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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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likewise  Speak Example sentences
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ignore; disregard;  fail to notice; watch over
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dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
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similarly; as well; too
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quality or state of being noble; the superiority of mind or character; commanding excellence; eminence
literature  Speak Example sentences
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repeat, as something already prepared, written down, committed to memory; rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor
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a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
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ignore; disregard;  fail to notice; watch over
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imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value; art or occupation of a literary writer
lottery  Speak Example sentences
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a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
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scheme for distribution of prizes by chance; gaming in which tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes
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act of refusing; denial of anything demanded
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repeat, as something already prepared, written down, committed to memory; rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor
lunar  Speak Example sentences
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inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
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beyond or across the sea; abroad
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study of myths; a collection of myths
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pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
mar  Speak Example sentences
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act of refusing; denial of anything demanded
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spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of
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elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display
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elliptic; rounded like an egg
marble  Speak Example sentences
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not the less; notwithstanding; despite that; yet
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a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
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ignore; disregard;  fail to notice; watch over
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elliptic; rounded like an egg
negotiable  Speak Example sentences
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incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
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capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or endorsement to another person
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a detailed account or description of something
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fact, state, or right of preceding; priority; previous occurrence, or existence before; preceding act or speech
nobility  Speak Example sentences
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any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
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quality or state of being noble; the superiority of mind or character; commanding excellence; eminence
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make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
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inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
oblige  Speak Example sentences
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government under a single ruler
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act of refusing; denial of anything demanded
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the fewest; the least possible
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force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for
outfit  Speak Example sentences
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the overall design of a page; plan or design of something that is laid out
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a detailed account or description of something
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association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization
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any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread