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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laurels  Speak Example sentences
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[نک] shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface; an exact point or critical moment
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[اضافی] honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
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[پیچھے ہٹنا] the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
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[علاج] relieve or cure; correct; repair
libel  Speak Example sentences
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[پلائی] bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
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[لسانیات] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
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[پاگل] insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
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[notoriously] in a way that is famous for something bad
lustre  Speak Example sentences
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[پردیپن] brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
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[پرس] gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; contract one's lips into a rounded shape
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[ہتکڑی] handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand
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[پلائی] bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
manacle  Speak Example sentences
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[پھسلائیں] noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks
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[ہتکڑی] handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand
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[لسانیات] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
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[پاگل] insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
medal  Speak Example sentences
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[فہرست] lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
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[فلاح] flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
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[تمغہ] a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person
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[لسانیات] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
notoriously  Speak Example sentences
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[تمغہ] a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person
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[notoriously] in a way that is famous for something bad
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[لسانیات] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
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[overestimate] make too high an estimate of
oddly  Speak Example sentences
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[عجیب] curiously; bizarrely; unusually
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[پینٹری] apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
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[ڈاؤن] utter sound made by cattle; make a low noise
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[تعلیم] educated; schooled; one who can read and write
parchment  Speak Example sentences
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[آڈمبرپورن] of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious
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[پرس] gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; contract one's lips into a rounded shape
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[تعلیم] educated; schooled; one who can read and write
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[چرمپتر] the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
patriarch  Speak Example sentences
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[وائس چانسلر] father and ruler of family or tribe
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[مارٹر] a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
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[فہرست] lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
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[receptionist] secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
ply  Speak Example sentences
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[پلائی] bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
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[تمغہ] a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person
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[receptionist] secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
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[پھسلائیں] noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks