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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abrupt  Speak Example sentences
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partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
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ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
absurdity  Speak Example sentences
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show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
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majority; the main part; volume; mass
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a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
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quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction
aggregation  Speak Example sentences
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several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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lightweight elastic outer bark, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats
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having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
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a great mass of falling snow and ice
avalanche  Speak Example sentences
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majority; the main part; volume; mass
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knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
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a great mass of falling snow and ice
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table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
ban  Speak Example sentences
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majority; the main part; volume; mass
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printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
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combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
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official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
bathe  Speak Example sentences
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self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway
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official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
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of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
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wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self
boost  Speak Example sentences
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raise; advance; push or shove upward
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quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction
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a thick mass or piece, amount
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negotiable certificate attached to a bond; interest warrant; detachable certificates that may be torn off as needed
captive  Speak Example sentences
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calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
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a prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
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one who has charge of money; cash keeper
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occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
carrier  Speak Example sentences
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region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees
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a great mass of falling snow and ice
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one that carries or conveys; messenger
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make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
caution  Speak Example sentences
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tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
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care; being attentive to possible danger
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majority; the main part; volume; mass
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gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system