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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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incense  Speak Example sentences
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rich and superior in quality; lavish
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enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
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timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
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endlessly; incessantly; for a long time, no end defined; forever
influenza  Speak Example sentences
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set down as a rule or guide; stated
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an acute febrile, highly contagious viral disease
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not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; not bright or brilliant
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rich and superior in quality; lavish
injury  Speak Example sentences
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a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
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any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident, or fracture
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pitcher; vase;  small, cylindrical container for food, normally made of glass or clay
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unit of weight equal to 16 ounces
intelligent  Speak Example sentences
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ingenious; wise; bright; having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute
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of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain
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touchdown; an act of coming down to the earth
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uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
journalism  Speak Example sentences
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the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
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any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident, or fracture
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an acute febrile, highly contagious viral disease
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decorative; any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
landing  Speak Example sentences
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inspired by the love for one's country
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ingenious; wise; bright; having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute
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touchdown; an act of coming down to the earth
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state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another; freedom
leisure  Speak Example sentences
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convenience; vacancy; freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
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the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
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uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
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not suited to your comfort, purpose, or needs
limestone  Speak Example sentences
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a rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
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contamination; undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated
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any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident, or fracture
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picture or likeness obtained by photography
luxurious  Speak Example sentences
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expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity
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conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
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rich and superior in quality; lavish
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touchdown; an act of coming down to the earth
mathematics  Speak Example sentences
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act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
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deceive; cause someone to believe something that is not true
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the science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
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expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity