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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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imprisonment  Speak Example sentences
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confinement; putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
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moving or going forward; proceeding onward; advancing
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silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning
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originator; explorer; a person who is one of the first people to do something
inquiry  Speak Example sentences
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king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
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skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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revelation; an indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something
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investigation; search for knowledge
isolation  Speak Example sentences
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fluid; juice; substance in a fluid state
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separation; detachment; quality or condition of being isolated
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stand or rest; find support; take a stand and refuse to give way; be persistent
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not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; not bright or brilliant
jury  Speak Example sentences
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a committee appointed to judge a case
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something proposed; an act of proposing; an offer of marriage
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pick; hit lightly with a picking motion; eat like a bird
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moral corruption or contamination; invasion of the body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
leadership  Speak Example sentences
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especially; in a notable manner; remarkably; particularly
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in a large manner; for the most part; mainly
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brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful
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guidance; direction; authority; position or office of a leader
liquid  Speak Example sentences
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fluid; juice; substance in a fluid state
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conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
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silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning
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movement of persons from one country or locality to another
livelihood  Speak Example sentences
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set down as a rule or guide; stated
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association; a group of people or countries who join together because they have the same interest
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king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
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subsistence; financial means whereby one lives
magnetism  Speak Example sentences
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tiny; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
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state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; the arrival of the time fixed for payment
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the attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets
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investigation; search for knowledge
maturity  Speak Example sentences
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investigation; search for knowledge
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state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; the arrival of the time fixed for payment
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adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
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king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
monumental  Speak Example sentences
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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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act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office
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bring forward; lead forth; offer to view or notice; exhibit; cause to be or to happen
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the magnifier of the image of small objects