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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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intimate  Speak Example sentences
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involving advantage or good; on the positive side or higher end of a scale
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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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soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting
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give to understand; imply or hint; state or make known
marvelous  Speak Example sentences
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give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
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adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic
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wonderful; extraordinarily good
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something, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; stopper
mighty  Speak Example sentences
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act of receiving; how something is greeted
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a long rod; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
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search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
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having or showing great strength or force or intensity
misrepresent  Speak Example sentences
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pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
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one who guides  a course of action for others; one who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
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give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
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causing sadness, compassion, or pity
mission  Speak Example sentences
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probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest
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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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an assignment that is given to a person or group; an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; job or task
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not easily explained; beyond from the usual or expected; not divisible by two
notable  Speak Example sentences
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come off in flakes or thin small pieces; strip the skin off; get undressed
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adjust the spaces between words;  show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
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worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
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side of an object that is opposite its front; hind part; point, or area farthest from the front
odds  Speak Example sentences
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remember; call back; cause to be returned
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give to understand; imply or hint; state or make known
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make a choice or decision; choose; select
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probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest
pad  Speak Example sentences
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search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
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causing sadness, compassion, or pity
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soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting
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remember; call back; cause to be returned
personality  Speak Example sentences
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the complex of all the attributes of a person; the totality of qualities and traits of a person
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something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
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a sign posted in public place as an advertisement
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give to understand; imply or hint; state or make known
pilot  Speak Example sentences
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side of an object that is opposite its front; hind part; point, or area farthest from the front
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make a choice or decision; choose; select
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record of a voyage or flight; a record of day to day activities
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one who guides  a course of action for others; one who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight