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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lose  Speak Example sentences
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fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
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be or become joined or united; connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
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act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
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tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
marrow  Speak Example sentences
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exposed; easily discovered; plain
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tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
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trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
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request for help; excuse or pretext
neat  Speak Example sentences
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express the need or desire for; ask for
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clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
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being as origin; as found in nature in the elemental form
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state of being public; information to attract public notice
odd  Speak Example sentences
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not easily explained; beyond from the usual or expected; not divisible by two
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likely to develop desirably; affording hope
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storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
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with respect to; by concerning
pants  Speak Example sentences
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written instructions from a doctor; written order; an act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
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without consideration; despite everything; anyway
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be or become joined or united; connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
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trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
paternity  Speak Example sentences
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explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically
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stand for; describe or present; play a role or part
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relation of a father to his child
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get or find back; regain a former condition
perfume  Speak Example sentences
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pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
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operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
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be or become joined or united; connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
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relation of a father to his child
plague  Speak Example sentences
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likely to develop desirably; affording hope
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state of being public; information to attract public notice
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tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
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epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
pledge  Speak Example sentences
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something, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; stopper
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place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships
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not easily explained; beyond from the usual or expected; not divisible by two
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promise solemnly and formally; binding commitment to do something
plug  Speak Example sentences
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something, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; stopper
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act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
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state of being public; information to attract public notice
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dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing