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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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residual  Speak Example sentences
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[صفارات الإنذار] an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid
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[عودة] return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
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[مناسبة حروق الشمس] redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
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[المتبقية] remaining as a residue; surplus
sect  Speak Example sentences
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[تفوح] melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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[صفارات الإنذار] an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid
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[الفرع] a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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[المضاربة] examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
shawl  Speak Example sentences
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[المتأبه] a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors
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[فخم] majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
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[بدائية] reddish color; healthy-looking
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[شال] a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
sheath  Speak Example sentences
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[غمد] protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
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[العمود الفقري] backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
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[المراوغه] disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
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[بدائية] relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
shuffle  Speak Example sentences
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[مبتذل تان] yellowish-brown color; brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun
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[المراوغه] disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
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[القرفصاء] stocky; short and thick; low and broad
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[الصوفية] made or consisting of wool
smelt  Speak Example sentences
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[الحاد] having a sharp inclination; of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve
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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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[البلاء] the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
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[تفوح] melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
span  Speak Example sentences
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[تهكمي أشبع] satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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[الضباب الدخاني] air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
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[تمتد] traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
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[هزيلة] somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
spine  Speak Example sentences
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[العمود الفقري] backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
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[الخجل] the feeling of fear of embarrassment
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[محيا] face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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[شال] a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
squat  Speak Example sentences
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[السلوب مركب شراعي] single-mast sailing boat
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[شال] a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
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[الجذعية] the main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk
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[القرفصاء] stocky; short and thick; low and broad
stab  Speak Example sentences
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[طعنة] pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
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[القرفصاء] stocky; short and thick; low and broad
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[الضباب الدخاني] air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
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[مقاوم] unaffected; incapable of being affected