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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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internal  Speak Example sentences
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give temporarily; temporary provision of money
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a whole individual unit; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
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inside; interior;  located within the limits or surface
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involving mind or intellectual process;  affected by disorder of mind
loan  Speak Example sentences
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shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
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rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
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magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
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give temporarily; temporary provision of money
lobby  Speak Example sentences
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give temporarily; temporary provision of money
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a group of people who try  to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area
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confront; set into opposition or rivalry
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inside; interior;  located within the limits or surface
logic  Speak Example sentences
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belonging to number; denoting a number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters
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the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
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plan suggested for acceptance; a matter to be dealt with; subject for discussion or analysis
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reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
mall  Speak Example sentences
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shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
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legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
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plan suggested for acceptance; a matter to be dealt with; subject for discussion or analysis
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motor hotel; lodging rooms adjacent to a parking lot
mighty  Speak Example sentences
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act of proving; trial period
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having or showing great strength or force or intensity
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confront; set into opposition or rivalry
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metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
nightmare  Speak Example sentences
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dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing
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belonging to number; denoting a number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters
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medical prescription; a set of directions for making or preparing something, especially food
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legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
numerical  Speak Example sentences
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very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
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of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
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involving mind or intellectual process;  affected by disorder of mind
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belonging to number; denoting a number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters
occur  Speak Example sentences
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preceding in time, importance, or urgency
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take place; be found to exist; come to one's mind
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give temporarily; temporary provision of money
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the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
passport  Speak Example sentences
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act of choosing; power or freedom to choose
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group of people willing to obey orders
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legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
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epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance