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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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amuse  Speak Example sentences
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occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
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general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
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a person who carries a message
annoy  Speak Example sentences
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final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
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make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
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disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
articulate  Speak Example sentences
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approval; the act of allowing, granting, or admitting
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utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
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expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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eating or drinking something; the using up of a resource
attach  Speak Example sentences
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pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
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license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
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injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
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fasten; annex; be in contact with
automobile  Speak Example sentences
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tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
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occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
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song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
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self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway
bruise  Speak Example sentences
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inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
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tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
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element; ingredient; abstract part of something
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injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
catalogue  Speak Example sentences
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list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
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condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
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make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
charter  Speak Example sentences
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beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
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license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
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utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
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a person who carries a message
commotion  Speak Example sentences
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disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
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make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
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become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
consensus  Speak Example sentences
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general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
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eating or drinking something; the using up of a resource
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element; ingredient; abstract part of something