimic  Speak Example sentences
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make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
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one who records what is said or done; one legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity
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something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
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copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
minimise  Speak Example sentences
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one who records what is said or done; one legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity
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make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
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pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
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reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree
nominate  Speak Example sentences
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officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
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something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
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part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
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moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
nourish  Speak Example sentences
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constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion
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belong; have a connection with or dependence on
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provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth
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feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
pant  Speak Example sentences
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counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
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a chemical used to kill pests
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breathe quickly or in a labored manner; sigh
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evil deed; wicked action
pertain  Speak Example sentences
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checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
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belong; have a connection with or dependence on
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by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
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striking one object against another sharply