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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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investigate  Speak Example sentences
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explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically
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a person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one duty authorized to treat diseases; doctor of medicine
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favorable or advantageous circumstance; a chance for progress or advancement
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preceding in time, importance, or urgency
invisible  Speak Example sentences
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incapable of being seen; impossible or nearly impossible to see
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state of being present; current existence
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explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically
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brightness; something that admits illumination; source of fire; particular aspect of a situation
kidney  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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flow in a spurt; rain heavily; supply in large amounts
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written instructions from a doctor; written order; an act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
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brightness; something that admits illumination; source of fire; particular aspect of a situation
logic  Speak Example sentences
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walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
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follow in; go in search of or hunt for
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reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
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extremely small; short note
minister  Speak Example sentences
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brightness; something that admits illumination; source of fire; particular aspect of a situation
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one who performs service for another; officer of justice; executive head of a government department
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explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically
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make less severe or strict; become less tense
mutual  Speak Example sentences
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common to or shared by two or more parties; shared
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state of being present; current existence
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public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
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state of being held in high esteem; general estimation in which a person is held by the public
notable  Speak Example sentences
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worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
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written instructions from a doctor; written order; an act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
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orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything
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emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
obligation  Speak Example sentences
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one who performs service for another; officer of justice; executive head of a government department
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extremely small; short note
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orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything
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act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
opportunity  Speak Example sentences
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state that is intermediate between extremes
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follow in; go in search of or hunt for
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favorable or advantageous circumstance; a chance for progress or advancement
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explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically
palm  Speak Example sentences
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likely to develop desirably; affording hope
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take for granted as true in the absence of proof; venture without authority
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state of being held in high esteem; general estimation in which a person is held by the public
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the inner surface of the hand between bases of fingers and wrist; tropical evergreen trees of the family Palmae