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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rinse  Speak Example sentences
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an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office
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discolored; dirty; having a stain
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cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
robe  Speak Example sentences
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poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
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an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office
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physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies
rumble  Speak Example sentences
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instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
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astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
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utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
sag  Speak Example sentences
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conqueror; the winner of a game, competition, election, or war
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sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
scaffold  Speak Example sentences
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resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
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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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sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
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a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
sentry  Speak Example sentences
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discolored; dirty; having a stain
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frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
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the soldier placed on guard; guard
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small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
sip  Speak Example sentences
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various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
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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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conqueror; the winner of a game, competition, election, or war
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any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
sock  Speak Example sentences
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plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama
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discolored; dirty; having a stain
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one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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the soldier placed on guard; guard
sovereign  Speak Example sentences
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continuous, without interruption; intact
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poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
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having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
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one that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit
spine  Speak Example sentences
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air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
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cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
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backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf