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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laurel  Speak Example sentences
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[لامع] giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
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[الغار] evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
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[متفرقات] mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
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[لقمة] a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
memo  Speak Example sentences
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[العجاف] bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
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[رائحة] scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates or is perceived by the sense of smell
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[مذكرة] short note; memorandum; written proposal or reminder
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[خريطة] muddy; swampy; resembling a marsh; boggy; soft and watery
meridian  Speak Example sentences
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[ميريديان] imaginary circle on the surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon
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[نبذ] abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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[القذف] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
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[تدليل] feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
methodology  Speak Example sentences
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[عطلة] withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
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[يسجد] put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
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[المنهجية] system of methods followed in a particular discipline
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[الرعوية] rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
muffle  Speak Example sentences
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[دثر] make a sound quieter and less clear
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[متفرقات] mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
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[المنهجية] system of methods followed in a particular discipline
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[تعدل] tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
permissive  Speak Example sentences
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[الحيرة] approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
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[الخطابة] place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
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[الأيض] chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life
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[بيانو] a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys
plumage  Speak Example sentences
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[لامع] giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
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[المتمردين] revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
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[إشكالية] open to doubt; unsettled; questionable; difficult to solve
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[ريش] covering of feathers on the bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
pose  Speak Example sentences
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[تشكل] bodily attitude or position, especially one assumed for an artist or a photographer
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[احتمال] search for or explore for mineral deposits or oil
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[ريش] covering of feathers on the bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
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[رائحة] scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates or is perceived by the sense of smell
preoccupation  Speak Example sentences
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[عكة] general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
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[دلى] be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
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[انشغال] state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect
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[ذكيا] light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
press  Speak Example sentences
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[عطلة] withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
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[بيانو] a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys
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[الصحافة] machines or devices that apply pressure or print; collecting and publishing of news; journalism in general
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[المصالحة] act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship