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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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junk  Speak Example sentences
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a fragment of any solid substance; old iron, or other metal, glass, paper; discarded material
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storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
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effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
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dismissal of employees from their jobs
lay  Speak Example sentences
2
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wind around; connect with something; include necessarily; engage thoroughly
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the glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body
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existing or occurring before something else
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put into a certain place; cause to lie down; spread over a surface
layoff  Speak Example sentences
3
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having or showing great strength or force or intensity
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without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
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adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic
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dismissal of employees from their jobs
legitimate  Speak Example sentences
4
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cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
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accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable
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request for help; excuse or pretext
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steadfast in allegiance or duty; faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty
lodge  Speak Example sentences
5
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small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper
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a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
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wind around; connect with something; include necessarily; engage thoroughly
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dismissal of employees from their jobs
marrow  Speak Example sentences
6
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outline; a biographical sketch
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with meaning; letter by letter
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tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
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adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic
mighty  Speak Example sentences
7
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place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships
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wind around; connect with something; include necessarily; engage thoroughly
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inside; interior;  located within the limits or surface
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having or showing great strength or force or intensity
negative  Speak Example sentences
8
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with meaning; letter by letter
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adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic
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request for help; excuse or pretext
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having or showing great strength or force or intensity
percent  Speak Example sentences
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out of each hundred; per hundred; one part in a hundred
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general or universal conception; belief or opinion
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with meaning; letter by letter
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something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
perimeter  Speak Example sentences
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move or force to get something open; make an uninvited inquiry
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outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
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involving advantage or good; greater than zero; very sure; confident
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headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences