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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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jealous  Speak Example sentences
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consent to; give permission
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less; requiring to be subtracted; negative
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resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious
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penetrate; make a hole into
junk  Speak Example sentences
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any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; program; plan; scheme
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extremely small; short note
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action or manner of throwing something
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a fragment of any solid substance; old iron, or other metal, glass, paper; discarded material
lane  Speak Example sentences
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very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
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passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road
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extremely small; short note
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the inner surface of the hand between bases of fingers and wrist; tropical evergreen trees of the family Palmae
liquor  Speak Example sentences
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any liquid, like water, milk, blood, sap, juice; alcoholic or spirituous fluid
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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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remember; call back; cause to be returned
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a person who is a member of a partnership; associate who works with others toward a common goal
misrepresent  Speak Example sentences
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something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger
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pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
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take place; be found to exist; come to one's mind
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give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
mortal  Speak Example sentences
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landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
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action or manner of throwing something
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man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
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act of proceeding; continued forward movement; a series of actions
nasty  Speak Example sentences
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very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
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expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
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of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
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the inner surface of the hand between bases of fingers and wrist; tropical evergreen trees of the family Palmae
nursery  Speak Example sentences
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room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
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plan suggested for acceptance; a matter to be dealt with; subject for discussion or analysis
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observe; watch; keep an eye on
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of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
pine  Speak Example sentences
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room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
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less; requiring to be subtracted; negative
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have a desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
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keep in any particular state or condition; keep up or carry on; continue
pitch  Speak Example sentences
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have a desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
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something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
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action or manner of throwing something