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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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repulse  Speak Example sentences
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[لرد] force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
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[شل] remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
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[التدقيق] separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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[الرؤية] produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic
rotary  Speak Example sentences
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[الجديه] seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
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[سرب] move or gather in large numbers; be overrun
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[الروتاري] turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
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[متغير] likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable
sanction  Speak Example sentences
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[إجماع] complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
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[شونر] originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
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[جزاء] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
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[عبودية] forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
scaffold  Speak Example sentences
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[سام] poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
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[سقالة] a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
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[تأتأة] make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
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[غمد] the case for sword blade; sheath
scrap  Speak Example sentences
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[تقديس] profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
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[الخردة] throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
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[الاشمئزاز] extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
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[المراوغه] disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
sift  Speak Example sentences
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[جرد كاهنا من ثوبه] sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
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[ضاحية] outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city
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[الرؤية] produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic
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[التدقيق] separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
sordid  Speak Example sentences
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[السيادة] filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
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[الباسلة] vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
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[بالبساطة] avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
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[جزاء] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
spartan  Speak Example sentences
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[محنك] experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
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[بالبساطة] avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
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[سام] poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
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[حيوية] energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
sterile  Speak Example sentences
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[شونر] originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
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[شل] remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
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[إجماع] complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
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[العقيمة] barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
substitute  Speak Example sentences
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[إناء] instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
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[تأتأة] make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
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[بديلا] one that takes the place of another; a replacement
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[السيادة] one that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit