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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lash  Speak Example sentences
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implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
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plea; formal message requesting something
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honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence because of high status
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any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
martyr  Speak Example sentences
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one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
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torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
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psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
merit  Speak Example sentences
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field covered with grass; meadow
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interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army
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virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
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the overall design of a page; plan or design of something that is laid out
metaphor  Speak Example sentences
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any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
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implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
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position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
module  Speak Example sentences
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
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standard or unit of measurement; self-contained component of a system; unit of education covering a single topic
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position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
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honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence because of high status
notify  Speak Example sentences
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make known;  give notice to; inform by notice
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fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
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cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition
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traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
offspring  Speak Example sentences
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relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
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descendant; the young of an animal
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the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
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invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
paranoia  Speak Example sentences
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one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
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position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
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psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
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victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
pasture  Speak Example sentences
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tune; pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds; poem suitable for setting to music or singing
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prevention; measure taken beforehand; an act of foresight
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field covered with grass; meadow
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take part in something; share in something
pervert  Speak Example sentences
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help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
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fact, state, or right of preceding; priority; previous occurrence, or existence before; preceding act or speech
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cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition
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a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar