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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lay  Speak Example sentences
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a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
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rest with confidence; have confidence; depend
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penetrate; make a hole into
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put into a certain place; cause to lie down; spread over a surface
lecture  Speak Example sentences
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teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
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prior to or preparing for the main matter; introductory
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try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
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worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
lobby  Speak Example sentences
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difficult question or problem
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the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
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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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tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
luxury  Speak Example sentences
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something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
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make less severe or strict; become less tense
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try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
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rest with confidence; have confidence; depend
mall  Speak Example sentences
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notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than an impression; favorable estimation
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a single movement from one foot to the other in walking; slow gait; step
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shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
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public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
marrow  Speak Example sentences
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reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
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basic truth or law or assumption; rule or law of nature;  rule of personal conduct
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tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
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try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
notable  Speak Example sentences
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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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the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
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worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
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brightness; something that admits illumination; source of fire; particular aspect of a situation
opt  Speak Example sentences
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tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
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make a choice or decision; choose; select
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inside; interior;  located within the limits or surface
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put into a certain place; cause to lie down; spread over a surface
plot  Speak Example sentences
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settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
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a single movement from one foot to the other in walking; slow gait; step
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a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
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act of searching for something
policy  Speak Example sentences
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public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
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inside; interior;  located within the limits or surface
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the activity of going on an area at regular intervals for security purposes
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settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration