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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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purge  Speak Example sentences
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remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
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step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
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stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
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breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
secular  Speak Example sentences
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deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane
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worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
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temporary; provided for present need only
semblance  Speak Example sentences
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restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
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one who or that which succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left
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capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally
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seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
simplify  Speak Example sentences
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prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for
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seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
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represent; signify; stand for
slender  Speak Example sentences
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deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly
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wavelike motion; undulation; sound like that of water running over a stony bottom
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having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
sluggish  Speak Example sentences
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deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
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stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
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lazy; with little movement; very slow
solvent  Speak Example sentences
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decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
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able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
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fly aloft, as a bird; mount upward on wings; rise in thought, spirits, or imagination
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difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
steward  Speak Example sentences
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four-wheeled, usually horse-drawn vehicle; wagon
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every three months; in three-month intervals
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find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke
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one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane
submerge  Speak Example sentences
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having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
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fly aloft, as a bird; mount upward on wings; rise in thought, spirits, or imagination
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put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
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sink; immerse; put underwater
supposition  Speak Example sentences
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ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
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stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
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step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
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act of supposing; something supposed; assumption