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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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label  Speak Example sentences
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particular to a given individual; concerning or affecting a particular person
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something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger
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landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
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paper affixed to anything by inscription; slip of ribbon, parchment; writing annexed by way of addition
lecture  Speak Example sentences
2
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get or find back; regain a former condition
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record of a voyage or flight; a record of day to day activities
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landing-place; platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
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teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
line  Speak Example sentences
3
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be averse to or express disapproval of
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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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get or find back; regain a former condition
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thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary
log  Speak Example sentences
4
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action or manner of throwing something
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record of a voyage or flight; a record of day to day activities
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passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road
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thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary
misrepresent  Speak Example sentences
5
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give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
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a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
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rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
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draw fluid or gas by pressure or suction; supply in great quantities
negative  Speak Example sentences
6
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adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic
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remember; call back; cause to be returned
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
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make less severe or strict; become less tense
objective  Speak Example sentences
7
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be averse to or express disapproval of
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not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
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involving advantage or good; on the positive side or higher end of a scale
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small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper
pier  Speak Example sentences
8
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declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; an indication of something favorable to come
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landing-place; platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
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having or reflecting superior quality or value
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remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
pitch  Speak Example sentences
9
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action or manner of throwing something
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thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary
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having or reflecting superior quality or value
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a set of clothing, often with accessories; a set of tools or equipment for a specialized purpose
plot  Speak Example sentences
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remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
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record of a voyage or flight; a record of day to day activities
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a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
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kingdom; domain ruled by a king or queen