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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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digital  Speak Example sentences
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
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descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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of or performance to fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers
doom  Speak Example sentences
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obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
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unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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of or performance to fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers
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judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
drastic  Speak Example sentences
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one whose occupation is the installation, maintenance, repair, or operation of electric equipment and circuitry
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radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
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tool; one used by another to accomplish a purpose; a device used to produce music; legal document
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unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
dreary  Speak Example sentences
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of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
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gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
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crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
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writer for newspapers and magazines
duration  Speak Example sentences
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group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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cause to be sorrowful; distress
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rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
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length of time something lasts
editorial  Speak Example sentences
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of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
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very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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inside; inner part; internal; inner
feat  Speak Example sentences
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achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
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cause to be sorrowful; distress
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one whose occupation is the installation, maintenance, repair, or operation of electric equipment and circuitry
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combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
flask  Speak Example sentences
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a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
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group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
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receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
fuse  Speak Example sentences
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combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
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element in a mixture or compound
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unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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of or performance to fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers
hasty  Speak Example sentences
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easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
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judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
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contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
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achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery