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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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repugnance  Speak Example sentences
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full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
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having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
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plead; file a suit against
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extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
retailer  Speak Example sentences
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a company which sells goods
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stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
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one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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garbage; rubbish; worthless or discarded material or objects
rustic  Speak Example sentences
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particle; a tiny spot; stain
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typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
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apartment barely meeting minimal standards
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plead; file a suit against
sate  Speak Example sentences
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sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
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act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
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satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
seasoned  Speak Example sentences
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cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
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one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
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make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
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experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
shell  Speak Example sentences
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put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
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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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marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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particle; a tiny spot; stain
snug  Speak Example sentences
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a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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apartment barely meeting minimal standards
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drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
speck  Speak Example sentences
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particle; a tiny spot; stain
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marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
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garbage; rubbish; worthless or discarded material or objects
stained  Speak Example sentences
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discolored; dirty; having a stain
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cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
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drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
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experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
submarine  Speak Example sentences
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momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
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discolored; dirty; having a stain
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beneath the surface of the water; undersea
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full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful