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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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languid  Speak Example sentences
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the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
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lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
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flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
maritime  Speak Example sentences
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relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
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a source of materials to nourish the body
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island; spot within another of a different color
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make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
microfilm  Speak Example sentences
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continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size
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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
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state of poor nutrition
narrative  Speak Example sentences
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the sliding piece which either is moved by or moves against; a mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
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officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
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drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
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story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
nourishment  Speak Example sentences
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a source of materials to nourish the body
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relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
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capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
nurture  Speak Example sentences
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nourish; help grow or develop; foster
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capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve
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the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
outcry  Speak Example sentences
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strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
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the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
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story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
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highland; upland; relatively flat highland
outdated  Speak Example sentences
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very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
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trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
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old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date
outweigh  Speak Example sentences
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go beyond; surpass; exceed
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flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
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cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
perceptible  Speak Example sentences
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capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size
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a source of materials to nourish the body
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drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push