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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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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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based on experience; useful
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virtually; actually; for all practical purpose
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relation of a father to his child
maniac  Speak Example sentences
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act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
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a person who has an unusually strong interest in an activity or subject
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confront; set into opposition or rivalry
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storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
objection  Speak Example sentences
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act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
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less; requiring to be subtracted; negative
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follow in; go in search of or hunt for
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act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner
patch  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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involving advantage or good; greater than zero; very sure; confident
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a person who has an unusually strong interest in an activity or subject
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a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
paternity  Speak Example sentences
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worthy of notice; extraordinary
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the activity of going on an area at regular intervals for security purposes
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relation of a father to his child
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based on experience; useful
performance  Speak Example sentences
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promise solemnly and formally; binding commitment to do something
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worthy of notice; extraordinary
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solemn promise; commitment to telling the truth
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act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner
pit  Speak Example sentences
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move or force to get something open; make an uninvited inquiry
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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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insist upon having;  request and expect
positive  Speak Example sentences
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act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner
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legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
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act or process of producing; production; amount produced during a certain time
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involving advantage or good; greater than zero; very sure; confident
practical  Speak Example sentences
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legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
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beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
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move or force to get something open; make an uninvited inquiry
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based on experience; useful
protest  Speak Example sentences
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expression of disagreement and disapproval;  complain against
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relation of a father to his child
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common to or shared by two or more parties; shared
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fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie