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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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legacy  Speak Example sentences
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a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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fulfillment; awareness; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
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unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
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capable of being molded; capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced
lodge  Speak Example sentences
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unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
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the material used for wrapping or covering goods to protect them
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branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
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provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping; rent a room to
marginal  Speak Example sentences
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advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
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of or pertaining to a margin; written or printed in the margin
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process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
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repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
melon  Speak Example sentences
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juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
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tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
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criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan
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assault; a very powerful attack
methodology  Speak Example sentences
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quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness
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something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal
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unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
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system of methods followed in a particular discipline
mischievous  Speak Example sentences
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be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of the president; direct as chief officer
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causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan
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insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
oppressive  Speak Example sentences
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unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
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quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness
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tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
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member of working class; blue collar person
outlandish  Speak Example sentences
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extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
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unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
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a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
pony  Speak Example sentences
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unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
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something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal
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insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
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a small horse;  small glass of beer; word for word translation of a foreign language text
precipitous  Speak Example sentences
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criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan
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assault; a very powerful attack
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extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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system of methods followed in a particular discipline