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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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kindle  Speak Example sentences
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build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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ban; taboo; forbid
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proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.
leaflet  Speak Example sentences
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assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
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extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
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small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
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producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
loom  Speak Example sentences
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story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
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producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
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appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
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most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
meditate  Speak Example sentences
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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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foremost in importance; supreme in rank
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rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others
nil  Speak Example sentences
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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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long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
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rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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nothing; of no account; worthless; zero
numerate  Speak Example sentences
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foremost in importance; supreme in rank
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threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy
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enumerate; count; read according to the rules of numeration
ominous  Speak Example sentences
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stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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make as big or large as possible
onset  Speak Example sentences
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appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
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beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy
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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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the former occupant of a post; ancestor or forefather
overhaul  Speak Example sentences
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examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
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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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stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others
painstaking  Speak Example sentences
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extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
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crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
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threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile