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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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liquor  Speak Example sentences
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be on the watch respecting; pay attention to; notice with care; see; perceive
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any liquid, like water, milk, blood, sap, juice; alcoholic or spirituous fluid
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act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner
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epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
lock  Speak Example sentences
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strand or cluster of hair; fastening together; a closing of one thing upon another; device operated by a key
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a single movement from one foot to the other in walking; slow gait; step
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kingdom; domain ruled by a king or queen
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remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
lose  Speak Example sentences
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action or manner of throwing something
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sudden mass fear and anxiety
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the young of the sheep; simple, unsophisticated person
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fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
march  Speak Example sentences
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walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
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the young of the sheep; simple, unsophisticated person
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act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner
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move or force to get something open; make an uninvited inquiry
motive  Speak Example sentences
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not easily explained; beyond from the usual or expected; not divisible by two
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the young of the sheep; simple, unsophisticated person
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escape fluid from a container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal
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emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
occur  Speak Example sentences
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any liquid, like water, milk, blood, sap, juice; alcoholic or spirituous fluid
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sudden mass fear and anxiety
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a single movement from one foot to the other in walking; slow gait; step
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take place; be found to exist; come to one's mind
original  Speak Example sentences
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try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
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with respect to; by concerning
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not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
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fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
palm  Speak Example sentences
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not easily explained; beyond from the usual or expected; not divisible by two
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move or force to get something open; make an uninvited inquiry
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easing of burden or distress, such as pain or anxiety; release from post or duty; pleasant or amusing change
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the inner surface of the hand between bases of fingers and wrist; tropical evergreen trees of the family Palmae
pave  Speak Example sentences
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consent to; give permission
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record of a voyage or flight; a record of day to day activities
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epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
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coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface
phase  Speak Example sentences
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a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad
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record of a voyage or flight; a record of day to day activities
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any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage
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confront; set into opposition or rivalry