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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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residue  Speak Example sentences
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a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
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one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax
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the feeling of fear of embarrassment
rinse  Speak Example sentences
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mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
rudimentary  Speak Example sentences
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one who makes or repairs something
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relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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conqueror; the winner of a game, competition, election, or war
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oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
rugged  Speak Example sentences
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conqueror; the winner of a game, competition, election, or war
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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uneven; rough; very difficult
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delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
sensual  Speak Example sentences
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face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax
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somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
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physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
spacecraft  Speak Example sentences
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late; delayed; moving slowly
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sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
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a vehicle for traveling in space
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having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
spurious  Speak Example sentences
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dominance; power to dominate or defeat
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oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
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poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
staid  Speak Example sentences
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sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
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having a good reputation; honorable
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one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax
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small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
subterranean  Speak Example sentences
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act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation
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sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
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hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
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relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
tarry  Speak Example sentences
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mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
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physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait