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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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item  Speak Example sentences
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less; requiring to be subtracted; negative
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being as origin; as found in nature in the elemental form
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garden of Eden; any place of complete delight and peace
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a whole individual unit; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
measure  Speak Example sentences
2
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less; requiring to be subtracted; negative
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determine the size of something; mark the layout, or establish dimensions; estimate by evaluation or comparison
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shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
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declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; an indication of something favorable to come
nursery  Speak Example sentences
3
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a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad
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room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
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act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner
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the activity of going on an area at regular intervals for security purposes
oath  Speak Example sentences
4
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a whole individual unit; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
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a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad
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solemn promise; commitment to telling the truth
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with respect to; by concerning
obvious  Speak Example sentences
5
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exposed; easily discovered; plain
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one who guides  a course of action for others; one who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
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remove something with the fingers or with the teeth; separate as choice or desirable
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storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
odds  Speak Example sentences
6
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solemn promise; commitment to telling the truth
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probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest
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causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
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trivial; of small importance; very small
philosophy  Speak Example sentences
7
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shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
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paper affixed to anything by inscription; slip of ribbon, parchment; writing annexed by way of addition
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body of highest truth; investigation of nature, causes, or principles of reality
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remove something with the fingers or with the teeth; separate as choice or desirable
pick  Speak Example sentences
8
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any tangible or intangible possession that someone owns
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shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
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get or find back; regain a former condition
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remove something with the fingers or with the teeth; separate as choice or desirable
pilot  Speak Example sentences
9
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get or find back; regain a former condition
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limits within which something can be effective; a variety of different things or activities
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one who guides  a course of action for others; one who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
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framework for holding objects
postpone  Speak Example sentences
10
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inside; interior;  located within the limits or surface
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hold back to a later time; delay; defer
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give outward signs of; express; record in writing; enroll as a student
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consistent with; based on; using reason