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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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institution  Speak Example sentences
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essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
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institute; organization; introducing something new
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one who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed
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voting; survey; some votes cast or recorded
instructive  Speak Example sentences
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king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
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any large macrurous crustacean used as a food
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serving to instruct or enlighten or inform; enlightening
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beyond the regular time
jelly  Speak Example sentences
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a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
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the science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
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attention; curiosity; dividend; yield
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serving to instruct or enlighten or inform; enlightening
jewelry  Speak Example sentences
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essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
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adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
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a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless, odorless, tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas
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carry through; bring to completion; achieve; accomplish; execute
justice  Speak Example sentences
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impart information to; make aware of something; be a pervasive presence in; animate
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burden; something  which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance
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feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
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quality of being just; practical conformity to human or divine law; equity; uprightness
luxurious  Speak Example sentences
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rich and superior in quality; lavish
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a rapid series of short, loud sounds; loosely connected horny sections
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pick; hit lightly with a picking motion; eat like a bird
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voting; survey; some votes cast or recorded
magic  Speak Example sentences
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any art that invokes supernatural powers
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massive; taking a great amount of time and effort to complete; in the manner of a monument
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king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
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rich and superior in quality; lavish
migrant  Speak Example sentences
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fluid; juice; substance in a fluid state
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state of being lower than or not as good as
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habitually moving from place to place, especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
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good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
monarch  Speak Example sentences
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fluid; juice; substance in a fluid state
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one who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed
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king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
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pick; hit lightly with a picking motion; eat like a bird
nomination  Speak Example sentences
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one who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed
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act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office
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continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable
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set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use