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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abeyance  Speak Example sentences
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[प्रास्थगित] suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
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[Coquette] plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
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[प्रेत] ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
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[सभ्यता] act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
ambush  Speak Example sentences
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[घात] disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
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[बेशर्म] having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
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[प्रेत] ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
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[परिश्रमी] constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
antique  Speak Example sentences
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[सभ्यता] act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
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[पुरातनता] old; belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period
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[सिरेमिक] Of or about pottery, relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
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[अपेक्षाकृत] relatively; in comparison
apparition  Speak Example sentences
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[प्रेत] ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
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[घात] disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
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[पोशाक] clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress
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[बेशर्म] having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
authorization  Speak Example sentences
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[प्रेमालाप] a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
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[प्राधिकरण] act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant
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[अपेक्षाकृत] relatively; in comparison
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[पोशाक] clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress
averse  Speak Example sentences
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[धमनी] one of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart; major transit corridor
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[निस्संक्रामक] a substance that kills germs or viruses; agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine
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[हिचकते] reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
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[सुनसान] remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
bashful  Speak Example sentences
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[संकोची] abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
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[इसके विपरीत] set in opposition to show or emphasize differences; show differences when compared
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[प्रायश्चित] make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
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[नीला] sky blue; light purplish-blue
bohemian  Speak Example sentences
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[इसके विपरीत] set in opposition to show or emphasize differences; show differences when compared
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[प्रास्थगित] suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
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[जानबूझकर] intentionally; purposely; with careful consideration or deliberation; with full intent
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[बोहेनिया] unconventional in an artistic way
bourgeois  Speak Example sentences
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[पूंजीपति] middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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[धमनी] one of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart; major transit corridor
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[सभ्यता] act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
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[संकोची] abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
bygone  Speak Example sentences
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[बोहेनिया] unconventional in an artistic way
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[पुरातनता] old; belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period
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[बीते] past; gone by
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[सिरेमिक] Of or about pottery, relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.