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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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intrinsic  Speak Example sentences
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assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
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relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
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loaded; freighted; oppressed or burdened
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breathe quickly or in a labored manner; sigh
invariably  Speak Example sentences
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dwell on anything in thought; think seriously; keep the mind fixed upon; purpose; plan in the mind
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trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion
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stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
laden  Speak Example sentences
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pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
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beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
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in a regular periodic manner; intermittently
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loaded; freighted; oppressed or burdened
locality  Speak Example sentences
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domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
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place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
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make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of
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loaded; freighted; oppressed or burdened
monotonous  Speak Example sentences
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skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
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trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
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build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
nourish  Speak Example sentences
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relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
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provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth
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ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
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having many sides; many-sided
odour  Speak Example sentences
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stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
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descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
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impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
outset  Speak Example sentences
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beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
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skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
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declare; announce something publicly or officially, especially something positive
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token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something
overwrought  Speak Example sentences
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extremely disturbed from emotion
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beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
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pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
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unreal reflection; an optical illusion
pant  Speak Example sentences
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breathe quickly or in a labored manner; sigh
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growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
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unreal reflection; an optical illusion
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cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny