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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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item  Speak Example sentences
1
Exercise
act or manner of moving forward; an act performed; steps taken in an action
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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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metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
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a whole individual unit; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
locker  Speak Example sentences
2
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favorable or advantageous circumstance; a chance for progress or advancement
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storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
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give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available
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any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage
mental  Speak Example sentences
3
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the smallest possible quantity
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consistent with; based on; using reason
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written instructions from a doctor; written order; an act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
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involving mind or intellectual process;  affected by disorder of mind
minimum  Speak Example sentences
4
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the smallest possible quantity
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express the need or desire for; ask for
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escape fluid from a container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal
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give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available
monitor  Speak Example sentences
5
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having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force
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clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
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hold back to a later time; delay; defer
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observe; watch; keep an eye on
opportunity  Speak Example sentences
6
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have a desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
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act or manner of moving forward; an act performed; steps taken in an action
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escape fluid from a container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal
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favorable or advantageous circumstance; a chance for progress or advancement
opt  Speak Example sentences
7
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make a choice or decision; choose; select
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worthy of notice; extraordinary
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follow after; follow to obtain; endeavor to attain
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hold back to a later time; delay; defer
outrageous  Speak Example sentences
8
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coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface
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landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
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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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of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason
pad  Speak Example sentences
9
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have a desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
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soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting
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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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difficult question or problem
pave  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
favorable or advantageous circumstance; a chance for progress or advancement
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coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface
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steer or move into a certain direction; take away; remove from a fixed position; extract
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observe; watch; keep an eye on