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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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layoff  Speak Example sentences
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any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system
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prior to or preparing for the main matter; introductory
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dismissal of employees from their jobs
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remove something with the fingers or with the teeth; separate as choice or desirable
legal  Speak Example sentences
2
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not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
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with respect to; by concerning
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created by, permitted by law; according to the law of works
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difficult question or problem
mall  Speak Example sentences
3
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shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
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be averse to or express disapproval of
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dismissal of employees from their jobs
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observe; watch; keep an eye on
marine  Speak Example sentences
4
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sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
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less; requiring to be subtracted; negative
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a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
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involving mind or intellectual process;  affected by disorder of mind
misery  Speak Example sentences
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be in debt; be obliged to pay or repay
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great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
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general or universal conception; belief or opinion
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not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
observe  Speak Example sentences
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be on the watch respecting; pay attention to; notice with care; see; perceive
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making attractive or acceptable; pushing for something
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involving mind or intellectual process;  affected by disorder of mind
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the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
owe  Speak Example sentences
7
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state of being present; current existence
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two people or things considered as a unit; two items of the same kind; a couple
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be in debt; be obliged to pay or repay
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very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
perspective  Speak Example sentences
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great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
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emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
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the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
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favorable or advantageous circumstance; a chance for progress or advancement
postpone  Speak Example sentences
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hold back to a later time; delay; defer
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about soldiers, to arms, or war; of the whole body of soldiers
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show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
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prior to or preparing for the main matter; introductory
preliminary  Speak Example sentences
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act of receiving; how something is greeted
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go up or advance; fix onto a backing; put up or launch
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great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
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prior to or preparing for the main matter; introductory