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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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incense  Speak Example sentences
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trespass; enter as an uninvited person
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timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
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any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
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enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
indigestion  Speak Example sentences
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of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain
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voting; survey; some votes cast or recorded
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a disorder of digestive function; difficulty in digesting
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occupy in person; hold or actually have in one's own keeping; have and hold; have the legal title to
injustice  Speak Example sentences
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set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release
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any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
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unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
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timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
invasion  Speak Example sentences
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act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
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treeless grassy plain; extensive area of flat or rolling
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decorative; any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
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raid; attack; an act of invading, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer
lark  Speak Example sentences
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wetness caused by water
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any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
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unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
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trespass; enter as an uninvited person
leadership  Speak Example sentences
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a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
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convenience; vacancy; freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
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guidance; direction; authority; position or office of a leader
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long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
liberate  Speak Example sentences
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of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain
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a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form
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set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release
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plan for an anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
meditation  Speak Example sentences
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usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another; event; happening
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lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
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fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
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timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
needy  Speak Example sentences
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poor; indigent; being in need; impoverished
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plan for an anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
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a disorder of digestive function; difficulty in digesting
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a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless, odorless, tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas
oversight  Speak Example sentences
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unintentional omission or mistake; watchful care or management; supervision
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communication; a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
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simple and healthful and close to nature
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decorative; any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value