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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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kernel  Speak Example sentences
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make laws; create or pass laws
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central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
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impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
layman  Speak Example sentences
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harmful to living things; injurious to health
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the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
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someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
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impose fine or tax; collect payment
lodging  Speak Example sentences
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flow over; cover with, or as with, water or other fluid; spread over; flow over the brim of
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accommodation; a temporary place to stay
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warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
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lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
magnate  Speak Example sentences
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powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
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cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
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token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something
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something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
mimic  Speak Example sentences
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introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
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complete view in every direction.
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easily understood; clear; intelligible
moderate  Speak Example sentences
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accommodation; a temporary place to stay
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someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
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token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something
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temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
narrative  Speak Example sentences
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lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
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story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
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something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
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warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
obedient  Speak Example sentences
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initiate; invent; bring into being; create
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the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
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deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
opaque  Speak Example sentences
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impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
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threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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a student who continues studies after graduation
overt  Speak Example sentences
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open to view; not secret or hidden
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complete view in every direction.
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of or about the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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expedient;  artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy