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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lament  Speak Example sentences
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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come
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stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
malignant  Speak Example sentences
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build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference
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injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
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easily understood; clear; intelligible
mesh  Speak Example sentences
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opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot; network or net
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build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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declare; announce something publicly or officially, especially something positive
moderate  Speak Example sentences
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temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
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ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
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any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers
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stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
nominate  Speak Example sentences
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belong; have a connection with or dependence on
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relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
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officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
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relating to where a person or animal was born; native
orthodox  Speak Example sentences
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traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
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craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers
paraphrase  Speak Example sentences
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stop; impede; shut out from view
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token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something
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restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
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be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
pathos  Speak Example sentences
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act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
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build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
perennial  Speak Example sentences
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lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
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be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
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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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highland; upland; relatively flat highland
periphery  Speak Example sentences
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relating to where a person or animal was born; native
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declare; announce something publicly or officially, especially something positive
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checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
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edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference