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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lofty  Speak Example sentences
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[निषेध] ban; taboo; forbid
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[दृढ़ रहना] endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
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[उदात्त] high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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[पंत] breathe quickly or in a labored manner; sigh
lubricate  Speak Example sentences
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[चित्रित] depict; describe; draw
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[दुबकना] stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
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[पिस्टन] 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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[चिकनाना] make smooth or slippery
meteorology  Speak Example sentences
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[कष्टकारक] slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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[शिष्टता] be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
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[मौसम विज्ञान] earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
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[चिकनाना] make smooth or slippery
misconceive  Speak Example sentences
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[नकल] copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
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[वेग] rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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[पोल्ट्री] domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
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[उलटा समझना] conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; receive false notion of; misjudge; misapprehend.
necessitate  Speak Example sentences
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[जरूरत] make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
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[नीरस] boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
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[शिष्टता] be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
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[उलटा समझना] conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; receive false notion of; misjudge; misapprehend.
panorama  Speak Example sentences
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[चित्रमाला] complete view in every direction.
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[उन्माद] craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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[जुटाने] assemble, prepare, or put into operation for or as if for war; make mobile or capable of movement
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[पत्ती] one of the often brightly colored parts of a flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs
paramount  Speak Example sentences
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[वेग] rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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[सर्वोपरि] foremost in importance; supreme in rank
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[पार्श्व] coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
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[चोरी] crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
pastime  Speak Example sentences
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[चित्रित] depict; describe; draw
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[पेरिस्कोप] optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms; general or comprehensive view
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[पोल्ट्री] domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
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[मनोरंजन] something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement
pendulum  Speak Example sentences
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[राजनीति] expedient;  artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
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[प्रत्याक्ष] capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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[सर्वोपरि] foremost in importance; supreme in rank
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[पेंडुलम] a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
perplex  Speak Example sentences
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[पलटना] turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
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[निषेध] act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
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[पिस्टन] 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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[उलझाना] confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve