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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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jail  Speak Example sentences
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building for confinement of persons held in lawful custody
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remaining without essential change
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strong feeling or emotion; fervor
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a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
lame  Speak Example sentences
2
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moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
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wind around; connect with something; include necessarily; engage thoroughly
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draw fluid or gas by pressure or suction; supply in great quantities
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epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
lane  Speak Example sentences
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worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
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a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
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passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road
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an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
lobby  Speak Example sentences
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any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system
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begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off
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rest with confidence; have confidence; depend
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a group of people who try  to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area
major  Speak Example sentences
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epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
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greater in number, quantity, or extent; more important
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passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road
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moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
mutual  Speak Example sentences
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common to or shared by two or more parties; shared
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strong feeling or emotion; fervor
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any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system
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probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest
network  Speak Example sentences
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eat in the open air; have informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
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any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system
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worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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the largest possible quantity
notable  Speak Example sentences
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settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
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worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
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building for confinement of persons held in lawful custody
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clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
oppose  Speak Example sentences
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the largest possible quantity
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a group of people who try  to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
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wind around; connect with something; include necessarily; engage thoroughly
plea  Speak Example sentences
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appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
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a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
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request for help; excuse or pretext
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cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another