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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resolve  Speak Example sentences
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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make a firm decision about; find a solution to
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hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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height; status; high level of respect
reverent  Speak Example sentences
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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a very tall building with many stories
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make a firm decision about; find a solution to
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respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
revert  Speak Example sentences
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supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
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return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
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rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
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concerning; relating to; with respect to
sedition  Speak Example sentences
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resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
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the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult
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a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
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a thick sweet sticky liquid
shell  Speak Example sentences
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remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
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hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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one that takes the place of another; a replacement
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pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
sneak  Speak Example sentences
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not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
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something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole
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creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen
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hairy; lacking sharp detail or clarity; consisting of, or covered with wool
spear  Speak Example sentences
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a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
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one that takes the place of another; a replacement
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pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
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typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
sublime  Speak Example sentences
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of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
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something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole
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not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
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resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
supernatural  Speak Example sentences
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concerning; relating to; with respect to
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not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
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shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
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pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
tenderness  Speak Example sentences
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something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole
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being royal; quality of royal person; share of the product, as a percentage paid to the copyright owner
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gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings
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continuous, without interruption; intact