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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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magnitude  Speak Example sentences
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act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
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authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
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prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
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extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
meadow  Speak Example sentences
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humble; less ambitious; moderate
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extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
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act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront; violation or infraction of moral or social code
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a tract of low or level land producing grass; any field on which grass is grown for hay
minimal  Speak Example sentences
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the fewest; the least possible
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freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
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having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
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intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
nuisance  Speak Example sentences
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something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
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interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army
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possibility of future success; belief about future
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continuing to exist or develop; existing
offence  Speak Example sentences
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act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront; violation or infraction of moral or social code
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gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
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path; circle; move in an orbit; encircle
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bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
outright  Speak Example sentences
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give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
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altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception
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receiver; one that receives or is receptive
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something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
passive  Speak Example sentences
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give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
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lacking in energy or will;  peacefully resistant in response to injustice
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the fewest; the least possible
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something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
pimple  Speak Example sentences
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odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
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relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
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any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle; small inflammatory dermal tumor or swelling
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belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval
planetarium  Speak Example sentences
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a tract of low or level land producing grass; any field on which grass is grown for hay
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apparatus or model representing the solar system; museum in which images of stars are projected onto a domed ceiling
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intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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written with or by the hand; not printed; literary or musical composition written with the hand
premium  Speak Example sentences
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prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
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bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
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become aware of through the senses; detect
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drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic