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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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junk  Speak Example sentences
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call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
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difficult question or problem
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a fragment of any solid substance; old iron, or other metal, glass, paper; discarded material
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beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
monster  Speak Example sentences
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walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
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clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
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beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
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a coin worth one-twentieth of a dollar
neat  Speak Example sentences
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deadly; causing or capable of causing death
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walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
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consistent with; based on; using reason
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clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
nickel  Speak Example sentences
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a coin worth one-twentieth of a dollar
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something, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; stopper
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one who performs service for another; officer of justice; executive head of a government department
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enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
nuclear  Speak Example sentences
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of, relating to, or forming a nucleus of an atom; pertaining to, or using nuclear weapons
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call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
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remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
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motor hotel; lodging rooms adjacent to a parking lot
opposite  Speak Example sentences
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appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
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engaged in, or suitable for a profession
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two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other
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strong feeling or emotion; fervor
original  Speak Example sentences
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remember; call back; cause to be returned
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not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
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punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine
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shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
passion  Speak Example sentences
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move away from the position occupied; cause to change place; take away
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something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
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a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
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strong feeling or emotion; fervor
performance  Speak Example sentences
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appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
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an assignment that is given to a person or group; an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; job or task
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effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
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act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner
physician  Speak Example sentences
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enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
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less; requiring to be subtracted; negative
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punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine
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a person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one duty authorized to treat diseases; doctor of medicine