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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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line  Speak Example sentences
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go up or advance; fix onto a backing; put up or launch
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thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary
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remaining without essential change
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take for granted as true in the absence of proof; venture without authority
locker  Speak Example sentences
2
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place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships
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sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
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of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
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storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
marrow  Speak Example sentences
3
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magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
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framework for holding objects
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tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
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take for granted as true in the absence of proof; venture without authority
match  Speak Example sentences
4
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something that resembles or harmonizes with
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greater in number, quantity, or extent; more important
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kingdom; domain ruled by a king or queen
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with meaning; letter by letter
modify  Speak Example sentences
5
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make less severe or strict; become less tense
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metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
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not often; in an unusual degree; exceptionally
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alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
mount  Speak Example sentences
6
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take for granted as true in the absence of proof; venture without authority
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kingdom; domain ruled by a king or queen
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greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
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go up or advance; fix onto a backing; put up or launch
municipal  Speak Example sentences
7
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metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
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alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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with respect to; by concerning
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wind around; connect with something; include necessarily; engage thoroughly
obsession  Speak Example sentences
8
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compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships
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cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
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belonging to number; denoting a number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters
permanent  Speak Example sentences
9
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remaining without essential change
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of lesser importance or stature or rank; not of legal age; limited in size or scope
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quality of being secluded from view of others; condition of being hidden
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any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; program; plan; scheme
primary  Speak Example sentences
10
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public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby
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magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
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of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
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not anywhere; not in any place or state