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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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liaison  Speak Example sentences
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decoration; something used to beautify
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the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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contestant; someone who offers opposition
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a close relationship, connection, or link; a secret love affair
litter  Speak Example sentences
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make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
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belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval
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decoration; something used to beautify
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bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
marble  Speak Example sentences
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benefactor; regular customer
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the fewest; the least possible
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tune; pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds; poem suitable for setting to music or singing
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a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
mist  Speak Example sentences
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benefactor; regular customer
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visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere; haze before the eyes that blurs the vision
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original work used as a model; original type
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the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
mode  Speak Example sentences
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prevailing style; manner; a way of doing something; fashion or style
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a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building
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make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
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benefactor; regular customer
morality  Speak Example sentences
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tier; a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
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set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct
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bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
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an opening that permits escape or release; an activity that releases creative energy or emotion
nibble  Speak Example sentences
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a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
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of or about knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
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bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
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bait; charm; attract
organism  Speak Example sentences
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original work used as a model; original type
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prevailing style; manner; a way of doing something; fashion or style
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living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
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a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
outcome  Speak Example sentences
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result; end or consequence; a result of a random trial
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mental action or power; intellectual activity; intellectuality
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plan for attaining a particular goal; deliberate, coordinated movement; strategy
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fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant
outlet  Speak Example sentences
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an opening that permits escape or release; an activity that releases creative energy or emotion
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original work used as a model; original type
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visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere; haze before the eyes that blurs the vision
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row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs