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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lavish  Speak Example sentences
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liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
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given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
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island; spot within another of a different color
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continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size
malleable  Speak Example sentences
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rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
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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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capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
microfilm  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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make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of
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nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size
mirage  Speak Example sentences
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present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
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unreal reflection; an optical illusion
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relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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flow over; cover with, or as with, water or other fluid; spread over; flow over the brim of
nought  Speak Example sentences
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the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
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nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of
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vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; too steep
oar  Speak Example sentences
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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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bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come
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capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
obligatory  Speak Example sentences
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morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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flow over; cover with, or as with, water or other fluid; spread over; flow over the brim of
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nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
onset  Speak Example sentences
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relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
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beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy
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take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
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technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
outspoken  Speak Example sentences
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acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of
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given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
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quality or state of being productive; productiveness.
pendulum  Speak Example sentences
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harmful to living things; injurious to health
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come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
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technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
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a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum