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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dispute  Speak Example sentences
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disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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checklist; a collection of resources
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argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
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cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
dissolve  Speak Example sentences
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radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
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strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
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the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
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melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
disturbance  Speak Example sentences
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disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
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immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
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fearful or distasteful anticipation; terror; horror
dome  Speak Example sentences
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building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
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inherent power or ability; the body of persons with specific professional powers
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checklist; a collection of resources
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of an entire group or class; general
emphasis  Speak Example sentences
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open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
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judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
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radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
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special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
evacuate  Speak Example sentences
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festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment
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plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
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building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
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make empty; remove contents of
exclusively  Speak Example sentences
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without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
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concise reference book providing specific information
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melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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company; firm; organization created for business ventures
feast  Speak Example sentences
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cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
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argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
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strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
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festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment
fidelity  Speak Example sentences
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delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets
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fearful or distasteful anticipation; terror; horror
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building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
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faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
hardy  Speak Example sentences
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in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
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make empty; remove contents of
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judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
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checklist; a collection of resources