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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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junk  Speak Example sentences
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the young of the sheep; simple, unsophisticated person
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punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine
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compassionate treatment of unfortunate and helpless; willingness to spare or to help; disposition to be kind
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a fragment of any solid substance; old iron, or other metal, glass, paper; discarded material
leap  Speak Example sentences
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worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
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jump; hop; place jumped over or from
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rest with confidence; have confidence; depend
legend  Speak Example sentences
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rest with confidence; have confidence; depend
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explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
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clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
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accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable
limb  Speak Example sentences
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emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
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insist upon having;  request and expect
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jump; hop; place jumped over or from
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arm; leg; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
marsh  Speak Example sentences
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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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jump; hop; place jumped over or from
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swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
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compassionate treatment of unfortunate and helpless; willingness to spare or to help; disposition to be kind
motive  Speak Example sentences
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emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
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crush or bruise; get stuck; press tightly together
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accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable
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insist upon having;  request and expect
neat  Speak Example sentences
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clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
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a significant event that occurs at a critical time; opportunity to do something; event or happening
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a fragment of any solid substance; old iron, or other metal, glass, paper; discarded material
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side of an object that is opposite its front; hind part; point, or area farthest from the front
pace  Speak Example sentences
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a single movement from one foot to the other in walking; slow gait; step
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relation of a father to his child
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pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
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worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
parade  Speak Example sentences
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worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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march in a procession;  ceremonial procession; a visible display
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basic truth or law or assumption; rule or law of nature;  rule of personal conduct
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punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine
paternity  Speak Example sentences
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insist upon having;  request and expect
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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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relation of a father to his child
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headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences