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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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jam  Speak Example sentences
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not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
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insist upon having;  request and expect
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coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface
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crush or bruise; get stuck; press tightly together
jungle  Speak Example sentences
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land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation; a dense, confusing mass
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confront; set into opposition or rivalry
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legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
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common to or shared by two or more parties; shared
legend  Speak Example sentences
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the glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body
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confront; set into opposition or rivalry
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coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface
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explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
limb  Speak Example sentences
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arm; leg; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
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a period of time spent sleeping
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man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
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the complex of all the attributes of a person; the totality of qualities and traits of a person
monster  Speak Example sentences
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beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
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legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
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existing or occurring before something else
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action or manner of throwing something
mortal  Speak Example sentences
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man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
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eat in the open air; have informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
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land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation; a dense, confusing mass
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flow in a spurt; rain heavily; supply in large amounts
mutual  Speak Example sentences
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common to or shared by two or more parties; shared
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passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road
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fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie
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a person who is a member of a partnership; associate who works with others toward a common goal
nap  Speak Example sentences
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a period of time spent sleeping
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develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
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beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
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coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface
nowhere  Speak Example sentences
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any tangible or intangible possession that someone owns
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not anywhere; not in any place or state
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follow after; follow to obtain; endeavor to attain
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explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
offer  Speak Example sentences
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not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
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action or manner of throwing something
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a person who is a member of a partnership; associate who works with others toward a common goal
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act of presenting; something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation