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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reverence  Speak Example sentences
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[النثرية] various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
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[تحقق] confirm; prove the truth by a presentation of evidence or testimony
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[شطف] cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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[تقديس] profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
royalty  Speak Example sentences
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[ماء الشمع] any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances
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[تهكمي أشبع] satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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[رمزية] the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols or representations
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[روف الملوك] being royal; quality of royal person; share of the product, as a percentage paid to the copyright owner
sage  Speak Example sentences
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[الرمح] a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
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[ياقوت] a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
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[ماء الشمع] any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances
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[حكيم] one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
sate  Speak Example sentences
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[تك] small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
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[تهكمي أشبع] satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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[الايقاعي] recurring with measured regularity
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[حكيم] one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
skyscraper  Speak Example sentences
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[ناطحة سحاب] a very tall building with many stories
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[تلكأ] delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
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[هزيمة] put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
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[عاجلة استخدام] state of having been made use of; the act of using
solicit  Speak Example sentences
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[التماس] request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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[البركانية] explosively unstable;  relating to volcanoes
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[ساق] stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
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[رفاه تاجر تجزئة] someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells them to merchants
speculation  Speak Example sentences
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[الرمح] a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
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[المضاربة] examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
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[طعم حانة] building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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[ياقوت] a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
symbolism  Speak Example sentences
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[غير مألوف] lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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[رمزية] the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols or representations
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[خجول] shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
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[تلكس] communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals
tack  Speak Example sentences
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[تك] small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
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[حكيم] one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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[خجول] shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
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[دبابيس] one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
tarry  Speak Example sentences
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[تلكس] communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals
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[تهكمي أشبع] satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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[تلكأ] delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
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[الرؤية] produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic